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'Gick' Dalessandro, top horseman
John "Gick" Dalessandro will be borne to his final resting place at Bridgetown Cemetery in a horse-drawn hearse Thursday.
"It's appropriate because Gick dealt with horses all his life," said Mr. Dalessandro's son-in-law, Frank "Sparky" Claypoole.
Mr. Dalessandro, 80, of Taylors Creek in Green Township, died Saturday. He was one of Greater Cincinnati's finest and best-known horsemen.
"He was prominent in this area for 50 years," said Claypoole.
"He fell in love with horses when he was young and loved them all his life."
Mr. Dalessandro won best all-around cowboy honors in a horse show at the Cincinnati Gardens in 1955. For many years, he rode "Flicka," one of the top show horses in the area.
He was a member of the Gymkhana Horse Club and Harvest Home Horse Club and helped put on the annual Harvest Home Festival Horse Show. He also worked in construction.
Mr. Dalessandro, who was married to the late Mary Jane Dalessandro, leaves a daughter, Linda Claypoole; and sons, Tim, Ron and John.
Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Rebold Funeral Home, Cheviot. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
Richard Bergen, former Goodwill director
Richard V. Bergen, 79, former director of Operations for Goodwill Industries of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, died Saturday.
Mr. Bergen, of Florence, Ky., retired in 1983 after 30 years. The World War II veteran was a member of Covington First United Methodist Church and was active in the Masons.
He leaves his wife, Marjorie Bergen; daughter, Donna L. Stephens of Plano, Texas ; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Covington. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, Ky., and 9 to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
NORMAN SPENCER COCKERHAM, 67, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Friday. He owned a Sears Catalog Store. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: noon Tuesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
THOMAS S. COMBERGER, 49, of Mt. Orab, died Thursday. He worked for Blanchester Foundry. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bloom Rose Church, Williamsburg, Ohio. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Maham Funeral Home, Williamsburg.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
WILMA ELIZABETH GERKEPOTT, 87, of Dillsboro, Ind., died Saturday. She was a retired teacher. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at Ulrich-Filter Funeral Home, Dillsboro.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
THOMAS A. KAMMERER, 53, of Harrison Township, died Thursday. He was a Realtor and a Vietnam War veteran. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Aloysius Church, Shandon, Ohio. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. today at Rebold Funeral Home, Cheviot.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
JOSEPH SANDERS MANLEY, 43, of Colerain Township, died Wednesday. He worked for the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services. Services: noon Tuesday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Evanston. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
PHILIP K. MCCONN, 75, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Saturday. He was a lawyer. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. George Church, Georgetown. Visitation: 5 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
ESTAL MINNEMANN, 90, of Sunman, Ind., died Saturday. He was a retired teacher. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Sunman. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
ANNA LEE OTT, 67, of Connersville, Ind., died Saturday. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-23-1998
Milton Hader, of hardware family
Milton Hader not only helped run the family hardware business, he knew how to use the hardware he sold.
"He was a real fix-it man," said his daughter, Marilyn Hader. "He liked to tell me, 'For every bolt, there is a nut. For every nut, there is a wrench. That's how you know how to fix it.' "
Mr. Hader suffered a heart attack Saturday on a Panama Canal cruise with his wife, Virginia, and was flown to a Miami hospital, where he suffered a stroke and died Sunday.
The Green Township resident would have been 80 years old today.
Mr. Hader and his brother, Jim, were the third generation to operate the stores started by their grandfather, John, in 1888 in Cheviot. Although the Hader family is no longer involved in the business, the 15 stores retain the Hader Hardware name.
Milton Hader also was a history buff who researched the history of church hymns.
"A number of groups had him trace the origin of hymns," said Ms. Hader. "He loved doing it, and he compiled a big collection of hymnals."
Mr. Hader also was a self-taught Civil War historian, an avid gardener and member of Westwood United Methodist Church. "He loved his church and enjoyed singing in the choir," said Ms. Hader. "He was very involved in Wesley Hall, a Methodist nursing home for the indigent."
Mr. Hader volunteered at Sharon Woods Historic Village, belonged to the Kiwanis Club and helped organize the annual Harvest Home Fair.
Besides his wife, brother and daughter, Mr. Hader leaves sons, John and David, and four grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at a later date at the church. Arrangements: Bolton & Lunsford Funeral Home, Westwood.
Date of announcement: 02-24-1998
Sister Jerome Heiselmann, 100
Sister Jerome Heiselmann, 100, the oldest and longest-serving member of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, died Friday at Mother Margaret Hall Nursing Home, Delhi Township.
Sister Jerome was a Sister of Charity for 82 years, having taught for 54 years at schools in Ohio - including Seton High School in Price Hill - Michigan, Colorado and Illinois. She taught Latin, French, psychology and biology.
Sister Jerome also worked in the X-ray department of Good Samaritan Hospital.
Upon retiring in 1973, she served for two years at the Motherhouse before moving to Mother Margaret Hall. She spent her later years crocheting hundreds of afghans, sweaters and slippers.
She leaves nieces and nephews. Mass was today.
Date of announcement: 02-24-1998
ROBERT C. BRUNS, 81, of Sunman, Ind., died Saturday. He was a retired farmer and mechanic and World War II Army veteran. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 02-24-1998
GEORGIA L. FINNEY, 80, of Fowlek, Colo., formerly of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Monday. She was a nurse and U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lauck Funeral Home, Indianapolis. Additional visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 02-24-1998
BROOKSIE FRENCH, 97, of Avondale, died Feb.20. Ms. French was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tryed Stone Missionary Baptist Church, Bond Hill. Visitation: noon Wednesday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 02-24-1998
FRANCES O. GRIMES, 93, of Avondale, died Feb. 19. Ms. Grimes was a cook in the Cincinnati schools. Services: 1 p.m. today at Zion Temple 1st Pentecostal Church, North Avondale. Visitation: noon today at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 02-24-1998
LORRAINE ELIZABETH KIRKPATRICK, 82, of Vevay, Ind., died Sunday. She had taught school in Switzerland County. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Center Square Baptist Church, Center Square, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, and 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Date of announcement: 02-24-1998
