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Date of these obituaries: 08-12-1999
Bertha Fritz, volunteered at Parish Kitchen
For as long as anyone could remember, there were two things that Bertha Fritz loved:
Volunteering her time to help others and cheering for the Cincinnati Reds.
And sometimes she even combined her favorite passions.
A nephew, Tim Lenihan of Villa Hills, said Miss Fritz once borrowed a baseball glove and took it to the Parish Kitchen in Covington while serving Thanksgiving lunch.
"She just wanted to show her support. She liked the Reds, and she was upset that she couldn't get them on the regular television this year," Mr. Lenihan said. "She was just a sweetheart."
Miss Fritz, 82, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
Miss Fritz was a retired housekeeper with St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright and a member of Mother of God Church in Covington.
She was a former housekeeper with the church, was active in Catholic Charities and the Parish Kitchen and was a member of the church Altar Society and Daughters of Isabella. She was a member of West Covington Senior Citizens and the Birthday Club at Hathaway Court, Covington. She was also a Kentucky Colonel.
Miss Fritz was born in West Covington. She was a soft-spoken woman who made a point of learning the names of those she helped, Mr. Lenihan said. "She would never say a bad word about anybody. She was just a neat lady," Mr. Lenihan said.
Other survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mother of God Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is in charge of arrangements.
Nellie Florence Mynear Barnett, 92, of Carlisle, died Wednesday at Johnson Mathers Health Care Center, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of Rose Hill Methodist Church, Cynthiana. Her husband, Jess Barnett, and a son, Jesse James Barnett, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Grover William Barnett; four grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Carlisle Cemetery.
Ellen E. Carl, 81, of Villa Hills, died Tuesday at Ivy Woods Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ, Bromley. Her husband, Joseph Berry Carl, died April 28.
Survivors include sons, Richard Carl of Union, John Carl of Villa Hills and David Carl of Cincinnati; a daughter, Mary Jo Winkler of Latonia; a sister, Helen Garbett of Bromley; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to First United Church of Christ, 5808 Glenview Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.
Betty J. Ellison, 67, of Demossville, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Robert Davie Gillespie, 67, of Hebron, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired parts manager with Schott Buick, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Jean Gillespie; sons, Tony Gillespie of Burlington and Jeff Gillespie of Florence; a daughter, Judy Baker of Morrow, Ohio; sisters, Georgina Brown of Berry and Mary Kiplinger of Franklin, Ind.; brothers, James Gillespie of Villa Hills, Grant Gillespie of Holly Hills, Fla., and Don "Buck" Gillespie of Covington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sand Run Baptist Cemetery, Boone County.
Larry Groeschen, 79, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Benke Groeschen; sons, Michael Groeschen of Newport and Mark Groeschen of Alexandria; a daughter, Susy Lange of Montgomery, Ala.; a sister, Geneva Harrison of Cottonwood, Calif.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Mr. Groeschen bequeathed his body to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Elma Hatton, 82, formerly of Ludlow, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Nannie Pauline Jones, 68, of Walton, died Tuesday at her home after an extended illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Short Creek Baptist Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include her husband, William C. Jones; a daughter, Brenda Brown of Walton; sons, James Morris Jones of Demossville and Forrest Jones of Taylorsport; brothers, W. O. Wilson of Sawyer and Charles Wilson of Cincinnati; sisters, Ruby Shoe of Eubanks, Mary Ellen Taylor of Somerset, Cora Glover and Jean Parton, both of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Short Creek Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Victoria M. Lange, 84, of Cincinnati, formerly of Lakeside Park and Seminole, Fla., died Saturday at Manorcare Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was a retired teacher with the New York City Schools, and a member of the New York Teachers Union and the American Business Women's Society.
Survivors include a sister, Annemarie Babette of Cincinnati; and a brother, Carl T. Lange of Mount Dora, Fla.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Hope Lutheran Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Sunday. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hope Lutheran Church Building Fund, 4695 Blue Rock Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45247; or Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Mary Ann Garwood McPheron, 101, of Crittenden, died Tuesday at Grant Manor, Dry Ridge. She was a member of Elsmere Baptist Church. Her husband, Lonnie McPheron, died in 1963. A son, Glenn McPheron, died in 1925. A daughter, Betty Logsdon, died in 1997.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Virginia McPheron of Crittenden; sons, William McPheron of Burlington and Robert L. McPheron of Crittenden; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Virginia White Rouse, 71, of Louisville, formerly of Erlanger, died Wednesday at the hospice unit of Alliant Medical Pavilion, Louisville. She was a member of Southeast Christian Church, Louisville.
Survivors include her husband, Roy M. Rouse; sons, Robert E. Rouse, Michael Rouse and Douglas S. Rouse; a brother, Ray White; a sister, Kathleen Westenhoefer; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fern Creek Funeral Home, Louisville. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Louisville, 3253 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, Ky. 40205; or Jeffersontown Cemetery, in care of Fern Creek Funeral Home, 5406 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Ky. 40291.
Dawson Stephens, 66, of Florence, died at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Buford D. Taylor, 87, of Holbrook, died Tuesday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of Bethany Baptist Church, Holbrook. His wife, Doris Umphurs Taylor, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Marsha Taylor of Byron, Ga.; a sister, Mendola Colson of Corinth; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethany Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Bethany Church Cemetery, Grant County. Memorials are suggested to Bethany Baptist Church, Holbrook, Ky. 41097.
Carter Vance, 90, of Crittenden, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired engineering inspector with the Kentucky Department of Transportation and deacon emeritus at Williamstown Baptist Church. He was a member of the Super Seniors club at the church, and was a former member of the Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department. His wife, Loris Vice Vance, died in 1980.
Survivors include daughters, Sue Carter Livingood, Margie Norton, Judy Turner and Ann Greene, all of Crittenden; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Williamstown Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and from 10 to 1 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Williamstown Baptist Church, 208 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Mary "Becky" Weber, 73, of Covington, died Wednesday at Drake Hospital in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Richard W. Webster Jr., 61, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired salesman.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Livingston Webster; a daughter, Mary Ann Webster of Newport; sons, William Webster of Covington, Rick Webster of Fort Thomas and Timothy Webster of Whippany, N.J.; a sister, Judi Gerding of Fort Mitchell; a brother, Thomas Webster of San Francisco; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to The Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Eva Wilson, 91, of Florence, died Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
