Deacon Robert Michael “Mike” Knight, a deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on August 29, 2025 at the age of 78. Deacon Knight was ordained September 23, 1995 by Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk. He served the Archdiocese as a permanent deacon for twenty-nine years. Upon ordination, he was assigned …

Fr. Seán Murnan, OFM, 82, died on Aug. 25, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A native of Ohio, he spent his ministry as a missionary in New Mexico, Mexico and Peru. The Reception of the Body and Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 2, beginning at …

Reverend M. Edmund Hussey passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on June 24, 1933, in Sidney, Ohio and was baptized at Holy Angels Church, Sidney. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati, and studied philosophy and theology at Mount St. …

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), …

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 …

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 …