Search Archived Marriage Records
Date of these obituaries: 02-27-2002
George T. Meyer, 91, volunteer worker with Elsmere Senior Center
George T. Meyer, 91, of Edgewood, the 2001 Kentucky Public Transportation Volunteer of the Year, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
He was a retired employee of Latonia Ice and Fuel Co., where he toted 100-pound blocks of ice and became known as the "Ice Man." After his retirement, he worked as a sales representative and delivery person for Gillett Brothers and Klee Wholesale companies in Newport.
Mr. Meyer was a volunteer and member of Elsmere Senior Center and was also in charge of donations at the Elsmere Senior Center.
He was named the 2001 Kentucky Public Transportation Volunteer of the Year for helping senior citizens get in and out of the Northern Kentucky Senior Citizens transportation van.
His wife of 58 years, Rose B. Mueller Meyer, died in 1996.
"After his wife died, he didn't know what to do with himself, " said Mr. Meyer's daughter, Mary Jo Hardcorn of Edgewood. "So he began volunteering with the senior citizens organization and loved it."
"When he went out and helped these other people, most of whom were younger than him, it made him realize how lucky he was to have the good health that he had, " said another daughter, Martha Kuchle, of Fort Mitchell. "Helping people made him feel worthwhile. It was his job."
"It kept him going his last six years, " said Mrs. Hardcorn.
Mr. Meyer was a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood, and a former member of Holy Cross Church, the church's Holy Name Society and Crusaders of St. Elizabeth Medical Center. He was a founding member of Holy Cross Boosters.
Other survivors include a son, Jack Meyer of Roebuck, S.C.; a sister, Helen Thome of Cincinnati; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church in Edgewood. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Satur day. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Elsmere Senior Center, 179 Dell Ave., Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Sophie Leona Wilson Anderson, 76, of Walton, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a retired former owner of Sophie's Grocery, Crittenden.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Lucy J. Berning, 93, of Highland Heights, died at 3:17 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired canvas maker with Seinsheimer's. A son, Robert Berning, died in 1982. Daughters, Rosemary Weber and Jean Sydnor, died in 1992 and 2000, respectively.
Survivors include a sister, Lena Hehl of Louisville; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Harriet Catherine Evans, 86, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a registered nurse with Christ Hospital and was a member of Mount Airy United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Ann Beals of Kerrville, Texas; and a nephew, Robert Hyland of Cincinnati.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Twin Towers, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of American, 105 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; Mount Airy United Methodist Church of Christ, 2645 W. North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45239; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Eva Mae Fryman, 100, of Covington, died Monday at Swiss Valley Nursing Center, Vevay, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of Beaverlick Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Ella Ford of Covington; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beaverlick Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Orchard Street Baptist Church, 815 Orchard St., Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
John Bob Harman, 72, of Bellevue, died at 3:34 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired machinist for Littleford-Day Co., Florence, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Wilburn Harman; sons, Terry Harman of Covington and Samuel Harman of Florida; a daughter, Debora Metz of Jamestown, Ohio; a brother, Gary Harman of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be in Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mildred R. Harris, 80, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Monday at Anderson Mercy Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired executive secretary with U.S. Playing Card Co. and a member of Oakley United Church of Christ. She was a former secretary to the director of nursing at Tampa, Fla., General Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Harris; a daughter, Betty Eberhardt of Cincinnati; sons, Bill Shilling, Rick Shilling and Ron Shilling, all of Cincinnati, and Fred Shilling Jr. of San Jose, Calif.; 13 grandchildren and one grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
George P. Heck Sr., 85, of Highland Heights, died at 3:21 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired carpenter with Al Lubrecht Construction Co., Covington, and a member of the St. Vincent dePaul Society, Holy Name Society, Catholic Order of Foresters and Mariners Club, all at St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. His wife, Hilda Neltner Heck, died in 2001.
Survivors include daughters, Rosemarie Holthaus of Red Cloud, Neb., and Margie Myers of Naperville, Ill.; sons, George P. Heck Jr. of Prague, Czech Republic, and Stan Heck of Wyoming, Ohio; sisters, Bertha Braun of Cold Spring and Edna Meyer of California; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent dePaul Society, St. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Larry Horn, 57, of Covington, died at 12:35 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Horn of Covington.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. C&C; Mortuary, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Sam Bradley Lane, 94, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at his home. He was a blacksmith with Boone County Coal Corp. in West Virginia and a member of Hewett, W.Va., Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Wells Lane; daughters, Virginia Salles of Dry Ridge and Shelvey Jean Duty of Foster, W.Va.; a son, Roger Lane of Norwalk, Ohio; a brother, Asa Lane of Morehead; a sister, Lennie McKinney of Dunnellon, Fla.; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Nancy Mae Leap, 92, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Alexandria, died Monday in Fort Myers. She was a waitress and cook. Her husband, August Leap, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Jean Neiser of Alexandria and Veda Undeen of Sylva, North Carolina; a son, James Leap of Fort Myers; a brother, William Downey of Atlanta; sisters, Polly Powers of Utah, Florence Harrell of St. Augustine, Fla., and Birdie Thomas of Covington; 11 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Andrews Episcopal Church, P. O. Box 75027, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Charles "Chuck" L. Lynch, 53, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a collections manager with Kentucky Check Exchange.
Survivors include his wife, Mary L. Dase Lynch; a daughter, Kristen Lynch, at home; his mother and stepfather, Eunice and Earl Crabtree of Florence; brothers, Woodie Lynch of Sterns and Joe Crabtree of Pine Knot; and sisters, Jennifer Thomas of Florence and Janice Kennedy of Wilder.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Thursday. Cremation will be at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home and Crematory, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dorothy M. Norris, 88, of Lynchburg, Va., died Sunday in Lynchburg.
Survivors include sons, Thomas L. Norris of Louisville, Donald E. Norris of Lexington and Chuck A. Norris of Florence; a daughter, Judith M. Duncan of Lynchburg; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Therese Church, Louisville. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Funeral Home, Louisville. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville. Memorials are suggested to Little Sisters of the Poor, 15 Audubon Plaza Drive, Louisville, Ky. 40217.
Paul Anthony Sharon, 34, of Owenton, died Saturday at his home. He was a maintenance and safety director with New Horizons Medical Center in Owenton. His wife, Teresa Walker Sharon, died in 1987.
Survivors include a son, Samuel Wayne Sharon of Owenton; a daughter, Mary Rose Sharon of Owenton; his parents, Larry Sharon of Owenton and Shirley Mulberry Sharon of Dry Ridge; and a sister, Crystal Sharon of Sherman.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Margaret "Peg" Spaulding, 86, of Bellevue, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a former secretary with WLWT Channel 5 and C. Bert Spaulding Realtors of Newport, and a member of Rosie Reds, and St. John United Church of Christ in Newport and Bellevue. She was a Sunday school teacher at First Presbyterian Church in Dayton.
Survivors include nephews, Baron Spaulding of Villa Hills, Brian Spaulding of Naples, Fla., and Burton Spaulding of Newport.
Services will be at noon Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Raymond T. Spears, 74, of Williamstown, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was an engineer with Southern Railroad and a member of Somerset Masonic Lodge No. 111 and First Baptist Church of Ludlow.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Spears; sons, Sammy Ray Spears of Park Hills, William Thomas Spears of Fort Wright, Jerry Lee Spears of Fort Thomas and Ronnie Wayne Spears of Williamstown; a sister, Ruby Vaught of Somerset; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Hospital, 7380 Turfway Road, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Robert E. Stark Sr., 85, of Fort Wright, died at 5:18 a.m. Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. He was a former driver and salesman with the former Schoenling Brewery Co., Cincinnati, a member of St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth W. Whitson Stark; a son, Robert E. Stark Jr. of Hollywood, Fla.; a daughter, Barbara Sekula of Fort Wright; sisters, Rose Marie Mueller of Lexington and Virginia Hauger of Dayton; a brother, Frank Scott Stark of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Carol Stephens, 67, of Fort Wright, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
