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Date of these obituaries: 09-07-2001
Jasper 'Jay' Creekmore, 81, the Ludlow 'Can Man'
Jasper C. "Jay" Creekmore, woodworker, welder and longtime Ludlow resident, died at 7:45 a.m. Friday at the home of his daughter, Jerlene Smith in Delhi Township, Ohio. He was 81.
Mr. Creekmore was a member of the Woodcarvers Association, the Ludlow Veterans and the First Baptist Church of Ludlow.
But more Ludlow residents recognized him as the tall, thin man who gathered cans and greeted residents along the streets of the city. In a story in The Kentucky Post in May, Police Lt. Col. Benny Johnson called Mr. Creekmore "an extra set of eyes for the police department." Storekeeper Jim Hater talked about his generous spirit and called him "part of Ludlow." Mr. Creekmore and his wife, Alma, raised their three children in Ludlow. He worked for the Southern Railroad and later was a welder for Ortner Freight for close to 25 years.
"He was a wonderful father, " said his daughter, Jerlene Smith of Cincinnati, adding he was a loving person, quiet and unassuming.
"He would do anything for you. When I was a teen and didn't drive, I liked to go to the skating rink. After working all day, he'd get in the car and get a bunch of us teen-agers and take us out and come back to get us."
He taught his children how to fish. He enjoyed woodcarving and would present hand-carved owls and turtles to family and friends. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in July.
Other survivors include daughters, Dorothy Dee Thomas of Ludlow; son, Roger J. Creekmore of Walton; sisters, Anna Mary Creekmore of Pine KnotKy and Edna Carman of Salina, Kan.; and brother, Willard Creekmore of Peach Grove.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Earl Adolphus Beyersdoerfer, 76, formerly of Covington, died Tuesday in Richmond, Va.
He was a retired engineer for Recto Molded Plastics, Cincinnati, a member of First Evangelical Methodist Church, Covington, a volunteer for the Weekday School of Religion, and a World War II veteran of the Army.
Survivors include his wife, Dora Beyersdoerfer; daughter, Pam McAlister of Richmond; brother, Lester Weaver of Tampa, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Evangelical Methodist Church. Burial will be in Richmond. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Central Va., 7231 Forest Ave., No. 100, Richmond, Va., 23226.
Dan R. DiOrio, 77, of Erlanger, died Friday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Theresa Drown, 83, of California, died at 11:48 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles Drown, died in 1984; three sons also preceded her in death: John Drown in 1988, Tom Drown in 1991, and George Gaffey in 1999.
Survivors include her daughters, Joyce Davis of Highland Heights, Vickie Fecher of Alexandria and Kathy Frommeyer of California; sons, Charles Drown of Green Bay, Wisc., and Charles Gaffey of Elsmere; 21 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Trinett Gloria Foote, 47, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at 6:10 p.m. at Hospice of Cincinnati, Blue Ash.
She was a registered nurse working for Cincinnati Hospitals, a traveling nurse that volunteered in Third World countries, and a contemporary folk artist.
Survivors include her parents, Dr. J.R. Foote Sr. and Gloria Giuliani Foote, both of Fort Wright; and brothers, Dr. J. Robert Foote Jr. of Hebron and John William Foote of Covington.
A memorial Mass will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Sisters of Notre Dame St. Joseph Heights Chapel, Park Hills. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to Trinett Foote's Art Gallery Trust Fund.
Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati, Newport, is handling the arrangements.
Norma Mae Herrington, 66, of Cynthiana, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Shawhan Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Wesley Herrington of Cynthiana; sons, Charles Arnold Herrington and Randall Lee Herrington, both of Cynthiana; daughters, Beverly Mae Herrington and Rita Lynn Stamper, both of Cynthiana; sister, Jessie Richardson of Paris; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Paris Cemetery.
Jack W. Kennedy, 57, of Fort Wright, died at 5:26 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a sales engineer for Modular Computer Corp., Computer City and Hardware House, all of Cincinnati.
Survivors include his sons, Max N. Kennedy and Michael D. Kennedy, both of Fort Wright; brother, Bill Kennedy of Kill Devil, N.C.; sisters, Kay Rose Kenendy and Pam George, both of North Carolina; and ex-wife, Londa Vest Kennedy, at home.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. There will be no visitation.
Louise A. Macke, 97, of Newport and formerly of Fort Mitchell, died Friday at Baptist Convalescence Center, Newport. She was a retired secretary, a member of Blessed Sacrament Altar Society, St. Mary's Lady Society of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens and Benedictine Guild of Madonna Manor.
Survivors include several nieces.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling the arrangements.
Clyde C. Schalck, 87, of Erlanger and formerly of Grant's Lick, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an employee of French Bauer Dairy and a member of Flour Creek Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Belcher Schalck of Erlanger; sons, Lloyd Ray Schalck of Hebron and Stanley L. Schalck of Lexington; sister, Mable Shields of Germantown, Ohio; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Patricia Ann Voulgarelis, 77, of Southgate, died at 2:30 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Steven Voulgarelis, died in 1998.
Survivors include her son, Steven Voulgarelis of Southgate; and a daughter, Mary Hull of Loveland, Ohio.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be in Fares J. Radel Funeral Home and Crematory, Kellogg Avenue, Cincinnati.
Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling the arrangements.
Jerrilee Barringer Wheeler, 69, of Carrollton, died Friday at Norton's Hospital, Louisville. She was a deputy circuit court clerk in Carroll County and a member of the Carrollton Christian Church and Ghent Woman's Club.
Survivors include her husband, William L. Wheeler of Carrollton; daughter, Angie McMahan of Carrollton; son, Jim Wheeler of London; sister, Beth Hutchcraft of Greenfield, Ind.; brother, Todd Barringer of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Carrollton Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, and from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in Moffett Cemetery, Milton. Memorials are suggested to Trust for Life, C/O Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky., 41008.
