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Date of these obituaries: 07-19-2003
Glen Haller began poor, became successful businessman
Born into poverty in Newport, Glen Haller developed a work ethic that saw him start a fixture store from scratch and develop it into a multi-million dollar business while co-owning a popular Newport restaurant before he died Thursday at age 69.
"We were dirt poor, " older brother Jack Haller of Southgate said Friday from the Green Derby restaurant he co-owned with his younger brother.
"When we were born on Elm Street in Newport it was a cold-water flat. We had to boil water and had an outhouse. No joke. Despite that, each of us was successful in life."
They had a powerful incentive to succeed.
"If you didn't work, you didn't eat. We were very poor, " Jack Haller said.
They overcame that poverty by hard work and lots of it.
After graduating from Newport High School, Glen Haller enrolled at the University of Cincinnati but never earned a degree. Instead, he went to work -- and never stopped.
"His ambition was to be an architect but he would up being a draftsman at Kroger, " Jack Haller said. "In those days, they drew (plans for) the inside of the store by hand. Now they do it all with computers."
After a stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, Glen Haller and two partners bought a store fixtures company. He soon bought out the two partners at American Store Fixtures in Cleves, Ohio.
"It grew into a $7 million business, " Jack Haller said. "He was willing to take a lot of risks because he started with nothing."
Glen Haller, who lived in West Chester, Ohio, died Thursday of congestive heart failure at Hospice of Cincinnati, Blue Ash, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Haller; daughters, Sheila Fisher of West Chester, Lori Haller of Fort Thomas and Lynn Haller of Morehead; a sister, Mollie Daniel of Fort Thomas; a brother, Jack Haller of Southgate; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Gloria Erickson Beck, 79, of Newport, formerly of Covington, died at 10 a.m. Friday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
James H. Bishop, 70, of Covington, died at 1:05 p.m. Friday at his home.
He was a carpenter-welder for CSX Railroad.
Survivors include his wife, Cleo Bishop; sons, J.D. Bishop of Cincinnati and Danny Bishop of Ryland Heights; daughters, Brenda Mullins of West Chester, Ohio, Arlenda Bishop of Covington and Kathy Arrowood of Cold Spring; brothers, Lloyd Bishop of Covington and Seldon Bishop of Irvine; a sister, Sarah Frady of Rockwood, Tenn.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Evelyn Brinkhaus, 83, of Newport, died at 12:15 a.m. Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Isabel Wright Cook, 88, of Lexington, died Thursday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church, Lexington.
Her husband, Elbridge Cook Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Elzora Johns of Rotunda West, Fla., Emma Lee Perkins of Corinth and Irah Baston, Bertha McClure and Pearl May, all of Lexington; sons, Albert Cook of Rockwood, Tenn., Elbridge Cook Jr. and Harry Cook, both of Corinth, and Ernest Cook, William Cook and William Cook, all of Lexington; 22 grandchildren, 20 stepgrandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home .
Burial will be in New Columbus Cemetery, Corinth.
Dola Mae Domaschko, 95, of Villa Hills, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a teacher at Mary Queen of Heaven School for many years and a founding member of Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include daughters, Rosemary Lukowsky of Lakeside Park, Joan Jacobs of Burlington and Beth Crane of Hebron; sons, Max Domaschko of Charleston, W.Va., Nick Domaschko of Indiana; 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Thelma C. Habermehl, 84, of Augusta, died Friday at Augusta Health Care Center.
Arrangements are pending at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta.
Stuart Willoughby Pitner, 42, of Erlanger, died July 10th at his home.
He was a catalog librarian for Thomas More College.
Survivors include his mother, Gavine N. Pitner of Salisbury, N.C.; brothers, Bruce Pitner of Durham, N.C., and Andrew Pitner of Salisbury.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Thomas More College Chapel, Crestview Hills.
Graveside services will be held later at Eusebia Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tenn.
Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Thomas More College, 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45103.
Eva M. Pulsfort Schneider, 83, of Cold Spring, died Thursday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring, St. Joseph Church Seniors Club, St. Mary's Altar Society at St. Joseph Church and Eugenia Homemakers.
Her husband, Joseph C. Schneider, died in 1995.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Schneider of Philadelphia, Pa., and Jan Tiefermann of Cold Spring; sons, James Schneider of Lakeside Park and Tom Schneider of Albuquerque, N.M.; sisters, Lu Arrasmith of Erlanger and Ginny Graham of Crestview; brothers, Charles Pulsfort of Crestview Hills and Dick Pulsfort of Fort Thomas; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2a, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Joseph School Technology Fund, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41075.
William D. Vastine, 87, of Millersburg, formerly of Latonia, died at 9:40 a.m. Thursday at Johnson-Mathers Nursing Home, Millersburg.
He was a carpenter for Carpenter's Local No. 698, and a member of VFW Post No. 6095 and American Legion Post No. 203 and an Army veteran.
Survivors include a son, Wayne D. Vastine of Millersburg; a daughter, Phyllis Ann Vastine of California; sisters, Marcie Jones of Covington, Hilda Lang of Villa Hills and Shirley Rider of Latonia; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Thomas L. Vogt, 69, of Edgewood, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a custodial maintenance employee retired from Mazak Corporation and a volunteer fireman for Southern Hills Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Vogt; sons, Thomas Vogt Jr. of Burlington, Daniel Vogt of Edgewood, Gilbert Vogt of Erlanger and Christopher Vogt of Hebron; daughters, Ann Mulligan of Covington, Patti Vogt of Centennial, Colo., Paula Kelly of Hebron, Kim Clifton of Burlington and Lisa Vogt of Petersburg; sisters, Rosemary Fischer of Fort Wright and Ruth Koop of Kettering, 0hio; 24 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Barbara Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis Tenn. 38105-1942.
Edwin F. Ziegenhardt, 90, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home.
He was vice president and controller of Phillip Carey Co., Lockland, Ohio. His wife, Virginia Ziegenhardt, died in 2001.
Survivors include a son, Edwin Ziegenhardt of Cold Spring; daughters, Carol Riddle and Holly Ziegenhardt, both of Cold Spring; a sister, Dorothy Huelsman of North Bend, Ohio; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Oak Hill Cemetery, Springdale, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Michael J. Fox Foundation, Grand Central Station P.O. Box 4777, New York, N.Y., 10163.
A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling the arrangements.
