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Date of these obituaries: 03-06-2002
Walter Thomas Ramey, 87, owner of popular restaurants
You may not remember Walter Thomas Ramey, but you may have eaten at his restauran t.
Ramey co-owned the former Savory Cafeteria in Cincinnati and later owned Ramey's Cafeteria, on Seventh Street in downtown Covington.
Lunch at Ramey's was a daily event for local businessmen, said Ramey's daughter, Scheila Leslie. And on Sundays, she said, the after-church crowd lined up out the door and onto the street to get into one of the three dining rooms.
Mr. Ramey, 87, of Park Hills, died at 2:25 p.m. Saturday at Villa Springs Care Center, Erlanger.
Her father got interested in the restaurant business when he served as a mess sergeant, stationed in the Philippines during World War II, Ms. Leslie said.
The fare at Ramey's reflected his own tastes, which she said were for meat-and-potatoes and country-style cooking.
Mr. Ramey was a member of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, and the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky restaurant associations.
He retired in the late 1970s, his daughter said, and his restaurants are no more. Ramey's Cafeteria is now a city parking garage.
His wife, Nellie Adams Ramey, died in 1970.
Survivors in addition to Ms. Leslie, of Burlington, include a son, Thomas Ramey of Franklin, Ind., and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Noah V. Brewer, Sr. 81, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Grant County. He was a retired executive chef for the Heritage in Mariemont, Ohio. He was a member of Sherman Full Gospel in Dry Ridge, and a Navy Veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Doloris Brewer of Dry Ridge; a son, Noah Brewer, Jr., of Dry Ridge; daughters, Barbara Bowen of Demossville and Peg Lewis of Dry Ridge; brothers Alford Brewer of Florida and Delmer "Del" Brewer of Amelia, Ohio; eight grandchildren, two step grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and two great-step grandchildren.
Services will begin at noon Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home in Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest cemetery in Dry Ridge.
Margaret Brossart Bauerle, 87, of Milford, Ohio, formerly of Newport, died at 3:15 p.m. Monday at Sem Haven Health Care Center in Milford. She was a supervisor with Atlas Dry Cleaners, Newport. Her husband, Howard Bauerle, died in 1974. A daughter, Melanie S. Barnes, died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters, Audrey J. Whittaker of Statesville, N.C., Katherine L. Panko and Cecilia M. Belew, both of Milford; a son, Ronald H. Bauerle of Charlottesville, Va.; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Prayers will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Jeremiah Davidson, 18 months, son of Kenneth P. and Deborah K. Hobbs Davidson of Erlanger, died Monday at his home. Other survivors include brothers, Zachary A. Davidson and Devan P. Davidson, both of Erlanger; and grandparents, Ken and Loretta Davidson of Lanesville, Ind., and Ralph and Charlotte Hobbs of Siberia, Ind.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Crescent Springs Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Martin Cemetery, Siberia. Memorials are suggested to Crescent Springs Baptist Church, 627 Buttermilk Pike, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Frances Egbring, 78, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Fray Escue, 74, of Astatula, Fla., died Friday at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Dot Escue; a son, Chip Escue of Burlington; daughters, Suzanne Escue of Hebron and Nancy Smith of Wilmington, Ohio; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Joseph M. Gateley, 86, of Fort Thomas, died at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday at his home. He was a self-employed artist and taxidermist, and taught art classes in his home studio. He was a former member of the Army Corps of Engineers and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Gateley; a son, Joseph Patrick Gateley of Fort Thomas; a sister, Ann Gateley McConnell of Cincinnati; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Christ Church United Church of Christ, 15 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Thomas D. Gillenwater, 83, of Newport, died at 6:56 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired insurance agent with Western-Southern Life Insurance Co., Fort Thomas, and a courier with Fort Thomas-Bellevue Bank, Fort Thomas. His wife, Marie Welsch Gillenwater, died in 1991.
Survivors include daughters, Judy LaEace of Indianapolis, Bonnie Scott of Crittenden and Marilyn Mirick of Florence; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Ann Johnson, 36, of Hebron, died Feb. 28 at her home. She was an employee of Square D.
Survivors include her mother, Grace Rinner of Elmhurst, Ill.; a sister, Rebecca S. Rinner of Leander, Texas; and a brother, Richard Rinner of Elmhurst.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Buddy R. Lonaker, 68, of Crittenden, died Sunday. He was a sheet metal fabricator for Skillcraft Sheet Metal in Burlington, and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy "Dot" Lonaker of Crittenden; sons, Dale of Taylor Mill, David of Covington, and Darrin and Darrell of Crit tenden; daughters, Debbie of Miami, Fla., Donna of Newport and Della of Crittenden; brothers, Bill and Tom Lonaker of Crittenden; sisters, Ola Fields of Taylor Mill, Delores Evans of Orlando, Fla., Doris Sydnor of Tampa, Fla., and Betty Smith of Newport; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. The visitation was Tuesday.
Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Luise K. "Ditty" McDannold, 96, of Fort Mitchell, died at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a retired clerical worker with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Cincinnati. She was a member of Kilgour Chapter No. 3 Pioneer Club.
Survivors include a half-brother, John Fletcher of Sarasota, Fla.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Peggy Ann Menefee, 61, of Covington, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Menefee; daughters, Misty Atwood and Kathy Brown, both of Covington; a brother, James Hutchison of Covington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Joseph Leo Nieman, 63, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Newport, died Feb. 14 at Veterans Administration Hospital, Gainesville, Fla. Survivors include his wife, Lynn Nieman; daughters, Lisa Walter and Vicki Ortega, both of Jacksonville; a son, Darin Nieman of Jacksonville; his mother, Minnie Watson of Fort Thomas; a sister, Nancy Pfaehler of Southgate; and six grandchildren.
Services have already been held. Burial was in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling local arrangements.
Rev. Roger L. Oldham, 76, of Florence, died Monday at Villa Spring Health Care Center, Erlanger. He was a musical evangelist, composer and minister, and former pastor of 27 Southern Baptist churches. He wrote and published more than 350 gospel songs and hymns, and was a photographer, a member of First Baptist Church in Walton and a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. His wife, Glendora Oldham, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Roger Oldham of Martin, Tenn.; daughters, Karen Sizemore of Louisville, Ritchie Hale of Verona and Mahala Mallicoat of Columbia, Mo.; brothers, Rev. Robert B. Oldham Jr. of Campbellsville and Rev. Richard P. Oldham of Bowling Green; sisters, Edith G. Oldham of Louisville and Jeanne Carothers of Portland, Ore.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Glendale Baptist Church, Bowling Green. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at First Baptist Church of Walton, and from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Glendale Baptist Church, Bowling Green. Burial will be in Lewisport Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Roger L. and Glendora S. Oldham Memorial Scholarship, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 5001 N. Oak St., Kansas City, Mo. 64118. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
Daniel L. Perle, 70, of Independence, died at 11:30 p.m. Monday at Lakeside Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a retired self-employed painter and a Korean War veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Arlene Perle; sons, Michael Perle of Colorado and David Perle of California; a daughter, Gail Perle of California; a stepson, Kenneth Fields of Carlisle, Ind.; stepdaughters, Loretta Hopper of Ryland Heights, Christina Smith and Sandra Thornton, both of Cincinnati; a sister, Delores Oldenburg of Sheboygan, Wis.; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Pohlmann-Linnemann VFW Post No. 1484, 945, Montague Road, Park Hills, Ky. 41011. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements.
Annette E. "Butch" Piepmeier, 88, of Covington, died at 9:54 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Her husband, Jerome A. Piepmeier, died in 1986.
Survivors include two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were this morning at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to African Refugee Fund, 416 E. 38th St., Covington, Ky. 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Gilbert Riley, 80, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Robert Leroy Scott, 71, of Dayton, died Monday at his home. He was a foreman with United Trucking Co. in Cincinnati and a former bartender at the Loyal Cafe in Bellevue, a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 in Newport, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Tallon Scott; sons, Chris Scott of Batavia, Ohio, Gene Scott of Newport, Joseph Scott and Timothy Scott, both of Bellevue and Mark Scott of Southgate; a daughter, Tina Scott of Bellevue; sisters, Nancy Harris of Florence, Maria O'Day of Dayton and Bert Ries of Newport; brothers, Al Scott of Fort Mitchell and James Scott of Bellevue; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Melissa Ann "Missy" Spanier, 19, of Erlanger, died at 10:21 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence, of injuries suffered in an auto accident. She was an employee of Barnes and Noble in Florence and worked with children at Little Red School House in Erlanger.
Survivors include her parents, Richard and Mary Kay Spanier Jr. of Erlanger; brothers, Adam Spanier and Neal Spanier, both of Erlanger; and grandparents, Richard and Patricia Spanier Sr. of Crittenden, and Ray and Rose Boemker of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Melissa Spanier Memorial Fund, in care of Columbia Federal Savings Bank, 3522 Dixie Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Thomas Edmond "Buck" Stitt, 92, of Sardis, died Monday at Fleming County Hospital, Flemingsburg. He was a retired farmer, a member of Sardis Assembly of God Church and Citizens Conservation Corps. His wife, Audrey Florence Swart Stitt, and son, Ronald Garrett Stitt, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Arnold Stitt of Mason County, Billy Stitt of Robertson County and Dale Stitt of Sardis; daughters, Kay Burton of Mason and Brenda Roush of Lexington; a brother, Paul Stitt of Mays Lick; sisters, Ida Dotson of Flemingsburg, Natheline May of Mason County, Ruby Hurst of Hillsboro and Margaret Ellison of Mays Lick; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick. Memorials are suggested to Sardis Assembly of God, Mount Olivet, Ky. 41064.
James M. Thompson, 61, of Covington, died Friday at his home. He was a disabled janitor at Holmes High School, Covington.
Survivors include sons, David Hambrick of Cincinnati and Scott Thompson of Covington; daughters, Vickie Peppers of Cincinnati and Angela Thompson of Covington; a stepdaughter, Vickie Frazier of Covington; a stepson, William Frazier of Covington; brothers, Gene Robinson, Thomas Blackburn, Richard Blackburn,, Daniel Blackburn, William Blackburn, Joseph Franklin Petty, Steve Jackson, Dennis Jackson, Cleve Petty, Robert "Dinky" Thompson, Chris Thompson and Kenneth Williams, all of Covington; sisters, Lois Jackson and Libby Jackson, both of Covington, and Pamela Petty of Cincinnati; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
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 daughter, Pamela Stroer of Lady Lake; a son, Jeff Tutt of Florence; a sister, Norma Lou Hanrahan of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services: 12:30 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Indian School, Chamberlin, S.D. 57326.
Edith Margaret Greene Wagner, 88, of Walton, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired cook with Taylor Mill Elementary School and a member of New Banklick Baptist Church. She was a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Walton Senior Center. Her husband, Linzie Wagner, died in 1968. A son, James Edwin Wagner, died in 1992. A daughter, Eva Pearl Wagner, died in 1937.
Survivors include sons, Rodney Wagner of Owenton, Wendell Wagner of Florence, Gary Wagner of Taylor Mill and Don Wagner of Independence; daughters June Gray of Independence, and Joan Carson and Judy Cornelius, both of Walton; a sister, Mary Angell of Dry Ridge; 23 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or New Banklick Baptist Church, 10719 Banklick Rd., Walton, Ky. 41094.
Jackie Weiss Sr., 71, of Taylor Mill, died at 7:50 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired yardmaster for CSX railroad, a master Mason with Masonic Lodge No. 746 and past president of the Bracken County Historical Society. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Olga Weiss; a son, Jackie Weiss Jr. of Holiday, Fla.; a daughter, Martha Weiss of Taylor Mill; a brother, Edward Weiss of Fort Wright; sisters, Evelyn Medley of Covington, Rose Epperly of Fort Wright and Jean Loomis of Boynton Beach, Fla.; and one grandson.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Bracken County Historical Society, P. O. Box 307, Brooksville, Ky. 41004. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
