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Date of these obituaries: 06-14-1999
Firefighter Walter 'Gene' Armour, served as Assembly doorkeeper
People associated with the Kentucky General Assembly remembered Walter E. "Gene" Armour at the beginning of each biennial session, even when they didn't know his name.
"The Pipe is back," Armour himself would joke, about the large tobacco pipe which seemed to be a part of his identity.
"He quit smoking several years ago, but I can remember buying him cans of tobacco," said Mr. Armour's niece, Georgia Berry.
Mr. Armour, 87, of Bromley, died Sunday morning in Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home.
A chief doorkeeper for the Kentucky Senate, Mr. Armour is probably best remembered in Northern Kentucky for his years in the fire service.
He was a retired firefighter with the Veterans Administration Fire Department, Fort Thomas, a former chief of the Bromley Fire Department, and a former Kentucky deputy state fire marshal.
A close friend of former State Sen. Gus Sheehan, D-Ludlow, Mr. Armour held the doorkeeper post after his retirement. He was among the Senate and House employees who would return for regular and special sessions to aid with operations of the legislature.
"He was always cooperative and a real nice fellow," said former Kenton County Circuit Court Clerk Ed Schroeder of Ludlow. "I remember him always working the festivals in Bromley," Schroeder said.
Mr. Armour never met a stranger and liked to talk with everyone he met, said Mrs. Berry. "He would have made a good politician," she said.
In fact, Mr. Armour did hold one elective position, that of Bromley Police Court judge.
He was also a former Bromley auxiliary police officer and a marshal for the Bromley Police Department.
Unknown to many, Mr. Armour wrote poetry, and some was published.
He was a member of the Bromley Christian Church and the Bromley Vets. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Other survivors include his wife, Elnora Haberle Armour; a brother, George Armour of Bradenton, Fla.; and a sister, Rosemary Rothring of Bradenton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Bromley Volunteer Fire Department, 226 Boone St., Bromley, Ky. 41016; or Bromley Christian Church, 216 Kenton St., Bromley, Ky. 41016.
Jessie E. McElroy Bennett, 76, of Covington, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Manus Withers of Liberty, Herman L. Estes and Gary W. Estes, both of Covington; a daughter, Sandra Davis of Covington; a brother, Colonus McElroy of Russell Springs; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at noon Wednesday at Phelps Cemetery, Russell Springs.
Kathaleen Sebree Brown, 81, of Erlanger, died at 2:35 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, after a brief illness. She was a former waitress and cashier with Putman's Candy Store in Covington, and a bookkeeper and waitress with Del's Bar in Covington.
She was a past president of Edgewood Homemakers and a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church, Lakeside Park.
Survivors include daughters, Berdella Brophy of Edgewood and Darleen Heist of Erlanger; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Finley E. Fogg, 88, of Florence, died Saturday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. He was a machinist with General Electric, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Fogg; daughters, Carole Lindeman and Linda Munson, both of Florence; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Marlene K. Tracy Gronotte, 56, of Villa Hills, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a retired registered nurse for American Nursing Care Co. Her husband, Edward B. Gronotte, died in 1977. A daughter, Tracy Ann Gronotte, died in 1989.
Survivors include sons, Edward B. Gronotte of Villa Hills, Stephen P. Gronotte of Florida and Robert C. Gronotte of Fort Wright; her mother, Thelma Tracy of Fort Wright; a brother, Bob Tracy; and one grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to charity of donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Mary Katherine Hahn, 90, of Lakeside Park, died at 4:40 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a former teacher with LaSallette Academy in Covington, and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell, and Summit Hills Country Club, Crestview Hills. She was a former member of Villa Madonna Ladies Association and a former volunteer with Campbell Lodge Boys Home, Cold Spring.
Survivors include her husband, Charles M. Hahn; daughters, Charlotte Quinn and Barbara Wilcox, both of Lakeside Park; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to The Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011; St. Elizabeth Home Care Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Beatrice Arlene Ingram, 63, of Burlington, died Friday at her home. She was a merchandise handler with the Gap.
Survivors include her husband, John Ingram Jr.; sons, David Parsons, Glenn Michael Parsons and Stephen Thomas Parsons, all of Burlington, and John Raymond Ingram of Bromley; daughters, Sandra Kay Carlisle of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and Cheryl Hoffman of Harrisburg, Pa.; a sister, Carol Henry of Oak Harbor, Wash.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Florence Martz, 73, of Alexandria, died Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Della Stanley Murphy, 89, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Grand Haven Nursing Home in Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of Old Regular Baptist Church, Pike County. Her husband, John Murphy, and a son, Clayton Murphy, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Harvey Murphy of Cynthiana, Eugene Murphy of Berry and Dover Murphy of Falmouth; daughters, Lucille Simpson of Lexington, Claudia Gross of Paris, Mary Lois Ball and Lori Helvey, both of Cynthiana; a sister, Stella Scott of Scottsdale, Ariz.; 25 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Victory Baptist Church Building Fund, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
John "Jack" Reardon, 82, of Fort Thomas, died at 8:52 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a retired supervisor with Cincinnati Gas & Electric, and an Army veteran of World War II.
A daughter, Jenifer Ann Reardon, died in 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Schomaker Reardon; a daughter, Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Mayhew of Memphis, Tenn.; a son, John Reardon of Bloomington, Minn.; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Marjorie Rowekamp, 85, of Dayton, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William A. Rowekamp, died in 1977. A son, Donald Castle, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, William J. Rowekamp of Crestview Hills; a brother, Carroll Alexander of New Port Richey, Fla.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, Park and Nelson, Newport, Ky. 41071; or Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Connie Kay Lea Ryan, 57, of Newport, died at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Charles L. Ryan; daughters, Tonya R. Smiley of Erlanger and Shanna K. Ryan of Cincinnati; sons,, Mark A. Ryan of Newport and Jeff T. Ryan of Oldenburg, Ind.; four sisters; two brothers; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. St. Therese Church, Southgate. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Therese Church, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
William H. Stephens, 90, of Milwaukee, formerly of Covington, died June 6 in Milwaukee. He was retired, and was a member of the Scottish Rite and Brevard Lodge No. 113 in Cocoa, Fla.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Stephens; daughters, R. Christine Stephens of San Antonio and Mary Anne Stephens of Milwaukee; a brother, Robert Stephens of Frankfort; and a sister, Alma Dickerson of Erlanger.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Schaff Funeral Home, West Allis, Wis., handled arrangements in Milwaukee. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling local arrangements.
John D. Tarvin, 75, of Grants Lick, died Sunday at his home. He was a superintendent of Building Crafts in Wilder, a member of Campbell County VFW Post No. 3205 in Alexandria, and a member of Grants Lick Baptist Church. He attended Highland Hills Baptist Church in Fort Thomas. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Tarvin; a daughter, Glenda Pfefferman of Peach Grove; a son, Charles Tarvin of Brooksville; a sister, Elenora Sporing of Fort Thomas; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
