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Date of these obituaries: 05-13-1999
Robert Beck, devoted to family, church
Robert J. Beck's belief in God and the church were so strong he walked three miles to and from Mass every day for more than 16 years.
Only when he fell and broke both of his hips did he stop his daily ritual.
"From the time he retired, he walked to daily Mass. He'd carry his Rosary, and he came to be pretty well-known by people driving along on the highway," said a daughter, Mary Jo Tiemeier of Melbourne.
Mr. Beck, a devout member of St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring, died at 4:25 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. The Highland Heights resident was 82.
Mr. Beck grew up in Newport and was a member of the second graduating class at Newport Catholic High School.
During World War II, he served in the Army and was stationed in London. He and Jeanette Frisholz Beck married
in 1944.
When he returned from the war, he settled into a 30-career as a printer with the American Book Co. He and his wife had four children.
Mr. Beck's life was spent serving his church, family and community.
As a father, he instilled in his children his work ethic, commitment to family and love for reading, Ms. Tiemeier said.
He attended his children's activities regularly and coached his two sons' baseball teams for five years for the Rural Campbell County Knothole League.
As a parishioner, Mr. Beck served his church as a member of the Holy Name Society.
As a husband, he was a life-long companion and committed caregiver to his wife. When she became so ill that she had to be admitted to a nursing home in the late 1970s, Mr. Beck visited her almost every day until her death five years later in 1984.
"In that five-year period, there were only two nights that he didn't get there to see her," Ms. Tiemeier said. "He took her a sandwich every night."
Other survivors include a daughter, Donna Kremer of Camp Springs; sons, Leonard Beck of Camp Springs and Bob Beck of Kalamazoo, Mich.; a sister, Ruth Bruns of Cincinnati; brothers, Jerry Beck of Rolling Prairie, Ind., Donald Beck of Valley Center, Calif., Joe Beck of Harrison, Ohio, and Tom Beck of Fort Thomas; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Frances Adams, 89, of Warsaw, died Tuesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a former co-owner of the Gallatin County News and a homemaker. She was a member of Warsaw Christian Church, the Warsaw Womans Club and the Kentucky Press Association. Her husband, Charles E. Adams, died in 1979.
Survivors include a granddaughter, two step-grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Warsaw Christian Church or Warsaw Woman's Club, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Howard Bary, 93, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired accountant with Union Central Life Insurance Co., and a member of the Cincinnati and Kentucky Rose Society, Grand Lodge F&AM of Kentucky and Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge No. 607, Dayton.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Bary; and a daughter, Marilyn McCracken of Glendale, Ohio.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Immanuel United Methodist Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel United Methodist Church, 2551 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Ruth A. Bell, 83, of Fort Wright, died at 6:13 p.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright. She was a member of St. John Congregational Church, West Covington, where she was a member of the church choir and treasurer of the Sunday school.
She was a member of Hilltoppers Senior Citizens in Fort Wright, a former member of Vashti Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and a past president of 11th District School PTA. She also served as a tutor at John G. Carlisle School in Covington. Her husband, Harry Bell, died in 1987.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Gadd of Edgewood; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. John Congregational Church, 1235 Highway Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Imelda B. McKenzie Brinker, 83, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. She was a sales clerk with Woolworth's department store, Cincinnati. Her husband, William Brinker, died in 1974. A son, William T. Brinker, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, James Brinker of Walton; daughters, Ginny Brinker of Bellevue and Catherine Menefee of Piner; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church Chair Lift Fund, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Brenda F. Fields Brown, 58, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Blanket Creek Baptist Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Brown; sons, Rick Brown of Winchester and Darrin Brown of Falmouth; brothers, Larry O. Fields, Jerry P. Fields and Wayne Fields, all of Falmouth, and Stephen A. Fields of Butler; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069; or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
James A. Cain Sr., 71, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired independent contractor and a member of Dayton Eagles. His wife, Viola Cain, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, James Cain Jr. of Newport; daughters, Karen Johnson of Newport, Diana Earhart and Beverly Ruedebusch, both of Dry Ridge, Carol Williams of Erlanger and Darlene Tucker of Walton; brothers, William Cain of Newport, Sherill Cain of Dayton and Aerion Cain of Alexandria; sisters, Margaret Singleton of Taylor Mill, Genevie Hogan of Florence, Francis Line of Newport and Lucille Kirby of Naples, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Blanche Beatrice Colegrove, 94, of Augusta, died Tuesday at Harrison County Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a nurse and a member of Brooksville United Methodist Church. Her husband, James Colegrove, preceded her in death. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Brooksville United Methodist Church, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Virginia Wood Lawrence Collins, 62, of Glencoe, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a former short-order cook with Dan's Marina, Warsaw, and a member of Paints Lick Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons, Michael Lawrence of Warsaw, Charlie Lawrence of St. Petersburg, Fla., Kevin Lawrence of Walton and Daniel Wood of Columbus, Ohio; daughters, Phyllis Haines Lawrence of Independence, Barbara Christy Collins of Walton and Mary Warren of Covington; a brother, Daniel Wood of Rochester, N.Y.; a sister, Norma Joyce of El Paso, Texas; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Boone County.
Marie E. Fender, 91, of Florence, died Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Albert Fender, and a son, Edward Fender, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Faye Shinkle of Middlesburg, Fla., Vickie Leugers of Cincinnati, Sue Fender of Walton and Mary Louise Blaschke of Pinellas Park, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Burial will be in Oakridge Cemetery, Inverness, Fla. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Mary K. Frisch, 73, of Florence, died Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Earl Frisch, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Monya Frisch of Fort Mitchell; a son, Charles Bates ; sisters, Margaret Layne of Wellington, Fla., and Virginia Plichta of Gallipolis, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Kathryn Harris, 224 Venus Way, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
George Thomas Gill Sr., 52, of Augusta, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a plumber. His wife, Deborah Fegan Gill, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Tommy Gill Jr., Tony Gill and Timmy Gill, all of Brooksville; a daughter, Stacie Gill of Brooksville; a brother, Robert Gill of Dover; and a sister, Charlotte Ann Fite of Maysville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Freda Catherine Meyer Kaiser, 89, of Havertown, Pa., formerly of Latonia, died April 12 at her home. She was a retired assistant credit manager with Lankanau Hospital in Philadelphia and a volunteer with the American Red Cross. Her husband, Joseph N. Kaiser, died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Joseph Kaiser of Quartz Hill, Calif., and Jack Kaiser of Pennsylvania; a daughter, Dorothy Savok of Barrow, Alaska; a sister, Mary Rita Bradley of Sellersville, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was April 17 at Annunciation Church, Havertown. Memorials are suggested to American Red Cross, 59 Carothers Road, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Betty J. Goodin Lee-Sapp, 74, of Dayton, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Elmer Sapp, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Ed Sapp of Dayton, Jerry Sapp and Steven Sapp; a sister, Shirley Gay; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at T. P. White and Sons Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Moriah, Cincinnati.
Marie H. Naber, 98, Florence, died Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Her husband, George J. Naber, died in 1962.
Survivors include a daughter, Jean M. Burns of Burlington; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Lucille G. Seifert, 92, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Joseph N. Seifert, and a daughter, Dell Lynch, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Jack Seifert of Florence and Joseph Seifert of Villa Hills; a daughter, Gayle Carr of Southgate; a sister, Dell Broderick of Fort Wright; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:15 a.m. Friday at Carmel Manor. Visitation will begin there at 10:15 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Pearl Thomas Stevenson, 96, of Mount Olivet, died Wednesday at Robertson County Health Care Center in Mount Olivet. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Olivet United Methodist Church.
Her husband, Homer Nelson Stevenson, and sons, Quentin R. Stevenson and Clayton Stevenson, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Foster's Chapel Cemetery, Robertson County.
Jerry Allen Workman, 46, of Brooksville, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was an electrician with ECG Construction Co. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include a son, Brad Workman of Augusta; his mother, Murleen Jones Workman of Brooksville; a brother, Barry Workman of Brooksville; sisters, Teresa Hamilton of Brooksville and Lisa Spencer of Falmouth; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or the charity of the donor's choice.
