Date of death: 2/25/2008
Saint Meinrad Class: O 1959
Father John Caskey, 74, of Louisville, passed away at Ss. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital. He graduated from Saint Meinrad Seminary and was ordained into the priesthood on May 23, 1959. Father Caskey taught at Trinity High School, Bishop David High School and Angela Merici High School. His parish assignments included St. Aloysius in Pewee Valley, St. Polycarp, St. Timothy, St. Helen and was pastor of St. Denis, St. Columba and Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church’s.He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Mary Monahan Caskey; a sister, Agnes Brannigan; brothers, Robert H., William J., Charles I., and Paul K. Caskey. He is survived by his sister, Dot Caskey; five nieces; one nephew; his caregivers, Marty and Dolores Gilmore and their family; Donnie and Judy Robbins and their children; and the Hardman family.