Community mourning loss of priest who took unusual route to ordination

Community mourning loss of priest who took unusual route to ordination

Livingston County’s Catholic community is mourning the loss of the Rev. John Rocus of Holy Spirit Church in Hamburg Township, who died Saturday of pancreatic cancer. Rocus took an unusual path to the priesthood. He was ordained at the age of 51 after a career as a woodworker. He retired from Holy Spirit in July 2024. He grew up in Dearborn, Mich., and attended Catholic school. It was after he survived cancer at the age of 22 that he began attend…