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Date of these obituaries: 06-26-2000
Hehman cousins die just hours apart
For years, Paul Hehman had looked up to his older cousin, Robert F. Hehman, who had been his mentor since 1996.
Both men were quadriplegics.
Both men died Friday.
Robert F. Hehman, 59, of Fort Thomas, died at 5:05 a.m. at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a biology professor at the University of Cincinnati.
Paul Andrew Hehman, 33, of Fort Mitchell, died at 10:01 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Robert Hehman was a senior at Xavier University, heading for medical school in 1960 when he broke his neck diving into Rocky Fork Lake.
Paul Hehman was 19, about to complete his freshman year at Morehead State University in 1986, when a dorm-hall game turned tragic.
Paul and a bunch of his pals in the dorm were hosing down the floor with soapy water, taking turns diving onto a rubber raft and sliding as far as they could across the slippery surface. On one attempt, Paul slid too far and hit his head on a baseboard register. Although he didn't hit hard, the impact left him paralyzed from the neck down.
From that point on, Robert became an inspiration to Paul. Their relationship was so unusual, it was the subject of a Post story in 1996.
To Paul, Robert was an example of how you can make something of yourself even if the world thinks you no longer can. Robert Hehman owned a restaurant. He was a college professor. He was living proof to Paul that, if you have a goal and you're serious about it, you can overcome circumstances.
Paul's family said in a statement Sunday that Paul never thought of himself as handicapped.
"Characterized by an energetic and favorable attitude, Paul was always positive and had the ability to make people make the most of themselves," the family said.
Robert Hehman had been ill, but Paul had been in good health, said Paul's brother, Mark.
Paul had not yet learned of his cousin's death when a home health nurse made her usual visit shortly before 10 a.m. Friday. While she was there, Paul turned suddenly blue. He said, "I can hear you, but I can't see you," his brother said.
Those were Paul's last words.
"We believe that Bob came down and took him," Mark said. "We know they are both in a better place. They got up and walked and left their chairs behind."
Robert Hehman's survivors include a sister, Joan Janszen of Highland Heights; and brothers, Ken Hehman of Cincinnati, Norb Hehman of Cold Spring and Dave Hehman of Highland Heights.
Mass of Christian burial was Sunday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Robert F. Hehman Scholarship Fund, St. Xavier High School, 600 North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Paul Hehman was a volunteer with the Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, the Cursillo Movement, Tom Noll and Associates and the Everybody Counts program, which exposes school children to people with different challenges to overcome.
Survivors include his parents, Paul and Clare Haas Hehman of Fort Thomas; a sister, Cathy Nordman of Fort Mitchell; and brothers, Mark Hehman, Luke Hehman, John Hehman, Pete Hehman and Jude Hehman, all of Fort Mitchell.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Paul A. Hehman Memorial Fund, in care of Covington Catholic High School, 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011.
Walter S. Atkinson, 74, of Walton, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence, following an extended illness.
He was a retired director of Federal Farmer's Home Administration in Falmouth and a member of First Baptist Church of Walton.
He was a former deacon with Falmouth Baptist Church and a member of the Kincaid State Park Association and the Pendleton County Public Library board of directors.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His first wife, Uarda M. Rick Atkinson, died in 1979.
Survivors include his wife, Monta Kay Wolfe Atkinson; sons, Larry S. Atkinson of Fort Myers, Fla., and William S. Atkinson of Edgewood; a daughter, Cheryl A. Sansom of Hartford; sisters, Alma Atkinson and Ann Craig, both of Carlisle; a brother, Orville Atkinson of Carlisle; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Carlisle Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 47 S. Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Elmer G. Bertram, 95, of Cold Spring, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired car salesman with Queen City Chevrolet, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. He was a past president of Bishop Brossart High School Booster Club and a member of the Catholic Order of Forresters. After retirement, he grew produce and sold it at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia McGrath Bertram; daughters, Ginny Jordan of Cold Spring, Grace Roebel of Chicago, Mary Bertram of Fort Thomas and Kathy Markus of Alexandria; sons, Bill Bertram, Mike Bertram and Albert Bertram, all of Cold Spring, Larry Bertram of California, Paul Bertram of Fort Thomas, Joe Bertram of Grants Lick and Elmer Bertram of Butler; brothers, Joe Bertram of Alexandria and Bob Bertram of Falmouth; sisters, Dorothy Knipper of Highland Heights and Helen Becker of Fort Myers, Fla.; 27 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring. Memorials are suggested to Bishop Brossart High School, Grove and Jefferson St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Gaston D. Cogdell, 80, of Edgewood, died Saturday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Winifred I. Craig, 92, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 2:55 p.m. Friday at Kenwood Terrace Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was a retired secretary. Her husband, James Craig, died in 1959. A son, William R. Craig, died in 1996.
Survivors include six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Shriner's Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or First Christian Church, 14 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Alice M. Traylor Davis, 73, of Walton, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a former manager of the Bearcat Den Restaurant in Walton, and a member of Walton First Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star Lodge, Union. Her husband, Harry S. Davis, died in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Darlene Northcutt of Erlanger; a son, Ronald E. Davis of Walton; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Gathering Place Church, 10310 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Lucille F. Fagaley, 83, of Bellevue, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Donald Fagaley, died in 1983. A son, Donald C. Fagaley, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Bruce R. Fagaley of Nashua, N.H.; a daughter, Esther Ries of Bellevue; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, Fairfield and Ward Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Dorothy Whitton Johnson, 74, of Anaheim, Calif., formerly of Grant County, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, James Johnson; sons, Charles Waler Kelley and Phillp Allen Johnson, both of the state of California; a daughter, Brenda Romney of Kent, Wash.; brothers, George Whitton of Crittenden and Walter Whitton of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and eight grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Broadridge Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Raymond E. Martin, 68, of Bellevue, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired director of maintenance with University Hospital, Cincinnati, and a member of the Newport Lodge No. 358 F&AM and the International Union of Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Morrow Martin; daughters, Rachel Cline of Cincinnati and Laura Krogman of Bellevue; a brother, Jim Martin of Newport; a sister, Virginia Schmidt of Newport; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Community Pentecostal Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the church. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Community Pentecostal Church, 11875 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015. TLC Funeral Service, Covington, is handling arrangements.
O. Ruth Meyers, 70, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a cashier with Mei jer's stores.
Survivors include sons, Jeff Meyers of Hoffman Estates, Ill., Jerry E. Meyers of Chicago and John "Jack" Meyers of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a daughter, Janis Strobel of Florence; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 2 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Melvin R. Minke, 95, of Edgewood, died at 8 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a retired machinist and a member of Summit Lodge No. 213 F&AM, Twinsburg, Ohio.
Survivors include sons, Robert Minke of Edgewood, Donald Minke of North Olmstead, Ohio, and Sterling Minke of Westerville, Ohio; a sister, Edna Hager of St. Petersburg, Fla.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Joyce Ann Quinn, 52, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Latonia, died Saturday at Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Jacksonville.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Robert Webster Riley, 88, of Carrollton, died Friday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was a retired employee with Craig Construction Co. and a former weighman with Growers Tobacco Wholesale Warehouse. Mr. Riley had his own construction company, and was a member of Carrollton United Methodist Church and Dallasburg Masonic Lodge No. 621, Wheatley. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Margaret Evans Williams Riley, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Dolly Riley of Carrollton and Reba John of Edmond, Okla.; a son, Robert A. Riley of Louisville; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carrollton United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Dorothy Stegman, 82, of Taylor Mill, died at 7:54 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Dale Stith, 32, of Gardnersville, died Thursday in a construction accident in Hebron. He was a pipe layer with Michels Construction Co. and a member of Violet Ridge Church of Christ, Crittenden.
Survivors include his wife, Lori Edwards Stith; sons, Brandon Wayne-Davis Stith and Caleb Dylan Stith, both at home; his parents, Larry Wayne Stith of Gardnersville and Betty Sue Stith of Dry Ridge; a brother, Brian Scott Stith of Dayton; a sister, Robin Renee Brossart of Butler; and a grandfather, Clarence Stith of Williamstown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery.
Charles "Chick" Toy, 85, of Maysville, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired self-employed carpenter and a member of Voice of God Tabernacle, Germantown. A son, Charles Dalley Toy Jr., and a daughter, Elizabeth Ruark, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia Toy; sons, Eugene Toy of Charleston, Ind., James Toy of Minerva and Larry Toy of Maysville; a sister, Sara Bach of Owingsville; 19 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Maysville.
Jo Ann F. Wiechman, 67, of Taylor Mill, died at 2:53 p.m. Sunday at her home. She was a retired employee of Johnny's Toys in Latonia, and a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. She was a member of the church Fun Club and R.C.I.A. program.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas A. Wiechman Sr.; sons, Thomas A. Wiechman Jr. of Burlington, Theodore A. Wiechman of Ryland Heights, Timothy A. Wiechman of Latonia and Todd A. Wiechman of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Theresa Ann Wiechman of Latonia; her mother, Frances Vieth Kemen of Latonia; a sister, Marian Mayhall of Georgetown, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 9:10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Phyllis Works, 56, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She and her husband, Jack Works, owned Jackson Florists in Latonia. Mr. Works survives.
Other survivors include sons, John Works of Latonia and Tony Works of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Jackie Deming of Latonia; a brother, Richard Mize of Highland Heights; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight and from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
