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Robert Rankin, outdoor writer
Writer and outdoorsman Robert M. Rankin died Monday. He was 80.
Mr. Rankin was an outdoor writer for The Cincinnati Post, a retired outdoor editor and columnist with the Enquirer, and a journalism professor at Northern Kentucky University.
The Ft. Thomas, Ky., resident was a track star at the University of Kentucky and member of the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.
He was president of the Fin, Fur and Feather division of the Cincinnati Club, and served on the board of directors of the Outdoor Writers Association of America. He was president of the Ohio and Kentucky OWAA, and the Kentucky Outdoor Press Association. He also was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Newport, the Arctic Circle Club and Outdoor Writers of America. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Rankin recently finished writing a book on Newport's transformation from a hotbed of gambling.
Survivors include daughters Laura R. Feltner, of Falmouth, Ky., and Linda Rankin of Ft. Thomas.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: St. John United Church of Christ, Newport.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1997
DONALD "ANDY" ANDERSON, 62, of Madison, Ind., died Tuesday. He worked for Reliance Electric Co. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, Madison. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1997
RUTH CLARK BIBBS, 74, of Evanston, died Nov. 27. She was a homemaker. Services: 7 p.m. today at Thompson Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1997
FRANCES DILLINGHAM, 76, of Clifton, died Nov 30. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Woodlawn. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1997
ANNA LOU HANSELMAN, 55, of Sardinia, Ohio, died Monday. She was a cook in the Eastern School District. Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ in Christian Union, Winchester, Ohio.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1997
LEON T. LEAP, 74, of Vevay, Ind., died Monday. The World War II veteran worked for U.S. Shoe. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Haskell and Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1997
MARY J. SCHLUTTENHOFER, 86, of Fayetteville, Ohio, died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church, Fayetteville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mt. Orab, Ohio.
Date of announcement: 12-03-1997
Laser pioneer Dr. Leon Goldman
Dr. Leon Goldman is best known for his pioneering work as the first physician to use laser technology. But his relatives and friends also remember him as an artist and poet who was as devoted to his family as he was to his work.
"He stayed interested in everything," said his son, Steven Goldman.
Dr. Goldman, 91, died Tuesday at his home in San Diego.
For most of his career, Dr. Goldman con ducted research at Cincinnati hospitals.
He was the chairman of the University of Cincinnati's dermatology department for 31 years and was the former director of the Laser Treatment Center at Jewish Hospital.
He is recognized as the first physician in the country to use lasers in medical procedures, a breakthrough that revolutionized surgery.
Dr. Goldman became involved in laser research in 1961, when he was commissioned by the U.S. Public Health Service to test the safety of industrial lasers on employees at the General Electric Co.
Soon after, with grants from the National Institutes of Health, he began to experiment with using laser beams in medicine.
He also became interested in the laser as art. In 1969, he helped produce a laser art exhibit at the Cincinnati Art Museum. His laser photographs have been exhibited in Balboa Park in San Diego.
Steven Goldman said his father continued to experiment with laser art during his retirement. He also wrote a book of children's poetry.
"His tour-de-force was his ability to stay interested and keep fiddling around," his son said. "He'd keep his mind active."
He said his father's medical research continued long after his retirement with regular trips to the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego. "He did it right up to the day he died," he said.
Dr. Goldman also leaves his wife, Belle H. Goldman; son John Goldman, of Atlanta; daughter Carol Schechter, of San Diego; brothers Fred Goldman and Bernard Goldman, both of Cincinnati; sister, Dorothy Flax, of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements: Cypress View Mausoleum, San Diego. Memorials: Department of Dermatology at the University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1997
ESSIE HARDY, 83, of Madisonville, died Monday. She was a domestic. Services: 7 p.m. today at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the church. Arrangements: Renfro Funeral Service.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1997
ROBERT E. HARRISON, 57, of Lincoln Heights, died Nov. 30. He worked for the city of Lincoln Heights. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Second Baptist Church, Lincoln Heights. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1997
ROY G. MORGAN, 91, of Bethel, Ohio, died Tuesday. Mr. Morgan was retired from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Arrangements: Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1997
JANET E. PARKER, 76, of Madisonville, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Morning Star Baptist Church, Walnut Hills. Visitation: noon Friday at the church. Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1997
THERESA L. WILLIAMS, 83, of Evanston, died Tuesday. She was a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at New Life Temple, Madisonville. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills.
Date of announcement: 12-04-1997
Richard Lukens' stories captured life in Hillsboro
Short-story writer Richard Lukens spent his retirement writing childhood stories that were published in Ohio Magazine and later recognized by the prestigious Writers Guild Association.
Mr. Lukens later sold his stories about growing up on a farm in Hillsboro, Ohio. Those stories will be published in an upcoming book, called "Keeper of the Menagerie."
The 74-year-old Crestview Hills resident died of lung cancer at Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
A daughter, Tracey Burk, said her father also was a dedicated family man.
"He loved his family, he loved the holidays, he loved to see people having fun and laughing," she said.
He grew up with six brothers and sisters in Hillsboro during the Great Depression. The family lived day-to-day on the chickens and vegetables that his father, William, was paid in exchange for his veterinary services.
Mr. Lukens attended Ohio State University and played football before entering the Army as a medic during World War II.
He worked for 20 years at Adams Wholesalers, which sold lumber.
"That was really the best profession for him, because he liked people; he could talk and he could tell jokes," Mrs. Burk said. "He'd go to lumber companies, take them to lunch and when he walked out, he had made these huge sales."
Heart disease forced Mr. Lukens to retire about 15 years ago. He underwent two bypass surgeries, yet remained upbeat and optimistic. During retirement, he rejuvenated his childhood stories and turned to writing.
Mr. Lukens also leaves two other daughters, Suzanne Pompilio of Cincinnati, and Christine Kennedy of Edgewood; sister, Jane Bowman of Venice, Fla.; brothers, William Lukens of Hillsboro, Jack Lukens of Highland Heights and Theodore Lukens of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation: 4-8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Memorials: to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042. PEGGY ANN GRAY, 59, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Thursday. Ms. Gray was an employee for PCP-Champion, Ripley. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Hope.
Date of announcement: 12-05-1997
ROBERT E. HARRISON, 57, of Lincoln Heights, died Nov. 30. He worked for the city of Lincoln Heights. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Second Baptist Church, Lincoln Heights. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland.
Date of announcement: 12-05-1997
CLARENCE JAMES HUGHES SR., 77, of Loveland, died Tuesday. Mr. Hughes was a self-employed master plumber. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Thompson Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, 6943 Montgomery Road, Silverton. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-05-1997
