Judge Steven B. Hayes
A private funeral Mass was celebrated at the New Albany Church of the Resurrection for retired Franklin County Municipal Judge Steven B. Hayes, 76, who died Friday, May 27.
He was born in New Philadelphia on Oct. 22, 1945 in New Philadelphia to retired Ohio State University football coach Wayne Woodrow Hayes and Anne (Gross) Hayes.
He was a graduate of Upper Arlington High School, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international studies from Ohio State and graduated from its law school in 1970, the year he was admitted to the state bar as a lawyer.
He clerked for Ohio Supreme Court Justice Robert Leach, was an assistant Franklin County prosecutor for eight years and was appointed by Gov. James Rhodes as a judge of the county’s Municipal Court in 1980. He served in that position for 25 years until retirement, then was magistrate in the Upper Arlington Mayor’s Court from 2005 to 2020.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen (Bidlack); son, Philip; daughter, Laura, and one granddaughter.
Timothy V. Luckhaupt
Funeral Mass for Timothy V. Luckhaupt, 78, who died Monday, June 6, was celebrated Monday, June 13 at Columbus St. Patrick Church. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
He was born July 29, 1943 to John and Helen (Rappold) Luckhaupt. He served the Catholic Conference of Ohio as government programs director from 1974 to 1988 and as executive director from 1988 to 2007. He also was a former teacher and principal and was manager of the Ohio RV and Boat Show for 42 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Mary Ellen Murtha and Joan Mercer; and a granddaughter. Survivors include his wife, Karen (Murnane); sons, Kevin (Jennifer) and Kris (Jenn); daughter, Erin; brother, David; sister, Kathy Power; and six grandchildren.
ADAMS, Kathleen (Oddi), 75, June 8
St. Margaret of Cortona Church, Columbus
BALLARD, Richard “Stretch,” 69, May 30
St. Leo the Great Oratory, Columbus
CLIFFORD, Francine M. (Fitzgerald), 88, June 2
St. John XXIII Church, Canal Winchester
DAWSON, Michael W., 63, May 29
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
DOTTS, Gerald, 84, June 2
St. Joseph Church, Dover
FRENCH, Jerome L., 70, May 28
St. Mary Church, Groveport
GAUERKE, Elizabeth Ann, 89, May 27
Sacred Heart Church, Coshocton
GROTENRATH, Mary J., 88, May 26
Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus
HESS, Lester V., 67, June 4
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
HONDROS, John G., 78, May 28
Church of the Resurrection, New Albany
JENNINGS, Harry, 74, May 25
St. Dominic Church, Columbus
KING, Mary Jane, 79, June 6
St. Leonard Church, Heath
KOONCE, Gary W., 75, June 2
St. Paul Church, Westerville
LEITE, James E., 61, May 20
Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus
LINDSEY, Clarence R. Jr., 91, May 17
St. Agatha Church, Columbus
MURRAY, Mary E., 61, May 26
St. Brendan Church, Hilliard
NELSON, Maria E. (Bellisari), 79, June 5
St. Mary, Mother of God Church, Columbus
PATTERSON, Beverly (Fanti), 80, May 26
St. Joseph Church, Dover
PEASE, Jane F. (Koebel), 86, June 3
St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg
PERRY, Diana C. (Verbance), 84, May 27
St. Patrick Church, Columbus
POLICARO, Anita M. (Amicon), 85, June 6
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
RAMBO, Phyllis A. (Folk) 84, May 27
St. Rose of Lima, New Lexington
RANDOLPH, Matthew C., 26, May 17
Holy Family Church, Columbus
SEIFFERT, Ronald J., 65, May 24
St, Brigid of Kildare Church, Dublin
SHELDON, Robert, 77, formerly of Columbus, June 7
St. Anthony of Padua Churh, Morris, Ind.
SILLECK, Ralph E., May 29
St. Mary Church, Delaware
TREITMAIER, Joseph, 85, May 19
St. Bernadette Church, Lancaster
WATREN, Jean K., 89, June 2
St. Peter Church, Columbus
