What began 73 years ago as a collection of seven farms purchased in the 1940s has evolved into a 160-acre cornerstone of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati: Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Under the administration of Archbishop John T. McNicholas, development of the land as the archdiocesan cemetery began in the mid …

Reverend Thomas E. Meyer died on December 6, 2018. He was born on April 11, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert T. Meyer in 2003 and his mother, Eileen (Gallagher) Meyer in 2009. Father Tom is survived by his loving brothers and sister, …

Father Thomas Espelage A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Thomas Espelage was celebrated Oct. 16 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Deer Park. Bishop Joseph R. Binzer presided. Father Espelage, 75, died Oct. 2. A Cincinnati native, Father Espelage did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and …