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MARY L. GORDON, 64, of Evanston, died Sept 10. She was a hair stylist. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton. Visitation: noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1997
ELIZABETH HIRSHOUER, 87, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Sunday. She was retired from Indiana & Michigan Power. Services: 11 a.m. EDT Thursday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1997
LAWRENCE E. LEGNER, 68, of Hamersville, Ohio., died Friday. He was a welder for Monti Inc. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel, Ohio. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1997
ROY C. MCCARTY, 73, of Waco, Texas, formerly of Higginsport, Ohio, died Sept. 11. He worked at Cincinnati Milacron and was a World War II veteran. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Higginsport Christian Church, Higginsport. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. today at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1997
Carol Darnell, active at Elder and Mercy
Carol Darnell, 53, of Mack, died Monday morning at her home. She had been battling pancreatic cancer for the past year.
"She was a very, very special lady," said her daughter, Jennifer Dermody.
Mrs. Darnell was a secretary at Xavier University and was active in the music and theater programs at Elder and Mercy high schools, where hundreds of students grew up calling her "Mom."
She leaves her husband, Tom, a teacher at Elder; sons, Timothy and Scott; and another daughter, Rebecca Darnell, all of Mack; a brother, Jay Wagner, of Taylor Mill, Ky.; and a grandchild.
Mass: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Visitation Church, Mack. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Miller-Simminger Funeral Home, Westwood.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1997
John A. Ventre Sr., businessman
John A. Ventre Sr., 64, of Covedale, who opened Cincinnati's first pizza parlor 46 years ago and went on to a successful insurance career, died Monday.
Mr. Ventre was the second youngest of 11 children born in the United States to Italian immigrants Rose Ann and Joseph Ventre. He served in the Air Force during the 
Korean War.
Along with brothers Carmen and Jerry, Mr. Ventre founded Cincinnati's first pizza parlor, the Pizza Pantry, on Walnut Street near the Metropolitan Hotel in 1951.
He co-owned the Assured Driving School, one of the first registered in the state of Ohio. Mr. Ventre also was an owner of the Grand Prix Motorcycle Shop in Western Hills and was an original partner in the Columbo Room Italian restaurant on Beechmont Avenue.
He worked 19 years for Western-Southern Life Insurance Co. and 15 years as an independent broker. "His charm, wit and spontaneous instinct for reading people made him the best salesman many have ever known," said family members.
Mr. Ventre was a volunteer football and baseball coach for St. Antoninus School and began the "Main Event" fund-raiser for the parish's annual festival.
He loved to play golf and shot two holes-in-one.
Mr. Ventre leaves his wife of 42 years, Mary Jo; sons John Jr., Nicholas, Joseph, Stephen and Michael; daughters Gina Harbison, Lisa Ventre and Carol Lay; sisters Gilda Meehan, Mathilda Fischer and Patricia Jacimine; and 23 grandchildren.
Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Antoninus Church, Western Hills. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Westwood.
Memorials: Greg Weber Memorial Scholarship Fund at Elder High School.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1997
William Alan White, educator
William Alan White, 67, retired principal of Georgetown's Alverda Reed Elementary School, died Tuesday.
Mr. White, of Georgetown, was an Army veteran who also taught in the New Richmond schools.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Bethel United Methodist Church. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Memorials: Gideons International or the church.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1997
JULIA ONEVA LEWELLYN CHANDLER, 91, of Bennington, Ind., died Monday. She retired from the Children's Convalescent Home, Cincinnati. Services: 10 a.m. EST Thursday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. today and 8 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1997
SARAH JACKSON, 81, of Bond Hill, died Saturday. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1997
KATHLEEN JOHNSON, 75, of Felicity, Ohio, died Monday. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, Felicity. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1997
RUBY J. GAST LEWIS, 75, of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Monday. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley, Ohio. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1997
William R. Bogart, architect and senior-citizen advocate
Before ramps for the handicapped were commonplace, William R. Bogart included them in his architectural designs.
Before computers became a business necessity, Mr. Bogart used them to help build a multimillion-dollar agency for the elderly.
"He's always been kind of a visionary," said his wife, Judith. "His whole purpose in life was trying to do everything he could to make Cincinnati an even better city."
Mr. Bogart, an architect and long-time advocate for senior citizens. He was 69.
The Miami University graduate's commercial and residential designs often included ramps, easy-access entrances and other features intended to accommodate the elderly and disabled.
In 1973, Mr. Bogart became executive director of the Area Agency on Aging.
He established a five-county computer network that provided immediate information about all agencies serving the elderly. Mr. Bogart also served as national president of the Urban Elderly Coalition, was a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging in 1981 and was selected as one of Cincinnati's most influential people in 1988.
He also leaves his son, John, of Villa Park, Calif.; daughter, Traci Bogart-Higgins, of Moore, S.C., and a grandson.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Unitarian Church, Avondale.
Date of announcement: 09-18-1997
Dr. Remo J. DiSalvo, cardiologist
Dr. Remo J. DiSalvo, 75, a retired director of adult medicine for Group Health Associates, died Sept. 10 while vacationing in Italy.
Dr. DiSalvo retired in 1991, having served as a physician with Group Health Associates for 14 years. He also was a former vice president of Union Central Life Insurance Co.
He was former chief of cardiology at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center for six years. He published several scientific papers on hypertension and respiratory functions, and was a member of the clinical faculty of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He was named to the Marlon Blankenhorn Society, an honor society.
Dr. DiSalvo was an accomplished musician, specializing in classical and jazz guitar and piano.
He leaves his wife, Elizabeth Jane Connelly DiS alvo; sons Thomas, John and Ray; daughter, Mary Foster; mother, Giovannina DaPilla DiSalvo; and six grandchildren.
Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Bellarmine Chapel, Xavier University. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Gilligan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills.
Date of announcement: 09-18-1997
PATRICIA FELDMAN, 45, of New Richmond, Ohio, died Tuesday. She worked at the Pauline Warfield Lewis Center. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel, Ohio. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-18-1997
SHEILA MARIE STROOP GARDNER, 29, of Sardinia, Ohio, died Tuesday. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-18-1997
EDNA CLARK, 83, of Roselawn, died Thursday. Ms. Clark was a beautician for Ollie's Beauty Salon. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, 6943 Montgomery Road, Silverton. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-20-1997
ALICE GILLESPIE, 72, of Batavia, died Friday. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Kennedy-Ste vens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: Noon Tuesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-20-1997
