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Date of these obituaries: 03-03-2001
Matthew Valentine, worked variety of jobs
Matthew "Poppy" Valentine - a bricklayer, professional gambler, racehorse owner and former Bromley council member - died Thursday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati. He was 68.
Mr. Valentine of Bromley thoroughly enjoyed life and had an ability to spread the joy to everyone he touched, said his son, Ronald Valentine of Florence.
"He attracted people. He was very fun to be around, " he said.
He learned early to deal with sorrow, but search for happiness. His mother was killed when he was a child, and he was raised by his sister, the late Margie Gosney, in Milford.
He served in the Army in Korea and came home to become a policeman, the first of an array of jobs. He was a business agent for the Teamsters Union, ran parking concessions at the Lookout House and Beverly Hills nightclubs, and was a brick mason, working for Drees Homes and other builders in Cincinnati.
"My dad always had two or three jobs going at one time, " said Ronald Valentine. "He had kids to support and he loved to gamble."
Mr. Valentine won trophies as a blackjack player in Atlantic City and Las Vegas and owned several race horses. In 1992 he won $100, 000 in the Ohio Lottery.
In his early years his nick name was "Matty, " but he proudly traded that in for "Poppy" after he became a grandfather.
He and his wife, Scharline Smiley Valentine, had five children. A son, Larry, died soon after birth. Another son, Gary, died as an adult from a pulmonary condition. A daughter, Marcella Cobb, died after a long battle with cancer.
"My dad was the strong type, but when it came to his family he was very emotional, " said Ronald Valen tine. "He taught us that you could be a man and cry."
In the late 1980s, he was elected to Bromley City Council, vowing to fight for residents' rights against a petroleum plant on Ky. 8.
"He got them to restrict pumping times to control the noise, " his son said.
Mr. Valentine served two terms on Council.
He was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis last summer.
Besides his wife and son, other survivors include a daughter, Karen Heuser of Bromley; brothers, Elbert Valentine of Bellevue and Paul Valentine of Texas; sisters, Geraldine Fitzpatrick of Reno, Nev., and Frankie Palmisano and Marilyn Tenhundfeld, both of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the new St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Glenn R. Blocker, 69, of Walton, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired assemblyman for Civacon Company and a member of Banklick Baptist Church, Walton.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Martin Blocker of Walton; son, Rick Blocker of Burlington; and sister, Dorothy Schnell of Phoenix, Ariz.
Services will be at noon Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Carpenter Cemetery, Richwood. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 11117 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242.
Joanne Brusehaber, 63, of Highland Heights, died at 5:15 a.m. Friday at Lakeside Health Care Center, Highland Heights.
Survivors include brothers, George Brusehaber of Alexandria and Carl Brusehaber of Lakewood, Calif.; and a sister, Patricia Emminger of Alexandria.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Lona Combs, 83, of Wilder, died Wednesday at her home. She was a former employee of Newport Adult Learning Center and Coney Island Amusement Park. Her husband, Britt Combs, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Gene Combs of Cold Spring; daughters, Joyce Walasek of Blaine, Wash., and Cathy Caudill of Cincinnati; a brother, Frank Sheperd of California; a sister, Icy Johnson of Knox County, Ohio; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. today until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Eva Belle Casey Eastman, 83, of West Jefferson, Ohio, formerly of Pendleton County, died Thursday at Mount Carmel Hospital West, Columbus, Ohio. She was a former restaurant worker for Small Fry and Stop and Tell, and worked at the Falmouth Company Sewing Factory. She was a member of Oakland Christian Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include daughters, Essie Mae Patterson of Tuscumbia, Ala., Eva Sue Kavanaugh of Falmouth and Bonnie Seedle of West Jefferson, Ohio; a son, Clarence "Sonny" Casey of Vance, S.C.; a sister, Ethel M. Brit tinger of Hamilton, Ohio; 13 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth Christian Church, 303 W. Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Herbert W. Eddy, 52, of Dayton, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a metal fabricator for Harvey Brothers Inc., Cincinnati, Dayton VFW, Dayton-Bellevue American Legion and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. A son, Herbert Eddy, died in 1991.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Eddy of Dayton; sons, Dan Eddy and Rocky Eddy, both of Dayton; a daughter, Tina Eddy of Bellevue; his mother, Virginia Eddy of Wilder; brothers, Bob Eddy and Fred Eddy, both of Dayton; sisters, Sandy Eddy of Wilder, Evelene Herald of Fort Thomas and Amy Daley, Ruth Eddy and Virginia Jones, all of Dayton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Cancer Treatment Center, St. Luke Hospital East, 85 N. Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
James Ellis, 80, of Hebron, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed auto mechanic, Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Junior Order of United Auto Mechanics.
Survivors include his wife, Hilda Ellis of Hebron; sons, Larry Ellis and Robert Ellis, both of Hebron; a daughter, Kimberly Traylor of Florence; a brother, John Ellis of Milford, Ohio; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. Sunday until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or American Diabetes Association, 745 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Ruth Edwards, 90, of Fort Mitchell, died at 11:15 a.m. Thursday at her home. She was a retired biology teacher for Holmes High School, Covington, and Wyoming High School, Wyoming, Ohio; a member, deaconess and Sunday school teacher at Madison Avenue Christian Church, Covington; a member of the Northern Kentucky Education Association and Kentucky Education Association; past president of Covington Education Association; past president of Kenton County Retired Teachers; member of Executive Council of Kentucky Retired Teachers Association; and past president of Northern Kentucky District of the Kentucky Teachers Association.
Survivors include her cousins, Dorothy Clark of Crofton and Doris Gainy of Jacksonville, Fla.; and good friend and caretaker, Margarie Lee of Fort Mitchell.
Services will be at noon Monday at Madison Avenue Christian Church. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Monday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Kestner Cemetery, Crofton. Memorials are suggested to Madison Avenue Christian Church, 1530 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
James "Mac" Groves, 80, of Arcanum, Ohio, formerly of Gallatin County, died Friday at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Greenville, Ohio. He was a security guard for Merchant Police, Dayton, Ohio, and an employee for the City of Dayton, Ohio. He was a clerk for Kroger in Dayton, Ohio; a member of Warsaw Baptist Church; and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Groves of Kettering, Ohio; a daughter, Patricia Rademachir of Arcanum; a sister, Thelma Story of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandsons and three step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Danny "Hully" D. Haines, 46, of Taylor Mill, died at 4:20 a.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired forklift operator at Gibson Greeting Card Co., Covington; a member of First United Church of Christ, Burlington; and formerly employed by Kroger, Sage Street, Cincinnati where he was a union steward.
Survivors include his wife, Anita Jackson Haines of Taylor Mill; daughters, Jennifer Dale Haines of Cold Spring and Elizabeth Ann Haines and Bonita R. Jackson, both of Florence; his mother, Gertrude Kinman Haines of Williamstown; a brother, David C. Haines of Owenton; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are sug gested to American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Road, Des Plaines, Ill. 60018; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
John Hasenstab, 45, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at his home. He was a painter for R. J. Patton Painting, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Betsy Hasenstab of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Brooke Hasenstab of Fort Thomas; a son, Sean Hasenstab of Fort Thomas; his father, Herbert Hasenstab of Fort Thomas; brothers, Mark Hasenstab of Cold Spring and Terry Hasenstab of Fort Thomas; and a sister, Linda Waller of Frankfort.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Catherine Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
William Lampe, 78, of Cold Spring, died at 6 p.m. Thursday at The Highlands of Fort Thomas. He was a retired engineer for Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co.; a member of New Hope United Methodist Church, Southgate; Scottish Rite; Masonic Lodge No. 358 F&AM, Newport; Order of the Eastern Star, Gertrude Chapter No. 19; Newport Commandry No. 13; Olive Branch Chapter No. 76; and Jeffries Council No. 33.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Patterson Lampe of Cold Spring; daughter, Tania Motschman of Rochester, Minn.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Scottish Rite and Masonic services will be at 6:45 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to New Hope United Methodist Church, William Blatt Avenue, Southgate, Ky. 41071.
Susan Mays, 81, of Butler, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Falmouth Baptist Church. Her husband, Jessie Mays, died in 1981. A son, Jessie Mays Jr., also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Charles Mays of Louisville, Bob Mays of Winchester and Don Mays of Falmouth; daughters, Phoebe Stahl of Alexandria and Emma Shipp of Fort Thomas; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Falmouth Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Sunday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth Baptist Church, 403 Maple Ave., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Vernon Nieporte, 83, of Bellevue, died Friday at Drake Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired sales manager for Sears, Roebuck and Co.; member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue; Bellevue Vets; Bellevue Lions; Holy Name Society; Chief Ranger of Sacred Heart Catholic Order of Forresters; and past State Court Officer.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Nieporte of Bellevue; a daughter, Patricia Nagel of Milford, Ohio; sons, Ronald Nieporte of Alexandria, Timothy Nieporte of Erlanger and Vernon Nieporte of Fort Thomas; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tues day at Sacred Heart Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church Special Education Fund, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Hazel Losey Souder, 85, of Independence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of First Church of God, Latonia. Her husband, Hershal K. Souder, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, Robert Ken Souder of Independence; sisters, Bessie Cummins and Stella Damon, both of Taylor Mill; a brother, Robert Losey of Latonia; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Flora Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to First Church of God, Southern and Ashland Avenues, La tonia, Ky. 41015.
Karen Marie Stamper, 44, of Burlington, died at 12:40 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was an administrative assistant with Radius Construction, Latonia, a veteran of the Air Force and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Timothy W. Stamper of Burlington; daughters, Krystal Marie Stamper and Jennifer Lynn Stamper, both at home; parents, Frank and Mary Ann Jasien of Florence; sisters, Deb Jasien of Intervale, N.H., Bev Jaworski of Twinsburg, Ohio, and Kim Kump of Garfield Heights, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Prayers will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
