John M. “Mike” Finn
Funeral Mass for John M. “Mike” Finn, 76, who died Monday, July 7, was celebrated Monday, July 14 at Columbus Our Lady of Peace Church. Burial was at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Worthington.
He was born on Feb. 16, 1949 in Marion to John and Grace Finn and was a graduate of Marion Catholic High School and Franklin University.
He was employed for 18 years in the budget and planning department of the Lazarus department stores, then served the state of Ohio as a managing accountant for the Department of Liquor Control, where he was acting director for 24 hours, and as chief of accounting for the Department of Commerce.
He had a great interest in Irish Catholic history and the history of the Diocese of Columbus. He was a past president of the diocesan Catholic Record Society, which honored him as one of two chartered lifetime members. He also was state historian for the Ancient Order of Hibernians, wrote a history column for 18 years for a national Irish magazine and was a consultant for Transplanted Shamrocks, a collection of stories from Irish Americans.
He was a past president of the Parish Council and school board at Our Lady of Peace and a Knights of Columbus member.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Donna Stamm and Jean Densford. Survivors include his wife, Marion (Marshall); daughter, Kathleen, and sisters, Mary Ann Kaiser and Jo Ann Greene.
Sister Rose Zuber, SNdeN
Funeral Mass for Sister Rose Zuber, SNDdeN, 96, who died Friday, June 27, was celebrated Tuesday, July 15 at the Mount Notre Dame Health Center in Cincinnati. Burial was in the sisters’ cemetery.
She was born on July 3, 1928 in Columbus to John and Stella (Wyss) Zuber and was a member of Columbus St. Leo Church and graduated from Columbus St. John the Evangelist School and Columbus St. Joseph Academy before joining the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on July 26, 1946.
From 1949 until her death, except for two years as a student, she served her congregation by caring for other sisters in convent infirmaries in Cincinnati and Dayton and the Mount Notre Dame center. In 1999, she was one of six recipients of the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing’s Florence Nightingale Award for outstanding service to nursing in the Cincinnati area.
She received licensed practical nurse, registered nurse and associate degrees in nursing from the University of Kentucky.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Eugene; and sisters Ann Marie (Cotter), Joan, and Frances (Davis).
John S. Pottkotter
Funeral Mass for John S. Pottkotter, 70, who died Saturday, July 5, was celebrated Saturday, July 12 at Reynoldsburg St. Pius X Church. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery, Pataskala.
He was born on Aug. 14, 1954 in Fort Recovery to Robert and Marcia (Probolsky) Pottkotter.
He was music minister at St. Pius X Church for 44 years beginning in 1979, playing the organ and piano and accompanying the parish choir. He also had a long career as accounts manager for companies in the area produce industry.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a foster brother, Richard Sanderell. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Susan (DeMange), daughters Megan (Jamie) Borowski and Molly, and two grandchildren.
Mary Clare Bauer
Funeral Mass for Mary Clare Bauer, 77, who died Wednesday, July 9, was celebrated Thursday, July 17 at Columbus Immaculate Conception Church.
She was born on Aug. 11, 1948 to Earl and Winifred Hummer. She was an elementary school teacher for 30 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Rosi Davis. Survivors include her husband, Jim; son, Aaron (Lisa); daughter, Stephanie (Michael) Doran; brothers, Father Lawrence Hummer, a retired priest of the Diocese of Columbus, Ted, Bill (Linda) and Mark (Jeanine); sisters, Anne and Martha (Mike)Lynch; two grandsons and two granddaughters.
ABRAHAM, Linda L. (Berger), 82, July 8
St. Brendan the Navigator Church, Hilliard
AMICON, Michael “Mickey,” 68, June 24
Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus
BEYER, Barbara A. (Beckemeyer), 75, July 6
St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington
COURTNEY, George E., 80, June 28
St. Bernadette Church, Lancaster
FULTON, Joseph, 87, July 5
St. Mary Church, Marion
GIBBONEY, Patricia J. (David), 88, June 24
St. Catharine of Siena Church, Columbus
HADDOW, Howard, 88, July 1
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
HALL, G. Philip, 95, July 5
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
KEMP, Len, 59, June 24
St. Brigid of Kildare Church, Dublin
KRAMER, Edward F., 93, July 10
St. John Neumann Church, Sunbury
LAYNE, Greg, 74, June 25
St. Mary Church, Marion
MARTINELLI, David L., 79, June 24
Holy Spirit Church, Columbus
McKENNA, Logan, 36, July 13
St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Parish, Columbus-Powell
McNEAL, Darlene, 78, June 7
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Buckeye Lake
METZGER, John “Jack,” 76, July 12
St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Parish, Columbus-Powell
MOLLICA, Linda S. (Patrick), 83, July 14
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
ORTMAN, Timothy J., 71, June 10
Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus
PELZER, Dan, 92, July 1
Mother Angeline McCrory Manor Chapel, Columbus
PENN, Daniel J., 54, July 4
St. Christopher Church, Columbus
PINGUE, Giuseppe A. “Joe,” 84, July 10
St. John the Baptist Church, Columbus
PRATT, Antoinette I. “Toni” (Balog), of Reynoldsburg, 85, July 8
St. James Church, McConnelsville
RIACHY (Ritchey), George Farid, 66, July 10
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
ROTOLO, Charles “Gus,” 85, July 12
Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus
SARYCH, Christian “Chris,” 95, June 16
St. Brigid of Kildare Church, Dublin
SCHARLOTT, Frances M. (Masters), 88, June 30
St. Cecilia Church, Columbus
STILL, Steven M., 80, of Hilliard, July 10
Sts. Mary & Joseph Church, Carlinville, Ill.
WALSH, Janice (Buckley), 89, July 13
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
WENGER, Robert “Bob,” 78, July 6
St. Timothy Church, Columbus
WHYDE, Kathryn, 80, July 7
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark