Joseph Weigman Obituary

Rev. Joseph Albert Weigman

Aug 14, 1961 - Dec 6, 2025

Perrysburg

Rev. Joseph Albert Weigman is on his way home to God. Across the top of his tombstone in St. Ann Cemetery, Fremont, is a line from Psalm 34:5: "Look towards Him and be radiant." Truly, as a Christian man and as a Catholic priest, he tried to do this; and, in his priestly ministry, he tried to help others do the same. Now, with Fr. Joe's death, his RSVP to God's invitation to eternal radiance has been delivered!

He was born August 14, 1961, in Fremont to the late Susanne (Haubert) and Albert Weigman. He attended St. Ann School and graduated from Ross High School in 1979. He graduated from Miami University in 1983 with a degree in Marketing. After a couple of years of working in the corporate world, he entered St. Meinrad Seminary in southern Indiana and was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Toledo June 8, 1991.

As a priest, Fr. Joe served at St. John the Baptist Parish, Toledo (1991-93); St. Thomas More University Parish, Bowling Green (1993-98); St. Meinrad Seminary (1998-2004, where he was a Spiritual Director); and St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Findlay (2004). Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in March 1991, he had to take a health leave of absence in 2005. Fr. Joe eventually retired for health reasons and moved to the Sacred Heart Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Oregon in 2006. In 2021, he moved to St. Clare Commons in Perrysburg.

Though officially retired, Fr. Joe felt called to continue his priestly ministry. While serving as house chaplain in Oregon, he also ministered at Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School (2006-10) and at Mercy St. Charles Hospital (2016-21). In Perrysburg, in addition to house chaplaincy, he ministered at St. John XXIII Parish.

Fr. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; two nieces, Sara Horn and Amber Poulson; and a nephew, Erich Strausbaugh.

Surviving are sisters, Anne (Gregory) Cassidy, Fostoria, Martha (Michael) Horn, Fremont, and Laura (William) Sutter, Huron; and brother, Thomas (Nanette), Norwalk. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.

Visitation will take place from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, December 11 ,2025, at St. Clare Commons, Perrysburg. The Reception of the Body will take place at 4 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2025, at St. John XXIII Parish, Perrysburg, with visitation continuing until Vespers at 7 p.m. Visitation will also take place from 10-11 a.m. in the church, Friday, December 12, 2025, before celebration of Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. Burial at St. Ann Cemetery, Fremont, will be private.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, NW Ohio Chapter.