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Date of these obituaries: 07-27-2001
Leonard Kallmeyer, 55, a friend to all
Lenny Kallmeyer always went beyond the call of duty.
Whether it was helping stranded motorists find a hotel while he fixed their cars, encouraging his children to do their best in school and sports, or simply being available to his friends and neighbors, Mr. Kallmeyer gave his all, said his wife of nearly 26 years, Jennifer Crotty Kallmeyer.
"He was very outgoing. He never met a stranger, " Mrs. Kallmeyer said.
For many years, Mr. Kallmeyer worked with his brother in towing cars in Northern Kentucky. He later founded Interstate Motor Sales in Crescent Springs, where he bought, sold and repaired motorcycles.
Leonard J. Kallmeyer, 55, of Villa Hills, died at 6:28 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a manager of Ken's Service in Crescent Springs.
Mr. Kallmeyer grew up in Crescent Springs and made many friends throughout the years.
"Lenny was a very hard worker. He loved to go camping and boating with his two children, Lauren and Doug. He religiously attended their athletic events which included basketball, football and swimming, " Mrs. Kallmeyer said.
She said her husband recently bought a Ford Mustang in anticipation of Doug's upcoming 16th birthday.
"Lenny loved to talk and know what was going on in Northern Kentucky. He wanted to stay connected, " Mrs. Kallmeyer said.
Besides his wife and children, Mr. Kallmeyer is survived by brothers Ken Kallmeyer and Keith Kallmeyer, both of Villa Hills, and Bob Kallmey er of Florence; and sisters, Katherine Kallmeyer of Portsmouth, Ohio, Karen Kallmeyer of Florence and Linda Parker of Taylor Mill.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Philip Eid, a witness to history of aviation
Philip L. Eid's interest in flight spanned from Orville Wright to Chuck Yeager.
As a boy, he met the man whose 12-second flight changed the world in 1903; years later, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, he was part of the team that helped Yeager break the sound barrier in 1947.
Mr. Eid, formerly of Woodlawn, Ky., died Wednesday at his home in Cincinnati. He was 82.
The retired machinist with General Electric was an aviation historian. He studied aviation at Cincinnati Automotive High School in the 1930s, then was a B-17 gunner in the Army Air Corps during World War II, seeing action in Italy. After the war, he re-enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, where he helped found the Air Force Museum, and at Edwards Air Force Base.
"Most people have all kinds of junk in the rafters of their garage. We had airplanes in the rafters, " said his daughter, Phyllis Eid- Nienaber.
"He would tear apart a Volkswagen Beetle to put the engine in a glider, and then take my sons up in it, " Ms. Eid-Nienaber said. "He had so much enthusiasm and knowledge about aviation, and that came out especially around boys who shared his interest and imagination for flight."
She said her father made countless model airplanes and collected aviation books. Several years ago, he donated his extensive collection to the Aviation Archives at Wright State University, where he was a member of the American Aviation Historical Society. He also was past president and librarian of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
His wife of 50 years, Margaret "Barb" Rison Eid, died in 1992.
Survivors besides Mrs. Eid-Nienaber include another daughter, Elaine Kelsay, of Price Hill; a son, Michael L. Eid of Waldorf, Md.; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Memorials are suggested to Philip Eid Aviation Collection at Wright State University, 3640 Col. Glenn Highway, Dayton, Ohio 45435.
John R. Bickers, 62, of Houston and Punta Gorda, Fla., formerly of Independence, died July 18 at his son's home in Houston. He was a sheet metal welder.
Survivors include a daughter, Denise Schmidt of Covington; a son, Jeffery Scott Bickers of Houston; a sister, Bonnie Albertson of Punta Gorda; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 11 at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Cremation was at Garden Oaks Funeral Home, Houston.
Charles R. "Tater" Bowling Jr., 74, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Wednesday in Lehigh Acres. He was a Kentucky State Highway Department worker and a member of Banklick Baptist Church, Walton. His wife, Lillie Perry Bowling, died in 1968.
Survivors include sons, Mike Bowling and Jimbo Bowling, both of Clearwater, Fla., Jargo Bowling of Verona, Paul Bowling of Ryland Heights and Jerry Bowling of Glencoe; daughters, Pat Walker of Verona and Janie Vest of Dry Ridge; a brother, Paul Black of Verona; a sister, Jean Leek of Verona; 20 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Mary Louise Crigler, 84, of Hebron, died at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired payroll clerk with Cooper Industries, Florence, and a member of Hebron Lutheran Church. She was a member of the church choir and the church's Primetimers Senior Club, and was a former financial secretary with the church. Her husband, Walter Woodford Crigler, died in 1977.
Survivors include daughters, Rita Lou Utzinger of Fort Worth, Texas, and Ruth Ann Tanner of Burlington; sons, David W. Crigler of Sevierville, Tenn., and Paul W. Crigler of Florence; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Hebron Lutheran Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hebron Lutheran Church, 3140 Limaburg Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Della Grubb, 81, of Covington, died Wednesday at Sunrise Manor in Batavia, Ohio. She was a self-employed seamstress. A son, Henry Lee Horne, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Bessie Baker of Highland Heights and Darlene Grubb of West Chester, Ohio; sons, Carl Grubb of Amelia, Ohio, Forester Grubb of Black Canyon City, Ariz., Paul Ray Grubb and Frank Horne, both of Cincinnati, and Arnold Horne of Covington; a sister, Marie Caudill of New Castle, Ind.; brothers, Chester Honnicut and Dennis Parton, both of Cincinnati, Noah Parton of Metamora, Ind., and Claude Parton of Covington; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Norton, Va. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Susie Mae Harper, 79, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired employee of Louis Marx Co., Newport, and a member of Corinthian Baptist Church, Newport.
Survivors include daughters, Wanda Phillips of Palm Coast, Fla., Sheila Miller and Sandra Stowers, both of Newport, Diana Hall of Edgewood, Md., and Karen Wallace of Cincinnati; grandchildren and great-grandsons.
Services will be at noon Monday at Corinthian Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Joseph R. Garr Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Lucy Blanche Hitch Hodges, 88, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Sunday at Salem Woods Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Jesse Hodges, preceded her in death.
Survivors include nieces and a nephew.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at T. P. White and Sons Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Animal Rescue Fund, 85 Lucy Run Road, Amelia, Ohio 45102.
Hattie Lonaker, 88, of Falmouth, died Thursday at Grand Haven Nursing Home in Cynthiana.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeal Home, Falmouth.
Richard Mulligan, 45, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bellevue, died Thursday at Jewish Hospital Kenwood in Cincinnati. He was a welder with Trans-Ash Co.
Survivors include daughters, Kathleen Ashcraft of Taylor Mill, Abbey Mulligan and Meggi Mulligan, both of Bellevue, and Sarah Worley of Hebron; a sister, Debra Crider of Cincinnati; a fiancee, Mori Maines of Cincinnati; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Lorene Janess Cooper Parks, 67, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a home healthcare professional with Family Watch in Erlanger. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dena Lenaye Parks. Survivors include her husband, Paul Parks; daughters, Linda Remley of Pascagoula, Miss., Connie Collins, Felicia Claxton and Wanda Denny, all of Covington, Judy Wathen of Beattyville, Sharon Richmond of Ryland Heights and Christy Klopfer of Crit tenden; sons, Timmy and Tony Parks both of Ryland Heights; a sister, Shirley Conway of Covington; brothers, Allen "Budge" Cooper of Dayton, Ohio, and Jerry Cooper of Covington; 36 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Providence Funeral Home in Pennington, Va. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Cooper Funeral Home in Grants Lick. Burial will be in Cooper Cemetery, Pennington, Va.
Geraldine Raniero, 49, of Newport, died at 12:35 p.m. Wednesday at her home. She was a computer supervisor with R. L. Polk Co., Cincinnati, and a member of the Altar Society of Holy Spirit Church, Newport.
Survivors include her mother, Jean Collarusso Raniero of Newport; sisters, Mary Margaret Howard of Newport and Jeanette Rothe of Alexandria; and brothers, Louis A. Raniero Jr. of Florence and Anthony J. Raniero Sr. of Walton.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Cemetery, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Sue Saylor, 58, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a nutritional aide with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Saylor; a daughter, Sherese Prather of Union City, Tenn.; and a brother, Lanny Crittendon of Covington.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Charles R. Tucker, 64, of Berry, died Wednesday at his home. He was a member of Church of God, Glencoe, and the Grandparents Club of Crescent Springs Church of God.
Survivors include daughters, Sharon Marie Chen of North Mount Home, Idaho, and Mary Ellen Solez of Paris; sons, Kevin E. Tucker of Eddyville and Richard Lee Tucker of Turner Station; brothers, Bernie Tucker of Cleveland, Paul Tucker of Eufanla, Okla., Brack Turner of Butler and Ronald Tucker of Chiefland, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the family in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P. O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Gloria Webb, 42, of Union, died Thursday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Frances Wiglesworth, 89, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Colemansville Christian Church and Cynthiana Christian Church. Her husband, Thurman Wiglesworth, died in 1996.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Fryman of Berry, Doris Beagle and Lola Brown, both of Cynthiana; sons, Martin Wiglesworth of Elgin, Ill., and Tod Wiglesworth of Berry; a sister, Louise Ewalt of Paris; 17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Colemansville Christian Church, Berry. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Colemansville Christian Church, Berry, Ky. 41003. Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry, is handling arrangements.
Elaine Wolf, 73, of Erlanger, died Thursday at Florence Park Care Center.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
