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Monarch Mine explosion in 1936.) Helen Romano Stevens (1903-1973) was also active in politics, serving as an election judge and delegate to Republican assemblies throughout the 1950s and 60s. John and Helen Stevens are also listed in Louisville directories for various years as working at the Romano Restaurant, which was still known informally as "Celeste's." Helen Romano Stevens passed away in 1973, and her husband John died in 1974. Their daughter, Vivian Stevens Dhieux (1923-2007) married August William "Bill" Dhieux (1918-2010) in 1940. Vivian Dhieux worked for many years as a secretary for Louisville schools and was part of the first administration at Centaurus High School in 1972. In the 1970s, Vivian also served on Louisville's City Council and on the Planning Commission. Vivian and Bill Dhieux are listed in Louisville Directories in the 1960s as living at 825 La Farge, so they may have rented the house at 1040 La Farge throughout the 1970s and 80s. 1040 La Farge c. 1970s. In 1986, Vivian Dhieux sold the property to Robert W. Pepin and the property passed out of the extended Romano family at that time. Vivian Stevens Dhieux passed away in 2007. Current Ownership Melanie Walker purchased the house from Robert Pepin in 1992. She sold the property in 2021 to the current owners — Devon Forster and George Edward Bloom. This report is based on an earlier report written by Bridget Bacon in 2009 and is updated by Gigi Yang in 2024. The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census records, oral history interviews, Louisville directories, and Louisville Historical Museum maps, files, and obituary records.