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Date of these obituaries: 09-26-2000
Robert Dietrich was devoted to family, church, volunteering
When Robert Dietrich retired after 33 years in air traffic control, his family says he did anything but take it easy. In fact, he took off in whole new directions - college student, school board member, volunteer, and father of the brides.
"He retired in 1973 when he was 53," said his wife, Katherine Dietrich. "But he had three daughters that got married
that same year. . .and he pursued his college degree in business. But he never went back to work, he spent all his time volunteering."
Mr. Dietrich, 79, of Fort Mitchell, died at 9:32 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was an air traffic controller supervisor with Lunken and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International airports, a profession he learned in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
When he retired from the airport in 1973, he returned to school to complete his business degree at Thomas More College.
Then he donated his skills to assist retired individuals in preparing their tax returns.
He also served a two-year term as a member of the Beechwood School Board, and was a charter member and first president of the Dixie Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
But Mrs. Dietrich said her husband's professional and philanthropic activities always took a back seat to his family and faith.
Mr. Dietrich was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell, where he had served on the parish council and as a lay minister and lector.
"Church and faith - that's one thing he wanted to leave as a legacy to his children, that God should be the center of our lives," said Mrs. Dietrich.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Katherine Augustine Dietrich; a son, Nicholas Dietrich of Cincinnati; daughters, Mary Ann Fedders of Florence, Kathy Schumer of Cordova, Tenn., Joanne Beiting of Edgewood, and Carol Vogel and Peggy Wilkerson, both of Cincinnati; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church. A reception will follow services in the church undercroft. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Oda A. Conway, 81, of Ludlow, died Monday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a homemaker and a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. Her husband, Frank Conway, died in 1987.
Survivors include sons, Ralph Conway of Elsmere and John Conway of Ludlow; daughters, Janice Gier of Covington, Karen Mason of Cold Spring and Mary Geimeier of Burlington; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home- Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Ludlow Life Squad, 234 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Cody David Cracraft, 2 months, son of David and Amanda Dinatale Cracraft of Germantown, died Monday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
Other survivors include a brother, Daniel Clay Cracraft, at home.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown, is handling arrangements.
Otelia Cunningham, 82, of Union, died Sunday at her home. She was owner of an IGA grocery store and a member of the Springfield, Ohio, Bridge Club. Her husband, John "Jack" Cunningham, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Gregory Cunningham of Union.
No services are planned. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Helen V. Ernst, 83, of Fort Wright, died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. She was
honored as a 1990 Outstanding Woman of Northern Kentucky, and was a volunteer with the Licking Valley Girl Scouts; Aural Rehabilitation Enhancement; Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky; and Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs. She was also a primary force in the development of Kentucky's deaf and hearing impaired programs. Her husband, Leroy Ernst, died in 1997. A daughter, Wanda Sue Harvey, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Tom Ernst of Fort Wright; a daughter, Peggy Hickman of Falmouth; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday at Mother of God Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Mother of God Church, 119 W. Sixth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Meda J. Davis, 86, of Verona, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Sherman Full Gospel Assembly, Crittenden.
Survivors include sons, Vincent Davis of Dry Ridge, Lloyd Davis of Crittenden, Jimmy Davis of Erlanger, Michael Davis of Warsaw and Greg Davis of Verona; daughters, Fern Atha of Dry Ridge, Vernice Rae of Florence, Wilma Davis of Verona, Trudy Davis of Elsmere and Sherry Napier of Union; 33 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Sherman Full Gospel Church, Crittenden, Ky. 41030; or Verona First Full Gospel Church of God, 16115 Lebanon-Crittenden Road, Crittenden, Ky. 41030.
Donald J. Fasse, 66, of Cold Spring, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a farmer and a retired lineman with Cincinnati Bell Telephone. He was a member of the Bob White Club in Claryville, Cold Spring Elks and Bellevue Eagles lodges.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta J. Clark Fasse; daughters, Donna Jean Braun of Brooksville and Juanita Cain of California; a son, David M. Fasse of Foster; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Paul W. Flickinger, 86, of Florence, died at 3:45 a.m. Monday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. He was a foreman with Burger Beer Brewery and a member of Catholic Order of Foresters. His wife, Ruth Otte Flickinger, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Campbell of Florence; a son, William P. Flickinger of Independence; sisters, Hilda Austing of Hamilton, Ohio, and Sister Beatrice of Villa Hills; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Esther Helmuth, 88, of Latonia, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired bridal registry worker with Shillito's department store, and a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church in Ludlow and Ludlow Senior Citizens. Her husband, Carl Helmuth, died in 1977.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Cook of Erlanger and Linda Williams of Latonia; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Bernadette Holtman, 90, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at Lakeside Health Care Center in Highland Heights. She was a retired practical nurse.
Survivors: daughters, Carol Hartley of Glen Este, Ohio, and Joanne Overman of Fort Thomas; a sister, Clara Lueckmann of Fort Thomas; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements.
Charles W. Kruse Jr., 88, of Erlanger, died Monday at his home. He was a retired bookmaker in Ludlow, and a member of Kehoe Council Knights of Columbus in Ludlow and Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Kruse; sons, Charles W. Kruse III of Ludlow, Rodney Dunaway of Villa Hills and Donald Kruse of Fort Wright; a daughter, Jan Gallenstein of Walton; a sister, Janet Rhein of Milford, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Cremation Co. Memorials: Mary Queen of Heaven Church, 1150 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church, 710 Western Reserve Road, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Joseph Malone Jr., 75, of Maysville, died Monday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired machinist with Carnation Can Co., Maysville, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a son, James Patrick Malone of Tunnel Hill, Ga.; daughters, Andrea Jo Darnell, Elizabeth Arlene Gulley and Jaquline Anne Sparks, all of Flemingsburg; his mother, Mary Alice Morgan of Mount Olivet; a half-sister, Helen Josephine Blake of Mount Olivet; six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Frank "Sug" Robinson, 64, of Elsmere, died at 7:18 p.m. Thursday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired dock expeditor with the U.S. Postal Service in Cincinnati and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere. He was a former high school basketball standout with Covington Catholic High School in the 1950's. A son, Stan Robinson, died in 1981.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Blewett Robinson; sons, Chuck Robinson of Erlanger and Chris Robinson of Bullitsville; two daughters, Jeaneen Tepe of Hebron and Patti Smith of Independence; a brother, Stewart Robinson of Fort Mitchell; a sister, Helen Steenken of Fort Wright; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be 4 to 8 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the Stan Robinson Memorial Scholarship Fund, St. Henry District High School, 3755 Scheben Drive, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Lucy Mullins, 94, of Latonia, died at 2:15 a.m. today at the Village Care Center, Erlanger. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Donald James Rodgers, 74, of Dayton, died at 10:35 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a carpenter with Turner Construction Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Ohio Valley Carpenter's Union, USS Winged Arrow and the Christian Tabernacle.
He was a past master of Robert Burns Masonic Lodge No. 163 in Newport, a past patron of Gertrude Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and past associate guardian of Job's Daughters Bethel No. 1.
Survivors include his wife, Annamae Racke Rodgers; daughters, Wanda Henry of Las Vegas, Donna Crawford of Bellevue, Jeannie Nestheide of Highland Heights, Brenda Helton of Cold Spring and Sandra Rodgers of Mesa, Ariz.; sons, David Rodgers of Jacksonville, N.C. and Gary Rodgers of Phoenix; a brother, Carl Rodgers of Newport; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Muehlenkamp- Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
John Martin "Jack" Russell, 91, of Erlanger, died Saturday at Village Care Center in Erlanger. He was a retired cabinet maker and finisher with H&S; Pogue Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere. His wife, Dorothy Katherine Russell, and a daughter, Kathy Frost, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, John Martin Russell Jr. of Tega Cay, S.C.; a brother, Woodrow Russell of Covington; a sister, Audrey Huesing of Erlanger; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Mary E. Starrett Sluss, 74, of Augusta, died at 7 a.m. Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of Minerva United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, H. Adrian Sluss; a daughter, Loretta Sluss Davis of Harvey, Ill.; a son, Adrian Lee Sluss of Maysville; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to Minerva United Methodist Church, Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Deborah K. Monson Stanfield, 45, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at her home.
Survivors include a son, James William Thomas Rainey; her parents, Ralph and Barbara Ward Monson of Independence; brothers, Jerome Monson of Cincinnati, Robert Monson of Independence and James Monson of Taylor Mill; and a sister, Jennifer Taylor of Warsaw.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Gratton Woodrow Varner, 88, of Cynthiana, died Monday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. He was a retired Cynthiana Motor Co. employee and a member of Cynthiana Christian Church. His wife, Peggy Varner, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Beckett of Bourbon County; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana Christian Church Building Fund, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Rissie Virginia Pennington Wagner, 71, of Florence, died Monday at her home. She was a supervisor with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of First Church of Christ, Burlington. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star Rosebud Chapter No. 39, First Church of Christ Joy Club and Telephone Pioneers of America. Her husband, Claude Wagner, died in 1988.
Survivors include daughters, Judy Aker and Nancy Larcade, both of Florence; a son, Steve Wagner of Fayton; her mother, Ora Delaney of Florence; brothers, Curt Pennington of Cynthiana and George Pennington of Frankfort; a sister, Aleda Smallwood of Independence; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 105 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Irvin C. "Bud" Walter, 78, of Melbourne, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired mechanic for Campbell County Motors, a member of St. Philip Church in Melbourne and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Hilda J. Walter; sons, Dennis Walter of Melbourne and Robert Walter of Highland Heights; sisters, Viola Kool of Melbourne and Elsie Arkenau of California; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philip Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or New Hope Family Life Center, P. O. Box 6175, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Eva Watson White, 92, of Sammaish, Wash. and formerly of Latonia, died at 5:20 p.m. Friday at the Emerald Heights Nursing Home, Redmond, Wash. She was a retired bank receptionist with First National Bank, Covington, a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church, Covington, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Emera Chapter No. 392, a member of the White Shrine. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Lybrand White, in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Eva Jo White McClung of Sammaish, Wash.; three grand-children and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Spring Grove cemetery Mausoleum Chapel, Cincinnati. There will be no visitation. Entombment will be in Spring Grove cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Assoc., 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Richard J. White, 59, of Highland Heights, died at 5:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was an employee of BAWAC in Florence, and attended Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church in Covington.
Survivors include a sister, Patricia W. House of Lakeside Park; brothers, E. Vernon White of Erlanger, William A. White of Clearfield, Pa., Gerald D. White of Fort Wright and Jack L. White of Crestview Hills.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church, 729 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Easter Seals Adult Day Care Center, 212 Levassor Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
