ROTHBAUER, Francis J. (Frank), 83, of N. Lisbon St., Carrollton, died Thursday morning, February 17, 2011, in Mercy Medical Center at Canton.
He was born November 19, 1927 in Youngstown a son of the late Francis and Theresa Kampert Rothbauer.
Frank was an Army Veteran serving from 1946 through 1948. He later became a Catholic priest after studying at St. John Vieanna in Bloomingdale. He retired from St. Joseph Parish in Amsterdam in 1991.
Frank was preceded in death by three brothers, Ralph, Albert, and William Rothbauer; and one sister, Loretta Rothbauer.
Mass of Christian burial will be held Monday February 21, 2011 at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amsterdam, with Bishop R. Daniel Conlon officiating.
Burial will be in the Harlem Springs Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday from 6-8 p.m. in the Sweeney- Dodds Funeral Home in Amsterdam where Christian wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Ordained. 1966 DIOCESE OF
1968
In residence: Francis J. Rothbauer
1971
In residence: Francis J. Rothbauer
1972-5
1976-9
1980-9
1990-1 Retired
1992-2002
Retired
2003-4 not listed in priest directory
no directory available for years 1967, 1969-70, 1981, 2005-6
2. Suit filed in 1989 accusing Rothbauer of sexually abusing a girl
1968-72, starting at age 14 during counseling. Bishop Mussio allegedly learned
of the abuse in 1972 and transferred Rothbauer to another parish.
Source:
BT v. Diocese of Steubenville, Jefferson City OH No.
89-CIV-510