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WILLIAM JEFFERSON, 75, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Mr. Jefferson was retired from Rich Products. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday.
Date of announcement: 04-30-1999
ROSA LEE O'NEAL, 79, of Cincinnati, died Tuesday. Ms. O'Neal was a retired drug store clerk. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Date of announcement: 04-30-1999
Joan Patterson Witten, Red Cross volunteer
Joan Patterson Witten of Hyde Park, a driver for the Red Cross for more than 10 years, died Friday. She was 73.
She was active in the Junior League and served on the board of Planned Parenthood and the Cerebral Palsy Association and was a volunteer for many years at Krohn Conservatory. She also was a member of Christ Church Cathedral where she served as an officer of the Altar Guild, organizing service assignments for members. She had similar responsibilities for the Marjorie P. Lee Retirement Community, where she lived.
Survivors include her husband, Daniel Witten; a daughter, Carol W. Brennan of Madison, Conn.; a son, Daniel M. Witten II; a brother, Donald M. Patterson of Leland, Mich.; a sister, Janet P. Raymond of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Christ Church Cathedral, Fourth and Sycamore, Cincinnati. Elden A. Good Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 05-01-1999
ESTHER J. BARKER, 85, of Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Cincinnati, died Thursday. Mrs. Barker was a homemaker. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Gentry Morrison Funeral Home Northside Chapel, Lakeland, Fla. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home chapel.
Date of announcement: 05-01-1999
NORMA LEE CLARK, 65, of Cincinnati, died Tuesday. She was a drycleaning presser. Services: noon today at Peace Baptist Church, 652 Rockdale, Avondale. Visitation: 11 a.m. today at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 05-01-1999
MAX ENGLER, 87, of Westwood, died Wednesday. Mr. Engler was the retired owner and operator of Montana Bakery. Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Catharine Church, Westwood. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Westwood. Memorials: F.R.E.S.H. Fund of St. Catharine's; Mercy High School Scholarship Fund; or charity of donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 05-01-1999
DONALD GENE GILBERT, 63, of Ripley, Ohio, died Friday. He was retired from General Motors, where he worked as a painter. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Beam-Fender Funeral Home in Sardinia. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 05-01-1999
PRESTESS MARSHALL, 86, of College Hill, died Wednesday. Mrs. Marshall was a retired housekeeper for St. Francis Hospital. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Metropolitan Church, 2815 Melrose Ave., Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Renfro Funeral Service Inc., Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 05-01-1999
GERALDINE MEATCHEM, 52, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Ms. Meatchem was an administrative secretary for Cincinnati Zoo. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati. Visitation: 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 05-01-1999
CLETUS O. REYNOLDS, 73, of Aurora, Ind., died Thursday. Mr. Reynolds was a former Aurora police chief, school bus driver and a veteran of World War II. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Monday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EDT Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Alzheimer's Association or American Heart Fund.
Date of announcement: 05-01-1999
Alberta Schmid, nurse at Christ Hospital
Alberta C. Schmid was a "nurse's nurse."
"She was tops in her profession," said Arlene Corsaw, a nurse and friend of Ms. Schmid for more than 50 years. "She was a dedicated nurse in every way. She was always on the giving end, always taking care of people, always helping people."
Ms. Schmid, 84, of College Hill, who was a Christ Hospital department head from 1948 until her retirement in 1977, died Saturday.
A member of the family that operated Schmid Bakery in Northside for 97 years, Ms. Schmid graduated from DePauw University in 1937 and from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in 1940. During World War II, she was an Army captain and served as a nurse in France. She also taught practical nurses. "She was an excellent teacher," said Ms. Corsaw.
Ms. Schmid also enjoyed cooking, reading, playing bridge and working crossword puzzles. She was a whiz at crosswords, and "wouldn't start the day until she got her crossword puzzle done," Ms. Corsaw said. Survivors include several cousins.
Funeral services will be at the convenience of friends and relatives. Charles A. Miller funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Alberta C. Schmid Scholarship Fund, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, Md., 21205.
Date of announcement: 05-03-1999
ANDREW BEETZ, 73, of Batesville, Ind., died Saturday. He was a farmer. Services: 10:30 a.m. EST Wednesday at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Morris, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman, Ind. Memorials: Morris Volunteer Fire Department or St. Anthony of Padua Church.
Date of announcement: 05-03-1999
Jane Callaghan, church, civic volunteer
Jane Thompson Callaghan, a Finneytown marriage and family counselor and avid volunteer, died Saturday. She was 71.
Mrs. Callaghan was a talented artist who exhibited in several Greater Cincinnati galleries during the 1970s. She was active in the College Hill Presbyterian Church for more than 40 years, teaching Sunday school, the Bethel Bible series and an adult session course on self esteem, which she developed.
After the death of her husband, Cal Callaghan, she turned to community work. She volunteered her time to the Krohn Conservatory, to Christ Hospital as a patient liaison, and served as chairman of the gallery aides of the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Mrs. Callaghan leaves a son, Bryant Callaghan of Wyoming; daughters, Tracey Mattox of Pleasant Ridge and Cindy Whitley of Geneva, Ill.; sisters, LeMoine Baker of Upper Arlington, Ohio, and Eileen Shimp of Corona, Calif.; and seven grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. today at College Hill Presbyterian Church. Arrangements: Hodapp Funeral Home, College Hill. Memorials: Hospice of Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
Sister Dorothy Steiner, had 52-year ministry
Sister of Charity of Cincinnati and teacher Dorothy Steiner often told friends that she had wanted to be a nun for as long as she could remember.
Sister Dorothy, 70, who taught school, worked in offices and was a Sister of Charity for 52 years, died Sunday. She once wrote that "the happiest occasion she experienced was the day she pronounced her final vows."
She also is being remembered for her love of the American West, love for sports and sense of humor. Sister Dorothy taught elementary school in Colorado and Ohio and served in hospitals in New Mexico, Colorado and California. In 1958, she worked in the office at Seton High School. She retired to Mother Margaret Hall nursing home in 1985.
She leaves a sister, Catherine Compton-Audette, of Arizona. Mass was today.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
MELISSA K. GOOSBY, 83, of Glendale, died Sunday. Services: noon Thursday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Glendale. Visitation: 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
RUTH EILEEN GRIFFITH, 94, of Circleville, Ohio, formerly of Ripley, Ohio, died Saturday. Ms. Griffith was a retired school teacher. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael Church, Ripley. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
JAMES J. HALL JR., 81, of Blanchester, Ohio, died April 28. Mr. Hall was a World War II Army veteran. Services: noon Wednesday at Renfro Funeral Service, Avondale. Visitation: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
SAVANNAH HUDSON, 89, of Cumminsville, died Saturday. Ms. Hudson was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
WILLIAM MCKEE, 76, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Sunday. Services: 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
HOWARD O. PARKER, 85, of Pleasant Ridge, died Thursday. He was a teacher and insurance agent. Services: 7 p.m. today at New St. Paul Baptist Church, West End. Visitation: 6 p.m. today at the church. Arrangements: Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home, West End.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
SPENCER G. REID, 45, of Wyoming, died April 14. Mr. Reid was an elevator inspector. Arrangements: Urban-Winkler Funeral Home, Connersville, Ind.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
ROBERT L. SIMPSON, 68, of Vevay, Ind., died Saturday. He was a cemetery caretaker and retired farmer. Services: 2 p.m. EST Saturday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 10 a.m. EST Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 05-04-1999
