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Date of these obituaries: 12-25-2000
Charles Hoffman, deputy sheriff and Turfway usher
Whether as a Kenton County deputy sheriff or as an usher at Turfway Park Race Course, Charles H. Hoffman had a sunny disposition that made other people glow.
Kenton County Circuit Clerk Mary Ann Woltenberg said she met Mr. Hoffman about 40 years ago, when she first joined the clerk's office.
Mr. Hoffman, a deputy sheriff who worked in the courtrooms, was quick to share information as well as a joke, Mrs. Woltenberg said.
"Charlie never met a stranger, " Mrs. Woltenberg said. "He was a giving person and always wanted to help people. He was my best friend and more like family to me."
Mr. Hoffman, 88, of Covington, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. His wife, Marie F. Billerman Hoffman, preceded him in death.
For many years, Mr. Hoffman greeted ticket holders at Turfway Park in Florence. Again, his easygoing nature served him well in a job that dealt with the public, Mrs. Woltenberg said.
"He loved the courthouse and he loved the race track. He treated everyone with respect. The attorneys loved him and the judges loved him. It is definitely a loss for us, " Mrs. Woltenberg said.
Mr. Hoffman was a Covington native. A sister, Virginia Hoffman of Park Hills, said her brother was a good family man.
"He was outgoing and always wanted to do for other people, " Miss Hoffman said. 'He loved children."
Other survivors include sisters, Rose Hoffman of Fort Thomas and Esther Kemphaus of Fort Wright; and nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, P. O. Box 17007, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Velma Julia Blake, 91, of Carrollton, died Friday at Green Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carrollton. She was a former owner of Mary Lynn Shop and a former bookkeeper for Grobmeyer Coal and Lumber Co.
She was a member of Polly Hawkins Craig Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and Carrollton Business and Professional Women's Club. Her husband, Mark Blake, died in 1987.
Survivors include nieces, Ann Dunn and Jane Hoskins, both of Carrollton.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tandy-Eckler- Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Edward Clayton Cummins, 69, of Williamstown, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
He was a foreman for Greyhound Bus Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of New Friendship Baptist Church in Harrison County.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Dunn Cummins of Williamstown; sons, Ronnie "R. C." Cummins of Corinth and Mike Cummins of Dry Ridge; brothers, Ernie Joe Cummins of Boyd and Jack Cummins and Herbert Cummins, both of Covington; sisters, Mary Ethel Ertel of Florida, Emma Mae Finnell of Taylor Mill and Theresa Ann Henry of Florence; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Raven Creek Cemetery, Corinth.
Irene Lovelace Finnell, 74, of Leesburg, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Dec. 8 at Oakwood Center, Eustis, Fla.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Robert Alvin Gill Jr., 15, of Maysville, died Friday in a house fire at his home.
He was a student at Mason County High School and a member of Church of the Nativity, Maysville.
Survivors include parents, Annette Boothe Gill of Maysville and Robert A. Gill Sr. of Dover; and a sister, Virginia Gill, at home.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Nativity.
Knox and Brothers Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
C. Robert Graziani, 89, of Cold Spring, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
He was a self-employed home builder and a deacon with First Baptist Church, Cold Spring.
Survivors include his wife, Justina Graziani; sons, Alan Graziani of California, Charles Graziani of Cold Spring and Daniel Graziani of West Chester, Ohio; daughters, Theda Kearney of Winchester and Chrysteen Vanover of Walton; a sister, Mary Smith of Cold Spring; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Cold Spring.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 4410 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Ray Herndon, 59, of Sanders, died of cancer Friday at his home.
He was a shipping coordinator with North American Stainless and a deacon with Warsaw Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Williams Herndon; sons, Kenneth Ray Herndon Jr. of Ghent, David Boyd Herndon of Sanders and Darrin Blake Herndon of Sparta; daughters, Kimberly Ann Stewart of Sanders and Lori Lynn Williams of Carrollton; his mother, Alene Herndon of Warsaw; a brother, Dennis Herndon of Florence; sisters, Linda Geiser of Mason, Ohio, Sherry Moore of Sparta and Tina Williams of Indianapolis; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Baptist Church, 106 W. High St., Warsaw, Ky. 41095; or New Columbus Baptist Church, 16185 New Columbus Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Thomas Hicks, 66, of Newport, died Saturday at his home.
He was a retired baker with Emerson Bakery, Florence, and an Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors include his wife, Violet Hicks; daughters, Alice Smith of Dillsboro, Ind., Debbie Cox of Bethel, Ohio, Nancy Wolfe of Stuarts Draft, Va.; sons, Thomas Hicks Jr. of Manchester and Charles Hicks of Bellevue; sisters, Wyoming Wilson of Covington, Opal Beckett of Fairfield, Ohio, Jessie Saylor of Cincinnati, Edith Collins of Florence and Arizona Roark of Dayton, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Cremation will be at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Harley E. Joslin, 68, of Owenton, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired employee of the Kentucky State Highway Department, and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Owenton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Yvonne Goldsberry Joslin; brothers, Edward Joslin and Billy Joslin, both of Cincinnati, Ronald Joslin of Russell Springs and Richard Joslin of Fremont, Ohio; and a sister, Phyllis Pate of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Together We Build Fund, Owenton First Baptist Church, 213 N. Main St., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Thomas "Gene" Longley, 88, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired employee of E. R. Burgett & Co. Heating and Air Conditioning Co., South Bend, Ind., and a member of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local No. 20 and Florence Rotary Club.
He recently received the club's Paul Harris Fellowship Award. He was a member of Union Presbyterian Church and a Visiting Angel with St. Elizabeth Hospices.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Longley of Florence; a son, Rev. Jack Clayton Longley of San Jose, Calif.; a daughter, Phyllis Lynch of Union; a brother, Roger Longley of South Bend; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Union Presbyterian Church.
A reception will follow services at the church. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co.
Memorials are suggested to Union Presbyterian Church, 10259 U.S. 42, Union, Ky. 41091; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Linnemann Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Delbert Ray Mains, 71, of Augusta, died Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
He was a carpenter and farmer and a member of Germantown Lions Club and Germantown United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Doyle Mains; sons, Tony Mains and Mark Mains, both of Germantown, and Michael Mains of Washington; a daughter, Susan Carlisle of Maysville; a sister, Opal Cracraft of Mason County; brothers, Joe Mains of Walton, James Mains of Yemassee, S.C., and Leonard Mains of Sumter, S.C.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Germantown United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown, and from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta.
Memorials are suggested to Germantown United Methodist Church, Germantown, Ky. 41044; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Eleanor M. Perry, 85, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a manager at Palm Beach Co. clothing manufacturer and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence.
Her husband, Thomas Perry, died in 1968.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Perry of Cincinnati; daughters, Linda Gunning of Avon, Ind., Martha Jane Miller of Hebron and Regina Perry of Cincinnati; brothers, Justin Reinersman and Vernon Reinersman, both of Covington; a sister, Martha Diebole of Loveland, Ohio; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Church, 7301 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dennis Ralph Pfetzer, 58, of Park Hills, died Saturday at his home.
He was a self-employed real estate agent and the owner of Pfetzer Apartments.
He was a member of Kolping Society, Northern Kentucky Association Realtors, Northern Kentucky and Ohio apartment associations and St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright.
He was a Marine Corps Reserves veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Pfetzer; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Nursing Home, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Frazier Ritchie, 93, of Florence, died at 9:55 p.m. Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home of Florence.
He was a retired chef with Southern Railroad and Glenn Schmidt Restaurant, Newport. He was a member of Crescent Springs Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge No. 478 in Covington and the Indra Consistory Scottish Rite in Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Vera E. Stith Ritchie; a daughter, Mildred Dedden of Union; a brother, Kenneth Ritchie of Carlisle; a sister, Virginia L. Savori of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Audrey Jeanette Shirley, 66, of Owenton, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a former employee of Longview State Hospital and a member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, William B. Shirley; a son, Steve L. Shirley of Poplar Grove; and a sister, Agnes Wilson of Louisville.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton.
Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Poplar Grove Baptist Church or Poplar Grove Ceme tery, U.S. 127 North, Glencoe, Ky. 41046.
Melody Sickmeier, 55, of Fort Mitchell, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
She was the owner of Bonnie's Hallmark in Latonia, a former member of the Kenton County Jaycees and a member of the St. Elizabeth Medical Center Women's Guild.
Survivors include her husband, Chuck Sickmeier; sons, Rick Gaukel of Villa Hills, Andy Gaukel and Scott Sickmeier, both of Fort Mitchell; daughters, Becky Rouse of Verona and Emily Benson of Fort Thomas; her parents, Roger and June Hartman of Edgewood; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Ardeth Roberta Taylor, 88, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Gurney Teegarden, 68, of Augusta, died Saturday at his home.
He was a retired employee of Clopy Corp., Augusta. A daughter, Jeanette Teegarden, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Teresa Teegarden; daughters, Melissa Wood of Brooksville and Jamie Shields of Augusta; sons, Lynn Teegarden of Hermitage, Tenn., Jeremy Teegarden and Jason Teegarden, both of Augusta; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, Mays Lick.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
