Mary Ann Carle
Funeral Mass for Mary Ann Carle, 95, who died Saturday, May 14, was celebrated Friday, May 22 at Circleville St. Joseph Church. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Circleville.
She was born on March 21, 1927 in Jackson to Edward and Della (Spohn) Ward.
For nearly 30 years, she assisted her husband, Joseph, in operating the NFO livestock collection point in Williamsport. Their marriage was the subject of a Catholic Times feature story in October 2020. She also worked as a cashier at the Kroger store in Jackson for 11 years.
At St. Joseph Church, she was a choir member, cantor and organist and belonged to the Altar-Rosary Guild, serving as chairwoman of the guild’s twice-a-year rummage sale for more than 20 years. She also enjoyed playing the piano at the Pickaway County Senior Center and at local nursing homes.
Before moving to her husband’s family farm outside Circleville after their marriage, she was a choir member and organist at Jackson Holy Trinity Church and sang in the community women’s choir.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, William. Survivors include her husband; sons, Robert (Liz), maintenance supervisor in the Diocese of Columbus’ downtown office building; Jacob (Leann) and Edward (Joni); daughters, Mary Jo (Nathan) Thompson, Patricia (David) Case and Teresa (Phil) Downey of Hilliard; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Margaret J. Selegue
Funeral Mass for Margaret J. Selegue, 94, who died Monday, May 9, was celebrated at Columbus Christ the King Church. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
She was born on Feb. 27, 1928 to Richard and Cecilia Callahan and lived in Boonville, Indiana, before her family moved to Columbus.
She graduated from Columbus St. Leo School, Columbus St. Joseph Academy and Franklin University.
She was employed by the development office of the Diocese of Columbus from 1973 to 1994 and worked earlier for the Big Bear Stores Co. and was an active volunteer for Columbus Christ the King School and Columbus Bishop Hartley High School, serving on the Hartley advisory board for 10 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence; daughter, Kate Delker; and two infant daughters. Survivors include sons, Michael (Kelley), Brian (Barb), Stephen (Kimberly) and Paul (Deanna); daughters, Rebecca and Amy (Phil); brother, Richard (Sarah); sister, Patricia Briggs; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
William B. Sparks Jr.
Funeral Mass for William B. Sparks Jr., 80, president of the diocesan St. Vincent de Paul Society from 2008 to 2014, who died Sunday, May 22, was celebrated Thursday, May 26 at Columbus St. Thomas More Newman Center.
He was born on June 27, 1941 to William and Margaret Sparks. He grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, graduated from the University of Notre Dame and received a Master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University.
He had lived in Powell since 1995, when he became president and chief operating officer of Greif Inc. He retired in 2006. He and his family also lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey; Dayton; Richmond, Indiana; and Sacramento, California.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Thomas; and brother, Robert. Survivors include his wife, Marlene (Lyons); sons, William (Sukanya), Steven (Jennifer), and David (Jessica); daughter, Suzanne (Richard); brother, Father Richard Sparks, CSP; sister, Kathleen (John) Capper; and seven grandchildren.
Mary J. Leonhardt
Funeral Mass for Mary J. Leonhardt, 87, who died Monday, May 23, was celebrated Saturday, May 28 at Resurrection Cemetery Chapel, Lewis Center.
She was a graduate of Columbus St. Mary High School, a former librarian at Columbus Corpus Christi School, a longtime member and extraordinary minister of the Eucharist at Columbus St. Peter Church, and the retired president of Capital Awards Inc., where she worked until she was age 82.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; son, Thomas; and brother, Al Speth. Survivors include sons, Dan (Janice) and Dave (Clare); daughters, Kathy Wotruba and Karen (Mike) Berman; brother, Bill (Sharon); 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
BEVILACQUA, Jane L. (Del Signore), 93, May 11
St. Matthias Church, Columbus
BLAKE, Mary Ann, 95, May 17
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
BREDA, William M., 93, May 23
St. Anthony Church, Columbus
CERVI, Cheryl D. (Baker), 77, April 17
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
ERAMO, Carmina (DelBove), 92, May 12
St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg
FALLON, John T. Jr., 74, May 9
Resurrection Cemetery Chapel, Lewis Center
HERB, Melvin R., 98, May 22
Corpus Christi Church, Columbus
JOHNSON, Helen “Jean” (Beamer), 85, May 18
St. Joseph Church, Dover
JONES, James P., 75, May 19
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Grove City
KEFELI, Joan M. (Schurr), 86, May 11
St. Leonard Church, Heath
LEONE, Marley J., 16 days, May 4
St. John the Baptist Church, Columbus
LOMBARDO, Margaret, 96, May 17
Church of the Resurrection, New Albany
MAHLER, Clara E., 102, May 20
Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus
MASTERS-HEMMER, Pauline “Polly,” 95, May 18
St. Brendan Church, Hilliard
MOTSCHKOWITSCH, Margareta (Schweitzer), 90, May 14
St. Anthony Church, Columbus
MYERS, Thomas, 80, of Dublin, May 21
St. Francis Church, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
PASSERO, Peg, 100, May 19
St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg
PAXTON, Theresa J. (Roberts), 89, April 30
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Grove City
RADICH, Marilyn J. (Rhodes), 74, May 8
St. Brendan Church, Hilliard
REINHARD, William “Mike,” 81, May 14
Ss. Simon and Jude Church, West Jefferson
RILEY, Marilyn, 83, May 7
St. Agatha Church, Columbus
SCHLUEB, Thomas J., 86, May 16
Christ the King Church, Columbus
SNIDER, Thomas L., 82, May 21
Blessed Sacrament Church, Newark
TABLER, Richard D., 84, April 24
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
TUCKER, Cornelia “Conny” (Klusnick), 82, May 16
St. Ladislas Church, Columbus
WEBB, Margaret A., 79, May 15
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
WINTERS. William J., 85, May 18
St. Joan of Arc Church, Powell
