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LESTER REED BURCH, 70, of St. Bernard, died Tuesday. He was a machinist with Allis Chalmers Manufacturers. Services: Noon Monday at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-25-1998
ANN M. SHAFER DYER, 71, of Georgetown, died Thursday. She was a real estate appraiser and a member of Hamersville Church of Christ. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Date of announcement: 12-25-1998
Richey W. Liming, co-owned tobacco warehouse
Richey W. Liming once owned a lake, co-owned a tobacco warehouse, operated an insurance company, worked as a Realtor and helped direct a bank. But family and friends say he is best remembered for his fascination with genealogy.
Mr. Liming, of Hamersville, Ohio, died Thursday at age 78.
After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II, Mr. Liming worked for his family's company - O.E. Liming & Sons Farm Implements. From 1952 until 1964, he owned and operated Liming's Lake in Hamersville. He then operated another family business - Liming Insurance Co. He later was a co-owner of the Independent Tobacco Warehouse in Ripley.
He served 25 years on the board of directors of the old Citizens National Bank, which is now the Community First Bank in Ripley, Ohio. He was a former member of the Southern Ohio Real Estate Board of Directors.
He was a lifetime member and state secretary of the Ohio Dowsers Society and was a member of American Legion Post No. 180.
He was a member of the Bible Chapel United Church of Christ in Hamersville.
He leaves his wife, Evelyn; a son, Tony, of Bethel, Ohio; a daughter, Pamela, of Cincinnati; a brother, Durward Liming of Hamersville; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown, Ohio. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Date of announcement: 12-26-1998
RUBY M. HOLLENBACH, 90, of Brookville, Ind., died Thursday. Ms. Hollenbach was a homemaker and a former 4-H Club Leader and former employee of the Western Auto Store, Brookville. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville. Visitation: noon Monday until time of service at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-26-1998
HENRIETTA MARSKBERRY, 74, of Moores Hill, Ind., died Thursday. Ms. Marksberry was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Sibbett-Moore Funeral Home, Moores Hill. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Milan Church of Christ in Milan, Ind.
Date of announcement: 12-26-1998
VIRGINIA MAE (RYCE) SCHERER, 81, of Madison, Ind., died Thursday. Ms. Scherer was a homemaker and a farmer. Graveside service at 1:30 p.m. today at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Canaan, Ind. No visitation. Memorials: charity of choice. Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, 325 Demaree Drive, Madison, Ind., in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-26-1998
MARGARET L. WILLIAMSON, 74, of Milford, died Thursday. Ms. Williamson was a homemaker. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Maham Funeral Home, Williamsburg. No visitation.
Date of announcement: 12-26-1998
Charles L. Karst, helped at church
Charles L. Karst spent much of his life decorating St. Bernard's Church in Taylors Creek.
Now his family and friends are planning to erect an outdoor nativity scene on the church grounds in his honor.
Mr. Karst died Friday at age 64.
He served as pastoral assistant at the Catholic church for many years, and especially enjoyed decorating it for the Christmas holiday, family said.
'Christmas was one of his favorite times of the year and of course he died on Christmas Day,' said Audrey Heglin, his sister.
'He would just get very elated about Christmas. He always had parties for the ones he worked with and ones for his neighbors,' she said.
A seminary student in the 1960s, Mr. Karst felt he did not have a calling to become a priest but dedicated his time to the church regardless.
As a paid pastoral assistant, he cared for the altar and church flowers, organized the church schedules, taught Bible classes and visited sick members of the congregation.
'He just kind of liked this work, and it's not something that you'll get a high salary in,' said Father Stanley Doerger, priest at St. Bernard's.
Mr. Karst died of heart disease and he had been diagnosed with lung cancer in July.
A group of friends from the church, calling themselves 'Charlie's Angels,' cared for him by bringing meals and cleaning his house, Mrs. Heglin said.
He leaves behind his sister and a brother, Robert A. Karst. He was preceded in death by his parents, August and Margaret Karst.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, Bridgetown.
Burial service, 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard's Church, Taylors Creek.
Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Neidhard-Minges funeral home, Westwood.
Memorials: Outdoor nativity fund, St. Bernard's Church.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1998
GERALDINE M. BURNS, 74, of Dillsboro, Ind., died Friday. Ms. Burns was a donut packer for Dolly Madison Bakery. Services: 8 tonight at Ulrich-Filter Funeral Home, Dillsboro. Visitation: 5 until time of services at the funeral home. Memorials: charity of donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1998
ALVIN HARVEY, 73, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Friday. Mr. Harvey was retired from I&M Power Plant and a Navy veteran. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Union Valley Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Memorials: Lawrenceburg Renal Center for Kidney Dialysis.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1998
LEE. J. HERETH, 76, of Pine Knoll Shores, N.C., formerly of Cincinnati, died Friday. Mr. Hereth was an Army veteran of World War II and the 
Korean War. He was twice a prisoner of war and he received the Bronze Star. He lived in Cincinnati until his retirement in 1980. Services: private at the convenience of the family. Memorials: charity of donor's choice. Arrangements: Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Morehead City, N.C.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1998
SCOTTIE MORGAN, 28, of Maysville, Ky., died Thursday. Mr. Morgan was a surveyor for the City of Maysville. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Aberdeen Baptist Church, Aberdeen, Ohio. Visitation: 5 to 9 tonight at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley. Memorials: Aberdeen Baptist Building Fund, 733 U.S. 52, Aberdeen, Ohio 45101; or Scottie Morgan Trust Fund, c/o Community First Bank, 130 Stivers Road, Aberdeen, Ohio 45101.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1998
LILLIE MAE SMITH RASNICK, 67, of Indianapolis, died Friday at her daughter's home in Cincinnati. Mrs. Rasnick was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Flanner-Buchanan Speedway Mortuary, Indianapolis. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Memorials: American Lung Association or American Heart Association.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1998
SONJA RAE RITTER, 41, of Sunman, Ind., died Friday. Mrs. Ritter was an inventory control analyst for Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati. Services: 1 p.m. today at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman. Visitation: 10 a.m. until time of services today at the funeral home. Memorials: Ruth Lyons Christmas Fund.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1998
DEONTAE LAMONT ST. CLAIR, five months, of Cincinnati, died Dec. 20. Services: 11 a.m. today at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 12-28-1998
Lydwine Van Kersbergen, Grail founder
Lydwine Van Kersbergen, 93, who helped begin the Grail Movement in America in 1940 and helped establish Grailville in Loveland in 1944, died Christmas Eve in the Netherlands.
Ms. Van Kersbergen made Loveland her headquarters from 1944 to the late 1960s, when she returned to her native Netherlands.
'She was an extraordinary woman,' said Audrey Sorrento of Grailville. 'It was her conviction that women's energy and talent needed to be used in the church and society for social transformation toward justice, peace and social welfare.'
Ms. Van Kersbergen was the driving force behind the founding and development of the Grail Movement in England and Australia before she and Joan Overboss, also a native of the Netherlands, launched a similar U.S. effort.
The Grail Movement takes its name from the search for the Holy Grail of The Last Supper and the symbolic quest for good that the search represents. While the Grail Movement is centered around women, it is not limited to women.
Ms. Van Kersbergen and Ms. Overboss made Chicago the headquarters of the U.S. Grail Movement in 1940, but moved the headquarters to Loveland in 1944 after touring the Cincinnati area at the invitation of local church leaders.
For many years, Grailville in Loveland served as national headquarters of the Grail Movement. While the Grail Movement is now decentralized and Loveland is no longer the national headquarters, the 300-acre property remains the largest U.S. Grail center.
'Her life was driven by her conviction of the importance of women's contributions in church and society,' said Ms. Sorrento. 'She was an inspiration to many.'
Ms. Sorrento also said Ms. Van Kersbergen's ideals are kept alive at Grailville through an education and conference center used for a variety of lectures and retreats that emphasize personal and social growth.
Grailville also has a new women's resource center to help women get better jobs.
Ms. Van Kersbergen will be buried Thursday at the Tiltenberg in the Netherlands following a Eucharistic celebration. She leaves no survivors, according to friends.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
