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Date of these obituaries: 07-11-2000
Robert and William Stull, brothers, lifelong friends
Robert "Ike" Stull and William "Mike" Stull were real buddies, said their sister, Edna Stull Evans, of Elsmere.
"They were a year and two weeks apart, and they looked a lot alike, almost like twins," Mrs. Evans said. "Mom used to dress them the same and take them to places like the zoo."
The boys reminded their dad of Ike and Mike, a pair of mischievous youngsters in a comic strip. The brothers got the nicknames when they were about 3 and 4 - and the monikers stuck.
Until recently, Mrs. Evans said, Robert would pick up William to go shopping or to a doctor's appointment.
"He did that as long as he possibly could," Mrs. Evans said.
On Sunday, the brothers died, both of natural causes.
William E. "Mike" Stull, 83, of Bellevue, died at 4 p.m. at his home.
Robert E. "Ike" Stull, 82, of Dayton, died at 8:35 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Their sister said William was very outgoing while his brother was quieter.
"Robert was very religious. He could quote the Bible inside and out. Both were caring people."
Robert Stull was a cab driver with Roland, Yellow and Deluxe cab companies of Newport and Covington.
William Stull was a retired bartender with Westside Cafe and Pompilio's Restaurant, and a member of Newport Eagles Aerie F.O.E. His first wife, Alice Stull, died in 1979.
Mrs. Evans was Robert Stull's only survivor.
William Stull's other survivors include his wife, Elsie Jane Duve Stull; a son, Ronald Stull of Covington; a daughter, Charlotte Kells of Williamstown; stepdaughters, Alice Ballard of Taylor Mill, Pauline Adair of Burlington and Peggy Conn of Lebanon, Ohio; stepsons, Bill Bacher of Norwood, Ohio, and Ray Bacher of Highland Heights; six grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services for both men will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation begins there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Robert's burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell; William's will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Charles Rick Balser, 48, of Independence, died at 4:43 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a truck driver with F. D. Lawrence Trucking Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, June Ann Rothfuss Balser; sons, Christopher Balser of Bellevue, George Balser of Lebanon, Ohio, and Jason Balser of Independence; a daughter, Candice Balser of Lebanon; his mother, Gretchen French of Independence; a brother, Guy Mitchel Balser of Houston; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Jason Balser Education Fund, 764 Cox Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
James E. Belcher, 72, of Grants Lick, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired self-employed milk hauler, a farmer and an owner of BH&T Milk Routes. After retirement, he worked for Wal-Mart. He was a member of Plum Creek Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Fern Belcher; a son, Keith Belcher of Butler; a daughter, Billie Jo Chaplin of Butler; a sister, Bertha Schalck of Lexington; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Plum Creek Christian Church, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Plum Creek Cemetery, Grants Lick. Memorials are suggested to Plum Creek Christian Church, This Land His Grace, Route 3, Box 292, Butler, Ky. 41006. Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Harry Dennis Boyd, 50, of Cynthiana, died Monday at his home. He was an employee of 3M Co.
Survivors include his mother, Ivadean Rankin Boyd of Brooksville; brothers, Danny Boyd and Steven Boyd, both of Maysville, Timothy Boyd, Gregory Boyd and Brian Boyd, all of Brooksville; and sisters, Sherry Adams and Peggy Bihls, both of Greenup County.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Jeffrey Fedders, 58, of Villa Hills, died Monday.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Edgar E. Fisk, 72, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired supervisor for Coppage Construction and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Feldner Fisk; daughters, Marty Iaqulli of Independence; Cathy Bearden and Kerry Poe, both of Hallandale, Fla.; a sister, Mildred Popp of Independence and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Walter Colvin Groves, 80, of Seaman, Ohio, died Saturday at his home. He was an assembler with Fisher Body, Norwood, Ohio, and a member of Germantown Baptist Church, Brooksville Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite of Covington. His wife, Ruth Johnson Groves, died in 1990.
Survivors include daughters, Janet Ruth Reynolds of Augusta and Betty Sue Wright of Americus, Ga.; sons, Dwight Ray Groves of Newport and Terry Lane Groves of Winchester, Ohio; brothers, Herbert Groves of Robertson County and Omer Groves of Morrow, Ohio; a sister, Beulah Fields of Brooksville; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery, Dover. Memorials are suggested to Germantown Baptist Church, Germantown, Ky. 41044.
Maxine Heaton, 72, of Florence, died at 3:55 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. Her hus band, Willie Heaton, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Don Heaton of Shadydale, Ga., and Willie Heaton Jr. of Erlanger; daughters, Debbie Heaton of Florence and Selena Lee of Erlanger; a sister, Geneva Moore of Cincinnati and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Bill Kramer, 30, of Alexandria, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was an electrician with Garfield Electric.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Dietz Kramer, who is expecting their first child; his parents, Jerry and Joan Kramer of Alexandria; sisters, Linda Young of Grants Lick and Sheila Kramer of Mount Orab, Ohio; a brother, David Kramer of Alexandria; and grandmother, Margaret Kramer of Alexandria.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to Bill Kramer Trust Fund for Baby Kramer, in care of Bank of Kentucky, 1065 Burlington Pike, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Albert Lawrence, 88, of Dry Ridge, died at 10:20 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a former employee of the Kentucky Department of Transportation, a farmer, a former milk hauler for Kraft Foods Inc. and a former machinist. He was a member and past master of Dry Ridge Masonic Lodge and a former member of the Grant County Democratic Party Executive Board.
A son, Larry Wayne Lawrence, died in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Breeden Lawrence; a daughter, Regina Sue Lawrence of Dry Ridge; a son, Kevin Lawrence of Dry Ridge and a foster son, Dennis Perry of Williamstown.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Woodrow Wilson Marshbanks, 83, of Covington, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired truck driver with Bluegrass Army Depot, Richmond, and a former press operator with Wadsworth Co., Covington. He was a member of Mount Tabor Baptist Church, Paint Lick, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Frances Ellen Marshbanks, died in 1998, and a son, Tony Wilson Marshbanks, died in 1954.
Survivors include a son, William Thomas Marshbanks of Florence; a daughter, Betty Ann Townsend of Verona; brothers, Eugene Marshbanks and Earl Marshbanks, both of Lexington; sisters, Rella Piper of Atlanta, Ruth Cox of Detroit, Anna Frances Bowling of Covington, Ga., and Matilda Meadows, Flora Dollins and Williemae Denton, all of Lancaster; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery.
Elsie G. McCarter, 93, of Cincinnati, formerly of Boone County, died Sunday at Residence of Geystone in Cincinnati. She was a retired employee of Disabled American Veterans. Her husband, Chester McCarter, died in 1985.
Survivors include a son, Ray McCarter of Monfort Heights, Ohio; a daughter, Hilda Ellis of Hebron; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery, Carthage.
Mary Jo Noel, 57, of Burlington, died at 8:05 a.m. Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur T. Noel; sons, Matthew T. Noel of Latonia and Paul J. Noel of Florence; a daughter, Jennifer Davis of Manteca, Calif.; her mother, Rosemary Warren; a brother, Charles J. Warren of Latonia; a sister, Barbara L. Fields of Independence and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Carl D. Nugent, 37, of San Francisco, formerly of Lakeside Park, died at 5:30 p.m. June 22 at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco.
Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Nugent of Lakeside Park; a brother, Brian Nugent of Lakeside Park; sisters, Jean Heldman and Mary Bowman, both of Cincinnati, and Cathy Heneghan and Tina Conradi, both of Hebron.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Saturday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Colette Jeanne Sahnger, 70, of Florence, died Sunday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. She was a dressmaker with Montaldo's in Charlotte, N.C., and a former athlete. Mrs. Sahnger was a former professional class swimmer and diver, and was a world-class sprinter in France in the 1950s when she was known as "the Ballerina."
Survivors include her husband, Jack Sahnger; daughters, Valerie Bays of Walton and Marie Sahnger of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sons, Martin G. Sahnger of Los Angeles and J. Patrick Sahnger of Danville, Ind.; and five grandchildren.
Memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Robert L. Stanton, 75, of Erlanger, died on Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed jeweler and an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Providence Stanton; a daughter, Pamela Gowin of Jerseyville, Ill.; a son, George Stanton of Milford, Ohio; a brother, Don Stanton of Indiana; sisters, Dorothy Kehl of Jacksonville, Ill., Leona Collins of Phoenix and Barbara Wallace of Grafton, Ill.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Anna King Thrasher, 84, of Florence, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her son, Richard King of Florence; daughters, Carolyn Feldkamp of Florence and Alice Seifert of Highland Heights; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights, is handling arrangements.
Betty Louise White Ward, 60, of Latonia, died at 2 a.m. Monday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a retired registered nurse with Rosedale Manor in Latonia, where she also taught nursing classes, and was a nursing director with Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a member of Latonia Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Michael L. Ward of Latonia; a brother, Bob White of Wilmington, Ohio, and one grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
