Fr. Richard Anthony Ranalletti, CSB, entered his eternal rest Feb. 14 in Angela Hospice Care Center in Livonia. Born in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 3, 1944, he attended that city’s Corpus Christi Elementary School, staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph, and went on to graduate from The Aquinas Institute (1962) and St. John Fisher College (1966) with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Education, both these latter institutions being under the direction of the Basilian Fathers at the time. He entered the Basilian Fathers’ novitiate in Erindale (outside Toronto) and professed his religious vows on Sept. 8, 1967.

Fr. Ranalletti was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1973, in Annunciation Church in Rochester, N.Y. His priestly ministry was devoted to education, with several appointments, including at Detroit Catholic Central High School in Redford (later Novi) as teacher and assistant principal (1982-85), and later as principal (2000-10) and president (2010-12). He rounded out his distinguished career as secretary-general and treasurer-general of the Congregation of St. Basil at the Basilian Fathers’ Curial Offices in Toronto (2012-13).

Fr. Ranalletti was predeceased by his parents Philip Anthony and Florence Marthage Ranalletti, and his nephew Daniel King. He is survived by his sister Joan King of Nokomis, Fla., his niece Doreen Phillips of Wareham, Mass., his nephews Timothy King of Colebrook, Conn., and Michael King of Apopka, Fla., his cousin Ralph Simolo of Rochester, N.Y., numerous grand nieces and nephews, as well as several great grand nieces and nephews.

The funeral liturgy was Feb. 26 at St. James Catholic Church, 46325 10 Mile Road, Novi. Interment is in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fr. Richard Ranalletti, CSB Memorial Scholarship Fund at Detroit Catholic Central High School.