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Date of these obituaries: 03-13-2002
Alice Carnohan, loved to entertain
You never knew how many people would show up for dinner at Alice Carnohan's house on Southern Avenue in Latonia.
Her son, David Carnohan of Fort Thomas, remembers always having a houseful of people because his mother loved to entertain.
From 50 to 60 people would attend her open house on Christmas Eve, when she cooked beef barbecue.
"There was always room for friends, or if someone didn't have a place to go, " he said.
Alice A. Laake Carnohan died at 11:44 a.m. Monday at the St. Charles Care Center in Covington. She was 82.
Her son remembered Mrs. Carnohan as someone who always had a smile on her face and who loved people. She met many and helped many from 1960 to 1996, when she served as a receptionist for Dr. Robert E. Smith in Latonia.
She had a large, extended family of grandchildren and other relations who called her "gram, " her son said. She helped raise her daughter's five children, he said, and they also thought of her as a mother.
She was a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia, and the St. Helen's Society and Widow and Widowers Association there. Her husband, David Mason Carnohan, died in 1967.
Other survivors include daughters, Maureen McNeese of Fort Thomas, Sharon Owen of Independence, Pat Brosky of Burlington and Lynda Carnohan Richter of West Chester, Ohio; a brother, Mason Laake of Westwood, Ohio; sisters, Peggy Eha of Villa Hills and Joan Frohlich of Florence; 21 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011.WITH PIX
Martie Ball, 69, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at her home. She was a doctor's office manager in Falmouth and a member of Falmouth Methodist Church. Her husband, Hobe Ball, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Jeff Ball of Lexington and Mike Ball of Butler; daughters, Robyn Gilbert of Falmouth and Katie Manning of Paris; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Virginia Saylor Brooks, 56, of Walton, died at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a waitress with Ryan's Steak House.
Survivors include sons, Fred Jarvis of Florence and Christopher Jarvis of Walton; daughters, Connie Neaves of Walton and Lori Etler of Erlanger; brothers, Don Saylor and Jerry Saylor, both of Taylor Mill, and Bobby Saylor of Independence; sisters, Joyce Rider of Ryland Heights and Janet Nelson of Mount Washington; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Mausoleum. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Lori Etler, 3525 Dixie Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Helen Stephenson Brown, 100, of Florence, died St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Florence Baptist Church, Boone County Senior Citizens and the Joy Club at Florence Baptist Church. Her husband, Clayton Roger Brown, died in 1979. A daughter, Shirley Louise Brown, died in 1934. A son, Clayton Roger Brown Jr., died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, Donald Brown and Eddie W. Brown, both of Florence; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Florence Baptist Church, 283 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Virginia Haas Dinser, 75, of Lawrenceburg, formerly of Covington, died at 11 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Hall in Lawrenceburg. She was a retired assembler with Kenner Toys, Cincinnati, and a member of Grace United Church of Christ, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Michael Dinser of Independence and Ricky Joe Dinser of Covington; a daughter, Debra S. Miller of Lawrenceburg; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243.
Alberta Haubner, 82, formerly of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Edgemont Manor, Cynthiana. Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Harold Donovan "Don" Hitch, 86, of Covington, died Tuesday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. He was a self-employed organist at Clyde's Steak House and Barkley House, and was a music teacher at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. He was a member of the church, and Musicians Union Local No. 1.
Survivors include a brother, Kenneth Hitch of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a niece and a nephew.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Passionist Nuns Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or the charity of the donor's choice. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Sandra Ann Plourde Holmes, 41, of Newport, died at 9:20 p.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a disabled avionics technician with the Air Force, based at George Air Force Base in California, and was active in Northern Kentucky Youth Sports.
Survivors include a daughter, Chelsye N. Holmes of Newport; sons, John P. Holmes and Philip B. Holmes, both of Newport; her father, Gerald J. Plourde of Zolfo Springs, Fla.; and a brother, Timothy J. Plourde of Altamont Springs, Fla.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Cremation will be at Cincinnati Cremation Co. Memorials are suggested to Holmes Children's Trust, in care of Firstar Bank, 810 Monmouth St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Carol Hoppenjans, 56, of Florence, died Monday at her home. She was a computer operator with Square D. Her husband, Dieter Hoppenjans, died in 2001.
Survivors include a sister, Mary J. Schlickman of Northern Kentucky; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Linda Davidson Huddleston, 48, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at TLC Cremation and Funeral Services, Covington.
Alice Mae O'Neill Hughes, 87, of Covington, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Bryan Hughes of Cincinnati; a sister, Jean Carroll of Cincinnati; and brothers, Bryan O'Neill of Cincinnati and James O'Neill of Bellevue.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Vernon "Sonny" James, 68, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a health club owner at the Vernon Manor Hotel, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo James; daughters, Carmelita Jankins, Paula Miller and Dr. Karen James, all of Cincinnati; a son, Antwan Jouett of Covington; brothers, Michael James and Edward Flanigan, both of Cincinnati, and Lynn James of Detroit; sisters, Lillie Graham, Crystal Lynch and Rosemary Blanks, all of Cincinnati, LaVerne Glover of Florence, and Kimberly James and Linda James, both of Detroit; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Robert W. Knochelman, 81, of Florence, died at 12:10 p.m. Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. He was a retired ticket agent for the B&O; Railroad in Cincinnati and a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Workers.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy D. Stroup Knochelman; stepdaughters, Carol Spaulding of Parrish, Fla., and Peggy Romas of Independence; a brother, Ray Knochelman of Park Hills; and sisters, Ruth Manning of Covington, Betty Vogelpohl of Fort Mitchell, Louise Vogelpohl of Taylor Mill, Rita Wagner of Park Hills, Alma Fricke of Wyoming, Ohio, and Rosemary Fischer of Park Hills.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center Development Office, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Alberta "Bea" Lockhorn, 82, of Fort Mitchell, died Monday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a former employee of Shillito's department store in Cincinnati and was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Her husband, William A. Lockhorn, and a daughter, Barbara Lockhorn, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Jane Spaulding of Crescent Springs and Susan White of Manhattan, Kan.; a son, William B. Lockhorn of Paoli, Pa.; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Daniel L. Miller, 78, of Fort Mitchell, died Monday at his home.
He was an industrial engineer with Litton Industries, Crescent Springs, and formerly with Master Craft Metals and Clow Co. in Richwood. He was a member of Fort Thomas Retired Men's Club, a former chairman of the Dayton School Board and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ramona H. Gunning Miller; sons, Daniel R. Miller of Denver, Gary L. Miller of Florence, Neal A. Miller of Atlanta and Dr. Kevin J. Miller of Edgewood; sisters, Marjorie Jones of Wilder, Margaret Moermond of Atlanta and Marilyn Smart of Orange County, Calif.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Earl W. Points, 94, of Lakeside Park, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired employee of General Motors, Delco Division.
Survivors include a son, Earl David Points of Cincinnati; daughters, Beatrice Anderson of Erlanger, Cathryn Anderson of Lakeside Park and Rachel Campbell of Elsmere; eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Friday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
William Nicholas Points, 84, of Falmouth, died Monday at Clermont Nursing Center in Milford, Ohio. He was a farmer and construction worker, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Tomlin Points; brothers, Walter Points of Grants Lick and Tommy Points of Falmouth; and sisters, Mary Ford of Fort Wayne, Ind., Etta Holt of Indianapolis, Nancy Wilson of Cincinnati and Frances Taylor of Newport.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Pendleton County Senior Citizens, 1111 Chipman St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Ruth Redmond Schlachta Povkov, 82, of Latonia, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She was a retired waitress with L. S. Ayres in the Camargo Room, and the McAlpin's Tea Room in Cincinnati. She was a member of the East End Civic Club in Covington, Cobra Boat Club in Cincinnati, and 50 Plus Club of Latonia. Her husband, Paul Povkov, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Jerry Schlachta of Cincinnati and Steve Povkov of Erlanger; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
David L. Ruthruff, 68, of Taylor Mill, died at 5:50 p.m. Monday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a retired assembly line worker with Hopple Plastics, Florence, and a member of Lakeside Christian Church and Disabled American Veterans. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include brothers, Bud Ruthruff of Dayton, Ohio, and Ronald Ruthruff of Covington; and a sister, Margaret Doane of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Lester Bill Sanders, 79, of Louisville, died at 5:10 a.m. Monday at Mount Holly Nursing Home, Louisville. He was a retired butcher with Mariah Packing Co., and a member of Second Baptist Church in Columbus, Ind., and Park Ridge Baptist Church, Sparta. A son, Bill Allen Sanders, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Cecil Sanders of Louisville, Lester T. Sanders of Louisville, Douglas Sanders of Atalean, Texas, and Vance Sanders of Columbus, Ind.; daughters, Sherry Kazzmarek of Boston, Denise C. King and Angelita Crutcher, both of Louisville, and Celestine Wilson of Atlanta; sisters, Grace Singleton of Louisville and Hazel "Polly" Ware of New Liberty; a brother, Frank "James" Sanders of Warsaw; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Park Ridge Baptist Church, Sparta. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Park Ridge Cemetery, Sparta.
Etta Schoenthaler, 97, of Batesville, Ind., formerly of Covington, died Saturday at Waters of Batesville nursing home. She was a retired secretary with Bilz Insurance Agency, Covington. Her husbands, Albert Schneider and Edwin Schoenthaler, both preceded her in death. A daughter, Alberta Stille, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Mrs. Schoenthaler bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Meyers Funeral Home, Batesville, is handling arrangements.
Peggy Sue Purnell Sizemore, 41, of Dayton, died Sunday in Austin, Ind. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Randall Lee Sizemore; a daughter, Christina Purnell of Dayton; sons, William Purnell, Randall Purnell Jr. and Christopher Purnell, all of Dayton; her father, William Purnell of Dayton; and sisters, Frances Herald of Elsmere, Bertha Pack of Louisa, Billie Morgan of Cincinnati and Emma Mains of Dayton.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Florence Alda Spicer, 73, of Canoe, died March 3 at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Granville Spicer, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Lila Jean Richardson of Union; sons, Edward Spicer of Louisa, Jeffrey Spicer of Crittenden and Donald C. Spicer of Union; sisters, Alma Jean Turner of Jackson and Mary Lou Sebastian of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were March 5 at Watts Funeral Home, Jackson. Burial was in Ned Spicer Cemetery, Canoe.
Vincent J. Trenkamp, 80, of Enochsburg, Ind., formerly of Covington, died Thursday at his home. He was a farmer and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Trenkamp; sons, Hank Trenkamp of Batesville, Ind., and Steve Trenkamp, George Trenkamp, Mike Trenkamp, Tim Trenkamp, Pete Trenkamp and Duke Trenkamp, all of Greensburg, Ind.; daughters, Rita Jackson of Covington, Lanie Siefert of Cincinnati, Liz Horstman of Sunman, Ind., and Del Trenkamp and Jean Krieger, both of Greensburg; a brother, Ray Trenkamp of Covington; 35 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was Monday at St. John's Church, Enochsburg. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Enochsburg. Porter-Oliger-Pearson Funeral Home, Greensburg, Ind., handled arrangements.
Dorothy Weckbach, 77, of Grants Lick, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired housekeeper with St. Elizabeth Medical Centers and a member of Grants Lick Baptist Church. Her husband, Charles Weckbach, a son, David Weckbach, and a daughter, Patricia Rawls, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Jerry Weckbach, Randy Weckbach, Jeffrey Weckbach and Donald Weckbach, all of Grants Lick, and Stephen Weckbach of Alexandria; daughters, Ella Rose Ivey of Erlanger, Sandy Goshorn of Florence, Janet Steward of Nashville, Ill., Beverly Watson and Virginia Murrell, both of Grants Lick; a brother, Louie Reynolds of Crescent Springs; sisters, Mary Ann Glenker of Piner, Judy Little of Latonia and Garrnet Epperson of Ludlow; 25 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
John "Boots" Wyrick, 22, of Ludlow, died Sunday at a friend's home in Ludlow. He was a maintenance worker with Holiday Inn, Covington.
Survivors include daughters, Alexis Wyrick of Covington and Caitlin Wolfe of Newport; a son, Nathan Wyrick of Covington; his mother, Caley Wyrick of Ludlow; his father, Steve Wyrick of Covington; a sister, Amanda Wyrick of Covington; a brother, Jeremiah Wyrick of Ludlow; and great- grandmother, Elizabeth Haring of Walton.
Services were at noon today at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Burial was in St. Patrick Cemetery, Verona.
