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Date of these obituaries: 12-04-2001
Raymond Ruschman, dad to 10
Raymond Ruschman, a resident of Newport for more than 40 years, died Saturday at 8:45 a.m.
The retired mechanic and avid bowler was 80.
Mr. Ruschman had 10 children - six boys and four girls - with his wife of 55 years, Rita Wolfzorn Ruschman.
"I didn't mind having 10 children with a husband like Ray, " Mrs. Ruschman said. "He was a great father and a great husband. He did it all."
A teen living in Campbell County during the Great Depression, Mr. Ruschman went to work instead of high school, cutting grass and working at a gasoline station until World War II.
It was a work ethic he kept up for a lifetime, his wife said, retiring after 37 years with Neltner Oil Co. in Newport.
"He did everything he could. He'd work at night and then come home and help with the children, " Mrs. Ruschman said. "He'd join bowling leagues and be the league secretary so he wouldn't have to pay for it. Anything to bring home a little more money."
Mr. Ruschman kept bowling even after diabetes claimed the toes on his right foot in the mid-1980s.
"The boys made him a special shoe, and he kept right on bowling, " his wife said. "He'd bowl five nights a week."
A U.S. Army veteran of World War II who fought in Europe, Mr. Ruschman was a member of American Legion Post 11 and Holy Spirit Parish, both in Newport.
In addition to his wife, Rita Wolfzorn Ruschman, he is survived by six sons, Ken Ruschman of Newport, Greg Ruschman of Alexandria, Bernie Ruschman of Erlanger, Joe Ruschman of Southgate and Ron Ruschman and Mark Ruschman, both of Highland Heights; four daughters, Joyce Kidney of Newport, Paula Kremer of Alexandria and Rose Geiman and Gail Kalinyak, both of Cold Spring; a brother, Paul Ruschman of Fort Thomas; two sisters, Leona Musk of Newport and Rita Mae Hudson of Dayton; 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A grandson, Jimmy Geiman Jr., died in a wreck near his Cold Spring home in November 2000. He was 16.
Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today and at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Memorials are suggested to the Jimmy Geiman Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, 4 Brightwood Drive, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076 or to the American Diabetes Association.
Alice Anna Bonar, 81, of Florence, formerly of Crittenden, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired clerk for the Boone County Public Library.
Survivors include her husband, Lou Bonar; daughters, Martha Moore of Falmouth and Cindy Gamble of Florence; sons, George Bonar of Bedford, Texas, and John Bonar of Dresden, Texas; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of Christ, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to First Church of Christ, 6080 Camp Ernst Road, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Sherman Church of Christ, 1055 Sherman-Mount Zion Road, Grant County, Ky.
Gloria Dell Boone, 79, of Latonia, died at 3:57 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Lucille Evelyn Botkin, 85, of Latonia, died Sunday at her home.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, George R. Botkin, died in 1969.
Survivors include her son, Thomas Botkin of Covington; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Carrie Newkirk Bradbury, 97, of Butler, died Sunday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. She was a former homemaker and cafeteria worker for Butler High School, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Demossville, and Second 12-Mile Baptist Church, Butler. Her husband, Henry Bradbury, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her sons, Stanley Bradbury and Larry Bradbury, both of California; a daughter, Johanna Bradbury of California; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Second 12-Mile Baptist Church, Highway 154, Butler, Ky. 41006.
Willeen Chapman, 64, of Covington, died Friday at her home.
She was a homemaker and former employee of Rosedale Manor, Latonia. Her husband, Charles Chapman, died in 1995.
Survivors include her son, Robert Chapman of Seattle, Wash.; daughters, Donna Younger of Dayton, Willeen Rice of Gardnersville and Samantha Chapman of Covington; brothers, William Davis of Leigh High Acres, Fla., and Charles Davis of Covington; a sister, Beverly McKenzie of Newport; her companion, Gary Ponder of Covington; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Betty Jo Daniel, 74, of Taylor Mill, died at 11:22 a.m. Sunday at Mary Rose Mission, Covington. She was a retired factory worker for RCA, Norwood, Ohio, and a retired sales clerk at Frank's Nursery and Crafts, Latonia, and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Latonia. Her husband, Donald Daniel, died in 1996.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Mary Rose Mission, 1543 Russell St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Nellie Dietz, 94, of Ludlow, died Monday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia. She was a retired typist for Address-O-Graph Co., Cincinnati, and was a member of Ludlow Christian Church, Ludlow Senior Citizens and Ludlow Grandmother's Club.
Survivors include her daughters, LaVera M. Peters of Brookville, Ind., and Selma L. Chipman of Dayton, Ohio; a son, William C. Dietz of Cincinnati; 10 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Lela Dunn, 91, of Bromley, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Cheryl Margaret Fry, 51, of Burlington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints, Lakeside Park a Multiple Sclerosis support group.
Survivors include her husband, William Fry of Burlington; sons, Jason Fry of Crittenden, Jared Christian Fry of Covington and Jonathan Isreal Fry and Joshua Anderson Fry, both of Burlington; daughters, Jayna Linn Fry of Warsaw and Jillian Lovena Fry of Burlington; father, Robert C. Garrison of Lebanon, Ohio; sisters, Kathy Woodson of Lebanon and Teresa Eichel of Fort Atkinson, Wisc.; a brother, Robert James Garrison of Lebanon; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Miami Valley Memorial Gardens, Centerville, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Multiple Sclerosis Society National Programs, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 236, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Shelby Lee Funk, 80, of Florence, died Monday Woodspoint Geriatric Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Carl Thomas Harris Sr., 75, of Cincinnati, formerly of Mentor, died at 4:22 p.m. Sunday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Mount Airy Campus, Cincinnati. He was a retired truck driver for Charles Danbury Co., Williamsburg, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Fields Harris of Cincinnati; a daughter, Sharon Sanders of Batavia, Ohio; a son, Thomas Harris of Springfield, Mo.; a stepdaughter, Dorothy Middleton of Cincinnati; a stepson, Gary Middleton of Deer River, Minn.; brothers, James Harris of Austin, Texas, and Robert Harris of Los Angeles; a sister, Virginia Restemeyer of Philadelphia, Pa.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp- Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor.
Frederick W. Hoffman, 90, of Middletown, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Monday at Middletown Regional Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Evelyn Mary Lehmkuhl, 97, of Fort Wright, died at 3:20 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Aloysius Lehmkuhl, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her son, Donald Lehmkuhl of Union; daughters, Vivian Wordeman of Covington and Marion Gibson of Fort Wright; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:25 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling the arrangements.
Elizabeth Lovell Baird Littrell, 92, of Owenton, died Sunday at New Horizons Medical Center, Owenton. She was a retired director of personnel for the Owen County School System and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church. Her husband, Robert H. Littrell, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her nephews, George Littrell Jr. of St. Petersburg, Fla., Reuben Littrell of Shepherdsville and William Gayle Littrell and Charles Dale Littrell, both of Owen County; nieces, Ann K. Bush of Owenton, Nancy Kahmann of Florence and Anita Speedback of Jacksonville, Fla.; and sisters-in-law, Ruby Littrell of St. Petersburg and Frances Kemper of Florence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Owenton First Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery.
Lewis Marcum, 80, of Taylor Mill, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Ruth Nelburn, 87, of Dry Ridge, died today at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Julia Oehrle, 8, of Cold Spring, died at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Steven D. Poynter, 52, of Maysville, died at 12:59 p.m. Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
He was an antique dealer.
Survivors include his wife, Patty McNeilan Poynter of Maysville; daughters, Stephanie Poynter of Baskins Ridge, N.J., and Amber Poynter at home; parents, Morris Douglas Poynter and Crecia Helphenstine Poynter, both of Maysville; a brother, Morris D. Poynter Jr. of Maysville; and sisters, Mella LeMaster of Lewis County, Mary Hicks of Paris and Debbie Neff of Aberdeen, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Baptist Cemetery, Maysville.
James E. Robinson, 57, of Highland Heights, died at 11:15 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired sales manager for General Electric, Blue Ash, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Teri Toner Robinson of Highland Heights; daughters, Christine Lavin and Rebecca Hennigan, both of Fort Thomas; mother, Marie Robinson of Bellevue; sisters, Kathy Hoffstedder of Fort Thomas and Nancy Schadler of Glendale, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 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. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Albert Torline, 87, of Taylor Mill, died at 11 a.m. Sunday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
He was the retired owner and operator of Torline's Meats, Covington, a member of Disabled American Veterans and VFW, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth David Torline of Taylor Mill; a son, David Torline of Green Hills, Ohio; daughters, Shirley Cleversley of Las Vegas, Nev., Cindy Lyttle of Batesville, Ind., and Joyce Mitchell of South Covington; 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Anthony Church, 485 Grand Ave., Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Jay Stanley Utz, 73, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a purchasing agent for Sheraton Gibson Hotel, a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Florence. A son, Jefferson Utz, died in 1984.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Utz of Florence; a daughter, Rebecca Sue Griffin of Broadhead; sons, Michael Utz of Union, David Utz of Taylor Mill and Douglas Utz of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Grace Episcopal Church. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Grace Episcopal Church Building Fund, 7111 Price Pike, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Rose H. Walker, 94, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of First Church of Christ, Burlington. Her husband, John L. Walker, and a son, Ronald Chinn, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her friends, Lovine Denny of Burlington and Mary L. Rose of Florence.
Graveside services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Beverly Thelma Williams, 68, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a manager at Children's Palace and a member of Crescent Springs Church of God. Her husband, John Williams, died in 1983.
Survivors include her daughters, Dawn Ehner of Taylor Mill and Nancy Wilson and Susan Ward, both of Florence; sons, John L. Williams, Greg Williams, Brad Williams and Ron Yarnall, all of Florence; brothers, Tim Bergler of Loveland, Ohio, and Charles Bergler of Ocala, Fla.; and 14 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Florence Church of God. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
