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Rev. J. Maguire, ex-XU chief
The Rev. James F. Maguire, former president of Xavier and Loyola universities, d ied Monday of complications from a stroke. He was 95.
Maguire was president and then chancellor and chancellor-emeritus of Loyola University in Chicago.
He served there from 1955 to 1998.
As president he helped establish the Loyola University Medical Center in suburban Maywood, Ill.
As chancellor-emeritus he took charge of public relations and fund raising for the university and hospital.
From 1949 to 1955 he was president and rector of the Jesuit Community at Xavier University.
Before that, Maguire was president and rector of a Jesuit seminary, West Baden (Ind.) College.
"He was a very gentle soul and a very firm soul," said the Rev. John Felton, a Xavier University archivist who studied at West Baden.
Despite financially difficult times, Maguire was able to build Logan Chemistry Building and Brockman Residence Hall on Xavier's campus.
"At that time everybody was broke and fund raising was almost at a standstill," Felton said.
"I remember running into a couple of second lieutenants (Xavier graduates) in Germany around that year and they were praising the daylights out of Xavier University and Brockman Hall ... I guess it was great for the dormitories of that day."
From 1940 to 1943, Maguire was president of St. Xavier High School.
Before his administrative positions, Maguire taught at several schools, including St. Xavier. He was athletic director and taught Latin and English there from 1930 to 1932.
Maguire is survived by two nieces, Lenore Mullarkey and Marylu Fitzgibbon; one nephew, Thomas J. Keating; and many cousins, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Services will be held in both Michigan and Chicago. In Michigan: Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Mich. Prayer service at 7:30 p.m. A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home of Troy, Mich., in charge of arrangements.
In Chicago: Mass is 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Madonna della Strada Chapel at Loyola University. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. John E. Maloney Funeral Home in charge of Chicago arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-12-2000
PAULINE PETERSON, 87, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Serv ices will be held at the convenience of the family. There is no visitation. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement: 01-12-2000
MYLA FERN WHITAKER, 89, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Monday. She was a homemaker. Se rvices: 10 a.m. Friday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-12-2000
Publisher Scripps Loeb dies
Nackey Scripps Loeb, the former publisher of New Hampshire's most influential newspapers, was a gracious lady with an easy laugh and an often pungent sense of humor who never left any doubt about where she stood.
When President Clinton visited New Hampshire last year shortly after he was acquitted on impeachment charges, a front- page editorial written by Mrs. Loeb was headlined, "Don't Come Back, Kid."
Mrs. Loeb, the granddaughter of E.W. Scripps, a founder of the Scripps Howard newspaper chain that includes The Cincinnati Post and The Kentucky Post, died Saturday in her Goffstown, N.H. home. She was 75.
Once described by a magazine as "the most powerful woman in New Hampshire," Mrs. Loeb and her late husband, William Loeb, presided over the Manchester Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News for a half-century, having bought them in the 1940s and turned them into two of America's most conservative newspapers.
Mrs. Loeb, who spent the final 22 years of her life in a wheelchair following an auto accident, is survived by two daughters, Nackey Scagliotti of Maine and Edith Tomasko of New Hampshire; three brothers - Charles E. Scripps of Cincinnati, chairman of the executive committee of the E.W. Scripps Co.; Robert Scripps of Texas ; and Samuel Scripps of New York; and three grandchildren.
Date of announcement: 01-13-2000
William Davis Sr., GE executive
William A. Davis Sr., of Montgomery, a former General Electric Co. executive, di ed Monday at University Hospital. He was 73.
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Davis served in the Pacific campaign as a Seabee, the naval construction battalion.
On returning home, he worked with the National Theatre Supply Co., then went to GE Aircraft where he ultimately became a manager in production engineering. He retired in 1990.
Mr. Davis was a member of the Elfin Society, an honorary group at GE. He was a director of Control Concepts, Beaver, Pa., and an active member of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church. He also was an avid golfer.
"He was a friend to everyone. He was a person who made a difference in the lives he touched," said friend Jackie Shively.
Mr. Davis leaves his wife Ruth of 52 years; a son, William A. Davis Jr.; a brother, Robert L. Davis and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas G. Davis.
Visitation: 4-8 p.m. today and 8:30-9:15 a.m. Friday at the Elden A. Good Funeral Home, 2620 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to the William A. Davis Sr. Memorial Fund at the church.
Date of announcement: 01-13-2000
CHRISTOPHER S. BIRECKI, 17, of New Richmond, Ohio, died Jan. 7. He was the son of Be rnard Birecki and Marcella Lee-Birecki. Graveside Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Memorials: Wildey School or Dobbins Nursing Home.
Date of announcement: 01-13-2000
MARVA JAMES TURNEY BOLDEN, 64, of Bond Hill, died Tuesday. She was a shipping superv isor with Avon Inc. Services: Noon Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Walnut Hills. Visitation: Noon Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-13-2000
ALLAN T. BOLES, 83, of Vevay, Ind., died Tuesday. He was a farmer and the previous owner/operator of Amelia Dairy, Bethel, Ohio. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Center Square Baptist Church, Center Square, Ind. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay, Ind., and 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Memorials: Arthritis Foundation or the Switzerland County Emergency Unit Endowment Fund.
Date of announcement: 01-13-2000
STANLEY E. FRANCIS, 66, of Mount Healthy, died Tuesday. He was a custodian with Joh nson and Gordon Inc. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Forest Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement: 01-13-2000
MARIE G. (GIESKE) SUTHERLAND, 92, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Vevay, Ind., died T uesday. Ms. Sutherland was a retired ward secretary for University Hospital. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, Vevay. Visitation: Noon Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: Fredonia Cemetery Association.
Date of announcement: 01-13-2000
Rose Yeager, volunteer at Mt. Airy hospital campus
Rose Ann Yeager, a longtime volunteer from Mount Airy, died Monday of cancer. She wa s 88.
Mrs. Yeager, known as "Yan Yan" by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, was a volunteer at the Mount Airy campus of the Mercy Franciscan Hospital for 25 years. She also worked at College Hill Presbyterian Church helping with finances for more than 35 years.
"She wanted to do something for somebody else," said her husband, Bob.
Before her volunteer work, Mrs. Yeager was a housewife and spent many memorable afternoons after school with their daughter, Gayle Ann Fenton, now of Sioux Falls, S.D., and their son, Wayne, now of Montgomery, eating milk and cookies and talking.
Mrs. Yeager, a Cincinnati native, also is survived by a sister, Nelda Moeller of Williamsburg; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial service: 1 p.m. Jan. 14 at College Hill Presbyterian Church, Hamilton Avenue at Groesbeck Road. Memorials: College Hill Presbyterian Church or American Cancer Society. Funeral services are private. John Hodapp Funeral Homes in College Hill is in charge of services.
Date of announcement: 01-14-2000
Harry Turner, founded Cincinnati Financial
Harry M. Turner, one of the founders of Cincinnati Financial Corp., died Monday at age 96.
Mr. Turner was chairman emeritus of the insurance company's lead subsidiary and predecessor, Cincinnati Insurance Co.
In 1950, he joined with Jack Schiff, Robert Schiff and Chester Field to launch what is now an insurance company with almost $10 billion in assets.
Mr. Turner was an independent insurance agent in Springfield, Ohio, in partnership with Field at the time Cincinnati Financial was formed.
He wrote the company's first insurance policy in 1951 and served as the company's first president from 1950 through 1962. He was also Cincinnati Financial's first chairman, from 1968 through 1972. He served on the boards of Cincinnati Financial and the Cincinnati Insurance Co. through 1995.
"Harry helped shape our mission and strategies. We benefited from his wise, conservative management and his experience leading his own independent insurance agency," said John J. Schiff Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Cincinnati Financial and son of Jack Schiff Sr.
Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today at the Littleton Funeral Home, 830 N. Limestone St., Springfield, Ohio.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Central Christian Church, 1504 Villa Road, Springfield. There will be a reception after the service at the Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road.
Date of announcement: 01-14-2000
DORA BURNS ERNST, 76, of Paris, Ky., died Thursday. Services: Noon Saturday at Meyer-Bo ehmer & Feucht Funeral Home, Dayton, Ohio.
Date of announcement: 01-14-2000
