Albert and Irene Cassady
Funeral Mass for Albert Cassady, 91, who died on Wednesday, Sept. 21, and Irene (Schneider) Cassady, 88, who died on Thursday, Sept. 22, was celebrated Tuesday, Sept. 27 at Columbus St. Leo the Great Oratory. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
The couple, who had recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary, were active in a number of Catholic ministries. Both were part of a nationwide postcard ministry that performed evangelization anonymously by taking people’s names from telephone directories and inviting them to send for free Catholic literature if they were non-Catholics.
Irene was involved with the local Our Lady’s Rosary Makers organization and made thousands of rosaries for most of her life. She also was a member of the Blue Army of Fatima and several other Marian organizations. She was a graduate of Columbus St. Mary High School.
Albert was employed by the City of Columbus Division of Power for 30 years as a meter reader and repairman. He also was a member of the Grandview Heights City Council for 11 years, was a fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus and was active in its St. Patrick Council 11207 and Our Lady of Victory Council 12900. He was a graduate of Columbus Central High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Both were longtime members of Columbus St. Patrick Church and belonged to many clubs and organizations, including the Shamrock Club of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Columbus Maennerchor, the Swiss Club and the Harmony Glee Club.
Albert was preceded in death by a brother, Irene by brothers and sisters, and both by two great-grandchildren. Survivors include sons, Joe (Christina) and Rob; Albert’s sisters, Mary Ann Theil and Jean King; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Anthony J. Lisska
Funeral Mass for Anthony J. Lisska, 82, who died Monday, Sept. 19, was celebrated Saturday, Sept. 24 at Granville St. Edward the Confessor Church. Burial was at the Denison University Cemetery in Granville.
He was born in Columbus to the late Joseph and Florence (Wolfel) Lisska. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Providence (Rhode Island) College in 1963, a Master of Arts degree from St. Stephen’s College and a doctorate from Ohio State University.
He spent his entire academic career of 52 years, from 1969 to 2021, as a philosophy professor and administrator at Denison, specializing in the study of St. Thomas Aquinas and natural law. He held two endowed professorships, founded the Denison Honors Program in 1987 and served as its first director, received the Sears Foundation Teaching Award in 1990 and was honored as the Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year in 1994. In 2016, the Gilpatrick Center at Denison was rededicated as the Lisska Center for Intellectual Engagement in his honor.
Survivors include his wife, Marianne; daughters, Megan (Peter Bryan) and Elin (Sean Christensen), a grandson and two granddaughters.
Melanie L. Quinlan
Funeral Mass for Melanie L. Quinlan, 65, who died Wednesday, Sept. 21, was celebrated Friday, Sept. 30 at New Philadelphia Sacred Heart Church. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery, New Philadelphia.
She was born on Oct. 7, 1956, in North Baltimore, Ohio to the late Wylie and Winnie (Britton) Lafferty and was a 1975 graduate of New Philadelphia High School.
She was the parish secretary for Sacred Heart Church after serving as a classroom aid at the parish elementary school. She later worked for the Tuscarawas County Public Library and also was employed by the Endres Floral Co.
Survivors include a son, Wylie; a daughter, Katie (Sam) Rodriguez; a grandson and a granddaughter.
ANGELO, Carmen C., 91, Sept. 26
Holy Spirit Church, Columbus
BURKE, John J., 80, Sept. 23
St. Paul Church, Westerville
CAREY, Eleanor A. (Washburn), 77, Sept. 12
St. Matthew Church, Gahanna
CATALOGNA, Vincent T., 75, Sept. 26
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
CHAMPA, Frederick J., 84, Sept. 13
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Grove City
DAVIS, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Hannibal A. Jr. “Junior,” 75, Sept. 14
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Columbus
DEL MATTO, Mary L. (Herold), Sept. 24
St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington
DOMBECK, Robert M., 93, Sept. 11
Sacred Heart Church, New Philadelphia
EMMENEGGER, Greta M. (Hackett), 86, Sept. 27
St. Philip Church, Columbus
FLYNN, Lois A. (Lauer), 96, Sept. 16
Church of the Resurrection, New Albany
FOLEY, Anthony G., 69, Sept. 18
Christ the King Church, Columbus
GRADY, Dr. Paul R., 49, Aug. 30
Resurrection Cemetery Chapel, Lewis Center
KRANCEVICH, Janina (Fiskiewicz), 95, June 18
Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
KRANCEVICH, Mark E., 68, July 14
Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
McGOVERN, Gilbert, 79, Sept. 21
St. Paul Church, Westerville
McNABB, Carol A. (Woodworth), 85, Sept. 12
St. Stephen Church, Columbus
PEACOCKE, Catherine A., 85, Sept. 24
St. Patrick Church, Columbus
PHILLIPS, Patricia A. (McGue), 76, Sept. 25
St. Mary, Mother of God Church, Columbus
PIEMONTE, Anthony Joseph, 93, Sept. 21
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark
TRAPP, Marilyn W. (Witteman), 100, Sept. 21
St. Catharine Church, Columbus
VAN FOSSEN, Warren, 93, Sept. 21
St. Joseph Church, Dover
VERNE, David J., 81, Sept. 19
St. Paul Church, Westerville
WARE, Dorothy J., 90, Sept. 28
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark