Joseph A. Ridgeway Jr.
Funeral Mass for Joseph A. Ridgeway Jr., 83, of Ave Maria, Florida, formerly of Bexley, who died Thursday, Jan. 12, was celebrated Thursday, Jan. 19 at Columbus St. Catharine Church.
He was born in Columbus in 1939 to Joseph and Margaret (Tritschler) Ridgeway, was a graduate of Columbus St. Charles Preparatory School and Ohio State University (OSU), with a degree in civil engineering, and attended the traffic institute at Northwestern University.
He was a registered professional engineer in Ohio and Florida and retired from the City of Columbus after 31 years serving in several positions, including city engineer and public service director. He later was employed by Sticklen-Belsheim/Moody Nolan and by E.P. Ferris and Associates.
He was a past president of the Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club, a Fourth-Degree member of the Knights of Columbus; and grand knight and financial secretary of Knights Council 11354.
He was a past member of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and had served as chairman and board member of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. He was a recipient of the OSU outstanding civil engineering alumni award and a member of the Columbus Country Club and Phi Kappa Theta fraternity.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, John, and a sister, Mimi. Survivors include his wife, Anne (Shanahan); son, Dr. Joseph; daughter, Marie Bruce; brother, James; one grandson; two granddaughters; three great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
Dolores E. “Del” Thompson
Funeral Mass for Dolores E. “Del” Thompson, 85, who died Tuesday, Dec. 27, was celebrated Saturday, Jan. 14 in the chapel of Mother Angeline McCrory Manor, Columbus. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Pataskala.
She was born in Cleveland on Oct. 19, 1937 to the late Frank and Estelle Thompson. She graduated from Parma High School in 1955, from Ohio University, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, in 1959 with a Bachelor’s degree in education and from the University of Dayton in 1987 with a Master’s degree in education.
She worked for the Ohio attorney general’s office in 1959-1960 and taught in the Columbus Public Schools from 1960 to 1962. After leaving the workforce to raise her four sons, she returned to teaching in 1975 and taught fourth grade at Reynoldsburg St. Pius X School until 1979, when she began a career in the Reynoldsburg City Schools that lasted until her retirement in 2007. She taught fourth grade and later served as a special instructor in reading at French Run Elementary School.
She is survived by sons Matthew (Sarah Wonson), Daniel (Jennifer Speed), Patrick (Angie) and Timothy (Laurie Rinehart-Thompson) and eight grandchildren.
ALDRIN, Anne C., 39, Oct. 19
St. Paul Church, Westerville
ANTHONY, James W., 86, Jan. 16
St. Patrick Church, London
APRILE, Mary A. (Carney), 92, Jan. 1
St. Philip Church, Columbus
AZBELL, Danielle “Danie,” 84, Jan. 10
Lancaster St. Bernadette Church
BINDER, Betty M. (McCann), 101, Dec. 30
St. Timothy Church, Columbus
BRADLEY, Mary Joyce, 80, Jan. 8
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
BRYAN, Willard E., 88, Dec. 28
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
CLARK, Adrian R. “Ace,” 95, Jan. 10
Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus
DEAN, Carol L. (Starapoli), 82, Jan. 5
St. Joan of Arc Church, Powell
DENNY, Allison L., 34, Jan. 4
St. Rose of Lima, New Lexington
FARRELL, Patricia (McCarthy), 95, Jan. 5
St. Patrick Church, Columbus
FULLEN, Richard W., 92, Jan. 18
St. Joseph Church, Circleville
FURBEE, Roberta (Pucci), 81, Jan. 13
Sacred Heart Church, New Philadelphia
HALLER, Rodney A., 59, Jan. 6
St. Mary, Mother of God Church, Columbus
HEUBEL, Herman F., 98, Dec. 25
St. Francis of Assisi Church, Columbus
HOOGEVEEN, Jacquelyn M. (Gibala), 73, Jan. 10
St. Paul Church, Westerville
ISAACS, Patricia E. (Russell), 89, Jan. 13
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
JACQUET, James Joseph, 92, Jan. 9
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark
KEEN, David L. Jr., 34, Jan. 9
St. Mary, Mother of God Church, Columbus
KING, Kim, 68, Jan. 6
Sacred Heart Church, New Philadelphia
LOOMIS, E. Michael, 84, Jan. 11
Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus
McCLURE, Jack H., 87, Jan. 10
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Grove City
McQUADE, Lena (Kitzmiller), 88, Dec. 29
Resurrection Cemetery Chapel, Lewis Center
MORAN, George, 82, Jan. 18
St. Joseph Church, Dover
NIGGEMEYER, John W., 92, Jan. 13
St. Leonard Church, Heath
NOLAN, Dorothy K. (Ziskovsky), 91, Jan. 16
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
PARKER, Clara “Janet,” 93, Jan. 18
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
PIEMONTE, Mary, 88, Jan. 9
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark
RHOADES, Joanne C. (Ventresca), 90, Dec. 27
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
ROBERTS, Beverly (Kane), 87, Jan. 16
Church of the Resurrection, New Albany
ROEHRENBECK, Raymond H., 87. Jan. 7
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Buckeye Lake
STALEY, William J. Jr., 78, Jan. 6
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
STORY, Cheryl A., 74, Jan. 9
St. Paul Church, Westerville
TURRIN, Joseph C., 86, Jan. 12
Sacred Heart Church, New Philadelphia