Deacon James Richard “Dick” Strominger, a deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 74, after a long period of declining health.

Deacon Strominger was ordained April 27, 2019, by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. Upon ordination, he was assigned to St. Albert the Great Parish in Kettering. He was then assigned to the Kettering Catholic Community Family of Parishes with the advent of Beacons of Light. He served there until he was granted Senior Status in August, 2023. In November, 2023, he moved to Statesville, NC to live with his daughter and her family. He received faculties in the Diocese of Charlotte in August, 2024 where he served faithfully at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Statesville, NC.

Deacon Strominger was preceded in death by his wife, Jayne, to whom he was married for 23 years, who passed away January, 2015. He is survived by two daughters Theresa and Marie, daughter-in-law Natosha, six brothers, one sister, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place this Friday, June 26, 2026 at St. Philip Catholic Church in Statesville, NC. Deacon Strominger will be buried in Dayton.

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