Reverend David Robisch died at 87 years old after a multi-year struggle with Parkinson’s disease.

He was ordained to the priesthood on December 22, 1962 by Archbishop Karl J. Alter after studying at St. Gregory and Mount St. Mary Seminaries and completing graduate studies at Xavier University. He taught at Elder High School and served as Assistant Director at the University of Cincinnati’s Newman Center. From 1965 to 1970, he was Secretary to Bishop Edward A. McCarthy and Assistant Chancellor for the archdiocese. The following ten years were spent as Spiritual Director at St. Gregory Seminary.

Fr. Robisch served as Associate Pastor at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral (1963); St. Ann, Groesbeck (1963-64); St. Aloysius, Elmwood Place (1964-1965); St. Therese, Little Flower, Mt. Airy (1965-66); St. Louis Church (1966-70); and St. Bernadette, Amelia (1970-80). In 1980, he became Pastor of St. Albert the Great in Kettering, and in 1991 was named Pastor of St. Mary in Hyde Park where he served until 2007. He touched thousands of lives over his nearly six decades of work and love for God’s people.

Reception of the Body will be at St. Columban, 894 Oakland Rd. Loveland, on Wednesday, May 7 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m..
Mass of Christian Burial is  Thursday, May 8, at 10:30 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Parkinson’s Foundation or Catholic Relief Services.