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Elizabeth Ashley Tillery, 14, accident victim
Elizabeth Ashley Tillery, 14, a seventh-grader at Annunciation School in Clifton, died Saturday at University Hospital of injuries suffered in a July 4 auto accident.
She leaves her parents, Jerry Tillery of Covington and Dianna Hodge of Norwood; brothers, James Tillery of Covington and Michael Tillery of Michigan; sister, Renay Nunnelley of Norwood; grandparents, Marilyn and Donald "Buck" Gillespie of Covington and Wilma Simpson of Norwood; and her guardians, Rick Lane and Jo Ellen Timmons of Cincinnati.
Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1999
BYRON KAY FREEMAN, 50, of Mt. Orab, Ohio, died Friday. He a driver for Kitty Trucking Co., Mississippi. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown, Ohio. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1999
WILLIAM HAROLD RICE, 75, of Woodlawn, died Friday. He was retired from General Electric. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Martin De Porres Church, Lincoln Heights. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1999
ELMER SULLIVAN, 69, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Sunday. He was a retired supervisor at Monsanto. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 6 to 8:30 p.m. EDT today at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, and 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday at the church.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1999
MARGARET E. THOMAS, 87, of Vallejo, Calif., died Wednesday. She was a retired inspector with Waste King. Services: noon Thursday at Zion Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland.
Date of announcement: 07-13-1999
Rev. Frank Frey, escaped Nazis and Soviet prison for America
Rev. Frank Frey, 80, a Franciscan friar who escaped Nazi persecution in Hungary and then imprisonment in Siberia following World War II, died Monday.
Born in Hungary, Father Frey studied for the priesthood in Budapest and was ordained a Franciscan priest in 1943.
During World War II, he was one of 40 priests enlisted by Cardinal Josef Mindzenty to travel from town to town in Hungary, spreading hope to those living under Nazi and Communist oppression.
Both of his brothers were killed in Stalingrad during the war and his mother was murdered by Russian troops looting Hungary in 1949.
Perceived as a threat to the Communists in power, he was arrested and imprisoned in 1946. Two years later, at his trial, he was sentenced to 16 years of hard labor in the lead mines of Siberia.
He escaped the prison - a dungeon 200 feet underground housing 5,000 inmates - with the help of friends and made his way to Austria, sheltered along the way by many people who risked their lives to help him.
When Father Frey arrived in the United States in 1950, he joined the Franciscans in the Province of St. John the Baptist, based in Cincinnati, and later became a U.S. citizen.
Because he spoke six languages fluently, he was able to help many Cincinnati area refugees.
Over the next 39 years he served as a hospital chaplain, associate pastor and pastor in Louisville, Ky., Hamilton, Ohio, Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan., Portales, N.M., Fort Wayne, Ind., Lafayette, Ind., Minonk, Ill., and Metamora, Ill.
In 1987, he suffered a stroke that left him unable to speak or write. Despite his disability and retirement at St. Clement Friary in St. Bernard, he volunteered in the bookstore at Roger Bacon High School.
Father Frey had no relatives in the United States.
Visitation: 6 p.m. today at St. Clement Church, followed by Mass 7:30 p.m.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
ROBERT C. DICKEN, 71, of Aurora, Ind., died Monday. He was retired from National Lead Co. Services: 10 a.m. EDT Friday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: Aurora Eagles.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
ROBERT L. FASBINDER, 62, of Batesville, Ohio, died Tuesday. Mr. Fasbinder was a credit manager for Batesville Casket Co. Mass: 10 a.m. EST Friday at St. Louis Church, Batesville. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST Thursday at the Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
EDGAR GELTER, 80, of Bethel, Ohio, died Monday. He was retired from General Electric. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
ULYSSES Jackson SR., 69, of Lincoln Heights, died Friday. Mr. Jackson was a construction worker. Services: noon Friday at the Holiness Church of God, 1411 Lindy Ave. Visitation: 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
RUTH REISINGER, 97, of Bethel, Ohio, died Monday. She was a retired teacher. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Bethel United Methodist Church. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
ELMER SULLIVAN, 69, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Sunday. He was a retired supervisor at Monsanto. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Lawrenceburg. Arrangements were through Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
ALLIE JEAN THOMPSON, 62, of Lincoln Heights, died Sunday. Ms. Thompson worked for the Board of Global Ministries. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
BERNICE J. WALKER, 72, of Forest Park, died Saturday. She was retired. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
ROBERT E. WHITT SR., 77, of Reading, died Monday. The World War II veteran was retired from General Motors and Frank Messer Construction. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 07-14-1999
Charles Johnson Jr., veteran and barber
Charles Johnson Jr., 73, of Cincinnati, died Monday at his home.
He was a retired self-employed barber and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Shirley Howard Johnson, died in 1974.
Survivors include sons, Jerry Johnson of Southgate and Terry Johnson of Cincinnati; a daughter, Diana Hines of Indianapolis; brothers, Alfred Johnson and Howard Johnson, both of London; a sister, Ida Hammond of Hamilton, Ohio; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky. Arrangements: Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Date of announcement: 07-15-1999
BEULAH ALLEN, 78, of North Avondale, died Sunday. She was a retired domestic worker. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: noon Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 07-15-1999
JOHNIE SAMUEL GIBSON, 91, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Tuesday. The Army veteran was a retired assembly worker. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, Taylor, Mich. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Arrangements: Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg.
Date of announcement: 07-15-1999
DEBORAH A. JACKSON, 45, of Walnut Hills, died Sunday. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 07-15-1999
LARRY JAY SMITH, 56, of Indianapolis, formerly of Patriot, Ind., died Monday. Services: 11 a.m. EST Friday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind. Visitation: 10 am. EST Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: East View Cemetery Association, Patriot.
Date of announcement: 07-15-1999
JOHN "JAY" YOUNG, 88, of Mount Orab, Ohio, died Wednesday. He was a caretaker of an estate in Indian Hill. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: Mount Orab Church of Christ or Hospice of Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 07-15-1999
Stephanie Ann Bahr wanted to go to Olympics, be doctor
Stephanie Ann Bahr of Independence, Ky., accomplished a lot during her eight years.
But the school awards, gymnastics trophies and cheerleading outfit she left behind are cold comfort to her family and friends. They are reeling from her drowning death Tuesday in a hotel swimming pool during a family vacation to Sanibel Island, Fla.
"She was a little girl that just lit up the room," said her father, Steven Bahr. "She wanted to go to the Olympics and she wanted to be a doctor," he said.
Stephanie would have been a third-grader at Community Christian Academy in Independence. She attended Community Pentecostal Church in Independence, where she was active in a youth Bible study and activities club Missionettes.
From the age of four, Stephanie was a cheerleader. She cheered for the Beechgrove Boosters and the South Kenton Lions, a team in the Northern Kentucky Youth Football League. Last October, her cheerleading squad took first place at a state competition in Louisville. Stephanie also was a member of the Fit Stop Gymnastics team in Erlanger.
Other survivors include her mother, Kimberly Ryan Bahr of Independence; a sister, Crystal Lynn Bahr, 11, at home; brothers, Joseph Steven Bahr, 13, and David Scott Bahr, 6, both at home, and Steven Maurice Beach of Portland, Conn.; grandparents, Thomas Curt and Nancy A. Bahr of Independence, Norma Alsip Ryan of Walton, Ky., and Earl J. and Jane Ryan of Burlington, Ky.; and great-grandparents, Don and Ruth Rekers Tangney of Erlanger, Ky.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Community Pentecostal Church in Independence. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Saturday. Memorials are suggested to the Stephanie Bahr Memorial Fund, in care of Firstar Bank, 5262 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 07-16-1999
STEPHANIE RENEE HARRIS, 29, of Evanston, died Tuesday. She was a nurse. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Southern Baptist Church, Avondale. Visita tion: 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 07-16-1999
DANIEL PITTS, 68, of St. Bernard, died Tuesday. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Southern Baptist Church. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 07-16-1999
HAROLD "GENE" ROSELL, 71, of Mount Orab, died Wednesday. He was a retired employee of the Ford Motor Co. Services: 9 a.m. today at Bible Baptist Church, Mount Orab, and 3 p.m. Saturday at Hickman Strunk Funeral Home, Whitley City, Ky. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at Bible Baptist Church. Memorials: Bible Baptist Church. Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab, is handling local arrangements.
Date of announcement: 07-16-1999
SISTER MARGARET MARY SMITH, 74, of Richmond, Ind., died Wednesday. She was a teacher with Sacred Heart Schools, Fairfield. Mass: 3 p.m. EST Monday at the Sisters of St. Francis Motherhouse, Oldenburg, Ind. Visitation: 1 p.m. Monday at the Motherhouse. Memorials: Sisters of St. Francis Convent.
Date of announcement: 07-16-1999
James Casey, businessman and musician
James B. Casey, 71, a long-time Cincinnati business executive and avid amateur jazz musician, died Thursday at his East Walnut Hills home.
Although Mr. Casey led several area companies during his career, he was perhaps best-known for his volunteer efforts as a musician who performed at more than 1,000 events. He was the inspiration behind "Jim Casey and Friends," a loose-knit collection of jazz musicians who for 42 years entertained at various programs benefiting non-profit organizations.
"Jim was always happiest with music and friends in the room," said Mr. Casey's wife, Ann. "He left the front door open all the time for friends, and our home was a gathering place not just during the holidays, but all year 'round. Even in Connecticut during summers, Jim had the piano tuned before unpacking his bags."
The native of Mohawk, N.Y., moved to Cincinnati in 1954 to join the Procter & Gamble Co. after graduating from Cornell University with a master's degree in civil engineering.
Soon after arriving in Cincinnati, he received a leave of absence from P&G to serve with the U.S. Army in Korea. He was a first lieutenant and an artillery forward observer.
He returned to P&G, where he helped develop and install the first computer system used by the company. Mr. Casey later served in executive management positions for Pollack Steel (now AK Steel), Palm Beach Co., Witt Industries and Nutrition Technology Corp.
In 1985, Mr. Casey acquired an office supply company, Eastern-Casey. He remained active in the company until recently, when cancer forced him to be hospitalized.
Mr. Casey was a member of the first board of trustees of the Seven Hills School, where all four of his children attended. He was active in the Dan Beard Boy Scout Council, serving as vice president, and he helped develop the Hyde Park Teen Board.
He was a member of the Ohio Society of Colonial Wars, Hyde Park Community Church and Cincinnati Country Club, where he often played squash and tennis.
He also leaves daughters, Robin Wood of Richmond, Va., Becky Casey of Los Angeles, Dawson Bullock of Louisville, Ky., and Eliza Prall of Denver; sisters, Margaret Hess of Mohawk, N.Y., and Elaine Stephens of Swampscott, Mass.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Norman Chapel, Spring Grove Cemetery. Arrangements: Elden A. Good Funeral Home. Memorials: Cornell University or charity of choice.
Date of announcement: 07-17-1999
