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Date of these obituaries: 05-15-2003
Bernard John Haas, 75, printing company executive
Asked what kind of person her husband was, Jacqueline Marie Haas borrowed something that her daughter once said about him: "I never met a better man in my life."
Fort Thomas resident Bernard John Haas, who died Wednesday at age 75, always had a smile on his face and something nice to say about people, his widow said. "He was just a good, good person."
Born in Newport, he graduated from Newport Catholic High School and attended Xavier University. He met his future wife, the former Jacqueline Warndorf, at a dance sponsored by the Catholic Youth Organization. They were married
for 52 years.
During World War II, Mr. Haas guarded German prisoners for the Army. He entered the war late because of his youth.
He was retired from Steinhauser Inc., a printing company, where he was vice-president and general manager.
He had served as a Boy Scout leader and a Knothole baseball coach. He enjoyed playing golf as a member of the Pendleton Country Club, and was an avid Reds fan. He was a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus.
As a member of St. Catherine of Sienna parish, he helped count the weekly Sunday collection. The last time he did that task was three days before he died.
Survivors in addition to his wife include sons, Thomas Haas of Cold Spring, James Haas of Cincinnati, Robert Haas of California and David Haas of Wilder; a daughter, Teri Fahrendorf of Cincinnati; a sister, Ruth Feder of Los Angeles; and 16 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Newport Central Catholic High School, 13 Carothers Road, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Susan Pollard Browning, 53, of New York, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Friday at Georgia Medical Center, Augusta, Ga. She was a research assistant with Delta Queen, Cincinnati, and Arthur Young in New York. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in New York, Bible Study International, Ocean Grove Retreat in New Jersey and the Duke University Alumni Association.
Survivors include her husband, Jackson B. Browning Jr.; her mother, Frances Haigh Pollard of Fort Thomas; a sister, Anne Perry of Fort Thomas; and a brother, Stephen Pollard of Houston.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew Episcopal Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Kenisco cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y. Memorials are suggested to St. Andrew Episcopal Church, 3 Chalfonte Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, 59 Pitman Ave., P.O. Box 248, Ocean Grove, N.J. 07756; or Wood Hudson Cancer Research Center, 931 Isabella St., Newport, Ky. 41071. A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Mary A. Clifford, 80, of Hebron, died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington, and Commisar to the Holy Land. Her husband, James L. Clifford, died in 1999.
Survivors include a nephew, Charles Coleman of Alexandria, and a niece, Marian Vanderpool of Fort Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Dakota Price Coffey, daughter of Robert Michael and Kathleen Jewell Coffey of Williamstown, died shortly after birth Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include brothers, Shawn Coffey of Florence, Josh Wright, Justin Wright and Jacob Wright, all of Hebron; and grandparents, Jean Boehm of Cincinnati, Danny and Mary Trimble of Burlington and Tom Moore of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Homer Eugene Dailey, 70, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Louisville. He was a retired owner of Gene's Barber Shop in Carrollton and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret O'Connell Dailey; a daughter, Carol Dailey of Villa Hills; sons, Bob Dailey of Villa Hills, Garth Dailey of San Diego, Mike Dailey of Louisville and Larry Dailey of Edgewood; a foster son, Greg Duble of Covington; a brother, Tom Dailey of South Shore; a sister, Kay Crysler of Sharon, Conn.; and nine 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 IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Alma Dolan, 92, of Florence, died Wednesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Billy Ray Dugan, of Germantown, died Tuesday at his farm in an accident.
Arrangements are pending at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown.
Anna Bell Epperson, 98, formerly of Corinth, died at 11:22 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Frank Fishter, 85, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Maysville, died Tuesday at Mercy Siena Woods Nursing Home in Dayton, Ohio. He was owner of Frank Fishter Awning Service in Maysville, a member of St. Patrick Church, Maysville, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Fishter of Dayton, Ohio; a son, John Fishter of Charleston, S.C.; daughters, Mary Jane Mack of Maysville and Helen Patzer of Dayton, Ohio; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Brell & Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
Hattie Rogers Lawson, 87, of Park Hills, died at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church, Covington. She was a former member of the Booth Hospital Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara Reynolds of Warrensburg, Mo., Margaret Meyers of Park Hills and Bonnie Jansen of Fort Thomas; a son, Eddie Lawson Jr. of Springboro, Ohio; 13 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Madison Avenue Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the Point, 45 W. Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Madison Avenue Christian Church Book of Remembrance, 1530 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Zona Simpson, 75, of Southgate, died at 7:04 a.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a funeral director and president of Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Covington, where she was a member of the board of trustees and was active in the Missionary Society. Her husband, James Simpson Jr., died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, James Simpson III of Mason, Ohio, Ronald L. Simpson and Arnold R. Simpson, both of Covington; a daughter, Adrienne A. Simpson of Covington; brothers, George Pennington of Somerset and Paul Pennington of Midland, Pa.; sisters, Carolyn Arringon of Fort Washington, Md., and Sarah Coffey of Lexington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Agnes Souder, 75, of Campbell County, died Wednesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Richard J. Steffen, 70, of Wilder, died Tuesday at his home. He was retired.
Survivors include a sister, Audrey Racke of Wilder, and a brother, Kenneth Steffen of Wilder.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1:30 p.m. today at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. today at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to Bishop Brossart Building Fund, 4 Grove St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Evelyn Wegford, 58, of Covington, died at 4:28 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include a brother, Arda Wegford of Fort Mitchell.
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Prince of Peace Church, Bellevue. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
C&C; Mortuary Service, Covington, is handling arrangements.
