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Date of these obituaries: 05-30-2002
Robert Lange, 78, avid golfer and woodworker
Robert F. Lange had been playing golf since before high school, but it wasn't until last week that he shot his best score, a 44.
"He was just on top of the world, " said Mike Lange of Fort Wright, Mr. Lange's youngest son.
Mr. Lange, of Park Hills, was so excited that he was still talking about the score on Monday. He had a heart attack the next day and died at 3:55 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Hospital South in Edgewood. He was 78.
The house that Mr. Lange grew up in adjoined the Fort Mitchell Country Club, and he would sneak onto the golf course and practice there, his son said.
Mr. Lange also spent years sharpening his carpentry skills. He made tables and a bed. "Virtually every room in my parents' house has a piece of furniture that was made by my Dad, " Mike Lange said.
But Mr. Lange's strongest passion was being with his family, especially his 15 grandchildren.
"When one of them would walk in the house, he'd light up, " Mike Lange said. "He'd smile from ear to ear and his eyes would just sparkle."
Mr. Lange was a retired mail handler with the U.S. Postal Service and an Army veteran of World War II.
Other survivors include his wife, Mary Minnette Whaley Lange; a daughter, Mary M. Lange of Park Hills; sons, Robert F. Lange Jr. of Batavia, Ohio, Daniel C. Lange, Kenneth J. Lange and Richard C. Lange, all of Fort Wright, and Thomas A. Lange of Covington; a brother, Fred J. Lange of Fort Mitchell; sisters, Margaret Moss of Edgewood and Gerry Willman of Taylor Mill; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Fern Storer, 96, former Post food editor
Award winning editor, intellectual, gracious hostess, devoted wife and friend, proud native Kansan and transplanted Kentuckian, perfectionist. Fern Storer was all that and more, according to friends and former co-workers.
As food editor for the Cincinnati Post from 1951 to 1976, Ms. Storer used those traits to give people more than just information. She tried to teach people how to do things right.
"She was meticulous about testing recipes, " said current Cincinnati Post home/food editor Joyce Rosencrans. "She took great pride in the accuracy of those food sections and passed those principles down to me."
Ms. Storer died Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center and Lodge in Covington. She was 96.
"Her body just began to slow down, " said longtime friend and minister Bing Summerell, of Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Lakeside Park. "Her eyesight and hearing were failing, and that's what bothered her the most."
Fern Harris Storer was born in Osborne County, Kan., grew up on a farm and earned a bachelor's degree in home economics from Kansas State University in 1928.
She married
Sheldon Storer in 1931 and they lived in St. Louis for six years, then moved to Covington, where she began a six-year stint as director of dietary services at William Booth Memorial Hospital.
Later, she served as home economics consultant for Family Services of Cincinnati, where she began writing a food column for the Cincinnati Post.
During her 25 years as food editor, Ms. Storer expanded the food section from a single column to several pages. After retiring from the Post in 1976, she continued to write a weekly column called Microminders.
"Fern is a pioneer in microwave cooking - one of the nation's first food professionals to tackle the trial-and-error of early microwaving, " then-Post editor Paul F. Knue wrote when Ms. Storer retired again in 1985.
In 1989, her cookbook, "Recipes Remembered, " was published.
She didn't talk much about the awards she had won, but friends knew the one she was most proud of was Kansas State's Centennial Award for Distinguished Service, presented to her in 1963.
Ms. Storer is especially remembered by her friends for the beautiful home and yard she and her husband maintained in Covington. "She loved flowers, " said Summerell. "She had a beautiful garden around her home."
James C. Votruba, president of Northern Kentucky University, called Ms. Storer "an incredible person. She was a friend of the university and a friend of mine. She said she lived so long because she wanted to see how life would turn out, " Votruba said.
Sheldon Storer died in 1988.
Ms. Storer is survived by nieces and nephews.
Friends and family gathered for a private celebration of her life. There was no funeral or memorial service. Memorials are suggested to the Dictionary Project, P. O. Box 1845, Charleston, S.C. 29402. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
William M. Addams, 91, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Monday in Dallas.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Joseph G. Ardo, 76, of Hebron, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a former auto body repairman with Airport Ford and a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Ardo; sons, Ronald Ardo of Mentor, Ohio, and Robert Ardo of Cincinnati; daughters, Christine Glindeman of Tempe, Ariz., JoAnn Fredwest of Covington and Lisa Ardo of Latonia; 10 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to 34th Bomb Group Scholarship Fund, in memory of Mr. Ardo, in care of Harold Province, 153 North Hill Drive, Carriere, Miss. 39426.
Denver Warren Binder, 72, of West Melbourne, Fla., died Sunday at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla.
He was a retired machine repairman with Harrison Radiator in Moraine, Ohio, and a member of American Legion Post No. 117, VFW Post No. 4206 and Elks Club Post No. 2766. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors include a son, Randall Binder of West Carrollton, Ohio; daughters, Victoria Stephenson of Waynesville, Ohio, and Lynda Hailey of Abilene, Texas; a sister, Margie Henry of Brevard, N.C.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Virginia "Ginny" Witte Boyd, 80, of Newport, died Saturday at Virginia Hospital Care center, Arlington, Va. She was a retired claims agent with the Internal Revenue Service. Her husband, Charles Boyd, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Don na Marie Lehew of Tigard, Ore., and Pattie Innis of Falls Church, Va.; a son, James Boyd of Akron, Ohio; sisters, Rose Manning and Loraine Thomas, both of Newport, Madeline Wilson of Fort Thomas, Cecilia "Sis" Steffen of Carlisle; a brother, Edward Witte of Chattanooga, Tenn.; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Prayers will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Sister Martina Paul Craycroft, R.G.S., 87, of Fort Thomas, died at 12:57 a.m. Tuesday at Pelletier Hall, Fort Thomas. She was a retired teacher and principal and a member of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
Survivors include sisters, Kathleen Medley of Minneapolis and Blanche Craycroft of Kentucky.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pelletier Hall, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Pelletier Hall. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 930 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Vernon James Dean, 66, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired building maintenance supervisor with Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, and a member of American Legion Post No. 327 in Campbell County and Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 148 in Alexandria. He was a Navy veteran. A daughter, Patricia Sue Dean, died in 1965. A son, Andrew Howard Dean, died in 1977.
Survivors include his wife, Arlene Dean; a son, Joseph Dean of California; daughters, Sharon Norman of Dry Ridge and Kathleen Voiers of Cold Spring; a brother, Jack Dean of California; and a sister, Beverly Wolfzorn of Cold Spring.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas.
Naoma Gallagher, 75, of Walton, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a member of St. Barbara Church, Erlanger. Her husband, Robert Gallagher, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her stepdaughters, Patricia O'Hare, Michelle Riebling, Rosalind Schneider and Mary El len Schreiber, all of Florence; brothers, Wayne Vernon Aliff of Ohio and Roy Alvin Aliff of Maryland; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren..
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Barbara Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Meadow Branch Cemetery, Westminster, Md.
Mary E. Delph Hodges, 81, of Burlington, died at 1:40 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Belleview Baptist Church, Burlington. Her husband, Willard C. Hodges, died in 1977.
Survivors include sons, Paul Hodges and Gene Hodges, both of Burlington; a daughter, Ellen Hodges of Burlington; a sister, Betty Day of Vevay, Ind.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bullitsburg Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Curtis M. Joslin, 86, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Maysville Extended Care Center, Maysville. He was a farmer. His wife, Sylvia Martin Joslin, and a son, John Joslin, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Curtis R. Joslin of Hamilton, Ohio; daughters, Alice Harlow of Clarkson and Peggy Lucille Harlow of Falmouth; 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Jackie Allen Moore, 52, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a preventative maintenance technician and a member of Willow Baptist Church. His wife, Marilyn Harrison Moore, died in 1970.
Survivors include sons, B. J. Moore and Brandon Moore, both of Brooksville; a daughter, Cassy Moore of Brooksville; and brothers, Danny Moore and Buddy Moore, both of Brooksville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Stephen Isaac Pierson, 29 days, son of Thomas Benjamin Pierson and Tricia Danielle Green, both of Walton, died Tuesday at Children's Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a brother, James Dylan Green of Walton; grandparents, Ronald and Sue Nance of Independence, Steve Pierson of Warsaw and Troy and Lisa Green of Independence; and great-grandparents, Jo Chapman of Walton, Thelma and Charlie Ash of Union, Charles and Dora Jones of Verona and Butch and Candy Green of Burlington.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Paint Lick Church Cemetery, Glencoe. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., MLC 9002, Cincinnti, Ohio 45229, in memory of Isaac Pierson; or Piner Baptist Church, 15044 Madison Pike, Morning View, Ky. 41063.
Rosina Sander, 90, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Newport, Altar Society of Holy Spirit Church, St. Ann's Auxiliary, and Campbell County Seniors. Her husband, Elmer T. Sander, died in 1986.
Survivors include her sons, Edward Sander of Newport, James Sander of Fort Thomas, Michael Sander of Covington and Thoas Sander of Florence; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Church. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Holy Spirit Church, 825 Washington Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
