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Date of these obituaries: 04-04-2002
William 'Pete' Schwartz, Building Crafts part-owner
William A. "Pete" Schwartz, 90, of Fort Thomas, retired part-own er of Building Crafts Inc. in New port, died Tuesday at his daugh ter's home in Butler.
He worked as office manager of Building Crafts, a construction company now located in Wilder.
Mr. Schwartz was an Army sergeant during World War II. Sta tioned in England, he loaded supplies on ships for the D-Day invasion.
He was a member of St. Stephen's Court Catholic Order of Foresters.
"He was an avid reader, " said his daughter, Jan Lester of Butler. "He read everything he could get his hands on. That's how he learned.
"He didn't finish high school because he had to go to work to support his mother. But he continued to get an education on his own by reading."
Mr. Butler enjoyed fishing, bowling and woodworking. He also was an artist who took art lessons and enjoyed drawing pictures of relatives.
His wife, Dorothy Schwartz, died in 1992.
Other survivors include a daughter, Kay Macke of Fort Thomas; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or the Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
William A. Baker, 74, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
He was a machinist at Newport Steel and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Mr. Baker also served as a district commander of Simon-Kenton American Legion Post 20, was a member of the Ralph Fulton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6423 and was a former Knothole baseball manager in Kenton County.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Baker; sons, Timothy Baker of Erlanger and W. Michael Baker of Florence; daughters, Debbie Billiter of Crescent Springs and Gina Cain of Erlanger; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home in Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368-2454.
Alwina Genevieve Bowman, 91, of Walton, died noon Tuesday at her home. She was a retired saleswoman with Shillito's department store in downtown Cincinnati and a member of St. Mark United Church of Christ, Latonia, and the church's Ladies Guild. Her husband, Dolph L. Bowman, died in 1992. A son, Louis Bowman, died in 1985.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Thornton of Walton; three grandsons and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Mark United Church of Christ, 38th and Park Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Gerald Dennis Case, 70, of Silver Grove, died at his home Wednesday.
He was a retired yard conductor for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in Silver Grove, a Marine veteran of the Korean War, a member of St. Philip's Church, Melbourne, the St. Vincent DePaul Society, Melbourne, and a member of the PK Club, Melbourne.
Survivors include his wife, Edie Marie Bauer Case; a son, James Thomas Case of Southgate; daughters Pamela Marie Case of Silver Grove and Kimberly Ann Dischar of Alexandria; a brother, Charles Case of Alexandria; sisters, Zelma Reeder of Highland Heights, Dorothy Arwood of Russell Springs and Margaret Reeder of Crestview; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Philip's Church. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Ruth Mary Ehlman, 76, of Bellevue, died Wednesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a retired clerk with Liebel Florsheim in Cincinnati and a member of St. Anthony Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include sons, Jeromy Ehlman and Troy Tilley II, both of Bellevue; brothers, Franklin Ehlman of Taylor Mill, Louis Ehlman of Cincinnati and Vincent Ehlman of Bellevue; and sisters, Mary Jo Ehlman of Bellevue and Loretta Ford of Delaware, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Cecelia Church Cemetery, Independence. Memorials are suggested to St. Anthony Church, 320 Poplar St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073; or American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Shonda Renee Foltz, 40, of Newport, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Carl Foltz of Covington and William Foltz of Covington; her stepmother, Violet F. Brinkley of Taylor Mill; sisters, Marcie Brinkley of Florence, Patty Brinkley of Walton, Darla Deatherage of Independence and Tina Smith of Columbus, Ohio; and brothers, Chad Brinkley of Newport, Jeff Beach of Taylor Mill and Richard Beach of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Mary Ann Fryman, 67, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a retired employee of 3M Co. and a member of Oakwood Baptist Church. A stepdaughter, Alice Carl Thompson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, John William Fryman; sons, Thomas Elwood Highlander of Cynthiana and Timothy Wayne Highlander of Midland, Mich.; daughters, Diana Rose Nieto of Lansing, Mich., Patsy Darlene Fryman and Rita Whirles, both of Cynthiana; a stepson, William Parker Fryman of Burlington; a brother, Joseph Debruler of Cynthiana; sisters, Gracie Hunt and Louise Baker, both of Cynthiana, Kathlene Pettit of LaGrange and Bessie Whitaker Bilyeu of Springfield, Tenn.; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Oakwood Baptist Church, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
William J. "Bus Driver Bill" Fryman, 63, of Bourbon County, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired Robertson County school bus driver and a member of Mount Olivet Christian Church.
Survivors include his companion, Helen Katherine Nickerson; sons, Terry Wayne Fryman and David Lee Fryman, both of Scott County, Vernon Ray Fryman, Billy Daryl Fryman and Tony Allen Fryman, all of Harrison County, and Billy Dean Fryman of Robertson County; daughters, Charlotte Ann Lemons, Debbie Jean Moore, Tonia Fryman McCracken and Sandy Hudgins, all of Harrison County, and Candy Brown of Bourbon County; brothers, Garnett Wayne Fryman and Lorenza Lee Fryman, both of Harrison County; a sister, Anita Jean Buckler of Robertson County; 26 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mauriene Hamm Gilbert, 78, of Williamstown, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a retired waitress with Mills Cafeteria in Covington and Cincinnati. Her husband, Herschel Gilbert, and a son, Richard Gilbert, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Ron Gilbert of Crittenden, Tom Gilbert of Union and Jerry Gilbert of Independence; daughters, Helen English of Lebanon, Ohio, Charlotte Ireton of Dacula, Ga., and Linda Edmonds of Clarksville, Tenn.; a sister, Gladys Brown of Independence; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
No services are planned. Memorials are suggested to Grant County Animal Shelter, in care of Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P. O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Ernest L. Johnson, 63, of Covington, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an employee of Bob Evans restaurants.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Johnson; a daughter, Songa McLaughlin of Cincinnati; sons, Ricky Johnson of Erlanger, Michael Johnson and James Lattimore, both of Covington, and Silas Hayes of New Jersey; brothers, Ollie Johnson of Cincinnati, Samual Johnson, Sherman Johnson and Freddie Johnson, all of Covington; sisters, Elizabeth Gentry, Donna Johnson and Nina Johnson, all of Covington, Dorothy Johnson of Tennessee, and Joyce Johnson, Emma Johnson and Charlotte Seign, all of Cincinnati; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Ray W. Lawson, 80, of Bellevue, died at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was a retired steel worker with Interlake Steel, Wilder. His wife, Dorothy Lawson, died in 1984. A son, James Lawson, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Raymond Lawson of Cincinnati and Carl Lawson of Bellevue; a daughter, Maryann Samples of London; brothers, Joseph Lawson and Bud Lawson, both of Indiana; sisters, Minnie Sego of Combs and Jane Lawson of Florida; and five granddaughters.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Wilder.
Eddie G. Linton, 78, of Union, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Covington.
He was a retired burner and welder for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Helen M. Reidt Linton; sons, Cliff Linton of Covington, Russell Linton of Hebron, James Linton of Erlanger and Bill Linton of Pendleton County; daughters, Gwen Meese and Sandy Linton, both of Latonia, Bonnie Ernst and Susan Linton, both of Union, and Sharon Linton of Elsmere; sisters, Florence Ward of Latonia, Geneva Raper, Wanda Baker, and Alice Faye Diehl, all of Covington, and Elota Riley of Independence; brothers, Arthur Linton of Grant County, Randolph Linton of Georgetown, Robert Linton of Erlanger and Walter Linton of Louisville; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Larry E. Neltner, 32, of Camp Springs, died Tuesday at his home. He was a self-employed carpenter and farmer.
Survivors include a son, Mason L. Neltner of Alexandria; his parents, Clarence and Claire Neltner of Camp Springs; a sister, Lisa G. Feltner of Falmouth; and brothers, Kevin J. Neltner of Fal mouth, Keith E. Neltner and Rick Neltner, both of Camp Springs. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses.
Delmar Robinson, 52, of Petersburg, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a self-employed craftsman.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah J. Robinson; sons, Brent W. Asbrock of Deer Park, Ohio, Luther R. Robinson, Rath R. Robinson, Wade R. Robinson and Morgan R. Robinson, all of Petersburg; his parents, William and Nola Robinson of Byrdstown, Tenn.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
William L. Seifert, 80, of Perry Park, formerly of Covington, died Monday in Perry Park. He was a retired brewmaster of Hudepohl Brewing Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Transfiguration Church, Perry Park.
Survivors include his wife, Alvera Niehaus Seifert.
A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Transfiguration Church. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Jackie Lee Willhoite, 56, of Carrollton, died Monday in Chula Vista, Calif. She worked in the finance office for Carroll County and was a member of Carrollton Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Charlie Willhoite; a daughter, Charla Willhoite of Carrollton; a son, Michael Willhoite of Carrollton; a sister, Berdeana Buchanan of Carrollton; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 2:15 p.m. today at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
