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VIRGIL L. EVANS, 63, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, West End. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 07-10-1998
HERMAN E. GOECKE, 77, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Wednesday. He was retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Church, Arnheim, Ohio. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Memorials: St. Mary Church.
Date of announcement: 07-10-1998
ALAN "BUCK" LOVERN, 64, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Thursday. Services: 10 a.m. EDT Monday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: to the family.
Date of announcement: 07-10-1998
LOWELL A. MCMILLIN, 83, of Drewersburg, Ind., died Thursday. He was a retired livestock commission agent. Services: 11 a.m. EST Monday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Drewersburg Volunteer Fire Department.
Date of announcement: 07-10-1998
LILLY MARGARET WILLIAMS, 65, of Foxport, Ky., died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown, Ohio. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 07-10-1998
THEODORE M. WOJNOWSKI, 85, of Covedale, died Thursday. He was retired from K.D.I. Precision Products. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Church, Bethel, Ohio. Visitation: 9 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Memorials: St. Lawrence Church, Price Hill.
Date of announcement: 07-10-1998
Jamico Damon Thomas, 4, burns victim
Jamico Damon Thomas was like most little boys.
He smiled a lot and had many friends in the Pendleton neighborhood where he lived. The 4- year-old boy loved to play with toy cars, said his mother Vickie Thomas, 24.
"He was very outgoing and knew everybody," she said. "He liked cars. He'd just sit around and play with them for hours."
But Jamico lost a battle for life he'd been waging since he was burned May 6 in a fire set in an attic bedroom where he had been sleeping.
He had sustained burns over 88 percent of his body.
Though his condition at Shriners Burns Institute had been upgraded from critical to serious this week, and doctors told Ms. Thomas he would be coming home in four to six weeks, Jamico died at 3 a.m. Thursday.
She said doctors believe his death may have been caused by a seizure. It came as a shock after she had spent the day with him playing in the hospital's play room. He had even tried walking. She was with him when he died.
Two of Jamico's sisters were in the room with him the day of the fire. One apparently had been playing under the bed with a lighter.
Ms. Thomas said she had warned her children about the dangers of fire and they have taken fire safety classes since then. One sister, 8-year-old Mykya Thomas, also was injured but was released from the hospital after a two-week stay.
The children's grandmother, Paulette Thomas, rescued the children from the attic when she heard the smoke detector go off.
Ms. Thomas said her daughters are having a hard time coping with their brother's death.
But people can prevent such tragedies, she said.
"Parents must keep the lighters out of reach of children, and keep an eye on the children," she said.
Jamico also is survived by his father, Harold Watson of Avondale and three sisters, Mykya, Shalinda and Jahsheah Thomas.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Shriners Burns Institute.
Date of announcement: 07-11-1998
SISTER MARY ELLEN HAMPEL, 80, of Oldenburg, Ind., died Thursday. Sister Hampel was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, and a teacher. Mass of Christian burial: 3 p.m. EST Monday at Sisters of St. Francis Motherhouse, Oldenburg. Visitation: 1 p.m. EST Monday at Motherhouse Chapel, Oldenburg. Arrangements: Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville.
Date of announcement: 07-11-1998
SAVANNAH L. JOHNSON, 60, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 6943 Montgomery Road, Silverton. Visitation: noon Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 07-11-1998
EVELYN D. KNAPP, 63, of Cincinnati, died Monday. Mrs. Knapp was a retired claim representative for the Social Security Administration and an Army veteran. Services: 11 a.m. today at First Lutheran Church, 1208 Race St., Cincinnati. Visitation: 10 a.m. today at the church. Arrangements: Renfro Funeral Service Inc., Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 07-11-1998
VALERIE ROCHELLE MILLS, 46, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Services: noon Monday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 9784 N. Wayne Ave., Cincinnati. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 07-11-1998
ELIZABETH M. "BETTY" NIEMAN, 79, of Dillsboro, Ind., died Friday. Mrs. Nieman was a retired school secretary for the Dillsboro Public Schools. Services: 10 a.m. EDT Monday at Ulrich-Filter Funeral Home, Dillsboro. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. EDT Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Dillsboro Life Squad or charity of donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 07-11-1998
MARY L. PARSON, 84, of Cincinnati, died July 6. Services: noon Monday at Golden Leaf Baptist Church, 5910 Argus Road, Cincinnati. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements: Johnson-Brown Funeral Service, Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 07-11-1998
TREBER THATCHER, 90, of Mt. Orab, died Friday. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Visitation: noon Monday at the funeral home. Memorials to Fayetteville Church of Christ.
Date of announcement: 07-11-1998
Eric Bachmann, 26, of heart attack
Eric Bachmann, 26, a young official of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack Saturday at the home of his parents in Liberty Township, Butler County.
He died shortly after toasting his parents as they celebrated his birthday. He would have been 27 Sunday.
Bachmann had been ill off and on after a December 1996 auto accident. Two weeks ago he underwent surgery to remove a portion of his right lung.
"We knew he had been suffering since that accident, but we certainly didn't expect anything like this," said Ed Rigaud, chief executive of the National Underground Railroad project.
Bachmann, a graduate in history from Texas Tech in 1993, worked for the National Conference for Community and Justice, where he met Rigaud and joined the Underground Railroad center project.
He is the son of retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jim and Gail Bachmann. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1998
John J. Heck, chemical worker
John J. Heck was a chemical worker for 41 years with the Hilton Davis Co. in Cincinnati. "It was the only job he ever had," said his son, John V. Heck of Dayton, Ky.
Mr. Heck, 77, of Bellevue, Ky., died Saturday.
Mr. Heck retired from Hilton Davis 11 years ago. In connection with his employment, he was the secretary-treasurer of the Chemical Workers Union local for 22 years, his son said.
Mr. Heck served with distinction in World War II as a combat medic in Europe. He earned five Bronze Stars and saw action in the Normandy invasion, the Battle of the Bulge and other battles in Germany, John V. Heck said. "He was always proud that he served his country," said the younger Heck.
While he never sought elective office, Mr. Heck was active in Campbell County politics, volunteering his time for various candidates, his son said.
Other survivors include his wife, Thelma Heck; daughters, Jeanine Huber of Cincinnati and Sharon Heck-Neal of Bellevue; sons, Carl J. Heck of Fort Thomas, Ky., and Paul A. Heck of Bellevue; brothers, Ben Heck of Cumberland, Ky., Richard Heck and Arthur Heck, both of Camp Springs, Ky., and Robert Heck of Melbourne, Ky.; nine stepchildren, 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Prayers will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1998
THELMA MARIE HINER, 80, of Dillsboro, Ind., died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Farmers Retreat, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 9 EDTtonight at Ulrich-Filter Funeral Home, Dillsboro. Memorials: Dillsboro Life Squad, or St. John Lutheran Church.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1998
ROBERT STEVEN POE, 48, of Avondale, was found dead Wednesday at his home. He was a General Electric worker and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Southern Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home, West End, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1998
LLOYD L. "MICKEY" VALENTINE, 78, of Bennington, Ind., died Saturday. He was a retired farmer and a former Indiana Kentucky Electric Corp. worker. Services: 2 p.m. EST Tuesday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight and 8 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Chad Keith Valentine Memorial Fund.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1998
Sister Charles Miriam, fought for poor
Sister Charles Miriam Strassell, a former hospital technician and an uncommon advocate for refugees and the poor, died Saturday at the Sisters of Charity's Mother Margaret Hall nursing home. She was 86.
Sister Charles Miriam was a hospital laboratory and x-ray technician for more than 30 years, then found herself drawn to foreign missions. She served the poor in Ecuador from 1972-75 and again from 1978-80. She also worked with migrant workers in the U.S.
In 1983, Sister Charles Miriam became an advocate for Central American refugees in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, and spent the next eight years working to secure food for them. She procured day-old food from places such as packing houses and dairies. For her efforts, she was awarded the Refugee Peace Award in March, 1990, by the Refugio del Grand.
Sister Charles Miriam retired in 1991 and became an avid Reds fan.
Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the motherhouse chapel in Delhi Township. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Motherhouse. Arrangements: Gilligan-Siefke-Grueter Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1998
