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Date of these obituaries: 10-29-2001
Paul Vernon Harris, respected educator
An educator for many years, Paul Vernon Harris ended his career teaching inmates at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, Oldham County.
"He enjoyed working with them. He didn't ask why they were there, only how he could help them be better once they were on the outside, " said his wife of 57 years, Virginia Lowry Harris.
"He taught them how to do architectural, mechanical and graphical work. Some of these inmates, with his help, built outdoor shelters and a model of the complex that is still there to this day. He respected them and they respected him."
Mr. Harris, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. He was 79.
In 1989, Mr. Harris was recognized for his work with the inmates with the Secretary's Award for Outstanding Service from the Kentucky Corrections Cabinet.
Born in Russellville, Mr. Harris attended the University of Miami in Florida and later became a teacher with a West Miami, Fla. junior high school and a coordinator of vocational education with South Miami-Dade County, Fla.
The Harrises moved back to Kentucky in the early 1970s where Mr. Harris owned the Western Auto Store in Carrollton from 1973-1982 before becoming an inmate instructor.
A community leader, Mr. Harris led the charge to convert Carrollton's old Coca-Cola plant into a senior citizen's home. He also was a member of Carrollton Masonic Lodge No. 134, a past president of the Carrollton Rotary Club and former chairman of the Carrollton Housing Authority. He was a past president of the Carrollton Merchants Association, former chairman of the Urban Renewal and Development Board in Carrollton and a member of the Scottish Rite. He was an Army Air Corps veteran.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Matthew Alexander Harris of Lexington; a sister, Louise Pedigo of Franklin; and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Paul Keith Harris.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton.
Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday.
Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Tony Albert Alessandro, 89, of Villa Hills, died Saturday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a manager with IGA Food Service.
Survivors include brothers and sisters.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at San Antonio Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Cecilia Anna Lepping Ewald, 92, of Fort Wright, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a former member of St. Jude Church, Cincinnati, and the church's Rosary-Altar Society.
Survivors include her husband, Carl L. Ewald; a son Carl C. Ewald of Leesburg, Va.; and two granddaughters.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Jude Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in New St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Church, 5924 Bridgetown Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45248. Rebold, Rosenacker & Sexton Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Lucille M. Rosenstiel-Gullet, 74, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of First Church of Christ, Burlington.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Gullett of Florence; daughters, Brenda Tummons of Burlington and Patti Ballenger of Lexington; sons, David Rosenstiel of Hebron and Jeff Rosenstiel of Fort Thomas; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Lorna Hamilton, 86, of Hebron, died at 2:20 p.m. Saturday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Crescent Springs Baptist Church. Her husband, Arthur Hamilton, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Ronald E. Phillips of Hebron; a sister, Grace Augur of Whitehouse Point, Fla.; three grandchildren and five great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Ellis Hoskins, 52, of California, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a color matcher with Sun Chemicals, Cincinnati, and a Vietnam War veteran. His wife, Sandra Lynn Means Hoskins, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, Christopher Hoskins of California; a daughter, Lori Cooper of Bellevue; his father, Dewey Hoskins Jr. of California; brothers, Edward Hoskins of Peach Grove, Joe Hoskins of Ubstadt, Germany, and Johnny Hoskins of Dry Ridge; sisters, Joyce Crowder of Cali fornia and Virginia Faulkner of Dayton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Red Cross, 59 Carothers Road, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Jean Childers Houchins, 68, of Cincinnati, died Saturday at New England Club of Cincinnati. She was a member of Open Door Baptist Church, Cincinnati. Her husband, Billy B. Houchins, died in 1993.
Survivors include daughters, Peggy King and Sandra K. Hicks, both of Cincinnati; sisters, Phyllis Hay of Maysville and Ernestine Farrand of Dayton, Ohio; a brother, Sidney Childers of Dayton, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Madonna L. Jacks Klein, 64, of Fort Mitchell, died at 6:20 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a part-time administrative clerk with the American Red Cross, Cincinnati, and a member of the St. Therese Church choir in Southgate and Beechwood High School Band Boosters.
Survivors include her husband, Paul L. Klein; daughters, Michelle Romito of Florence, Melanie Wieck of Villa Hills, Madonna Gieske of Fort Mitchell, Monica Klein of Guadalajara, Mexico, and Marie Gigliotti of Edgewood; a son, Paul J. Klein of Fort Mitchell; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to National Centre for Padre Pio, 2213 Old Route 100, Barto, Pa. 19504, or Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Robert Reehill, 40, of Verona, died Thursday in Louisville. He was a delivery driver and a Navy veteran of the Persian Gulf War.
Survivors include a son, Robert Alan Reehill of New Mexico; his father, William E. Reehill of Verona; sisters, Jennifer Reehill of Verona, Cheryl M. Reehill of Chimacum, Wash., Susan L. Reehill and Carol A. Mesford, both of Tacoma, Wash.; and a brother, Bill Reehill of Covington.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Lucille M. Rosenthiel-Gullett, 74, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Burlington First Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Gullett; daughters, Brenda Tummons of Burlington and Patti Ballenger of Lexington; sons, David Rosenthiel of Hebron and Jeff Rosenthiel of Fort Thomas; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Charles C. Scheid, 84, of Bromley, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired shift foreman with the Kenton County Sanitation District, a former Bromley police officer and a member of the Bromley Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Nellie Botkin Scheid; a son, Rick Scheid of Hamilton, Ohio; daughters, Paula Doerger of Cincinnati and Janet Keith of Mount Orab, Ohio; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Bromley Fire Department, 226 Boone St., Bromley, Ky. 41016.
Mary Lou Shears, 70, of Independence, died Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Ann Church, Covington. Her husband, Raymond R. Shears, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, Raymond C. Shears of Erlanger and Martin J. Shears of Independence; daughters, Rosana Marie Ruthruff of Covington and Tina Morris of Erlanger; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Dorothy M. Spicer, 74, of Fort Thomas, died at 8:10 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired insurance clerk with Lincoln Income. Her husband, Theodore Edwin Spicer III, died in 1999. A son, Theodore E. Spicer IV, died in 1992.
Survivors include a son, Tom L. Spicer of Highland Heights; daughters, Deborah J. Buechel of Bellevue and Denise A. Justice of Fort Thomas; a sister, Evelyn Bradley of Malabar, Fla.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Church United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. Entombment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Christ Church United Church of Christ, 15 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Frank Sprague, 78, of Independence, died Oct. 22 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired draftsman with the Kroger Co. and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sons, Joseph Sprague of Covington and Ken Sprague of Bethel, Ohio; daughters, Terry Rudolph of Independence, Jerry Carr of Covington and Kim Burns of Batavia, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Bonnie Rose of Anderson, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. Pruitt Funeral Home, Lexington, is handling arrangements.
Roberta Taylor, 78, of Newport, died at 10:40 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired bookkeeper with R. A. Heller Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Edwin Lee Clark of Southgate; a daughter, Pat Fitzwater of Newport; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Gardnersville Cemetery.
Josephine Sowder Underwood, 80, of Dry Ridge, died at 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Marcus Crooked Creek Baptist Church, Grant County. Her husband, Wesley Underwood, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, William Morehead of Florida; a daughter, Barbara Rudder of Zephyrhills, Fla.; brothers, Kenneth Sowder of Jessamine County and Emerson "Pete" Sowder of Williamstown; sisters, Wanda Mae Colley of Waycross, Ga., Joyce Palmer of Willington, Del., and Emma Jean Beckham of Williamstown; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday.
Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Memorials are suggested for the Josephine S. Underwood Memorial Fund, in care of Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P. O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Thelma Jean Webb, 55, of Independence, died at 6:33 p.m. Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Laverta Young, 77, of Erlanger, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
