Sr. Edith Roahrig, OP

Dominican Sister of Peace, Sister Edith Roahrig died at Mohun Health Care Center, Columbus, OH on December 17, 2025.  She was born in 1929 in Coshocton, OH and in 1949 entered the Congregation of St. Mary of the Springs, now the Dominican Sisters of Peace.

Sr. Edith earned her Bachelor Degree in Education from St. Mary of the Springs College, now Ohio Dominican University and her Master Degree in Education from Duquesne University.  She taught in schools in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan and worked at St. Francis St. George Hospital in Cincinnati.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Stephen and Elizabeth Treaner Roahrig, her brother Eugene Roahrig and her sisters, Gertrude Amore, Helen Bordenkircher, Eileen Lahna and Alice Mulford. She is survived by many nieces and nephews.

A Vigil of Remembrance Service will be held at 4:45 PM on December 22, 2025 at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse Chapel, Columbus, OH.

The funeral liturgy will be held at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse Chapel at 9:30AM on December 23, 2025 followed by burial at St. Joseph Cemetery by Egan-Ryan Funeral Home. 

Memorial gifts in Sr. Edith’s memory may be sent to the Dominican Sisters of Peace, Office of Mission Advancement 2320 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH 43219, or submitted securely at oppeace.org.