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Date of these obituaries: 04-15-2002
Valera Herzog, 90, ballerina
Valera Herzog, 90, of Fort Wright, a professional ballerina on the New York stage who later taught dancing in Covington, died Saturday at her home.
A native of Latonia, Mrs. Herzog attend ballet school in Cincinnati as a youngster and was so good that at the age of 15 she went to New York, accompanied by her mother, to continue her training and launch a professional career.
She performed in musicals, including "Guys and Dolls" on Broadway. "But her father was injured in a railroad accident and she returned home with her mother, " said Mrs. Herzog's daughter, Valera Koester of Villa Hills.
"She opened the Valera School of Dance in downtown Covington and taught ballet and tap dancing to the children of Northern Kentucky."
The students performed an annual revue at Covington Holmes High School, where Mrs. Herzog met her future husband, Elmer Herzog, who died in 1981. Mr. Herzog founded Herzog Jewelers in Covington. The business is now located in Fort Mitchell.
Mrs. Herzog was a member of St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright.
Other survivors include daughters Patricia Roenker and Eileen Herzog, both of Fort Wright; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home in Ludlow.
Burial will be in St. Mary cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Eugene F. Bailey, 80, of Latonia, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Betty Jean Beil, 73, of Burlington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Burlington Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Her husband, Henry L. Beil, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Beil-Morgan of Okeana, Ohio; sons, Gordon Beil of Walton and William Beil of Florence; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Burlington Volunteer Fire Department, 3026 Torrid, Burlington, Ky. 41005; Burlington Baptist Church, 3031 Washington, Burlington, Ky. 41005; or Florence Baptist Church, 283 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Michael Wayne Burden, 27, of Ludlow, died Saturday at Camp Love, Big Bone, Boone County in a fire. He was a concrete installer with All Star Concrete Co.
Survivors include his wife, Shannon Lowry Burden; a daughter, Covina Rose Burden of Ludlow; his parents, Wayne Burden of Vero na and Robin Garcia of Dayton; brothers, Jason Burden and Elvis Burden, both of Dayton, and James Burden of Verona; a sister, Gwendolyn Burden of Verona; and grandparents, Judy Kennedy of Cold Spring, Jose and Toncia Domingez of Elsmere and Janett Elam of Verona.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Michael Burden Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home, 316 Elm St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Nancy Cassedy, 72, of West Chester, Ohio, formerly of Erlanger, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, William A. Cassedy Jr. and Mike Cassedy, both of Burlington; a daughter, Catherine A. Prebles of West Chester, Ohio; a brother, John McCormick of Maple City, Mich.; a sister, Mary Rench of Tulsa, Okla.; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Christeen Cook Ely, 84, of Florence, died Friday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a housekeeper with Ramada and Wildwood Inn hotels. Her husband, James Ely, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Robert Pope Sr. of Florence and Clifford Smith of Geneva, Ind.; sisters, Hazel Moller of Elsmere and Mary Powell of Palm Beach, Fla.; nine grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Jonesville.
JoAnn Gehrich, 73, of Pryor, Okla., formerly of Covington, died Friday in Pryor. She was a member of St. Mark Church, Pryor.
Survivors include a sister, Rita McCall of Pryor; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark Church, Pryor. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the church, followed by a rosary service. Burial will be in Graham Memorial Cemetery, Pryor. Stephens Memorial Chapel, Pryor, is handling arrangements.
Maude Reynolds Goins, 86, of Latonia, died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
She was a retired seamstress with Safe Guard Manufacturing Co., Covington, and formerly with Gordon's Food Manufacturing Co. and Rauh Shirt Co., both of Cincinnati. She was also a former housekeeper with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington, and a member of the Northern Kentucky Women's Democrat Club. Her husband, Edred William Goins, died in 1958.
Survivors include a son, Carl L. Goins of Fort Mitchell; daughters, Jo Ann E. Baird, Sue Goins and Linda Winia, all of Covington, and Roma Stacey of Latonia; a brother, Simon Reynolds of Bethel, Ohio; a sister, Aileen Miller of Niceville, Fla.; 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at East Side Church of the Nazarene in Covington, and 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home in Jellico, Tenn. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at the church, and from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Whitley County. Memorials are suggested to American Parkinson's Disease Association, 222 Piedmont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling local arrangements.
Linda Roberts Greifenkamp, 65, of Loveland, Ohio, formerly of Latonia, died Friday in a automobile accident in Cincinnati. She was a retired X-ray technician at several local hospitals and member of Holy Spirit Church, Latonia. Her husband, Maurice F. Greifenkamp, died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, Marc F. Greifenkamp of New Richmond, Ohio, Thomas E. Greifenkamp of Pleasant Ridge, Ohio, Sean W. Greifenkamp and Scott A. Greifenkamp, both of Loveland; a daughter, Anne R. Greifenkamp of Loveland; and two grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Hospital for Children, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Jerry Hensley, 49, of Falmouth, died Sunday at St. Joseph Medical Center, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
John A. Hoersting, 82, of Lakeside Park, died at 12:35 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a tool engineer with Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423 in Elsmere, Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell, and the Ford Golf Team. He was a past winner of the Northern Kentucky Senior Citizens Golf Championship and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Jeanette Sahnger Hoersting; sons, John Hoersting of Cincinnati, Michael Hoersting of Covington, Daniel Hoersting of Fort Myers, Fla., and David Hoersting of North East, Md.; daughters, Diane Hoerlein, Christine Wright, Constance Zaidain and Julie Snider, all of Cincinnati, Patricia Dole of Oxford, Ohio, and Janice McCullough of Lakeside Park; sisters, Evelyn Stephens of Fort Wright, and Rosemary Neal of Burlington; a brother, Robert Hoersting of Villa Hills; 25 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Ida F. Hudgins, 87, of Maysville, died at 2:10 p.m. Friday at her home. She was a secretary with Maysville High School and a member of First Christian Church in Maysville. She was a member of the Christian Women's Fellowship at the church. Her husband, Franklin T. "Red" Hudgins, died in 1978.
Survivors include daughters, Ginny Ellington of Owenton and Judy Carpenter of Carlisle; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. tonight. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Sylvia Wells Lane, 91, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at her home. She was a nurses aide with Dry Ridge Pentecostal Care and a member of Hewett Methodist Church in Hewett, W.Va. Her husband, Samuel Lane, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Virginia Sallee of Dry Ridge and Shelvey Jean Duty of Foster; a son, Roger Lane of Norwalk, Ohio; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Angela M. Leising, 83, of Fort Thomas, died at 9:40 a.m. Saturday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas, and Club 55. A daughter, Linda Leising, died in 2001.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Leising; a son, Michael Leising of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Marlene Snodgrass of Cold Spring; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, followed by prayers. Entomb ment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Church, 26 E. Villa Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Eileen Nease, 76, of Lakeside Park, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. Her husband, Richard C. Nease, died in 1986.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Schwab of Milford, Ohio; sons, David Nease and Michael Nease, both of Cincinnati, and Mark Nease of Lakeside Park; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lakeside Christian Church. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
George William Peterson, 76, of Covington, died at 1:01 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired baker with Butternut Baking Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Dayton Eagles. A son, William K. Peterson, died in 2001.
Survivor include daughters, JoAnn Barrett of Florence, and Patricia Fowler of Cincinnati; a son, Rodger Peterson of Hot Springs, Ark.; a brother, James Peterson of Dayton; sisters, Lillian Clas of Cincinnati, and Virginia Berkemeier of Dayton; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp- Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate.
Melvin Schafer, 81, of Grants Lick, died Sunday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Wanda Kay Sullivan, 54, of Sparta, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Dale Sullivan; sons, Marty Vickers of Warsaw, Bryan Sullivan and Bernard Sullivan, both of Warsaw, and Andrew Sullivan of Sparta; her mother, Ann Beach of Warsaw; sisters, Julie Clifton of Warsaw, and Linda Jackson of Alabama; a brother, Randy Densley of Warsaw; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery, Warsaw. Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Humane Society, P. O. Box 46, Glencoe, Ky. 41045.
Johnny Ray Vance, 48, of Morning View, died Friday at his home.
He was a self-employed mechanic and a member of True Free Church of God, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Joseph Vance of Taylor Mill; daughters, Anita Price of Taylor Mill, Karen Erdman of Fort Mitchell and Melinda Kay Vance of Erlanger; a brother, Thurston Vance of West Liberty; sisters, Mary Smith of Latonia, Gelema Bucklen of Fort Mitchell, Arlene Ferguson and June Ferguson, both of Morning View, and Patricia Hager of West Liberty; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Faith Baptist Church, West Liberty. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Valley View Family Cemetery, West Liberty. Memorials are suggested to Johnny Vance Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home, P. O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Joseph K. Westermeyer, 74, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired crew chief with American Airlines, a member of St. Paul Church in Florence and the Vanguards with American Airlines and Florence Lions Club. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo Westermeyer; a son, Joseph E. Westermeyer of Harpers Ferry, W.Va.; daughters, Julie Funk of Crittenden, Mary Sue Wigger of Hebron, stepsons, Lorne Sparks of Burlington, Dale Sparks of Milan, Tenn., Les Sparks of Union and Lonnie Sparks of Florence; brothers, Tony Westermeyer of Santa Rosa, Calif., Carl Westermeyer of San Diego and Bill Westermeyer of Florence; sisters, Helen Iverson of Jamestown, Ind., Margie Cook of Florence, Carolyn Oberschlake of Harrison, Ohio, and Gretchen Orlando of Cincinnati; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
