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LELAND W. "LEFTY" WOODWARD, 87, of Aurora, Ind., died Monday. He was a retired carpenter and a World War II veteran. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Date of announcement:03-22-2000
Air Force vet Thelma Lee Kennedy, served others
Thelma Lee Kennedy, a Cincinnati native and Woodward High School graduate who most recently worked at the Council on Aging of Greater Cincinnati, died March 6 after battling breast and liv er cancer.
Ms. Kennedy, 49, made a career of her service in the U.S. Air Force.
"She was just intensely compassionate, and always thought about others ahead of herself," said family friend Art Hull. "She was so brave through all this."
Ms. Kennedy joined the Air Force after graduation in 1968 and worked as an aeromedical specialist stationed in Korea, Vietnam, Selfridge Air Force Base, and Grissom Air Force Base. She received an honorable discharge in 1972.
She graduated from the University of Cincinnati School of Nursing in 1979 and worked in the University Hospital emergency room, Drake Hospital and also in the Virgin Islands.
In 1989, she joined the U.S. Army reserves and later retired as a captain. She continued working for the Council on Aging after her diagnosis of cancer in 1990.
She is survived by her parents, Barbara M. Kennedy Preston and Calvin L. Kennedy; a brother, Gordon S. Kennedy; sister, Kelly J. Preston; and many relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gaines United Methodist Church in Madisonville. Memorials may go to Pattern's Inc., 5301 Hunter Ave., Norwood, 45212. Ms. Kennedy was cremated.
Date of announcement:03-23-2000
SISTER MARY FRANCES DEMPSEY, 82, of Delhi Township, died Wednesday. She was a Sister of Charity, a primary and secondary school teacher and a hospital financial worker. She also served as secretary-treasurer of the St. Vincent Hospital Board of Trustees. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday in the Heritage Room of the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse, Delhi Township. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at the motherhouse. Memorials: Sisters of Charity Retirement Fund.
Date of announcement:03-23-2000
JOE N. FRAZIER, 83, of Kennedy Heights, died Tuesday. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at New St. John Baptist Church, Avondale. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at the church. Johnson Brown Funeral Home, Bond Hill, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement:03-23-2000
FLOYD C. HENDERSON, 70, of Bethel, died Wednesday. Services: noon Friday at Charles H. McIntyre Funeral Home, Felicity. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement:03-23-2000
SABRA (BURNS) SIPPLE MOOREHEAD, 78, of Bethel, Ohio, died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Bethel Church of Christ, 125 East Plane St., Bethel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Kennedy-Stevens Funeral Home, Bethel. Memorials: Bethel Church of Christ.
Date of announcement:03-23-2000
Robert E. Bass, retired USDA meat inspector
Robert E. Bass sidestepped a rule as a meat inspector with the U.S. Department of Agriculture: He flirted with a woman who worked at one of the plants he inspected.
But not just any woman. Dolores Durr would become his wife for 26 years.
"The government is all business, but there was always that little twinkle in his eye," Mrs. Bass said. "The inspectors weren't supposed to talk with the people who worked there, but he started throwing little wads of paper at me with notes on them."
They started dating and later married.
Mr. Bass of Burlington, Ky., who was a butcher before becoming a meat inspector in 1958, died March 10 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood. He was 69.
Both Mr. Bass and his wife had been married before and had children of their own. "We made one big family," Mrs. Bass said. Mr. Bass also was a Marine Corps veteran of the 
Korean War. He retired in 1988 and filled his days with woodworking projects, bowling, sports and family.
Other survivors include sons David Bass of Chicago, Bobby Bass, Allan Bass and Joe Bass, all of Cincinnati; stepsons Michael Durr of Las Vegas and Gerald Durr of Villa Hills; stepdaughters Peggy Doolin of Covington and Marion Gronotte of Union; a brother, George Bass of Finneytown; sisters, Dorothy Peterson of Covington and Shirley McComas of Cincinnati; and 17 grandchildren.
Memorial services were March 14 at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042; or to charity.
Date of announcement:03-24-2000
ROBERT N. ANKRUM, 75, of Metamora, Ind., died Wednesday. He was a retired miter saw operator for Romweber Furniture Co., and a Navy veteran of World War II. Services: Private at the convenience of the family. Memorials: Laurel EMS.
Date of announcement:03-24-2000
GEORGE BROWN, 76, of Lincoln Heights, died Monday. He was a construction worker. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 9784 N. Wayne Ave., Lockland. Visitation: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Date of announcement:03-24-2000
MARY JANE FREEMAN, 56, of Walnut Hills, died March 16. She was a homemaker. Servi ces: 1 p.m. today at Willing Spirit Baptist Church, 2012 Westwood Northern Blvd., Westwood. Visitation: 11 a.m. today at the church. Renfro Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of the arrangements.
Date of announcement:03-24-2000
SISTER JOSEPH ELIZABETH PINO, 71, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday. Sister Joseph Elizabeth, born Rose Pino, was a member of the Sisters of Charity for 71 years, and was a primary and intermediate teacher for 49 of those years. Mass of Christian burial: 3 p.m. Monday in the chapel auditorium of the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse, Delhi Township. Visitation: 2 p.m. Mond ay at the chapel. Memorials: Sisters of Charity Retirement Fund, 5900 Delhi Road, Mount St. Joseph, Ohio 45051.
Date of announcement:03-24-2000
HELEN E. ULLRICH, 106, of Aurora, Ind., died Wednesday. She was a retired cashier for Peoples Building and Loan, Aurora. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Church, Aurora. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora. Memorials: St. Mary School, St. Mary Church, or Little Sisters of the Poor, Cincinnati.
Date of announcement:03-24-2000
J.C. WEDDLE, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Wednesday. He owned the Walnut Theatre and was a Navy veteran. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg. Visitation: 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Memorials: American Cancer Society or Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church.
Date of announcement:03-24-2000
John Hoge patented building equipment
John H. Hoge used his engineering expertise to develop and patent construction equipment and materials and helped found several Cincinnati-based companies in the process.
Mr. Hoge, of Columbia-Tusculum, died Wednesday. He was 82.
He began his professional career as an executive officer of the Hoge Warren Zimmerman Co., a position he held for 18 years. He later moved into independent consulting. He did extensive research in the fields of improved lightweight concrete, industrial building design, structures, soils, industrial wastewater treatment and precast concrete design.
Also, Mr. Hoge performed research and development in cement and plaster hydration and crystallography, with applications to special materials such as clay mineralogy, cellular concrete, ultra-high strength concrete and gypsum.
His final position was senior materials engineer for the H.C. Nutting Co. He merged his company with the Nutting firm in 1991 and retired in 1997.
He was a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a fellow of the American Concrete Institute and a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
Additionally, Mr. Hoge was an adjunct professor of civil engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He participated in such projects as the annual construction of concrete canoes by the school's engineering students.
Mr. Hoge is survived by his son, Michael Barrett Hoge; his brother, Douglas L. Hoge; his friend, Annella Lanham; several grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Elden A. Good Funeral Home, 2620 Erie Ave., Hyde Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association or the Hearing, Speech and Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati.
Date of announcement:03-25-2000
BUD. H. HARRIS, 90, of Anderson Township, died March 23. He was a Procter & Gamble Co. retiree and owner of Harris Tropical Fish. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home, 2050 Beechmont Ave., Mount Washington . Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement:03-25-2000
THELMA JONES, 80, of Silverton, died Wednesday. Ms. Jones was a nurse's aide at Christ Hospital. Services: noon Monday at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave., Walnut Hills. Visitation: 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement:03-25-2000
EDGAR CARL PRINE, 97, of Sabinia, Ohio, died Friday. He was as retired truck driver. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials to donor's choice.
Date of announcement:03-25-2000
PAUL J. RETZLER, 68, of Mount Carmel, died March 17. He was a retired millwright and instrumentation mechanic for GE Aircraft Engines. Mass of Christian Burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Veronica Church, Mt. Carmel. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorials: The American Heart Association or a hospice of choice.
Date of announcement:03-25-2000
JAMES A. SEXTON, 29, of Aurora, Ind., died Friday. He was a mechanic and construction worker. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials: to the family to assist with funeral expenses.
Date of announcement:03-25-2000
Sister St. Clare made pipe organ sing
Sister Mary St. Clare of the Sisters of Notre Dame could make the pipe organ sing, playing triumphal marches at the end of services, says her longtime friend, Sister Shauna Bankemper.
"She had a real sense of music, especially what it could do for liturgy as well as for community," Sister Bankemper said.
Sister St. Clare, of Park Hills, Ky., died Friday at the Sisters of Notre Dame Provincial House in Park Hills. She was 98.
Sister St. Clare was an elementary teacher at Sacred Heart in Bellevue, and St. Columban in Loveland, Ohio.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at the Sisters of Notre Dame Provincial House, Park Hills. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Provincial House, with a wake service at 5 p.m.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Date of announcement:03-27-2000
VIVIAN R. CUSHING BERRY, 77, of Cincinnati, died Friday. Ms. Berry was a retired grocery store cashier. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 10180 Woodlawn Blvd. Visitation: 10 a.m. until time of services Tuesday at the church. Arrangements: Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, 2625 Gilbert Ave.
Date of announcement:03-27-2000
LELIA E. DAY, 89, of Owensville, Ohio, died Friday. Services: noon Wednesday at M aham Funeral Home, Williamsburg. Visitation: 10 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the funeral home.
Date of announcement:03-27-2000
EUGENE F. GABBARD, 97, of Aurora, Ind., died Saturday. Mr. Gabbard was a retired principal and teacher for Aurora High School. Services: 6 tonight at First Presbyterian Church, Aurora. Visitation: 4 p.m. until time of services today at the church. Memorials: First Presbyterian Church, Aurora; or Booneville Presbyterian Church. Arrangements: Rullman Funeral Home, Aurora.
Date of announcement:03-27-2000
Thomas A. Meyer, cared about students
Thomas A. Meyer, an assistant principal at St. Xavier High School and an enthusiastic supporter of St. X sports teams, particularly baseball, died Sunday shortly after the St. Xavier baseball team won the Division I state championship.
Meyer, 54, taught at St. Xavier for 30 years, and friends said he rarely missed a baseball game. He died at the Sunrise Assisted Living community in Finneytown after a long battle with cancer.
"I think the most important thing to remember about Tom Meyer is that he was an excellent teacher and he cared deeply about the students," said St. Xavier principal David Mueller. "He held the position as assistant principal of discipline for more than 25 years, which is almost unheard of in education.
"The reason he had such a long and successful tenure is that he always considered his role as school disciplinarian as bringing out the best in students, and calling on them to be their best. Almost 30 years of St. X graduates regard him as one of their biggest role models."
A native of Cincinnati, Meyer graduated from St. Xavier in 1963 and earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in English from Xavier University. He joined the St. X staff in 1969 as an English teacher, and continued to teach until illness overtook him last year.
He was a friend and admired teacher of the many students who passed through his classes, and when his death was announced at Sunday's rally celebrating the baseball team's state title there was a standing ovation in honor of his life.
He leaves his mother, Mary Alice Meyer, of Springfield Township, and two sisters, Donna Moore, of Colerain Township and Mary Jo Bush, of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Xavier, Springfield Township. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Xavier. The Fredericks Funeral Home, Groesbeck, is in charge.
Date of announcement:03-28-2000
