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Date of these obituaries: 08-30-2001
Sherry Noakes, showered kindness on kids, others
Sherry Ann Noakes loved kids, holidays and parties.
So Mrs. Noakes wasn't any happier - or helpful - as when all three converged.
A home room mother and dedicated volunteer at Burlington Elementary when her sons attended there, Mrs. Noakes really got busy when a holiday approached.
"She just enjoyed planning parties, anything with kids, making desserts and snacks, " said her husband, Jim. "She volunteered anytime they needed her."
Mrs. Noakes, 48, of Burlington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice in Covington after a three-year battle with cancer. She was 48.
Mrs. Noakes' fondness for holidays wasn't confined to her children's school activities. At Halloween she often made her own costumes and went trick-or-treating with her sons. At Christmas, she made her own wreathes and gave them as presents to teachers at the school, and turned her Gallatin Street home into a holiday showplace.
"She was very particular about how she wanted it done, " her husband said. "People would see her in the store or stop her on the street and say: 'Oh, you're the lady who decorates.' "
Jim Noakes said the kindness that his wife showered on others during her lifetime flowed back to her during her illness. "It's just been overwhelming the amount of help we received since she got sick, " he said.
Mrs. Noakes was a former Sunday school teacher and vacation Bible school worker at Burlington Baptist Church. She worked for 20 years as a secretary for Boone County Medical Lab.
Surviving in addition to her husband are sons, Michael G. Noakes and Ryan K. Noakes, both of Burlington; her mother, Osceola Edwards of Florence; and sisters, Lana K. Breggen of Florence and Diana Phillips of Elsmere.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Florence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P. O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368.
Garnett Clark, 99, of Newport, died Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing ho me. He was a retired bus driver with Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky. His wife, Blanche Clark, died in 1978. A son, Garnett H. Clark, died in 1969.
Survivors include a daughter, Johanna Doyle of Southgate; eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Mary Frances Fugazzi, 80, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles Joseph Fugazzi, died in 1999.
Survivors include two sons, Joseph Fugazzi of Fort Mitchell and Charles Fugazzi of Verona; two daughters, Theresa Dwyer and Mary Weltzer, both of Edgewood; three sisters, Rebecca Faulkenberg of Indianapolis, Clara Row of Washington, D.C., and Theresa Powers of Vine Grove; 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to charity of donor's choice.
Clara B. Gray-Shelton, 68, of Newport, died Wednesday at her home. She was a retired assembly worker for Kenner Toys, Cincinnati.
She was a member of the FOP Auxiliary, Newport, American Legion Post Auxiliary No. 237, Newport, and No. 332, Newport. Her first husband, William H. Gray Sr., and her second husband, James Shelton, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Elva Neace of Frankfort; sons, William H. Gray of Aurora, Ind., and Robert B. Gray of Newport; sisters, Bobbie Hensley of Fort Thomas, Betty Turner of Alexandria, Stella Kapper of Batavia, Ohio, Alice Cook of Elsmere and Mary Ballard of Datytona, Fla.; brothers, William Pence, Thomas Pence and Butch Pence, all of Newport; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Trinity Baptist Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Friday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Baptist Church, 5th and Park Avenue, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Jamie M. Gutzwiller, 28, of Maysville, died of cancer Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. He was a former employee of Emerson Power Transmission.
Survivors include his mother, Bihn Le Gutzwiller of Maysville; a brother, Duane Mark Gutzwiller of Hebron; and sisters, Deborah Amrhein of North Bend, Ohio, and Jackie Riggs of Murphysville.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysvile. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or Maysville Lions Club, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Sandra Lee Reaves-Haas, 50, of Dayton, died Tuesday at Lakeside Health Care Center, Highland Heights. She was a certified nurse assistant with Sisters of the Good Shepherd and a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Haas of Middletown, Ohio; a daughter, Jamie Bennet of Burlington, a son, Dwayne Haas of Fort Thomas; her mother, Delores Reaves of Silver Grove; sisters, Anita Beiting of Camp Springs and Linda Gossett of Silver Grove; brothers, Brian Reaves of Southgate and Wayne Reaves of Erlanger; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Sandra Reaves-Haas Benefit Fund, in care of Prince of Peace Church, 306 Center St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Betty L. Miller, 58, of Ludlow, died Wednesday at her home. She was a bookkeeper for Ceramic Coating Company, Wilder, and a member of River of Life Worship Center, Ludlow.
Survivors include her daughters, Melody Williamson of and Tammy Walsh, both of Ludlow; son, James Miller of Flower Mound, Texas; brother, Eugene Scheibly of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Carol Blair of Crestwood, Sandra Anderson of Hebron and Lynda Turner of Fort Thomas; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow Baptist Youth Group, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41048; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Clifton Pace, 76, of Covington, died at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday at Mercy Hospital, Mount Airy Campus, Cincinnati.
He was a retired employee of American Model Finishers, Cincinnati. His wife, Goldie Pace, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Snyder of Erlanger; a son, Tony Hall of Lucerne Valley, Calif.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Geraldine Roberts, 87, of Ludlow, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence . She was a secretary with Globe Tailoring Co., Cincinnati, and a member of First Baptist Church of Ludlow and Ludlow Senior Citizens. Her husband, Russell Roberts, died in 1991.
Survivors include a brother, Buck Houp of Erlanger; and sisters, Irene Gangloff of Covington.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 to night at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Alan "Opie" Vincent Shaw, 69, of Hebron, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired engineer with General Electric and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, G. Joyce McGrath Shaw; a son, Alan Shaw of Burlington; a daughter, Michele Masters of Hebron; brothers, Sonny Shaw of Mount Orab, Ohio, and David Shaw of Fort Thomas; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Kenneth A. Spade, 68, of Cincinnati, died Tuesday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
