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Date of these obituaries: 09-27-2002
Madeliene Bonar, needle-worker
The first language that Liliane Madeliene Auzanneau Bonar and Ronald Bonar shared was love.
That had to do until the American G.I. took French languages classes and his new bride taught herself English - mostly by watching television soap operas.
The two met while Bonar was stationed in France with the Army and married
in 1955. They settled in Bonar's native Northern Kentucky after he retired from the Army in 1969.
"When we met, she knew three words of English: `yes, ' `no' and `OK, ' " Bonar said of his wife, who died Wednesday at their home in Newport. She was 70.
Mrs. Bonar, who survived the Nazi occupation of France as a teen-ager - at one point the Germans used her mother's home for their headquarters - was an exceptional needle-worker.
She knitted baby clothes, sweaters, shawls and afghans for friends and family.
"For awhile, anyone who had a new baby, she would knit them a baby set, " said her husband.
She continued to crochet and make fine needlework quilts until several months before her death.
"She was an inspiration to her family, friends and acquaintances, " said her husband. "She possessed a wealth of knowledge and talents."
For the past year, Mrs. Bonar attended Plum Creek Christian Church, Grants Lick.
Other survivors include a son, Jimmy Bonar of Independence; a daughter, Liliane Warman of Grassy Creek; sisters, Yvette Faulcon of Cenon, France, Andree Chenebeau of Bordeaux, France, and Lucette Chambon of Perigeaux, France; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Rondez Bell, 2 months, son of Lichelle Bell of Covington and Richard Turner, died Monday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati. A sister, Lashawda Bell, and a brother, Ratonia Bell, both preceded him in death.
Other survivors include his grandmother, Aletha Jones.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere.
David Hampton Bowman, 73, of Independence, died Thursday at Veterans Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Madeliene L. Bonar, 70, of Newport, died Tuesday at her home. She was a member of Plum Creek Christian Church, Grants Lick.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald Bonar; a son, Jimmy Bonar of Independence; a daughter, Liliane Warman of Grassy Creek; sisters, Yvette Faulcon of Cenon, France, Andree Chenebeau of Bordeaux, France, and Lucette Chambon of Perigeaux, France; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Gloria Gene Boyd, 59, of Coppell, Texas, formerly of Silver Grove, died Sunday in Dallas. She was a retired chief of the collection division of the Internal Revenue Service's Dallas region.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Jean Scharstein of Coppell; a son, Victor Henry Scharstein of Coppell; a sister, Barbara Howard of Florida; a brother, Charles Whitford of Kentucky; and a granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Alexandria Cemetery. Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home, Dallas, is handling arrangements.
Virgil Davis, 82, of Ludlow, died Thursday at Villa Springs Care Center, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Jacque A. DiPaoleaux II, 80, of Cold Spring, died at 7:08 p.m. Wednesday at his home. He was a retired owner of Nu-Way Drywall in Bellevue, and a member of the Boone/Union Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite and Syrian Temple.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Thompson DiPaoleaux; a daughter, Sue Painter of Bellevue; sons, Jacque DiPaoleaux III of California and Tony DiPaoleaux of Independence; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Shirley B. James, 85, of Burlington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was an assistant director of the Fantasy Land Day Care Center, a member of Sand Run Baptist Church and a longtime Girl Scout leader. Her husband, Edward Paul James, died in 1988. A son, Galen James, died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, Paul G. James of Berry, Glenn James and Gerald James, both of Burlington, and Greg James of Florence; daughters, Gwen Wester of Independence and Ginger James of Burlington; a sister, Gwendolyn Gardt of Florence; 33 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Lonnie Lancaster, 68, of Ludlow, died Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Elsie O'Brien, 90, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a member of Silver Grove Christian Church. Her husband, William E. O'Brien, died in 1981.
Survivors include a nephew, Gene Routt of Cincinnati, and a niece, Garnet Daniel of Bellevue.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Silver Grove Christian Church, 122 W. Second St., Silver Grove, Ky. 41085.
Mildred Rees Poulter, 99, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana. She was a former teacher and homemaker, and a member of Cynthiana Christian Church. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was involved in the Red Cross during World War II. Her husband, Horace Poulter, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, John Poulter of Venice, Fla.; and a granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Etha Elmo Chamberlin Power, 89, of Brooksville, died Thursday at Robertson County Health Care Center, Mount Olivet. She was a hairdresser and a member of Brooksville Christian Church and Germantown Easter Star Lodge No. 425. A son, Gerald Nelson Power, died in 1981.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery.
Arthur J. Sandfoss, 89, of Cincinnati, formerly of Southgate, died Wednesday at Wellsprings Health Care Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired bank teller with First National Bank of Cincinnati and a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters with St. Therese Church, Southgate. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His first wife, Alma Sandfoss, died in 1976.
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Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Sandfoss; a stepson, Richard Christen of Sparks, Nev.; sisters, Dorothy Saner of Campbell County and Hilda Evans of Fort Thomas; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, followed by prayers. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas.
Ruby Lois Robbins Sewell, 72, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday at Charlotte Regional Medical Center, Port Charlotte. She was a retired housekeeper with Marydale Seminary. Her husband, Robert E. Sewell, died in 1989.
Survivors include daughters, Dianne Slusher of Port Charlotte, Donna Davis of Norfolk, Va., and Cathy Maynard of Charleston, S.C.; sons, Danny Sewell of Hebron and John Sewell of Batavia, Ohio; sisters, Grace Elliott of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Ruth Black of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Windsor "Chad" Strange, 62, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired match teacher with Woodward High School in Cincinnati, a member of the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers and the Outcast Players theater group.
Survivors include his wife, Teresa Strange; daughters, Tami Sallee-Thomas of Lawrenceburg, Ind., Maria Kitkowski of Phoenix and Chelsea Strange of Covington; a brother, Ron Strange of Madison, N.J.; a sister, Cheryl Paulin of Erlanger; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Foundation for the Smoke Free America, P.O. Box 49028, Los Angeles, Calif. 90049.
Evelyn Wilson, 82, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
