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Date of these obituaries: 06-18-2001
Pat Curry, former Dry Ridge mayor, police and fire chief
Pat Curry extended plenty of people credit when he owned Rural Truck Parts in Dry Ridge.
A lot of times, people didn't have money to pay, but that wasn't an issue to him, said his son Kerry Curry. "He was always wanting to help people."
That was illustrated in Pat Curry's public service. He was a former mayor, chief of police and fire chief in Dry Ridge.
"He served the community and helped the community, " his son said.
Donald "Pat" Curry, 74, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
He was founder of Rural Truck Parts, Dry Ridge, and a founder of the Dry Ridge Fire Department. He was a member of Sherman Baptist Church in Dry Ridge, Dry Ridge Masonic Lodge No. 849 and the Northern Kentucky Gas and Steam Engine Club. He was a Grant County conservation officer, a former president of the Grant County Library Board and a Navy veteran of World War II.
"He never knew a stranger. He could strike a conversation up with anybody. He had a lot of friends, and a lot of people knew him, " said his son.
At home, he left a strong legacy. His son Kerry followed in his footsteps to become a law enforcement officer, now working as a Boone County sheriff's deputy. Kerry's twin brother, Terry, took over the truck parts business.
"He was a great dad, " said Kerry Curry.
In recent years, Pat Curry helped run the antique mall in Williamstown.
Survivors besides his sons include his wife, Judy McClain Curry; daughters, Connie Moore of Elsmere and Donna Tanner of Union; stepsons, Tony Berger of Rome, Wis., Michael Berger of Tucson, Ariz., and Jonathan Berger of Dry Ridge; a stepdaughter, Sharon Parker of Warsaw; 12 grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Gideons International, P. O. Box 222, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Thelma Heiert Lloyd, worked hard, but knew how to enjoy life
Thelma Heiert Lloyd of Melbourne worked hard her entire life, but was blessed with a love of people, a sense of humor and a warm circle of family and friends.
Thelma Lloyd died Saturday morning at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was 77.
As a child, Mrs. Lloyd and her 13 brothers and sisters helped out on the family farm, also in Melbourne.
She married
and was a stay-at-home mother with two little girls until her husband died in 1968 - forcing her to find work outside the home.
"She really had to work hard to support us after father got killed in a car wreck, " said her daughter, Brenda Lloyd-Radenheimer of Southgate.
She said her mother and a friend, Alma Uebel of Ross, now deceased, took jobs hanging wallpaper - calling their enterprise "Thelma and Alma's."
During the summer, Mrs. Lloyd worked a second job. She was a waitress at Martzes Resort and Playground in Ross (now called Ross Resorts).
"She liked it because she liked the people there, " said Mrs. Lloyd-Radenheimer.
"That was where a lot of companies had their picnics - big companies like AT&T;, Procter & Gamble and Wiedemann.
"There were Buckeye League games there. It was a booming place."
But Mrs. Lloyd made sure she took the opportunity to enjoy life, playing cards and spending time with her family.
And in her later years, she doted on her grandchildren: Jason Oldiges, 27, of Alexandria, Nathan Ritter, 18, of Erlanger, a student at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, and Jethro Lloyd, 30, who lives in the state of California.
"She loved her grandchildren. They definitely kept her going, " said Mrs. Lloyd-Radenheimer.
Mrs. Lloyd lived her entire life in Melbourne.
She was an independent woman who lived alone in her own home, but welcomed visitors.
"She was a very jovial person. She loved to play cards with her family, " said Mrs. Lloyd-Radenheimer.
Other survivors include a daughter, Donna Davis of Erlanger; sisters, Irene Cozatchey of Cold Spring, Edna DeMoss, Viola Sauser and Matilda Heiert, all of Melbourne, and Louella Painter of Alexandria; and brothers, Andrew Heiert of Alexandria, Clarence Heiert and Walt Heiert, both of Melbourne, Ervin Heiert of Newport, Louis Heiert of Highland Heights and Whitey Heiert of Cincinnati.
Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen cemetery in Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home in Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Doris Jean Hopperton Baker, 68, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a home health care worker and physical therapist.
Survivors include daughters, Barbie Turner of Fairfield, Ohio, Joyce McElfresh and Brenda Baker, both of Florence; a sister, Christine Rich of Walton; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Brian Scott Bass, 29, of Butler, drowned Saturday at A. J. Jolly Park in Campbell County. He was a self-employed bricklayer.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Donald and Beverly Bass of Falmouth; his mother and stepfather, Marie and Walter Maines of Butler; brothers, Gary Lee Bass of California and Christopher Bass, who is serving in the Air Force; and grandparents, Douglas and Katherine Clem of Independence; two stepbrothers and five stepsisters.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Pauline Bloemer, 79, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Caddie Rose Boothby, 69, of Owenton, died Friday at Owenton Manor. She was disabled.
Survivors include sisters, Barbara Renfro of Owen County, Virginia Cinnamon, Gladys Cook and Lucille Heaton, all of Frankfort.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Monterey Masonic Cemetery.
Mike Bucalo, 81, of Walton, died at 10:20 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired forklift operator with Gates Rubber Co., Florence, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Van Hoose Bucalo; daughters, Rose Bucalo of Walton and Thomasina Haskins of Cincinnati; brothers, Sam Bucalo and Ben Bucalo, both of Cincinnati, Frank Bucalo of Deland, Fla., and John Bucalo of Baldwin Park, Calif.; sisters, Angie Glaser of Covington, Tina Young of Bellevue, Rose Chessario of Cincinnati and Pat Adams of Arcadia, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Deborah L. Clements, 40, of Edgewood, died Thursday at her home. She was a senior information systems coordinator with University Hospital, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood.
Survivors include her husband, Bob Clements; daughters, Emily Clements and Olivia Clements, both at home; sisters, Karen Albert and Kathy Thomas, both of Sterling, Va.; and brothers, Norman Littlejohn of Williamson, W.Va., and Mark Littlejohn of Vista, Calif.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Pius X Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Helen L. Gilbert, 69, of Covington, died at 9:07 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, William Gilbert; a daughter, Sandy Skeel of Chicago; stepdaughters, Vicky Warrington of Walton and Tracy Lee of Fort Wright; a stepson, Tim Gilbert of Latonia; a sister, Betty Parsons of Erlanger; a half-brother, Allen Lister of Ludlow; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, 45219.
James W. Holmes, 78, of Lexington, formerly of Butler, died Friday in Lexington. He was an employee of Kentucky Utilities and a World War II veteran. A brother, Col. W. W. Holmes, died on May 26.
Survivors include a brother, Charles G. Holmes Sr. of Grants Lick; sisters, Mary Lee Holmes Roberts of Jackson, Miss., Margaret W. Brewer of Wilder and Anna B. Holmes of Fort Thomas.
Services were this morning at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Burial was in Butler Cemetery.
Lora Sue Biedenharn Johnson, 45, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at her home. She was an environmental services worker with Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home and a member of Souls Harbor Pentecostal Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include her husband, Damon L. Johnson; sons, Andrew Johnson and Maynard Johnson, both of Fort Thomas; her mother, Ruby Biedenharn of Fort Thomas; a brother, Terrill Biedenharn of Fort Thomas; and a sister, Lissa Cash of Suffolk, Va.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Souls Harbor Pentecostal Church, Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Helen Lowlow, 92, of Fort Thomas, died at 9:20 p.m. Friday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. She was a retired medical technician.
Survivors include a friend, Joan Deitschle of Fort Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Carmel Manor Chapel, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Donald J. Malone, 47, of Independence, died Friday at his home after an extended illness.
He was a bore operator with Ford Motor Co.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Butler Malone; daughters, Stacey Malone of Erlanger, Donna Malone and Melissa Malone, both of Independence; his father, James Malone of Florence; sisters, Kathy Juergens of Cincinnati and Donna Houp of Erlanger; brothers, James Malone of Florence, Kim Malone of Villa Hills, Robert Malone of Minneapolis and Barry Malone of Erlanger; and one granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 66121 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Earl Gay McFarland Jr., 54, of Walton, died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired custodian with Kenton County Schools and a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include sons, Brian McFarland of Elsmere and Chris McFarland of Germany; his stepfather, Homer Hollon of Florence; a brother, Eddie W. McFarland of Loveland, Ohio; a sister, Helen Martin of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
James McNees, 66, of Covington, died at 6:10 p.m. Friday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a disabled estimator with Andy's Glass Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Covington Lodge No. 109 F&AM. His wife, Mary Martha McNees, died in 1980.
Survivors include sons, James McNees of Hales Corners, Wis., Michael McNees of Burlington and Jeffery McNees of Covington; daughters, Pam Freeman of Burlington and Kimberly McAllister of Florence; a sister, Ann Ackley of Florence; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Carol A. Osborne, 53, of Covington, died at 8:10 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Clyde Osborne; sons, Clay Osborne and Gilbert Osborne, both of Covington; daughters, Teresa Osborne and Mary Etta Caudill, both of Covington; her mother, Lola M. Henson of Covington; brothers, Jeff Henson and Donnie Henson, both of Covington, Mark Henson of Cincinnati and Denver Henson of Daytona Beach, Fla.; a sister, Selene Sullender of Falmouth; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
J. R. "Peanuts" Ransdell, 89, of Carrollton, died at 2:45 p.m. Friday at HealthSouth, Edgewood. He was a retired chief operator with Jefferson Proving Grounds and a member of Carrollton Christian Church, Carrollton IOOF Lodge No. 64 and Carrollton Masonic Lodge No. 134. He was a past master of the Ghent Masonic Lodge and past noble grand of the Ghent IOOF Lodge. His wife, Carole Maydell Greene Ransdell, died in 1991. A son, Larry Ransdell, died in 1989.
Survivors include sons, Mark Ransdell of Carrollton and Charles Ransdell of Lexington; daughters, Reba Welling of Williamsburg, Ohio, Sue Watson of Norfolk, Va., Barbara Lindsay of Stone Mountain, Ga., Joyce Egner of Morrow, Ohio, and Nancy Ransdell of Florence; a brother, Luther Martin Ransdell of Winchester; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Geneva Marquette Sanders, 82, of Erlanger, died at 5 p.m. Saturday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright.
Survivors include her husband, Harry J. Sanders Jr.; sons, Harry "Buzz" Sanders III of Cincinnati and Steven A. Sanders of Edgewood; a daughter, Sandra Morris of Lakeside Park; brothers, Howard Marquette and Elmer J. Marquette, both of Erlanger; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
James E. Scaggs Sr., 71, of Russell Springs, formerly of Harrison County, died Friday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was a retired Harrison County Vocational School teacher, a former Collier County, Fla., deputy sheriff and a member of Indian Creek Christian Church, St. Andrews Lodge No. 18, Oleika Temple, Scottish Rite, the National Sheriff's Association and Disabled American Veterans. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Margaret L. Scaggs; a son, James E. Scaggs Jr. of Russell Springs; daughters, Wanda Faulkner of Berry and Vickie Scaggs of Tallahassee, Fla.; brothers, Lloyd Scaggs of Muncie, Ind., Jerry Scaggs of Virginia Beach, Va., Richard Scaggs of Wisconsin and Larry Scaggs of Chrisman, Ill.; sisters, Jean Mickler of Eaton, Ind., and Pat Turhune of Cynthiana; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Dinah Fieger Schleyer, 43, of Latonia, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Greg V. Schleyer of Florence, Cory J. Schleyer and Chase K. R. Schleyer, both of Covington; a daughter, Cassie R. Schleyer of Florence; a brother, Gordan Powers of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and sisters, Beverly Lowe and Angela Gosney, both of Latonia.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Dinah Schleyer Scholarship Fund, 9 Airview Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Louis "Gene" Schweitzer, 61, of Foster, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a park ranger with Kincaid Lake State Park and was a former Cold Spring police chief. He was a former Melbourne police officer, a former district director of the Gold Wings Road Riders of America and also worked for the Butler Police Department. He owned a garage in Alaska, where he raced cars, was a member of the Northern Kentucky Police Chiefs Association and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene Simonton Schweitzer; sons, Joseph Schweitzer of Falmouth, Lou Schweitzer and Mark Tumler, both of Dayton, and Brian Tumler of Cincinnati; sisters, Nancy Scaggs of Carroll County and Margie Sparks of Junction City; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Ruth Cummins Vanlandingham, 89, of Lenoxburg, died Friday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. She was a homemaker and attended Lenoxburg Baptist Church. Her husband, Ralph Vanlandingham, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Bobby Vanlandingham of Lenoxburg; sisters, Florence Winder of Florence, Lola Creekbaum of Falmouth and Evelyn Hamilton of Lenoxburg; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery.
Clifford Waller, 82, of Latonia, died at 12:25 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired salesman with Van Heusen Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Latonia Baptist Church. He was a former member of Summit Hills Country Club. His wife, Kaye Waller, died in 1999.
Survivors include cousins.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church Book of Remembrance, 38th and Church streets, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Doris Vallandingham Webster, 62, Verona, died at 7:10 p.m. Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was manager of the Gallatin County High School cafeteria and a bus driver with the school. She was treasurer and pianist at Concord Baptist Church, Gallatin County.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Webster; sons, Jeff Webster, Joe Webster, Jimmie Webster, Jack Webster and Jessie Webster, all of Verona, and Jerry Webster of Glencoe; brothers, Sturlin G. Vallandingham of Williamstown and Terry Vallandingham of Delhi, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Gideons International, 500 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097; or Concord Baptist Church, Rural Route 163, Verona, Ky. 41092.
Virginia C. Wilson, 84, of Crescent Springs, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a former member of the Crescent Springs Fire Department Auxiliary. Her husband, William N. Wilson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, William L. Wilson and Robert L. Wilson, both of Crescent Springs; eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
