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Date of these obituaries: 04-08-1999
John R. Blakely, Ft. Mitchell lawyer
John Ruffner Blakely, a prominent lawyer in Northern Kentucky, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
The Fort Mitchell resident was 87.
He was one in a long line of lawyers in the Blakely family, one of the oldest families in Kenton County. In 1937, he joined a local unit of the National Guard, Troop F, and the 123rd Kentucky Cavalry. His grandfather was a Confederate soldier and his father served in World War I.
Mr. Blakely, a lawyer for more than 60 years, earned his law degree from Chase Law School. He was very active in many civic and professional organizations, including the Christopher Gist Historical Society, Northern Kentucky and Kentucky bar associations and the Kentucky Historical Society.
He also was a member of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Fort Mitchell.
Mr. Blakely's home was special to him. His father, Stephens L. Blakely, designed and built the house he called Beechwood in 1913; it sits on eight re maining acres in Fort Mitchell.
Mr. Blakely loved camping, canoeing, rafting and fishing.
His wife, Jane Reardon Blakely, died in 1980.
Survivors include a son, Marc J. Reardon of Fort Mitchell; daughters, Patty J. Reardon of Villa Hills, Mardee A. O'Meara of Cincinnati and Mary L. Langenbrunner of Johnson City, Tenn.; a sister, Jane B. Wood rough of Belleair, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation begins there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials: Christopher Gist Historical Society, c/o Mrs. Alice Kennelly Roberts, 443 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Arrangements: Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Julia Black, 79, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Sandra L. Jackson Bramlage, 57, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Covington Fraternal Order of Police Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Robert P. Bramlage; stepsons, Robert Bramlage Jr. of Newtown, Ohio, and Gilbert Bramlage of Lake Tahoe, Nev.; brothers, Samuel Jackson of Florida and Tom Jackson of Indianapolis; and a sister, Norma Means of Cape Coral, Fla.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Hospice Unit, 85 N. Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dan G. Cruise, 57, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at his home. He was an employee of Hoover Wire Inc., Georgetown, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Florence Cruise; a daughter, Pam Cruise of Harrison County; a stepson, Chris Thomas of Harrison County; and his father, James Carl Cruise of Largo, Fla.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to the Harrison County Humane Society, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Samson Curtis, 63, of Glencoe, died Tuesday at Pineville Community Hospital. He was a retired employee of Sabatasso Foods, Florence, and a member of the Glencoe Volunteer Fire Department and Verona Full Gospel Church of God. He also was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Ann Curtis; daughters, Debra Curtis, Virginia Messer and Margaret Curtis, all of Williamson, W.Va., Nora Curtis of Logan, W.Va., and Rebecca Curtis of Glencoe; sons, Christopher Curtis of Glencoe and Alfred Curtis of Logan, W.Va.; his mother, Anna Curtis of Cold Iron; sisters, Della Mae Daniels of Wallens and Shelby Long of Cold Iron; brothers, Jack Curtis and Bud Curtis, both of Logan, W.Va., Harry Curtis of Johnston City, Ill., Steve Curtis of Tarzwell, Tenn., and Denny Curtis of Kentucky; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Verona Full Gospel Church of God. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. today. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Verona Full Gospel Church of God, 16115 Lebanon-Crittenden Road, Verona, Ky. 41092. Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
John Damico, 76, of Latonia, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington.
John H. Fausz, 84, of Lakeside Park, died at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Florissant, Mo. He was a retired employee of Sears, Roebuck & Co., and a self-employed carpenter. He also was a member of Carpenter's Union Local No. 698 and St. Paul United Church of Christ, Fort Wright, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Fausz; a son, Dr. Fredrick Fausz of Florissant, Mo.; a daughter, Jeanette Fausz of Florissant; a brother, Edward Fausz of Harrison, Ohio; sisters, Frances Kueven of Fort Thomas, Ann Ziegler of Latonia and Thelma Lucas of Alexandria; and one grandson.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Christian Community Church, 429 Fort Henry Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice. Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Shirley M. Grothaus, 64, of Cold Spring, died at 11:17 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a correspondence secretary with Disabled American Veterans, Cold Spring.
Survivors include her husband, Leonard E. Grothaus Sr.; sons, Leonard E. Grothaus Jr. and Thomas Grothaus, both of Cold Spring, Dennis Grothaus of California, Douglas Grothaus of Covington and Richard Grothaus of Alexandria; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Nahla V. Hammond, 60, of Covington, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a sales clerk with Shillito's department store and a volunteer with Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include sons, Edward Hammond of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Tom Hammond of Park Hills; daughters, Patricia Willen of Walton, Yolanda Cole of Port St. Lucie and DeLaVerne Wong of Chicago; her mother and stepfather, Beulah D. and Earl Hinte of Covington; brothers, Ronald Walters of Palm Beach, Fla., and Earl Hinte of Taylor Mill; sisters, Patty Ferguson of Erlanger and Nancy Csikany of Philadelphia; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Nahla Hammond Memorial Fund, in care of Earl Hinte, 108 N. Juarez, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41017. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
Albert J. Haverkamp, 92, of Bellevue, died Wednesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Cecil Houston, 70, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a laborer and a member of Tabernacle of Faith Church, Florence.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Ellen Houston of Taylor Mill; a sister, Lorena Stewart of Taylor Mill; and brothers, Posey Houston of Covington, Boyd Houston of Taylor Mill, El wood Houston of Ryland Heights and Eldon Houston of Edgewood.
Services were this morning at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Norman Lester Hughes, 55, of Warsaw, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. Survivors include his wife, Kay Hughes; sons, Darrell Hughes and Robert Hughes, both of Warsaw; his parents, Grace Hughes of Loveland, Ohio, and Homer Hughes of Hamilton, Ohio; brothers, Gene Hughes of Nashville, Tenn., Ron Hughes of Amelia, Ohio, and Glen Hughes of Newport; 12 stepchildren; and several grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. today at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. today.
Grace Mary Wanner Mason, 83, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. She was an employee of William Powell Valve Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Newport. Her husband, Charles E. Mason, died in 1977.
Survivors include cousins.
Services will be at noon Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Dolores Price, 74, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Park Hills, died at 6:32 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a past president and treasurer of Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099 Ladies Auxiliary in Covington, and VFW Post No. 7909 Ladies Auxiliary in Jacksonville. She was a volunteer with Veterans Administration Hospital in Jacksonville.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence Price; a daughter, Donna Quinlan of Jacksonville; a brother, William Ackley of Edgewood; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Bud E. Rust, 83, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a carpenter with B&O Railroad, a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 1469, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sisters, Helen Lauderman of Independence and Margaret Cain of Orlando, Fla.
Services will be at noon Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Dorothy C. Schild, 102, of Florence, died at 11:48 a.m. Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a jewelry designer with Whitehead Jewelers and a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church, Lakeside Park. Her husband, Arthur Schild, died in 1973.
Survivors include sons, William A. Schild of Lakeside Park and Richard E. Schild of Lake Placid, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Service, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Association, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Henrietta 'Ann' B. Simon, 72, of Wichita, Kan., died at 2:39 p.m. Saturday at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. She was a retired nurse and was formerly known as Sister Luke of the St. Benedict Order.
Survivors include sisters, Flo Goetz of Newport and Loretta Flesch of Edgewood; and a brother, Roy Simon of Hamilton, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Corpus Christi Church, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Hazel N. Stull, 84, of Covington, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, James H. Stull, died in 1989. A daughter, Sarah Stull, died in 1937.
Survivors include sons, James Stull of Newport, William Stull of Covington, Henry Stull of Morning View and Charles Stull of Wilder; daughters, Nellie Hulley and Hazel Skaggs, both of Newport, Charlotte Jones of Covington, Virginia Sandfoss of Alexandria, Mildred Schack of California, Edith Earles of Foster and Ethel Carroll of Falmouth; 63 grandchildren; 117 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
James R. Warf, 82, of Dayton, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a draftsman with Wolfe Machine Co., Cincinnati, a member of God's Pentecostal Church in Dayton, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary E. Broshear Warf; daughters, Barbara Hicks of Stearns, Mary Mar quis of Highland Heights and Wanda Paul of Bethel, Ohio; sons, Carl Warf of Bethel, Henry Warf and Larry Warf, both of Dayton; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; seven great-great- grandchildren; and two great-great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today 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.
