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James O'Shea, business man, family man
A strong commitment to family and community marked the life of James O'Shea.
Mr. O'Shea, 67, of Monfort Heights, died Thursday.
For years he operated his own commercial construction company in College Hill.
His family came first, but he also was dedicated to helping others in the Colerain Township and Groesbeck areas, said his wife, Wilma Wiechers O'Shea.
He sponsored and coached Little League baseball for years.
Mr. O'Shea was a graduate of Colerain High School, where he was a captain of the football and baseball teams. He went on to play baseball at Wilmington College and played football while stationed in the U.S. Army in Germany.
Before retiring in 1994, he was an associate with West Shell Realtors for several years.
He also leaves daughters, Shawn Kraus and Mrs. Steve (Kelly) Van Dyke; a son, James William O'Shea and three grandchildren.
Services: At the convenience of the family. Memorials: Shriner's Burns Hospital or the city of the donor's choice. Arrangements: Charles A. Miller Sons Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
MARY R. BENJAMIN, 85, of Bethel, died Sunday. Mrs. Benjamin had worked as a nurse's aide. Arrangements by Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
CLARA MAE (GREEN) CHOATE, 86, of Bond Hill, died Thursday. Ms. Choate was a dietary supervisor and manager for Longview State Hospital. Services: 7 p.m. today at Renfro Funeral Service, 647 Forest Ave., Bond Hill. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
LOUISE CLARK, 87, of St. Bernard, died Thursday. Ms. Clark was a homemaker. Services: noon Wednesday at Peace Baptist Church, 652 Rockdale Ave. Visitation: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
MARY F. (JACKSON) CHRISTMAN, 98, of Pleasant, Ind., died Sunday. Ms. Christman was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
WILLIE 'BUD' CROWE, 72, of Bethel, died Sunday. Mr. Crowe worked for Milacron. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
JAMES J. FAIRFIELD, 76, of Aurora, Ind., died Thursday. Mr. Fairfield was retired from Seagrams Distillery, Lawrenceburg. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. today at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
HENRY GRISBY JR., 31, of Cincinnati, died Friday. He was a carpenter. Arrangements by Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
DELIGHT HAUKE, 87, of Ripley, Ohio, died Sunday. Ms. Hauke was a beautician. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley. Visitation: noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
GEORGE EDWARD KIMBALL, 65, of Georgetown, died Sunday. Mr. Kimball was a farmer. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Hope, Georgetown, Ohio 45121.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
LEE ROY KING, 55, of Roselawn, died Thursday. Mr. King was an orderly in the health care field. Services: 7 p.m. today at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
KEITH OLIVER, 41, of Cumminsville, died Saturday. Mr. Oliver was a welder for Elm Welding Co. Services: noon Wednesday at Star B.C. Church, 722 Oak St. Visitation: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
PAULINE E. SCHILL POYNTER, 90, of West Chester, died Saturday. She was a retired cafeteria worker. Arrangements were through Hodapp Funeral Home, 8815 Cincinnati-Columbus Road, West Chester.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
MARY E. RODDY-STEWART, 81, of Cincinnati, died Christmas Eve. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 3655 Harvey Ave., Cin cinnati. Visitation: 10 a.m Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
VIOLA SHIVERS, 73, of Walnut Hills, died Dec. 22. Ms. Shivers was a homemaker. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
ALLEN K. SMYTHE, 93, of Madeira, died Saturday. Mr. Smythe was retired from Cincinnati Bell. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home, 2050 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington . Visitation: 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
LIEU TRUONG, 64, of West Chester, who was a food packer, died Sunday. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, 314 Township Ave., Elmwood Place. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 11400 Winton Road, Forest Park. Prayer Service: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
STANLEY G. WALSTON, 88, of Dillsboro, Ind., died Sunday. Mr. Walston was retired from Fisher Body, General Motors, Hamilton. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Dillsboro United Methodist Church, Dillsboro. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Ulrich-Filter Funeral Home, Dillsboro.
Date of announcement: 12-29-1998
Edward Donovan, GOP leader
Edward P. Donovan, a veteran Republican leader who was active in Irish-American organizations, died Sunday at his home in Green Township. He was 86.
Donovan began his political career in the 1960s as field representative for former congressman Donald Clancy and worked for the party until the past few years.
'He was a person you could count on to get the job done,' said former county Republican chairman Gene Ruehlmann.
Donovan, a court bailiff for many years, was a longtime member of the Republican National Committee, a ward chairman in Green Township and a past president of the Green Township and Hamilton County Republican Clubs.
The World War II Army veteran also was a trustee and past president of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans. He was a salesman for the Schoenling Brewing Co. and owned his own restaurant supply firm.
He leaves his wife, Melva Noonan Donovan; sons, Tom Donovan, of Cleves, and Sean Donovan, of Green Township; daughters, Maureen Pippin, of Hyde Park and Patricia Homan, of Naples, Fla.; stepdaughters, Maureen Niehaus, of Green Township and Sharon Rotroff, of Fairfield; 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by wife Elizabeth Cleary Donovan.
Arrangements were through Radel Funeral Home, Delhi Township.
Date of announcement: 12-30-1998
Lucile Miller Durrell, conservationist
Lucile Miller Durrell, a nature conservation activist, geologist and member of the Ohio Science Hall of Fame, died Dec. 20 at East Galbraith Health Care Center.
Mrs. Durrell and her late husband, Professor Richard H. Durrell, visited all seven continents, compiling an extensive color-slide library illustrating nature's diversity. They founded the 12,000-acre section of Edge of Appalachia Richard and Lucile Durrell Preserve in Adams County, and the Richard and Lucile Durrell Geology Museum at the University of Cincinnati.
In recent years, Mrs. Durrell became interested in protecting the impact site of a giant meteorite that struck Adams County some 320 million years ago.
She was a member of the Women's Committee of the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History; the Ohio Chapter of the Nature Conservancy; the Federated Garden Clubs of Cincinnati; the Greater Cincinnati Tree Council; the Cincinnati River Front Commission; and she was a leader in the acquisition of the Northside Woods Preserve.
She was active in the Mayor's Urban Greenery Committee; the Civic Garden Center of Cincinnati; the Cincinnati's Women's Club; the Cincinnati Nature Center; and the Hillside Gardeners.
She was a former librarian and laboratory assistant with the UC Geology Department.
Private arrangements: Elden A. Good Funeral Home, Hyde Park. Memorials: Cincinnati Museum of Natural History for the Edge of Appalachia Preserve.
Date of announcement: 12-30-1998
JOHN FRANKLIN D. CLARK SR., 65, of Mount Orab, Ohio, died Tuesday. He worked for Perry-Derrick Co. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Mount Orab. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab.
Date of announcement: 12-30-1998
ROBERT H. HELFER, 60, of Marshall, Mich., died Monday. He was a truck driver. Services: 2 p.m. today at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation: noon today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-30-1998
LAWRENCE EUGENE SHEPPARD, 70, of Felicity, Ohio, died Monday. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at the Felicity Nazarene Church, Felicity. Visitation: 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, Felicity.
Date of announcement: 12-30-1998
Virginia Richard, owned Dilly Deli
L. Virginia Richard greeted customers of the Dilly Deli with a smile and a tasty sandwich, endearing her to many diners in Mariemont and others who had traveled distances to eat at the well-known establishment.
The Dilly Deli Wines and Gourmet Shop, now operated by her daughter Robbie Warinner, became a popular eatery and was expanded and eventually moved to its present location in the Mariemont Strand. Ms. Richard retired from the deli in 1989.
Ms. Richard, 69, of Mariemont, died Dec. 17 at home.
She and her husband, Robert, opened the Dilly Deli in 1985 and developed it into a strong family business. Her daughter, Robbie, and son-in-law, Charles Warinner, worked there for several years, then bought the eatery in 1989 and expanded it.
Ms. Richard, known by friends as 'Jinny,' and her husband also started another business - Rich's Electric.
She is survived by another daughter, Layne Hammock, and three grandchildren.
Services incomplete. Memorials to Hospice of Cincinnati or the Scottish Rite Masonic Children's Learning Center. T.P. White and Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-31-1998
LARMA H. BISHOP, 89, of Mount Orab, died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home in Mount Orab. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-31-1998
REV. WILLIAM E. ENGLISH, 72, of Forest Park, died Monday. He was the assistant pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and a Navy veteran. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Glendale. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday until time of service at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 12-31-1998
JEAN ROSS KEMPER, 77, of Aurora, Ind., died Tuesday. She was a hairdresser. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: Aurora Emergency Unit.
Date of announcement: 12-31-1998
CARRIE L. STEGEMILLER, 79, of Dillsboro, Ind., died Monday. Mrs. Stegemiller was a former school teacher. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Ulrich-Filter Funeral Home, Dillsboro. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 12-31-1998
