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MARCELLA MATTIE WOOTEN, 77, of Cincinnati, died Tuesday. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bibleway Church of God in Christ, Cincinnati. Visitation: 5 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Arrangements: Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Date of application: 06-24-2000
Lanni Johnston Brengel, actress, publicist
Lanni Johnston Brengel knew how to make an entrance. Her throaty voice and flair for the dramatic served her well throughout her long careers as an actress, entrepreneur and publicist.
Her life also was marked by kindness, friends say. Long before she took up residence at Scarlet Oaks Retirement Community in Clifton, Mrs. Brengel volunteered there, driving residents to beauty appointments, doctors and stores.
She died Friday at Scarlet Oaks at age 91 of complications from pulmonary disease.
Mrs. Brengel, a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, was a stage and radio actress based in New York City before moving to Cincinnati in the 1950s.
She was co-owner of the Children's Corner Toy Shop in Pleasant Ridge, then worked as publicist for the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park from 1972-1983. She earlier had spent summers as publicist for the Cherry County Playhouse in Traverse City, Mich., where she also had a television show. She continued acting well into her 80s, including a role in the Hallmark special "Charlie's Christmas Secret."
Mrs. Brengel was an avid traveler and a member of Actors Equity and the American Federation of TV and Radio Artists. She was executive secretary of the Women's City Club for a decade.
Her first husband, John Johnston, died in 1961 and her second, George Brengel, in 1983. Her son, Peter Anthony Johnston, died in 1966.
Survivors include her brother, Jack Langille of Houston, and stepson Bill Brengel of Colerain Township.
Mrs. Brengel donated her body to the University of Cincinnati Medical School. Services were Sunday at Scarlet Oaks.
Memorials: Alzheimer's Associa tion, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, 45203; Cincinnati Playhouse, 962 Mount Adams Circle, Cincinnati, 45202; or the American Cancer Society, 11117 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, 45242.
Date of application: 06-26-2000
RODNEY GRAVES, 38, of Walnut Hills, died Thursday. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Walnut Hills. Visitation: Noon Wednesday at the funeral home. Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home, West End, is handling arrangements.
Date of application: 06-26-2000
JENELLA JONES, 81, of Kennedy Heights, died Thursday. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at the church. Jamison and Jamison Funeral Home, West End, is handling arrangements.
Date of application: 06-26-2000
REBECCA A. MEEKER, 61, of Russellville, died Sunday. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bradford-Sullivan Funeral Home, Winchester. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: To charity of donor's choice.
Date of application: 06-26-2000
Dorothy Stegman, served family, church
For most of her life, Dorothy E. Stegman watched out for others.
Whether it was taking care of her family and friends, or volunteering at church, Mrs. Stegman spread her cheery attitude and sharing nature.
"She was a happy person who could make things happen," said a son, Paul W. Stegman Jr. of Fort Wright, Ky. "She wasn't one to take the microphone, but she would help others who did."
Mrs. Stegman, 82, of Taylor Mill, Ky., died Sunday.
She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia, Ky. She was a eucharistic minister with the church and was a founder of Share and Care Self-Help senior group of Catholic Social Services.
She and her husband, Paul W. Stegman Sr., were married for 61 years.
Mrs. Stegman was a member of the Women's Auxiliary of Bishop Carroll Council Knights of Columbus No. 702. She and her husband helped found the Colony in Latonia.
In addition to her husband and son, survivors include sons, Bob Stegman of Elsmere, Ky., Tom Stegman of Erlanger, Ky., and Larry Stegman of Taylor Mill, Ky.; a daughter, M. Sue McKinney of Florence, Ky.; brothers, Charles Salzman of Florence and Richard Salzmann of Harrison, Ohio; sisters, Eleanor Lyons of Las Vegas and Virginia Marshall of Sanders, Ky.; 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation begins there at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to charity of the donor's choice.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home in Latonia is handling arrangements.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
GREGORY BLACKMON, 47, of Evanston, died June 22. He was a stock clerk. Services: 11 a.m. today at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation was there this morning.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
HOWARD R. BUCHANAN, 84, of Vevay, Ind., died Sunday. He was the retired director and owner of Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home. Services: 2 p.m. EST Thursday at the funeral home in Vevay. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. EST Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: Howard R. Buchanan Memorial Endowment Fund for Scholarships (cards at the funeral home).
Date of application: 06-27-2000
EDITH MARGARET (PARKER) CAMPBELL, 87, of Sardinia, Ohio, died Saturday. She was a Red Cross volunteer. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials to Hospice.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
MILDRED C. MOON COURTS, 90, of Mount Washington, died Monday. She was a clerk with Cahall's Clothing Store. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mount Orab United Methodist Church. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab. Memorials: Mount Orab United Methodist Church.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
EMMA KATHRYN (CURRY) GROSS, 69, of Vevay, Ind., died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. EST Friday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Visitation: 10 a.m. EST Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Diabetes. Association.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
DOROTHY CATHERINE HENSON, 67, of Lincoln Heights, died June 22. She was a bus driver for Princeton Public Schools. Services: Noon Wednesday at Greater New Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 7500 Anthony Wayne Ave., Lincoln Heights. Visitation: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
IRA KATZ, 79, of La Jolla, Calif. and formerly of Cincinnati, died Thursday. He was a former executive vice president of Gruen Watch Co. of Cincinnati in the 1950s and served as chairman of the University of California at San Diego board of overseers, and on the boards of many civic organizations in San Diego. Among his survivors is his sister, Marilynn Braude of Cincinnati. Services were held in Carmel Valley, Calif. Memorials: to San Diego Hospice, 4311 Third Ave., San Diego, Calif., 92103.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
ALICE E. (CARTER) RITCHIE, 57, of New Richmond, Ohio, died June 23. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel, Ohio. Visitation: Noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
RALPH EDWARD SHAFER, 65, of New Richmond, died Sunday. He was a pipefitter and heating and air-conditioning mechanic, and a 
Korean War Air Force veteran. Graveside services will be at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at Confidence Cemetery, Georgetown, Ohio. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
ANNIE MAE SNEED, 80, of Hyde Park, died June 22. She was a homemaker. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
ANNA KATHERINE THEOBALD, 98, of Batesville, Ind., died Monday. She was a homemaker. Mass: 11 a.m. EST Wednesday at St. Mary of the Rock Church, St. Mary, Ind. Visitation: 9-10:30 a.m. EST Wednesday at Meyers Funeral Home, Batesville. Memorials: Hospitality Hall or St. Mary of the Rock cemetery fund.
Date of application: 06-27-2000
Interlake steelworker Robert Jennings, 101
Robert Jennings was one of those rare people whose life touched three centuries.
Mr. Jennings, a native of Mount Vernon, Ky., lived to be 101. His wife, Sarah Morris Jennings, who died four years ago, lived to be 96.
A daughter, Stella Irene Keitz of Ludlow, Ky., said her parents were married for more than 70 years.
She attributed their longevity to the fact that neither smoked, drank or carried grudges.
Mr. Jennings, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas, Ky. He was a retired lead man with Interlake Steel.
Others survivors include a son, James Jennings of Indianapolis; seven grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home in Newport. Visitation: 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Date of application: 06-28-2000
ARTHUR CALLAWAY, 81, of Bright, Ind., died Tuesday. He was a retired employee of the North Dearborn School System. Services: 10 a.m. EDT Friday at Jackman-Kercheval-Meyers Funeral Home, Harrison, Ohio. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EDT Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: To the family.
Date of application: 06-28-2000
ALICE JANE GARNETT, 73, of Evanston, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Renfro Funeral Home, Avondale. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 06-28-2000
CHRISTENA (COOK) GOODWIN, 94, of Cincinnati, died June 22. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Jerriel Baptist Church, 1018 Wesley. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at the church. Jamison & Jamison Jr. Inc., Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Date of application: 06-28-2000
JAMES THOMAS WILKS, 61, of Cincinnati, died June 23. He was a truck driver supervisor. 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 application: 06-28-2000
Nicholas Diehl Jr., businessman
Nicholas A. Diehl Jr. operated grocery stores, distributed juke boxes, made artificial wreaths, ran a coal mine, manufactured stoves and invested in the stock market.
For fun, he formed a travel club that owned its own jet airplane and journeyed around the world. He also was an avid card player and enjoyed museums, parks and horse racing.
"He tried a little bit of everything," said Mr. Diehl's daughter, Marjorie Thaler. "He didn't let the grass grow under his feet, that's for sure."
Mr. Diehl, 99, of Westwood, died June 19.
Beginning his varied business career with a vegetable stand in Findlay Market, Mr. Diehl later bought a grocery store at Vine and Mulberry streets, then bought another grocery in Elmwood Place that he later gave to his brother.
Mr. Diehl bought several other grocery stores, including Diehl's Wholesale Grocery, Linn Street Food Market and Laurel Dairy Bar.
In 1944, he began distributing juke boxes and later went into business with his brothers and sisters manufacturing artificial wreaths at Queen City Wreath Co.
"He also ran a coal mine in Chattanooga, Tenn., that somebody sold him, and he bought a company in Detroit that manufactured heating stoves," Mrs. Thaler said.
"He was an adventurer. He loved to get things started and then go on to something different. He was never standing still."
Mr. Diehl was a founding member of "Travel-A-Go-Go," a travel club that owned a DC-4 airplane and planned its own trips.
He frequently traveled to Alaska and also enjoyed Australia and New Zealand. His last two trips were to China when he was 90 years old.
Mr. Diehl was a member of Westwood Civic Association and Western Hills Country Club.
His first wife, Margaret Falk, died in 1970 and his second wife, Helen Brokamp Hennegan, died in 1980.
Other survivors are another daughter, Claudia Hopf, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were June 22. Miller-Simminger Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Date of application: 06-29-2000
THOMAS J. ARTHUR, 70, of Aurora, Ind., died Tuesday. He was an employee of Cincinnati Gas & Electric. Mass: 11 a.m. EDT Friday at St. Mary Church, Aurora. Visitation: 5-8 tonight at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Memorials: St. Mary Church, Aurora Life Squad or the charity of the donor's choice.
Date of application: 06-29-2000
IRMA LAVERNE ENGEL, 88, of Pompano Beach, Fla., formerly of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died June 7. She was a retired home economics teacher. Graveside services: 10 a.m. EDT Friday, Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, Ind. No visitation. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, 655 Ridge Ave., Lawrenceburg, is in charge. Memorials: Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church.
Date of application: 06-29-2000
LEBERTHA MCCLAIR, 51, of Lincoln Heights, died Tuesday. Ms. McClair was a school bus driver for Princeton Public Schools. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 11400 Winton Road, Forest Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 06-29-2000
REBECCA MENARD, 15, of Bethel, died Tuesday. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Bethel United Methodist Church. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday at the church. Kennedy-Thompson Funeral Home, Bethel, is handling arrangements. Memorials: Western Brown Athletic Association.
Date of application: 06-29-2000
