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Date of these obituaries: 11-06-2000
John Richard Westwood, engineer, senator's father
John Richard Westwood raised his children to love God and country, and touched lives wherever he went.
"He lived a very good life. He made a very big impact on people, " said his son, Sen. Jack Westwood of Erlanger.
He was a man of steadfast faith, a charter member of the Lakeside Christian Church. He joined the congregation when it was a fledgling group of about 40 to 50 people that met in the Crescent Springs Elementary School.
He served for many years as an elder at the church, now a large congregation in Lakeside Park, and this year was named elder emeritus of the body.
"I think people looked to him as a leader, " Jack Westwood said.
Mr. Westwood, 81, of Elsmere, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired design engineer with Cincinnati Electronics, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
He loved to have fun and had a knack making plays on words or using puns to liven up conversation or make others laugh. He also was a good artist. All of his children have paintings he created.
He was active in the Republican Party and took pride in the fact that his son Jack was elected state senator four years ago.
His children have fond childhood memories. "We never had air conditioning, and there were five kids, Mom and Dad in a two-bedroom house, " recalled Jack Westwood. "I don't know how they did it, really. Usually in the evenings in the summer, our form of recreation would be to get into the car and just get out and drive. We would just have a real good time driving and seeing nature."
Jack Westwood's brother Wayne recalls a trip with his dad to a Kaiamichi Clinic, a Christian camp in Oklahoma. Wayne Westwood, of Frankfort, recalls the experience as "a real bonding time."
In addition to sons Jack and Wayne, Mr. Westwood's survivors include his wife, Virginia Gardner Westwood; son Greg Westwood of Taylor Mill; daughters, Bonnie Caseldine of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Joyce Westwood of Cincinnati; a half-brother, Paul Rairden of Hialeah, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lakeside Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Marvin C. Adams, of Baltimore, died Friday in Baltimore. His wife, Emogene Hill Adams, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, David H. Adams of Tucson, Ariz., and James H. Adams of Orange Park, Fla.; a daughter, Marlena Lynch of Florence; a sister, Devere Gwen Carmichael; a brother, Emerson Simpson; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church, Baltimore. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church Memorial Fund, 5802 Roland Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21210.
Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Towson, Md., is handling arrangements.
Eloise Wiggins Berry, 82, of Cincinnati, died Friday at Birchwood Care Center in Hamilton, Ohio.
She was a retired bookkeeper and a former employee of Bank of Maysville and William S. Merrill Co. She was a member of Sardis Christian Church. Her husband, Taylor Lynden Berry, died in 1997.
There are no immediate survivors.
No services are planned. Burial was in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick.
Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Tammy Birkenhauer, 41, of Latonia, died at 7:45 a.m. Sunday at a friend's home in Crittenden. She was a factory worker.
Survivors include her parents, Jennine G. and Joe Birkenhauer of Latonia; and a brother, Joseph L. Birkenhauer of Batavia, Ohio.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Karen Lynn Bowling, 55, of Cincinnati, died Friday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a housekeeper for the Twin Towers, Cincinnati.
Her daughter, Patsy Bowling, died in 1999.
Survivors include her husband, Carl Bowling of Cincinnati; brothers, Gerald Utterback of Florence, Randy Utterback of Lexington and Paul Corbin of Corbin; half- brother, Carl Canada of Dayton, Ohio; half-sister, Sheila Canada of Xenia, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cornerstone Pentecostal Church of God, Cincinnati.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick is handling the arrangements.
Joseph Davis, 67, of Carrollton, died Friday at his home. He was a laborer.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Davis; daughters, Ruby Reynolds and Reba Fay Garriott, both of Worthville, and Betty Sue Beard of Carrollton; sisters, Anna Mae Donnely and Helen Wright, both of New Liberty, Madge Lloyd of Sanders, Bonnie Skirvin of Madison, Ind., and Darlene Jewell of Taylorsville; a brother, Jimmy Davis of Georgetown; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton.
Burial will be in Worthville Cemetery.
Dylan Michael Delph-Short, 2 days, the son of Meranda Short of Erlanger and Steven Michael Delph of Ghent, died Wednesday at Children's Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, Naomie Short of Erlanger, Todd and Kim Poindexter of Florence, and Michael and Leah Delph of Sparta.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Donald A. Ficker, 77, of Fort Thomas, died at 3 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired salesman with Crane Co., Cincinnati, a member of Siena Seniors and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Joann Scott Ficker; daughters, Lori Cagney of Scott, Mich., and Sandra Zechella of Fort Thomas; sons, David Ficker of Butler, Brian Ficker of Alexandria, Stephen Scott and Marc Scott, both of Fort Thomas; a sister, Rosemary Forbes of College Hill; and 14 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, followed by prayers. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; and American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Lorraine W. Fightmaster, 81, of Fort Wright, died Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
She was a homemaker and a member of Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky.
Her husband, George R. Fightmaster, died in 1975.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Wilder of Taylor Mill and Barbara Walkenhorst-Rudin of Glenview, Ill.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center Chapel, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Eleanor M. Fischer, 96, of Villa Hills, died at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. She was a retired registered nurse, and a member of St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. She was a member of the church Club 55 and a former member of the Ohio Nurses Association.
Survivors include a sister, Dorothy G. Fischer of Villa Hills; a niece and a nephew.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Madonna Manor Chapel, Villa Hills. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Foster, 83, of Park Hills, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a self-employed decorator and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah Godbey Foster; a son, Richard Lee Foster of Cincinnati; and a daughter, Norma Ann Foster of Park Hills.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Epworth Methodist Church, 1229 Highway Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Earl Grossman, 81, of Ludlow, died at 11:17 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Betty J. Kinman, 73, of Warsaw, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a cook, and a former employee of Bun Boy Restaurant, Warsaw. She was a member of Sparta Baptist Church. Her husband, Elza Breashear, died in 1973.
Survivors include a son, Don Breashear of Warsaw; daughters, Carolyn Dossett and Donna Noel, both of Warsaw; three grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery.
Josephine Scheibly Krebs, 96, of Highland Heights, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Joseph Krebs; sons, Carl Krebs and Joe Krebs, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Jerome E. Krebs of Fort Thomas and Paul J. Krebs of Crestview; daughters, Rita Loos and Rose Beckerich, both of Highland Heights, Mary Buschle of Wilder; 38 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Bertina E. Landrum, 77, of Bellevue, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Dayton Church of the Nazarene. Her husband, Tom J. Landrum, and a son, Rickey Landrum, both preced ed her in death.
Survivors include sons, John Landrum of Newport and James Landrum of Falmouth; daughters, Betty Monell of Highland Heights, Rose Clifton of Dayton and Debbie Landrum of Falmouth; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Laura Betty Lawson, 78, of Falmouth, died Friday in Brookville, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of New Banklick Baptist Church. Her husband, Earl Lawson, died in 1996.
Survivors include daughters, Janice Williams of Anderson, Ind., Joyce Schuck of Florence and Josie Fowler of Fisher, Ind.; 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Jenna Brooke O'Brien, the daughter of Kevin and Jenny McKenney O'Brien of Brooksville, died hours after her birth Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include a brother, Devin Edward O'Brien, at home.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial was in Bracken Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Powersville Christian Church Youth Fund, Route 3, Box 79, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Gerald E. Perkins, 63, of Brooksville, died Saturday at the Mary Rose Mission Hospice, Covington.
He was a retired sergeant with the Campbell County Police, Alexandria, former owner of The Golf View Restaurant and former two-term president of the Fraternal Order of Police, Alexandria.
Survivors include his son, Gerald E. Perkins of Cold Spring; daughters, Marcia Reinzan of Florence, Melodie Stephens of Winter Park, Fla. and Jerilyn Jones of the state of Ohio; mother, Elsie Perkins of Brooksville; brother, Charles Perkins of Tollesboro; sister, Patricia Graves of Brooksville; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery, Johnsville.
Thelma Reppert, 58, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a supervisor with Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Survivors include daughters, Kim Hafer of Dry Ridge and Nikki Reppert of Florence; a sister, Virginia Jump of Villa Hills; and two grandchildren.
No services are planned. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements.
Mary Louise Schoo Sarge, 83, of Newport, died at 10:55 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Ladies Altar Society at St. Vincent DePaul Church, and was an eucharistic minister there.
She was a member of the Cursillo Movement.
Survivors include her husband, Carmen Sarge Sr.; a daughter, Merilou Connett of Taylor Mill; sons, Carmen R. Sarge of Fort Thomas and Nicholas T. Sarge of Roswell, Ga.; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen-Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
William L. Sauer, 54, of Newport, died at 6 p.m. Friday at his home.
He was a driver with LaRosa's, a member of Belle vue Eagles and Holy Spirit Church, and a former member of Corpus Christi Church.
Survivors include a sister, Joyce Fleckinger Bittner of Alexandria; a niece and a nephew.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, followed by prayers. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Iona Webster Sipple, 83, of Covington, died Sunday at Rosedale Manor, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Laura Virginia Stephenson, 83, of Maysville, died at 12:20 a.m. Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
She was a reel operator with January & Wood Co., Maysville, and a member of Maysville Church of the Nazarene. She was a member of Foster Grandparents Program for Seniors, and Mason County RSVP. Her husband, Erie Stephenson, died in 1976.
Survivors include daughters, Ruth Mitchell and Jessie McFarland, both of Maysville, and Betty Jo Mitchell of Germantown; a sister, Mary Lawrence of Firebrick; 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 6 tonight. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery, Maysville.
Betty Davis Strunk, 48, of Covington, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Ronald Strunk, preceded her in death.
Survivors include an aunt, Ethel Ridenour of Williamstown; and uncles, Paul Sasher of Union, Raymond Sasher and Walter "Buck" Sasher, both of Williamstown, and Earl Sasher of Louisville.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shiloh Cemetery, Corinth. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
John Tilden "J. T." Toole, 70, of Williamstown, died Saturday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. He was a farmer and a member of Dry Ridge Baptist Church.
Survivors include brothers, Harry Toole of Punta Gorda, Fla., and George Toole of Dry Ridge; and a sister, Addie Rose Rankin of Williamstown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dry Ridge Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at Eckler- Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Dry Ridge Baptist Church, 19 Broadway, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
