John J. Reidy Jr.

John J. Reidy Jr., age 83, passed away on December 24, 2015. Loving husband to the late Carol (née Van Rooy); dear father of Francie (Gary) Kowal, Jay (Jane) and Tom (Catherine); beloved grandfather and “Papa” to Maddie, Matthew, Colleen, Jack, Caroline, Meghan, Evey, Nora and great-Papa to Mary Eloise; devoted brother to Dave. Preceded in death by his parents, John and Madelon and his sister Nancy, he is survived by many loving members of the Reidy and Van Rooy families. John was a long time resident of the Cleveland and Lake County area, raising a family with Carol, working as an attorney for more than 50 years, establishing the Trust Department of Lake County National Bank, then as Senior Vice President and Manager of the Trust Division of Bank One, Cleveland, and retiring of counsel with the law firm Ziegler Metzger. He was a proud alumnus of St. Ignatius High School, the University of Notre Dame and Case Western Reserve University Law School. With Carol, he was an active parishioner at St. Gabriel’s Parish for more than 40 years, and enjoyed his many friends in the Painesville Gyro Club and Painesville Elks Lodge No. 549. He worked with numerous Cleveland-area civic and community institutions, including as President of the Board of Trustees of the Catholic Charities Corporation (Cleveland). More recently he enjoyed living at the St. Leonard Franciscan Living Community in Centerville, Ohio, where he developed new and valued friendships. Visitation is on December 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m., at St. John Vianney Parish, 7575 Bellflower Road, Mentor, Ohio, with Mass for Christian Burial at 12:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Concord Township Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests remembrances to the Benevolent Care Fund at St. Leonard Franciscan Living Community, which provides support to individuals in need who wish to continue living as part of the St. Leonard community. (www.stleonard.com/about-us/ make-a-gift/). Arrangements entrusted to the Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060. Send condolences at www.brunners.com.