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Date of these obituaries: 10-18-2001
Charlotte Fisher, 85, ceramics store owner
Charlotte N. Fisher, 85, of Covington, owner of Studio One Ceramics in Elsmere, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She previously owned and operated Villa Fiest Tavern in Taylor Mill and was a founding member of the Oak Ridge Volunteer Fire Department. She was the department's first president.
"Mom always loved helping people, " said Mrs. Fisher's son, Michael Fisher of Independence. "She was a very giving person, always opting to put the needs of everyone before her.
"When teaching and helping students learn the creative and artistic outlet of ceramics, it gave her that opportunity."
Mrs. Fisher's family suffered greatly during World War II, with three of her brothers killed and two others wounded in the war. The Moon Brothers American Legion Post in Independence was named for her brothers.
Mrs. Fisher cared for one of her wounded brothers for 33 years, and, following a separation from her husband, reared three children on her own.
"Mom was an inspiration to the modern day woman, " said Michael. "She went to work to be sure all of us kids had clothes, food and a roof over our heads. That was rarely heard of in the 1950s.
"She taught us the responsibilities of life and the value and joy of sharing it with others."
Other survivors include daughters Patricia Rouster of Covington and Judy Repasy of Cincinnati, two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Highland cemetery in Fort Mitchell. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Linnemann Funeral Home in Erlanger is handling arrangements.
Mary Virginia Barr, 69, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Sherry Hoopengarner, Edith Blake and Sue Blake, all of Carrollton, and Donna Dennis of Walton; sons, Terry Hoopengarner and Mike Hoopengarner, both of Milton, Jerry Hoopengarner of Belleview, Ill., James "Junior" Hoopengarner of Carrollton and Tim Brown of Aurora, Ind.; a sister, Jessie Hensley of Crestwood; a brother, George "Sonny" Wagner of Walton; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Moffett Cemetery, Milton.
Pearly Mae Beighle, 80, of Owenton, died Tuesday at Owenton Manor. She was a homemaker and a member of Piner Baptist Church. A daughter, Janice Johnson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, James L. Beighle; daughters, Peggy Godby of Owenton, Judy Marksberry of Florence, Linda Clark of Independence and Nancy Briscoe of Lawrenceburg; a sister, Faye Laverne Prather of Owenton; brothers, Melvin O'Banion and Alpheus O'Banion, both of Owenton; 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Owenton Manor Activity Fund, Owenton, Ky. 40359; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Thelma A. Campbell, 80, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a cashier with Shillito's department store and a member of New Banklick Baptist Church and Fireman's Ladies Auxiliary, Bellevue. Her husband, Homer Campbell, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a stepson, Jack Campbell of Ohio; sisters, Patricia A. Elliott of Elsmere and Odessa Winget of Yorktown, Va.; a brother, Forrest Webster of Villa Hills; and half-brothers, Danny Webster of Carroll County and David Webster of Glencoe.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Audrey J. Catron, of Crittenden, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a former cook with Bob Evans and Boone Inn, and a former substitute teacher with Piner Elementary. Her husband, Oliver Calvin Catron, died in 1995.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Abercrombie of Williamstown, Crita Abercrombie of Atlanta, Jane Catron of Crittenden and Drinda Joy Kennedy of Union; sons, Richard Colston of Minnesota and Layne "Buddy" Oliver Catron of Crittenden; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Martha Jane Frederick, 80, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her daughter, Judy Frederick of Florence; a son, Ron Norris of Media, Pa.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Robert L. Kelley Jr., 52, of Highland Heights, died at 2:49 p.m. Tuesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was co-owner and operator of Garzelli's Restaurants in Ohio and Kentucky.
Survivors include his sons, Jason Kelley of Covington and Eric Kelley of Newport; a daughter, Megan Kelley of Edgewood; his mother, Carol Kelley of Fort Thomas; a brother, Rick Kelley of Louisville; and a sister, Pamela Gaynier of Southgate, Mich.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 1803 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; Newport Central Catholic Tuition Fund, 13 Carothers Rd., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Josephine Kendall, 76, of Bromley, died Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Geoffrey Scott Klopfer, 49, of Burlington, died of cancer at 7 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He was a pilot with Comair and a member of the Airline Pilots Association.
Survivors include his wife, Donna S. Halfhill Klopfer; daughters, Patricia M. Klopfer and Mary Anne Klopfer, both at home; and parents, Winston S. and Phylis Klopfer of Milford, Ohio.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. CDT Monday at Friends Hill Chapel Cemetery, Chrisman, Ill. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
George Riley Lawhorn, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at his home.
He was a custodial manager with Hyatt Regency in Cincinnati and a member of Beechgrove Baptist Church, Independence.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra L. Bauer Lawhorn; sons, Phillip La whorn of Virginia Beach, Va., Randall Lawhorn of Newport and Kevin Lawhorn of Mason, Ohio; daughters, Teresa Lawhorn of Dayton, Tiffany Havens of Burlington and Pamela Havens of Cincinnati; a stepdaughter, Shawna Fancher of Erlanger; a stepson, Gregory Rodgers of Grants Lick; his mother, Della Lawhorn of Cincinnati; a brother, Frank Lawhorn of Cincinnati; sisters, Nina Fry of Ross, Ohio, Vivian Houston of Cincinnati, Wanda Hotze of Apple Valley, Calif., and Bonnie Neitzel of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and 14 grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Green River Valley Separate Baptist Church, Liberty. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, and from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Green River Valley Separate Baptist Church. Burial will be in Green River Valley Separate Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Leta P. Large Perry, 81, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at her home. She was a baker and an owner of a bakery in Chicago. Her husband, Edward Perry, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Lindsay of Fort Thomas; a son, Thomas E. Perry of Chicago; and a sister, Ruth Thuy.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements.
James Edward Riley, 39, of Corinth, died Tuesday at his home. He was a self-employed carpenter and a member of New Beginnings Church, Corinth.
Survivors include his wife, Patty Crumbley Riley; sons, Matthew Crumbley and Christopher Crumbley, both of Corinth, and Chad Patton of Lexington; his parents, Theo Riley of Covington and Audrey Root of Owenton; brothers, Kenny Hammons and Michael Riley, both of Newport, David Riley of Owenton and Michael Fain of Corinth; sisters, Donna Adkins and Barbara Gilbert, both of Owenton, and Kathy Gruber of Newport.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Robinson Cemetery, Corinth. Memorials are suggested to the family, P. O. Box 315, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Charles S. Rose, 91, of Crescent Springs, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a retired sheet metal worker and upholsterer, and a member of Crescent Springs Church of God. His first wife, Hazel Wilson Rose, died in 1954. A daughter, Edith Lipps, died in 1970.
Survivors include his wife, Arno Adams Rose; a daughter, Jana V. Sowers of Hebron; a son, Edward Rose of Orlando, Fla.; eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Gladys F. Taylor, 89, of Plainfield, Ind., formerly of Taylor Mill, died at 1:08 p.m. Tuesday at Hendricks Com munity Hospital, Danville. She was a homemaker, a member of Plainfield Christian Church and a former member of Latonia Christian Church. Her husband, Hubert Taylor, died in 1979.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Lou Spenton of Plainfield; sons, Robert Allen Taylor of Edgewood and Richard Thomas Taylor of Fairfield, Ohio; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Lucille G. Williams, 94, of Fort Thomas, died at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a retired clerk with Shillito's department store.
Survivors include a son, Donald J. Williams of Bloomington, Ind.; a brother, Lester Gherich of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, with prayers at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Rella Wright, of Crestview Hills, died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Latonia Baptist Church. Her husband, Wilbur Andrew Wright, died in 1977.
Survivors include a daughter, Patsy Bowen of Crestview Hills; and a grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015; or Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Rita C. Steil Ziegler, 80, of Fort Wright, died at 4:10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a retired purchasing agent with Pasquale's Pizzaria, Bellevue, a homemaker, and a member of Brighton Center Seniors, Newport, and the 500 Club of St. Francis de Sales Church, Newport. Her husband, Edward H. Ziegler, died in 1974.
Survivors include daughters, Sylvia Burke of Union, Linda Ziegler of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Jeannine Ravenscraft of Bel Air, Md.; sons, Dr. Vincent E. Ziegler of Fort Mitchell, Edward H. Ziegler of Evergreen, Colo., and Robert P. Ziegler of Mason, Ohio; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Priests of Holy Cross, Indiana Provence, H.C. Development Office, P. O. 765, Notre Dame, Ind., 46556. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
