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Date of these obituaries: 05-01-2000
Roy McKenney, teacher, softball star
Even in his 60s, Roy "Pepsi" McKenney was a magician with a baseball bat, says his son Kevin, of Indianapolis.
"People will remember his athletic prowess," says the younger McKenney. "He was a really good hitter and had very high batting average, often around .750.
"He played on several world series softball teams - played until he was 70. He is in the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame and the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame."
McKenney, 72, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a teacher and an administrator with the Ludlow Board of Education, and a member of Highland Hills Baptist Church in Fort Thomas. He was a former head basketball coach with Bellevue and Dixie Heights high schools, and a teacher at those schools.
He got the nickname "Pepsi" or "Pep" when he was little boy, says his son. The elder McKenney had moved to Ludlow as a small child, and other kids in the neighborhood didn't know his name. They started calling him Pepsi because he wore a shirt emblazoned with a Pepsi-Cola logo, says the younger McKenney.
As he got older, a lot of people called him Coach.
"He liked to have a good time," says McKenney. "He had a lot of friends."
In addition to his son, survivors include his wife, Mary McKenney; and a daughter, Erin McKenney of Fairfax, Va.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 2805 W. McMicken Ave., Suite A, Cincinnati, Ohio 45225; or Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky. 40324.
Rosemary L. Castellini Bacigalupo, 83, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Sunday at Twin Towers in Cincinnati. She was a former parishoner at St. Aloysius Church, Covington. Her husband, Robert C. Bacigalupo, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Rosemary Wallace of Fairfield Glade, Tenn.; sons, Robert Bacigalupo of Fort Mitchell, Theodore Bacigalupo of Ludlow and Louis D. Bacigalupo of Fort Thomas; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Little Flower Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Frederick Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Nelson J. Barnes, 73, of Erlanger, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired postal clerk. He was a World War II veteran of the Merchant Marine, and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Barnes; a daughter, Terry Streit of Cincinnati; a son, Michael Barnes of Erlanger; a sister, Opal Smith of Florence; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum. Memorials re suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Dorothy Bass, 78, of Silver Grove, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a retired teacher's aide for Silver Grove School and a member of First Baptist Church of Silver Grove. Her husband, Elmer D. Bass, died in 1982.
Survivors include sons, David Bass and Dennis Bass of Silver Grove; a daughter, Lee Ellen Bass of Silver Grove; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church of Silver Grove, Second Street and Four Mile Road, Silver Grove, Ky. 41085; or Silver Grove School Alumni Scholarship Fund, Third and Oak, Silver Grove, Ky. 41085.
Bernard Brinkman, 80, of Taylor Mill, died at 12:45 a.m. today at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
James Norman Butler, 54, of Berry, died Friday at his home. He was a maintenance manager with Abbywood Apartments, Falmouth. He was a former construction worker and farmer. He was a member of Cynthiana Baptist Church, and attended Gumlick Baptist Church, Pendleton County. A daughter, Anna Elizabeth Butler, died in 1971.
Survivors include a son, Derrick Bryant Butler of Falmouth; a daughter, Patricia Lynn Rodgers of Cynthiana; sisters, Joyce Jones, Iva Jones and Mary Ann Walters, all of Falmouth, Carrie Sharp of Jacksonville, Fla., Fannie Jones of Paris, Dorothy Cooper of Bellevue; brothers, Harry Butler, Buddy Butler and Charles Butler, all of Falmouth; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Morgan Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to James Norman Butler Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home, 310 Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Bessie B. Angel Cook, 89, of Covington, died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Her husband, Albert Raymond Cook, died in 1979.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, W. Southern and Tibbatts, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Loretta Poole Cuzick, 66, of Verona, died Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, James Cuzick; brothers, Tony Poole of Williamstown and Robert Poole of Independence; and sisters, Elizabeth Hering of Walton, Agnes Acra of Hebron, Dorothy Bowin of Erlanger and Margaret Waddel of Latonia.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Carl Euth, 91, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died at 9:50 a.m. Friday at Tri-County Extended Care Center in Fairfield. He was a retired blender with National Distillery Co., and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Reatha England Euth, died in 1974. A daughter, Carol Eastham, died in 1987.
Survivors include sons, Charles Euth of Hamilton, Ohio; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 11117 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Kelly T. Fryman, 83, of Mays Lick, died Sunday at his home. He was a land owner and a member of Sardis Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Gifford Fryman; a daughter, Jane Saunders of Sardis; a sister, Mary Lucille Smith of Maysville; one grandson and two great-grandsons.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick. Memorials are suggested to Sardis United Methodist Church, Sardis, Ky. 41055.
Dr. Edward Honey, 79, of Ryland, died at 9:06 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired Fort Thomas obstetrician, who practiced medicine in Northern Kentucky for many years, delivering nearly 10,000 babies during his career. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
He was former chief of obstetrics and president of the medical staff at St. Luke East and St. Elizabeth Medical Center and a director on the St. Luke Hospital board for 16 years.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Honey; daughters, Carol Buckhout and Nancy Whitehurst, both of Fort Mitchell; sisters, Mary Claire Moses of Flora, Ill., and Delores Raub of Cache, Ill.; and five grandchildren.
Memorials services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Ryland Lakes Country Club Clubhouse. Memorials are suggested to Beechwood Educational Foundation, 54 Beechwood Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
William J. Hutchison, 81, of Butler, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Violet Marie Kestel Jenkins, 79, of Florence, died Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker and a former employee with Gibson & Art, Cincinnati. Her husband, Martin Kestel, preceded her in death.
Survivors include brothers, William Johnson of Crestwood and Earl Johnson of Scottsville; and a sister, Dee Chesney of Owenton.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Monroe County Memorial Lawn, Tompkinsville.
John Lawson, 100, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Velma Rae Megerle, 84, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a cafeteria worker with Holmes High School, Covington, and a member of Banklick Christian Church, Independence. Her husband, Robert Joseph Megerle, died in 1989. A daughter, JoAnn Campbell, died in 1986.
Survivors include sons, Robert C. Megerle of Cincinnati, Jerry Megerle and Jeff Megerle, both of Tucson, Ariz., Jim Megerle of Covington and John Megerle of Elsmere; sisters, Betty Emerson of Dallas and Rose Rogers of Latonia; a brother, Robert Requardt of Independence; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Florence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, Development Office, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
James F. Nunn, 77, of Williamstown, died Saturday at his home. He was a grinder with Cincinnati Ventilating Co., and a member of the Fox Hunters Association. His wife, Provie Nunn, died in 1998. A daughter, Joann Day, died in 1981.
Survivors include sons, Harvey Nunn of Williamstown and Kenny Nunn of Manchester; a daughter, Bonnie Taylor of Williamstown; his mother, Rhoda Nunn of Burlington; brothers, Ellis Nunn of Florence, Henry Nunn of Burlington, Bobby Nunn of Waterloo and Vearl Nunn of Union; sisters, Zella Bayer and Thelma Spegal, both of Burlington, Disy Isaacs of Florence; Janice Floyd, Vinnie Perry and Bonnie Juchniewicz, all of Gallatin County; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery, Burlington.
Nell Simmons, 87, of Kenton County, died at 7:15 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Island Baptist Church, Morning View. Her husband, Albert Simmons, died in 1971.
Survivors include a son, Joe Simmons of Ryland Heights; daughters, Ruth Coomer of Latonia Lakes, Betty Sue Luster of Fort Mitchell and Alberta Reed of Verona; seven grandchildren and 18 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Martha Sims, 93, of Bellevue, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Sims; a daughter, Ethel Lock; and a son, Robert Sims, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Nellie Carrier of Bellevue; seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Bartle Funeral Home, Liberty. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery, Casey County.
Flem T. Stafford Sr., 59, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Saturday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was a retired barge worker with Southside Barge Co. and a member of Linwood Faith Tabernacle Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Stafford; sons, Flem T. Stafford Jr. and Anderson Stafford, both of Cincinnati; daughters, Lisa Taylor of Dayton and Vera Stafford of Cincinnati; a sister, Jurline Wise of Fort Thomas; nine grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Linwood Faith Tabernacle Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Elsa Sharon Stephens, 79, of Sparta, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of White House Church, Donna, Texas. She was a missionary with Flame of Truth Mission in Donna, and active in Unity Fellowship in Warsaw.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Ray Stephens; sons, Roger Douglas Sharon of Danville and Garry Gene Sharon of Warsaw; daughters, Carolyn Lou Smith of Warsaw and Jane McEntire Searcy of Sparta; a sister, Mary Faye Jump of Warsaw; nine grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Unity Fellowship, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
Leslie Lee "Kink" Taylor, 50, of Alexandria, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a truck driver with Ohio Blueprints, Cincinnati, and a member of American Motor Association and Harley Owners Group. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include a niece and two nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Ronald G. Uhl, 57, of Fort Thomas, died at 12:20 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was an employee of Fifth Third Bank.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Kinstler Uhl; and his parents, Louis and Gertrude Uhl of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or American Lung Association, For Lung Research, 4100 Churchman Ave., Louisville, Ky. 40209.
David B. Weitzel Sr., 87, of Ludlow, died Saturday at Tri- County Extended Care Center, Cincinnati. He was the retired owner of Weitzel Dental Laboratory, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Weitzel; and a son, David B. Weitzel Jr. of Ludlow.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow-Covington Presbyterian Church, 429 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
