Sister Lorraine Marie Torres, OP
Funeral Mass for Sister Lorraine Marie Torres, OP, 90, who died Monday, Nov. 20, at the Mohun Health Care Center, was celebrated Wednesday, Nov. 29 at the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Peace. Burial will be at Rosaryville, Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
She was born on Jan. 6, 1933 in Reserve, Louisiana to Edmond and Sylvia (Songy) Torres.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Spanish in 1960 from St. Mary’s Dominican College in New Orleans and attended Louisiana State University.
She entered the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary (New Orleans), now the Dominican Sisters of Peace, on July 2, 1949 and made her profession of vows on Jan. 6, 1951, taking the name Sister Mary Mark.
She taught at elementary and high schools in Louisiana and ministered for 24 years in pastoral care for the elderly at Chateau de Notre Dame in New Orleans and for 10 years in the congregation’s infirmary. In 1999, she received the Outstanding Religious Award from Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, E.J. and Dean; and sisters, Marilyn Maurin and Sandra Duhe. She is survived by a brother, Bryan; and a sister, Barbara Hill.
Sister Jacqueline Baum, OP
Funeral Mass for Sister Jacqueline Baum, OP, 89, who died Monday, Nov. 20, was celebrated Friday, Dec. 1 at the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of Peace. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Columbus.
She was born on Sept. 20, 1934 in Cincinnati to John and Mildred (Tussey) Baum.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education in 1961 from St. Mary of the Springs College (now Ohio Dominican University), a Master of Education degree from Hunter College in New York City in 1972 and a certificate of advanced study in administration from Boston College in 1985.
She entered the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs (now the Dominican Sisters of Peace) on Sept. 8, 1952 and professed her vows on July 9, 1954, taking the name Sister Joris.
In the Diocese of Columbus, she was a teacher at Lancaster St. Mary School (1956-1960) and principal at Columbus Christ the King (1975-1983), Delaware St. Mary (1983-1990), Columbus St. Cecilia (1990-1993) and Columbus St. Timothy (1993-1995) schools. She also was administrator of the Mohun Health Care Center (1996-2002), a member of her congregation’s ministry team, including time as its secretary general (2002-2009), and served at the Dominican Acres environmental ministry (2010-2013 and 2017).
She also taught at schools in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York and the Diocese of Steubenville and was administrator of the congregation’s Oxford, Michigan Motherhouse. She retired from active ministry in 2017.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Ronald, Milton, and Anthony; and sisters Mary Ellen Powell and Kathleen Keely. She is survived by brothers Thomas, John and Dominic.
AUGUSTINE, Wanda L., 81, Nov. 17
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
BISUTTI, Dino, 94, Nov. 24
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
BOGGS, Rose M., 92, Nov. 4
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
BRESOCK, Barbara A., 91, Oct. 15
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
BRETT, Mary C., 89, Nov. 24
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
BURKHART, Margaret “Marge,” 94, Nov. 21
St. Catharine Church, Columbus
COLUMBUS (FROMAN), Patricia (Suell), formerly of Gahanna, 87, Nov. 29
St. Michael Church, Louisville, Ky.
COMPSTON, Pamela R. (Altier), 76, Nov. 29
St. Rose of Lima Church, New Lexington
COOPER, William J., 78, Nov. 21
St. Paul Church, Westerville
CROCK, Rita E., 98, Nov. 30
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
DENIUS, David L., 81, Dec. 2
St. Edward the Confessor Church, Granville
EDGERLEY, Ronald L. Jr., 42, Nov. 17
St. Elizabeth Church, Columbus
FATH, Jane (Napoliton), 86, Dec. 3
St. Joseph Church, Circleville
FIORE, Nicholas Mario, 71, Nov. 29
St. Rose of Lima Church, New Lexington
GABLE, Ronald F., 92, Nov. 23
St. John Church, Logan
HANSON, Rosemary (Wirth), 101, Nov. 25
Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, Columbus
HASWELL, Linda K., 76, Nov. 29
St. Nicholas Church, Zanesville
HOPPER, Anna (Simcoe), 90, Nov. 21
Resurrection Cemetery Chapel, Lewis Center
MAHER, Edward, 85, Sept. 10
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
MANCHAK, John F. III, formerly of Columbus, 75, Nov. 22
St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Hamilton
MARSHMAN, Judith A., 76, Oct. 28
St. James the Less Church, Columbus
McKENDRY, Linda L. (Wallace), 77, Nov. 24
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Grove City
O’CONNOR, Charles P., 18, Nov. 21
Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus
SCHMOEGER, Theresa A., 83, Nov. 19
St. Paul Church, Westerville
TARINI, Steven, 65, Nov. 25
Our Lady of Victory Church, Columbus
VARRASSO, Mary B., 85, Dec. 4
St. Edward the Confessor Church, Granville
WILEY, Sharon Lee, 78, Nov. 30
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark
WISE, Stephen Z. “Zach,” 45, Nov. 17
St. Patrick Church, Columbus
