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GEORGE M. QUICKSALL, 4, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Monday. He was the son of Rodney Quicksall and Christa Muncy. Services: 10 a.m. EDT Friday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. EDT Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-25-1997
SAMUEL SHERMAN SR., 73, of Springfield Township, died Friday. He was retired from the Budd Co. Arrangements were through Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland.
Date of announcement: 06-25-1997
JAMES WHITE SR., 72, of Evanston, died Friday. He was retired from Aramark. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at New Life Baptist Church, West College Hill. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 06-25-1997
Edward Burden, former lawmaker
Edward B. Burden, 72, a real estate broker and former Ohio state legislator, died Saturday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
"He was a very outspoken person, a very hardworking person," said former Ohio House Majority Leader William Mallory, who served with Mr. Burden in the Ohio House.
A graduate of Woodward High School, Mr. Burden attended Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati and Chase Law School. He served in the U.S. Navy and began selling real estate in Cincinnati in 1957. He formed the Edward B. Burden Real Estate Co. in Avondale, later renamed Edward B. Burden & Associates.
He was appointed to the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 69th district, in Feb ruary 1970 and served out the term of then Rep. William Bowen through December 1970.
Mr. Burden, of Paddock Hills, was a trustee of the Over-the-Rhine Redevelopment Co., a past president of the Cincinnati Association of Real Estate Brokers and was on the board of directors of the Ohio Association of Real Estate Brokers.
He enjoyed gospel music and sang tenor with the Soul Stirs, an ensemble, and for six years was lead singer of the United Christian Brotherhood.
Mr. Burden leaves his wife of 50 years, Peggy; sisters, Melvina Globe of Bond Hill and Early Williams of Kennedy Heights; and brothers, Warren Burden of Bond Hill and John Burden of Silverton.
Services were at the New Prospect Baptist Church, Over-the-Rhine.
Date of announcement: 06-26-1997
JOHN KENNETH ALLEN, 77, of Anderson Township, died Tuesday. He worked for Sei mens Allis and was an usher at Reds games. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Guardian Angels Church, Mt. Washington . Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at T.P. White and Sons Funeral Home, Mt. Washington .
Date of announcement: 06-26-1997
CHARLES IRVIN DYER, 57, of Georgetown, Ohio, died Wednesday. He was retired from Cincinnati Gas & Electric. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Georgetown Church of Christ. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown.
Date of announcement: 06-26-1997
HORACE LORENZO ODOMS, 61, of Mt. Auburn, died Sunday. He was a salt factory worker. Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 06-26-1997
TONYA RENEE WILSON, 24, of Mt. Auburn, died June 20. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, West End. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland.
Date of announcement: 06-26-1997
John Allen, usher for Reds
For 35 years, John Kenneth Allen lived out a sports fantasy.
Mr. Allen became an usher for the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field in 1962 and became an usher for the city's newest sports team - the Cincinnati Bengals - in 1968, when the team debuted.
"He loved baseball and football, and loved to be close to the games," said a grandson, Paul Gazar.
Mr. Allen, 77, of Anderson Township, died Tuesday. He had retired from ushering last year when he became ill with cancer.
He worked for 42 years at Seimens Allis in Norwood.
Mr. Allen also was a member of the American Legion Post No. 484 in Anderson Township and the Disabled American Veterans.
He was a member of Guardian Angels Church in Mt. Washington .
He is survived by his wife, Rosemary; a daughter, Barbara Allen of Eastgate; two other grandchildren and a great granddaughter.
Mass was today at Guardian Angels Church. T.P.
White and Sons Funeral Home, Mt. Washington, handled arrangements. Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Date of announcement: 06-27-1997
SARAH A. FERGUSON, 74, of College Hill, died Wednesday. She was a housekeeper with Good Samaritan Hospital. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Freeman Avenue United Church of Christ in Walnut Hills. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 06-27-1997
NORMAN S. FOREMAN, 86, of Mt. Orab, died Wednesday. He was a retired employee of Moons Saw Mill. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mt. Orab. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: Living Church of Five Mile.
Date of announcement: 06-27-1997
ESTELLA GARNES, 83, of Evanston, died June 21. She was a homemaker. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Walnut Hills. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. James H. Thompson and Son Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 06-27-1997
DOLORES GEORGE, 65, of Roselawn, died Tuesday. She was a dietary aide at the Pauline Warfield Center. Services: 1 p.m. July 2 at Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Silverton. Visitation: noon July 2 at the funeral home. Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Lockland.
Date of announcement: 06-27-1997
ROBERT COLEMAN MATTHEWS SR., 64, of Mt. Healthy, died Monday. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service worker and a Navy veteran of the 
Korean War. He was an instructor with the commercial training school of the Ohio Department of Safety, and a youth football, baseball and softball coach. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Cumminsville. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Renfro Funeral Home, Avondale, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 06-27-1997
VIRGINIA ROSE SCHAFER, 76, of Georgetown, Ohio., died Wednesday. Ms. Schafer was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Cahall Funeral Home, 204 West State St., Georgetown. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Hope, Georgetown.
Date of announcement: 06-27-1997
ANTHONY R. SCOTTI, 69, of Vevay, Ind., died Wednesday. He was a retired employee of Dow Corning Corp. in Carrollton, Ky., and a Navy veteran of World War II. Services: 2 p.m. EST Saturday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today and 8 a.m. Saturday until the time of services at the funeral home. Memorials: Switzerland County Emergency Unit or American Heart Association.
Date of announcement: 06-27-1997
Sister Marie Rose Kunkel, pastoral minister
Sister Marie Rose Kunkel, a 56-year member of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, died June 27. She was 82.
Early in her career, she was assigned to the Villa Nazareth Orphanage in Rome. In 1957, she returned to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and taught in southwestern Ohio.
Sister Marie Rose was a pastoral minister for 17 years at Corpus Christi Parish in Dayton, serving the sick, elderly and homebound. She was a board member of Corner Cupboard Charities in Dayton.
She leaves sisters Mary Margaret Dunigan of Indianapolis and Frieda Zugelder of Springfield, Ohio; and a brother, Joseph Kunkel of Springfield.
Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Corpus Christi Church.
Memorials: Corner Cupboard Charities, Dayton, or the Cardinal Tardini Charitable Trust for Villa Nazareth, via Sisters of Charity, 5900 Delhi Road, Mount St. Joseph, Ohio, 45051.
Date of announcement: 07-01-1997
James Bertsch, top student and athlete
The achievements of James Francis Bertsch's young life were numerous, exceeded only by his love for family and dedication to his studies.
Class salutatorian at Newport High School in 1996, athlete and college honor student, Mr. Bertsch died Friday of injuries suffered in a farm accident.
Mr. Bertsch, 19, lived in Southgate, Ky., and was a sophomore at Thomas More College.
He was on a full scholarship at Thomas More, where he majored in mathematics and physics. He was a member of St. Therese Church.
He leaves his parents, Ronald L. and Janet Weyer Bertsch; brothers, Ron Bertsch, Ken Bertsch and Andy Bertsch; and sisters, Cheryl Spahr and Katie Bertsch.
Arrangements: Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Memorials: James F. Bertsch Memorial Scholarship Fund, Fifth-Third Bank, Newport.
Date of announcement: 07-01-1997
