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Date of these obituaries: 01-31-2000
Wilder's Carl Reis, Red Cross volunteer
Carl H. Reis of Wilder spent 32 years behind the wheel of a Keebler Biscuit Co. truck.
But he didn't give up road trips after he retired. Mr. Reis became a volunteer driver with the American Red Cross, taking people to doctor appointments and to the hospital.
"He really did care about people," said his wife of 56 years, Anne Reis.
"He was quiet, but very outgoing. He was very friendly. He never met a stranger."
Mr. Reis died Saturday morning at the Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. He was 87.
Mr. Reis was born in Cincinnati. He went to school in Ludlow and lived most of his life in Northern Kentucky.
Mr. Reis was a truck driver with Keebler more than three decades. His cargo was cookies and crackers.
"He did go out of state, but most of the time he was in Northern Kentucky and down in Kentucky as far as below Frankfort at times," said Mrs. Reis.
"He very much liked it. He liked to drive, he liked meeting people and talking to them."
After Mr. Reis retired in 1977, he had more time to play golf and volunteer with the Red Cross.
"He would take people to hospitals for cancer treatments, dialysis and X-rays - whatever they had to go to," said Mrs. Reis.
Mr. Reis was a member of the First Baptist Church of Newport and his faith was very important to him, his wife said.
Other survivors include daughters, Carol Reis of Huntington Woods, Mich., and Judy Caldwell of Florence; a son, Richard Reis of Olympia, Wash.; a grandson, Garry Strange of Union; and a great-grandson, Michael Strange of Kenton County.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery in Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church of Newport Organ Fund, 8th and York streets, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Larry E. Bradley, 45, of Petersburg, died at 3:35 p.m. Saturday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a sales representative with Aramark Uniform Services in Norwood, Ohio, and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Bradley; a son, Jason Bradley of Florence; a daughter, Jenny Bradley, at home; his parents, Marvin and Joyce Bradley of Miami Township; a brother, Gary Wayne Bradley of Bellevue; sisters, Gloria Andrews of Loveland, Ohio, and Vicki Gregor of Lynchburg, Ohio; and one grandson.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Erlanger Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Service, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Bullittsburg Baptist Camp, 2560 Baptist Camp Drive, Petersburg, Ky. 41080.
Gladys Clark, 94, of Kenton County, died at 2:55 a.m. today at Baptist Village, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Sarah Cummins, 82, of Butler, died today at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Ralph Donahoo, 82, of Park Hills, died at 8:23 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere-Erlanger.
Henry L. Frost, 76, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a retired barge tender with the Ohio River Co., and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Marie Barrett Frost; sons, William Frost of Bellevue and Daniel Frost of Florence; daughters, Barbara Frost of Newport, Connie Hamilton of Erlanger and Debra Woodhouse of Radcliff; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Thelma M. Gray, 77, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Sunman, Ind. Her husband, Wilbur Gray, died in 1978.
Survivors include daughters, Cheryl Dobbs of Ludlow and Donna Lowe of Covington; a son, Wilbur "Bill" Gray of Covington; sisters, Drew Flodder of Batesville, Ind., Ida Hyde of Cincinnati and Betty Schultz of Castleberry, Fla.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home, Sunman. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Sunman. Memorials will be at American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Mark Anthony Houston, 37, of Florence, died Friday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a member of Open Door Community Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include a son, Anthony James "T. J." Houston of Owenton; daughters, Brandie Houston and Jacquelyn Houston, both of Owenton; his father, Dan Houston of Florence; a brother, Dan Houston of Florence; and a sister, Sandra F. Hassman of Cincinnati.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Open Door Community Church of God, 3528 Turkeyfoot Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Everett "Eddie" Franklin Hutchins, 63, of Independence, died Sunday at his home. He was a former owner of Ed's Service Garage and the 4-Way Carry Out, both in Covington, and a mechanic with Howard Adams Toyota. He was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Independence.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Roland Hutchins; sisters, Carol Schuller of Covington, Tammy York of Independence and Samantha Farris of Hebron; sons, Timothy Wayne Hutchins of Covington and Robert Hutchins of Independence; brothers, Gene Hutchins of Glencoe, Donald Hutchins of Crittenden and Terry "Hutch" Hutchinson of Lockhart, Texas; sisters, Shelby Newby of Florence, Donna Sue Dressman of Independence, Viola Johnson and Sheila "Tiny" Turner, both of Covington, Barbara Susan Bake of Cincinnati and Eva Perry of Burlington; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Hospital, Hospice Program, 85 North Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dewayne Jackson, 47, of Crittenden, died at 6:27 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Covington, after an extended illness. He was a franchise owner with Famous Amos Cookies in Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Jackson; sons, Bryan Scott Jackson of Florence and Matthew Dewayne Jackson of Crittenden; a daughter, Misty Gayle Jackson of Crittenden; his mother and stepfather, Ruth Jackson Parks and Emmitt Parks of Independence; and sisters, Judy Ellen Beasley of North Bend, Ohio, Kimberly Jackson of Alexandria, Betty Ruth Spencer of Fort Mitchell and Deana Lynn Voegele of Hebron.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Dewayne Jackson Trust Fund, in care of Mae Horn, 1802 Whispering Trails, Union, Ky. 41091.
Lola "Mae" Johnston, 94, of North Olmstead, Ohio, formerly of Bromley, died Friday at Manor Care Nursing Home in North Olmstead. She was a homemaker and a former telephone operator with the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati. She was a member of Bromley Christian Church. Her first husband, William Westfall, died in 1958. Her second husband, William Johnston, died in 1986.
Survivors include a son, James W. Westfall of Fairview Park, Ohio; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Bromley Christian Church, 216 Kenton St., Bromley, Ky. 41016.
Juanita F. Keene, 61, of Villa Hills, died at 9:43 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired letter carrier with U.S. Postal Service and a member of the Postal Workers Union.
Survivors include sons, Gregory G. Keene of Cincinnati and Anthony J. Keene of Ludlow; her mother, Margaret H. Tanner Gillman of Covington; a brother, Thomas Manning of Edgewood; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church, 2470 Loraine Court, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41071.
Dorothy M. LaCally Ketron, 70, of Elsmere, died of cancer at 1:02 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a secretary and manager with Special Dispatch Trucking Co. at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth R. Ketron; sons, Kenneth L. Ketron of Edgewood, Randal Ketron of Cincinnati and Timothy Ketron of Elsmere; a daughter, Jennifer Barrott of Independence; a sister, Virginia Wilson of Crescent Springs; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Henry High School, 3755 Scheben Drive, Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Elbert Earl "Bert" King, 57, of Silver Grove, died at 12:21 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired self-employed truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Gladson King; his mother, Edith M. King of Alexandria; sisters, Ruby King of Arthur of Alexandria and Louise King Hay of Cold Spring; and a brother, Cliff Kennedy of Newport.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Salem Paul Klopfer, 54, of Ludlow, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired courier with Pony Express Co., Boone County.
Survivors include a son, Michael Bullock of Covington; a daughter, Paulette Guelfi of Port Charlotte, Fla.; stepdaughters, Melisa Nachadl of Crystal River, Fla., and Elaine Smith of Ocala, Fla.; his mother, Freda Klopfer of Ludlow; brothers, Joseph Klopfer, Richard Klopfer, and Lewis Klopfer, all of Covington, William Klopfer of Shelbyville, Owen Klopfer of Piner, James Klopfer of Ashland, Forest Klopfer of Demossville and Samuel Perry of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; sisters, Barbara Kinman of Ludlow, Sandra Mullins of West Palm Beach, Fla., Jeanie Chaney of Burlington, Lola Warman of Demossville, and Rosie Deakins of Bromley; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to University Hospital Heart Transplant Unit, 234 Goodman, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267.
Vincent J. McGovern, 58, of Crestview Hills, died Friday at his home. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie McGovern; a daughter, Christian Stansel of Villa Hills; stepsons, Greg Adams and Michael Adams, both of Independence; a stepdaughter, Krista Snow of Crestview Hills; his mother, Rita C. McGovern of Fort Mitchell; brothers, Thomas A. McGovern and Laurence A. McGovern, both of Fort Mitchell, and Terrence M. McGovern of Franklin, Tenn.; sisters, Kathleen M. Menne of Villa Hills and Michelle M. Bear of Panama City, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Pius X Church, 340 Dudley Road, Edgewood, Ky. 41017.
Stephen Joseph Poole, 43, of Burlington, died Friday at his home. He was a machinist with Dynatec Machine Co., Florence.
Survivors include sisters, Mary Jo Hall of Defiance, Ohio, Patty Patterson of Fort Mitchell and Rita Nienaber of Burlington; brothers, Tom Poole of Fort Mitchell, Louise Poole of Erlanger, Freddy Poole of Colorado Springs, Colo., Bill Poole of Hebron and David Poole of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Memorial Mass will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Service, Cincinnati. Burial of cremains in St. Patrick Cemetery, Verona. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Fairhaven Rescue Mission, 260 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Marian M. Schulte, 92, of Covington, died Saturday at Highland Crossing, Covington. She was an accounting officer with Lange Jewelers.
Survivors include sisters, Loraine Schulte of Covington and Ruth Geil of Cincinnati; and brothers, Jerome Schulte of Villa Hills and Jack Schulte of Taylor Mill.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Lawrence Edward Schweitzer Sr., 81, of Bellevue, died Saturday at his home. He was a baker with Dolly Madison Bakery in Cincinnati and a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Newport, where he was a member of the Retired Men's Club.
Mr. Schweitzer was a former baker with Gus Hagedorn Bakery in Newport, a self-employed carrier with The Kentucky Post and worked in the Bellevue Schools maintenance department. He was a member of the Retired Men's Club of Fort Thomas, and Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662, Newport, and was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Norma L. Schweitzer, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Rose Schweitzer of Bellevue; a son, Lawrence Schweitzer Jr. of Dayton; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, Park and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mary Seiter, 75, of Covington, died at 1:08 a.m. today at Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Eddie Sullivan, 49, of Warsaw, died Saturday at University Medical Center, Lexington, after an extended illness. He was a self-employed truck driver and a member of Drury Chapel Methodist Church, Warsaw.
Survivors include a son, David Sullivan of Carrollton; his mother, Louise Sullivan of Warsaw; a sister, Judy Smith of Warsaw; a brother, Wayne Sullivan of Warsaw; and two step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Warsaw United Methodist Church, in care of Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Allen Tice, 84, of Cincinnati, formerly of Latonia, died at 11:40 p.m. Friday at Ridge Pavilion Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a retired restaurant owner and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Mae Tice, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a sister, Marian Thelen of Fort Mitchell; two nieces and a nephew.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ruth Elsie Wohrley, 85, of Kennesaw, Ga., formerly of Covington, died Saturday in Kennesaw. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Dallas Wohrley; and daughters, Charlene George and Sandra Parratt, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Janice Mosher of Kennesaw; and seven granddaughters.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Chapel of Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home, Kennesaw. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pompano Beach, Fla. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.
