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Date of these obituaries: 12-12-2000
John 'Boots' Wuest, star athlete
John "Boots" Wuest was a Northern Kentucky football legend.
He was also a loyal family man who loved children, says his daughter, Sandra Hawk of Fort Thomas.
Mr. Wuest, 85, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
"I'm always getting people who come up to me. They all remember him for his athletic skills, " says Ms. Hawk. One admirer called Mr. Wuest "one of the toughest guys he's ever met, " Ms. Hawk says.
Mr. Wuest is considered to be one of Bellevue High School's all-time great athletes. He lettered for four years in football as one of the school's best fullbacks ever, four years in track, three years in basketball and two years in baseball.
He went to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he also played football and again became an outstanding fullback, helping the Miami Redskins win a couple of Buckeye Conference championships. He later became an assistant football coach at Bellevue. In 1984, he was one of the first inductees into the Northern Kentucky High School Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.
During World War II, Mr. Wuest served in North Africa and Southern France. He saw action and was awarded four Bronze Stars for valor.
After the war, he worked at Bavarian Brewery and later was a sales manager with Pharo Distributing until he retired in 1980.
He was a member of Newport Elks and Bellevue Vets.
Mr. Wuest was a great father, Ms. Hawk says. She says she remembers often playing football as a youngster and remembers thinking it odd that other girls couldn't kick a football.
Mr. Wuest was concerned for others and never complained, his daughter said.
In addition to Ms. Hawk, Mr. Wuest's survivors include his wife, Martha Wuest; daughter Christine Wuest, both of Fort Thomas; a son, John "Rocky" Wuest of Fort Wright; a sister, Margaret Kessling of Cincinnati; and one grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Happy C. Baker, 64, of Demossville, died at 6:45 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired supervisor with Duro Paper Bag Co. and a member of Cutshin Bible Church, Leslie County.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Vaughn Baker; sons, Jeff C. Baker of Demossville and David E. Hacker of Butler; brothers, Reuben Baker of Butler, Watson Baker of Demossville, Linz Baker of Cutshin and Grant Baker Jr. of Harlan; sisters, Ruby Wells of Smilax, Mary Belle Jones of Cutshin and Geneva Wilson of London; and five grandsons.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Thomas William Cosner, 78, of Newport, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired instrumentation mechanic in the jet engine department of General Electric, Cincinnati, a member of First Baptist Church in Newport and a deacon, choir member and Sunday school teacher with the church. He also coached the church softball team, and was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Mary Jean Spangler Cosner, died in 1998. A daughter, Erma Jean Hatfield, died in 1970.
Survivors include a daughter, JoAnn Griffith of Newport; a sister, Sara Jean Hollin of Bellevue; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, E. Eighth and York streets, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Allan Edwin Frank, 72, of Edgewood, died at 4:25 a.m. Nov. 30 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a service technician with Opex Corp.
Survivors include his wife, Alma Kraft Frank; a daughter, Donna Wesseler of Florence; a son, Allan W. Frank of Harrodsburg; and a sister, Harriet Wolff of Fort Mill, S.C. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Northern Kentucky Easter Seals, 212 Levassor, Covington, Ky. 41011. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Harry R. "Bo" Gibson, 45, of Latonia, died at 6:57 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a laborer with Blue Grass Meat Packing Co., Boone County, and a heavy equipment operator for Morton Salt Co., Sedamsville, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Gibson; daughters, Tara Young of Cincinnati, Crystal Gibson and Samatha Gibson, both of Batavia, Ohio; his mother, Corine Gibson of Latonia; brothers, Roy L. Gibson of Taylor Mill, Robert Gibson and Marc Gibson, both of Latonia; sisters, Karen Roe and Annette Hall, both of Latonia, and Grace Fields of Newport; grandmother, Grace Crouch of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
Daisey Mae Gilbert, 74, of Maysville, died at 12:10 p.m. Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Carl Alfred Gilbert, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Bolden of Mays Lick; a son, Carl Gilbert Jr. of Maysville; brothers, Bill Sweet of Maysville and Denny Sweet of Dover; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Charleston Bottoms Cemetery, Maysville.
Mary Louise Hart, 69, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Henry Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include her husband, Tom Hart; a son, Dr. Thomas K. Hart of Louisville; a daughter, Coleen Hart Spaulding of Florence; a brother, Stanley Hugenberg Jr. of Fort Mitchell; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Henry Church, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Richard E. "Mo" Keyer, 51, of Covington, died at 12:10 p.m. Sunday at Veterans Hospital, Cincinnati. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include brothers, William Vanover and James Vanover, both of Covington; and sisters, Etta McPherson of Occee, Fla., Marilyn Durham of Cincinnati, Patricia Shelton of Burlington and Sherry Denny of Crittenden.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Dayton, Ohio, National Cemetery.
Lois F. Kidd, 72, of Cold Spring, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Dayton. Her husband, Paul Kidd, died in 1987.
Survivors include a daughter, Gail Kaufman of Cold Spring; a sister, Edna Bolton of Somerset; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Richard McDonald, 80, of Bromley, died at 3:34 a.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Edna Mae Kessel Phipps, 84, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bellevue, died Sunday at Eastgate Health Care Center, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Tower Methodist Church, Bellevue, and Northern Kentucky Boat Club. Her husband, Gilbert W. Phipps Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Combs of Cincinnati; a son, Gilbert W. Phipps Jr. of Milford, Ohio; a sister, Ruth McManus of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Dr. Fred R. Scroggin, 84, of Williamstown, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
William Francis Sketch, 83, of Covington, died Sunday at Villa Springs Nursing Home, Erlanger.
He was a salesman with Kraft and a member of Kehoe Knights of Columbus, Pathfinders at St. Augustine Church in Covington, Catholic Order of Foresters and World War II Persian Gulf Veterans. He was a former president of Monte Casino Civic Club. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Ann Kallmeyer, Donna Lee Richardson and Sandra Alicia Sterling, all of Erlanger, Jane Frances Menkhaus of Fort Wright and Sharon "Mickie" Strong of Florence; a sister, Helen Elizabeth Keller of Fort Wright; and brothers, Elmer Patrick Sketch of Latonia and John Gerald Sketch of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Geraldine Surginer, 67, of Verona, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include a son, David Frederick Surginer of St. Clair Shores, Mich.; a daughter, Carol Migliori of Tukhannock, Pa.; her mother, Georgia Benjey of Verona; brothers, Vernon Benjey of Albuquerque, N.M., and Herbert Benjey of Verona; sisters, Phyllis Young of Louisville, Nancy Nigro and Cloma Ann Schneider, both of Milford, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be in Gethesemane Cemetery, Detroit. Memorials are suggested to Verona Life Squad, 14924 Walton-Verona Road, Verona, Ky. 41092.
