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Date of these obituaries: 03-16-1999
Ronnie "Pappy' Havnik, Dayton mail carrier
When Social Security checks arrived for older residents on Ronnie 'Pappy' Havnik's mail route, he would ring their doorbells to let them know the good news.
When a letter arrived from the military son of a couple who had been waiting anxiously to hear from him, Mr. Havnik delivered the letter before starting the rest of his route.
Mr. Havnik knew the residents on his Dayton-area mail route personally during the 25 years he worked for the U.S. Postal Service.
His acts of kindness were one reason why he was so well-known and respected in the community.
The lifelong Newport man died of heart failure Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was 65.
'He was very well-liked, very well-respected, all over the community,' said a niece, Kimberly Hume of Southgate.
'He was always supportive and encouraging.'
Mr. Havnik graduated from Newport Catholic High School and was drafted into the U.S. Navy for about 18 months during the Korean War.
When he returned, he attended Xavier University before taking a job with the post office. He retired in 1992.
For many years, Mr. Havnik lived at home with his mother and cared for her when she was in failing health. He also raised his niece, Ms. Hume, after her parents died when she was young.
Mr. Havnik never married
and did not have children of his own, but he enjoyed being around young people, Ms. Hume said. He was a longtime Knothole baseball coach in Newport.
'He said it always made him feel young,' Ms. Hume said.
Other survivors include a nephew, Rick Beck of Erlanger, and niece, Pam Seibert of Newport.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Willetta D. Barton, 96, of Bellevue, died Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Dayton Christian Church. Her husband, Lester Barton, died in 1987.
Survivors include a son, John Barton of Houma, La.; a daughter, Evelyn Beatty of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Margaret Alice Gilmore Craig, 71, of Owensboro, died Saturday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence, after an extended illness. She was a retired employee of General Electric and a member of Century Christian Church, Owensboro. She was a former member of Mount Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Ensor.
Survivors include her husband, John G. Craig; a son, Kelly Craig of Irvine, Calif.; a daughter, Shannon Craig Gardner of Florence; and sisters, Edith Gilmore Clark of Philpot and Louise Gilmore Glover of Ensor.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at James H. Davis Funeral Home, Owensboro. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owensboro Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Mount Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8001 Knottsville-Mount Zion Road, Philpot, Ky. 42366.
Sharon Justice Dermody, 41, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at her home. She was an accountant with DuPont Inc., Southgate.
Survivors include her husband, Pat Dermody; a daughter, Erin Tamra Owens of Fort Thomas; her father, Robert Justice of Alexandria; brothers, Jerry Justice of Fort Thomas and Robert Justice of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and sisters, Sallie McClane of Union and Tami Taylor.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Francis deSales Church, Newport. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, handled arrangements.
Garnette Ogden Duncan, 87, of Augusta, died at 9:35 a.m. Sunday at her home. She was a retired employee of L. V. Marks Shoe factory. She was a member of Augusta Christian Church, where she was a longtime Sunday school teacher and treasurer, and a member of the Christian Women's Club.
Survivors include a cousin, Reynolds Bell.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or the Kentucky Masonic Home, 71 Frankfort Road, Shelbyville, Ky. 40065.
Donald L. Hunter, 65, of Newport, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington.
Survivors include brothers, Frank Hunter of Cincinnati and Raymond Hunter of Newport; and a sister, Rose Harden of Enon, Ohio.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Alvin 'Tarz' Johnson, 79, of Southgate, died Saturday at Fayetteville Memorial Hospital, Connersville, Ind. He was a retired salesman for Dine's Furniture Co. and a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Johnson; a son, Gene Johnson of West Palm Beach, Fla.; daughters, Diana Jordan of Burlington and Pamela Kinney of Alexandria; a brother, Strother Johnson of Covington; a sister, Nora Eltzlager of Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Thomas Keissler, 73, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired city engineer with the city of Montgomery, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Ingeborg B. Buhl Keissler; sons, Norbert Keissler of Independence and Peter Keissler of Burlington; a sister, Dora Keissler of Budapest, Hungary; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Bert D. McCandless, 71, of Ludlow, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Health Care Center in Fort Thomas. He was a retired sheet metal worker with Crousehinds Co., Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Iva Haggard McCandless of Florence; a son, Eddie McCandless of Ludlow; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bert McCandless Fund, in care of Lori Steinmann, 1000 Fort Thomas Blvd., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Serena McDole, 90, of Carrollton, died at 7:20 a.m. Monday at Clifty Falls Health Care Center, Madison, Ind.
She was a homemaker and a member of Carrollton Wesleyan Church.
Her husband, William McDole, died in 1964.
Survivors include daughters, Marietta Ralston of Frankfort, Kathy Turner of Louisville and Louise Wingham of Milton; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Dorothy R. Loschiavo Nieman, 87, of Fort Mitchell, died at 7:55 a.m. Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a sister, Antoinette Burkhart of Edgewood.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, 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. Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Roberta Stephens Souther, 88, of Fort Mitchell, died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church and Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky. Her husband, Milton Souther, died in 1978.
Survivors include daughters, Valla McKinley and Gail Middendorf, both of Fort Mitchell; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Burial was in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Anna Bell Stewart, 79, of Worthville, died at 7:40 p.m. Sunday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a retired employee of Teledyne Wirz Co., Carrollton, and a member of First Apostolic Church, Carrollton. Her husband, Eugene Stewart, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Richard Lee Johnson of Campbellsburg and Dwight Johnson of Worthville; a daughter, Violet Byerley of Garberville, Calif.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Worthville Cemetery.
Anna Marie Stoup, 54, of Covington, died at 4:23 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a central station alarm monitor with Alarm Monitoring, Cincinnati, and a member of St. John Church, Covington.
Survivors include a brother, Jerry Stoup Jr. of Erlanger; and a sister, MaryAnn Bullock of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Myrtle P. Welch, 94, of Florence, died at 2:15 p.m. Thursday at Woodspoint Care Center in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Jehovah's Witnesses, Taylor Mill. Her husband, Arnold B. Welch, died in 1986.
Survivors include a son, Miller Welch of Ohio; daughters, Janice Neumeister of Kannapolis, N.C., and Denise Reese of Elsmere; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services were Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
