Salvatore Dinovo
Funeral Mass for Salvatore Dinovo, 69, of Xenia, who died Tuesday, Dec. 23, was celebrated Wednesday, Dec. 31 at Delaware St. Mary Church. Burial was at the church cemetery.
He was born on Oct. 4, 1956 to Anthony and Mary (Cooke) Dinovo and was a 1975 graduate of Delaware Hayes High School.
He worked in the family business, Dinovo Brothers Inc., a fruit wholesale company in Delaware, until it closed in 1984. Afterward, he was employed by AT&T in its internet department. In his younger years, he was a member of the St. Mary parish choir.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Phillip Dunlap. Survivors include his wife, Lorie (Dunlap); sons, Salvatore (Amanda Elmgren), Brandon (Laura) Clark and Jacob (Tory) Rupe; daughters, Kristen (Kevin) McCoy, Elizabeth Dunlap and Michelle Rupe; brothers, Father Anthony Dinovo Jr., pastor of Newark Blessed Sacrament Church; Charles (Colleen), Joseph (Allison), Philip (Kris) and Dominic (Carolyn); sisters, Ceena Baker, Peggy (Richard) DeClue and Mary Frances (Steve Blagg) and 16 grandchildren.
Beverly A. Kenny
Funeral Mass for Beverly A. Kenny, 90, who died Tuesday, Dec. 23, was celebrated Saturday, Dec. 27 at Westerville St. Paul the Apostle Church. Burial was at Resurrection Cemetery, Lewis Center.
She served as the church’s organist for many years and also played the piano and accordion. She was a member of the parish rosary group and was a longtime volunteer at the Westerville Area Resource Ministry (WARM).
She and her husband, William, were former owners of Interstate Batteries in Columbus.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a son, Jim. Survivors include daughters,
Debbie Asmo Vanderson (Gary), Linda Yocca (Jeff), Mary Rossi (Tim) and Dianne Cook (Todd); sons, Don (Kellie) and Billy; a brother, Jim Prestel (Virginia); sisters, Phyllis Edgington (George) and Diane Phillips; 20 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Kathleen E. Hamilton
Funeral Mass for Kathleen E. Hamilton, 65, who died Saturday, Dec. 20, was celebrated Saturday, Dec. 27 at New Philadelphia Sacred Heart Church. Burial was at Dover Burial Park.
She was born in Dover on July 18, 1960 to Thomas and Mary Elizabeth (Helbling) Hamilton.
She was a 1978 graduate of New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School and earned a Bachelor’s degree in education from Kent State University and a Master’s degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville.
She served for many years at Sacred Heart Church, first as youth ministries director and later as faith formation director, after returning to Dover to care for her parents. She also was a logistical coordinator in Tuscarawas County for the Gospel Road summer youth mission program of the Diocese of Columbus. Earlier, she spent more than 20 years as an administrator and instructor at YMCAs in Columbus, Lancaster, Bellefontaine and New Bremen.
She was preceded in death by her father, and a brother, Brian. Survivors include her mother; brothers, Jim and Mark; two nieces and a nephew.
BELL, Jean, 90, Dec. 24
St. Paul the Apostle Church, Westerville
BEARD, James, 88, Dec. 24
St. Ann Church, Dresden
BRAY, JoAnn, 91, Dec. 23
St. Mary Church, Marion
COOK, Leila Marie, 81, Nov. 15
St. Mary Church, Marion
COUGHLIN, Carol A. (Comston). 84, Dec. 15
St. Paul the Apostle Church, Westerville
DAUGHERTY, Martha, 84, Nov. 21
St. Mary Church, Marion
DAVIS, Dr. Donald R., 94, Dec.20
Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus
DERICK, Lena (Caputo), 89, Dec. 11
Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus
DiPIERRO, Zelphina “Rusti,” 89, Dec. 18
St. Bernadette Church, Lancaster
FAIRCHILD, Willian J.,86. Dec. 27
St. Catharine of Siena Church, Columbus
HAMMOND, Marcella, 89, Dec. 20
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark
HENDERSON, Mark S., 63, Dec. 21
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
HOPKINS, Perry, 82, Nov. 5
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Kenton
JOHNSTON, Patricia, 86, Dec. 20
St. Bernadette Church (formerly St. Mark), Lancaster
McCREARY, Jay L., 74, Nov. 17
St. Mary Church, Marion
MEAGHER, Paulette, 88, Nov. 27
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Buckeye Lake
MELVIN, Mary A., 87, Dec. 19
St. Josephine Bakhita Parish, Columbus
MOLONEY, Mary Jane, 77, Dec. 26
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Ada
O’DORISIO, Mary Sue, 81, Dec. 3
St. Timothy Church, Columbus
PANIAN, Ruth Margaret, 103, Nov. 4
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Buckeye Lake
PETERS, Robert H., 88, Dec. 18
St. Patrick Church, Columbus
SCHNEGG, Darren E., 57, Dec. 18
St. Brigid of Kildare Church, Columbus
SPIRES, Maryalice “Patty,” 85, Dec. 24
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
THIEL, Wilfred Aloysius Sr.,95, Dec. 15
St. Mary Church, Marion
TRENOR, Mary P. “Pat,” 80, Dec. 22
St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Parish, Columbus-Powell
VENTERS, Kevin, 56, Dec. 17
St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Parish, Columbus-Powell
WINTERS, Marilyn, 87, Dec. 21
St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Parish, Columbus-Powell
ZAMARELLI, Josephine L., 66, Dec. 24
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Grove City