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Date of these obituaries: 04-01-2002
Bill Fischer, 52, fencing company owner and farmer
Bill Fischer, 52, of Taylor Mill, who operated a fencing company and also was a farmer, died Saturday of an apparent heart attack at his farm in Independence.
He was owner of Heart wood Fence Co. in Taylor Mill and raised cattle on his farm.
Mr. Fischer was a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia and a member of the Holy Cross High School Athletics Boosters. He also was a former track team member at the University of Kentucky.
"He was the best husband and dad any one could have, " said Mr. Fischer's wife of 23 years, Joan Louise Bohmer Fischer.
"He was very giving and very helpful. He took kids on camping trips. He raised money for school athletics."
Mr. Fischer was very interested in horses and many of the fences he built were for people who raised them.
"He gave horseback riding lessons and was a blacksmith who shoed horses for about 10 years, " said Mrs. Fischer.
Other survivors include his sons, Nathan W. Fischer, Nicholas M. Fisher and Joseph R. Fischer, all of Taylor Mill; his mother, Emma M. Fischer of Taylor Mill; brothers, Robert A. Fischer of Independence, Bernard J. Fischer of Plano, Texas, and Brian D. Fischer of Taylor Mill; and sisters, Carol F. Warken and Kathleen M. Warken, both of Taylor Mill.
Mass of Christian burial will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross High School Athletic Boosters, Football Pro gram, 3617 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Monroe "Roll" Asher, 55, of Dayton, died at 5:33 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a self-employed house painter and a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley "Crickett" Scrivner Asher; sons, Jefferey Monroe Asher and Tracey Lynn Asher, both of Dayton; a daughter, Kelly Asher Thurman of Dayton; his mother, Mahala Couch Asher of Cincinnati; brothers, William Carl Asher and Danny Ray Asher, both of Cincinnati, and Robert Asher of Owenton; sisters, Louise Benitez of Newport, Shirley West and Georgia Ellis, both of Cincinnati; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
William E. Conway, 84, of Maysville, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a tobacco and cattle farmer and a member of St. Patrick Church, Maysville.
Survivors include his wife, Lexa Thomas Conway; sons, Tommy Conway of Mays Lick, Pat Conway, Mike Conway and Jack Conway, all of Maysville, and Johnny Conway of Cincinnati; daughters, Elaine Green of Orlando, Fla., Ann Kramer of West Union, Ohio, Diane Stafford of Athens, Ohio, Emily Conley and Jill Newton, both of Maysville; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church, Maysville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick Church, 110 E. Third St., Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Edmond G. Cooper, 85, of Maysville, died at 9:25 a.m. Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired employee of General Motors in Cincinnati, a member of Mays Lick Baptist Church and an Army veteran of World War II. His first wife, Billie Juanita King Cooper, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Mary L. Cleaver Cooper; a son, Jack Cooper of Columbus, Ind.; a sister, Eva Gross of LaFollette, Tenn.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight in the funeral home. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Mays Lick Baptist Church Building Fund, 5105 Main St., Mays Lick, Ky. 41055; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Nelson Crawford, 74, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired furnace operator with Interlake Steel, Newport, a member of Locust Pike Free Pentecostal Church in Covington and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Lois Lee Crawford, died Jan. 19. Sons, Charles Lee Crawford and Gary Nelson Crawford, died in 1969 and 1979, respectively.
Survivors include daughters, Janelle Crawford and Tammy Vance, both of Independence; a son, Bert Crawford of Independence; a brother, Melvin Crawford of Covington; sisters, Louise Parker of Independence, Dorothy Shell of Covington and JoAnn Sutherland of West Virginia; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Richard Dickman, 83, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Robert George Friedhoff, 80, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a machine operator with Kent Corp. His wife, Lee Friedhoff, died in 1981.
Survivors include daughters, Kim Miller of Florence, and Donna Claypool of Elsmere; sons, Howard Russell of Union, and Royce Russell of Dayton, Ohio; a brother, Phillip Friedhoff of Fort Mitchell; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Burial was in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Ray Abner Grigson, 86, of Brooksville, died Saturday at Maysville Extended Care Center. He was a farmer and a member of Berlin Baptist Church. His wife, Mable Grigson, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna Raye Lonaker of Brooksville; a sister, Alberta Courts of Zephyrhills, Fla.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope or Hayswood Home Health, both at 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Arnold L. Hill, 81, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Kaylyn N. Kalb, 7, of Covington, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Covington. She was a student at Ludlow Elementary School.
Survivors include her parents, Karl F. and Sherry T. Meyer Kalb of Covington; a brother, Chris L. Bowen, at home; and grandfa ther, Howard Meyer of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Kaylyn N. Kalb Memorial Fund, in care of Fifth Third Bank, 1701 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Hilda A. Kramer, 76, of Alexandria, died at at 10 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include a sister, Alma Kramer of Alexandria; and a brother, Louis Kramer of Alexandria.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Carl Lanter, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Elsie Leistner, 75, of Friday at Villa Springs Care Center, Villa Hills.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Amy Reeve Lock, 85, of Frankfort, died Saturday at her home. She was a former secretary with Oates, Purdy and Pauline Lewis Realty. Her husband, James Lock, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a niece and a nephew.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Squiresville Cemetery, Owenton County. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601.
William S. Manning, 49, of Newport, died Friday at his home. He was a computer pro grammer and a part-time employee of CVS, Newport. He was a former Wilder police officer.
Survivors include daughters, Adelaide Ross of Erlanger, Wendy Marksberry of Taylor Mill and Anna Manning of Covington; a son, Joel Young of Newport; sisters, Peggy Lauer of Fort Thomas, Diane Miller of Bellevue, Janet Hoffman of Phoenix, Nancy Beck of Wilder, and Geri Coyle of Highland Heights; brothers, Bob Manning of Wilder, John Manning of Villa Hills, and Steve Manning of Ludlow; and two grandchildren.
Memorial Mass will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Cremation will be at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
E. Ellen Gallatin Martin, 83, of Crescent Park, died at 2:40 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired clerical worker for the Cincinnati Stock Yards. Her husband, William D. Martin, died in 1989.
Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Turner of Crescent Park.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Joseph H. Mayer, 83, of Wilder, died Friday at his home.
He was a self-employed upholsterer and a member of St. Therese Church, Southgate. He served at the 7 a.m. Mass for many years at the church, was an eucharistic minister and a member of the church Holy Name Society. His wife, Theresa Mayer, died in 1994.
Services will be at daughters, Ann Doyle of Cold Spring, Margie Neiser of Alexandria, and Mary Smith of Wilder; a son, Joe Mayer of Wilder; a sister, Anna M. Meyer of Fort Mitchell; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Therese Church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese Church Building Fund, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Danny Meredith, 41, of Dry Ridge, died at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. He was owner of Grant County Auto Sales, Williamstown.
Survivors include his wife, Leanne Hoffert Meredith; a son, Daniel A. Meredith Jr., at home; daughters, Sarah Meredith, at home, and Stephanie Taylor of Texas; a stepdaughter, Brittany Campbell of Dry Ridge; brothers, Lawrence Meredith of Burlington, David Meredith of Silver Grove, Pete Meredith of Jonesville, and Charles Meredith of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; sisters, Brenda Brierley of Jonesville, Billie Meredith of Covington, and Lois Chase of Hayward, Calif.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Meredith Children's Educational Fund, in care of the funeral home, 500 N Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Gladys Moscoe, 84, of Latonia, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Clara Eva Phelps, 87, of Fort Mitchell, died Saturday at her home.
She was a retried employee of Lewis-Levine Dress Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. She was a member of the church's Missionary Society. Her husband, Alfred Phelps, died in 1968.
Survivors include a son, Harold "Hal" Phelps of Milford, Ohio; daughters, Lois Van Pelt of Fort Wright, Lorraine Phelps of Sarasota, Fla., and Linda Meece of Bradenton, Fla.; sisters, Notie Lester of Loveland, Ohio, and Pauline Coe of Hamersville, Ohio; 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at White Lily Cemetery, Somerset. Memorials are suggested to Clara Eva Phelps Children's Scholarship Fund, in care of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Northern Kentucky Children's Home, 200 Home Road, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Elizabeth Ross Reno, 92, of Cynthiana, died Friday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana. She was a homemaker, a former Cynthiana Police Department dispatcher, and a member of Cynthiana Christian Church and the Harrison County Garden Club. Her husband, Malcolm Reno, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, John Ross Reno of Harrison County; a sister, Maude Paxton Caldwell of Lexington; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Morris Rexcoat, 53, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Emil Joseph Schmidt Sr., 71, of Fort Wright, died at 3 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a carpenter and a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a sister, Edna Schmidt of Fort Wright; sons, Emil J. Schmidt Jr., Terry E. Schmidt, Aaron L. Schmidt and Melvin M. Schmidt, all of Covington; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to PRN Committee, Veterans Administration Nursing Home, 1000 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Hilda Stringer, 93, of Villa Hills, died at 1:50 p.m. March 25 at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. She was a retired apartment building manager. Her husband, William Stringer, died in 1993.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Madonna Manor. Burial will be at Resthaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Mrs. Stringer bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Martha Jane Houchens Traylor, 95, of Owenton, died Friday at New Horizon Medical Center, Owenton. She was a teacher with schools in Monterey, Sparta and New Liberty, and was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church. Her husband, Estill Gordon "E. G." Traylor, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Robert Darryl Traylor of New Liberty; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to New Liberty Baptist Church, P. O. Box 53, New Liberty, Ky. 40355.
Richard Howard Willen, 73, of Latonia, died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. He was a retired maintenance worker with Donaldson Art and Sign Co. and an Army veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Dorothy Willen, died in 1984.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Willen of Fort Wright; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
