Sister Michaeleen Henderson, OP
Funeral Mass for Sister Michaeleen Henderson, OP, 91, who died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, was celebrated Friday, Dec. 30 at the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Peace. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
She was born Martha Henderson on June 24, 1931 in Zanesville to Orville and Laura (Paul) Henderson, was a graduate of Zanesville St. Thomas Aquinas High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education in 1966 from the College of St. Mary of the Springs (now Ohio Dominican University).
She entered the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs (now the Dominican Sisters of Peace) in 1948 and professed her vows on July 9, 1950.
In the Diocese of Columbus, she was a teacher at Columbus Our Lady of Peace (1966-1968 and 1969-1970), Columbus St. James the Less (1968-69) and Columbus Holy Name (1970-1980) schools and was a nurse’s aide and staff member at the Mohun Health Care Center in Columbus from 1980 until entering a ministry of prayer and presence at the center in 2015.
She also taught at schools in the Diocese of Steubenville and in Connecticut and Pennsylvania and was a nurse’s aide at St. George Hospital in Cincinnati.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John, Robert and Joseph; and sisters, Betty Plants, Dorothy Dudas, Mary Caroline Johnson and Dolores Mahon. Survivors include sisters, Donna Jardine and Celesta Maxwell, and many nieces and nephews.
Sister Mary Justin Fadden, OP
Funeral Mass for Sister Mary Justin Fadden, OP, 95, who died Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 at the Mohun Health Care Center in Columbus, was celebrated Friday, Jan. 6 at the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Peace. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
She was born Sarah Fadden on Oct. 23, 1927 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Thomas Travis and Mary McDowell.
She entered the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de’ Ricci (now the Dominican Sisters of Peace) in 1950 and professed her vows on Feb. 13, 1953.
She served on the staff of retreat centers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York for most of her nearly 70 years in the congregation. She was a driver at the sisters’ Oxford, Michigan Motherhouse from 2013 to 2019, when she entered a life of prayer and service at the Columbus Motherhouse.
Walter R. “Buck” Burkley Jr.
Funeral Mass for Walter R. “Buck” Burkley Jr., 97, who died Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, was celebrated Tuesday, Jan. 3 at Columbus St. Margaret of Cortona Church. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
He was born on Nov. 23, 1925 to Walter and Margaret Burkley, was a graduate of Columbus Aquinas High School, and briefly attended Ohio State University after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Philippines and elsewhere.
He left Ohio State to join and ultimately run the Burkley & Son Insurance Agency, which his father started, in Grandview Heights.
The Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club honored him as diocesan Catholic Man of the Year in 1969 for his work as a board member of the Rosemont School for Girls and the Diocesan Child Guidance Center, which both at one time were Catholic agencies.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Yvonne, Peggy and Jean. Survivors include his wife, Martha; six sons, John (Nancy), Tom, Chris (Renee), Mike, Steve (Mandy) and Matt (Jenny); five daughters, Janet, Mary, Ann (Brad) Nelson, Kate (Jay) Walker and Meg (Troy) Wernet; 24 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Mary E. “Molly” Landrine
Funeral Mass for Mary E. “Molly” Landrine, 76, who died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 at Kettering (Ohio) Hospital, was celebrated Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022 at Columbus St. Patrick Church. Burial was at Resurrection Cemetery, Lewis Center.
She was born on May 28, 1946 to the late Bertrand and Margaret Landrine. She was a graduate of Columbus St. Thomas the Apostle School, Columbus St. Mary of the Springs Academy and St. Mary of the Springs College (now Ohio Dominican University).
She spent about 10 years as a teacher at various elementary schools, including Columbus St. Thomas.
In 1976, she received a Master of Science degree in logistics management and began a career with the military, settling in the Dayton area and working for the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, retiring in 2007.
Survivors include brothers Michael (Ann) and Patrick (Jean).
BOWN, Patricia J. (Smith), 76, Dec. 29
St. Agatha Church, Columbus
CASEY, Mary G. (Wells), 96, Dec. 16
St. Brigid of Kildare Church, Dublin
CLAGER, Frank J., 80, Dec. 30
St. Peter Church, Columbus
DAY, Estelle (Tamborini), 91, Dec. 29
Sacred Heart Church, New Philadelphia
DeRUSHA, Lawrence J., 91, Dec. 26
St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg
DiNAPOLI, Bonnie J. (Scott), 85, Dec. 27
St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg
EVANS, Jean M., 95, Dec. 23
Sacred Heart Church, New Philadelphia
FAIELLA, Patricia A. (Lee), 81, Dec. 23
St. Paul Church, Westerville
FERRELL JR., Dallas B. “June,” 82, Jan. 1
St. Leonard Church, Heath
FRENCH, Patrick, 63, Jan. 1
St. Joan of Arc Church, Powell
FUGAZZI, Judith (Kerscher), 85, Dec. 24
St. Mary, Mother of God Church, Columbus
HOLLAND, Dr. Susan M. (Bianco), 72, Dec. 23
St. Paul Church, Westerville
HOWARD, Ann B., 80, Jan. 2
St. Charles Preparatory School Chapel, Columbus
JENNINGS, Mary A. (Conti), 78, Dec. 23
St. Patrick Church, Columbus
MATZ, Richard H., 86, Dec. 26
St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington
MAXWELL, Duane I., 82, Dec. 29
St. Rose of Lima, New Lexington
MOLNAR, Sally A, (McNamara), 77, Dec. 16
Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus
PONGONIS, Raymond B., 90, Dec. 28
St. Elizabeth Church, Columbus
PORTER, Virginia S. “Ginny” (Orozco), 75, Dec. 20
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
PRITCHARD, Beth Ann, 60, Jan. 3
St. Leonard Church, Heath
SAPP, Thomas H., 87, Jan. 1
Holy Spirit Church, Columbus
SCHILLING, William F., 87, Dec. 26
Church of the Resurrection, New Albany
SHAWGER, James R. “Jim,” 66, Dec. 22
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
STOCKERT, Walter, 94, Dec. 17
St. Joseph Church, Dover
TUTTLE, Patrick L., 68, Dec. 29
Holy Cross Church, Columbus
WEIDIG, Frederick “Fritz,” 94, Dec. 31
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
WOOLFE, Kathy C., 63, Dec. 18
St. Rose of Lima Church, New Lexington