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Date of these obituaries: 09-06-2001
Sister Mary Noelita, teacher for 62 years
Notre Dame Sister Mary Noelita was an educator for 62 years who loved nothing better in her old age than telling stories to wide-eyed 4- and 5-year-olds at the Julie Learning Center.
"She was a great storyteller for children. That was her main thrust, " said Sister Mary Rose Paula, another Notre Dame nun.
"She was an excellent teacher because of her great love for children."
Sister Mary Noelita died Wednesday at the Sisters of Notre Dame Provincial House in Park Hills. She was 87.
Sister Mary Noelita, formerly Rose Mary Schneider, was born and reared in Newport.
She took her first vows in 1939.
She was an elementary school teacher, principal, consultant and community service worker with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and the dioceses of Covington and Lexington.
Her teaching career included a 16-year stint at St. Agnes Elementary School in Bond Hill.
For three years, she was a library consultant for the Diocese of Covington. "She was friendly, sweet and pleasant very courteous, " said Sister Mary Rose Paula.
"She was a loving person and always willing to pitch in even when she was sick."
Sister Mary Noelita is survived by many nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Provincial House Chapel.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Provincial House.
Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Covington is handling arrangements.
Ilene W. Campbell, 75, of Cold Spring, died at 8:06 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Pentecostal Church, Newport. Her husband, Cecil Campbell, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, John Campbell of Newport; daughters, Donna Cole of Cold Spring and Sherry Stockton of Highland Heights; a brother, Delbert Durham of Florence; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Jacque E. Dault, 78, of Covington, died Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. He was a system analyst with Palm Beach Co. and U.S. Shoe Corp., Cincinnati, a member of Mother of God Church in Covington and a secretary for the Knights of Columbus. He was a World War II veteran. His wife, Thelma Mary Dault, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Richard Allen Dault of Latonia and James Lyle Dault of Elsmere; a daughter, Carolyn M. Fite of Union Township, Ohio; brothers, Paul Marvin Dault of Fort Mitchell and Robert Lyle Dault of Edgewood; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mother of God Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
William R. "Bud" Fightmaster Sr., 85, of Florence, died at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. He was a service technician with Service Repair Co., Latonia, and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Garnetta M. Stewart Fightmaster, died in 1995. A daughter, Pamela J. Baker, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, William R. Fightmaster Jr. of Tigard, Ore., H. Kenneth Fightmaster of West Chester, Ohio, and Gary L. Fightmaster of Florence; daughters, Billie Sue Beiting of Fort Thomas and Patti L. Kessler of Florence; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Neediest Kids of All, P. O. Box 631700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Ella Marie Casey Fuehner, 88, of Fort Mitchell, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Ladies Society, Villa Madonna Benedictine Guild, Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens and Blessed Sacrament Senior Citizens. Her husband, Norbert Fuehner, died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, Theodore W. Fuehner of Edgewood, James G. Fuehner of Independence and Donald N. Fuehner of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; a daughter, Susan Helmer of Florence; 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Villa Madonna Benedictine Guild, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Frank M. Gibson, 69, of Owenton, died Friday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of Beechgrove Baptist Church. His first wife, Missy Stewart, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Jones Gibson; a stepson, John Stanley Jr. of Bedford; a stepdaughter, Janice Stanley of Campbellsburg; brothers, Charlie Gibson and Buddy Gibson, both of Owenton; sisters, Florence Ogden and Mavis Jones, both of Owenton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601.
Raymond P. Griffith, 86, of Maysville, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. He was a farmer. His first wife, Helen Moran Griffith, died in 1986. A daughter, Janice Rae Griffith, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Nina Douglas Griffith; a stepson, Marshall Carpenter of Vienna, Va.; and brothers, Roy B. Griffith of Winchester, Ohio, and Eugene Griffith of Maysville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Carole L. Grob, 63, of Florence, died Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a registered nurse with St. Elizabeth Hospitals.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Grob of Florence; sons, Martin Greene of Florence and Kenneth Greene of Burlington; daughter, Anne Greene of Saharita, Ariz.; stepsons, Donald R. Grob of Anchorage, Alaska, and Daniel L. Grb of Newport; stepdaughters, Deborah Bush of Cincinnati, Diana Davis of Independence and Desiree Hicks of Burlington; sister, Betty Neafus of New Albany, Ind.; 22 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 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.
Bertha Winkle Harper, 84, of Cincinnati and formerly of Pendleton County, died at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Rebecca Gulick Heyob, 35, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a senior accountant with Parking Company of America, Cincinnati, and a member of First Baptist Church, Ludlow, the Ludlow Elementary PTA and the Ludlow/Bromley Swim Club.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas E. Heyob; sons, Matthew Heyob and James Gulick and Nathan Heyob, all of Ludlow; a daughter, Camille Gulick of Ludlow; brothers, Geoff Neville of Lewisburg, N.C., and Jack Gulick of Concord, N.H.; her parents, Edward and Shirley Neville of Park Hills; and grandparents, Edwin and Mathel Crawford of Fort Wright.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Rebecca Heyob Memorial Fund, in care of Guardian Savings Bank, 10 Kyles Lane, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Evelyn Kalb, 74, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
She was a former Florence mayor, a former Florence city councilwoman, an organizer of the annual Florence Y'all Festival and chairwoman of the Aviation Noise Abatement committee. Her husband, Karl Kalb, died in 1969.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Moore of Florence; a granddaughter and one great-grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P. O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368; or American Heart Association, P. O. Box 182039, Dept. 13, Columbus, Ohio 43218.
James L. Marsh, 54, of Florence, was found dead Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Clara Agnes Mayer, 87, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a registered nurse supervisor with Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights, Speers, Booth and Veterans Administration hospitals. She was a member of First Christian Church, Fort Thomas. Her husband, Andrew F. Mayer, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, John Mayer of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Patricia Vogel of Highland Heights; brothers, Burnice Huehls, Harold Huehls and Lloyd Huehls, all of Indianapolis; sisters, Ethel Keeling of Sandusky, Ohio, Lillian Van Horn of Fort Thomas and Faye Yaunt of Jacksonville, Fla.; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Lillian Brooks Meeker, 102, of Newport, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker. Her husbands, Bill Strumpler and Ora Meeker, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include three brothers and two sisters.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday.
Maxine Raleigh, 45, of Newport, died Tuesday at her home. She was a secretary with CJV Reporting Co., Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Raleigh; a son, Robert Jason Raleigh of Newport; brothers, Dewey Henson and Kernie Henson, both of Breathitt County; and sisters, Ruby White and Martha Frances, both of Breathitt County, Gora Watts of Mason, Ohio, and Eliza Frances of Dayton, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Eugene Lee Roberts, 82, of Frankfort, died Wednesday at his home. He was retired from the Cabinet for Families Children fo the state of Kentucky and was a member of Bellepoint Baptist Church, Frankfort.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Walls of Frankfort; daughters, Mary Kay Duncan of Owenton and Melissa Humphrey of Louisville; sister, Liz Grant of Georgetown; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wheatley Masonic Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Owen County Children's Fund.
Myra Brown Sanders, 94, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Consolidated Second Baptist Church, Warsaw.
Survivors include daughters, Elizabeth Brightwell, Sally Richards, Lana Webb, Retha Webb and Patricia Owen, all of Warsaw, and Mary Frances Warner of Cincinnati; a son, Claude Sanders of Carrollton; a stepson, James Sanders of New Liberty; a stepdaughter, Hattie Hill of New Liberty; brothers, William Brown of Warsaw, Rev. Harry Brown and Vernon Brown, both of Cincinnati; 18 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Consolidated Second Baptist Church, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Consolidated Second Cemetery, Warsaw. Memorials are suggested to Consolidated Second Baptist Church, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
June M. Creamer Smith, 68, of Alexandria, died at 8 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Smith Sr.; and sisters, Jewell E. O'Bryan of Fort Thomas and Jo Ann Miller of Independence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Martha Rose Trent, 69, of Evansville, Ind., died of cancer Tuesday at her home. She was a retired instructor with Shane Manufacturing Co., and was a member of the Owls and VFW Auxiliary in Wadesville, Ind., and Widows of Widowers. Her husband, Harry Trent, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Richard Trent of Jasper, Ind.; daughters, Donna O'Brien of Covington, Barb Heldt of Cynthiana and Carol Brinegar of Odon, Ind.; sisters, Sally Blackford of Boonville, Ind., Henrietta Gee of Cynthiana, Mary Cheaney of Evansville, Ind., and Maggie Gentry of Owensville, Ind.; a brother, Vince Seibert of St. Wendel, Ind.; 13 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ziemer Funeral Home, North Chapel, Evansville, followed by services at Holy Redeemer Church in Evansville at 10 a.m. Saturday. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Evansville. Memorials are suggested to Deaconess/Ohio Valley Hospice, 600 Mary St., Evansville, Ind. 47747.
Ruben R. Wilson, 84, of Glencoe, died Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. He was a retired maintenance supervisor with Cardinal Industries in Kettering, Ohio, and a member of Concord Pentecostal Church, Verona, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Nellie G. Wilson; sons, Curnie Wilson of Glencoe, Russell Wilson of Science Hill and Kenneth Wilson of Florence; a daughter, Barbara Lewis of Dry Ridge; a half-brother, James Brewer of Long Island, N.Y.; seven grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
