Father Paul Rubadue, OSB
Funeral Mass for Father Paul Rubadue, OSB, 87, who died Thursday, July 21, was celebrated Monday, July 25, in the basilica at St. Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Burial was in the archabbey’s cemetery.
He was born on July 29, 1934 in Columbus to Charles and Mildred (Downin) Rubadue.
He graduated from Columbus Holy Family High School in 1952 and received a Bachelor’s degree in history, Spanish and music from Spalding College in Louisville, Kentucky in 1964, a Master of Music degree in voice from the Catholic University of America in 1969 and a Master of Divinity degree from St. Vincent Seminary. He also studied at the University of Louisville and the University of Madrid.
He entered the religious life as a Xaverian brother in 1952, making his simple profession of vows on March 19, 1955. He taught in Brooklyn, New York; Louisville; and Leonardtown, Maryland.
He transferred his vows to the Benedictine monastery at St. Vincent in 1981 and was ordained to the priesthood on May 31, 1986, by Bishop William Connare of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, at the archabbey after serving as a deacon at Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish in Pittsburgh. At St. Vincent, he conducted choir workshops on the pastoral level, was a soloist at many functions and directed a small chamber music group known as a camerata. He also did parish work at St. Benedict Church in Baltimore, Maryland and at Holy Family Church in Latrobe.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Joseph. He is survived by nieces and nephews.
Laura Gardner
Funeral Mass for Laura Gardner, 29, who died Saturday, July 9, was celebrated Wednesday, July 13 at Columbus St. Catharine Church. Burial was at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Somerset.
She was born on May 23, 1993 to Jeff and Mary (Luchtenberg) Gardner.
She was a 2011 graduate of Bexley High School and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in music education from Ohio State University in 2015.
In high school, she played the cello in the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Bexley Sinfonia and sang in the Bexley Women’s Chorale and Vocal Ensemble, performing with the latter group at Carnegie Hall. At Ohio State, she sang in the university’s women’s glee club and played in its symphony orchestra.
She was orchestra director at Heritage Middle School in Newark for the 2021-22 school year after serving for five years as director of orchestras in the Zanesville School District.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Patty Luchtenberg, and paternal grandparents Howard and Patty Gardner. Survivors include her parents; brothers, Father Tom Gardner, pastor of Coshocton Sacred Heart Church; and Billy (Maura); sisters, Amy (Rommy) Miller and Julie (Charles) Holbrook; maternal grandfather, Dick Luchtenberg; nieces, a nephew, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Mary E. Ruetty
Funeral Mass for Mary E. Ruetty, 89, who died Tuesday July 12, was celebrated Tuesday, July 19 at Columbus Christ the King Church. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
She was a 1954 graduate of St. Mary of the Springs College (now Ohio Dominican University) and went to work for Catholic Social Services (CSS) immediately upon graduation.
She held a number of positions with CSS during the next 50 years, including vice president of administration for the Holy Rosary Family Center, clinical supervisor and social worker. After retiring from CSS, she was a volunteer for the Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs (JOIN). She received Ohio Dominican’s distinguished alumni award in 2014.
Linda L. Talmadge
Funeral Mass for Linda L. Talmadge, 78, who died Wednesday, June 22, was celebrated Saturday, July 23 at Columbus Our Lady of Peace Church.
She was born in Atlanta on Oct. 24, 1943 to the late Howard and Mildred (Moye) Talmadge and was raised in New Orleans. She graduated from the Sophie Newcomb College of Tulane University in New Orleans, earned a Master’s degree at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana and did additional graduate work at Ohio State University.
She was the librarian at Our Lady of Peace School in the 1990’s and retired from the Ohio State University Libraries in 2008. She also served in lay ministry roles at her parish, the Columbus St. Thomas More Newman Center and the Wesley Glen retirement community in Columbus.
Survivors include her husband, Bob Kalal; daughter, Fran (Alexander Law) Kalal, and a grandson.
ASLANO, Norma (DiPietro), 94, formerly of Columbus, July 2
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Mill Valley, Calif.
BARROW, Charles R., 68, July 6
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
BELLISARI, Raymond D., 84, July 11
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
BROWN, William F., 65, July 14
St. Christopher Church, Columbus
BUCHANAN, Nancy R., 92, July 17
St. Leonard Church, Heath
BURNS, Patrick B., 65, July 9
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
DEIBEL, Donald, 86, July 20
St. Agnes Church, Columbus
EPIFANO, Rosaline J., 93, July 19
St. Rose of Lima Church, New Lexington
GRILLI, Cecilia L. (Fannin), 73, July 12
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
HARWICK, David P., 82, July 3
St. Cecilia Church, Columbus
HILLENGASS, Marilyn “Bonnie” (Moore), 76, July 10
Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus
HIRN, Margaret, 98, July 17
St. Mary, Mother of God Church, Columbus
KLEPATZKI SR., Ronald William, 82, July 8
Ss. Peter & Paul Church, Glenmont
LAKOVIC, Luciano, 81, June 30
St. Joseph Church, Plain City
MEYER, William H., 95, July 17
St. Matthew Church, Gahanna
MORIARTY, Michael E., 83, July 14
St. Catharine Church, Columbus
PRYOR, Joann M. (Harland), 84, July 16
St. Brendan Church, Hilliard
RANO, Donna L. (Laurienzo), 89, July 16
St. Paul Church, Westerville
SCHWEMER, Betty A., July 6
Immaculate Conception Church, Kenton
SCOTT, Carolyn A., 62, of Columbus, July 11
St. James the Greater Church, Cincinnati
STITH, Monica L., 73, July 16
St. Dominic Church, Columbus
TORRANCE, James D., 58, of Westerville, July 5
Holy Family Church, Inverness, Ill.
TROMBETTI, Agnes (Bell), 88, July 10
St. Agatha Church, Columbus