Rev. Joseph Albert Weigman

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 in Fremont to the late Susanne (Haubert) and Albert Weigman on August 14, 1961. 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 on 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; Laura (William) Sutter, Huron, OH; and brother Thomas (Nanette), Norwalk. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

Visitation will take place at St. Clare Commons, Perrysburg, from 2:00-3.30 p.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2025. The Reception of the Body will take place at 4 pm on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at St. John XXIII Parish Perrysburg with visitation continuing until Vespers at 7 pm. Visitation will also take place from 10:00 -11:00 a.m. in the church on Friday, December 12, 2025 before celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, NW Ohio Chapter. Burial at St. Ann Cemetery, Fremont, will be private.