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SCHWEINBECK, GEORGE P. JR., 70, passed away peacefully, Sunday, July 29, 2007 at Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center. He was a retired sergeant with the Jefferson County Police Department. He was a graduate of St. Xavier High School and attended Bellarmine and Eastern Kentucky Universities. He then performed post-graduate work at the University of Southern California. Most recently, he was a member of the Derby City Bop Club and volunteered his time with Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville. He was preceded in death by his parents, George P. Sr. and Elizabeth L. Schweinbeck. George is survived by his wife, Nikki; two sons, George P. III and Steve Schweinbeck (Roya); sister, Fran Feger (Tom); three grandchildren, Amanda, Diana and Michael; and nieces, nephews and cousins. A private funeral Mass will be celebrated in his honor, attended by relatives, close family friends and retired colleagues, with burial following. Arrangements are entrusted to Bosse Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Elizabeth of Hungary and Ascension Catholic Churches for Masses in his name. Published in The Courier-Journal on 8/1/2007.

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SMITHERS, LILLIAN LOUISE, 89, of Louisville, passed away Monday, October 17, 2005, at Jefferson Place. She was the former Lillian O'Malley, and a member of West Broadway Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Smithers, and her daugher, Mary Zena. Survivors include her children, JoAnn Miller and Arthur Smithers (Sandy); sister, Louise Thompson; her grandchildren, Dennis and Chuck Miller, Karen Harley, Tracie Warford, Cheryl Donoho and Amy McClure; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grand-child. Her funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2005, at Arch L. Heady & Son, Hikes Point, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Published in The Courier-Journal on 10/19/2005.
Don (Big Don) Franklin, 72, of Louisville, died Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at Hospice & Palliative Care of Louisville's inpatient unit at Norton Healthcare Pavilion. He was a native of Campbellsville, KY, retired from Ford Motor Company Kentucky Truck Plant and an Army veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was a member of the Derby City Boppers, the Rat Racers of Louisville and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Joyce Marie Downs, five brothers and one sister. He is survived by a son, Shawn Franklin (Melanie); a brother, Ray Franklin (Joan); brother-in-law, Michael Markwell (Barbara); a sister, Frances Grooms; two grandchildren, Dylan and Haley Franklin; and many nieces and nephews. His funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at Evergreen Funeral Home, with entombment to follow in Evergreen Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. both Thursday and Friday. Published in The Courier-Journal on 02/10/2005.
Michael Anthony Sgroi, 58, of St. Petersburg, FL, died Thursday, May 27, 2004. Michael was formerly an actor and performer who studied with Marcel Marceau in Paris in the 1970s. He was the son of the late Mary L. Sgroi of St. Louis, MO, and the late Andrew A. Sgroi. He was the dear father of Marceline (Steven) Hayes of Macomb, IL, Andre Thompson of Little Rock, AR, and Lance Thompson of Memphis, TN; dear grandfather of Dylan Hayes and Dustyn Hayes, both of Macomb; dear brother of Sherry Anne Zanti of St. Louis and Phillip (Alice Geary) Sgroi of St. Louis; and dear uncle of Joseph Zanti of Festus, MO, and Francesca Zanti of St. Louis. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 5, 2004, at the Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd. (Butler Hill), St. Louis. Interment will be private to family in Park Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Eastern Missouri, 1118 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, MO 63139-3196. Published in The Courier-Journal on 6/4/2004.

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Bob L. Masden, 67, of Louisville, died Friday August 15th, 2003 at Kindred Hospital. He was retired after 25 years from the State Parole Fugitive Unit, a Navy veteran of the Korean War and a member of Beechmont Baptist Church, the FOP and VFW. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley J. Masden. He is survived by his loving daughter, Kathryn Masden, and his fiancée, Sheila Chancey. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Arch L. Heady & Son, 3601 Taylor Blvd., with burial in Louisville Memorial Gardens-West. Visitation will be from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Published in The Courier-Journal on 08/17/2003.

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PEZZULLO, JAMES H., JR., passed away at Meadows East Nursing Home at 1 a.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2006. He was a retired carpenter for Local #576, Laborer's International Union of North America, and a member of Calvary Episcopal Church. He is survived by three daughters, Cindy, Missy, and Tracy. Also surviving are his mother, Florine Pezzullo Nunn Harrod; three brothers, Warren, Wally and Vernon Pezzullo; three sisters, Sharon Craig (Joe), Deborah Schaffner (Wayne), and Janell Goodwin; and several grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 at the Chapel of Arch L. Heady at Resthaven, 4400 Bardstown Rd. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials in Mr. Pezzullo's name to the WHAS Crusade for Children.
Published in The Courier Journal on 10/19/2006.

 

 

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