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Lillian Ciarniello, devoted city principal
Lillian Ciarniello, a former principal at North Avondale and Douglass schools in Cincinnati, died Friday at Eastgate Health Care Center in Gleneste.
A teacher and administrator for more than 40 years with Cincinnati Public Schools, Ms. Ciarniello's hallmark was her caring guidance of her students. Ms. Ciarniello was responsible for many underprivileged students graduating from high school and attending college.
On more than one occasion, she bought coats for some of her needy students.
Ms. Ciarniello was a past president of Cincinnati Council of Childhood Education and was a longtime board member, secretary and membership chairwoman of the Cincinnati Audubon Society.
She was a member of Kappa Delta Gamma honorary teachers society, and was an avid supporter of the Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati Nature Center and Natural History Museum.
After her retirement from teaching, Ms. Ciarniello worked as a manager of a Swallen's furniture department.
Other survivors include a brother, William J. Ciarniello of Bradenton, Fla.; sisters, Evelyn Guli no and Esther Sponzilli, both of Cincinnati; and many nieces and nephews.
Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rose Church in East End. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elden A. Good Funeral Home in Hyde Park. Memorials: Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky., 41056. -
Date of announcement: 08-11-1997
ROBERT N. BAILEY, 67, of Georgetown, died Saturday. He was a retired Kroger store manager. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home in Bethel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: World Wildlife Fund.
Date of announcement: 08-11-1997
GEORGE E. RAY, 63, of Winchester, died Friday. He was a retired maintenance worker with the village of Batavia and a member of Calvary Full Gospel Church in Sardinia. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Knechtly-Potts Funeral Home, Russellville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials: to the church. ELIZABETH C. SIMMERMEYER, 90, of St. Mary's, Ind., died Saturday. She was a nurse's aide with Margaret Mary Hospital and a member of St. Mary of the Rock Church in St. Mary's. Mass: 10 a.m. EST Tuesday at the church. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST today at Weigel Funeral Home in Batesville, Ind. Memorials: To the church building fund.
Date of announcement: 08-11-1997
Family important to Edward Reece Sr.
A strong and close family were at the core of Edward Reece Sr.'s life.
Mr. Reece, 82, of North Avondale, died Monday.
"My father always told us to be independent, take care of families, always believe in God, work hard and help our friends and community," his son and businessman Steven Reece Sr. said. Steve Reece Sr. owns Communiplex Services, a business in Bond Hill and Integrity Hall, a meeting hall, also in Bond Hill.
Mr. Reece worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 44 years before retiring. He was born in Georgia and moved to Cincinnati in 1923. He graduated from old Woodward High School, studied business administration at the University of Cincinnati for three years and served in the Navy during World War II.
In 1964, he fulfilled his dream of building a home for his family in North Avondale.
He also leaves his wife Claudia, of 60 years; a daughter, Sharon Reece Porter; a son, Edward Reece Jr.; a brother, Samuel Reece; a sister, Birda Gibson and five grandchildren.
Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the New Friendship Baptist Church, 3212 Reading Road. Avondale.
Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the church until time of services.
The Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 08-12-1997
ALLEN WILLIAM GARRARD, 67, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital. He was a retired engineer with GE. Survivors include: wife, June Creekmore Garrard; and daughter, Amy Louise Garrard of Cincinnati. Services: 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, Ky. Visitation: at funeral home 5 p.m. Wednesday. Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, Ky. Memorials: American Cancer Society or American Heart Association.
Date of announcement: 08-12-1997
ANNA HONEYCUTT, 75, of Morrow, died Sunday. She was a nurse with Drake Hospital. Ser vices: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home in Bethel. Visitation: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Lung Association.
Date of announcement: 08-12-1997
KATHERINE Johnson, 79, of Avondale, died Saturday. Ms. Johnson was a homemaker. Services:noon today at New Friendship Baptist Church, 3212 Reading Road, Avondale. Visitation: 11 a.m. today at the church. Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills.
Date of announcement: 08-12-1997
SISTER RUTH KANNAPEL of the Sisters of Mercy of Cincinnati died Sunday. She was a former music supervisor for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, a retired director of the Mercy Braille Library of the Mercy Society for the Blind, and a music teacher. She also was a nun for 70 years. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mercy Center, 2335 Grandview Ave. in Walnut Hills. Visitation: 4 p.m. Thursday at the center. Memorials: Sisters of Mercy Retirement Fund, in care of McAuley Convent, 1768 Cedar Ave., Cincinnati 45224. Miller-Busse & Borgmann Funeral Home, Clifton, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 08-12-1997
THELMA T. KLUMP, 83, of New Alsace, Ind., died Saturday. Mass: 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday at St. Paul Church, New Alsace. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. EDT today at the Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral Home, Highway #1, Dover, Ind. Memorials: St. Paul's School or St. Paul's Ladies Sodality.
Date of announcement: 08-12-1997
EMMA LEE RIGGS, 79, of Russellville, died Saturday at Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley. Funeral service: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Visitation: 11 a.m. until time of the service at the funeral home. Burial in Linwood Cemetery.
Date of announcement: 08-12-1997
ELOISE SMITH, 84, of Indian Hill, died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Services are pending at Daehler Funeral Home, Portsmouth.
Date of announcement: 08-12-1997
EARL HADLEY WEBSTER, 72, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Sunday. He was a construction worker with Local No. 265, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran. Services: 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg. Visitation: Noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 08-12-1997
Elaine Boynton, "Wellness Lady'
Elaine Boynton was known as "The Wellness Lady."
With college degrees in nursing, psychology and education, she forged a career in health care that emphasized staying well so you wouldn't have to get well.
"It was a novel idea in 1981 when she spearheaded "Wellness Week on Fountain Square,' " said one of Mrs. Boynton's friends, Peg Wyant.
"She was among the first to take a new approach - looking at health from a lifestyle standpoint, looking at prevention and wellness rather than illness."
Mrs. Boynton, 53, of Mt. Lookout, died Tuesday after a four-year battle with breast cancer.
She was co-founder and president of Corporate Health Consultants and previously was manager of Bethesda Health Inc. and director of Northern Ken tucky's District Health Department.
A native of Lancaster County, Pa., Mrs. Boynton graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a nursing degree in 1965, received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in psychology in 1972, and earned master's and doctorate degrees in education from the University of Cincinnati in 1978 and 1985.
Mrs. Boynton began her career in 1972 with the Social Health Association of Cincinnati, where she taught middle and high school students about health, drug and alcohol addiction, venereal diseases and sex education.
Later, she taught at UC, initiating the school's first courses in human sexuality and contemporary issues for women in 1978-79.
Ms. Wyant said Mrs. Boynton excelled in a great variety of roles - "educator, health-care professional, corporate consultant, writer, seminar leader, civic volunteer, community leader, hostess, wife, mother, working-mother and friend." She succeeded because she combined a "rare combination of brains, work ethic, facts, beauty, charm, wit and always a sense of humor."
Mrs. Boynton's survivors include her husband, Richard, and daughter, Alison.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Unity Center of Cincinnati, 1401 E. McMillan Ave. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Elden A. Good Funeral Home, 2620 Erie Ave., Hyde Park.
Memorials may be directed to the YWCA Breast Cancer Program, 898 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202.
Date of announcement: 08-13-1997
C. Buffington, worked for sheriff
Clayton M. Buffington Jr., a 32-year member of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, died Saturday. He was 63.
Mr. Buffington had retired from the sheriff's department in June 1995, having worked for its celebrated Regional Enforcement Narcotics Unit.
"He was a very good officer that provided many years of service to the citizens of Hamilton County," said Col. Daniel Wolfangel, spokesman for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department.
Mr. Buffington was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 84 and the Knights of Columbus Northside Council.
Survivors include a longtime friend, Virginia Schaffer; two daughters, Julianna B. Morris, of Clarksville, Ohio, and Cathy A. Litzenberg, of Bowling Green, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Mr. Buffington's wife, Mary Ellen Iles Buffington, 60, was killed in an accident in 1992 as they were celebrating their 34th wedding anniversary in Metamora, Ind. A drunken driver hit Mrs. Buffington.
Mass is at 10:30 a.m. today at the Church of the Assumption, Mt. Healthy. Neidhard-Hensley Funeral Home, 7401 Hamilton Ave., Mt. Healthy, handled arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Southwest Ohio Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 3801 Hauck Road, Sharonville, Ohio 45241 or to the Church of the Assumption Building Fund, 7711 Joseph St., Mt. Healthy, Ohio 45231.
Date of announcement: 08-13-1997
LEONA (FEE) BENNETT, 90, of Cincinnati, died Monday. She was an elementary school teacher for Felicity-Franklin Schools. Graveside Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Felicity Cemetery.
Date of announcement: 08-13-1997
KATHERINE GEARY, 80, of Hamersville, Ohio., died Mon day. She was a restaurant manager for Sugar and Spice/Mariemont. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Diabetes..
Date of announcement: 08-13-1997
