Funeral Mass for Father Ronald J. Aubry, 67, who died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, was celebrated Tuesday, Jan. 3 at Millersburg St. Peter Church. Burial was at the Ss. Peter and Paul Church cemetery, Glenmont.
He was born on Feb. 5, 1955 in Toledo to Hermann and Dorothy (Jacoby) Aubry.
He began his studies for the priesthood at Holy Spirit Seminary in Toledo and earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Pontifical College Josephinum. He was ordained a priest at Columbus Christ the King Church on June 20, 1981 by Bishop Edward Herrmann.
He served as pastor of the Millersburg and Glenmont churches for 24 of his 41 years as a priest – from 1991 to 2011 and from 2018 until his retirement on July 12, 2022. He also was pastor of Zoar Holy Trinity Church, assistant pastor of Westerville St. Paul, Columbus Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and Columbus St. Catharine churches, priest moderator of Columbus St. Agnes and Columbus St. Aloysius churches, and a teacher at Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School and Columbus St. Charles Preparatory School.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, John.