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Helen Kennedy Fiege wrote shows that aired on radio in the 1930s.
Mrs. Fiege, 98, was manager of radio advertising for the Kroger Co., and was the author of dramas such as "Linda's First Love," said her sister-in-law Louise Kennedy of Ryland, Ky.
"She was dynamic," Mrs. Kennedy said. "You never knew anybody who had more pep than she did. She worked and worked and worked."
Mrs. Fiege died Tuesday. Mrs. Fiege was a frequent speaker on advertising topics at clubs and business meetings in the region.
She and her late husband, Martin Fiege, owned Applegate & Mose, in Newport, and the Kent Corporation in Latonia, which manufactured bathroom cabinets and fixtures.
The Fieges maintained residences in Florida, Cincinnati and Ryland, Ky., and were avid horse racing fans and owners of several thoroughbreds that raced and won at Keeneland.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
A memorial mass will be held at Christ the King Church in Mt. Lookout at 10 a.m. Saturday. Arrangements by Witt, Good & Kelsch Funeral Home, Oakley.
Date of application: 09-20-2000
LEONARD JACK BROWN SR., 69, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Sept. 19. He was retired from H.H. Meyer Packing Company. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: St. Jude Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.
Date of application: 09-20-2000
GEORGE BRUNSMAN JR., 73, of Forest Park, died Sept. 17. He was a mail handler for the United States Postal Service. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 1169 Simmons Ave. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Date of application: 09-20-2000
JUANITA GEROSKI, 82, of Clifton Heights, died Sept. 14. Ms. Geroski was a cab dispatcher for the Findlay Street Cab Company. Services: Noon Saturday at Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home, West End Chapel. Visitation: 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 09-20-2000
JUNE GOULD, 79, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: Noon Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: Georgetown Church of Christ, 149 Hamer Road, Georgetown, Ohio 45121.
Date of application: 09-20-2000
ELAINE F. JEWELL, 73, of Forest Park, died Sept. 16. Ms. Jewell was a homemaker. Memorial Service will be held from 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Towns Chapel C.M.E. Church, 1349 Chamberlain Ave. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Date of application: 09-20-2000
Melissa Ann Needham lost bulimia battle
Melissa Ann Needham loved to write poetry and stories and did a portfolio on her battle with bulimia for her senior project in high school, an effort she hoped would help others fighting eating disorders.
That was the type of person she was, says her mother, Mary Beth Klug of Silver Grove, Ky. She was always wanting to help others.
"She always seemed to think about everybody else's problems. She touched everybody's heart, even if it was for a brief second," said Ms. Klug.
Miss Needham, 19, of Fort Thomas, Ky., fought bulimia for about four years. The disorder claimed her life Tuesday at her home.
Miss Needham graduated from Silver Grove High School last fall and was headed to Northern Kentucky University.
She was a member of St. Gertrude Church, Cincinnati. Her father, Paul Raymond Needham, died in 1982.
Other survivors: a brother, Andrew Michael Klug of Silver Grove; a sister, Sarah Elizabeth Klug of Silver Grove; and grandparents, Elva Lee Klug of Madeira, Ohio, and Edward Needham of Jekyll Island, Fla.
Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Gertrude Church, Cincinnati. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, in Milford, Ohio.
Memorials: American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or Remuda Ranch, One East Apache, Suite A, Wickenburg, Ariz. 85390.
Date of application: 09-21-2000
EUGENE BUTLER JR., 74, of Glendale, died Tuesday. He was a dimensional inspector with General Electric. Services: Noon Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 09-21-2000
WILENE (KENNEY) KING, 75, of Sharonville, formerly of Vevay, Ind., died Wednesday. She was a former micro welder for Avco Field Service in Cincinnati. Services: 2 p.m. EST Sunday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: 1 p.m. EST Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-8922.
Date of application: 09-21-2000
MARCELLA C. OBERMEYER, 86, of Osgood, Ind., died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. EST Saturday in Holy Family Church, Oldenburg. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST Friday at Weigel Funeral Home, Batesville, Ind. Memorials: Oldenburg Academy or St. Louis School Building Fund.
Date of application: 09-21-2000
WILLIAM E. SOUTH SR., 68, of Blue Ash, died Tuesday. He was an engineer. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills. Visitation: Noon Monday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 09-21-2000
CHARLES THOMAS, 74, of Avondale, died Monday. He was a construction worker. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 09-21-2000
DIANE M. WILLIG, 45, of Bethel, Ohio, died Tuesday. Ms. Willig was an office clerk for B and D Machinist Inc. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 09-21-2000
John Murphy, former deputy sheriff
John P. Murphy, a former Kenton County deputy sheriff and circuit court bailiff, died Wednesday evening at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was 85.
"You didn't have to worry when John was in the courtroom," recalled Circuit Judge Ray Lape. "Everything was in order.
"He was certainly well thought of - a straight-arrow guy," the judge added. "He was very principled."
Mr. Murphy, of Covington, was known as "Monsignor" Murphy to the community at St. Benedict Church because of his involvement there.
He was a member of the Northern Kentucky Baseball Hall of Fame and an Army veteran of World War II.
He and his wife celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on the day he died.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Herzog Murphy; sons, Pat Murphy of Cold Spring, Ky., Mike Murphy of Covington and Tim Murphy of Lakeside Park, Ky.; a daughter, Margie "Maggie" Murphy of Los Angeles; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Benedict Church. Visitation: 4 to 6:45 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial: Mother of God Cemetery, Latonia, Ky.
Memorials: St. Benedict Church, 338 E. 17th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Date of application: 09-22-2000
LEAH L. SWITALSKI BIEN, of Hyde Park, died Tuesday. She was a professional artist and fashion illustrator. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, Summit Country Day School. Memorials: Summit Country Day School. Gilligan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of application: 09-22-2000
ANNIE GATE HOCKER, 69, of Avondale, died Tuesday. Services: 10 a.m. today at Johnson Brown Funeral Service, 1309 California Ave. Visitation: 9 a.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of application: 09-22-2000
LYNN E. MALBLANC, 60, of Winchester, died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Winchester First Church of Christ. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. today at Bradford-Sullivan Funeral Home, Winchester. Memorials: Winchester First Church of Christ.
Date of application: 09-22-2000
MARY LOU PRENTICE, 88, of Bond Hill, died Tuesday. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater New Life Baptist Church. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangments.
Date of application: 09-22-2000
Sister Agnes Dimond, spent 79 years as nun
Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Agnes Therese Dimond, a nun for 79 years, died Thursday at Mother Margaret Hall Nursing Home, Delhi Township. She was 97.
Sister Agnes Therese earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the College of Mount St. Joseph in 1932 and a master's in mathematics from Columbia University in New York in 1936.
She spent the first two of her 32-year teaching career in elementary and junior high schools, then moved to the high school level. From 1924-32 she taught at high schools in Marion and Chillicothe, Ohio, and at St. Mary in Hyde Park. She then taught math at the College of Mount St. Joseph from 1932 to 1954. She also served as director of novices for the congregation from 1954 to 1971.
Sister of Charity Mary Declan Browne was a student at the college when she first met Sister Agnes Therese.
"She was a great teacher and made class very enjoyable," said Sister Mary Declan. "She inspired me to become a math teacher. She was a beautiful, very genuine person, with a great sense of humor."
Sister Agnes Therese returned to the Mount St. Joseph campus in 1972 as secretary for the Early Learning Center, where she remained until she retired in 1981.
She was preceded in death by her three sisters.
Mass of Christian burial is at 3 p.m. Monday in the Immaculate Conception chapel at the motherhouse. Visitation will be 2 p.m. Monday in the Heritage Room at the motherhouse.
Memorials may be made in Sister Agnes Therese Dimond's name to the Sisters of Charity Retirement Fund, 5900 Delhi Road, Mount St. Joseph, Ohio 45051.
Date of application: 09-23-2000
EARL ASHMORE, 89, of Cincinnati, died Friday. He was retired from the U.S. Shoe Corp. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 09-23-2000
GEORGE BRUNSON JR., 73, of Forest Park, died Sept. 17. He was a mail handler for the U.S. Postal Service. Services: 11 a.m. today at Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Simmons Avenue, Forest Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. today at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park, is in charge.
Date of application: 09-23-2000
GREG FENT, 53, of Big Spring, Texas, died Monday. He was a native of Zanesville, Ohio, and leaves relatives in Bethel and Georgetown. No services are planned. Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, Big Spring, Texas, is in charge.
Date of application: 09-23-2000
SHARON JARMAN, 42, of Covington, died Tuesday. She was a data processor with the Procter & Gamble Co. in Cincinnati. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at United Community Church, Covington. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Date of application: 09-23-2000
JANET D. KENT, 58, of Forest Park, died Thursday. She was an educator with the Cincinnati Public Schools. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, Kennedy Heights. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park, is handling the arrangements.
Date of application: 09-23-2000
LAURA ROBERTS, 87, formerly of Metamora, Ind., died Thursday. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. EST Sunday at Cook Funeral Home, Brookville, Ind. Visitation: Noon EST Sunday at the funeral home.
Date of application: 09-23-2000
RICHARD A. BROWN SR., 73, of Silverton, died Thursday. He was a laborer. Services: Noon Thursday at First Baptist Church, Kennedy Heights. Visitation: 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of application: 09-25-2000
JEROME ERNEST BUTLER, 16, of Evanston, died Wednesday. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Allen Temple AME Church, Avondale. Visitation: 5 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of application: 09-25-2000
NORMA A. DONSELMAN, 85, of Aurora, Ind., died Saturday. She was an office manager with Dearborn Mills, Aurora. Services: 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Memorials: St. John Lutheran Church or Farmers Retreat Cemetery Fund.
Date of application: 09-25-2000
ELVA JONES, 73, of Greensburg, Ind., died Thursday. She was a homemaker. Services: 2 p.m. EST today at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman, Ind. Visitation: Noon at the funeral home. Memorials: Parkinson's Disease Research.
Date of application: 09-25-2000
