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Date of these obituaries: 03-04-2002
Arnold Johnson, vice chairman of Ohio National Life Insurance
Arnold A. Johnson's peers said the retired vice chairman of the Ohio National Life Insurance Co. was someone to emulate - both for his career accomplishments and his community service.
Mr. Johnson, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Friday at Marjorie P. Lee Nursing Home in Cincinnati. He was 91 years old.
"Admired by his peers for his skill as an institutional investor, Mr. Johnson wielded a major influence over the development and implementation of Ohio National's investment policy for over 30 years - a policy which has kept the company in the vanguard of investment performance within the industry throughout that span of time, " stated a resolution adopted by the board of directors when Mr. Johnson retired in 1975.
"Success in the investment world demands the extension of one's interests into many arenas beyond the company, " the board continued, pointing out that Mr. Johnson's community involvement included stints in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s as a member and president of both the St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas and the Fort Thomas Board of Education.
Born in Shenandoah, Iowa, Mr. Johnson worked 42 years for Ohio National.
Assigned first to the investment department and then the securities department, Mr. Johnson became a member of the company's investment committee in 1944.
Mr. Johnson was named treasurer and director in 1948, vice president in 1952, a member of the executive committee in 1962, a senior vice president in 1968, senior vice president of finance in 1969 and vice chairman in 1975.
Mr. Johnson also was past president of the Highland Country Club in Fort Thomas, a former trustee of the Highland United Methodist Church in Fort Thomas, a former board member of the Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America and a former member of the board of governors of the Bankers Club in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Johnson, whom he married
in 1936. Other survivors are sons, A. Ross Johnson of Washington, D.C., and Reid Johnson of Orchid, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Memorial services will be private.
Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Hospital East, 85 N. Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dobbling Funeral Home in Fort Thomas is handling arrangements.
George W. Bach, 85, of Morningview, died Saturday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of St. Cecilia and St. Matthew Parishes, and the National Farmers Organization.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Scherder Bach; sons, Robert Bach, Wayne Bach, Kenneth Bach, Eugene Bach, Anthony Bach, Albert Bach and Joseph Bach, all of Kenton County; daughters Pauline Hughes, Connie Fuehner, Sandy Collins, Cheryl Bryant, Reva Braunwart and Regina Armstrong, all of Kenton County; brother Edward Bach of Kenton County; sisters Marie Klotz, Edna Whorley and Ruth Connelley, all of Kenton County; 36 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in St. Cecilia Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Cecilia Church Building Fund, 5313 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051. Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Vivian Morgan Bates, 78, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and owner of Greenview Town Houses in Dry Ridge. She was a former owner of Skyway Restaurant and Motel in Williamstown, and was a member of Dry Ridge Baptist Church, the Visitation Ministry for Shut-Ins and Grant County Adult Literacy Program. Her husband, Ray Bates, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Dan Bates of Dry Ridge and Circuit Court Judge Steve Bates of Williamstown; a daughter, Carolyn Northcutt of Dry Ridge; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Dry Ridge Baptist Church. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Dry Ridge Baptist Church Building Fund, 19 Broadway, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035; or Gideons International P. O. Box 222, Williamstown, Ky. 41097. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, handled arrangements.
Dr. Lynn Bertram, 65, of Cynthiana, died Friday at University Medical Center, Lexington. He was pastor of Beaver Baptist Church and a moderator with the Union Baptist Association.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Harney Bertram; daughters, Kimberly McCloud of Robertson County and Rebekah Reed of Richmond; brothers, Loren Ray Bertram of Lexington, Larry Bertram of Bracken County, David Bertram of Richmond and Gary Bertram of Georgetown; sisters, Alene Roberts of Forest Park, Ohio, Helen Atherton of Lexington and Ginny Rollins of Richmond; and three grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial was in Beaver Baptist Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Pastor Mission Trip Fund, in care of Union Baptist Association, Desha Henson, 109 Miley Ave., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Gide ons International, 500 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Anna Kopich Bowers, 88, of Edgewood, died Friday at her home. She was a retired seamstress with Phillips Van Heusen in Pottsville, Pa. and a member of St. Stanislaus Church in Minersville, Pa.
Survivors include sons, Frank J. Kopich of Cincinnati and Bob Kopich of Edgewood; a daughter, Barbara Lyon of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; a sister, Sophie Kuchta of Minersville; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Stanislaus Church, Minersville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mahal-Ritzel Funeral Home, Minersville. Memorials are suggested to St. Stanislaus Church, 123 Spruce Street, Minersville, Pa. 17954. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Larry D. Cann, 40, of Southgate, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a banquet supervisor with Commonwealth Hilton, Florence, and president of the employees' care committee at the hotel.
Survivors include his wife, Marilu Bricking Cann; sons, Michael Cann and Nathan Cann, both of Southgate, his father, Larry Cann of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; brothers, Frank Baird of Livonia, Mich., Michael Baird of Cincinnati and John Cann of Dearborn, Mich.; and a sister, Candy Bowling of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese Church Larry Cann Children's Memorial Fund, in care of any Fifth Third Bank.
Thomas Jefferson Canter, 69, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a son, Thomas J. Canter of Harrison County; daughters, Trenna Moore of Robertson County and Matilda Baker of Harrison County; sisters, Virginia Griffin of Phoenix and Lydia Day of Hamilton, Ohio; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Kentontown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Edward A. Constant, 75, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a forklift operator with International Harvester, and a member of Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church and the United Auto Workers. He was a former employee of McDonald's in Florence and was an Army veteran of World War II. A stepson, Gerald R. Gagel, died in 1988.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Constant; a son, Eddie Constant Jr. of Columbus, Ind.; stepsons, John W. Jack son Jr. of Hebron, Chester R. McCreary of Fairdale and Gene R. Gagel of Louisville; stepdaughters, Barbara Shell and Annette Newcomb, both of Morning View, Betty Long of Independence, Geraldine M. Ashcraft of Villa Hills and Jane C. Smith and Shirley M. Warren, both of Valley Station; 29 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Latonia Full Gos pel Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Buri al will be in Floral Hills Ceme tery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Full Gospel Church, 4419 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Lawrence W. Gronefeld, 80, of Crescent Springs, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired carpenter with Carpenters Union Local No. 698, and a former Crescent Springs city councilman.
Survivors include his sons, James L. Gronefeld of Elsmere, David W. Gronefeld of Allentown, Pa., Anthony R. Gronefeld and Michael D. Gronefeld, both of Erlanger, and Rodney A. Gronefeld of Burlington; daughters, Joyce E. Huff of Erlanger and Deborah Gronefeld of Fort Mitchell; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042. Patrick Louis Donoghue, 45, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth South Medical Center in Edgewood. He was a forklift operator for Duro Bag Manufacturing Co.
Survivors include a daughter, Lori Smith of Metamora, Ind.; a step daughter, Michele Roesel of Florence; brothers, Mi chael Dono ghue and Kevin Donoghue, both of Cincinnati, and Brian Donoghue of Alexandria; a sister, Peggy Chalk of Southgate; four grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren.
Services will at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital, 5940 Merchant Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Donald F. Hansford, 78, of Florence, died Saturday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a bartender, a member of Florence Baptist Temple and Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423 in Elsmere and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sons, Clarence Ray Hansford of Westwood, Ohio, and Ronald James Hansford of Cincinnati; a daughter, Linda Ray Profitt of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Baltimore Pike Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Florence Baptist Temple, 1898 Florence Pike, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Vera Martin Harper, 84, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a waitress with Ramada Inn. Her husband, Marius "Curly" Harper, died in 1973. A daughter, Mary Harper Kimmich, died in 2000.
Survivors include a son, Stephen Harper of Florence; sisters, Doris Oschwald of Winchester, Gladys Schumaker of Bargfield, Ohio, and Beverly Wellner of Lexington; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Lung Association, P.O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 40209.
Helen Oaks Jackson, 81, of Dry Ridge, died at 3 a.m. Sunday at Grand Haven Nursing Home, Cynthiana. She was a former cook with Harp House Restaurant in Williamstown and Little Town & Country Restaurant, Dry Ridge. Her first husband, James M. Oaks, died in 1965. Her second husband, Vernon W. Jackson, died in 1991. A daughter, Margaret Ann Belcher, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Fred Mead of Hebron and Jim Oaks of Cynthiana; a sister, Marie Holthause of Cincinnati; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Pike, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Buddy R. Lonaker, 68, of Crittenden, died at 4:25 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden.
Lloyd Maddox, 81, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired civil servant with the federal government and a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Thomas and Fort Thomas Masonic Lodge No. 808. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Elizabeth Ann Maddox, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Susan Lundberg of Fort Thomas and E. Jeanne Muhlberger of Alpharetta, Ga.; a sister, Lonnie Maddox of Castleberry, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 600 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Louis Penick, 82, of Covington, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired group lender with Rockwell International, Florence, a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Gaddis Penick; and step sons, Glenn Abbott of Covington and Zane Abbott of Japan.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Walter Ramey, of Erlanger, died Saturday at Villa Springs, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Pearl Rice, 85, of Demossville, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Frances Ruth Richey, 76, of Independence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and former factory worker with Spring City Silk Factory and a member of Nicholson Christian Church. A son, Ronald Lloyd Richey, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Richey; and a niece.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Stanley Rose, 79, of Kelat, died Saturday at Grand Haven Nursing Home, Cynthiana.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Kenneth A. Ruby, 89, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of the state highway department, a former owner of Ruby's Boat Dock and a farmer. He was a member of Knoxville Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Dawalt Ruby; sons, Larry Ruby and Kenny Ruby, both of Dry Ridge, Randy L. Ruby of Morning View and Jerry E. Ruby of Owenton; daughters, Rita Faye Thompson, Mary Joe Keith and Wanda Jean Switzer, all of Dry Ridge; 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visita tion will be from 4 to 8 tonight and 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to National Kidney Foundation, 250 E. Liberty St., Suite 710, Louisville, Ky. 40204; Knoxville Baptist Church, 110 Fairview Road, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Martha Beatrice Sanders, 87, of Covington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a cook and server and a member of St. Patrick Church, Verona. Her husband, William Watson Sanders, died in 1993.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright.
Olga Mae Tutt, of Crittenden, died Friday in Lady Lake, Fla. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Tutt, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Jeff Tutt of Florence; a sister, Norma Lou Hanrahan of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Indian School, Chamberlin, S.D. 57326.
Laura L. Waddle, 64, of Covington, died at 12:10 p.m. Saturday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Fowler Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Andrew Waddle; a daughter, Bertha Martin of Independence; sons, Michael Waddle of Covington, Mitchell Waddle of Independence, Jerry Waddle of Columbus, Ind. and David Glenn Waddle of Houston; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fowler Creek Baptist Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Fowler Creek Baptist Church, Fowler Creek and Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051.
James V. Wall, 80, of Dry Ridge, died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a research librarian with St. Xavier University and Thomas More College.
Survivors include a sister, Antoinette Hancock of Dallas; and brothers, John F. Wall of Houston and Albert L. Wall of Fort Wright.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Nelson Lee Wallace, 72, of Edgewood, died Friday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
He was a retired car inspector for Norfolk Southern Railroad and Cincinnati Union Terminal and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Glacken Wallace; a daughter, Karen Lee Judy of Warsaw; sisters, Mary Belle Epperson of Owenton, Anna Louise Edmondson of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Ruby Marie Collins of Lexington; two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. today at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Burial: Napoleon Cemetery, Gallatin County. Memorials: To Calvary Baptist Church, 3711 Tibbatts St., Covington, Ky. 41015; or Alzheimer's Research Center, 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
