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Date of these obituaries: 11-19-2003
Edward Hassert, boxer, truck driver, negotiator
Edward John Hassert drove a tractor-trailer, boxed professionally, negotiated for the Teamsters and rebuilt a home by hand after it burned down.
"He was born in an era when life was tough, and men were hard-nosed and resolute, " said a grandson, Dan Hassert of Covington. "You should have heard his stories."
Mr. Hassert grew up in Cincinnati fighting for the best corner on which to sell newspapers. He was a Golden Gloves champ with the Catholic Youth Organization, and later he fought professionally on undercards in small towns.
"Sometimes the pay would only be $2 a round, and sometimes he was asked to fight twice in a night when another boxer didn't show up, " his grandson said. "No fancy stuff, either. He lifted weights made from elevator pulleys.
"He used to tell me about operating a pool hall when he was a teen-ager, about dodging MPs in World War II, about driving his rig through ice storms in the days before interstates, about getting those midnight calls from Chicago from the union bosses, and about carrying his wife out of a burning house."
Mr. Hassert, 89, of Latonia, died at 3:10 a.m. Tuesday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia. He had driven a truck for the Kroger Co. in Cincinnati for 27 years and was married
to Virginia Mary Schlief for 69 years.
"We were planning a big party for their 70th in June, " Dan Hassert said. "That's an incredible number of years, especially these days. You just can't define a love like that."
The relationship had a bold start.
Then-Miss Schlief worked in a restaurant and was horrified one day when the soft drink delivery man she knew only by sight whirled her around and gave her a kiss, in front of the whole place.
"She still blushes telling the story, and when she asked him just the other day if he remembered it, he just grinned, " Dan Hassert said.
Mr. Hassert was a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia and Teamsters Local No. 100. He was a Kentucky Colonel and a Navy veteran of World War II. A daughter, Barbara Ann Knobloch, died in 1995.
Besides his wife and grandson, other survivors include sons, Ronald W. Hassert of Slidell, La., and Walter E. Hassert of Latonia; a daughter, Lee Gillespie of Villa Hills; a sister, Margaret Clift of Blue Ash, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross. Mr. Hassert donated his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Memorials are suggested to charity of the donor's choice.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Lee Byrd, 45, of Newport, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a maintenance manager with American Diversified and a Marine Corp veteran.
Survivors include daughters, Tracie Byrd of Erlanger and Nichole Byrd of Dry Ridge; his parents, Teddy and Shirley Byrd of Newport; brothers, Michael Byrd of Newport and Jeff Byrd of Dayton; a sister, Teresa Morris of Dayton; his fiancee, Jennifer Walker of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Veterans Administration Hospital, 3200 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
Ronald Conway Sr., 68, of Covington, died at 11:20 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired truck driver with L&N; Concrete and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Ann Conway; sons, Ronald Conway Jr. and Darrin Lee Conway, both of Covington; a daughter, Mary Lou Riggs of Newport; stepdaughters, Deborah Lee Combs of Burlington and Rhonda Ann Smith of Covington; brothers, Carl Thomas Conway of Latonia and George A. Conway of Edgewood; a sister, Elsie Imfeld of Jacksonville, Fla.; 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a step-grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Bessie Cummins, 79, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at Villaspring of Erlanger. She was a retired business manager with Beneficial Finance, Covington, and a secretary and treasurer with First Church of God, Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Cummins; a sister, Stella Damon of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Thomas E. Davis, 88, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a carpet salesman and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Marjorie Davis, died in 1996. A daughter, Shelley Davis, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Denise Asbury of Burlington.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Entombment will be in Spring Grove Mausoleum. Memorials are suggested to American Parkinson's Disease Association, 222 Piedmont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. T.P. White and Sons Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Lyle Haggard, 90, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
William G. Logemann, 67, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. He was a retired salesman with Heart City Mobile Homes in Valentine, Neb., and an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, LaVada Alene Thomas Logemann; sons, John W. Logemann and Kenneth L. Fuller, both of Florence, William R. Logemann of Clovis, N.M., and David Sanderson of Douglas, Wyo.; daughters, Katherine Ross of Winner, S.D., and Terri F. Olson of Whitewood, S.D.; his mother, Dorothy David Logemann of Albion, Neb.; a sister, Betty Kirkman of Petersburg, Neb.; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at United Church of Christ, Brunswick, Neb. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton, Neb. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling local arrangements.
Harold Mains, 71, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Hospital, Maysville. He was an electrician with General Electric, Cincinnati, and a member of Concord United Methodist Church, where he was chairman of the church administrative council and a Sunday school teacher. He was a past president of the Maysville Gideon Camp.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Ware Mains, and a son, Gregory H. Mains of Augusta.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Concord United Methodist Church, Brooksville.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Concord United Methodist Church Building Fund, 3293 Bladeston Dr., Brooksville, Ky. 41004; or Gideons International, 500 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Josh McGough, 16, of Williamstown, died Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a student at Grant County High School and a member of Williamstown Baptist Church.
Survivors include his parents, Jack and Cindy Powell McGough of Williamstown; a sister, Jennifer McGough of Williamstown; a brother, Justin McGough of Williamstown; grandparents, Ronald McGough of Hebron, Bobby Powell of Williamstown and Nancy Powell of Florence; and great-grandfather, Robert Powell of Williamstown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Williamstown Baptist Church Youth Group, 214 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Patsy L. Ramsey, 66, of Butler, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Butler Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Glendon Ramsey; daughters, Deborah Faith Barnett of Falmouth, Glenna Hope Roseberry and Alisha Lynn Straub, both of Butler; her mother, Zola Blanch Hodge of Williamstown; sisters, Margaret Nix of Lochgelly, W.Va., Jean Bryan of Xenia, Ohio, Janet Delaney of Falmouth and Faye Rhomberg of Hendersonville, Tenn.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to River Valley Nursing Home, 305 Taylor Lane, Butler, Ky. 41006; or Butler Christian Church, 111 High St., Butler, Ky. 41006.
James P. "Slim" Stallings Jr., 80, of Ludlow, died at 3:05 p.m. Saturday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired printer with Gibson Greeting Card Co., a member of Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099 in Covington and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Dorothy Freking Stallings, died in 1989.
Survivors include sisters, Wilma Pennington, Carolyn Lipscomb and Dorothy Wetenkamp, all of Cincinnati; and a brother, Earl Stallings of Lebanon, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Carl Russell Stevens, 84, of Polk City, Fla., formerly of Florence, died Nov. 10 at his home. He was a retired truck driver with Davis Concrete, Polk City.
Survivors include a daughter, Cindy Tergliafera of Polk City; a brother, Everett Stevens of Amarillo, Texas; sisters, Virginia Justice of Florence and Francis Prigge of Dry Ridge; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, Fla. 33823; or the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 2727 Conroy Road, Orlando, Fla. 32839. Cremation Services of Mid-Florida, Davenport, Fla., is handling arrangements.
Baby Girl Wright, 17 days, daughter of Davina Wright and Troy Brown, both of Covington, died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a sister, Kerstin Marie Thomas of Newport; and brothers, Troy Anthony Brown and Timothy Andrew Brown, both of Covington.
Services will be at noon Friday at Jones, Simpson and Gee Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Richard D. Young, 78, of Elsmere, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an upholsterer.
Survivors include daughters, Victoria Young of Erlanger, Loretta Cross and Corinthia Young, both of Elsmere; sons, Richard Young Jr. of Florence, Mark Young and Robert Young, both of Elsmere; sisters, Hazel Brown of Covington and Hassatine Howard of Johnson City, Tenn.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere.
Jones, Simpson and Gee Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
