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Date of these obituaries: 10-01-2001
Rev. Monsignor Hickey, 81, diocese chancellor
Rev. Monsignor Edward Thomas Hickey spent virtually his entire life serving the Catholic church and its followers.
"He knew even before he went to high school that he wanted to be a priest, " said Monsignor Hickey's sister, Mary Hickey of Fort Wright. "His life turned out the way he had planned it as a youngster."
Monsignor Hickey, 81, of Fort Thomas, former chancellor of the Diocese of Covington and former pastor of Mother of God Church in Covington, died at 12:25 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Mrs. Hickey said the boyhood death of Monsignor Hickey's older brother may have inspired his decision to devote his life to the church. "Edward was 11 when our brother James died of spinal meningitis at age 12, " she said. "They had been very, very close.
"Edward never said why he decided at such an early age to become a priest, but the death of James might have had an effect. As soon as Edward finished high school, he went right into the seminary."
Monsignor Hickey was ordained in 1945 and served as an assistant pastor until he was named the spiritual director of Newport Central Catholic High School in 1947.
In 1955, he became the defender of the bond with the diocese marriage tribunal and the chaplain at the Sisters of Notre Dame convent in Park Hills.
He was named chancellor of the Diocese of Covington in 1960, and later director of the Diocese of Covington Family Life office.
In 1966, he became the pastor of Mother of God Church, and served in that capacity for 16 years.
He left Mother of God to become the chaplain for the Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker in Walton in 1982, and retired in 1996.
"Everybody thought a lot of his leadership, " said Mrs. Hickey. "He worked very hard at everything he did."
Monsignor Hickey was an opera lover, with a large collection of opera recordings.
Other survivors include a sister, Patricia Hickey Mohr of Edgewood, and nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker, 143 S. Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094; or Pro-Life Commission, Diocese of Covington, 947 Donaldson Road, P.O. Box 18548, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Covington is handling arrangements.
Raymond L. Baker Sr., 64, of Florence, died Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
June Brewster, 83, of Walton, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a former cook and server at Walton-Verona High School and a member of Walton Baptist Church. Her husbands, Theodore Neumeister and Raymond Brewster, died in 1949 and 1997, respectively.
Survivors include a daughter, Norma J. Smith of Clawson, Mich.; a son, Charles E. Neumeister of Cold Spring; a sister, Sophie Anderson of Walton; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Red Cross, 7723 Mall Road, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Edna G. Chalcraft, 94, of Cold Spring, died at 11:45 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a teacher for 45 years in Campbell County, starting in a one-room school in Brent. She taught several years in the Silver Grove system, and was a teacher, librarian and principal in the Newport Schools, from which she retired in 1970. She was a member of Main Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, where she also served as a librarian. Her husband, Walter Chalcraft, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Ruth E. Harris of Cold Spring; and two nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Main Street Baptist Church, Alexandria. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Main Street Baptist Church Library, 306 W. Main St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Martha Farmer, 87, of Newport, died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday at her home.
She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Newport, the Brighton Center Seniors and Northern Kentucky Pacesetters. Her husband, James Farmer Sr., died in 1971, a daughter, Ona Mae Gilbert, died in 1980, and a son, John Farmer, died in 1991.
Survivors include daughters, Dorothy Braun of Covington, Evon Herald of Cold Spring, Kathleen Hartman of Dayton and Sharon Richardson and Karen Farmer, both of Newport; sons, James Farmer Jr. of Newport and Jack Farmer of Alexandria; 24 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Baptist Church, Sixth and Park Streets, Newport, Ky. 41071; or Brighton Center, 741 Central Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Garnet M. Gray, 97, of Highland Heights, died at 2:40 p.m. Thursday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of Summit Church of Christ, Cold Spring. Her husband, Raymond Gray, died in 1979. A son, Lawrence Gray, died in 1986.
Survivors include sons, Thomas B. Gray of Cincinnati, Raymond L. Gray of Alexandria and Robert Z. Gray of Fort Thomas; five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Summit Church of Christ, 6015 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Rosemary A. Stallmeyer Huneke, 82, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died Thursday at Wesley hall Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a former manager for Monarchs Ice Cream Parlor in Latonia and was an honorary Veterans Administration voluntary service representative for the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She was a past president of the ninth district VFW Auxiliary and a member of Simon Kenton American Legion Auxiliary. Her husband, William H. Huneke, died in 1972.
Survivors include sons, Jerome G. Huneke of Bright, Ind., Michael R. Huneke and William H. Huneke, both of Newport; a daughter, Carolyn A. Huneke of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Ralph Fulton VFW Ladies Auxiliary Cancer Aide and Research Fund, 4435 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, Ky. 41018; Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Wesley Hall Recreational Fund, 315 Lilienthal St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45204.
Londa Lee Maurer, 85, of Florence, died Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Burlington Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Charles L. Maurer, died in 1998.
Survivors include daughters, Joy Walton of Burlington and Jill Kelley of Mays Lick; brothers, Bill Jarrell of Burlington and John Jarrell of Gainesville, Fla.; a sister, Mary Matheny of Burlington; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Belleview Baptist Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Burlington Baptist Church, 3031 Washington St., Burlington, Ky. 41005. Mary Bernadette Gebhard Nuxoll, 86, of Elsmere, died Friday at Village Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere. She was a member of Gemma Guild and St. Henry Altar Society. Her husband, Harry Kasper Nuxoll, died in 1989.
Survivors include daughters, Marilyn A. Schutter of Erlanger; a son, Thomas H. Nuxoll of Elsmere; a brother, Gus "Bud" Gebhard of Erlanger; four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses at St. Henry Church.
Sybil June Ritter, 62, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a medical clerk for the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, and a member of Immanuel Church of the Nazarene, Highland Heights.
Survivors include a daughter, Jacqueline Pick of Atlantic Beach, Fla.; brothers, John McCracken and Ted McCracken, both of Middleburg, Fla., and Tony McCracken of Taylor Mill; sisters, Margaret Allen of Blairsville, Pa., Helen Fletcher of Newport, Cathy Hazel of Southgate and Gloria Nicholas of Covington.
Services were this morning at Immanuel Church of the Nazarene. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or Immanuel Church of the Nazarene, 33 Renshaw Drive, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Betty Lou Robinson, 65, of Belle vue, died Sunday at her home.
She was a retired clerk with Disabled American Veterans, Cold Spring, and a member of First Baptist Church of Bellevue and the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. Her husband, Willis Eugene Robinson, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Jackie Clarke of Bellevue; sons, Gary Robinson of Union and Rob Robinson of Wilder; a sister, Shirley Huskins of El Paso, Texas; brothers, Ellis Martin of Indianapolis and George Martin of Cadiz; six grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Robert Spaulding, 86, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Hospice of Blue Ash in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
James L. Stohr, 22, of Covington, died Sunday in Mason County.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Sadelle Johnson Turley, 72, of Sanders, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Sanders Baptist Church. Her husband, Donald Turley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Gordon of Carrollton; a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Sanders Baptist Church, McDaniel St., Sanders, Ky. 41083.
Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
