Funeral Mass for Father William J. Faustner, 74, who died Sunday, July 31, was celebrated Wednesday, Aug. 3 at Columbus St. Timothy Church. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery, Wescosville, Pennsylvania.
He was born on Jan. 24, 1948 to Joseph and Teressa (Schrampf) Faustner in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
He entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia in 1963 and earned a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy at St. Mary’s College in St. Mary, Kentucky in 1970. His studies continued at the Pontifical College Josephinum and Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he earned a Master’s degree in theology in 1976.
He was ordained a priest by Bishop Edward Herrmann on May 29, 1976 at Columbus Corpus Christi Church. He served as associate pastor at Dennison Immaculate Conception, Westerville St. Paul the Apostle, Worthington St. Michael, Columbus Our Lady of Peace, Columbus St. Mary Magdalene and Columbus Christ the King churches, administrator pro-tem at Columbus St. Francis of Assisi Church, and pastor at Kenton Immaculate Conception and Newcomerstown St. Francis de Sales churches.
He also was a teacher at New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School and chaplain at Ohio State University (OSU) Hospital and Grant Hospital in Columbus. His final assignment, while in residence at Columbus St. Timothy Church, was as chaplain at Riverside Methodist, Mount Carmel West and OSU Hospitals in Columbus. He retired from active ministry in March 2018.