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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1996 COURT Butler sheriff looking for cemetery operator ment. A Butler County grand jury endowment care fund for Shelby Johnson was indicted on 26 accused him of 26 similar counts last Memory Gardens and engaging in a criminal charges. week. pattern of corrupt activity. him.
We want him bad," Johnson's lawyer, Marvin Robon of "We want HAMILTON, Ohio (AP). Butler said Rick Jones, Butler County's chief Toledo, has said Johnson did nothing to defraud cemetery customers, but County authorities said Thursday deputy sheriff. of financial deals has been a victim they are still looking for a cemetery Authorities said they have received that went bad. operator indicted last week on 26 more than 200 customer complaints Robon did not return a call to his criminal charges. and allegations of fraud concerning office Thursday.
Sheriff's deputies said they staked operation of Butler County Memorial Johnson surrendered himself to out the suburban Toledo home of Park. Shelby County authorities after his Larry Johnson in Perrysburg earlier The Butler County charges include indictment there. He was arraigned, this week, but failed to apprehend theft and engaging in a pattern of cor- posted $10,000 bond and now faces an him. rupt activity. Most of the complaints Aug.
19 trial. Johnson, owner of Butler County accused him of failing to provide The trial is likely to be continued Memorial Park near Trenton, was mausoleum space and grave markers on a request by the defense, Shelby indicted by a Shelby County grand that had been purchased. County Prosecutor Jim Stevenson jury in April on 21 felony counts in Johnson is accused: in Shelby said. Shelby alleging cemetery mismanage- County of improperly handling the HEALTH CARE UC trustees will vote on plan to make its hospital private Hospital is the region's largest provider of care to the needy. CINCINNATI (AP) The University of Cincinnati's board of trustees said Thursday it will vote Aug.
1 on a plan to convert its public hospital into a private one. The vote was set for June 25, but was delayed until August because of questions and concerns raised during public hearings and by trustees. The proposal will be discussed in a joint meeting of the university's medical affairs and finance committees before going to a full-board vote. University spokesman Greg Hand said trustees could support, reject or table the plan. Notice of the vote comes about a called University Hospital Inc.
week after a trustee was quoted as No money would change hands. saying the vote would be further post- The move is expected to save the poned until sometime before Nov. 5, hospital an estimated $15 million a when voters consider the Hamilton year. County tax levy for health care to the Supporters have said going private poor. is the only practical way to cut the Trustee O'dell Owens said the board hospital's costs enough to compete in and hospital administrators were still the health care field.
gathering information on the proposal and were in no hurry to rush a Opponents have questioned whether the hospital would retain its vote. University Hospital is the region's missions and have criticized leasing and largest public assets to a private company for main teaching hospital provider of care to the needy. nothing in return. It receives about $30 million: a year If approved, the plan would go into from the health care levy. effect Jan.
1. Administrators have The proposal calls for leasing the said a decision is needed soon assets of the city's only public hospi- because it will take several months to tal to a private, nonprofit corporation carry out the details. OBITUARY Patriarch of country's oldest family vintner dies at 78 Edmund Mirassou watched his vineyard grow into one of the nation's leading wineries. Edmund A. Mirassou, the San Jose, vintner who toiled in his family's vineyards and then saw them grow into one of the nation's leading wineries, died Wednesday.
He was 78. Mr. Mirassou had recently undergone heart valve and bypass surgery. When he failed to recover, doctors discovered he had acute leukemia, with no chance at his age for treatment. "We decided to bring him home, where he died with dignity," said his son Daniel, who with brothers Peter and James has operated the family winery on Aborn Road in San Jose since 1966.
News of his death reverberated Wednesday through the Santa Clara Valley where he was remembered as the patriarch of America's oldest family -owned winemaking operation and a helped others. "I'm really shocked," said Jerome Lohr, head of J. Lohr Winery. In 1971, Lohr and his then partner Bernard Auglaize County MEYER, Jerome 88, formerly of South Cleveland Street, Minster, Wednesday in Celina. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m.
Saturday, St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster. (Hogenkamp, Minster) Champaign County HUTCHENS, Ellen Mae, 86, formerly of St. Paris and Huber Heights, Thursday. Services 10 a.m.
Monday. (Marker Heller, Huber Heights) Clark County MYERS, Pearl, 49, of Springfield, Tuesday in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Services 11 a.m. Saturday. (Littleton Rue, Springfield) Darke County ANTHONY, Helen 78, of 1335 Highland Drive, Greenville, Thursday in Dayton.
Services 2 p.m. Monday. (Zechar Bailey, Greenville) Greene County WEBER, Edna 89, of Trinity Community, Beavercreek, Tuesday. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Monday, St.
Luke Catholic Church, Beavercreek. (Meyer-Boehmer Feucht, Dayton) Mercer County HEMMELGARN, Nancy Sue, 39, of DAYTON DAILY NEWS DAILY NEWS INFORMATION 1-14 To Place a Classified Obituary, Mon.thru Fri. 8:00 am to 6:00 pm PLEASE CALL 225-2009 Obituary Pictures May Be Picked Up During Normal Business Hours ONLY, Monday-Friday, IN THE CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT ATTENTION FUNERAL DIRECTORS: THE FAX NUMBER FOR CLASSIFIED OBITS IS: 225-2043 7:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. -FRI. and 7:00 A.M.-7 P.M.
SAT. SUN. 01 Obituaries CULLISON, Ann Louise (Harding). age 80, of Vandalia, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 1996 at the Vandalia Park Nursing Center. She was a member ofSt.
Christopher's Catholic and Catholic LadiesofColumbia. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Harding; her second husband. Henry Cullison; one daughter, Gail Harding; 2 brothers 1 sister. She is survived by 3 daughters, Julie husband Cornell DeWeese. Karen husband John Ortega, Valerie husband Tom Schmitz; 3 sons, John wife Becky Harding, Richard Harding, Gene wife Sasha Harding; 3 step-children; 1 sister, M.
Dorothy Wagner; 15 grandchildren; 8 greatgrandchildren; numerous other relatives friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at St. Christopher's Catholic Church in Vandalia with Father Robert Monnin officiating. Burial Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Morton Whetstone Funeral Home, 139 S. Dixie Vandalia on Friday evening (Today) from 5-8 P.M. If so desired. contributions may be made to the Catholic Social Services for Adoption in Ann's memory. A A -00 UMWIN I 0 5 CULBERTSON, Paul, age 71.
formerly of Springboro, died Thursday, July 25, 1996 at Sycamore Glenn, Miamisburg, OH. He was a native of Middletown, OH. He was a toolmaker at East River E.D.M.. Moraine and served in the Army Air Corps. He was a past council member in Springboro and member of the Springboro Lutheran Church and former member of the church council.
He is survived by son, Steve of Edgewood, KY; and daughter, Cynthia Burkhart of Hamilton; and 3 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by wife, Ruth, in 1983. Services will be Sunday at 7:00 P.M. the Springboro Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kim Stover officiating.
Graveside service will be Monday, 9:00 A.M. at the Springboro Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 5-7 P.M. at the church prior to service. Arrangements are by the Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, 1357 E.
2nd Franklin. Memorial contributions may be made to Springboro Lutheran Church, 20 Eleanor Springboro. OH 45066. HATHAWAY, Marilyn age 67, of Centerville, died Wednesday, July 24, 1996 at Kettering Medical Center. She was employed with Ohio Bell for over 35 years.
Preceded in death by her husband, Robert D. Hathaway and a sister, Gloria Faye Gatts. She is survived by her 3 children, Tonya Murphy (Didier) of Nashville, TN, Patsy Hathaway (fiance' Steven Snider) of Atlanta, GA and Robert D. Hathaway, Jr. (Carri) of Columbia, MD; 2 grandchildren, Taryn and Tony Lanese; and brothers sisters, Billie Wampler (O.P.), Kay Ward (Donis), Raymond "Butch" Schroyer (Sheri) and Donald "Don" Schroyer (Jan).
Private graveside services will be held at the Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton. Friends may call from 2-4 P.M. on Sunday, July 28 at the Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd. in Kettering.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. HUTCHENS, Ellen Mae, age 86, formerly of Huber Heights and of St. Paris, OH, passed away Thursday, July 25, 1996. Mrs. Hutchens was a member of St.
Peter Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, James, in 1994. Surviving are her daughters, Wanda Ryan of Huber Heights, Shirley Lowe of Dayton, Nancy and husband Leroy Stegeman of St. Paris; son, James G. Hutchens of Arcanum; 14 grandchildren; 19 -grandchildren.
Funeral services 10:00 A.M. Monday at the Marker Heller Funeral Home, Huber Heights Chapel, 5844 Old Troy Pike. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-5 P.M. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton.
FLEMING, Bernice Ma- rie, age 86. passed away suddenly February 1, 1996 at her home in Dayton. She was born in Indianpolis. IN. July 7, 1909.
She resided in Dayton for 56 years. She was a mother and homemaker and a salesperson at Rikes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest E. Fleming and a son, James E. Fleming.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Beverly Fleming of Plano, TX; granddaughter. Maureen Fleming and her husband 1 Oscar Perez of Bogota, Colombia; grandson Steven Fleming of Plano. TX: granddaughter. Suzanne Fleming of Denver, CO; great grandchildren, Kevin and Ashly Fleming of Plano, TX and Catalina and Alejandra Perez of Bogota, Colombia. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith in Wittenberg, Germany.
She is sadly missed by her family and friends. In a final act of kindness, she has donated her body to the Medical School at Wright State University. A memorial service will be at Saturday July 27, 1996 at the Mausoleum Chapel of Woodland Cemetery. ISENBARGER, Raymond W. age 86, of Kettering, died Thursday, July 25, 1996.
He was a employed for 40 years with St. Johns Transportation and retired in 1985. Raymond was a member of Antioch Temple and AASR Valley of Dayton. Survived by his wife of 62 years, Evelyn; 3 sons, David L. wife Helen of Xenia, Richard E.
of Kettering, and Michael R. wife Karen of Kettering; 2 daughters, Nancy Curtis husband Russell of Xenia and Linda Eck husband Ed of West Alexandria; 7 granddaughters; 7 grandsons; and 13 great -grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Monday at Routsong Funeral Home, 6 Oakwood at Irving Ave. Rev. Carl R.
Stephenson officiating. Burial David's Cemetery. Friends may call from on Sunday at the funeral home. LEWIS, Tonya Michelle, age 22, of Dayton, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 21, 1996. Tonya formerly attended Dunbar High School, a member of Hillcrest Seventh Day Adventist Church, and worked as a caregiver at Oakview Manor Valley Home.
She is survived by her loving children, son, JaQuade Lewis; and daughter, LaTonya Lewis; mother, Cynthia (Jack) Easter; father, Dale Young; brother, Terrill Blake; sister, Tanya Blake; grandfather, Dempsey Lewis, all of Dayton, OH. Funeral service 1:00 P.M. Monday, July 29, 1996 at Hillcrest Seventh Day Adventist Church, 4201 W. Hillcrest Avenue, Pastor Wayne McKnight officiating. Visitation 4-8 P.M.
Sunday, July 28, 1996 at Thomas Funeral Home, 3701 W. Third at Decker Ave. Family will receive friends from 7-8 P.M. Interment Jeffersonview Cemetery. MATTERN, Dorothy Connelly, age 77, of Kettering, passed away July 25, 1996.
Member of the Dayton Country Club. Former owner of Bradford and Connelly Funeral Home. Preceded in death by her husbands, William Connelly and Richard Mattern. Survived by daughter, Martha Connelly ofKettering; 2 sisters, Olive and husband Joseph Brubaker of Tipp City and Charlotte McKnight of Murfreesboro, TN; 3 nieces, Becky Coughlin of Tipp City, Mary Spence of Murfreesboro, TN, and Ann Lambert of Nashville, TN; nephew, Bradford Brubaker of California; and 2 granddaughters, Kimberly Raetzman and Deja Haynes. Memorial services will be held 2:30 P.M.
on Monday at the Routsong Funeral Home, 6 Oakwood at Irving Ave. with Father Joseph Goetz officiating. Private burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may visit after the memorial service on Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton.
O'HEREN, Charles age 73, of Kettering, passed away on Wednesday, July 24th. Mr. O'Heren had retired from after 45 years of service. He was a veteran of WWII and a graduate of Quincy University. He was preceded in death by his parents, W.
Harry Beulah O'Heren. Survived by 4 sisters a brother-inlaw, Sr. Helen O'Heren, S.S.N.D. of Chatawa, MS, Joan Ruth Carlyle of Quincy, IL, Rosemary Westfallen of Chicago, IL, Patricia Robert O'Connor of Kettering; a brother, John T. O'Heren of Louisiana, MO; and many beloved nieces nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial, 11:00 A.M. Saturday at St. Charles Borromeo Church. Family will receive friends at the church on Saturday from 10-11 A.M. Burial Calvary Cemetery in Quincy, IL.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Hospice of Dayton. Envelopes available at the church. Arrangements by Westbrock Funeral Home, Bigger Rd. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 223-1515 FRENCH, Beatrice Anna, age 97, of Dayton, died Wednesday, July 24, 1996. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert in 1983 and is survived by her Robert V.
French of Dayton; two sisters, Edith Stilwell of AZ and Jacqueline Swan of MN. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at BakerHazel Funeral Home, 5555 Philadelphia Dr. at N. Main St.
Interment Woodland Cemetery. Friends will be received from 5-8 P.M. Tuesday at Baker-Hazel. REITZ, Thomas L. age 47, of Centerville, died Wednesday, July 24, 1996.
Mr. Reitz was a graduate of Chaminade High School and the University of Dayton. He retired as a Major with the U.S. Army Reserves. Mr.
Reitz is surhis wife, Janet (Smith); his parents, Louis Madonna (Fowler) Reitz; a daughter, Amy; 2 sons, Mark and Thomas Jr. He is also survived by three sisters their husbands, Agnes Fred Brinkman, Alice Don Virginia John Jauch, and by inlaws, Tom Lee Shinlever, Barry Nympha Clark, Mary Lou Smith, Jim Darona Smith, Mark Mary Patricia Smith; and numerous nieces nephews. Prayer service 10:00 A.M. Saturday at the Westbrock Funeral Home, 5980 Bigger Road, to be followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10:30 A.M. at St.
Leonard Church. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Bigger Road, Friday from 4-8 P.M. In lieu of flowers. donations may be made to the Suicide Prevention Center, envelopes available at the funeral home.
In lovingmemory ofaman who brought so much love friendship to those around him. SZANTO, Paul age 69, Dayton, died Wednesday, July 24. 1996. Paul retired from Siebenthaler's Garden Center Co. Survivors include his wife.
Gwenna Harper-Szanto; 3 sisters. Elizabeth Pollard. Englewood. Julia Hill. Dayton, Betty Dudley, Dayton; a brother.
Andy Szanto. Union; several nieces nephews. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. July 29 at Baker-Hazel Funeral Home, 5555 Philadelphia Dr. at Main St.
Interment Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-4 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home. Turgeon had sought out Mirassou's advice when they decided to open a winery. And Mr.
Mirassou was effusive in his help and advice to the neophytes. "'He was a hail fellow well met," said Lohr. "He was very much a gentleman. Very open. Very willing to get to know the potential new kids on the block.
"He was a true farmer. Farmers help one another. Farmers don't compete. We all help one another." Mr. Mirassou took over the Mirassou vineyard and winemaking operation in 1937, not long after the end of Prohibition.
In partnership with his brother, Norbert, who died in 1992, he ran the winery for 30 years. The brothers built upon the business their great-grandfather, Pierre Pellier, had started in San Jose in the 1850s. Pellier had brought grape cuttings from France, along with la petite d'Agen plums. Pellier's brother Louis made prune plums his contribution to Santa Clara Valley agriculture. The brothers applied their own specific talents to the business Norbert had a gift for dealing with the DEATHS AND FUNERALS 5355 Fairground Road, Celina, Wednesday.
Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Saturday, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina. (W.H. Dick Sons, Celina) Miami County FLAUGHER, Danny 60, of 529 S. Downing Piqua, Saturday.
Services 10 a.m. Saturday. (MelcherSowers, Piqua) FRANTOM, Mearle Marie, 94, of Tipp City, Thursday. Services 1 p.m. Tuesday.
(Frings Bayliff, Tipp City) PARKER, Geraldine 92, of Tipp City, Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Riverside Cemetery Chapel, Troy. (Frings Bayliff, Tipp City) WAGNER, Rexford "Rex," 94, formerly of Troy, Tuesday at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. Services 11 a.m.
Monday. (Baird, Troy) Montgomery County ANDERSON, Rosie 83, of Dayton, Wednesday. (Thomas) CULLISON, Ann L. (Harding), 80, of Vandalia, Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m.
Saturday, St. Christopher Catholic Church. (Morton Whetstone, Vandalia) FRENCH, Beatrice Anna, 97, of Dayton, Wednesday. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday.
(Baker HATHAWAY, Marilyn of Centerville, Wednesday in Kettering. Private services. (Routsong, Kettering) mechanical workings of the operation and Edmund oversaw the administrative end. "Our winery was a democracy," Edmund Mirassou said in a 1992 interview. The brothers pioneered several innovations, including the introduction of the overhead sprinkling system that nurtured their vines in Monterey County, where it was once considered too arid to grow grapes.
The Mirassou operations in Monterey County together with Wente Bros. and Paul Masson led to the blossoming of the central coast as an important winemaking region, Lohr said. Prior to 1966, the winery was primarily known for providing quality grapes, but sold little wine under the family name. The brothers decided to build up the name and saw their business skyrocket from 1,000 cases in 1966 to 275,000 just 12 years later. Meanwhile, Mirassou became involved in agricultural research and marketing, helping to found the American Vineyard Foundation.
He was a former chairman of the Wine Institute. HOWARD, Wade Leo, 59, of Dayton, Wednesday. (Magetti Gavin, Wampler Avenue) ISENBARGER, Raymond of Kettering, Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Monday.
(Routsong, Oakwood) KRESS, Lillian, 86, of Dayton, Wednesday. Services 1 p.m. Monday. (Baker-Hazel) MATTERN, Dorothy 77, of Kettering, Thursday. Memorial services 2:30 p.m.
Monday. (Routsong, Oakwood) O'HEREN Charles 73, of Kettering, Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.
(Westbrock, Bigger Road) REITZ, Thomas L. 47, of Centerville, Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Leonard Center.
(Westbrock, Bigger Road) SLACK, James Edward, 68, of Miami Wednesday. Memorial ser. vices 1 p.m. Friday. (Schlientz Moore, Centerville) SZANTO, Paul 69, of Dayton, Wednesday.
Services 11 a.m. Monday. (Baker-Hazel) VAITKUS, Stanley 79, of Dayton, Thursday. (Westbrock, Wayne Avenue) Warren County CULBERTSON, Paul, 71, formerly of Springboro, formerly of Franklin, Thursday at Sycamore Glenn, Miamisburg. Graveside services 9 a.m.
Monday, Springboro Cemetery. WEBER, Edna age 89, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, July 23. 1996 at Trinity Community of Beavercreek (formerly residing at Lakewood for many years). She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent H. Weber: and daughter, Marianna Bakan.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-laws. Carole Mae Vernon Donnelly and Marcia (Cindy) Thomas Knab; son and daughter-in-law, Vincent A. Michelle Weber; son-in-law, Joseph Bakan; 9 grandchildren, Michael Bakan, Elizabeth Mayer. Thomas Bakan, John Knab, Anita Goulart. Marsha Moss, Ann Weber, Carrielyn Weber-Hamann, and Vernon Donnelly and 5 great -grandchildren, Jordan and Katherine Moss.
Anthony Bakan. Erica Goulart. and Joshua Donnelly. Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 A.M., Monday, July 29 at St. Luke's in Beavercreek.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 A.M. with prayers at 10:30 A.M. prior to services at MeyerBoehmer Funeral Home, 1733 Brown St. Burial at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to Hospice of Dayton or Trinity Community of Beavercreek.
002 In Memoriam SEAN. "MONEY" We know that God has wrapped you in his loving arms where you are safe and secure. Always remember that you are our bright and shining star. We miss you and love you. Mommie, Daddy, Tre' The Mays, Cox Miliner Family.
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