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Date of these obituaries: 04-09-2001
'Tater' Gallenstein, owned Washington bar
Nobody knows how Walter Gallenstein got his nickname, but just about everybody ar ound Washington, Ky., knew "Tater" and the town gathering spot that bears his name.
For 40 years, Walter "Tater" Gallenstein has packed them into "Tater's" bar, even though he has long since passed his bar towel to his son.
"It's really called 'Gallenstein's Place, ' but everybody calls it 'Tater's.' A nd we just call it 'The Place, "' said Mr. Gallenstein's daughter, Madge Butcher of Washington. "He retired in '92, but he just quit cooking for us last year. He loved people and ... he was well-loved around here."
Mr. Gallenstein, 81, died Saturday at his home in Washington.
He was also a tobacco and cattle farmer, spending many years farming all day and then working his bar and restaurant on Old Main Street in Washington at night.
Ms. Butcher said her father not only enjoyed being with people, but also cooking for them.
"He loved to cook his country ham for his country ham sandwiches, " she said. "And he would fry turtle ... just like you would chicken. Our house was right next door (to Gallenstein's Place) and our house was always open. As kids, we always had people here."
Mr. Gallenstein was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, who served in the D-Day invasion at Normandy. He saw action in both the North African and European theaters.
He was a member of St. Patrick Church in Maysville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Henrietta Rose "Pug" Gallenstein.
Survivors also include a son, Walter David Gallenstein; sisters, Margaret Smith of Boca Raton, Fla., and Virginia Kleekamp of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Brell & Son Funeral Home, 620 E. Second St., Maysville. The praying of the rosary follows at 7:30 p.m.
Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church in Maysville. Burial is in St. Patrick cemetery in Maysville.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Samuel H. Ballard Jr., 50, of Maysville, died at 8:06 p.m. Friday at his home.
He was a maintenance worker with January & Wood Co., Maysville.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Ballard; sons, Samuel Herbert Ballard III and Jessie Ballard, both of Maysville; a daughter, Lee Ann Duncan of Augusta; brothers, Billy Ballard and Jimmy Ballard; sisters, Leona Ballard and Susie Ballard, both of Cincinnati, and Waylon Duncan of Arkansas; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 6 tonight. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery.
James Blanton, 70, of Williamstown, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
James Carr, 65, of Bellevue, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a plant manager with Handschy Printing Co. and a former funeral director with Dobbling Funeral Homes.
Survivors include a brother, Richard Carr of Cold Spring.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Edwin E. Chinn, 77, of Germantown, died Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Germantown Christian Church. His wife, Ida Berry Hinson Chinn, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Eddie Allen Chinn of Brooksville; a daughter, Deeann Ruppert of Cynthiana; a sister, Edythe Chinn Jordan of Dayton, Ohio; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Memorials are suggested to Germantown Christian Church, Bridgeville Road, Germantown, Ky. 41044.
Eleanor Cooney, 81, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Jeff Doyle, 90, of Butler, died Friday at his home.
He was a retired employee of American Laundry and a member of Butler Baptist Church. His wives, Opel Hellard Doyle and Mary Helen Doyle, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Harold Doyle and Donnie Doyle, both of Butler, and Rick Doyle of Berry; daughters, Christine James, Donna Moreland, Carol Hurst and Shirley Bass, all of Butler, and Wanda Vater of Alexandria; 22 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Margaret Ellen Flynn Fannin, 74, of Brooksville, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
She was a cafeteria worker and a member of Powersville Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Vernell Fannin; a son, Danny R. Fannin of Lebanon Junction; a brother, William Elmo Flynn of Elsmere; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to Powersville Christian Church, in care of Gladys England, 308 Frankfort St., Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Carol Sue Hughes, 52, of Covington, died at 12:40 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Edward Hughes; a daughter, Tina Fitzgearld of Oklahoma City; sisters, Patricia Hetman of Moores Hill, Ind., and Gail Stacy of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Richard A. Kremer, 58, of Verona, died Thursday in Petersburg.
He was a self-employed truck driver with Prodigal Trucking Co., a founder of Teen Residents Experience Christ, and a member of Louisville Emmaus, Northern Kentucky Emmaus and Residents Encounter Christ. He also was a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include daughters, Jessica Oliver and Jennifer Edmonds, both of Chattanooga, Tenn.; a sister, Pattaye Achterberg of El Cajon, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Ryanzy Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Memorials are suggested to Teen Residents Experience Christ, in care of Proctor & Gouge CPA, 6616 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Jesse Ryan Leach, 25, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at his home.
He was an employee of 3M.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Kenneth Ray and Laura Tipton Leach of Harrison County; his mother, Billie Barnes McComb of Dalton, Ga.; a sister, Brittany Leach of Georgetown; stepsisters, Erin Tipton of Scott County and Shea McComb of Dalton; stepbrothers, Colin Tipton of Cynthiana and Kevin Tipton of Lexington; a half-sister, Magnolia McComb of Dalton; a half-brother, Jonathan McComb of Dalton; grandparents, Kenneth and Hazel Whalen Leach of Cynthiana and Mary Wagoner Barnes of Cynthiana; and his fiancee, Beth Herrington of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Lucille Ashby Long, 92, of Carrollton, died Friday at Green Valley Health Care Center in Carrollton.
She was a member of Carrollton United Methodist Church and Carroll County Democrat Women's Club. Her husband, Frank Long, died in 1986. A daughter, Norma McAllister, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Billy Long of Carrollton; a daughter, Alice Burke of Frankfort; sisters, Ann B. Wiley of Greensburg, Ind., and Bess Lawrence of Carrollton; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Bessie Mardis, 92, of Fort Thomas, died at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Mardis, died in 1974.
Survivors include son, John Mardis of Independence and Jerry Mardis of Ryland Heights; a daughter, Margaret Lindsey of Tampa, Fla.; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Whites Cemetery, Ryland Heights.
Howard Philpot, 76, of Walton, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Independence, a retired employee of Cincinnati Gas & Electric and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sons, David Howard Philpot of Mount Laurel, N.J., and Shawn Philpot of Erlanger; daughters, Judy Philpot of Walton, Jane Dolch of Dry Ridge, Bettie Ashton of Berry and Lois McCubbin of Independence; a stepdaughter, Linda Goodman of Granite City, Ill.; a sister, Carolyn Grubbs of Cynthiana; brothers, Warren Philpot of Berry, James Philpot and John Philpot, both of Cynthiana; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Louis W. Pope, 81, of Florence, died at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired employee of the Ford Motor Co.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Barbara Milner Rankin, 57, of Lexington, died at 3:47 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
She was a retired teacher and a member of Erlanger United Methodist Church and Fayette County Retired Teachers Association.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Don Rankin; and her parents, Robert and Ruth Milner of Florence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Erlanger United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children, P. O. Box 749, Versailles, Ky. 41083.
Beech Roberts, 79, of Ludlow, died Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
He was a retired molder with Madel Pattern Foundry, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Mark Roberts of Ludlow and Pleasie Roberts of West Palm Beach, Fla.; daughters, Joyce McMullin of Ludlow, Angela Roberts of Manchester and Juanita Tyree of Little Rock, Ark.; brothers, Jack Roberts of Frankfort and Herschel Roberts of London; sisters, Norma Jean Privet of Atlanta and Nickey Polley of Frankfort; 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, and at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Big Creek Holiness Church, Manchester. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, and from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Farmer Roberts Cemetery, Bear Branch.
Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071 or to First Baptist Church of Ludlow, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Reva Ranshaw Roberts, 73, of Latonia, died Friday at her daughter's home in Warsaw .
She was a homemaker and a former employee of Shillito's and McAlpin's department stores in Cincinnati. Her husband, Thomas Roberts Jr., died in 1985.
Survivors include a daughter, Sue Kemper; a sister, Lois Williamson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a brother, Gene Wilson of Cynthiana; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
Mildred Marie Steckle Rodgers, 84, of California, died at 9 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Corpus Christi Church, Newport. Her husband, Robert Rodgers, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Lawrence Rodgers of California; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Michael Specht, 46, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a computer consultant with Xerox Corp. and an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Suzann Specht; daughters, Rachel Specht and Sarah Specht, both of Fort Thomas; his father, Bernard Specht of Las Vegas; and sisters, Michelle Specht of Las Vegas and Tricia Specht of Palm Harbor, Fla.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Della B. Stager, 93, of Mount Vernon, Ill., formerly of Highland Heights, died Thursday at her home.
She was a retired foreman with Gibson Art Greeting Cards. Her husband, Gordon R. Stager, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Norma Schmitt of Mount Vernon; a sister, Marjorie Alexander of New Port Richey, Fla.; a brother, Leslie "Doc" Powell of Gray; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.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 Josh Hines Fund or Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Building Fund, in care of Osborn Funeral Home, 322 Main St., Dix, Ill. 62830.
Ruth M. Brennan Tuemler, 80, of Fort Mitchell, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Joseph Tuemler, died Wednesday.
Survivors include sons, John Joseph Tuemler Jr. of Edgewood, David Tuemler of Bradenton, Fla., Harry Tuemler of Ludlow, Thomas Tuemler of Burlington, Anthony Tuemler of Covington and James Tuemler of Erlanger; daughters, Jane Trenkamp of Fort Wright, Ruth Anne Neubacher and Esther Dirheimer, both of Edgewood, Terri Krefting of Crestview Hills and Mary Elizabeth Blevins of Burlington; sisters, Mary Kelley of Bradenton, Sister Mary Patricia Brennan of Louisville, Elynor Barnes and Patricia Cardosi, both of Fort Mitchell and Terry Ferguson of Riverdale, Ga.; 24 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Blessed Sacrament Church, 2415 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Harold K. Vest, 75, of Verona, died at 9:21 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a farmer and a former owner of Richwood Tobacco Warehouse. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Reed Vest; a son, Kerry R. Vest of Verona; a daughter, Linda Vest Robinson of Verona; a sister, Geneva Baker of Verona; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Memorials are suggested to New Bethel Baptist Church, 2022 Verona Mudlick Road, Verona, Ky. 41092.
Bessie L. Walter, 98, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at Lakeside Health Care Center, Highland Heights.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Raymond Walter, died in 1982.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Ann Walter of Newport.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Hope United Methodist Church, Southgate. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to New Hope United Methodist Church, 22 William Blatt, Southgate, Ky. 41071.
Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Gertrude Helen Walton, 86, of Hamilton, Ohio, died at 4:20 p.m. Saturday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Her husband, John Lloyd Walton, died in 1964.
Survivors include a son, John Walton of Oxford, Ohio; daughters, Marilyn Hogan of Hebron and Nancy Walker of Snellville, Ga.; a brother, Earl Reed of Carrollton; a sister, Lucille Farmer of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home, Hamilton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Hamilton.
Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent DePaul Society, in care of St. Mary Church, 111 E. High St., Oxford, Ohio 45056 or to Hebron Lutheran Church Foundation, 3140 Limaburg Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
