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Date of these obituaries: 08-27-2001
Frances Kemen, dedicated to Holy Cross Church
Frances H. Kemen lived her entire life within walking distance of Holy Cross Church in Latonia.
But the reasons she dedicated her life to the school run much deeper: Mrs. Kemen's grandfather owned the farm on which the church was built.
And when the church added a high school in 1924, Mrs. Kemen enrolled and was a member of the third graduating class in 1926.
Ms. Kemen's childhood home often received visits from the church's nuns, who would come to use the phone, since they didn't have one of their own.
"She couldn't help growing close to the people at Holy Cross. She absolutely loved that church, " said Marian Mayhall, a daughter from Georgetown, Ohio. "There was no question where her kids were going to school."
Mrs. Kemen, 91, of Latonia, died Sunday at Rosedale Nursing Home in Latonia. She was a retired seamstress with H&S; Pogue Co., Cincinnati. At Holy Cross, she was a member of the Holy Cross Alumni Association.
Her husband, Herbert W. Kemen Sr., died in 1972. A son, Herbert F. Kemen, died in 1995. A daughter, Jo Ann Wiechman, died in 2000.
Mrs. Kemen's love for Holy Cross only grew as she got older, her daughter said. In June of 1932, she and her parents drove by car to Kansas City, Mo., to pick up the church's fifth pastor, Father Louis Rieter, who held the post for more than 30 years.
Mrs. Mayhall said her mother's sewing also was legendary in Latonia, and many of her designs went promptly to charities at Holy Cross. Family members and friends also wore her outfits.
"Until high school, me and my sisters never bought clothes in a department store, " Mrs. Mayhall said.
Other survivors include a brother, Ralph Vieth of Fort Mitchell; 17 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross High School, 3617 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Robert T. Bell, 52, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Christine Hughes Burns, 71, of Turners Station, died Sunday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton.
She was a homemaker and a member of English Baptist Church. She was a former volunteer leader, secretary, treasurer, vice president and president of the Carroll County 4-H Council, and was honored many times by the state and national 4-H.
She was a former director and chairwoman of the Carroll County Farm Bureau Women's Division, and a former secretary and member of the board of the Carroll County Hospital Board of Trustees.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth E. Burns; a daughter, Paula Blackburn of Turners Station; sons, Kenneth G. Burns of Worthville, Anthony G. Burns of Gainesville, Ga., and Jeffrey D. Burns, Dennis H. Burns and Earl Wayne Burns, all of Turners Station; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Dolly Ackman Caldwell, 87, of Williamstown, died Saturday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
She was a homemaker and a member of Williamstown Christian Church. Her husband, Raymond Caldwell, preceded her in death.
There are no immediate survivors.
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 Mason Cemetery.
Ruby Nell Philpot Cutter 76, of Petersburg, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired secretary with Skilcraft Sheet Metal Inc., Burlington, and Linkbelt in Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence Erving Cutter; a daughter, Belinda Ann Buckler of Petersburg; a son, Jeffrey B. Cutter of Petersburg; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Boone County Public Library, 7425 U.S. 42, Florence, Ky. 41042.
George Doerman, 73, of Lumberton, N.C., formerly of Fort Mitchell, died at 10:40 p.m. Friday at his home.
He was a retired architect and a member of St. Francis of Desales Church, Lumberton.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann Doerman; his mother, Ursula Doerman of Independence; and six grandchildren.
Services were this morning at St. Francis of Desales Church, Lumberton.
Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, handled local arrangements.
Grace Marie Lashinsky, 87, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Crescent Springs Church of God. Her husband, Carl Lashinsky Sr., died in 1977.
Survivors include a son, Carl W. Lashinsky Jr. of Elsmere; a sister, Alene Newstrom of Donora, Pa.; stepbrothers, Louis Emeola and Barry Emeola, both of Salem, Ohio; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Crescent Springs Church of God. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Crescent Springs Church of God, 2500 High St., Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Jewell Wise Lathrem, 98, of Owenton, died Friday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton.
She was a homemaker and a member of Old Cedar Baptist Church, Owenton. Her husband, Samuel L. Lathrem, died in 1977. A stepson, Ottis Lathrem, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Ray Lathrem of Harrodsburg; a daughter, Joyce Ann Lathrem, at home; four brothers, five sisters, seven grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great-grandchildren and two great-great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Monterey Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Old Cedar Baptist Church, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Ian James LeForce, 19, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, of injuries suffered in an auto accident.
He was a auto reclamation worker with All-State Auto Recovery and a member of Highland Hills Baptist Church, Fort Thomas. He established a local car and truck club.
Survivors include his parents, John and Karen LeForce of Fort Thomas; a brother, Chad LeForce of Fort Thomas; and grandparents, John Zinkhon of Crestview, and Michael and Phyllis Kappes of Alexandria.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Clyde E. Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary, 1305 Germany Road, Frankfort, Ky. 40601.
Mary Emily Lindeman, 4, of Ludlow, died Saturday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her parents, Sally Puckett and William Lindeman, both of Ludlow; a brother, Chuck Lindeman of Ludlow; and grandparents, John and Mary Ann Puckett of Ludlow, and William and Jean Lindeman of West Covington; and great-grandmother, Catherine Blanton of Covington.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital, Hematology and Oncology Dept., Mary Emily Lindeman Research Fund, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Kylie Marie Murphy, 13 days, daughter of Mark Edward and Stacey Marie Murphy of Florence, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, John and Donna Murphy of Florence and Mark and Pattie Raley of Englewood, Ohio; and great-grandparents, Ruth Busick of Cincinnati and Jerry and Rosemary Ulrich of Englewood.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Mary Newton, 77, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Ida Mae Hill Reed, 92, of Covington, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Suzann K. Reed, 52, of Carrollton, died Friday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of the American Legion post in Alexandria.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Reed; daughters, Kelly Metcalf of Whitestown, Ind., Tracey Sim and Kristie Leake, both of Greenwood, Ind.; her father, Henry Andrews of Noblesville, Ind.; a sister, Bonnie Tepee of Indianapolis; a brother, David Andrew of Sebring, Fla.; and nine grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in Veterans Cemetery, Madison, Ind.
Mabel Webster Schneider, 86, of Lakewood, N.J., formerly of Covington, died Friday at Medi Center of America, Lakewood.
She was a retired employee of Bankers Trust in New York City. Her husbands, Albert Brekenridge Clifton, James Costagliola and Samuel Schneider, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Donald Clifton of Long Island, N.Y., and Arthur Costagliola of Bonita Springs, Fla.; a daughter, Nancy Legiec of Brick, N.J.; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Glencoe Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Laurelton Funeral Home, Brick, N.J.
Memorials are suggested to Caring Hospice, 102 Gaither Drive, Suite 2, Mount Laurel, N.J. 08054.
Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
Joseph J. Waters, 91, of Bellevue, died at 11:12 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired postal clerk with the U.S. Postal Service in Newport, a member of the Holy Name Society at Sacred Heart Church in Bellevue and a former Scoutmaster. His wife, Inez Bihl Waters, died in 1998.
Survivors include daughters, Marilyn Appiarius of Bellevue, Eileen Ampfer of Highland Heights and Kathleen Daines of Fort Thomas; sons, Michael Waters of Southgate, Thomas Waters of Bellevue, Paul Waters of Cold Spring and Dennis Waters of Fort Thomas; 22 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Elmer B. Yocum, 81, of Carrollton, died Saturday at his home.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. His wife, Liza Mae Yocum, died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, Donald Ryan Yocum and Charles Robert Yocum, both of Carrollton, and Wilbur Earl Yocum of Louisville; a bother, C. E. "Cookie" Yocum of Carrollton; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, Carrollton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Memorials are suggested to Open Door Baptist Church Building Fund, Carrollton, Ky. 41008 or to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Samuel Harvey Zulager, 85, of Grants Lick, died Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights.
He was a retired foundry worker for the Martin Foundry, Covington, a member of the American Legion, Camp Springs, and a World War II veteran of the Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Margery Zulager of Grants Lick; daughters, Kathy Estes of Troy, Ohio, Marcia Neudigate of Gallatin, Tenn., and Sandy VonHagen of Williams-burg, Ohio; son, John Gregory Zulager of Erlanger; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling the arrangements.
