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Date of these obituaries: 01-22-2002
John Isler, 93, former state representative
John Isler would eventually become a state representative and Democratic Party leader, but he first became known in Covington and Latonia as a "call boy" for the L&N; Railroad Co. in the 1920s.
"He'd knock on the doors of the train men in the mornings to make sure they'd be awake in time to get to work, " said his wife, Mary Jo Isler.
Years later, he'd be known in Kenton County not for knocking on doors, but as a champion for the elderly and a tireless proponent of removing the sales tax from food products.
Mr. Isler, of Florence, died Monday morning at Woodcrest Manor in Elsmere. He was 93.
He represented the 65th district, encompassing Kenton County, from 1956 until 1980. He was dean of the state House of Representatives for 10 years and served on several committees, including judiciary statutes, business and professional and insurance and banking committee. He also was chairman of the enrollment committee for 26 years.
Mr. Isler also was part of a Democratic planning committee that twice brought John F. Kennedy to Northern Kentucky. Kennedy visited Newport and Covington as a presidential hopeful on Oct. 6, 1960, and returned two years later. It was the first Northern Kentucky visit by a sitting president since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938.
Mr. Isler joined the Fraternal Order of Eagles, No. 329, in Covington, at age 18 and later became that organization's president, and later was president of the Dayton Eagles. He also was a member of the Knights of Columbus and was secretary of the Democratic Club of Kenton County for 30 years. He was a graduate of Holmes High School.
Mrs. Isler said she and her husband met as children at St. Patrick's Church on Philadelphia Street in Covington.
"We'd meet at dances and other events as teens, and finally we decided we should just go together, " Mrs. Isler said. They were married
Jan. 28, 1933, in New Richmond, Ohio, she said.
Other survivors include two sons, John J. Isler of Union and William R. Isler of Edgewood; a brother, William Isler of Florence; sisters, Betty Lou Barnes of Erlanger and Jean Meyer of Covington; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Paul J. Bamberger, 83, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Hortense J. Deitsch Beimforde, 94, of Lakeside Park, died at 5:43 a.m. Sunday at St. Margaret Hall, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert E. Beimforde, preceded her in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Margaret Hall, 1960 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Stanley "Butch" Joel Craddock, 60, of Covington, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a mill worker with Interlake Steel Co., Newport, and attended St. Augustine Church, Covington, where he was a volunteer basketball coach and worked in the school cafeteria. He also coached basketball for the Boys Club.
Survivors include his wife, Melva Sexton Craddock; daughters, Kim Craddock of Fort Mitchell and Ami Lang of Falmouth; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Dorothy M. Dotson, 81, of Highland Heights, died at 12:40 a.m. Sunday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 Ladies Auxiliary, Newport, and an associate member of the Fraternal Order of Police. Her husband, George Dotson, died in 1999. A son, Steve Boswell, died in 2000.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Schultz of Wilder; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Sylvia L. Edmondson, 52, of Hebron, died Sunday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a housekeeper at Signature Inn and a member of Burlington Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Edmondson; a son, Brian Edmondson of Hebron; her father, Lee Ogden of Cincinnati; and a brother, Jerry Ogden of House Springs, Mo.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Oak Dale Cemetery, Irvine. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Denny Jones Sr., 84, of Bowling Green, formerly of Walton, died Monday at his home. He was a former employee of Ryan Implement Co., a former relief foreman with Southern Railway and a former manager of Ellis Farm, Walton. He was a member of Walton Christian Church and Grant Lodge No. 85 F&AM, Williamstown.
Survivors include his wife, Loreda Jones; a son, Denny Jones Jr. of Walton; a daughter, Freda Nieman of Bowling Green; a sister, Gertrude Hatfield of Shelbyville, Ind.; four grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. John United Church of Christ in Batesville, Ind., and from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Walton Christian Church, 50 S. Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
Gary Lee Moore, 49, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a machine operator for Art Stamping, Cincinnati, and a press operator with Cincinnati Milacron. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his mother, Georgia Moore of Erlanger; brothers, Robert Moore of Erlanger and Rick Moore of Elsmere; and a sister, Brenda Shaw of Florence.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Lula Morgan, 97, of Owenton, died Sunday at Owenton Manor. She was a homemaker and a member of Salem Baptist Church. Her husband, Harry C. Morgan, died in 1995.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Salem Baptist Church, 115 Robin Drive, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Lou Mullins-Downs, 89, of Verona, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a farmer and homemaker and a member of Family Tabernacle Church of God, Glencoe.
Survivors include a son, D. Paul Mullins of Verona; daughters, Elya Morguson of Verona and Phillis Pruett of Florence; a stepdaughter, Cassie Ballard of Verona; stepsons, Porter Mullins of Verona and Clayton Mullins of Middletown, Ohio; eight grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery, Gallatin County.
Henry G. Nicholas, 58, of Elsmere, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was an upholsterer.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at the convenience of the family at Ocker Funeral Home, Van Buren, Ark. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling local arrangements.
George S. Pink, 98, of Fort Wright, died at 7:10 p.m. Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
He was a photographer at George Pink Photography. His wife, Margaret E. Trunnell Pink, preceded him in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Alberta Lee Robinson, 82, of Burlington, died Saturday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Burlington Baptist Church. Her husband, Frank Robinson, died in 1994. A daughter, Carol Ann Maines, died in 2000.
Survivors include a son, Gary Frank Robinson of Orlando, Fla.; a daughter, Donna Tupman of Burlington; sisters, Laura Ogden of Crescent Springs and Katherine Presnell of Florence; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Burlington Baptist Church, 3031 Washington, P. O. Box 48, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Noah Patrick Westfall, 1, of Cynthiana, died Friday at his home.
Survivors include his parents, Lori Ann Westfall Hutchison of Cynthiana and Jason Matthew Kelley of Paris; sisters, Nona Paige Hutchison and Alisha Lynn Banks; grandparents, Lorna Westfall of Lexington, David Westfall of Harrison County, Ramona Wells Kelley of North Middletown and Mary Sheffield of Cynthiana; and great-grandparents, Carl and Opal Edwards of Bickmore, W.Va., Lucille Westfall of Queen Shoals, W.Va., and Dorothy Wells of Bourbon County.
Services were at noon today at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial was in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
