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Date of these obituaries: 12-28-1999
Robert DeMoss, Reds, Derby fan
Robert DeMoss was a true fan of his hometown.
Born and raised in Campbell County, he worked 30 years as a design engineer with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati.
Mr. DeMoss loved things about both sides of the river, his granddaughter said - the Cincinnati Reds and the Kentucky Derby.
"He definitely wanted to see Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame," Angie Martin said.
Every year around Derby day, Mr. DeMoss would throw a big party to celebrate the horse race, she said. "A hundred people would be there."
Mr. DeMoss of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at his home. He was 79.
Mr. DeMoss always put other people before himself, according to his wife and granddaughter.
"Anything he could do for a neighbor, he would do," said his wife, Madeline.
For many years, he was the treasurer of St. Bernard's Church festival in Dayton, even though he wasn't a member of the church. He hand-painted signs and made posters for the church festival, Ms. Martin said.
Mr. and Mrs. DeMoss were both members of the Bellevue Senior Citizens, where, she said, "we would just go down and party."
He was also a member of the Northern Kentucky Historical Society and St. Bernard Church's 55 Club.
Other survivors include daughters, Rhonda Boesken of Cincinnati, Linda Frede of Chicago and Glenda Philbin of Mendham, N.J.; stepdaughters, Diane Pentenburg of Dayton, Ohio, Donna Schweitzer of Fort Thomas and Carol Wells of Alexandria; stepsons, Bernie Pfeffer and Tony Pfeffer, both of Dayton, and Lou Pfeffer of Kansas City; sisters, Dorothy DeMoss of Bellevue, Ruth Farmer of Fort Thomas, and Virginia Leicht of Dayton; 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard School, Fifth and Berry streets, Dayton, Ky. 41074; Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Deaconess Hospital, Cardiac Rehabilitation, 311 Straight St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Frank Bamberger, 87, of Cold Spring, died at 10:53 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Phillip E. Billiter, 46, of Crescent Springs, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a mechanic with Midwest Truck and Trailer Co., and a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 265 and Beech Grove Holiness Church in Burlington. A brother, Richard Billiter, died Oct. 18.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah Billiter; sons, Brandon Michael Billiter and Adam Charles Billiter, both of Crescent Springs; his mother, Madeline Billiter of Dry Ridge; brothers, Allen Billiter of Union, Charles Billiter of Elsmere, Eddie Billiter of Dry Ridge and James Billiter of Crescent Springs; and sisters, Judy Hester of Dry Ridge and Lynetta Tanner of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Beech Grove Holiness Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery, Burlington. Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, P. O. Box 1234, Covington, Ky. 41012.
Steve Harrison Bivins, 35, of Berea, died Saturday at Berea Hospital. He was an employee of the Marc center in Richmond and a member of Richmond First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a brother, Benny Bivins of Williamstown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oldham, Roberts and Powell Funeral Home, Richmond. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Madison County Memorial Gardens, Richmond. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling local arrangements.
Helen E. Brentrup, 93, of Fort Thomas, died at 2:20 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Roy Brentrup, died in 1973.
Survivors include daughters, Helen Brentrup of Fort Thomas and Mary Jean Cahill of Cold Spring; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Guy Butler Jr., 71, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a maitre d' with Town and Country restaurant in Park Hills, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a brother, Robert Butler of Union; and a sister, Willa Mae Oder of Erlanger.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery, Wheatley. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Nelson Cheeks, 67, of Crittenden, died at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired factory worker with American Sign Co. and a farmer, and a member of Lively Stone Church of God, Sherman.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Long Cheeks; sons, Wayne Cheeks of Walton, Dale Cheeks, Bobby Cheeks and Mike Cheeks, all of Crittenden; daughters, Wanda Golden of Crittenden, Pat Rarick and Debbie Bube, both of Walton; brothers, Shelby Cheeks of Williamstown, Jay Cheeks of Dry Ridge and Harold Cheeks of Crittenden; sisters, Frances Davis, Gean Kelly and Joyce Cain, all of Richmond, Evelyn Rutherford of Florence, Lucille Berry of Paris, Jewell Conner of Paint Lick and Mildred DeMony of St. Petersburg, Fla.; 20 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lively Stone Church of God. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence.
Gerard F. Egan, 81, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a sales clerk with Aufdemkampe Hardware Co. in Cincinnati and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sisters, Coletta Egan and Dorothy Egan, both of Fort Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Church, 26 E. Villa Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Katherine Marie French, 91, of Newport, died at 10:42 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Clinton French, preceded her in death. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Ronald Allen Hamilton, 43, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at a friend's home in Independence.
Survivors include his parents, Leslie and Edith Hamilton of Independence; and a brother, Larry Hamilton of Independence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Demossville.
Benjamin Heck Sr., 76, of Somerset, died Sunday at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. He was a former cafe owner and a member of St. Mildred Church in Somerset and the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Survivors include sons, Ben J. Heck of Chana, Ill., and Daniel Heck of Southgate; daughters, Lois Popham of Independence and Mary Reed of Cincinnati; brothers, Richard Heck, Arthur Heck and Robert Heck, all of Milburn; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mildred Church. Visitation will be from noon to 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, Somerset. Burial will be in Smith Grove Cemetery, Faubush. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ethel Watson Johnson, 68, of Hebron, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Valley Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Silver Grove.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Johnson; sons, Randall Johnson and Tim Johnson, both of Florence, David Johnson of Hamilton, Ohio, and Gary Johnson of Erlanger; a daughter, Sandy Stockdill of Richwood; sisters, Joyce Berling of Kettering, Ohio, and Phyllis Brotherton of LaFollette, Tenn.; 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Roadside Mission Church of God, Ravenna. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Cobb Hill Cemetery, Ravenna. Lewis Funeral Home, Irvine, is handling arrangements.
Mary Lee Griffen Lindsay, 52, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a secretary.
Survivors include a friend, Jimmie Smith of Fort Thomas. No services are planned. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati. TLC Cremation and Funeral Service, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Murphy Morehead, 76, of Covington, died at 9:50 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired insurance agent with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Florence, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a daughter, Melissa Newman of Corinth; and a sister, Wilma Moore of Crestview Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Jeanette V. Lawson Roberts, 60, of Florence, died Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a chef with the Sheraton Inn Hotel in Cincinnati and a member of Fellowship of Believers Church, Florence.
Survivors include a daughter, Dana Abrams of Dry Ridge; sons, David Lawson and Dwayne Lawson, both of Dry Ridge, and Delton Lawson of Walton; brothers, Labe Guirino of New Carlisle, Ohio, and Richard Guirino of Cala Mesa, Calif.; sisters, Lucille Kelly of Dayton and Rosa Kelly of Brookville, Ohio; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Fellowship of Believers Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Wade Royek, 31, of Studio City, Calif., formerly of Florence, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Robert B. Salter, 59, of Slidell, La., formerly of Covington, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired Marine gunnery sergeant with 21 years of service, a member of American Legion Post No. 185 and Calvary Baptist Curch, both of Slidell.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Kay Jeffery Salter; daughters, Betsy K. Leake, Pattie Martinez, Pennie Tate, Sylvia Warren and Sharron Young; a son, William Joseph Maas Jr. ; sisters, Pamela Elliston and Patricia Tucker; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd., Slidell. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Slidell.
Susan Elaine Schlarman, 40, of Southgate, died at 4:05 a.m. Monday at University Hospital in Cincinnati of injuries suffered in an accident. She was an English teacher at Holy Cross High School, Latonia, where she was the head of the academic enhancement program, publisher of the school newspaper and supervisor of first-year teachers. She was a member of St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her husband, Doug Schlarman; sons, Doug Schlarman Jr. and Jake Schlarman, both at home; daughters, Megan Schlarman and Mollie Schlarman, both at home; her mother, Mary E. Eifert of Latonia; brothers, Paul S. Eifert Jr. of Covington and Clay Eifert of Latonia; and sisters, Theresa Vietor of Taylor Mill, and Connie Lenihan and Veronica Schweitzer, both of Latonia.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, with prayers at 9:45 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Susan Schlarman Trust Fund, c/o St. Thomas Elementary School, 26 E. Villa Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Ethel Jerri Schreiber, 68, of Latonia, died at 10:35 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a retired Avon sales representative. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Latonia, Holy Cross 50 Plus Club and Women's Auxiliary of American Legion Post No. 203 in Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Albert Stanley Schreiber; sons, Steven Allen Schreiber of Tucson, Ariz., Stanley Clifford Schreiber of Taylor Mill and Timothy Wayne Schreiber of Florence; a brother, Terry Maddox of Dallas; sisters, Evelyn Thomas of Erlanger and Madeline Rayburn of Tollesboro; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Dora Faye Scott, 54, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a supervisor with Dobbs International, Erlanger. Her husband, Thomas Campbell, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Campbell Jr. of Covington; a daughter, Amy Lynn Campbell of Covington; brothers, Seth Scott Jr. of Griffin, Ga., and Jamie Scott of Fairfax, Va.; sisters, Betty Williams of New Miami, Ohio, Sharon Campbell of Hebron and Lynda Scott Ramsey of Griffin, Ga.; and one grandson.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Lucy Seibert, 75, of Newport, died Saturday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Gene Seibert; a daughter, Debbie Ruberg of Overland Park, Kan.; sons, Gene Seibert of Hunt Valley, Md., Stephen Seibert of Southgate, Dennis Seibert and Mark Seibert, both of Edgewood, Greg Seibert and Doug Seibert, both of Newport, and Patrick Seibert of Alexandria; a brother, Albert Leick of Camp Springs; sisters, Christine Greis of Fort Thomas, Gertrude Leick and Alma Ruschman, both of Camp Springs, Rose Dunckley of Newport, Coletta Bucher of Bellevue and Dorothy Cryer of California; 12 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and seven stepgrandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Foundation Fighting Blindness, Executive Plaza One, Suite 800, 11350 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, Md. 21031. This obituary is being published again to correct an error of The Kentucky Post.
Audrey Sipple, 79, of Wharton, W.Va., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday at Boone Memorial Hospital, Madisonville, W.Va.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Kathryn Watts, 85, of Covington, died at 12:03 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired secretary with Dr. Scholl's Footware Co.
Survivors include daughters, Diane Smith of Covington; brothers, Omer Mastin of Covington and Vernon Mastin of Erlanger; a sister, Irene Cruse of Waverley, Ohio; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church Mission Fund, W. Southern and Tibbatts Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Glenetta Skirvin Westover, 52, of Worthville, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. She was a homemaker and a member of Jordan Baptist Church, Eagle Station.
Survivors include her husband, Keith Westover; a son, Keith Westover Jr. of Worthville; a daughter, Wynona Rose of Worthville; her father, Vernon Skirvin of Worthville; brothers, Bill Skirvin of Carrollton and David Skirvin of Worthville; sisters, Lena Townsend of LaGrange, Reta Townsend of Pendleton, Bonnie Wade of Vevay, Ind., and Ida Price of Patricksburg, Ind.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Moffett Cemetery, Milton.
