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SHERMAN SHERIDAN JR., 48, of Blue Ash, died Thursday. He was a mechanic. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 05-07-2003
LINDA A. (GRAHAM) BELL, 55, of Milford, died Tuesday. She was a librarian for Western Row Elementary in Mason. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Gertrude Church, Madeira. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Gilligan Funeral Home, Kenwood. Memorials: Hospice of Cincinnati.
Date of announcement: 05-08-2003
JEWELL D. DeMOSS, 65, of Georgetown, died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: American Cancer Society or Hospice of Hope.
Date of announcement: 05-08-2003
SYLVIA A. HARRIS, 91, of Walnut Hills, died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Services: noon today at Renfro & Piper Funeral Service, Avondale. Visitation: 11 a.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 05-08-2003
JULIUS J. "DUDE" MOLLAUN, 85, of Batesville, Ind., died Wednesday. He was a retired production operator for Seagrams Distillery in Lawrenceburg. Mass: 10:30 a.m. EST Saturday at St. Louis Church, Batesville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. EST Friday at the Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville, Ind. Memorials: Austin Julius Wilhelm Education Fund or to the Prell-Bland American Legion.
Date of announcement: 05-08-2003
ROBERT HENRY WHITE SR., 90, of Aurora, Ind., died Monday. He was a retired machinist for General Electric. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Services: 1 p.m. EDT Friday at Markland Funeral Home, Rising Sun, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. EDT today at the funeral home. Memorials: Alzheimer's Association or American Cancer Society.
Date of announcement: 05-08-2003
Dr. Bernard Harmeling, dentist
Dr. Bernard L. Harmeling, an Erlanger dentist and forensic odontologist who helped to identify hundreds of victims of accidents and disasters, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. The Florence resident was 67.
Odontololgists identify bodies by using dental records.
Dr. Harmeling employed his expertise in a number of high profile cases, including the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in which 165 people died in 1977 and an Air Canada plane fire that killed 23 people at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport in 1983. "It was something that he wanted to do, it was a challenge," said Dr. Harmeling's daughter, Susan McClure of Florence. "He liked being a part of all that."
He practiced for about 40 years, retiring about three years ago after a recurrence of colon cancer first diagnosed in 1997.
He was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors in addition to his daughter include his wife, Betty Harmeling; daughters, Lisa Curry of Union, Paula Duncan of Erlanger, and Lisa Husson of Tewksbury, Mass.; sons, Gary Harmeling of Hebron, Charlie Parton of Erlanger, Greg Harmeling of Las Vegas, John Parton of Burlington and Chris Harmeling of Independence; his mother, Marie Harmeling of Fort Wright; sisters, Mary Ann Bethel of Deltona, Fla., and Elaine Updike of Florence; and 13 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Mary Queen of Heaven Church, 1150 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Date of announcement: 05-09-2003
MICHAEL RYAN PARLIER, 20, of Bethel, died Monday. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: Seth Ackermann Trust Fund.
Date of announcement: 05-09-2003
F. GERTRUDE SCHWEGMAN, 88, of Brookville, Ind., died Thursday. She was a homemaker and a retired teacher at St. Michael School. Mass: 11 a.m. EST Tuesday at St. Michael Church, Brookville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST Monday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, Ind. Memorials: St. Michael School Building Fund, Franklin County EMS, and Masses.
Date of announcement: 05-09-2003
Freeman Morgan, civic volunteer
Freeman "Gus" Morgan Jr., a civic volunteer and strong supporter of education and adult literacy, died Friday. The Madeira resident was 79.
Mr. Morgan was a U.S. Marine Corps World War II veteran, a University of Cincinnati graduate and an active member of the Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church.
He had previously served as personnel manager for Schenley Industries, manager of development, training, and appraisal for the Kroger Co., vice president of Learning Systems Development Corp., and a consultant to the president of Senco Products Inc.
He also was a longtime member of the Cincinnatus Association and was active in Cincinnati civil rights and faith communities.
He served as president of the Citizens Committee on Youth and the School Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, and was a founder of Leadership Cincinnati and Partners in Education. Mr. Morgan's wife, Marjorie, said her husband was a very loving man who was interested in people, especially children.
"He was interested basically in the kind of children that are inner-city and to make them better people and better citizens," she said.
Robert W. Buechner, president of the Cincinnatus Association, said Mr. Morgan was an exemplary human being who was a volunteer mentor and reading tutor in Cincinnati Public Schools for about 20 years.
"He had a very definite purpose in life and that was to bring the love of Christ to as many people as possible," he said.
Mr. Morgan won the Citizen Crusader Award of the Cincinnatus Association five years ago and was elected the group's first member emeritus last month.
Beside his wife, survivors include two sisters, Jean Graham of New Orleans and Dean Kibler of Jupiter, Fla; and a brother, Tom Morgan of Dallas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Gertrude Church in Madeira. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Thomas-Justin Memorial Funeral Home in Kenwood. Memorials are suggested to the donor's choice.
Date of announcement: 05-10-2003
John Blanton, rocket scientist
John W. Blanton worked on the cutting edge of science, developing rocket and jet engines from the 1940s into the 1980s when that field was making astounding advances.
He also led and served on an impressive list of community boards, including the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Urban League,, Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Cincinnati Zoo.
But when Dr. John W. Blanton Jr. thinks back on his father's life, he's most proud of his work as a dad: "Just a good dad, and all that connotes," Blanton Jr. said.
John W. Blanton Sr. died Wednesday at University Hospital. He was 81.
"He became an engineer I guess at a time when it wasn't an easy time for black people to become engineers," said his son, who recalled accompanying his father in the car to watch rocket-engine tests.
"He never talked much about his accomplishments," but helped develop the X-1, the world's first supersonic aircraft while at Bell Aircraft Corporation.
Later at Frederick Flader Inc., he was chief thermodynamics engineer and chief of fluid dynamics. He joined General Electric in 1956, and his group made numerous advances in hollow blades, transonic and supersonic compressors, low-smoke combustors and metalworking techniques.
Named general manager of GE's Aircraft Engine Field Programs in 1974, he coordinated all marketing efforts for GE propulsion products. From 1980 until his 1982 retirement, he was general manager of commercial advanced engines and technical programs. He joined GE Aircraft Engine's Propulsion Hall of Fame in 1991.
Also surviving are his wife of 60 years, Corrine Jones Blanton, and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Evanston, with the funeral at noon. Renfro and Piper Funeral Service is handling arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Beechwood Home, 2140 Pogue Ave., Cincinnati, 45208, or St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1809 Rutland Ave., Cincinnati, 45207.
Date of announcement: 05-10-2003
HELEN LIVINGSTON, 65, of Price Hill, died Thursday. She worked in environmental services for Tri Health. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at New St. Paul Baptist Church, West End. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 05-10-2003
CARL WESLEY LOVE, 75, of Glendale, died May 7. He was an inspector for General Electric. Services: noon Monday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Woodlawn. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 05-10-2003
JUANITA (BREWSTER) STAMPER, 60, of Vevay, Ind., died Thursday. She was a former assembler for Johnson Control, Florence, Ky. Services: 11 a.m. EST Tuesday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. EST Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Heart Association.
Date of announcement: 05-10-2003
MATTHEW D. WOODS, 72, of Morristown, Ind., died Thursday. He was retired laborer for Allisons, Indianapolis. He was a Army veteran. Services: 10 a.m. EST Monday at St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Shelbyville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST Sunday at Murphy-Parks Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Memorials: St. Vincent Catholic Church, 4218 E. Michigan Road., Shelbyville, 46176 or St. Jude's Children Hospital, in c/o: Murphy-Parks Funeral Service, 703 S. Harrison St., Shelbyville, Ind., 46176.
Date of announcement: 05-10-2003
Rev. Charles S. Walter, labored all over the world
The Rev. Charles S. Walter's journey through life was an international and multicultural experience.
Born in Grafton, W.Va., in 1940, his journey took him to Cincinnati, Johannesburg, South Africa; Rome; Arequipa, Peru; and finally Chicago. He died there Wednesday.
In 1980, Father Walter was elected Provincial Superior of the North American Province and moved back to Cincinnati, where the headquarters of the Comboni Missionaries is in Anderson Township. At the time he was the youngest provincial superior in the congregation.
His accomplishments included completion of a new provincial directory and long-range plan, and the opening of a vocational center for Spanish-speaking candidates at Casa Comboni in Los Angeles.
Father Walter held the degree of doctor of ministry and was an adjunct professor at the Catholic Theological Union at Chicago. He also was associate director of the Chicago Center for Global Ministries. His specialty was intercultural formation programs.
From 1975 to 1979, Father Walter served on the General Council of the Comboni Missionaries as an assistant general at the international headquarters in Rome.
During that time he was instrumental in the opening of houses of study in Chicago and Innsbruck, Austria.
As a member of the general administration, he facilitated the reunification of the German and Italian branches of the Comboni Missionaries that had separated in 1923.
Survivors include his brother, Dr. George R. Walter of Southern Pines, N.C.
Date of announcement: 05-12-2003
