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Naomi Matre Robisch, of Mariemont Players
Naomi Matre Robisch, 90, retired elementary school teacher and a founding member of the Mariemont Players, died Thursday.
Mrs. Robisch, the widow of the late Mariemont Police Chief Chris Robisch, taught fourth-grade in Reading, but spent most of her career in the Mariemont schools, recalls her brother, Jack Matre. She retired in 1970 at age 62, said her son, the Rev. David Robisch, of St. Mary's Church, Hyde Park.
A founding member of the Mariemont Players 66 years ago, she was the theater troupe's only lifetime honorary member, said Norma Niinemets, a Mariemont Players board member and past president.
"We used to have an academy awards for the troupe," she said. "Naomi for years handled all of the judging particulars."
Father Robisch recalls her very active role in the theater group during his childhood.
"She acted in those plays. I can remember as a kid our furniture would be used as stage props," he said. "I used to kid her I thought she was the Helen Hayes of the Mariemont Players."
A native of Reading, Mrs. Robisch held a bachelor of science degree in education from Miami University. After retiring, she often visited the sick in hospitals or nursing homes to read to older people, said her brother. She was also a volunteer at St. Rita School for the Deaf.
Mrs. Robisch also leaves her brothers, Jim of Greater Cincinnati and Bill Matre of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Bess Murphy and Margaret Schaller of Greater Cincinnati and Dorothy Parker of Indianapolis.
Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Church. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Geo. Rohde & Son Funeral Home, Mt. Lookout. Memorials: St. Rita School for the Deaf, St. John Vianney Church or St. Mary Church.
Date of announcement: 11-10-1998
THELMA C. DAVIS, 73, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Saturday. Ms. Davis was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: Leukemia Society or Shriners Burn Institute.
Date of announcement: 11-10-1998
GILES P. GILBERT, 87, of Bethel, Ohio, died Monday. Mr. Gilbert was retired from General Electric. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Tate Township Cemetery, Bethel. Arrangements: Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Memorials: Bethel Church of Nazarene or Hamersville Life Squad.
Date of announcement: 11-10-1998
ALBERTA BELLE HANCOCK, 90, of Hamersville, Ohio, died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Tate Township Cemetery, Bethel. Arrangements: Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Memorials: Hamersville Life Squad.
Date of announcement: 11-10-1998
BOOKER T. JOHNSON, 77, of Walnut Hills, died Sunday. He was a World War II veteran. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Mark Church, Evanston. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills.
Date of announcement: 11-10-1998
JIMMIE MAE SIMPSON, 8, of Walnut Hills, died Nov. 4. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 11-10-1998
Dr. Helen Anna Diers, psychologist
Dr. Helen Anna Diers, M.D., Ph.D., 81, died Tuesday.
The Fort Thomas resident was a retired psychologist and a Navy veteran of World War II. She was an alumna of the University of Cincinnati and New York University Medical School.
Survivors include cousins, Thelma Huetten and Dorothy Pandorf, both of Cincinnati, and Louis Hoffman of Springfield, Ohio.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday. Memorials: Lakeside Christian Church Building Fund, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell, Ky., 41017; or Animal Welfare League, 1292 Heitman Lane, Batavia, Ohio, 45103.
Date of announcement: 11-11-1998
CRUMP CRIGLER, 84, of Cincinnati, died Monday. Mr. Crigler was a painter. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater New Hope Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 11-11-1998
STANLEY L. LATTIRE, 74, of Manchester, Ind., died Monday. Mr. Lattire was retired from Thatcher Glass. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, Manchester. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora.
Date of announcement: 11-11-1998
THELMA MARIE WALLICK, 67, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Tuesday. Ms. Wallick was a retired seamstress for Aurora Casket Co. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bright Christian Church, Bright, Ind. Arrangements: Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg.
Date of announcement: 11-11-1998
CEBELL LEWIS, 83, of Evanston, died Saturday. Ms. Lewis was a homemaker. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Mount Auburn. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 11-11-1998
NAZIER ELAHEE, 79, of Bond Hill, died Sunday. Mr. Elahee was a pipe layer. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church, Bond Hill. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 11-11-1998
LUCILLE E. STARLING CALLOWAY, 71, of Evanston, died Saturday. She was a retired cook with Clarion Hotel. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at New Friendship Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 11-11-1998
Marcellus Braun, air combat veteran
Marcellus Louis Braun's glory days were in the South Pacific during World War II - streaking across the skies as a turret gunner aboard a Grumman Avenger during the worst Pacific fighting of the war.
The Price Hill resident flew 18 missions from the aircraft carri er USS Essex as a member of Torpedo Squadron 9, which at tacked such strongholds as Wake, Tarawa, Truk and the Marianas islands.
He enlisted in the Navy less than a month after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and stayed for 20 years. He won the Air Medal and a letter of commendation from Adm. Chester Nimitz, among other decorations, and eventually served as a Navy re cruiter. "He loved the Navy. That was his total life," said his daughter, Judy Snell of Cincin nati.
Mr. Braun, 78, known to friends as Marc, died Tuesday, of cancer. He also had Alzheimer's disease.
Many Harrison residents met the cheerful Mr. Braun as he worked behind the counter at the U.S. Post Office in Harrison before he retired in 1980.
Mr. Braun leaves his wife of 50 years, Rita; daughters Phyllis Braun of Yellow Springs, Ohio, and Marlene Braun of Fairbanks, Alaska; son Marc Braun of Naperville, Ill.; five brothers and seven sisters; four grandchildren.
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at B.J. Meyer Sons Funeral Home, Covedale. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Teresa of Avila Church, Covedale.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
ROBERT F. WAISS, 53, of Bridgetown, died Tuesday. He was a broadcast engineer. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Church, Bridgetown. Visitation: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Westwood.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
DAISY JENKINS, 96, of Walnut Hills, died Sunday. She was a cook. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
CAPITOLA ELIZABETH ENGLISH, 68, of Avondale, died Sunday. She was a cook. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
FRANCIS COLUMBUS MCCULLOUGH, 72, of St. Bernard, died Monday. He was a mechanic and a World War II veteran. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Gaines Methodist Church, Madisonville. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
LOUISE M. HORN, 80, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Tuesday. She was retired from Seagram's Distillery. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
WILLIE LINDSAY JR., 54, of Over-the-Rhine, died Nov. 6. Visitation: noon to 1 p.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
GLADYS SORRELS, 74, of Avondale, died Sunday. She was retired from University Hospital. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Renfro Funeral Service, Avondale. Visitation: noon Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
ANN A. TEVIS, 53, of Avondale, died Sunday. She was a teacher. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Peace Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: noon Saturday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
DOROTHY L. TIBBETTS, 83, of Aurora, Ind., died Tuesday. She worked at Schenley Distillery. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
SISTER HORTENSE FOUGEROUSSE, O.S.F., 94, of Oldenburg, Ind., died Wednesday. She was a teacher and former school principal. Mass: 6:45 p.m. Friday at St. Francis Motherhouse Chapel, Oldenburg. Visitation: 3 to 6:45 p.m. Friday at the motherhouse chapel. Arrangements: Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville, Ind.
Date of announcement: 11-12-1998
Jane H. Harrison, gardener
The joy of gardening and decorating with flowers were special in Jane Hummel Harrison's life.
Mrs. Harrison, 63, of Indian Hill, died Tuesday.
She is remembered for her love of family, friends, animals and her garden.
She worked for Dennis Buttelwerth Florist in Cincinnati for a number of years and was active with the Cincinnati Park Board, the Civic Garden Center and the Indian Hill Garden Club. She helped with holiday decorations on Fountain Square several years ago.
She was a graduate of Hillsdale School in Cincinnati and Bennet College in Milbrook, N.Y.
She leaves her husband of 41 years, King Carson Harrison; a son, King C. Harrison Jr.; daughters, Ann Kesteven Rich and Jane Harrison Santen; a brother, David Ellis Hummel and six grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church in Terrace Park. There will be no visitation. Memorials: Cincinnati Park Board or the SPCA. Monsignor Ferdinand Evans
Date of announcement: 11-13-1998
