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Date of these obituaries: 05-21-2001
Ermaline Staton, 78, was retired county treasurer
Ermaline Staton, Campbell County fiscal director and treasurer under five administrations, died Saturday in Anderson, Ind. She was 78 and had just retired as county treasurer in February.
"She served with five county judges, some Republican, some Democrat. She was always respected for her integrity in handling the county's money, " said former Judge-Executive Lambert Hehl.
Mrs. Staton, of Melbourne, started her career at age 18 as a secretary in a law office. She later became the purchasing agent for Wiedemann Brewery, and she started working for the county in the 1950s as a secretary in the juvenile department.
In 1958 she became the fiscal director for Judge-Executive A.J. Jolly. She handled the county's money as fiscal director and treasurer for Judge-Executives Jolly, Hehl, Lloyd Rogers, Ken Paul and Steve Pendery.
"She knew everything that was going on in the county, and I think she knew everybody, " Hehl said.
She also was treasurer for the Campbell County Extension Service.
Mrs. Staton had been the organist at St. Philip's Church in Melbourne for 38 years. Her father had owned Pete's Place tavern in Melbourne. Mrs. Staton and her sister, Della Kinsella of Melbourne, ran it after their father's death.
"She played piano at the bar after World War II. We'd have sing-alongs, " Mrs. Kinsella said
From the 1950s through the 1980s, the Statons and Kinsellas owned Green Meadows picnic grounds in Melbourne.
"We had big chicken dinners. Erma and Jim had a big garden and we always had country vegetables, " said Mrs. Kinsella.
"Erma could talk to anyone. She really cared a lot about people."
She worked with job training programs through the county, helping young people find jobs.
Her husband died in 1999.
Mrs. Staton learned she had an enlarged heart earlier this year and retired in February. Earlier this month she entered a hospital in Indiana to be near her son, Dr. Thomas Bright.
Survivors include her son, her sister, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Dobbling Funeral Home in Fort Thomas is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Yuellig, made people laugh
Robert Yuellig's sense of humor was so powerful that he sometimes made people laugh just by walking into the room.
"We all knew something funny was coming the minute we saw him, " said Judy Walsh, a daughter, of Hartwell, Ohio. "Even when he was ill, the hospice nurse said he would always keep her laughing."
Friends and family say his humor was an extension of Mr. Yuellig's love of people.
Mr. Yuellig, 85, of Ludlow, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Mr. Yuellig was a retired plant manager with Fast-Foto Co., and a member of Bromley Vets and the Ludlow VFW Post. He was a volunteer fireman and senior citizen driver, and was a past commander of Scheifer-Doer VFW Post No. 440. He was an Army veteran and the last surviving member of the Ludlow Drum and Bugle Corps, and he donated the land for the Ludlow Senior Citizens Building.
Family members say in his spare time Mr. Yuellig enjoyed telling stories about his military days, often with a humorous twist. One of his stories involved convincing a dentist in Germany to perform dental services in exchange for a bottle of whiskey when Yuellig was low on cash.
Mr. Yuellig also enjoyed fishing and handy work. He was constantly offering friends help building bookshelves or fixing their cars.
Other survivors include his wife, Koleta Shearer Yuellig; a son, Robert E. Yuellig of Ludlow; a sister, Ruth Brickner of Cincinnati; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
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. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014
Robert Adams, 75, of Florence, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Rachel Chapman, 83, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at Owenton Manor, Owenton.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Edith Lee Cole, 84, of Covington, died at 6:25 p.m. Thursday at Baptist Village Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a homemaker, and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Dayton, and Order of the Eastern Star Rosebud Chapter No. 39. Her husband, T. Raymond Cole, died in 1958.
Survivors include daughters, Karen R. Cole of Latonia and Linda L. Moore of Taylor Mill; brothers, B. Clifford Tinnell of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Howard C. Tinnell of Crescent Park; a sister, Winona Wiehe of Lockland, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation begins there at noon. Order of the Eastern Star services will be at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Jasper N. Covey, 82, of Williamstown, died at 7:40 p.m. Friday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. He was a farmer and a former coal miner, and a member of White Dove Regular Baptist Church, Grant County. He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Opal Covey; daughters, Judy Pyles of Lexington, Carolyn Eilers of Burlington and Jan Alexander of Loveland, Ohio; a brother, Wilson Covey of Waynesville, Ohio; sisters, Mamie Townsend of Dayton, Ohio, and Gracie Collinsworth of Mount Sterling; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Eleanor M. Wartman Doane, 67, of Florence, died Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, William W. Doane; sons, William Douglas Doane of Covington and Dennis Waller Doane of Independence; a sister, Shirley Angelini of Bronston; a brother, Charles Wartman of Crittenden; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Woodspoint Nursing Home, 7300 Woodspoint Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Bryson Skip Fisk, 51, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Peggy K. Kelley, 56, of Newport, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mountain Assembly Church of God, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Kelley of Newport; daughter, April Rose Kelley at home; and brother, Eddie Jackson of California.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Elaine King, 57, of Falmouth, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
William T. Lanter, 72, of Dry Ridge, died today in Okeana, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Lester Lyon, 87, of Erlanger, died today at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Ruth Elizabeth Mersman, 89, of Ludlow, died at 5:20 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. Her husband, Lawrence E. Mersman, died in 1967.
Survivors include a daughter, Patty Mackay of Covington; a brother, James Luckey Jr. of Minneapolis; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Boniface and James Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Roy Joseph Neiser, 75, of Alexandria, died at 3:10 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired employee of Cincinnati Bell Telephone, a past commander of the Campbell County VFW Post No. 3205, and Telephone Pioneers. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. A son, Dennis Neiser, died in 1973.
Survivors include his wife, Valta Jean Neiser; a son, Mitchell Neiser of Alexandria; a daughter, Pamela Bohn of Hamilton, Ohio; a sister, Joan Steelman of Alexandria; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 3 Chalfante Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Evelyn S. Ross, 77, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at Jewish Hospital, Kenwood Campus, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Ross; a son, D. Bruce Ross of Cincinnati; a sister, Norma S. Rice of Cape Coral, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
John E. Setter, 72, of Taylor Mill, died at 1:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired butcher for Kahn's Meat Packing Co., a former sheet metal worker for Young and Burtke Co., and a member of St. Patrick Church in Independence, St. Cecilia Prime Timers, Promenade Palace in Latonia and Country Kuzines Square Dance Team. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Lorraine Shackelford Setter of Taylor Mill; sons, John Setter of Jonesville and Timothy Setter and David Setter, both of Covington; daughters, Mary Moeves of Taylor Mill, Rose Marie Powell of Covington and Angela Moore of Latonia; sister, Marie Hamilton of Madison, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and three step grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Patrick Church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, handled arrangements.
Norvel R. Stith, 87, of Covington, died Friday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. He was an auto dealer with Glen Motor Co. and Raymond Motors, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia and Masonic Lodge No. 109 F&AM, Covington. His wife, Pauline E. Stith, died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Frank Davidson of Florence, Paul Davidson of Lexington, Tom Stith of Taylor Mill and Norvel R. Stith Jr. of Escondido, Calif.; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
George E. True, 86, of Owenton, died Saturday at Owenton Manor. He was a farmer and a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. He was chairman of the deacons, a trustee and Sunday school superintendent with the church. His wife, Katherine Perry True, died in 1982.
Survivors include a son, Bruce True of Monterey; brothers, Revel J. True and Gordon True, both of Frankfort; sisters, Loraine Miller, Mabel Tackett and Charlsey Smith, all of Frankfort; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Kentucky Baptist Home for Children, P. O. Box 43433, Middletown, Ky. 40253.
Mary Louise Walterman, 79, of Latonia, died at 7:14 p.m. Saturday at Harmony Court Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
There are no immediate survivors.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross Church, 3612 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Imogene Hardy Weinel, 60, of Latonia, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Earl Weinel, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Roger Weinel of Covington; daughters, Jacqueline Speier of Fort Thomas and Becky Mobley of Park Hills; her father, William Hardy of Ross; brothers, William Hardy Jr. of Cynthiana and Otis Hardy of Ross; sisters, Rose Yockey of Dayton and Ramona Sorrel of Weaver, Ala.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
