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These notices are dated: 06-09-2004
Joseph Dames, veteran and consulting engineer
Joseph B. Dames fought in World War II, won a Purple Heart, played in a swing music band, met the woman who would become his wife and married
her -- all in the first 22 years of his life.
Mr. Dames, 78, who died Sunday at his Fort Mitchell home, joined the Army after graduating from Elder High School in Cincinnati and fought in the European Theater until he was wounded on his 19th birthday. German troops dropped percussion grenades on him as he crouched against the wall of a building, holding the only automatic weapon in his unit.
The Army awarded him a Purple Heart for his efforts and sent him home.
When he recovered from his wounds, Mr. Dames played clarinet and saxophone in a Cincinnati-based big band. It was while doing that that he met Helen Reinke, who played piano in another swing band. Their bands frequently played at local venues on the same nights, but the two didn't meet until they were set up on a blind date, she said.
They married, a union that lasted 56 years.
In the next 34 years of his life, Mr. Dames was as dedicated to his family and community as he had been to his country.
"He encouraged all us children to be the best we could be, and once we achieved that, to try hard to be a little better, " said his son, Rick Dames of High Point, N.C.
Mr. Dames served as president of the Erlanger Civic Association and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He worked as a consulting engineer for Indianapolis-based ITW/GEMA until his retirement five years ago.
Another son, Rob Dames, a commercial pilot from Crescent Springs, taught his father how to fly, something Mr. Dames did recreationally for 10 years.
"He was a very humble man, " Rick Dames said. "We had to talk him into getting the Purple Heart license plate."
Mr. Dames was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell, and St. Xavier Church, Cincinnati, and a Kentucky Colonel.
In addition to his wife and two sons, he is survived by daughters Judy Kreinest of Villa Hills, Janeen Donoghue and Joyce Kreinest, both of Taylor Mill, and Joelle Michels of Fort Wright; another son, Mike Dames of Erlanger; a sister Patricia Felix of Cincinnati ; 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, with a burial to follow at St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the Linnemann Funeral Home in Erlanger
Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Society, 105 W. 4th St., Suite 900, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; or the Franciscan at St. John's Food Bank, c/o St. Xavier Church, 607 Sycamore St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Aline Abney, 67, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a retired employee of Duro Bag Co., Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Abney; sons, Larry Abney and Bill Abney, both of Dry Ridge, Chuck Abney of Louisville, Jerry Abney of Erlanger and Harold Abney of Williamstown; daughters, Phyllis Kindoll, Marilyn Coleson and Michelle Kindoll, all of Dry Ridge, and Pamela Abney of Erlanger; brothers, Alfred Shear of Howell, Mich., and Bill Shear of Richmond, Ind.; a sister, Rose Vanwinkle of Richmond, Ind.; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery.
Edith Dorothy Fowler Auteri, 82, of Bellevue, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Anthony Church in Bellevue, and the church Mother's Club. She was a member of Dayton Senior Citizens and Baptist Church Christian Neighbors. Her husband, Peter Auteri, died in 1999. A son, John Auteri, died in 1946.
Survivors include sons, Mike Auteri Sr., Rob Auteri Sr. and Ron Auteri, all of Bellevue; daughters, Patricia Auteri of Glasgow and Linda Auteri of Crestview Hills; brothers, Bud Fowler of Dayton and George Fowler of Fort Thomas; sisters, Margaret Cruse and Nancy Bechtoll, both of Bellevue, and Joan Clark of Erlanger; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Divine Mercy Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Newport Central Catholic High School, 13 Carothers Road, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Della Hibbard Bailey, 94, of Morristown, Tenn., formerly of Taylor Mill, died at 8:50 a.m. Monday at Morristown Hamblen Health Care Center. She was a member of Latonia Christian Church. Her husband, Walter Bailey, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Hibbard of Morristown; two grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Latonia Christian Church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
William O. Barnett, 78, of Cincinnati, died Monday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was a past president of the District 10 Knothole Association, the Winton Athletic Club and Aiken High School Boosters, a longtime baseball coach and past master of Bradford Lodge No. 123 F&AM;, Independence. His wife, Inthybell "I.B." Barnett, died in 1997. Stepsons, Carl Harnishfeger Jr. and James T. Harnishfeger, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, William H. Barnett of Lebanon, Ohio, and Robert B. Barnett of Fairfield Township, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Betty Mae Jarrett of Castonia, N.C.; sisters, Lilly Imogene Barnett and Mary Kay Harlow, both of Northern Kentucky; 13 grandchildren and a great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Blue Ash, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Patricia Ann Eviston Dean, 44, of Independence, died Sunday at her home. She was a member of Corpus Christi Church, Newport, and was disabled.
Survivors include her husband, Clayton Dean; her mother, Dixie Eviston of Newport; sisters, Dorothy Tischnor of Crestview Hills and Mary Taulbee of Burlington; and brothers, John Eviston of Crawley, Texas, and Daniel Eviston of Independence.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Edith V. Stegher Gilligan, 88, of Cincinnati, died Tuesday at Hospice of Blue Ash, Cincinnati. She was an inspector with General Electric and a member of St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Cincinnati. Her husband, Bernard L. Gilligan, preceded her in death.
Survivors include four nieces.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. James Church, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Blue Ash, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 3949 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45223.
Alma M. Haley, 90, of Independence, died Tuesday at Just Like Home Senior Care, Crittenden.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Mary Jarvis Johnson, 89, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a retired clerk with J.C. Penney in Covington, Cincinnati and Newport, and was a member of Latonia Baptist Church and Rosebud Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Covington. Her husband, Hewey Johnson, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, J. Rex Johnson of Erlanger; brothers, Creed Jarvis of Edgewood, Lowell Jarvis of Ocala, Fla., and Perry Jarvis Jr. of Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C. 28201.
Tammy R. Morgan, 45, of Sanders, died Tuesday at her home. She was disabled.
Survivors include a brother, Tim Seeley of Warsaw, and her guardian, Connie Emery of Sanders.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Elsie Kathleen Roberts, 78, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Stanley Forest Roberts, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Allen Lee Roberts of New Liberty and Kerry Bruce Roberts of Carrollton; a brother, Edwin C. Zitt of Utah; sisters Lela J. Pohlman of Lakeside Park, Louise I. Lyons of Aurora, Ind., Yvonne L. Furnish and Betty A. Day, both of Florence, and Janet E. Spence of Independence; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Dallasburg Masonic Cemetery, Wheatley. Memorials are suggested to Dallasburg Baptist Church, in care of Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Dorothy Mae Judge Stephenson, 83, of Walton, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was disabled and a member of Richwood Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathryn Schadler of Florence; sons, James Stephenson of Walton and Ron Stephenson of Lexington; sisters, Jean Danley of Inverness, Fla., and Faye Clenney of Fairfield, Ohio; a brother, Dr. Mark Judge of Palm Springs, Calif.; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Richwood Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Richwood Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Margaret E. Willis, 94, of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
