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Date of these obituaries: 03-18-97
Corps chief Clyde "Shorty' Steelman, helped develop U.S. space program
Clyde "Shorty" Steelman was involved in the birth of America's space program, working on the Saturn booster rocket system in the 1950s.
Mr. Steelman, 91, of Taylorsport in Boone County, died Sunday at his home.
"He liked to putter with almost any kind of machinery, " said his wife, Betty M. Slayback Steelman. "He was interested in everything, whether it was in the air or water or land."
Mr. Steelman was a retired chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Ohio and Kentucky rivers and a member of Hebron Baptist Church. He was a member of Hebron Masonic Lodge and a Navy veteran of World War II, serving in the Sea Bees.
His first wife, Marge Walker Steelman, died in 1968.
Mr. Steelman went to work at Fern Bank Dam No. 37 when he was 16. He became chief, supervising the closing of the lock system on the Kentucky River. In the mid-1950s, he was transferred to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., to supervise the building of the test stand for the Saturn booster rocket, where he worked closely with famed scientist Wernher Von Braun.
In the early 1960s, he returned to Northern Kentucky and retired in 1968. He was called back as a consultant at age 80 to investigate reopening the locks on the Kentucky River. He spent the 1970s and 1980s as a tow boat operator with Morehead Boat Harbor in Taylorsport.
He and Mrs. Steelman liked to travel. They owned a motor home and were in Florida camping when the space shuttle Challenger exploded, his wife said.
He was an avid pilot and enjoyed woodworking.
Other survivors include a stepson, Charles Edward Slayback of Florence; stepdaughters, Rena Volpenhein of Ludlow, Charlene Mayes of Florence and Deborah Knox of Fayetteville, N.C.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church, 1488 Petersburg Road, Hebron 41048, or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1419 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas 41075.
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Sherrie Allen, 57, of Woodlawn, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Cincinnati Herb Society; Cincinnati Sewing Guild and Campbell County Homemakers.
Survivors include her husband, Lyle Allen; a son, Mark Allen of Highland Heights; a daughter, Melodie Schabell of Grants Lick; a sister, Bridgette Davis of Newport; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Wellness Community, 8044 Montgomery Road, Suite 325, Cincinnati 45236.
Ruby Haley Courtney, 82, of Union, died at 7:43 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger First Church of God; St. Luke Hospital West Auxiliary and Women of the Church of God. Her husband, Boyd Courtney, died in 1973.
Survivors include daughters, Diane Courtney and Peggy Ammon, both of Burlington; sons, Richard Courtney and Charles Courtney, both of Crittenden, Ben Courtney of Florence and Jerry Courtney of Dry Ridge; a sister, Mary Knight of Covington; 19 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the Ruby Courtney Memorial Fund, in care of the church, 3412 Hillcrest Lane, Erlanger 41018.
Alberta E. Galbreath, 76, of Lakeside Park, died at 8:40 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
James E. Golden, 84, of Falmouth, died at 4 p.m. Monday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Raymond E. Justice, 78, of Covington, died at 6 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired machinist with General Electric, Cincinnati, and a member of Main Street United Methodist Church in Covington. He was a member of Colonel Clay Lodge No. 159 F&AM, where he was a past master. He was a member of York Bodies of Covington, Indra Consistory Scottish Rite and Rosebud Chapter No. 39 Order of the Eastern Star. He was a past deputy grand master of Grand Lodge of Kentucky and a past district grand deputy of Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Kentucky.
Survivors include his wife, Marguerite Justice of Covington; a son, Ronald Kenneth Justice of Florence; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Mary C. Kirk, 102, of Crestview Hills, died at 12:35 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Peter Creek Presbyterian Church, Phelps. Her husband, John Kirk, died in 1950.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen Schleyer of Crestview Hills; a son, William Kirk of Huber Heights, Ohio; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Charles Cemetery, Phelps. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Harold K. Leigh, 66, of Corinth, died at 9 a.m. Friday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired Grant County jailer and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Alberta Leigh; his mother, Lula Kennman Gold of Corinth; and sisters, Gearldine Edwards of Erlanger, Joyce Caldwell, Evelyn Correl and Sharon Joyce, all of Cincinnati.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of America, 100 Merchant St., Cincinnati 45246. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Robert Leppert, 49, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at Franciscan Hospital Western Hills Campus in Cincinnati. He was a factory worker and an Army veteran.
Survivors include brothers, Dick Leppert, Ray Leppert and Ron Leppert, all of Cincinnati; and sisters, Barb Swope of Cincinnati and Linda Unterreiner of Rabbit Hash.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Leo Church in Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Burial will be in St. Joseph New cemetery in Delhi Township, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 2710 Reading Road, Cincinnati 45206.
John L. "Mooch" Lombardo, 80, of Newport, died at 11:55 p.m. Sunday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired jeweler with Wadsworth Watch Case Co. and A. Saur and Co. Jewelers, Cincinnati. He was a charter member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662, Newport, and a member of Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include sisters, Antoinette Hauser of Highland Heights and Mary Anne Lombardo of Newport; and brothers, Adolph Lombardo of Cold Spring, Dominic Lombardo of Highland Heights, Tony Lombardo of Mt. Carmel, Ohio, and Ernest Lombardo of Ft. Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Francis de Sales Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Indian School, Chamberlain, SD 57326.
Eva Mae Munro, 76, of Highland Heights, died at 10:55 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired secretary with Eagle Savings and Loan Co. and a member of First Baptist Church of Cold Spring.
Survivors include her husband, George Munro; a son, E. Keith Loebrich of Ft. Thomas; a daughter, Sharon Ruehl of Cincinnati; a stepson, Roger Munro of Missoula, Mont.; a brother, Charles Baker of Ft. Thomas; sisters, Darlene Schafer of Grants Lick and Ida Lee Gaugler of Center Valley, Pa.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Florence E. Price, 80, of Florence, died at 2:09 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Charlene Edwards Schmidt, 64, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Emil Schmidt, Terry Schmidt, Aaron Schmidt and Glenn Schmidt, all of Covington, and Melvin Schmidt of Petersburg; a brother, Nelson Edwards of Covington; sisters, Jackie Gilkison of Colorado and Jane Kelly of Covington; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
John Sheffey, 65, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired employee with Northern Kentucky University. He was a deacon of Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington, a member of the church's Brotherhood Club, and he was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Sheffey; stepsons, Andre Jouett and Daryl Jouett, both of Covington; a stepdaughter, Sharon Jouett Brown of Covington; a brother, Donald Sheffey of Covington; sisters, Vira Slaughter and Virginia Sweever, both of Flint, Mich.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Geraldine Sherrard, 58, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Thursday at Columbia Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. She was a member of Latonia Baptist Church Choir.
Survivors include sisters, Sue Whisman of Williamsburg and Betty Lane Riley of Central City; and a brother, Bill Sherrard of Covington.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Book of Rememberance, 38th and Church streets, Covington 41015. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Bradenton, is handling arrangements.
Edward John White, 67, of Lexington, died Thursday at Tates Creek Health Center in Lexington. He was a salesman, most recently with Hilltop Ford in Maysville. He also was involved in broadcast sales, serving as an account executive with Taft Broadcasting, Lexington. He was also a former vice president of national sales with Lexington Channel 18.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth B. White of Kalispell, Mont., and Thomas J. White of Lexington; daughters, Susan B. White of Newton, Mass., Sally Z. Wiglesworth and Holly Butcher, both of Lexington; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at a later date. Mr. White donated his body to the University of Kentucky Medical School. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, the Humane Society or to the charity of the donor's choice.
