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These notices are dated: 01-13-2005
Daniel Davis, left letter for his unborn child
Dying of cancer of the esophagus, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel M. Davis wanted to see his unborn child.
With no time to schedule a hospital ultrasound, his wife, Heather, went to the Greater Cincinnati Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Services clinic in Wilder Saturday where her brother, Josh Nassano, works.
Using the veterinary ultrasound equipment, they took 25 pictures of the baby in utero and learned it was a boy.
Only one problem -- all the photos identify the baby as a large dog.
"We're calling the baby our big dog, " Heather Davis said, laughing.
They showed the pictures to Daniel Davis the same day, along with some baby clothes that his wife had bought.
He saw pictures of his son sucking his thumb.
His wife told him that things were not looking good, and asked him if he wanted to write a letter to the baby.
"Well, how long do I got?" he replied.
"He was so stubborn. He was convinced he was going to kick this cancer, " she said. But she persuaded him that he ought to get it written anyway, even if death were months away.
And so on Saturday he wrote:
To My Child:
I may never meet you, but you've been my inspiration to put up such a strong fight.
I love your mom very much. When I took her as my wife I knew she would make an excellent mother.
I LOVE YOU! AND I WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.
Dad
Mr. Davis went on a ventilator the next day, and died Monday. He was 28.
Born and raised in Delhi Township, Ohio, he spent his teen-age years in the Campbell Lodge Boys Home in Cold Spring.
While a student at Campbell County High School, he dated two friends of the former Heather Nassano. One of them set him up with her on what would be their first date -- for the school's senior prom.
After they graduated together in 1996, Mr. Davis immediately went into the Navy, which stationed him in Jacksonville, Fla. Nassano went to Murray State University on an art scholarship.
They continued to date, often meeting halfway in Chattanooga, Tenn., at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, where Mr. Davis proposed to her in 1997. They were married
in 1999 at St. Joseph's Church in Cold Spring, the same church where his funeral will be.
They lived in Jacksonville for about a year, until the Navy moved Mr. Davis to the Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base in Norfolk, Va. There, he served as an air traffic controller with Tactical Air Control Squadron 21.
When he wasn't working, he loved to work on his car, a green 1995 Mustang.
While in the Navy, Mr. Davis earned awards that included the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Sharpshooter Pin, Air Warfare Pin and two Good Conduct medals.
He continued to work even as he received chemotherapy treatments. He believed in and supported the Lance Armstrong LiveStrong Foundation, founded by the six-time Tour de France cycling champion who also is a cancer survivor.
Mr. Davis wore his "yellow" wrist band in support of the program.
The Navy insisted on giving him a medical discharge, which he received in December 2003. The family moved to Alexandria, then bought a house in Independence four months ago, which they set up for themselves and their baby.
However heartbreaking, his death also came as something of a relief to his family.
"He went through a lot of hell, " his widow said. "It's better this way."
Other survivors include his parents, Cathy Wilzbach of Delhi Township, Ohio, and Daniel M. Davis of Colerain Township, Ohio; sisters, Kimberly Root of Colerain Township and Stephanie Hill of Colerain Township.
His son is due in June.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cold Spring.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to the Daniel M. Davis Memorial Trust Fund, 70 Martha Layne Collins Blvd., Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. The trust fund will benefit Mr. Davis' unborn child and several local cancer patients.
Peggy Wigger Brockman, 45, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Monday at Fort Hamilton Hughes Hospital, Hamilton, Ohio. She was a former clerk with Big Lots in Cincinnati and a member of Sacred Heart Church in Fairfield.
Survivors include a son, Andrew R. Brockman of Fairfield; a daughter, Katherine Brockman of Fairfield; her mother, Grace Wigger of Covington; brothers, Ralph P. Wigger and Rev. Brian Wigger, both of Fort Wright, and Jerry Wigger of Cincinnati; and sisters, Betty Ann Meiners of Fairfield, Mary Alice Wigger, Patty Wigger, Nancy Daniel and Marilyn Fryman, all of Covington, and Debbie Freeman of Wilder.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 tonight at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Agnes School Endowment Fund, 1680 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Mary M. Cobb, 81, of Liberty, Mo., died Dec. 16 at Ashton Court Care Center, Liberty.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Emma Mae Dupin, 1 day, the daughter of Scott and Pamela Dupin of Independence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include brothers, Josh Dupin and Cole Dupin, both at home; grandparents, Gene and Sally Dupin of Villa Hills and William and Judy Jackson of Manchester; and great-grandparents, Rita McConnell of Covington, Ruth Mills, Homer Jackson and Virgie Jackson, all of Manchester.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Harold Haggard, 77, of Independence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Harold "Wink" Heminger, 65, of Maysville, died Monday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a member of Gerard Masonic Lodge No. 428 in Newton, Ohio, and the Syrian Shrine, and was a master Mason, third degree and 32nd degree, Scottish Rite. His first wife, Brookie Gail Hull Heminger, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Sue Ruark Heminger; a son, Mark Heminger of Maysville; a stepson, Chris Applegate of Tollesboro; daughters, Gail Casselman of Jamestown, S.C., Gwyn Gallenstein of Maysville and Glenda Qualls of Lima, Ohio; stepdaughters, Angela Crawford of Mason County and Jamie Applegate of Fleming County; his stepmother, Goldie Heminger; a stepsister, Lori Heminger Feltner of Clermont County, Ohio; two granddaughters and five step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elizaville Cemetery.
Bishop Johnson, 43, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah Johnson; a daughter, Anna Johnson of Union; a son, Jonathan Johnson of Newport; his parents, Joel and Gail Johnson of Florence; a brother, Jay Johnson of Union; and a sister, Theresa Johnson of Dayton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Clarita Jane Landrum, 62, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Sherman Full Gospel Church. A son, Douglas Landrum, died in 1990.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald Landrum; a son, John Michael Landrum of Decatur, Ala.; daughters, Jayna Landrum Carper of Dry Ridge, Robins Doyle of Williamstown and Jenifer Dawn Biddle of Prestonsburg; her mother, Emma Jones of Williamstown; a brother, Harvey Jones of Independence; a sister, Naomi Ball of Wilmington, N.C.; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Sherman Full Gospel Church. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Landrum Family Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Sherman Full Gospel Church or Cagle Ministries, both in care of Heritage Fellowship, 7216 U.S. 42, Florence, Ky. 41042. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Dora Elizabeth Oliver Kearns, 96, of Latonia, died Friday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia. She was a retired accounting clerk with the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include nephews, Larry Oliver of Warsaw and Jeff Oliver of Florence.
No services are planned. Visitation will from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Evelyn F. Robinson List, 83, of Walton, died Monday at Wesley Hall Home, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Her husband, Joseph List, died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Joseph L. List of Latonia, George A. List of Pendleton County and John B. List of Erlanger; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Mattie Lynn, 95, of Tavares, Fla., formerly of Union, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired food manager with Woolworth's in Covington.
Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie Neace of Union; a son, James D. Carr of Tavares; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Pulmonary Hypertension Association, 850 Sligo Ave., Suite 800, Silver Spring, Md. 20910.
Ida F. Roeder, 80, of Carrollton, died Monday at Green Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carrollton. She was a retired nurse with Carroll County Memorial Hospital. Her husband, Albert A. "Bud" Roeder, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Albert Roeder of Tucson, Ariz., Phillip Roeder of Taylor, Texas, Michael Roeder of Carrollton and Patrick Roeder of Austin, Texas; sisters, Louise Elizabeth Hagerman and Berry Bedford Wilhite, both of Louisville, and Mary Jane Forsythe of Columbia, Tenn.; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Carrollton.
Robert A. Seifert, 66, of Alexandria, died Dec. 26 at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Rosetta "Rosie" Barnett Seifert; a daughter, Robin Goforth of Melbourne; and one grandchild.
A memorial service was held on Jan. 2 in the St. Elizabeth North Chapel, Covington. Memorials are suggested to the University Hospital Coronary Care Unit, University Hospital, 234 Goodman Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45267; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati handled the arrangements.
George A. Ventura Jr., 37, of Erlanger, died Monday at his home. He was disabled and a member of Epworth Methodist Church in Covington and Heritage Baptist School in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Jennie Northcutt Ventura; sons, Joshua Ventura and Anthony Ventura, both at home; his parents, Nora and George Ventura Sr., and brothers, Mark Ventura of Pleasant Ridge, Ohio, and Ryan Ventura of Athens, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to George Ventura Children's Education Fund, 3229 N. Talbott, Suite 3, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Roger C. Wenz, 67, of Florence, died Tuesday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Billie Jean Lowenstein West, 81, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at Baptist Village Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a waitress with the Netherland Hotel, Cincinnati.
Her husband, Vernon Lee West, died in 1993.
A son, Roger Endress, died in 2002.
Survivors include two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
