Search Archived Marriage Records
Date of these obituaries: 01-27-2001
Linda Kreidler, put others first
When Linda Carol Kreidler's family members had a problem, they knew they could go to her, and she would help.
"She was always there for her nieces and nephews, " said a friend, Patti Phillips of Union. "They just knew they could go to their Aunt Linda, and they knew that she would keep it between them.
"She was everybody's mother. She was like the rock of her family."
Mrs. Kreidler, 43, of Florence, died at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday at her home.
She was a real estate agent with Star One and a cashier and bookkeeper with Thriftway grocery stores.
Mrs. Kreidler attended First Church of Christ, Florence, and Decoursey Baptist Church, Covington.
She enjoyed boating as a pastime.
Even as she fought cancer, Mrs. Kreidler was taking care of others, Mrs. Phillips said.
"She never put herself first, " Mrs. Phillips said.
"She put everybody else first. She had a big heart."
Survivors include her husband, Mark Curtis Kreidler; sons, Mark Brandon Kreidler, Chad Everett Kreidler and Scott Matthew Kreidler, all at home; and brothers, Ronald Baker of Covington and Chuck Baker of Florence.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. today at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the Linda Kreidler Trust Fund for her sons. Donations may be made at any branch of Fifth Third Bank.
Ronda M. Arnett, 38, of Union, died Thursday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Jonathan G. Booher Jr., 84, of Lexington and formerly of Berry, died Thursday at Thomson Hood Veterans Center, Wilmore.
He was retired from the U.S. Department of Labor, a former mayor of Robersonville, N.C., a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, and a member of Boyd United Methodist Church and Robersonville Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Taylor Booher of Lexington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Whaley-McCarty Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Memorials are suggested to Lexington Humane Society, 1600 Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington, Ky. 40504; Thomson Hood VA Entertainment Fund, Thomson Hood Veterans Center, Wilmore, Ky.; or Jessamine County Hospice, 109 Shannon Park, Nicholasville, Ky. 40356.
Sal J. Brusco, 63, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
He sold sportswear independently from his home.
Survivors include his son, Joe Brusco of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughter, Carolyn Paramore of Wasilla, Alaska; sister, Claudia Wright of Palm Bay, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. There will be no visitation. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Services, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 2200 Victory Parkway, Suite 510, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Maggie Mahorney Conner, 86, of Cynthiana, died Friday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Cynthiana.
Survivors include her sons, Edward D. Rawls of Cincinnati and Carl F. Conner of Cynthiana; sister, Tracy Patton of Covington; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Macedonia Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris.
Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Harold Deatherage, 83, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a supervisor at Heekin Can Co. and a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park, and Masonic Lodge No. 949 F&AM, Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Deatherage of Florence; son, H. B. Deatherage of Villa Hills; daughter, Carol Ann Johnson of Florence; brother, Donald Deatherage of Frankfort; sister, Doris Robinson of Florence; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Ruby Redd Furnish, 94, of Berry, died Friday at her home.
She was a homemaker, farmer and a member of Stringtown Christian Church, Grant County. Her husband, Earl S. Furnish, died in 1974.
Survivors include her daughters, Eileen Furnish and Frances Furnish, both of Harrison County.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Whaley-McCarty Funeral Home, Cynthiana. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Mary L. Montgomery Hoffman Gerwe, 82, of Latonia, died at 12:21 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired cashier with Walgreen Drug Stores, Latonia, member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia, and St. Vincent DePaul Society. Her first husband, Leonard Hoffman, died in 1968; her second husband, Edgar Gerwe, died in 1988.
Survivors include her son, Lawrence Hoffman of Demossville; daughters, Sarah Hoffman Gripshover and Veronica Hoffman Staley, both of Morning View; stepson, Jeff Gerwe of the country of Chile; stepdaughters, Judy Gerwe of Cincinnati and Kathy Koporec of Atlanta, Ga.; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 10:45 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent DePaul Society, c/o Holy Cross Church, 3612 Church St., Latonia, Ky. 41015.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Victor C. Jennings, 75, of Florence, died at 2 p.m. Thursday at his home.
He was an insurance executive with Ryder Systems, a Coast Guard veteran of World War II, a member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Fort Mitchell, and a member of the Heritage League.
Survivors include his wife, Betty M. Jennings of Florence; daughter, Cheryl Jennings of Atlanta, Ga.; sons, Jeffrey Jennings and Craig Jennings, both of Upland, Calif.; sister, LaVerne Teichman of Warsaw; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014, or Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 2690 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Mary Morris Rocchio, 90, of Villa Hills, died at 2:30 a.m. Friday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills.
She was a waitress for Wiggin's Restaurant, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her daughter, Dolores Joan Rocchio of Villa Hills; and sisters, Angela Schnurr of Montford Heights, Ohio, and Antoinette Loehl of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tues day in the Old Chapel in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Old St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincin nati.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
John "Dutch" Rolfsen, 86, of Ludlow, died at 3:45 p.m. Friday at his home. Arrangements are pend ing at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Myrtle Louise Romito, 79, of Alexandria, died at 1:45 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a bus driver and transportation secretary for Campbell County Schools, an employee of Basic Trust, Alexandria, and was past president of St. Mary PTC and a member of St. Mary Seniors at St. Mary Catholic Church, Alexandria. Her husband, Felix Romi to, died in 1989. A son, Earl Ed ward Moore, died in 1994.
Survivors include her son, Anthony Romito of Alexandria; daughters, Diane Walters of Georgetown and Judith Schultz and Sandra Leuderalbert, both of Alexandria; sisters, Gwendolyn Dill of Dayton and Rebecca Matt of In dependence; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mary School Adopt-A-Student, 5 S. Jefferson St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Harold James Vanover, 78, of Bellevue, died at 12:40 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a disabled Army veteran of World War II. A daughter, Mary Louise Elliott, died in 1970.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Vanover of Bellevue; sons, John M. Elliott of St. Louis, Mo., and Jay Vanover of Bellevue; daughter, Rita Ann Moeller of Cincinnati; sister, Lucille Smith of Williamsburg; brothers, Charles Vanover of Trenton, N.J., Robert Vanover of Dallas, Texas, and W. F. Vanover and Edward Vanover, both of Williamsburg; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Howard C. Williams, 79, of Fort Thomas, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired paper cutter for Martin Young Inc. and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Williams of Fort Thomas; daughter, Carole Roush of Winston-Salem, N.C.; sisters, Goldie Scholl of Newport, Viola Powell of Dayton and Ruby Wickelhaus of Highland Heights; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. John's United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. John's United Church of Christ, Park and Nelson, Newport, Ky. 410171, or American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling the arrangements.
William J. Zacharias, 61, of Fort Mitchell, died at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was an electrical Engineer for General Electric, Cincinnati, a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Hughes Zacharias of Fort Mitchell; sons, Jeffrey W. Zachari as of Chicago, Ill., and Douglas J. Zacharias of Erlanger; stepson, Roger Miller of Cincinnati; step daughter, Lana Lewis of Cincinnati; sisters, Linda Spencer of Elsmere and Rosemary Zacharias of Atlanta, Ga.; brother, Tom Zacharias of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling the arrangements.
