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Date of these obituaries: 04-26-1999
Transplant survivor "Pat' Schroder, loved family, work, owning horses
William H. 'Pat' Schroder received a kidney transplant 18 years ago, and it extended his life so he could enjoy his family, job and interests.
'He was one of the longest-living kidney transplant recipients. He lived pretty much a normal life. He was able to work, play golf and enjoy owning horses,' said Mr. Schroder's daughter, Paula Kuhn.
Her father had received a donor kidney from his sister, Betty Heavenrich of Harrison, Ohio, Mrs. Kuhn said. Mrs. Heavenrich died two years ago, she said.
Mr. Schroder, 63, of Independence, died Friday in University Hospital, Cincinnati, of apparent complications from a heart procedure.
Mr. Schroder was a scheduling specialist with Aristech Acrylics, Florence. 'He took a lot of pride in his job,' said Mrs. Kuhn.
An Army veteran, Mr. Schroder loved horses and the race track, and owned several thoroughbreds which competed at Turfway Park and Churchill Downs over the past few years, his daughter said. 'He had the opportunity to enjoy what he liked,' she said.
'He always enjoyed horses. He really liked them,' said Mrs. Kuhn.
'He enjoyed his life and his children and grandchildren. He also liked golf a lot,' said Mrs. Kuhn.
Steven Miefert, a friend and co-worker of Mr. Schroder, was a partner in some of the horse ownership. 'We had a bunch of fun,' said Miefert.
'We had a write-up in Blood Horse magazine, about guys who had just gotten into the business. We were both pretty proud of that,' Miefert said.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Schroder; a son, John E. Schroder of Cincinnati; a daughter, Paula J. Kuhn of Cincinnati; stepsons, Ronald Sterling of Independence and Timothy Sterling of Florence; stepdaughters, Sandra White, Peggy Schumacher and Cheryl Garrison, all of Florence; a brother, Don Schroder of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; a sister, Maurie Williams of Cincinnati; 21 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Suite 510, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Lalie Arrowood, 85, of Burlington, died at 3:15 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Waterloo Holiness Church, Burlington. Her husband, Sigel M. Arrowood, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, Sigel Arrowood Jr. and William Arrowood, both of Burlington, and George Arrowood of Middleton, Tenn.; daughters, Louisa Terry, Wilma Jean Sprague and Norma Arrowood, all of Burlington; brothers, Virgil Bush of Jackson, Delmar Bush of Lexington and Estil Bush of Lost Creek; sisters, Marie Stamper of Newport and Edna Griffith of Booneville; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Waterloo Holiness Church, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Mildred Parker Ball, 91, of Stockbridge, Ga., formerly of Warsaw, died Saturday at Stockbridge, Ga., Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Warsaw Baptist Church. Her husband, Joe Ball, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Ernistene Creech of Croston, Md., and Betty Sue Mayes of Bowie, Md.; sons, Paul R. Groves of Stockbridge and Carl T. Ball of Elgin, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Eleanor Sue Beach Beagle, 69, of Owenton, died at 11:45 p.m. Saturday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton. She was a manager of Term Finance Co., Williamstown, and a clerk with Lucas-Moore Drug Store in Williamstown. She was a member of Marcus Crooked Creek Baptist Church, Williamstown. Her husband, Dellmer 'Shorty' Beagle, died in 1983.
Survivors include cousins.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimers Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Anna May Botson, 76, of Alexandria, died at 2:07 p.m. Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a retired saleswoman with Lazarus department store in downtown Cincinnati, and a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia. Her husband, Jerry Botson, died in 1951.
Survivors include a daughter, Dianne Wilson of Alexandria; one granddaughter; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross Church, 3612 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Patricia Brannon, 58, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was retired.
Survivors include cousins, Tim Popp and Joe Popp, both of Helena, Mont.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:30 Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Ralph G. Brickler, 69, of Bellevue, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a supervisor with Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, a member of the Air Force Reserves and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Audrey Brickler; sons, Dell Brickler, John Brickler and Lee Brickler, all of Dayton, Ky.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Love and Faith Fellowship, 720 York St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Helen Mary Budrich, 94, of Covington, died at 7:12 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a member of St. Timothy Church, Union, and a volunteer worker with Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was also a volunteer with American Red Cross, Goodwill and Catholic charities, and a member of the Sweet Adelines singing group. Her husband, Robert T. Budrich, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Dudley J. Budrich of Roswell, Ga., and Robert C. Budrich of Union; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Florence Baptist Church. Memorials are suggested to Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 2139 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Ceinwen 'Ci' Carpenter, 79, of Covington, died at 3:35 p.m. Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired office worker with Fairdale Warehouse Store, Cincinnati, and a member of First Presbyterian Church of Covington and Ladies Auxiliary of Covington Elks. Her husband, William Carpenter, died April 14.
Survivors include a niece, Teresa McFatridge of Galveston, Ind.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church, 1400 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Charles William Claypole, 76, of Park Hills, died at 7:40 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired receiving clerk with Cincinnati Terminal Warehouse, and a member of Latonia Masonic Lodge No. 745 F&AM, the American Legion and First United Methodist Church, Covington. He was an Army veteran of World War II. A daughter, Storm Lee Claypole, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Harding Claypole; sons, Richard Claypole of Edgewood and Gregory Claypole of Park Hills; a sister, Ruby Lovell Ocala, Fla.; brothers, Harold Claypole of Fort Mitchell and Clyde Claypole of Cincinnati; and four granddaughters.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Kenneth Conley, 38, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at Hilltop Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Franklin Willis Coyle, 66, of Marianna, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 3:20 a.m. Saturday at Flowers Memorial Hospital in Dothan, Ala.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Bobby D. Dalton, 38, of Dayton, died Friday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a truck driver with Pharo Trucking Co., Cincinnati, a member of Belmont Social Club and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Janine Dalton; sons, Dustin Dalton and Joshua Dalton, both of Dayton; a daughter, Tina Day of Bellevue; his father and stepmother, Ted and Judy Dalton of Dayton; his mother and stepfather, Pearl and Gerald Reed of Debord; a brother, Billy Dalton of Cincinnati; sisters, Tina Dalton of Cincinnati, Tammy Fryman and Pammy Yost, both of Dayton; and stepbrothers, Scott Bowen of Cincinnati and Ted Brown Jr. of Bellevue.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
William Dalton Jr., 52, of Cincinnati, died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday at Fairfield Mercy Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a car salesman, a former air traffic controller and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his parents, Helen Marksbury Stephens and William Dalton Sr., both of Cincinnati; a daughter, Melissa Dalton Petrowski of Florence, S.C.; sons, William Shaun Dalton and Travis Lee Dalton, both of Naples, Fla.; and a sister, Ellen Benge of Milford, Ohio.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Vorhis Funeral Home, Norwood, Ohio. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Neediest Kids of All, P. O. Box 631700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.
Kody Dellecave, 3, of Florence, died at 7:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Andrew 'Jack' Earle, 82, of Lakeside Park, died at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired employee of Hudepohl Brewing Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Berry United Methodist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Aleene Perkins Earle; a daughter, J. Gayle Kissinger of Stow, Ohio; a brother, A. B. Earle of Indianapolis; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence, and from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Chester O. Fields, 86, of Falmouth, died Saturday at Edgemont Nursing Home, Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer and owned a general store near Neave. He was a member of Blanket Creek Baptist Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include sons, Larry O. Fields, Jerry P. Fields, H. Wayne Fields and Stephen A. Fields, all of Falmouth; a daughter, Brenda F. Brown of Cynthiana; a brother, Paul T. Fields of Louisville; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Blanket Creek Baptist Church, Route 2, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Falmouth Christian Church, Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Donnie Wilson Gulley, 54, of Germantown, died Saturday at his home. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his father, Clayborne Wilson Gulley of Lexington; brothers, Gary Wayne Gulley of Georgia and Larry Gulley of Germantown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Salem United Methodist Church, Germantown, Ky. 41044.
Steven T. Huff, 44, of Independence, died of gunshot wounds at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the LaQuinta Inn hotel in McAllen, Texas. He was a manager with the Toys-R-Us store in Springdale, Ohio, and a former assistant manager with Consolidated Store's Big Lots store in Latonia. He was a member of St. Benedict Church, Covington.
Mr. Huff coached Little League baseball and tee ball with the Bellevue Vets, and coached fifth- and sixth-grade girls basketball teams with Lincoln Elementary School, Dayton. He was an Air Force veteran. A daughter, Brandy L. Huff, died in 1975.
Survivors include his wife, Leslie Jeanette Huff; a son, Brandon L. Huff of Independence; daughters, Stacie J. Huff and Chandra M. Huff, both of Covington, and Michaela M. Huff and Ashlee E. Huff, both of Independence; his mother, Ruth Middendorf Huff of Covington; and sisters, Judy Dornbusch of Taylor Mill and Barbara Clark of Alexandria.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Shirley Barbian McCarthy, 49, of Florence, died Thursday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She was an operations manager for Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her parents, Victory and Edna Barbian of Cold Spring; a brother, Stephen Barbian of Alexandria; a sister, Judy Darnell of Erlanger; and her fiancee, Gary Mitchell of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076; or Holly Hill Children's Home, Route 1, Box 21, California, Ky. 41007.
Joseph A. Orzali, 72, of Fort Wright, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired salesman with Paramount Liquor and McKessan Import companies, and was a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. He was a member of the Standard and the Cursillo clubs, and a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps League. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Schlitt Orzali; daughters, Joy Garrigues of Union and Joan Bovard of Villa Hills; sons, Gary Orzali of Taylor Mill and James Orzali of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Edward E. 'Gene' Palmer, 70, of Morning View, died Friday at his home. He was a self-employed truck driver and a member of Wilmington Baptist Church, Kenton County.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Martin Palmer; sons, Gary E. Palmer of Florence, James L. Palmer, Gerald W. Palmer and Steve L. Palmer, all of Morning View; his mother, Doshia Palmer of Morning View; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Wilmington Baptist Church, 15472 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Leopoldo Prada, 75, of Rockledge, Fla., died Wednesday at Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge. He was an auditor with Suntrust Bank, Rockledge.
Survivors include his wife, Raque L. Prada; a son, Lee Prada of Rockledge, Fla.; a daughter, Raquel Argo of Taylor Mill; his mother, Victorina Prada of Puerto Rico; brothers, Onesimo Losada and Dr. Raphael Prada, both of Miami, Luis Prada and Jose Prada, both of Puerto Rico; sisters, Julia Fajardo, Hilda Couto and Lilia Prada, all of Puerto Rico; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
William A. Schild, 71, of Lakeside Park, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired pharmaceutical salesman with Smith Kline Beecham Co. and a youth basketball coach at Blessed Sacrament School, Fort Mitchell.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Linnemann Schild; sons, Bill J. Schild of Ludlow, Jeff Schild of Florence, Dan Schild of Charlotte, N.C., Andy Schild of Erlanger and Steve Schild of Covington; daughters, Lynda Bramlage and Laura Schild, both of Lakeside Park; a brother, Dick Schild of Lake Placid, Fla.; and 17 grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Mr. Schild donated his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240; or Fort Mitchell Volunteer Life Squad, Dixie Highway and Highland Ave., Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
William Siffel, 85, of Covington, died Friday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Alma Ruth Grayson Smith, 73, of Cynthiana, died Friday at Hospice Care of Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Oakwood Baptist Church, Cynthiana. Her husband, James Wesley Smith, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Willoughby of Harrison County; brothers, James Grayson Jr. of Indiana, Frank Grayson of Cincinnati, Willard Ray Grayson of Lexington, Joe Grayson of Florence, and John Grayson of Alexandria; sisters, Doris Rose of Falmouth, Bertha Mastin of Texas and Garnetta Moose of Butler; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Whaley-McCarty Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Stanley Sparks Jr., 63, of Brooksville, died at 4 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired welder with Trinity Industries Inc., Mount Orab, Ohio, and a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Glenna Lee Crookshanks Sparks; sons, Stanley Arel Sparks of Ashland and Rickey Allen Sparks of Burlington; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
John 'Steve' Steffen, 80, of Fort Mitchell, died at 8:40 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired buyer with Hale-Justis Drug Co. and a part-time employee of the Villa Hills Civic Club. He was a member of the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099, Covington, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta Steffen; sons, Michael Steffen of Edgewood, Robert Steffen of Florence and Tim Steffen of Villa Hills; a sister, Mary Reckers of Covington; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Lando Whitis, 78, of Erlanger, died Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Mary Allan Wilson, 81, of Cynthiana, formerly of Robertson County, died Saturday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. Her husband, Keller Wilson, died in 1985.
Survivors include daughters, Sally Ann Fooks of Kentontown and Kathy Jo Rose of Cynthiana; five grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kentontown Christian Church, Robertson County. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Kain and Kabler Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Burial will be in Kentontown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Kentontown Cemetery, Route 2, Box 188, Mount Olivet, Ky. 41064.
