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Date of these obituaries: 10-09-2000
Robert A. Ruschell, played major role in Villa Hills
Robert A. Ruschell played such a significant role in the development of Villa Hills that the City Council honored him with a special day.
Mr. Ruschell, 75, who served on city council for 17 years and on the city's Board of Adjustment for 24 years, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
He was involved in projects such as building the Tom Braun sports fields and the Villa Hills City Building.
Last year, to honor Mr. Ruschell, Villa Hills City Council declared Oct. 23 Robert Ruschell Day.
"He was easy to work with. He got along with everybody, " recalled former city councilman and mayor Bud Cunningham. "He was a salesman, and he put the old salesman pitch on them and they'd come right around.
"He was in cahoots with me when we built the city building. We built the city building by minimizing spending and went out and bought a city building for cash, " Mr. Cunningham said.
The building cost $180, 000 in the early 1980s.
Although he was known throughout the community for his civic mindedness, Mr. Ruschell also was devoted to his family, said a son, Peter Ruschell of Batavia, Ohio.
"He always put his family first. Both he and our mother made a lot of sacrifices for the family, " the younger Mr. Ruschell said.
By trade, Mr. Ruschell was an account executive with Ruben H. Donnelly Yellow Pages.
"He was a magnificent speaker, " said his son. "He used to train salesmen - hundreds of them at a time.
Mr. Ruschell also was an Army veteran.
His wife, Sue A. Ruschell, died in 1997.
In addition to his son Peter, survivors include daughters, Rebecca Kennedy and Cindy Weisberger, both of Villa Hills, Susan Pederson of Independence, Polly Reeves of Loveland, Ohio, Sandy Geisen of Edgewood and Mary Beth Hall of Taylor Mill; another son, Robert Ruschell of Independence; sisters, Helen Willard of Fort Thomas and Nancy Yeager of Alexandria; brothers, George Ruschell of Lexington and Samuel Ruschell of Cold Spring; and 15 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P. O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 40209, or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Harold Wesley Biddle, 43, of Burlington, died Thursday in Cincinnati. He was a truck driver with International Transit, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Janey L. Biddle; daughters, Jennifer Biddle and April Biddle, both of Burlington; his father, Russell Biddle of Burlington; sisters, Sharon Knox of Florence, and Carol Clore and Peggy Jones, both of Burlington; brothers, Rodger Biddle of Burlington and John Biddle of McLean, Ill.; and a grandmother, Mildred Biddle of Burlington.
Services were this morning at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial was in Belleview Baptist Cemetery.
Alice L. Fassler, 94, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died at noon Thursday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a switchboard operator with The Cincinnati Post/Times Star, and a member of the Cincinnati Newspaper Guild.
Survivors include nephews, Edwin Knecht of Fort Thomas, David Tyson of Nashville, Tenn., and Kenneth Williams of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Audrey Marie Stubbers Fewell, 86, of Erlanger, died Friday at Villa Spring Health Care Center, Erlanger. She was a cafeteria manager with LaSallette Academy, Covington, and Reeves Drive In, Florence, and a member of the Ladies Society at St. Henry Church in Elsmere.
Survivors include sons, Dale Fewell of Edgewood, Gary Fewell of Hamilton, Ohio, and Don Fewell of Independence; daughters, Joyce Gripshover of Edgewood and Kay Fewell of Erlanger; a brother, Paul Stubbers of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Edgar F. Fite, 77, of Cold Spring, died at 5:28 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired operator of Atlas Dry Cleaners, a former owner of Fite's Foods, Newport, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
He was a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, Disabled American Veterans, the USS Mustin and USS Hornet CV-8 Association and St. Therese Church, Southgate. His first wife, Margaret Geisen Fite, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Deavy Fite; sons, Chuck Johnston of Alexandria, Chad Fite of Fort Walton, Fla., Dan Fite of Fort Thomas and Wayne Johnston of Cold Spring; and 14 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 4 p.m. today at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be immediately following services in the St. Therese School cafeteria.
Mr. Fite bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Association, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Suite 202, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or St. Therese Church Children's Fund, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Rondall Keith Fuller, 61, of Morning View, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a conductor with CSX Railroad, and a member of Colonel Clay Masonic Lodge, Order of the Golden Rule Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite and Turn About Camp.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Jean Roaden Fuller; sons, Danny Keith Fuller of Taylor Mill, Dale Fuller and Marty Fuller, both of Morning View, and Billy Lee Fuller of Covington; daughters, Sherry Ferguson of Crittenden and Cindy Humphrey of Erlanger; brothers, Wilbur Fuller of Elsmere and Raeburn Fuller of Florence; a sister, Dorothy McKnight of Hebron; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Emma Marie Testerman Gesling, 84, of Defiance, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Saturday at Harborside Health Care Center, Defiance.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Reva L. Miller Haigis, 93, of Lexington, formerly of Dayton, died Friday at University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Bellevue.
Survivors include her husband, Samuel Haigis; daughters, Reva Bratcher of Frankfort and Jetta May McPherson of Lexington; sons, John Haigis of San Diego and Sam Haigis of Howe, Texas; a brother, Charles Miller of Dayton; sisters, Mabel Sanderson of Port Ritchie, Fla., and Hazel Sparks of Dayton; 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, Rev. Wayne Byland Building Fund, 254 Washington, Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Thelma L. Wood Hart, 85, of Highland Heights, died Friday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Mary C. Hartley, 80, of Dayton, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
George Marshall Hudson, 91, of Covington, died at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired estimator with Stewart Ironworks, Covington, and a member of Covington Lodge No. 109 and Eastside Church of the Nazarene. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Marguerite Lee Hudson, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Richard Lee Hudson of Union; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren and two step-great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Covington Lodge services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Eastside Church of the Nazarene, 2505 Eastern Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
William A. Kenney, 86, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Bellevue, died Saturday at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Ruth Miller, 95, of Falmouth, died at 6:55 p.m. Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Vernon D. "Bonnie" Pryor, 80, of Carrollton, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Louisville. He was a retired street supervisor with the City of Carrollton, a member of Carrollton Masonic Lodge No. 134 and English Baptist Church, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Virginia Pryor, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Pat Kindoll of Sanders; a son, Vernon L. "Sonny" Pryor of Carrollton; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Lois Reid, 66, of Butler, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
J. T. Smith, 78, of Lenoxburg, died at 7:55 a.m. Sunday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Western Hills, Cincinnati. He was a retired foreman with Kenner Toys and a member of First Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include a son, Jeryl Smith of Grants Lick; a daughter, Deborah Ketron of Lenoxburg; his mother, Mae Quisenberry of Mount Sterling; brothers, Jim Smith of Mount Sterling and Okey Smith of Lexington; sisters, Emma Proroczak of Nipoma, Calif., and Ruth Osborne of Mount Sterling; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 104 Washington St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Leonard W. Southworth, 81, of Taylor Mill, died at 11:55 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was the retired owner of S&W; Recapping in Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Southworth; sons, Paul K. Southworth of Latonia and Terry C. Southworth of Independence; a daughter, Deborah Jane Allen of Carrollton; a brother, Perry Lee Southworth of Carrollton; a sister, Ella B. Bird of Milton; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Betty Stephenson, 70, of Covington, died at 11:10 a.m. Saturday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Western Hills, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Ladies Auxiliary of Ryland Heights Masonic Lodge. Her husband, Douglas Stephenson, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Michael House of Fort Wright; stepsons, Steven Stephenson of Covington and Ronald Stephenson of Latonia; stepdaughters, Cathy Jasper of Latonia and Patricia Belew of Independence; six step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Virginia Vacca, 74, of Newport, died at 12:40 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Dante Vacca; a daughter, Sharon Bertsch of Highland Heights; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Dr. William R. Yates, 65, of Crestview Hills, died Sunday at his home. He was an active staff member of both St. Elizabeth and St. Luke hospitals, and was a member of the Patients First Physicians group of Florence, Fort Mitchell Baptist Church and the Covington-Kenton County Lions Club. He was a member of the Northern Kentucky, Kentucky and American medical associations, the American Academy of Family Physicians, a member of the board of Indiana Protective Medical Insurance Co. and Kentucky Medical Insurance Co., and the chairman of the Family Practice Committee at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. His first wife, Phyllis Yates, died in 1996.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Slagle Yates; a son, William R. Yates II of Covington; stepsons, Todd Slagle of Crestview Hills, Gregory Slagle of New York City and Roger Slagle of Edgewood; daughters, Lorna Adams of Crestview Hills, Ann Morrison of Edgewood, Melissa Amsbaugh of Cincinnati and Heather Slagle of Edgewood; a sister, Carolyn Whillhoit of Manning, S.C.; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Phyllis Yates Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; Covington-Kenton County Lions Club, P. O. Box 17641, Covington, Ky. 41017; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
