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Born: April 13, 1921

Parents:
       John Joseph Mertes
Barbara Gertrude Udelhofen Mertes

Education:
       Elementary – St. Jerome School, Chicago, IL
       Secondary  – Quigley Preparatory School, Chicago, IL
– Sullivan High School, Chicago, IL
       College         – Wright Junior College, Chicago, IL
– Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
      Philosophy  – St. Mary College, St. Mary, KY
      Theology      – Gregorian University, Rome, Italy

Ordination:
       December 20, 1959 by Archbishop Martin J. O’Connor at North American College, Rome, Italy

Assignments:
1960 – Faculty, Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington, KY
– Assistant, Christ the King Church, Lexington, KY

1965 – Assistant, Holy Cross Church, Latonia, KY

1968 – Faculty, Holy Cross High School, Latonia, KY

1968 – Associate, Mother of God Church, Covington, KY

1971- Administrator, Mother of God Church, Covington, KY

1973 – Pastor, Mother of God Church, Covington, KY

1981 – Chaplain, St. Anne Convent, Melbourne, KY

1981 – Director, Catholic Social Services, Covington, KY

1986 – Board of Directors, Eastside Neighborhood Development Corporation, Covington, KY

1986 – Retirement

Died: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at St. Charles Nursing Home

Interment: Monday, April 28, St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, IL

Born: Native of Covington, Ky.

Accepted as a Student: Diocese of Covington: September 1947

Studied at: St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

Ordination:
         May 30,1953 by Bishop Mulloy at St. Mary Cathedral, Covington, Ky.

First Solemn Mass:
        May 31, 1953, at St. Henry Church, Erlanger, Ky.

Assignments:
1953-1957          Assistant Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Alexandria, KY
1953-1957          Faculty, St. Mary High School, Alexandria, KY
1957-1958          Assistant Pastor, St. Peter Parish, Lexington, KY
1957-1959          Faculty, Lexington Catholic High School, KY
1958-1959          Assistant Pastor, Christ the King Parish, Lexington, KY
1959-1961          Assistant Pastor, St. Agnes Parish, Park Hills, KY
1961-1968          Faculty, Covington Catholic High School
1961-1965          Assistant Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Crescent Springs, KY
1965-1966          Assistant Pastor, St. Boniface Parish, Ludlow. KY
1966-1968          Asst. Pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Newport, KY
1968-1973          Pastor, St. Rose of Lima Parish, Mays Lick, KY
1973-1979          Pastor, Good Shepherd Parish, Frankfort, KY
1979-1980          Administrator, St. John Parish, Carrollton, KY
1980-1983          Pastor, St. Bernard Parish, Dayton. OH
1983-1988          Pastor, St. Luke Parish, Nicholasville, KY
1988                   Incardinated into Diocese of Lexington, KY

DEATH:                July 3, 1993, at his residence, Williamsburg, KY

INTERMENT:        St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, KY

Born: August, 1926

Family:
 Parents        George Robert and Margaret Parr Witt
 Sister           Mrs. Marjorie Matuszak, Toledo, OH
 Niece           Mrs. Daphne Huff, Brentwood, TN

Education:
 Elementary        St. Paul School, Lexington, KY
Secondary         Lexington Latin School, Lexington, KY
College              University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
St. Mary’s College, St. Mary, KY
Philosophy         St. Meinrad Seminary, St. Meinrad, IN
Theology            Kenrick Seminary, St. Louis, MO

Ordination:
 June 3, 1950 by Most Rev. William T. Mulloy at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption,
Covington, KY

Assignments:
 1950 – Assistant, St. Aloysius Church, Covington, KY
Faculty, Newport Catholic High School, Newport, KY
1951 – Director, Diocesan Catholic Youth Organization, Covington, KY
1952 – Faculty, Covington Catholic High School, Ft. Wright, KY
1952 – Director, Diocesan Catholic Youth Organization, Covington, KY
1954 – Faculty, Holy Cross High School, Latonia, KY
– Assistant, Holy Cross Church, Latonia, KY
1955 – Assistant, Christ the King Church, Lexington, KY
Faculty, Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington, KY
1960 – Assistant, St. Anthony Church, Forest Hills, KY
– Faculty, Covington Catholic High School, Ft. Wright, KY
1961 – Chaplain, U.S. Navy
1988 – Retired

Died:        Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Interment:  Florida

Born: March 15, 1928

Parents: Edward J. Ryan and Margaret Ziegler

Family:
Nieces – Kathy Ealy, Barbara Gregory
Nephews – Robert P. Ryan, Fr. Jim Ryan

Education:
Elementary        St. Thomas, Ft. Thomas, Ky.
Secondary         Covington Latin School and Newport High School, Ky.
College              St. Meinrad Seminary, Ind.
Philosophy         St. Meinrad Seminary, Ind.
Theology            St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, Mn.
Post Graduate   Xavier University, Cincinnati, Oh.

Ordination: June 5, 1954, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, Ky.
by the Most Rev. William T. Mulloy, D.D.

Assignments:
1954 – Assistant, Christ the King, Lexington, Ky.
– Teacher Lexington Catholic High School, Lex., Ky.
1959 – Assistant, St. Bernard, Dayton, Ky.
– Teacher, Newport Catholic High
1962 – Assistant, Immaculate Conception, Newport, Ky.
1964 – Assistant, St. Therese, Southgate, Ky.
1968 – In residence, Sacred Heart, Bellevue, Ky.
1970 – Chaplain, Mt. St. Martin, Newport, Ky.
1973 – Pastor, St. Stephen, Newport, Ky.
1982 – Pastor, St. Francis de Sales, Newport, Ky.
1987 – In residence, St. Boniface & James, Ludlow, Ky.
– Priests Personnel Director, Continuing Education of the Clergy,
Diocesan Ecumenical Office
1990 – Pastor, St. Philip, Melbourne, Ky., Priests’ Personnel Director Diocesan Consultor

Died: January 12, 1994, St. Philip Rectory, Melbourne, Ky.

Arrangements:
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, Ky.

Wake Service: 4 p.m., Friday, January 14, St. Stephen Church, Newport, Ky.

Visitation: 4-8 p.m., Friday, January 14, St. Stephen Church, Newport, Ky.
9-10 a.m., Saturday, January 15, St. Stephen Church, Newport, Ky.

Liturgy of Christian Burial:
10 a.m., Saturday, January 15, St. Stephen Church, Newport, Ky.

Interment: St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas, Ky,

Born: Dayton, Ky.

Accepted as a Student: Diocese of Covington in January 1946

Ordination:
February 11, 1952 by Bishop O’Connor, at the North American College Chapel, Rome, Italy
First Solemn Mass, August 3, 1952, at Immaculate Conception Church, Newport, Ky

Assignments:
 1952-1955        Assistant Pastor, Christ the King Parish, Lex.
Faculty, Lexington Catholic High School
1955-1960        Assistant Pastor, Holy Cross Parish, Latonia
Faculty, Holy Cross High School, Latonia
1960-1961        Assistant Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Alexandria
Faculty, St. Mary High School, Alexandria
1961-1963        Asst. Pastor, St. Francis de Sales, Newport
Faculty, Newport Catholic High School
1963-1985       Chaplain, United States Navy
1985-1986       Graduate Studies, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1986-1987       Chaplain, St. Anne Convent, Melbourne
1987                Retirement; Residence in private apartment

Born: Wallace, Idaho

Accepted as a student: April, 1949 Studied at Mt. St. Mary Seminar, Norwood, Ohio

Ordination: Ordained June 4, 1949 by Bishop Mulloy, at Mt. St. Mary Cathedral, Covington, Ky.
First Solemn Mass, June 5, 1949, at St. Mary Cathedral, Covington, Ky.

Assignments:

      1949 – 1954  Associate Pastor, Christ the King Parish, Lex.
      1954 – 1960  Dean Lexington Catholic High School
      1954 – 1960  Residence, Our Lady of the Oaks Hospital, Lexington
      1960 – 1961  Administrator, St. Charles Parish, Femingsburg, Ky
      1961 – 1968  Chaplain, Marymount Hospital, London
      1968             Incardinated into Diocese of St. Petersburg, Fl.

Died:      April 7, 1984, Prince of Peace Rectory, Sun City Center, FL.

Interment: Family plot in Ireland

Born: August 31, 1922

Family:
Parents: Albert J. and Rose Wiegand Grosser
Family:
Sister – Mrs. Ruth Schuler
Brothers – Mr. John Grosser, Mr. Leo Grosser, Mr. David Grosser

Education:

      Elementary – St. Anthony School, Bellevue, KY
      Secondary – Covington Latin School, Covington, KY
      College St. – Gregory Seminary, Mt. Washington, OH
      Philosophy – St. Gregory Seminary, Mt. Washington, OH
      Theology – St. Mary Seminary, Cincinnati, OH
      Post-Graduate – Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Canada

Ordination:

      October 19, 1946, by the Most Reverend William T. Mulloy,
                      Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, KY

Assignments:

      1946 –  Assistant St. Cecilia Church, Independence, KY        
      1947 –  Assistant Christ the King Church, Lexington, KY
               –  Chaplain, Newman Center, University of KY
               –  Faculty, Lexington Catholic High School
      1949 –  Doctoral Studies, University of Toronto, Canada
      1953 –  Professor, Holy Cross Seminary, La Crosse, WI
      1954 –  Rector, St. Pius X Seminary, Erlanger, KY
      1971 –  Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell, KY
      1983 –  Pastor, St. Philip Church, Melbourne, KY
      1988 –  Pastor, Holy Cross Church, Latonia, KY
      1992 –  Retired

Died:      Friday, April 13, 2007, Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Interment: St. Pius X Cemetery, Erlanger, KY

Family History:

Born: January 22, 1924
Parents: Charles F. and Anna Brodecker Garvey
Family: Brother – Mr. John L. Garvey, Silver Springs, MD
Sister – Mrs. Mary Ann Eyink, Cincinnati, OH.

Education:

Elementary – St. Mary Cathedral, Covington, KY
Secondary – Covington Latin School, Covington, KY
College – Villa Madonna College, Covington, KY
Philosophy – St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati, OH
Theology – St. Mary Seminary, Norwood, OH
– Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
Post-Graduate – Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto, Canada

Ordination: February 1, 1947, by the Most Reverend William T. Mulloy, St. Mary
Cathedral, Covington, KY

Assignments:

1947 – Assistant, Christ the King, Lexington, KY
1950 – Assistant, St. Leo Church, Versailles
1951 – Instructor, Villa Madonna College, Covington, KY
1951 – Assistant, St. Anthony Church, Bellevue, KY
1960 – Chaplain, Veterans Hospital, Fort Thomas, KY
1966 – Chaplain, Good Shepherd Convent, Pelletier, Fort Thomas, KY
1970 – Faculty, Wonersh Seminary, Surrey, England
1971 – Chaplain, Passionist Convent, Erlanger, KY
1972 – Assistant, St. Michael Church, Silver Spring, MD
1973 – Pastor, St. Mark Church, Richmond, KY
1983 – Pastor, St. Bernard Church, Dayton, KY
1992 – Retirement

Died: March 30,2003, Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas, KY

Interment: Friday, April 4, Mother of God Cemetery, Latonia, KY