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Date of these obituaries: 07-07-2000
GM exec, athlete Richard Hehman, taught, coached at St. Thomas
Richard D. Hehman, a former teacher and coach at now-closed St. Thomas High School in Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. He was 63.
He was born in Fort Thomas and lived in Southgate before moving to Illinois in 1967 and then to Indianapolis in 1969. He was a retired executive for General Motors.
Mr. Hehman was an avid sportsman and a member of Newport Catholic High School's state championship baseball team in 1954. He attended Villa Madonna College on a basketball scholarship and graduated in 1958, then earned his MBA from Xavier University.
He managed Fort Thomas Swim Club and was a math teacher and basketball coach at St. Thomas in the 1960s. The high school closed in the 1970s.
His son, Rick Hehman of Indianapolis, recalls sitting on the bench with his dad at St. Thomas and going to the swim club each morning in the summer, helping his dad clean the filters. "He included us in everything he did," Rick Hehman said. "We were always really close as a family."
Richard Hehman was the center of any gathering.
"He was the emcee," his son said. "He had a knack with words and loved to write funny poems to go with gifts. He was the first to plan the volleyball games and softball games. He got everybody involved."
In Indianapolis, he was active on the parish council at St. Pius X Church and financial secretary of the Knights of Columbus.
Rick Hehman said his father taught him how to have fun, how to care about other people and how to be brave. When Mr. Hehman was diagnosed with cancer five years ago, he volunteered for experimental studies to test drug treatments. It wasn't always comfortable, his son said.
"He always said 'I'm hoping they'll learn something and they might be able to extend someone else's life.' "
Survivors also include his wife, Lois Theis Hehman; son Marty Hehman, of Indianapolis, and seven grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church, 7200 Sarto Drive, Indianapolis. Visitation: 10 a.m. at the church. A gathering will follow at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Memorials may be made to St. Vincent Hospice, 8450 North Payne Road, Indianapolis, Ind., 46268. Burial at Our Lady of Peace cemetery in Indianapolis. Feeney-Hornak Mortuaries, Indianapolis, is in charge.
Dorothy M. Ankenbauer, 75, of Union, died at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker, and a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, and the church's St. Mary's Society.
Her husband, Tom Ankenbauer, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Tom Ankenbauer of Covington, Jim Ankenbauer of San Diego, Bill Ankenbauer of Crestview Hills and Paul Ankenbauer and David Ankenbauer, both of Burlington; daughters, Jo Ann Wess of Petersburg, Marilyn Rogg of Newport and Mary Jo Ankenbauer of Park Hills; sisters, Lucille Langen, Irma Weidner and Irene Molloy, all of Cincinnati; and 15 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Franklin Breeden, 74, of Florence, died Thursday at Oak Pavilion Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a retired owner of Breeden's Service Center, Walton, and a member of First Baptist Church in Walton.
He was a former deacon and Sunday school teacher with the church, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Murrell Hughes Breeden; daughters, Cynthia Schroder of Edgewood and Diana Bredemeyer of Florence; a son, Richard Breeden of Cincinnati; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Walton. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 47 S. Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Robert Lewis Browning Sr., 81, of Harrison County, died Wednesday at Hospice Care Center, Lexington. He was the retired owner of a business in Anchorage, Alaska.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Miller Browning; sons, Daniel Lewis Browning of New Jersey and Robert Lewis Browning Jr. of Lanesville, Ind.; daughters, Lynn Browning of Chicago, Robert Alice Browning and Jemima Leone Browning, both of Cynthiana; sisters, Gladys Ward of Huntington, W.Va., and Betty Jane Smith of Byesville, Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery, Harrison County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Salem Christian Church, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Anthony "T. J." Ciccarella, 21, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include his parents, Anthony and Pamela Ciccarella of Alexandria; a sister, Melissa Ann Moore of Alexandria; and grandparents, John and Helen West of Covington.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Helen T. Epplen, 75, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was an office worker with R. L. Polk Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a sister, Anna Mary Epplen of Covington; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Dorothea A. Feldmann, 75, of Independence, died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday at Regency Manor Nursing Home in Independence. She was a retired proofreader with Gibson Greeting Card Co. and a member of St. Clare Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a sister, Rita Feldmann of Florence; a niece and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Regency Manor Nursing Home, 11725 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Robert Eugene Fogle, 45, of Indianapolis, formerly of Augusta, died Wednesday at his home. He was an automotive machinist.
Survivors include a son, Daniel Fogle of Spencer, Ind.; a daughter, Jessica Fogle of Spencer; brothers, Danny Fogle of Brooksville, Eddie Fogle of Portsmouth, N.H., and Dennis Fogle of Hastings, Neb.; sisters, Dorothy Fogle and Rena Barrons, both of Brooksville; and a half-sister, Carolyn Jean Stanley of Cape Coral, Fla.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Brooksville.
Grace Hoffman Gainer, 88, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas.
She was an executive secretary at the former Hall Swenson Furniture Co. in Newport, a member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the World Wildlife Animal Organization, and Greenpeace.
Her husband, William Alexander Gainer, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, William Monte Gainer of San Ramon, Calif., and Kurt Gainer of Cold Spring; a daughter, Dianne Gainer of Fort Thomas; a brother, William E. Hoffman of Sardinia, Ohio; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Mrs. Gainer bequeathed her body to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1213 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19107; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Ruby Alice Hauer, 95, of Pennington Gap, Va., formerly of Fort Mitchell, died Tuesday at Lee County Community Hospital in Pennington Gap. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Julius Hauer, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Ruth Beeler of Pennington Gap; and a nephew.
Private services will be at Rest Haven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Province Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, is handling arrangements.
Paul Brian Heist, 24, of Walton, died at 12:43 a.m. Wednesday at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington of injuries suffered in a fall. He was a plumber with Heist Contractors.
Survivors include his parents, Chuck and Betty Heist of Walton; sisters, Shawna Bowling of Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, Tonya Lay of Union and Trisha Heist of Walton; grandparents, Raymond and Mary Lou Brown of Taylor Mill and Ray and Loraine Heist of Crescent Springs; and his fiancee, Kara Bywater of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:05 p.m. Monday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Paul Heist Memorial Fund, in care of Heritage Bank, 8751 U.S. 42, Union, Ky. 41091.
Bertha Jane Jones, 64, of Ghent, died Thursday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of Ghent Second Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Anna Marie Anderson of Ghent; sons, William Jones of New Liberty, James Jones, Steven Jones, Kenneth Jones and Michael Jones, all of Ghent; a brother, Ed Jones of Ghent; a sister, Nellie Nuby of Columbus, Ind.; 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ghent Second Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Ghent Second Baptist Church Cemetery. Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
James Philip Jones, 46, of Latonia, died Sunday at his home. He was a Kenton County dog warden and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a son, James Philip Jones Jr.; his parents, James A. and Barbara J. Lowe Jones; and brothers, David Lee Jones and Michael Dailey Jones.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home, Middletown, Ohio. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Butler County Memorial Park, Middletown.
Kristen Nicole Ling, 1 day, daughter of Stephen and Barbara Ling of Bellevue, Neb., died June 23 in Bellevue.
Other survivors include grandparents, Jerry and Carol Ling of Fort Thomas, Laure Ferra of Fairborn, Ohio, and Peter and Terri Ferra of Dayton, Ohio; and great-grandmother, Loretta Ling of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Raymond McHone, 77, of Covington, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired welder.
There are no immediate survivors.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. C&C; Mortuary, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Daniel Ray "Cheesie" Napier, 29, of Covington, died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a maintenance technician with Worenick Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa Pelley Napier; daughters, Sheena Napier, Elizabeth Napier and Karrington Napier, all at home; sons, Dwaine Napier and Michael Napier, both at home; his father, Rexford Napier of Covington; sisters, Grace Seidle of Tucson, Ariz., and Patty Jones of DeMossville; and brothers, Anthony Napier and Lenwood Napier, both of Covington, David Napier of Burlington, Ralph Napier of Florence, Robert Napier of Batavia, Ohio, Steve Napier of Orlando, Fla., Mike Napier of Hebron and Jack Napier of Latonia.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sand Run Cemetery, Hebron.
Megan Elizabeth Nevil, daughter of Barbara Cannon and Richard Nevil of Falmouth, was stillborn Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include a sister, Leanna Fain of Falmouth; a brother, Joseph Cannon of Falmouth; and grandmothers, Julia Courtney of Falmouth and Francis M. Nevil of Florence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Megan Elizabeth Nevil Memorial Fund, in care of Peoples Funeral Home, 407 Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Mary Elizabeth Pope, 75, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include daughters, Gloria Cromwell of Cincinnati and Marilyn Arnold of Florence; sons, George Arnold of Taylor Mill and John Arnold of West Chester, Ohio; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Mary E. Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Quintin Lane Ryan Roark Jr., son of Denise Ryan and Quintin Roark of Ryland, was stillborn at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Other survivors include grandparents, Harry and June Holtkamp of Fort Wright and Norman and Betty Roark of Piner.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Sister Sylvester Shea, O.S.B., 84, of Villa Hills, died Wednesday at St. Walburg Infirmary in Villa Hills. Sister Sylvester was a retired teacher who befriended the numerous Vietnamese immigrants who came to the area in the 1970s via Catholic Social Services. She spent much of her time teaching them English, and became a part of their community.
Survivors include a sister, Dorothy Arrasmith of Villa Hills; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Walburg Monastery, Villa Hills. A vigil service will be at 7:30 tonight at the monastery. Burial will be in St. Walburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Walburg Monastery, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Charles M. Young, 87, of Villa Hills, died Wednesday at his home. He was an organist and music teacher at Sacred Heart Church and Sacred Heart School in Bellevue, and later at St. George Church and St. Monica Church in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Rose Young; daughters, Peggy Goodridge of Hebron, Marilyn Engel of Cleveland and Charlene Burger of Hickory, N.C.; sons, Charles Young of Burlington and Michael Young of Fort Mitchell; 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
