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Date of these obituaries: 01-04-2001
Albert 'Tuffy' Barlow, Union's city historian
When students at Ryle High School wanted to compile a history of the city of Unio n, they turned to Albert "Tuffy" Barlow for guidance.
When interested residents sought to recreate a map of Union from the mid-1900s, they turned to Barlow, too. He knew as much about the history of the Boone County town as anybody.
"He was like a walking history book of this community, " said Mr. Barlow's daughter, Sharon Bellan of Union.
"Ryle sent their students down here to interview him about its history, and he drew a map of Union as he remembered it as a child, too, and all these people wanted copies of it. He had an excellent memory, and he knew everybody that lived around here."
Albert Surface "Tuffy" Barlow, 79, of Union, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired warehouse manager with Chevron Oil where he had worked 42 years.
Mr. Barlow also contributed countless hours of his time as community historian and a founding member of the Union Volunteer Fire Department.
"1969 is when they formed it, " said Ms. Bellan. "Florence was the only closest fire department, and it was so far away that houses were burning down before anybody could get out here."
Mr. Barlow's community-mindedness extended to his continued interest in the growth of Union. He also was a past master of Boone-Union Lodge No. 304 F&AM, and a member of the Union Presbyterian Church.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors also include his wife of 60 years, Winifred V. Laibly Barlow; sons, Gary Barlow and Randy Barlow, both of Union; daughter, Karen Gehrig of Edelstein, Ill.; sisters, Doretta B. Rouse of Florence and Frances Barlow of Union; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Boone-Union Masonic Lodge No. 304 F&AM, P.O. Box 304, Union, Ky. 41091.
Herman W. Beard Sr., 68, of Burlington, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired pipefitter with Interlake Steel, General Motors, General Electric and National Lead Corp., and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Kay F. Beard, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Herman W. Beard Jr. of Hebron and Mark A. Beard of Williamsport, Pa.; a sister, Betty Jane Hall of Clearwater, Fla.; brothers, Bobby Beard of Clearwater, David Beard and Vannie Beard Sr., both of Latonia, and Wilford Beard of Dry Ridge; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
John L. Collins, 79, of LaFollette, Tenn., died at 6:50 a.m. Dec. 22 in Fairfield, Ohio. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Thelma Mae Roberts Collins, and daughters, Portia Ludwick and Andrea Casseday, all preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, John Collins of Florence and Charles Collins of Covington; a daughter, Brenda Davis of Hamilton, Ohio; brothers, Alonzo Collins of Cincinnati, Charles Collins of Wylie, Texas, and Lawton Collins of St. Petersburg, Fla.; 16 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Services were held in LaFollette and burial was in Valley View Cemetery, Elk Valley, Tenn.
Hazel Bratton Culp, 92, of Mount Olivet, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital East, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Fosters Chapel United Methodist Church. Her husband, Kenneth Deavours Culp, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Hanson of Mount Olivet, Barbara Whaley of Miamisburg, Ohio, and Sarah Walton of Lexington; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fosters Chapel United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Robertson County Funeral Home, and from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Fosters Chapel Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Fosters Chapel United Methodist Church, Mount Olivet, Ky. 41064.
Jimmy D. Dempsey, 70, of Owenton, died Tuesday at University Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and machinist with Ancient Age Distillery and was a member of W. G. Simpson Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Eva Wainscott Dempsey; daughters, Jamie Griffin and Cindy Dempsey, both of Frankfort; and sisters, Lucille Hall of Pleasureville, Ann Bond of Sparta, Joyce Claxon, Christine Kemper and Pauline Burke, all of Monterey.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Monterey Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Monterey Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Ky. 40361; or Markey Cancer Center, 800 Rose St., Lexington, Ky. 40536.
Arthur B. Finn, of Staten Island, N.Y., and Northern Kentucky, died Dec. 26 at Staten Island Hospital. He was an employee of Sun Chemical Corp. in Rosebank, N.Y., and an Army veteran. A daughter, Susan Campobasso, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Finn; a daughter, Cheryl Tutko; and a brother, Barry Finn.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 8:45 a.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Church, Staten Island. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Matthew Funeral Home, Staten Island. Burial will be in Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island.
Betty Ross Goetz, 83, of Cold Spring, died at 12:37 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Albert Goetz, died in 1973.
Survivors include a son, Alan Goetz of Cold Spring; and three granddaughters.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, with prayers following. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
William N. Grawe, 92, of Edgewood, died at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
He was a retired assistant manager of overhead with Cincinnati Gas & Electric and a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church and Golden Rule Lodge No. 345 FA&M;, Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Witt Grawe; sons, William N. Grawe of Forest Park, Ohio, and Steven W. Grawe of West Chester, Ohio; a sister, Pauline Pye of Fairfield, Ohio; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Shriners Burns Institute, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Gary E. Hill, of Florence, died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a machinist with Porter Precision Products and an active member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Ball Hill; a daughter, Judy Jones of Florence; a son, Rick Hill of Cincinnati; sisters, Alma Burke, Alta Fraley, Ruth Boyatt and Brenda Roundtree; brothers, James William Hill and Kenneth Roger Hill; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Paul Young Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Cardinal Hill of Northern Kentucky Rehabilitation Center, 212 Levassor Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Gerald "Jerry" Holloway, 68, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired supervisor of electrical services for Cincinnati Gas & Electric, a former Ludlow mayor and a member of First Baptist Church of Ludlow. He was a former member of the Ludlow Public School Board, Syrian Shrine, Covington Scottish Rite and Unity Lodge No. 478 F&AM. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene Hardy Holloway; sons, Gerald Matthew Holloway of Ludlow and Gene Michael Holloway of Latonia; and a brother, Thomas Holloway of Erlanger.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Corlis Earl Honan, 83, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Vencor Hospital, Louisville. He was a farmer, a member of Brooksville Christian Church and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marjory Jett Honan; sons, Ronald Earl Honan of Brooksville, Robert Wayne Honan of Highland Heights and Ralph Edward Honan of Maysville; a daughter, Bonnie Carol Dixon of Flemingsburg; a sister, Aldina Woods of Brooksville; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Powersville Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to VFW Post No. 9535, Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Lynetta Joan Orme, 55, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was an inspector with Jockey International and a member of Germantown Baptist Church and the church Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Tuel; a daughter, Benita Filer of Wilder; a son, Robert A. Orme of Butler; a daughter, Roberta Shepherd of Goshen, Ohio; brothers, Jerry White of Mays Lick, Ray White of Sardis, Tommy White of Owensboro, Harlan Glen White of Falmouth and David White of Organgeburg; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Ruth Edna Schoolfield, 99, of Fort Thomas, died at 3:12 p.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Linton Schoolfield, died in 1956.
Survivors include nephews, Jack Slaline of Cold Spring and Jim Slaline of Lexington; and a niece, Sharon Slaline of Cold Spring.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Carl Shortridge, 81, of Covington, died at 5:23 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired receiving clerk with Wiedemann Brewery and a member of the Latonia American Legion. His wife, Elizabeth Shortridge, died in 1990.
Survivors include a granddaughter, Carla Roberts of Latonia; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 2045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
John G. "Jack" Soete, 68, of Fort Mitchell, died at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday at his home.
He was a purchasing agent with Lodge & Shipley Co. and an Army veteran of the Korean War. A daughter, Jennifer L. Soete, died in 1986.
Survivors include his wife, Edna M. Gabriel Soete; daughters, Joan Meagher of Burlington, Jana Soete of Union and Jill Soete of Fort Mitchell; a sister, Jill Scott of Reno, Nev.; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Roy Wartmann, 86, of Latonia, died at 10:50 p.m. Wednesday at Woodspoint Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
