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Date of these obituaries: 01-07-2002
Horace Venable, postal examiner, volunteer and loved his grandkids
Horace C. Venable of Fort Thomas didn't sit around during his retirement after more than 40 years with the U.S. Postal Service.
He found time to volunteer at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. Specifically, he found more than 8, 000 hours of time to volunteer.
Mr. Venable was a faithful member of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Fort Thomas, and collected stamps.
"But his big hobby was his grandchildren, " said a son, William Venable of Fort Thomas.
"He was really involved in their lives."
Horace Venable died Friday morning at St. Luke Hospital East. He was 92 years old.
Mr. Venable lived in St. Louis before moving to Northern Kentucky when he was about 9 years old.
He worked more than four decades for the Postal Service in Cincinnati.
He started out with an administrative job and, by the time he retired in the 1970s, had worked his way up to the position of examiner.
As an examiner, he traveled to post offices in different cities to do what amounted to an internal audit of supplies - such as stamps - and procedures.
When Mr. Venable began volunteering at St. Luke Hospital East, he originally delivered mail. Eventually he manned the reception desk.
William Venable said his father probably would have resisted the idea of being the subject of a newspaper article.
"He was kind of a private person, quiet and gentle, " he said.
"He was the kind of guy who didn't burden you with his problems.
"Everybody thought of him as just a pleasant kind of guy who was delightful to be around."
Horace Venable and his wife, Eva Marie Venable, had been married
55 years when she died in 1994.
Besides William Venable, the elder Mr. Venable is survived by sons, Robert Venable of Fort Thomas and Charles Venable of Deer Park, Ohio; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Fort Thomas, followed by prayers.
Entombment will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen Mausoleum in Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Hospital East Auxiliary, 85 N. Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Howard R. Cobb, 81, of Taylor Mill, died at 12:05 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a jet assembler with General Electric Co. and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Taylor Mill.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Margaret Martin Cobb; a son, Gerald Cobb of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Virginia Wiser of Fort Wright; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials to American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Russell C. Davis, 71, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., formerly of Edgewood, died Sunday at home. He was a retired electrical manufacturer representative.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Davis; daughters, Deboral Colvin of Edgewood, Kimberly Wilkins of Villa Hills and Kellie Klare of Erlanger; and six grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Catholic Center, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Lions Club, P. O. Box 18486, Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Robert H. Hafer, 94, of Hebron, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. He was a retired, self-employed painter and mail carrier, and a member of Hebron Gospel Fellowship Church. He also was a member of Hebron Masonic Lodge, the National Rifle Association and American Saddlebred Horse Association. His wife, Martha McGlasson Hafer, died in 1978.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Vines of Hebron; a grandson and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf- Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hebron Gospel Fellowship Church, P. O. Box 59, Hebron, Ky. 41048; or Gideons International, P. O. Box 18488, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Marsha Haislep, 42, of Williamstown, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Helen J. Jackson, 75, of Villa Hills, died at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a secretary. Her husband, Paul D. Jackson Sr., died in 1980. A son, David R. Jackson, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Paul D. Jackson of Villa Hills and Lester I. Jackson of Covington; brothers, John H. Cowden Jr. and James Cowden, both of Ocala, Fla.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Harry J. Will Funeral Home, Livonia, Mich. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Acadia Park Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling local arrangements.
Helen Louise Kaffenberger, 85, of Highland Heights, died at 10:25 a.m. Saturday at Lakeside Health Care Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker. Her husband, George Kaffenberger Sr., died in 1979.
Survivors include a son, George Kaffenberger Jr. of Alexandria; brothers, Frank Harrison of Grants Lick, Raymond Harrison of Newport and Junior Harrison of Butler; a sister, Hilda Mattingly of Butler; a niece, Garnet Heitmeier of Butler, who took care of Mrs. Kaffenberger; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: Alexandria Cemetery.
Daniel Ray Link, 55, of Williamstown, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center of Grant County, Williamstown. He was a retired truck driver with McLean Trucking Co. and a member of Antioch Church of Christ, Corinth. He also was an Army veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Maggie Mae Link of Williamstown; sons, Timothy James Link of Williamstown and Joseph Daniel Link of Mercer, Pa.; his mother, Irene Simpson Link of Williamstown; and brothers, Donald Gene Link, Thomas Jefferson Link and Jeffrey See Link, all of Williamstown, and Darrell Leigh Link of Crittenden.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, Corinth. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Joseph Lunsford, 87, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a yard foreman with Rose Brothers, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Valencia Lunsford; sons, Chet Heart and Kevin Heart, both of Florence, and Steven Heart of Independence; daughters, Cynthia Brooker of Frankfort, Renae Martin of Florence and Sheila Popp of Kingsport, Tenn.; a brother, Charles "Buck" Lunsford of Elsmere; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, P. O. Box 182039, Dept. 13, Columbus, Ohio 43218; or American Diabetes Association, P. O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
LeRoy Mains Sr., 63, of Camp Springs, died at 9 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired employee of Federal Reserve Bank, Cincinnati, and a volunteer chaplain with the Kentucky Prison Ministry. He was a volunteer fireman with the Camp Springs Volunteer Fire Department and a member of First Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include his wife, Alice L. Mains; sons, LeRoy Mains Jr. of Camp Springs and Matthew Mains of Erlanger; daughters, Cindy Schmidt and Martha Rarrieck, both of Camp Springs, Lorena Smart of Florence and Melissa Pratt of Alexandria; a brother, Raymond Mains of Harlingen, Texas; a sister, Edna Eckert of Melbourne; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church Prison Ministry, 104 Washington St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Opal Brown McGuire, 74, of Warsaw, died at 10:50 a.m. Saturday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a retired employee of Duro Bag Co., Richwood.
Survivors include a son, William Harvey of Virginia; a daughter, Sandra Clifton of Sparta; three grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Henrietta C. Penick, 86, of Erlanger, died Saturday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was an airplane inspector with Wrights Co. and during World War II.
Survivors include her husband, Buford H. Penick; a son, Hank Penick of Owenton; daughters, Betty Jane Connors of Valparaiso, Ind., and Peggy Gilbert of Erlanger; brothers, Raymond Kampe of Medford, Mass., and Robert Kampe of Germany; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Lillie Mae Perkins, 81, of Berry, died Saturday at her home. She was a retired inspector with Jockey International and a member of Berry Christian Church. Her husband, Theodore Perkins, died in 1972.
Survivors include sons, Theodore Perkins of Marion, Ohio, Daniel Ren Perkins of Atlanta, Kiplin Perkins of Hague, Netherlands, and Randy Allen Perkins of Paris; a sister, Janet Lola Williams of Georgia; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Berry Christian Church, Highway 1032, Berry, Ky. 41003.
William Pitzer, 86, of Alexandria, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a salesman with Provi dent Camera Co.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Pitzer of Alexandria; a daughter, Joyce Costa of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dorothy "Dottie" Rogers, 63, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
William R. Rossow, 75, of Cold Spring, died at 1:35 a.m. Saturday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. He was a retired transportational manager with Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, and past president of the church council of St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. He was an honorary member of the National Industrial Transportation League and a member of the American Society of Traffic and Transportation. He also was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Seibert Rossow; sons, William B. Rossow of New York, C. Denis Brigance of Powell, Ohio, Capt. Jonathan Rossow of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and Mathew Rossow of Cincinnati; a daughter, Adele Rossow of Cincinnati; stepdaughters, Christie Dunn of Springboro, Ohio, and Marcia Lewis of Albuquerque; sisters, Donna Gearhart of Niles, Mich., and Betty Kantz of Edwardsburg, Mich.; a brother, James E. Rossow of Charlotte, N.C.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, and from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, 415 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Aurelia Lopez Salazar, 95, of Edgewood, died at 8 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Alberto Salazar, and daughter, Guadalupe Gomez, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Rev. Alberto Salazar, Jesus Salazar and Antonio Salazar, all of Guadalajara, Mexico, and Vincente Salazar of Union; daughters, Margarita Gonzales of Guadalajara, Socorro Ramirez of Edgewood and Maria Caballero of Los Angeles; a sister, Maria Ruiz De Belasco of Guadalajara; 38 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Alice Frances Hamon Salmons, 73, of Independence, died Saturday at home.
She was a homemaker and a seamstress. Her husband, John Salmons, and a son, Timmy Wayne Salmons, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Henry Michael Patrick and James Earl Crum, both of Independence, William Ray Griffin of Indio, Calif., Phillip Galen Salmons of Ludlow and David Salmons of Richwood; daughters, Ollie Frances Reese of Edgewood, Lucille Caple of Hebron, Nancy Jane Pennington of Crittenden, Brenda Isles and Judy Ruark, both of Taylor Mill, and Susan Harmon of Corinth; sisters, Evelyn Holt of Alabama, Eileen Mae Ockerman of Corinth, Joan Ruth Dunaway of Erlanger and Norma Louise McKinney of Florida; brothers, Gary Lee Hamon of Falmouth, Robert Leland Hamon of Berry, Jack Earl Hamon of Union and Ronnie Earl Hamon of Corinth; 28 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Mary Ellen Schmidt, 89, of Hebron, died at 4:45 a.m. today at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Christine Havicus Sebree, 81, of Latonia, died Saturday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Gwendolyn Shryock Taylor, 78, of Owenton, died at 2:50 p.m. Saturday at Owenton Manor. She was a retired social worker with the Kentucky Cabinet for Human Resources, a former elementary school teacher in Grant County and a member of Bethany Baptist Church, Grant County. Her husband, Russell E. Taylor, died in 1990.
Survivors include a brother, Broadus Shryock of Owenton; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Grant County. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Corey James Tierney, son of Tonya and Brad Tierney of Cincinnati, was stillborn Saturday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a brother, Dylan Tierney, at home; and grandparents, James and Jeanetta Steely of Dayton, Bob Tierney of Erlanger, and Rita and Fritz Reisz of Newport.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Kelly Joe Wainscott, 27, of Williamstown, died Saturday on Ky. 22 East in Owen County. He was an employee of Epperson Waste Disposal in Williamstown, and was a member of Owenton VFW and Eagle Creek Road and Gun Club.
Survivors include his parents, Frankie and Janet Peak Wainscott; brothers, David Wainscott of Corinth, Mark Wainscott of Beechwood, Steven Peak of Hesler, Buddy Wainscott of Owenton and Bryan Jones of Owenton; and grandmother, Jessie Peak of Owenton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Cathy Lynn Wood, 33, of Covington, died at 6 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include a daughter, Flicia Wood of Independence; her parents, William and Eva Wood of Covington; sisters, Linda Kitte, Vickie Gillespie and Cindy Doane, all of Independence, Sheila Moore of Latonia, Julie Hackney of Ludlow and Ann Wells of Covington; and a brother, William Wood Jr. of Covington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
