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GILBERT A. MEER, 63, of Batesville, Ind., died Saturday. He was a retired maintenance worker with American Lifts Co., Greensburg, Ind. Mass: 10 a.m. EST Tuesday at Holy Family Church, Oldenburg. Visitation: 4 to 8 tonight at Weigel Funeral Home in Batesville. Memorials: Phi Beta Psi Sorority Cancer Research Project.
Date of announcement: 10-04-1999
DENTON C. WALDON, 74, of Sunman, Ind., died Thursday. He was a retired employee of the Stedman Foundry. Services: 10:30 a.m. EDT today at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Memorials: Sunman Life Squad or to the family.
Date of announcement: 10-04-1999
Jean C. Rolfes, Gibson card designer
Jean C. Rolfes "loved religion, and she loved animals," said her niece and namesake, Jean Rolfes of Cincinnati.
"If there was a fly in the house, she would let it out. She wouldn't kill it."
Miss Rolfes, 74, of Fort Thomas Ky., died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital.
She was a designer with Gibson Greeting Cards and a member of First Baptist Church of Cold Spring and the Campbell County Humane Society.
Other survivors include a nephew, Dr. Donald Rolfes of Cincinnati.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation begins there at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Cold Spring Building Fund, 4410 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Date of announcement: 10-05-1999
BRIAN P. BISCHOFF, 31, of Bevis, died Sunday. He was a salesman with Catapult Corp. Mass: 10 a.m. EST Thursday at St. Louis Church, Batesville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville. Memorials: Cameron Swope Trust Fund; Kelly Munchel Scholarship Fund at Oldenburg Academy; Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Date of announcement: 10-05-1999
WILLIE L. BYNDON, 81, of Avondale, died Friday. He was a city waste collector. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Baptist Church, 416 East 13th St., Over-the-Rhine. Visitation: 6 p.m. Tuesday until services at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 10-05-1999
EUNICE COLEMAN, of Silverton, died Saturday. Services: 7 p.m. today at Johnson Brown Funeral Home, 1309 California Ave., Bond Hill. Visitation: 6 p.m. today until services at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-05-1999
ROSA GEORGE, 56, of Roselawn, died Sept. 30. She was a dietician. Services: noon Wednesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 11 a.m. Wednesday until time of service at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-05-1999
KATHY M. JOHNS, 49, of Aurora, Ind., died Saturday. She was a member of the Aurora American Legion and VFW auxiliaries. Services: 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday at Markland Funeral Home, Rising Sun, Ind. Visitation: 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Lung Association.
Date of announcement: 10-05-1999
JESSIE MALEE (ROBERTS) KONKLE, 79, of Vevay, Ind., died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. EST Wednesday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EST today and 8 a.m. EST Wednesday until time of service at the funeral home. Memorials: Switzerland County Emergency Unit.
Date of announcement: 10-05-1999
JOHN THOMAS (J.T.) MCMANUS, 68, of Indianapolis, Ind., died Saturday. He worked for the Public Agency Training Council and was a U.S. Marine veteran. Memorial Service: 6:30 p.m. EST Wednesday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Flanner & Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-05-1999
TIMOTHY FREDRICK WILKING, 8, of O'Fallon, Ill., died Saturday. He was a second-grader. Local memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Catholic Church, Southgate, Ky. Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Nicholas Church, O'Fallon. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. today at Kassly Mortuary, Fairview Heights, Ill. Memorials: Leukemia Society of America, the local Humane Society or the family.
Date of announcement: 10-05-1999
Robert Dale Johnson, union negotiator
Robert Dale Johnson, who was a top official of the Communications Workers of America union in the Midwest, died Sunday at his home in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was 67.
Mr. Johnson retired in 1994 after serving seven years as the Midwest regional vice president of the union and was responsible for negotiating the union's region-wide collective bargaining agreements with Ameritech.
His area of responsibility included Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan.
He was a U.S. Army combat veteran of the 
Korean War and worked for 22 years for General Telephone of Ohio before being appointed to the union staff in 1974.
Mr. Johnson was a vice president of the AFL-CIO in Ohio and Michigan.
He leaves his wife of 45 years, Sharon Price Johnson; a daughter, Theresa Johnson Mantell, and four grandchildren.
Mass at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Portsmouth. Memorials to Notre Dame Elementary School, 1401 Gallia St., Portsmouth, Ohio, 45662.
Date of announcement: 10-06-1999
HARLAN "CHICK" MORRIS JR., 73, of Florence, Ky., died Tuesday. He was an entertainer for 55 years, fronting the Chick Morris Trio that performed on the "WLW Midwestern Hayride" show. He also was a salesman with Turner Motors in Newport. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Latonia (Ky.) Full Gospel Pentecostal Church. Visitation begins there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Arrangements: Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Date of announcement: 10-06-1999
RUSSELL HENRY PATTERSON, 77, of Cincinnati, also known as Henry Thomas Smith, died Monday. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home, Avondale.
Date of announcement: 10-06-1999
VIOLA ROBINSON, 89, of Cincinnati, died Monday. She was a cashier/bookkeeper for Veterans Hospital. Services are at the convenience of the family. There is no visitation. Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorials: Madeira Church of Christ.
Date of announcement: 10-06-1999
JOHN WAYNE SHACKELFORD, 20, of Connersville, Ind., died Monday. He was on leave from the U.S. Marine Corps and working at Wal-Mart in Greensburg. Services: 11 a.m. EST Thursday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST today at the funeral home. Memorials: Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind.
Date of announcement: 10-06-1999
KHALIL D. TUCKER, 22, of Silverton, died Sunday. Services: 8 p.m. Thursday at Zion Temple Pentecostal Church, 3771 Reading Road, North Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-06-1999
THOMAS D. WHITE, 96, of Bloomington, Ind., formerly of Cincinnati, died Friday. He was a retired public relations worker with Indiana University, a former book reviewer with the Cincinnati Enquirer and an employee of WLW radio. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at T. P. White and Sons Funeral Home, Mount Washington . Visitation: 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-06-1999
Mary Ellen Blocher, amateur radio buff
Mary Ellen Owens Blocher was an innovator who learned communication skills to help others.
In 1956, Mrs. Blocher followed the lead of her husband, Harold F. Blocher, and obtained her amateur radio operator's license.
She later became a member of the Amateur Radio Relay League, the Queen City Emergency Network, the Northern Kentucky Amateur Radio Club and the Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association. She operated for years under the call sign K4MVB and was widely known in the tri-state amateur radio community.
Mrs. Blocher, 68, of Highland Heights, Ky., died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
She grew up near Cincinnati and met her husband at a picnic. The Blochers were married for 48 years and shared a love for their children and grandchildren and amateur radio. Mr. Blocher said his wife enjoyed communicating with people in Greater Cincinnati.
"She spoke to people locally and in Dayton, Ohio. We would attend conventions together," Mr. Blocher said.
Survivors include sons, Harold F. Blocher II of Highland Heights, Douglas Blocher of Cold Spring, Ky., and Robert Blocher of Amelia, Ohio; a daughter, Wendy Blocher of Highland Heights; a brother, John J. Owens of Cincinnati; sisters, Ruth E. Simmons of Cincinnati and Agnes Smith of Bright, Ind.; and seven grandchildren.
Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Fri day at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation was this morning at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, Ky.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
WILLIAM EUGENE COSTON, 57, of Lincoln Heights, died Oct. 1. He was a laborer. Services: noon Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 400 North Wayne Ave., Lockland. Visitation: 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
RITA GRACE, 50, of Roselawn, died Monday. She was a data entry specialist for Frisch's Inc. Services: noon Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 6943 Montgomery Road, Silverton. Visitation: 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
JOHN H. HARIG, 88, of Mount Washington, died Wednesday. He was a commercial artist and World War II veteran. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Guardian Angels Church, Mount Washington . Visitation: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at T. P. White and Sons Funeral Home, Mount Washington . Memorials: Jesuit International Missions for Nepal, 245 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206; or Mount Washington Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
QUENTIN WADE HELTON, son of Malinda Apgar and George Helton Sr., both of Mount Orab, was stillborn Tuesday. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Orab Cemetery. Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
MARTHA HELEN HOSLER, 80, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Tuesday. She was a waitress for Town Tavern, Georgetown. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Hope.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
LOUISE WORSTELL ROGERS, 88, of Felicity, Ohio, died Wednesday. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, 323 North Union St., Felicity. Visitation: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: Felicity United Methodist Church.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
RUFUS LEE SMITH, 78, of Fairfield, died Monday. He was a retired painter. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 11400 Winton Road, Forest Park. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
WOODROW W. STINGER, 86, of Brookville, Ind., died Tuesday. He was a retired owner of Pepsi Bottling Co., Brookville. Mass: 10:30 a.m. EST Saturday at St. Michael Church, Brookville. Visitation: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST Friday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville. Memorials: Parkinson's Disease Research.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
ROBERT BENJAMIN STOKES JR., 43, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Services: noon Saturday at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, Clark and John streets, West End. Visitation: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
LULA TYLER, 69, of Forest Park, died Oct. 1. She was a retired housekeeper for Xavier University. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church, 2712 Alms Place, downtown. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-07-1999
FRED BARRETT, 80, of Aurora, Ind., died Wednesday. He was an equipment operator with the Dearborn County Highway Department. Services: 2 p.m. EDT Saturday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials: To the family.
Date of announcement: 10-08-1999
DR. C. EUGENE BENNETT, of Middletown, died Sept. 23. He was the first executive director of Miami University Middletown, having retired in 1986. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Commons of Johnston Hall on the Middletown campus. Memorials: Miami University Middletown General Scholarship Fund, or the hospice of the donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 10-08-1999
ROBERT LEE DEBRULER, 60, of Patriot, Ind., died Wednesday. He was a welder with Baxter Travenagh Inc. and an Army veteran. Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials: To the family. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind., is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-08-1999
RITA GRACE, 50, of Roselawn, died Monday. Ms. Grace was a data entry specialist for Frisch's Inc. Services: noon today at Shiloh Seventh Day Adventist Church, 3650 Washigton, Ave. Visitation: 11 a.m. at the church. Arrangements by Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 10-08-1999
ARTHUR L. HANSON SR., 84, of Silverton, died Monday. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Woodland Mausoleum, Dayton. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at the mausoleum. Johnson Brown Funeral Home, Bond Hill, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-08-1999
LOLA BYARS MOORE, 91, of Avondale, died Wednesday. Ms. Moore was a homemaker. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Paul AME Church, 2608 Kemper Lane, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 10-08-1999
Nola Fagaly, former president of Hamilton Habitat for Humanity
Nola A. Fagaly, 63, of Ross, Ohio, died Friday at Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash. She was retired from Champion Paper and was former president for Hamilton Habitat for Humanity and Champion GO Girls. She also was a member of St. Aloysius Church, Shandon, Ohio; a founding member of Morgan Ross Athletic Association; and former leader for Butler County 4-H.
Survivors include daughters, Melinda Kushniroff of Southgate, Ky., and Jodi Stacey of Cincinnati; sons, Steven Fagaly of Ross, Ohio, and Douglas Fagaly of Fairfield; brothers, Ray Hesselbrock and Carl Hesselbrock, both of Okeana, Ohio; sisters, Alta Poirier of Franklin, Ohio, and Rita Vonderhaar of Camden, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Aloysius Church, Shandon, Ohio. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Young Funeral Home, Ross, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Hamilton Habitat for Humanity, 236 N. Second St., Hamilton, Ohio, 45011.
Date of announcement: 10-09-1999
CARMA M. MOORE DIX, 92, of St. Petersburg, Fla., died Wednesday. Mrs. Dix was a former owner of DX Ranch Restaurant in Amelia. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel, Ohio. Visitation: 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 10-09-1999
VIRGINIA MATT, 78, of Newport, Ky., died Wednesday at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Francis Altar Society.
Survivors include daughters, Chrissy Hill of Norwood, Ohio, and Nancy Lyons of New Middletown, Ohio; sons, Jack Matt of Dayton, Ky., Michael Matt of Newport and Ron Matt of Highland Heights, Ky.; a brother, Elmore Giese of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Date of announcement: 10-09-1999
