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Date of these obituaries: 04-08-2002
Donald Braun, 70, dedicated father
Donald Lee Braun, 70, of Fort Thomas, a retired pharmacologist with Marion Merrell Dow Co. of Cincinnati, died Friday night at Park Ridge Hospital in Chattanoo ga, Tenn., after suffering a heart attack.
He was a member of St. Therese Church Over 50 Club and Holy Name Society.
"He was the most loving, dedi cated father in the whole world, " said Mr. Braun's daughter, Teri Kruse of Bellevue.
"His children were always first. He would do anything for them.
"He was dedicated to education. He went to college and graduate school and loved to read and learn. He made sure his children had master's degrees or higher."
Mr. Braun enjoyed nature walks and traveling. He especially liked attending Elderhostels, learning- oriented visits to various spots across the United States and around the world.
Other survivors include his wife, Margaret Keuper Braun; daughters, Barbara Nageleisen of Taylor Mill and Becky Manyet of Fort Thomas; a son, John Braun of Beavercreek, Ohio; a brother, Dr. Joseph Braun of Highland Heights; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ther ese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Kathleen V. Segbers Boitman, 66, of Fort Wright, died at 6:16 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Joseph Boitman, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, Tim Boitman and Joe Boitman, both of Fort Wright; daughters, Ann Cain and Cathee Boitman, both of Fort Wright; brothers, John Segbers, Ted Segbers and Tom Segbers, all of Cincinnati; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017 or to the Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Charles J. Gosney, 81, of Amelia, Ohio, formerly of California, died Friday at his home.
He was a retired maintenance supervisor with Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, a member of Goshen Lodge No. 119 F&AM and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine J. Gosney; a daughter, Margaret "Peggy" Ohmer of California; a sister, Alma Carr of Latonia; a brother, Cecil Gosney of Poway, Calif.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Clifford R. Grinninger, 77, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at his home. He was a retired teller with Fifth Third Bank in Bellevue and an organist with several Northern Kentucky churches. He was a Sunday school teacher and a volunteer for the Veterans Administration. His wife, Betty Smith Grinninger, died in 1969.
Survivors include a son, Clifford Allen Grinninger of Fort Thomas; daughters, Cheryl Grinninger and Cynthia Huck, both of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor.
Memorials are suggested to American Parkinson's Disease Center, 231 Bethesda Ave., Suite 4005, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Norma L. Hall, 75, of Ghent, died at 12:40 a.m. Saturday at Mountain Crest Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
She was a retired receptionist with the Kroger Co. Her husband, Seldon Hall, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Mike W. Hall of Ghent, David S. Hall of Fort Mitchell, and Gary L. Hall, who was missing in action during the Vietnam War; a daughter, Janet L. Hall of Tollesboro; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Vera Herbst, 73, of Butler, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Woohead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Charles F. Linn, 69, of Florence, died Thursday on Interstate 74 in Ripley County, Ind., of injuries suffered in an auto accident.
He was a sales representative, a member of Christ United Methodist Church in Florence and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Anna L. Linn; a son, Jeffrey A. Linn of Peru, Ill.; a daughter, Kimberly A. Linn of Florence; six sisters, a brother and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Katherine M. Livingston, 77, of Crestview Hills, died at 6:20 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood, and Kenton County Homemakers. Her husband, Robert P. Livingston, died in 2001.
Survivors include sons, Robert M. Livingston of Cincinnati and Jeffrey A. Livingston of Lake Worth, Fla.; a brother, Ralph Baute of Cincinnati; sisters, Mildred Foltz of Fort Wright and Laverne Nieberding of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Rose Marie Tiernan O'Hara, 80, of San Diego, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Tuesday at her home. She was a former teacher with the Mariemont School System in Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Frederick O'Hara of San Diego; a daughter, Susan O'Hara of San Diego; a sister, Laura Tiernan Reed of LaJolla, Calif.; and a grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in El Camino Cemetery, San Diego. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
George F. Plemen, 52, of Erlanger, died Thursday at his home.
He was a dealer with Argosy Casino in Lawrenceburg, Ind., a member of Mary Queen of Heaven Church in Erlanger and an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include brothers, James Plemen of Hudson, Ohio, David Plemen of Beaver Dam, Va., and Joseph Plemen of Cincinnati; nieces and nephews.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Reinhardt, 82, of Alexandria, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Vivian E. Ries, 90, of Taylor Mill, died at 5:10 p.m. Thursday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church, Covington. Her husband, Ervin Ries, and sons, William Ries and James Allen Ries, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Jill Wade of Rosemary Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Association, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Suite 202, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 or to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Rita C. Hamberg Waibel, 73, of Newport, died at 6:28 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Spirit Altar Society, St. Ann's Auxiliary, Corpus Christi Social Club and High School Girls Club. Her husband, Clifford "Red" Waibel, died in 1990.
Survivors include daughters, Kathleen Weigand of St. Joseph, Mo., and Judith Meyer of Bellevue; sons, Richard Waibel of Newport, the Rev. Kenneth Waibel of Winchester and Harold Waibel of Independence; sisters, Henrietta Kohls of Newport, Delores Spaeth of Cincinnati, Sister Christopher Hamberg, C.D.P., of Melbourne and Irene Gresham of Covington; a brother, Donald Hamberg of Fort Thomas; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to ASSEAOPA Club, P. O. Box 222, Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Ida Mae Wayne, 76, of Carrollton, died Friday at Green Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of Carrollton Wesleyan Church. Her husbands, Strawder Oldson and William Wayne, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sisters, Helen Elwood of Shelbyville, Nellie Webster of Muncie, Ind., and Viola Washburn of Pleasureville; nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Louisville Memorial Gardens East. Memorials are suggested to Carrollton Wesleyan Church, 216 Third St., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
