Brandon Dilbone Brandon C. Dilbone, 21, 322 Washington St., St. Henry, died at 11 p.m. Aug. 11, 2004, at Arthur James Cancer Center, Columbus. He was born Sept. 10, 1982, in Coldwater, to Brock and Connie Jutte Dilbone. They survive in St. Henry. Also surviving are two brothers, Jared and Brock Jr., and a sister, Allison, all of St. Henry; and the grandparents, Charles and Kathryn Dilbone, Sebring, Fla., and Auggie and Betty Jutte, St. Henry. He was a student at Ohio State University in Columbus. He also was a 2001 graduate of St. Henry High School and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church. Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Larry Hemmelgarn officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Calling is 1-8 p.m. Sunday and 9-10:15 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry. Contributions can be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County or Arthur James Cancer Center. Raymond Cera
The Rev. Raymond Cera, C.PP.S., 83, died at 4:28 a.m. Aug. 13, 2004, in the infirmary at St. Charles Center in Carthagena. He was born Sept. 17, 1920, in Lorain to Louis and Anna Cera. Survivors are two sisters, Clarice (Louis) Broglio and Laura Atkins, all of Lorain; and a brother, John, of Rockville, Md. Deceased are three brothers, Lucius, Reno and Louis Jr., and a brother in law, Bernard Atkins. He entered the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in 1940 and was ordained in 1946. He was a professor of modern languages at St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind., for several years, where he also was engaged in the parish ministry and served as director of Seminarians. He served for three years as Precious Blood Community Secretary General in Rome. He spent much of his life translating the letters of St. Gaspar del Bufalo, founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, from Italian to English. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. Charles, the Rev. Angelo Anthony officiating. Burial will follow in the community cemetery. Calling is 1-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Hogenkamp and Sons Funeral Home, St. Henry, is in charge of arrangements. |