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DANIEL S. RATLIFF, 52, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Sunday. He was a member of Ludlow Hill Nazarene Church. Services: 2 p.m. EDT today at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: Noon today at funeral home. Memorials: To the family.
Date of announcement: 09-14-1999
EDWARD D. NELSON, 70, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Saturday. He owned Nelson Builders. Mass: 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday at St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Memorials: MacKenzie Nelson College Fund or St. Lawrence School.
Date of announcement: 09-14-1999
Dr. Frederick Brockmeier III, urologist, symphony member
Dr. Frederick Brockmeier III, 76, of Glendale, a retired urologist and member of the Northern Kentucky Symphony, died Monday.
After 41 years, Dr. Brockmeier retired from his urology practice in 1995.
Dr. Brockmeier, who had served on the Hamilton County Board of Health, also was a former vice mayor and council member for the Village of Glendale. He performed as a violist with the symphony until his death.
After graduating from Glendale High School, Dr. Brockmeier attended the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, studying viola and conducting.
World War II interrupted his career as a musician, when he was selected for medical school by the 
military, ultimately graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1948. Dr. Brockmeier was a veteran of both the Army and Navy.
He completed his internship at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati and his residency at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, before returning home to practice urology in 1954.
A volunteer professor of surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Dr. Brockmeier also was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He also was a former member of the Ohio State Medical Association's house of delegates. An Episcopalian, he was a lifelong member of Christ Church Glendale, where he served on the vestry.
Dr. Brockmeier is survived by his wife, Elaine Berry-Brockmeier; sons: Frederick Brockmeier IV of Fort Thomas; Alec and Louis Brockmeier of Glendale; daughters: Lisa Hitch of New Bern, N.C., Mary Brockmeier, of Sharonville, Sarah Brown, of Beavercreek, Ohio; sister Edith Brockmeier Tolley, of London, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren.
Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday, at 150 East Fountain Ave., Glendale. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Friday at Christ Church Glendale, Erie and Forest avenues, Glendale. Arrangements: Vorhis Funeral Home, Springdale.
Date of announcement: 09-15-1999
Madeleine 'Madge' Smith, Ursuline's 'Mother of the Year'
Madeleine "Madge" Smith Scheidler, 73, of Finneytown, the 1993 Ursuline Academy "Mother of the Year," died Sunday.
A 1944 Ursuline graduate and a 1948 graduate of Edgecliff College, Mrs. Scheidler volunteered for many causes.
The Ursuline Academy Mother of the Year award read, "It is without doubt her quiet and unassuming little ways of expressing deep concern for everyone about her that endear her to so many people."
Through 36 years at her parish, St. Vivian Church in Finneytown, she participated in volunteer work that included visits of encouragement, comfort and consolation to the elderly and terminally ill.
"Our mother set the standard for unconditional love and compassion," said her daughter, Anne McGraw, of Mount Lookout.
Other survivors include daughters: Janet Cremons of Anderson Township and Donna Gruber of Deer Park; sons: James of Anderson Township, Thomas of Loveland, Robert of West Chester and John of Montfort Heights; and a sister, Ruth Allgeier of Anderson Township.
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hodapp Funeral Home, 6041 Hamilton Ave., College Hill. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vivian Church in Finneytown.
Date of announcement: 09-15-1999
Janie Tyler Washington, 92, of Paddock Hills, died Friday. She was a retired head cook at the Jewish Home for the Aged. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John AME Zion Church, 425 Forest Ave. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements: Renfro Funeral Service.
Date of announcement: 09-15-1999
GEORGE EDWARD CONLEY, 56, of Bethel, Ohio, died Tuesday. He was a car sales manager for Courtesy Chevrolet Co. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel. Arrangements: Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 09-15-1999
LOLA BELL SMILEY, 81, of Cleveland, Ohio, died Sept. 2. She was a cosmetologist. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Lincoln Heights Baptist Church, 9991 N. Wayne Ave., Lincoln Heights. Visitation: 9 a.m. Thursday until time of church service. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 09-15-1999
JAMES LEROY ANDERSON, 58, of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Monday. He was a truck driver for Aberdeen Express. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Cahall Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-15-1999
CLARA MARIE SCHUMANN, 79, of Ripley, Ohio, died Monday. Ms. Schumann worked for the former Germann Brothers Grocery, Ripley. Mass of Christian Buriel: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael Catholic Church, Ripley. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. today at Cahall Funeral Home, Ripley.
Date of announcement: 09-15-1999
KAMERON C. ELZA, 11 months, of Cleves, died Monday. Kameron was the son of Michael and Heather (Edwards) Elza. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at New Point Baptist Church, New Point, Ind. No visitation. Arrangements: Weigel Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 09-15-1999
George T. Wolnitzek, active in community, former commissioner
George Thomas Wolnitzek, 67, of Park Hills, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a superintendent of quality control at Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, and a former Kenton County commissioner.
Mr. Wolnitzek was a past president of the Kenton-Boone Cable Television Board and a past chairman of the Big Bone District Boy Scouts, and a member of the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission.
He was a former manager of Adult Work Activity Centers Northern Kentucky Comprehensive Care and served on the Rosedale Manor Task Force and the MainStrasse Development committee.
He coordinated the county Disaster Emergency Program, served as director of the Panorama Senior Citizens Board, and was a Washington liaison for the Department of Transportation.
Mr. Wolnitzek was a member of St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright, a consultant to the Diocese of Covington, and a Navy veteran of the
Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Gardner Wolnitzek; daughters: Kimberly Small of Cincinnati, Beth Reisenberg of Fort Mitchell, Lisa Pohlgeers of Jacksonville, Fla., and Michelle Jones of Crestview Hills; a son, Mark D. Wolnitzek of Park Hills; brothers: Frank Wolnitzek of Florence and Harold Wolnitzek of Crescent Springs; sisters: Lucille Cox of Fort Mitchell and Rita King of Columbus, Ohio; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation: 4:30 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial: St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1999
HAROLD LLOYD SCOTT, 71, of Roselawn, died Sept. 10. He was a construction worker. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Inspirational Baptist Church, 2625 Essex Place, Avondale. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday until time of church service. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1999
MARIETTA N . HARRIS, 34, of Cincinnati, died Sept. 10. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church, 416 E. 13th St., downtown. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday until time of church service. Arrangements: Jamison & Jamison Funeral Home.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1999
GREGORY M. HILL, 31, of Forest Park, died Tuesday. He was a radio technician. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 11400 Winton Road, Forest Park. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday until time of service at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1999
LOVELLA LESTER, 68, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Monday. Ms. Lester was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. EDT Friday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1999
DOUGLAS NEAL YOUNG SR., 65, of Aurora, Ind., died Tuesday. He was a retired machinist for Seagrams Distillery. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-16-1999
Florence Erma Rose taught nursing while caring for many
Services were held this week for Florence Erma Rose, 72, of Finneytown, who is being remembered by her family and friends for her ability to care for so many people.
Mrs. Rose, who worked for many years as a registered nurse, died Sunday.
Her career as a nurse included teaching and training others in Saudi Arabia and in Alaska. She was affectionately known as "Rose" or "Mother Rose."
She was a graduate of Seton High School, the Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing and the University of Cincinnati where she received a bachelor's degree in nursing.
In 1956 and 1957 she worked for the Arabian American Oil Company as a teaching nurse in Saudi Arabia.
Later, she established a prenatal and infant-care training program for nurses in Alaska.
Before retiring as a registered nurse, Mrs. Rose worked at the Ridge Pavilion Nursing Home.
Her husband, Herbert A. Rose Jr., preceded her in death.
Mrs. Rose leaves sons Patrick Rose and Christopher Rose; a daughter, Cecilia Rose and a brother, Paul Feist. The Neidhard Minges Funeral Home, Westwood, was in charge of arrangements.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
GARRY E. DURHAM, 54, of Lincoln Heights, died Wednesday. He was a manufacturing technician with Ford Motor Co. and a Vietnam veteran. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 11400 Winton Road. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
EVA JEAN (COPE) GAMMONS, 51, of Vevay, Ind., died Thursday. She worked in shoe repair for U.S. Shoe Corp., Vevay. Services: 1 p.m. EST Saturday at Cross Plains Church of Christ, Cross Plains, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST today at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry St., Vevay, and noon EST Saturday until time of service at the church. Memorials: Cross Plains Church of Christ School.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
PATRICIA (McCAFFERTY) GATES, 87, of Monroe, Ohio, formerly of Mt. Washington, died Sunday. Ms. Gates was formerly active in Hospice and for many years taught in the Licensed Practical Nurse program at Christ Hospital. Services: 2:30 p.m. Monday at T.P. White Funeral Home, 2050 Beechmont Ave., Mt. Washington . Visitation: 1 p.m. Monday until time of service at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
BURDEAN GRAY, 79, of Madison, Ind., died Thursday. She was a homemaker. Services: 11 a.m. EST Saturday at Morgan-Webster Nay Funeral Home, Madison. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. EST today and 9 a.m. EST Saturday until time of service at the funeral home. Memorials: Dupont Baptist Church.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
SIDNEY E. LONG, 79, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Wednesday. Mr. Long was a retired restaurant owner. He requested there be no services or visitation. Arrangements: Fitch-Denney Funeral Home. Memorials: Memorial Plaque at Dearborn County Hospital.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
HAROLD L. MOTLEY, 74, of Cincinnati, formerly of Louisville, Ky., died Wednesday. Mr. Motley worked for Klosterman Bakery in Indianapolis as a market manager until his retirement in 1989. He moved back to Cincinnati and began working at the Cincinnati Auto Auction until his illness in May. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, Burney Lane and Salem Road, Anderson Township. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Elden A. Good Funeral Home, 2620 Erie Avenue, Hyde Park. Memorials: Zion Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
GLADYS M. MURDOCK, 69, of Kennedy Heights, died Wednesday. She was a retired nurse with Deaconess Hospital. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Kennedy Heights. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
FRIEDA B. NOBBE, 84, of Batesville, Ind., died Friday. Ms. Nobbe was a homemaker. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Louis Catholic Church, Batesville. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. tonight at the Weigel Funeral Home, 200 S. Walnut St., Batesville. Memorials: St. Louis School.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
ESTELLA ALMA (KIBLER) ROADES, 98, of Mount Orab, Ohio, died Wednesday. Ms. Roades was a homemaker. Services: 3 p.m. today at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Mount Orab. Visitation: 2 p.m. today until time of service at the funeral home. Memorials: Mount Orab Church of Christ.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
OWEN M. STAPLES, 70, of Mount Orab, died Wednesday. Mr. Staples was a retired stone mason. Visitation: 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Rest Haven Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
JOHN CORNELIUS SWEENEY, 81, of Bond Hill, died Tuesday. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Walnut Hills. Visitation: Noon Monday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement: 09-17-1999
