Deacon Ronald H. Fondriest
Funeral Mass for Deacon Ronald H. Fondriest, 91, who died Monday, Sept. 18, was celebrated Saturday, Sept. 23 at Dover St. Joseph Church.
He was born on May 22, 1932 to James and Sybilla (Franz) Fondriest, graduated from Dover St. Joseph High School and lived in his hometown all his life, except for service in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was employed by the Greer Steel Co. in Dover until retiring in 1997.
He was one of the first deacons to be ordained in the Diocese of Columbus following restoration of the diaconate as a permanent order after the Second Vatican Council. His diaconal formation took place at Sacred Heart Seminary in Shelby.
He was ordained by Auxiliary Bishop George Fulcher on Aug. 19, 1979 in Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral and spent all his diaconal service in his home parish, retiring from active ministry in 2010 but continuing to help the people of the parish and Tuscarawas County whenever or wherever needed.
He also was a member of the Secular Franciscan order and helped raise more than 250 foster children.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and siblings J. Earl, Elden, Jean and Ervin Fondriest, Nadine Collins and Marian Karl.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Sue; sons, Ronald (Jill Yuen), Robert (Jennifer), Richard (Pam) and Rodney (Dianna); daughters, Julie (Ron) Flickinger and Judith (Jason) Abrecht; 20 grandchildren and 24 great- grandchildren.
Sister M. Barbara Holtzinger, OSF
Funeral Mass for Sister M. Barbara Holtzinger, OSF, 101. who died Monday, Sept. 25 at the Mohun Health Care Center, was celebrated Thursday, Oct. 5 at Columbus St. Leo the Great Oratory. Burial was St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
She was born Mildred Holtzinger on May 12, 1922 to Jacob and Eva (Stampfer) Holtzinger. She graduated from Columbus St. Mary High School in 1940 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Rosary Hill College (now Damen University) in Amherst, New York in 1961. She also studied clinical pastoral education at the Benedictine Nursing Center at Mount Angel, Oregon, in 1986 and 1987.
She entered the congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity in Stella Niagara, New York on Sept. 6, 1940 and professed her vows on Aug. 18, 1942.
In the Diocese of Columbus, she was a teacher at Columbus St. Peter (1961-1965), Sacred Heart (1965-1968) and St. Leo (1968-1969) schools and performed office work and pastoral care at St. Ann’s Hospital from 1969 to 1981. She also taught at schools in New York, New Jersey and West Virginia.
After retiring in 1991, she served as organist at Columbus Holy Cross Church, bookkeeper for the sisters at the St. Francis DeSales convent, and caregiver for her sisters in the family home.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Jacob, Rudolph, William and George, and sisters Mary Mageen and Elizabeth Wolf. She is survived by many nieces and nephews.
Ann I. Ball
Funeral Mass for Ann Irene Ball, wife of the late Deacon Frank Ball, will be celebrated Monday, Oct. 16 in the chapel of Resurrection Cemetery, Lewis Center, followed by inurnment.
She was born in 1937 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, to John and Anna (Cimino) Corrado.
The couple raised their children in Chillicothe, where she was administrative assistant at Bishop Flaget High School. Later in Columbus, she worked in the finance offices of the Diocese of Columbus and St. Agatha Church. The couple served the community of Columbus St. Elizabeth Church, where her husband was a deacon, for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, who died in 2014. Survivors include a son, Michael (Joanie) and daughters Susie (John) Dunn and Brenda; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Joyce Nobile
Funeral Mass for Joyce Nobile, 80, who died Saturday, Sept. 16, was celebrated Saturday, Sept. 23 at Columbus St. Timothy Church. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
She was born on Jan. 19, 1943 to Dominic and Mary Iacoboni and attended Columbus St. Ladislas School and Columbus St. Joseph Academy.
She was employed as a teacher’s aide and a cafeteria worker at St. Timothy School and served her parish as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist, usher, lector and member of the funeral choir, women’s club, and bereavement committee. She also was a member of Iota Tau sorority and the Brookside Golf and Country Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Christopher. Survivors include her husband, Louis; sons, Mark and Martin; and two granddaughters.
CECUTTI, Brock, 29, Sept. 24
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark
COX, Deanna, 82, Sept. 9
Sacred Hearts Church, Cardington
ELDRIDGE, Betsy (Wolf), 61, Sept. 17
St. Brendan Church, Hilliard
GANO, John W., 81, Sept. 14
Sacred Heart Church, New Philadelphia
HARMON, Thurman Russell, 80, Sept. 3
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
JACK, Carter Thomas, 2, Sept. 21
St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus
KINNEY, Ann, (Gilles), of Columbus, 93, Sept. 11
St. Mary Church, Kickapoo, Ill.
LAKE, John R. Jr., 77, Sept. 21
St. Joseph Church, Circleville
LOMBARDO, Sally (Holloway), 92, Sept. 18
St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg
MARCHETTI, William J., 75, Sept. 13
St. Joan of Arc Church, Powell
McKENZIE, Mildred Viola, 99, Sept. 7
Blessed Sacrament Church, Newark
McNARY, William E., 88, Sept. 23
Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus
PIZZOLA, Mary V. (Young), 91, Sept. 14
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
POLCZYNSKI, Francis V., Sept. 15
Resurrection Cemetery Chapel, Lewis Center
RISSANEN, Eugene, 77, Sept. 15
St. Paul Church, Westerville
SCHAFER, Robert J., 89, Sept. 19
St. Miichael Church, Worthington
SHARP, Mary A. (Eisel), 90, Sept. 18
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
SHOOK, Janice L. (Boling), 69, Sept. 15
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
SMITH, Francis Marie (Butts), 92, Aug. 8
St. Peter Church, Millersburg
SULLIVAN, Monica C., 71, Sept. 15
Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus
SWEARINGEN, Harry J. “Jim,” 75, Sept. 19
St. Margaret of Cortona Church, Columbus
WAGNER, Allen, 65, Sept. 6
Sacred Hearts Church, Cardington