Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Margarita Maria Barranco Brewer died July 31, 2025, at the age of 84 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility for the Sisters of Charity. Born on June 6, 1941, she was the daughter of Edelberto and Rosa (Marengo) Barranco in La Chorrera, Panama, and …

Janszen, Sister Berenice, 99, died at St. Leonard on August 15, 2025, in Centerville, Ohio. She was born December 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and entered the Sisters of the Precious Blood, Dayton, Ohio, in 1943, receiving the religious name Sister Mary Edward. For 82 years, she faithfully served God, His …

Reverend Earl Francis Simone passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025, in Beavercreek, Ohio. He was born on November 2, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri, and was baptized at Mary, Help of Christians Church, Fairborn. He received his B.A. in Philosophy at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati and a M.A. in …

Joan was born in Dayton, Ohio, the eldest of three children of Carl Krimm and Catherine Aldora (born in Austria/Hungary). Her two siblings, Carl Krimm and Patricia Krimm Pohl, soon followed to join a large extended family. She also grew up with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeNs), …

Ellen Marie Doyle, OSU, age 76, of Milford, OH, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2025, at Mt. Notre Dame Health Center.  Ellen was born in Warroad, MN, the first born of the late Mary Catherine Hale and Charles Wesley Doyle.  She entered the Ursulines of Brown County in 1967 …

Reverend Dennis P. Dettenwanger passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025, in Fairfield, Ohio. He was born on October 8, 1937, in St. Louis, Missouri, and was baptized at Holy Family Church, St. Louis. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati and studied theology at Mount St. …

Sister Marie Smith, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, born in Dayton, OH, died peacefully on April 1, 2025 at the age of 83 years, in the 64th year of her religious life. Her passing is mourned by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, her brother Carl, and …

Rev. Harold [“Harry”] Brown, C.PP.S, of Celina, Ohio, died March 22, 2025 at Carthagena, Ohio.  Death was due to heart and kidney failure. Rev. Harold Brown  was born December 29, 1931, in Glynnwood, Ohio, the son of Roy and Alodia [Oen] Brown, who proceeded him in death. He was ordained …

The Province of the United States recommends to our fraternal prayers our dear brother James R. VORNDRAN of the St. Leonard Community in Centerville, Ohio, USA, who died in the service of the Blessed Virgin Mary on February 22, 2025, in Centerville, at the age of 84 with 65 years …

The Province of the United States recommends to our fraternal prayers our dear brother Andrew Joseph (Joe) BARRISH of the St. Leornard Community in Centerville, Ohio, USA, who died in the service of the Blessed Virgin Mary on January 20, 2025, in Dayton, Ohio, at the age of 95 with …