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Date of these obituaries: 08-28-1999
John S. Posgay, machinist, UC professor for 20 years
John S. Posgay was a machinist who taught design, art, and architecture students at the University of Cincinnati for 20 years.
Mr. Posgay, 81, of Newport, died at 5:58 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Mr. Posgay helped run the shop where UC students would build their class projects.
"He was a great teacher," said his son, Jack Posgay of Amelia, Ohio.
"He didn't just tell you what to do; he told you why. He explained how things work in a way that you could understand."
Mr. Posgay taught students how to use modern machinery, but he also taught them metal- forging, using the Old World blacksmithing skills that he learned from his father, who came to this country from Europe.
Mr. Posgay's son, Jack, continued the family line as a mechanic.
"My father is the reason I do what I do," he said.
As a boy, Jack would sit at his father's side in the home shop and learn about engines and tools. And he'd learn about the world.
"My father had an appreciation for the beauty in the world around you," his son said.
He instilled in his children and his students a thirst to understand the workings of the world, from the movement of the clouds to the effects of sunlight on a fishing stream, his son said.
"My father played the guitar and the banjo," said Jack Posgay. "His father not only played music, he used to make violins and guitars."
As a young man, John Posgay played music at a small radio station in Pennsylvania, where he grew up. He served in the Army in World War II.
After he returned home, he and his wife moved to Northern Kentucky to be near her sister and brother-in-law, who was recuperating from war wounds at the Veterans Hospital in Fort Thomas.
The Posgays lived in Newport, where they were members of St. Francis DeSales Church. Mr. Posgay was an auto mechanic before becoming a lab instructor at UC in the late 1960s. He retired in 1988.
In his retirement, he continued to work in his home shop, where he had wood and metal lathes. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and enjoyed fishing.
Other survivors include his wife, Louise Kraft Posgay; daughters, Franci Sims and Anita "Rudi" Moorman, both of Crescent Springs; sisters, Rose Coleman of Bethpage, N.Y., and Helen Chadbourne of Bronx, N.Y.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, with prayers at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mae L. Ashcraft, 77, of Carlisle, died Friday at Johnson-Mathers Nursing Home in Carlisle.
She was a homemaker and a member of Carlisle Baptist Church and Order of Eastern Star.
Her husband, Bill Ashcraft, and a son, Billy Gordon Ashcraft, both preceded her in death. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will begin at noon Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Kentontown Cemetery.
Tom Faulconer, 48, of Latonia, died Thursday at his residence. He was an automobile mechanic.
Survivors include a son, Tommy Faulconer of Latonia; daughters, Melissa Faulconer, Thomasina Wendling, and Erin Human, all of Latonia; his mother, Margaret Faulconer of Latonia; brothers, Greg Faulconer and Shawn Faulconer, both of Latonia; sisters, Linda Lewis of Fort Mitchell, Kimberly Luster of Ryland Heights and Michelle Klensch of Erlanger; and four grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Kenton County Animal Shelter, 1020 Mary Laidley Drive, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Harold E. Klausing, 82, of Crestview Hills, died Thursday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport.
He was a retired employee for the Social Security Administration and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a brother, Richard Klausing of Dawson Springs. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Lovinda Noel, 63, of Corinth, died Friday at Sunbridge Health Care Center in Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
Dolores I. Patton, 78, of Hardinsburg, formerly of Dayton, died Wednesday at her residence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Corinth Baptist Church, McQuady. Survivors include her husband, Earl Patton; sons, Richard Patton of Alexandria, Jeffery Patton of Hardinsburg and Steven Patton of Glasgow; daughters, Judith West of Somerset, Carol Patton of Radcliff of Sandra Patton of Minneapolis; a brother, Harry Kyle Jr. of Butler; a sister, Betty Klump of Highland Heights; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. CDT today at Corinth Baptist Church, McQuady. Burial will be in McQuady Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Corinth Baptist Church, c/o Trent-Dowell Funeral Home, P.O. Box 296, Hardinsburg, Ky. 40143. Trent-Dowell Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Noel Dean Poe, 66, of Springboro, Ohio, formerly of Robertson County, died Thursday at Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. He was an Army veteran and a member of Mount Olivet Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Janie K. Burns Poe; a daughter, Deana K. Staffan of Franklin, Ohio; a son, David L. Poe of Springboro, Ohio; a brother, Perry Poe of Brooksville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Unglesby-Anderson Funeral Home, Franklin, Ohio. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Graveside services, conducted by Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville.
Robert Randel Rice, 48, of Covington, died at 8:56 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
He was a sheet-metal worker for Skillcraft, Burlington.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Rice; a son, Chuck Rice of Ludlow; a daughter, Randi Jo Rice of Covington; a stepson, Lee Harless of Crittenden; a stepdaughter, Renee Mullins of Covington; a stepfather, James E. Smith of Covington; a brother, Raymond Rice of Covington; sisters, Pamela Thompson of Elsmere and Debra Hutton of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Hillside Chapel Cemetery, Cincinnati. Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Bernardine P. Seibert, 63, of Erlanger, died at 7:03 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She was a security guard for Merchants Security and a member of St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs.
Her husband, James Leo Seibert, died in 1983. Survivors include sons, James Leo Seibert Jr. of Paducah, Joseph John Seibert and John F. Seibert, both of Erlanger, and Jerome Michael Seibert of Cincinnati; a daughter, Bernadina P. Seibert of Seattle, Wash.; her mother, Bernadina Ratterman Colligan of Erlanger; a brother, John B. Colligan of Owenton; a sister, Maureen Endress of Independence; and two grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 6 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Marie Carolyn Willen, 96, of Florence, died at 2:10 p.m. Thursday at Victory Park Nursing Home in Norwood, Ohio.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Albert J. Willen, died in 1974. Sons, Jack Willen and Gene Willen, and a daughter, Ruth McNab, all preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Bill Willen of Erlanger; a daughter, Evelyn Velosky of Florence; brothers, Phillip Friedhoff of Fort Mitchell and Robert Overbeck of Florence; 21 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014, or Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242.
Thomas J. Woeste, 51, of Melbourne, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
He was a circulation manager for the Cincinnati Enquirer, a former president of the Association of Alternate Postal Systems and a member of Melbourne Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Kimberly S. Taterka Woeste; a brother, Rick Woeste of Melbourne; and sisters, Donna Woeste of Covington and Sandi Kitchen of Alexandria.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria.
Memorials are suggested to St. Philip's Church Building Fund, 1402 Mary Ingles Highway, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
