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Date of these obituaries: 11-24-2000
Jeanie Mercer loved movies, ran video store
Jeanie Mercer loved working with people and that quality brought her success - first as a health care professional, and later, as a business owner.
But her family said she also loved movies, and that's why 14 years ago, she decided to blend avocation and vocation by opening Showtime Video in Alexandria.
"It's something she really wanted to do, because in Alexandria at the time there was no video store and she thought they needed one, so she opened one, " said her daughter Rhonda Taravella. "She loved movies. She really loved mysteries and horror movies."
Jeanie Stenger Mercer, 66, of Alexandria died Monday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Mercer owned and operated Showtime Video in Alexandria with her husband, Dan Mercer.
Before indulging her love of heart-racing horror movies, Mrs. Mercer had worked as an EKG technician, monitoring how fast other people's hearts raced. She had spent 30 years in that field at various local hospitals, including the former Speers Hospital in Dayton, and St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
"I think she just liked working with different people and helping the sick because she was always a giving person, " said her daughter. "She was a great mom. She was very caring."
Survivors include her husband, Dan Mercer of Alexandria; a son, Greg Miller of Hebron; daughters, Rhonda Taravella, Kimberly Daniel and Tammy Tucker all of Alexandria; a brother, Leroy Stenger of Cincinnati; a sister, Gloria Bertsch of Southgate; and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Alexandria Funeral Home, Alexandria.
Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Larry Roscoe Bedford, 86, of Cynthiana, formerly of Berry, died Wednesday at the Grand Haven Nursing Home in Cynthiana. He was a mailman for the U.S. Postal Service, a Sunday school teacher and member of Benson United Methodist Church, Harrison County. His first wife, Kathryn Louise Hill Bedford, and his second wife, Anna Elizabeth Fritz Keller Bedford, preceded him in death. Survivors include daughters, Audrey Nell Dryden of Cynthiana, Carolyn Louise Baker of Paris, and Judy Dianna Sims of Cynthiana; nine granddaughters, 16 great-grandchildren and a host of friends. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to the Hospice of the Bluegrass in Cynthiana.
Sherri Deraye Cole, 33, of Bromley, died Tuesday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. Survivors include her fiance, Lawrence Jones of Edgewood; her mother, Kathryn Cole Wolfe of Bromley; her father, Larry Cole of Villa Hills; a son, Aaron Williams of Bromley; daughters, Travis Cole and Jessica Kathryn Cole, both of Bromley; brothers, Travis Cole of Villa Hills and Ly-Roi Wolfe of Bedford, Texas; a grandfather, William Brewer of Knoxville, Tenn.; and a grandmother, Connie Collette of Crescent Spring. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Catherine Cleva Grigson, 85, of Covington, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor in Covington. She was a housekeeper and a member of Heritage Assembly of God, Florence. Survivors include a son, Albert Grigson of Hebron; daughters, Hazel Robinson of Taylor Mill and Virginia Gross of Lakeside Park; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will begin at noon Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Neave, Bracken County, Ky.
Elizabeth Howard, 91, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Grand Haven Nursing Home, Cynthiana. Survivors include a sister, Kate Clough of Cynthiana, and several nieces and nephews. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Wagoners Chapel Cemetery, Harrison County. Contributions are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass.
Olivia Marianne Krouse, 13 days, daughter of Donald R. and Kendall J. Buczek Krouse of Lakeside Park, died Tuesday at Children's Hospital, Cincinnati. Other survivors include brothers, James P. Krouse and Edward H. Krouse, both at home; and grandparents, H. Roy Krouse and Irene M. Krouse of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Ted P. and Marlene A. Buczek of Fergus, Ontario, Canada. Mass of Christian burial was to be held today at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Thomas Lett, 84, of Pinley Park, Ill., formerly of Bellevue, died Tuesday at his home. He as a tax examiner with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Chicago and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include sons, Daniel Lett and Terry Lett, both of Pinley Park, and Thomas Lett of Cincinnati; daughters, Nancy Lett and Suzanne Lett, both of Chicago; and one grandchild. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Clifford Howard McBee, 84, of Crittenden died Thursday at his residence. He was a retired businessman. Survivors include a sister, Lucille McBee of Crittenden; two nieces and a nephew, former State Rep. Bill McBee of Burlington. Services will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Eckler Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 11 to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Memorials are recommended to the Point A.R.C. of Northern Kentucky.
Donald Aaron Monson, 77, of Johnsville, Bracken County, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired postal clerk and a World War II veteran. He was a lifelong member of Fairview Christian Church, Foster, and a member of Mains-Quinlin VFW Post 9535 in Augusta. Survivors include his wife, Betty Rumford Monson of Johnsville; a son, Ronald R. Monson of Cold Spring; a daughter, Terri L. Hay of Johnsville; and six grandchildren. Services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery, Foster. Memorials are suggested to the Johnsville cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, in care of Bea Hiles, 275 Bradford Road Foster, Ky. 41043 or Fairview Christian Church, Foster, Ky. 41043.
