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Date of these obituaries: 07-18-2001
Elsie Schwab, 63, put family, friends first
Elsie W. Schwab worked as a clerk in the engineering department at Cincinnati Bell for 31 years, and when she had the time, the Falmouth native researched her German ancestry and volunteered. "She spent a lot of time doing things with friends and family after retiring, " said Laura Rodgers, a niece.
Elsie W. Schwab, 63, of Cold Spring, died at 6:21 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Before retiring in the late 1980s, Mrs. Schwab did not have as much time. Besides working at Cincinnati Bell, the Cold Spring Baptist Church member volunteered as a member of the board of directors of Recovery, Inc. for more than 10 years, working with the mentally disabled.
Reading and doing research was something that interested Mrs. Schwab, her niece said. During the 1970s she began to research her family's genealogy and traced her father's family tree to Germany. Her research culminated in a vacation there and an opportunity to further investigate the Wagner family's history.
Ms. Rodgers said her aunt was a very loyal and selfless person, who thought of her family and friends first. "She was a good friend. If you needed her, she was there no matter what."
Survivors include her husband, Alan W. Schwab; sons, Douglas Schwab of Charleston, W.Va., and Glenn Schwab of Leesburg, Fla.; her father, William Wagner of Highland Heights; and a brother, Joe Wagner of Independence.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Steven Ellis Baker, 41, of Cross Plains, Tenn., formerly of Grant County, died Saturday in Cross Plains of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a member of First Pentecostal Church of Bowling Green.
Survivors include his wife, Crystal Baker; a daughter, Danielle Baker; his parents, Ellis and Mary Baker of Mount Zion; brothers, Ronald Baker of Smyrna, Tenn., and Jeffrey Baker of Mount Zion; and sisters, Patti Ingram of Hixon, Tenn., Missy Baker and Pamela Iseral, both of Mount Zion.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at First Pentecostal Church, Bowling Green. Burial will be in White House, Tenn., Memorial Gardens. J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green, is handling arrangements.
Ruth Case Bravard, 91, of Augusta, died at 11:55 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Augusta Church of the Nazarene. Her husband, J. Merrill Bravard, died in 1989. Sons, Charles H. Bravard and Edward R. Bravard, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Juanita Bravard of Augusta and Loretta Sellars of Louisville; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Augusta Church of the Nazarene. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Augusta Church of the Nazarene, Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Laverne Bryan, 82, of Fort Mitchell, died Monday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell and Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens. Her husband, Carroll Bryan, died in 1986.
Survivors include granddaughters, Pam Herbert of Vienna, Va., Karen Zan Zandt of Rockville, Md., and Linda Green of Cathartin, Va.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Raymond Cooper, 74, of Florence, died Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. He was a truck driver with TKF Co.
Survivors include a friend, Shirley Smead of Newport.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Mr. Cooper bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Charles Eugene Dunn, 57, of Williamstown, died at 9 a.m. Monday at his mother's home in Dry Ridge. He was a former self-employed arborist.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Ann Hamer Dunn; sons, John Charles Dunn of Reading, Ohio, and Tony Lee Helm of Cincinnati; daughters, Rena Lynette Kinman of Dry Ridge and Christa Elizabeth Vance of Crittenden; his mother, Doris Chipman Kearns of Dry Ridge; brothers, Ronald Dunn of Dearborn, Mich., Gayle Kearns of Williamstown, Gerald Kearns and Donnie Kearns, both of Dry Ridge; a sister, Donna Hutcherson of Crittenden; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Stella Freeman, 84, of Silver Grove, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Freeman, died June 29.
Survivors include daughters, Bonnie Coffey and Vickie Schout, both of Alexandria, Kay Gubser of Silver Grove, Vi Downard of Crestview, Brenda Fultz of Crescent Springs and Becky Quinn of Wilder; sons, John Freeman Jr. of Silver Grove, Walt Freeman of California, Bill Freeman of Memphis, Tenn., Rich Freeman of Latonia and Wayne Freeman of Wilder; 27 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Marjorie Schuerman May, 75, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was owner of Judy Drive-In Theater, Dry Ridge. Her husband, Fred May, died in 1978.
Survivors include daughters, Mundy Sue Hull of Port Richey, Fla., and Vicki Burke of Dry Ridge.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 110, Louisville, Ky. 40218; or American Lung Association, P.O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 40209. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Lawrence Ray "Sammie" Menefee, 54, of LaGrange, died Thursday at Tri-County Baptist Hospital in LaGrange. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a son, Jamie Lee Menefee of Florence; sisters, Constance Ann Lewis and Cindy Lovelace, both of Alexandria, Nancy Menefee of Bowling Green, Cora Jean Garrett of Spokane, Wash., and Kathy Lynn Young of Elsmere; and brothers, Joseph W. Menefee of Crittenden, Jimmy Menefee of Alexandria, Steve Menefee and Marshall Menefee, both of Covington, and Randall Earl Menefee of Beattyville; and grandmother, Prudie Cox Agrue of Crittenden.
Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Lawrence L. Ray, 77, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a machine maintenance worker with Signode Corp., Florence, and a member of Kento-Boo Baptist Church in Florence and Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423, Elsmere.
Survivors include his wife, Beryl Ray; sons, Larry Ray of Erlanger and Lynn Ray of Crescent Springs; a daughter, Bonnie Robinson of Elsmere; sisters, Janice Ray and Evelyn Tyrell, both of Oklahoma, Kay Ray of Topeka, Kan., and Jerry McConnell of Wisconsin; brothers, Albert Ray, J.B. Ray and Donnie Ray, all of Enid, Okla.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Carl Rietdorf, 66, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired airline mechanic with Delta Airlines.
Survivors include his wife, Fern Rietdorf; a daughter, Darlene Rietdorf of Florence; a son, Ken Rietdorf of Adelaide, Australia; brothers, Robert Rietdorf of Phoenix and Donald Rietdorf of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; and a grandson.
Services will be private. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Beverly Mae Cain Ruedebusch, 43, of Dry Ridge, died at 7 a.m. Monday at her home after an extended illness. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, James Jones of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Shawna Ruedebusch of Dry Ridge; a brother, James Cain of Newport; and sisters, Diana Earhart of Dry Ridge, Carol Williams of Crittenden and Darlene Tucker of Walton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Sam W. Steward, 43, of Berry, died Tuesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Bert H. Wilmhoff, 79, of Burlington, died Tuesday at his home. He was a sales representative with Kar Products, Chicago, and a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Marianne Wilmhoff; sons, James Wilmhoff, John Wilmhoff and Thomas Wilmhoff, all of Burlington, Richard Wilmhoff of Union and Michael Wilmhoff of Chattanooga, Tenn.; a daughter, Debora Wilmhoff of Florence; a brother, Russell Wilmhoff of Burlington; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
There will be a gathering from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Little Place, Burlington. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Services, Cincinnati. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
