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Date of these obituaries: 05-17-1999
Heart recipient, Little League leader Harry R. Roberts served Falmouth
Harry R. Roberts never forgot that he'd been given a second chance at life with a heart transplant in 1986, and he made use of every minute.
He returned to running the Falmouth Little League, where 450 to 500 children participated for free every year. He traveled with his wife, Roberta Ann Ramsey Roberts, to hear country music in Branson, Mo., or to see the ocean at Daytona Beach, Fla.
Mostly, he counted his blessings.
"We felt that he was blessed that he had all those extra years," Mrs. Roberts said.
Mr. Roberts, 70, of Falmouth, died Sunday at his home.
In 1986, he was told he had six months to live if he didn't have a heart transplant. He had had two major heart attacks and a coronary bypass, and his heart was severely damaged.
He was pale and short of breath. He could walk only short distances. The new heart changed everything.
He was able to continue his devotion to Falmouth Little League, where he made sure no player had to pay to join. Instead, he charged an entry fee for participants in a men's league and used the money to fund the Little League. He ran it for more than 40 years.
"He loved children. He said every child ought to be able to play ball if they wanted to, whether they had money or not," Mrs. Roberts said.
Mr. Roberts umpired baseball and softball games throughout the area, including a Cincinnati Reds game when major-league umpires went on strike in 1973.
He received several awards for his community activities, but he didn't like to brag. When he and his wife pre-arranged their funerals some time ago, the only activity he listed was his charter membership in the Falmouth Lions Club.
He omitted the James Griffin Community Involvement Award in 1996, the Woodmen of the World Outstanding Citizen Award in 1987 and the Pendleton County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Community Service Award in 1984.
"He was just an unassuming man," Mrs. Roberts said.
Mr. Roberts was a retired manager of Southern States Pendleton Co-op, a former Falmouth city councilman and a former chairman of the board of Falmouth Methodist Church.
Besides his wife, other survivors include sons, Jim Roberts and Darryl Roberts, both of Covington, Steve Roberts of Houston, Greg Roberts of Crittenden and Paul Kidd of Lima, Ohio; daughters, Sue Galfman of Latonia, Kay Fisk of Butler and Pat Wallace of California; stepsons, Allen Hart of Falmouth, Todd Conrad of Marysville, Calif., Gary Arnold and Greg Arnold, both of Falmouth; brothers, Charles Roberts of Goshen, Ohio, Floyd Roberts and Earl Roberts, both of the state of California, Donald Roberts of London and Gordon "Butch" Roberts of Sunrise; sisters, Mary Hogan of Grants Lick and Jean Nordheim of Foster; 25 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Falmouth Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Change of Heart Transplant Group, Change of Heart Inc., 6399 Transplant Lakota Meadows Drive, Middletown, Ohio 45044.
Grace Appel, 88, of Florence, died Sunday at Florence Park Care Center.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Robert Bedell, 80, of Independence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was manager of the former A&P; grocery store.
Survivors include his wife, Blanche Bedell; daughters, Linda Bohl and Sharon Schoech, both of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Evelyn G. William Bell, 84, of Williamstown, died at 8:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Billy Bell of Lexington and Bob Bell of Williamstown; daughters, Alice R. "Becky" Brown of Crittenden, Bonnie Boles of Covington, Betty Rickett of Quincy, Nancy Chapel of Dry Ridge and Peggy Smith of Daytona, Fla.; and 35 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
John William Crupper Jr., 69, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Florence, died Saturday at Senatora Bay Side Memorial Hospital, Virginia Beach. He was a retired truck driver and a member of Church of Christ, Independence. He was an Army and Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a son, Vincent Jay Crupper of Virginia Beach; a daughter, Debbie Dobson of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a brother, Charles Crupper of Florence; sisters, Betty Ison of Corinth and Imogene Keith of Owenton; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Porter Christian Church Cemetery, Sadieville.
Elizabeth Feldhaus, 80, of Maysville, died at 5:37 p.m. Friday at Maysville Extended Care Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Big Bone Methodist Church, Boone County, where she taught Sunday school.
Survivors include her husband, William Feldhaus; a son, Allen Feldhaus of Maysville; a sister, Alice Piner of Union; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in East Bend Methodist Cemetery, Boone County. Memorials are suggested to East Bend Methodist Cemetery, in care of Dennis Stephens, 6481 Beaver Road, Union, Ky. 41091.
Ray Hammond, 68, of Owenton, died Saturday at his home. He was a carpenter and farmer, and a member of Old Cedar Baptist Church, Owenton.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Brock Hammond; a son, Jerry Hammond of Frankfort; stepsons, Noel True and Charles True, both of Monterey; daughters, Vickie Bell of Burlington, N.C., Linda Wainscott of Frankfort, Brenda Wray of Monterey and Sandy Boyd of Douglasville, Ga.; stepdaughters, Barbara New, Mary New and Wanda New, all of Monterey; brothers, Leonard Hammond of Leland, Iowa, and Dick Hammond of Shreveport, La.; a sister, Nancy Smithers of Frankfort; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mr. Hammond's home. Burial will be in Peaks Mill Cemetery, Owen County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601; American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or the charity of the donor's choice. McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Mable G. Hernandez, 67, of Union, died at 9:05 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Daughters, Jeanne Burton and Paula Miller, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, James Burton of Crittenden, Julian Hernandez and Jeff Hernandez, both of East Rapids, Mich.; daughters, Carol Link of Union and Pam Bush of Onondaga, Mich.; brothers, Donald Huff of Louisville, Tenn., and David Huff of Defiance, Ohio; sisters, Hazel Hutson of Kingsport, Tenn., and Louise Maples of Coeburn, Va.; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Deepdale Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Mich. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Martha Houben, 91, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. She was a clerk with Pelzer's Grocery Store and a member of St. Therese Church Altar Society, Southgate. Her husband, William Houben, preceded her in death.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Helen Hunt Johanneman, 81, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a retired nurse with the Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. Her husband, Raymond Johanneman, died in in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Gayle Eggleston of Lakeside Park.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Maudrey E. Lawson, 101, of Bellevue, died Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Demier of Dayton; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Bellevue Senior Citizens Center, 300 Washington St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Dave Martin, 71, of Crittenden, died at 1:35 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Hospice Care Center, Lexington. He was a former truck driver with Point Express, Cincinnati, and a former owner of Martin's Bar in Crittenden. He also owned a convenience store, a restaurant and a motel in Kissimmee-St. Cloud, Fla. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Church of Christ, Grant County.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Evans Martin; a son, David Martin Jr. of Georgia; daughters, Betty L. Steffen of Alexandria and Rita Behrens of Covington; stepsons, Arthur David Abshear of Seattle, Joe Duncan of Clearwater, Fla., Mark Breeden of Tennessee and Donald Lewis Breeden of Crittenden; a stepdaughter, Rita Breeden of Crittenden; a brother, Denver Martin of Williamstown; a sister, Cora Vaughn of Florence; 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
James Mitchell, 79, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Arthur A. Poweleit, 89, of Newport, died at 5 a.m. Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. He was a retired employee of Dempsey's Pharmacy, Newport. His wife, Ida J. Poweleit, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Ronald Poweleit of St. Louis and Michael Poweleit of Cincinnati; daughters, Fay L. Racke of Alexandria, Jody Poweleit of Lancaster, Pa., Janice Brickler of Gravois Mills, Mo., and Peggy Stranko of Amelia, Ohio; a sister, Edith Hobbs of Newport; 19 grandchildren; and 22 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul United Church of Christ, 1 N. Jefferson St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Dorothy F. Rolf, 78, of Newport, died Saturday at Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired seamstress with Hyde Park Clothing Co., Newport, a founding member of American Legion Post No. 327 in Newport, and a past commander of American Legion District No. 6. She was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Her husband, Harry M. Rolf, died in 1980. A son, Pfc. Gerald Rolf, was killed in action in 1966.
Survivors include daughters, Dorothy Been of Mineral Point, Mo., and LeAnn Sams of Newport; sons, Michael Rolf, Charles Rolf and Benny Rolf, all of Newport; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Veterans Administration Medical Center, 3200 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Beatrice Maxine Botkins Roy, 78, of Erlanger, died at 8:55 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a hairdresser and owner of the Camelot salon in Norwood, Ohio.
Her husband, Dallas Roy, and son, Sherman Smith, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Lonnie Gray of Melbourne; daughters, Patricia Calvin of California, Bonnie Kania of Elsmere and Joan Linville of Van, W.Va.; a brother, George Botkins of Jeffersonville, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Spring Grove cemetery Norman Chapel, Cincinnati. Burial was in Spring Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Alexandria Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Robert Nelson "Droege Joe" Shutte Sr., 59, of Covington, died at 4:59 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a disabled, self-employed contractor and installed residential siding.
Survivors include a son, Robert Nelson Shutte Jr. of Edgewood; and a daughter, Shawna Huels of San Diego.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to the Robert Shutte Funeral Fund, in care of Huntington Bank, 540 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011, to the attention of Barbra Serio.
Emily Stegman, 3-day-old daughter of Matthew and Angela Stegman of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
Virginia May Volpenhein, daughter of Donald J. and Amanda J. Volpenhein of Park Hills, died shortly after birth Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include brothers, David B. Volpenhein and Clay E. Volpenhein, both at home; and grandparents, Virginia Volpenhein of Fort Wright and Jack Stephenson of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. May 26 at St. Stephen Episcopal Church. Memorials are suggested to the church, 39th and Decoursey Avenue, Covington, Ky. 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Harold Whitton, 64, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
