Sister Alice Thome, OSF
Funeral Mass for Sister Alice Thome, OSF, 97, who died Sunday, Sept. 29, was celebrated Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Holy Family Convent in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Burial was at the convent cemetery.
She was born on Oct. 8, 1926 in New Richmond, Wisconsin to Federick and Mary Elizabeth (Prock) Thome.
She entered the convent of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in Manitowoc in 1943 and professed her vows in 1946. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy Family College in Manitowoc.
She was a teacher at Zanesville St. Nicholas School in the 1947-1948 academic year and spent most of her career in education as a teacher and principal in Wisconsin. She later was involved in various works of service in Wisconsin and Arizona. She had been a resident of the St. Rita Health Center in Manitowoc since 2015.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Michael (Georgia) and Frederick (Christine); and sisters Marie (Leonard) Hisdahl, Anotonette (Joel) Wise and Maebelle. Survivors include a brother, Joseph; sisters Margaret, Dorothy (James) Zoch and Kathryn Cunningham and nieces and nephews.
Sister Mary Faith Dargan, OP
Funeral Mass for Sister Mary Faith Dargan, OP, 93, who died Thursday, Sept. 26, was celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Peace. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
She was born in 1931 in West Haven, Connecticut to Robert and Marie (Murphy) Dargan.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish in 1953 from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut; a Master of Arts degree in 1960 from Boston College and a doctorate in the classics in 1970 from Ohio State University.
She entered the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs (now the Dominican Sisters of Peace) in 1960, taking the name Sister Jerome Marie.
She was an eighth-grade teacher at Columbus Holy Spirit School in the 1962-1963 academic year and taught classical literature at St. Mary of the Springs College (now Ohio Dominican University) while attending Ohio State. She also was a high school Latin teacher in New Haven for two years. She spent 45 years (1970-2015 with a one-year break for study and travel) as a professor of classics at Albertus Magnus College, where she also was dean of academics from 1974 to 1984.
She moved to the Motherhouse after her retirement and had been at the Mohun Health Care Center since 2016.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Father Peter Dargan of the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut; Richard and Robert. She is survived by her sister, Virginia Doyle, and nieces and nephews.
Dr. Gordon B. Snider
Funeral Mass for Dr. Gordon B. Snider, who died Monday, Oct. 7, was celebrated Saturday. Oct. 12 at the Lancaster Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption. Burial was at St. Mary Cemetery, Lancaster.
He and his late wife, Mary Louise, were honored in 2010 “for their lasting contributions and commitment to faith in future generations” as longtime supporters of Lancaster Fisher Catholic High School. They also were active in support of the Fairhope Hospice and Pickering House in Lancaster.
In 1960, Snider became Lancaster’s first internal medicine physician. He was the founding medical director and instructor for the paramedic program at the Lancaster Fire Department and played a key role in establishing the intensive care and coronary care units at Fairfield Medical Center, where he became director of medical education and physician in charge of employee health services after retiring from active practice in 1993.
He also was an avid golfer, winning several club championships at the Lancaster Country Club and the Monarch Country Club in Stuart, Florida.
He was a 1946 graduate of Marysville High School and earned undergraduate and graduate medical degrees from Ohio State University. He completed his residency and fellowship at Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, then served as a physician in the U.S. Army at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. James and Rose Snider; his wife of 58 years, Mary Louise; and brothers Billie and James. Survivors include sons John (Mary) and James (Tammy); daughters Mary Katherine (Jim) Nevins, Cynthia (Art) Pearsall and Martha (Kevin) Downs; four grandsons, four granddaughters and six great-grandchildren.
ALVAREZ, Patricia A. (MacWood), 80, formerly of Columbus, Sept. 26
Ascension Church, Chesterfield, Mo.
BARTHELMAS, Elizabeth A., 66, Oct. 7
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
CORONA de GAMINO, Josefina, 44, Sept. 8
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
CUDAK, Margaret L. “Lu” (Martin), 94, Oct. 4
Holy Spirit Church, Columbus
DeLANY, Agnes E., 90, Aug. 29
St. Peter Church, Columbus
FERRIS, Edward P., 85, Sept. 23
St. Agatha Church, Columbus
GUINSLER, Douglas Charles “Doug,” 72, Oct. 3
St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville
HALLEY, Robert F., 84, Oct. 2
St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus
HEGARTY, John W., 31, Sept. 28
Church of the Resurrection, New Albany
HEMMETER, Paul A., 84, Sept. 29
St. Mary Church, Delaware
JACKSON, Eleanor L. (Pedry), 93, Sept. 14
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
KILLEN, Elaine L. 79 (Lubanski), Sept. 27
St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Pickerington
NUGENT, Helen M. (Nagy), 82, Sept. 25
St. Paul the Apostle Church, Westerville
PERRINI, Irene R., 97, Oct. 2
St. Catharine of Siena Church, Columbus
PROSE, Flora “Sue”, 90, formerly of Columbus, Sept. 17
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
RATERMAN, John Richard, 89, Sept. 25
St. Joseph Church, Circleville
REDMOND, Carole M. (Jacobs), 95, Sept. 29
Church of the Resurrection, New Albany
RICHARDS-TRAPP, Margarite, 90, Sept. 29
Church of the Resurrection, New Albany
ROSSING, Eleanor M., 95, Sept. 28
St. Paul the Apostle Church, Westerville
SANDFORD, Mary-Ellen (Sheldon), 73, Sept. 25
St. Matthew the Apostle Church, Gahanna
STICKFORD, George H. Jr., 84, Sept. 26
St. Brigid of Kildare Church, Dublin
SWANICK, Charles, 90, Aug. 10
St. Joan of Arc Church, Powell
TRAPP, Mary A., 98, Oct. 5
St. Catharine of Siena Church, Columbus
WARNER, Catherine “Jenny” (Contini), 94, Sept. 30
St. Joseph Church, Dover
WOODRUFF, Charlene V., 84, Sept. 28
St. Paul the Apostle Church, Westerville
