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Date of these obituaries: 02-05-1999
Gertrude Rueter, 99, shared love with nieces, nephews
Gertrude A. Rueter never married
and she had no children, yet she loved her sister's eight children as if they were her own.
Her sister lived just two doors away from the Covington home where Ms. Rueter lived for nearly 90 years.
She frequently took her nieces and nephews shopping and to parks, and she told them stories about how things were when she was young.
'She was like a second mother to us,' said a niece, Jean Teipel of Fort Wright.
'She paid a lot of attention to us. With eight children, I guess we appreciated that.'
Ms. Rueter died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was 99.
Ms. Rueter was a bookkeeper by profession. She worked for several years at Luhn & Stevie, a dry goods store in Covington, until it closed, then worked for about 15 years for Walker Tobacco Co. in Covington until it, too, closed.
She continued to work for the owner of the tobacco company, keeping his personal accounts, for many years.
Ms. Rueter's life followed a simple pattern: She walked to church each morning at Mother of God church in Covington, then walked to her job. She walked home each day for lunch and walked home again at the end of the day.
Later in life, Ms. Rueter enjoyed visiting another one of her sisters in Indiana. She also enjoyed antique shopping and knitting quilts and afghans.
'She could very well have afforded to travel to other places, but she didn't. She always looked like a million bucks,' Ms. Teipel said.
'We always just said that we were her interests.'
Ms. Rueter also was a member of the Daughters of Isabella.
Other survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center Chapel, Fort Wright.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky., 41011.
Jerald Baker, 49, of Dry Ridge, died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Mabel Carpenter, 77, of Florence, died at 3 a.m. today at Woodspoint Geriatrics Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Margaret 'Mag' Connor, 68, of Southgate, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Stephen Church, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Neal Connor; sons, Neal Connor of Newport and Michael Connor of Erlanger; a sister, Donna Cahill of Fort Wright; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Purcell Marian High School, 2935 Hackberry St., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45206.
Lucille Dehlinger, 88, of Latonia, died at 3:12 a.m. today at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Dorothy L. Rankin Fisk, 76, of Bridgewater, N.J., formerly of Independence, died Tuesday at St. Peters Hospital in Brunswick, N.J. She was a homemaker and a former member of St. Cecilia Church, Independence.
Survivors include her husband, Bryson Fisk; a daughter, Karen Koch of Independence; sons, Skip Fisk of Independence and Michael Fisk of New Jersey; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Cecilia Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Mark Frishe, 82, of Roswell, Ga., died Sunday in Valdosta, Ga. He was a retired actuary and a past president of the Kentucky Life Underwriters Association. He was a member of South Frankfort Presbyterian Church and the United Church of Christ in Indian Rocks Beach, Fla., and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Dyer Frishe; a son, Tom Frishe of Naples, Fla.; a daugh ter, Helen Frishe Hodges of Roswell, Ga.; a sister, Helen Gates of Fort Mitchell; a brother, James R. Frishe of Covington; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were this morning at Northbrook United Methodist Church, Roswell, Ga.
Pat Fulcher, 81, of Edgewood, died Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Clara Wheeler Hughes, 63, of Covington, died Thursday at Jonesville Rest Home in Grant County. She was a former man ager with White Castle restau rants in Cincinnati.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Hayes of Louisville and Samantha Hughes of Florence; her mother, Jenne Wheeler of Loveland, Ohio; a brother, John M. Wheeler of Loveland, Ohio; sisters, Audrey Wright of War saw and Maxine Allen of Cincin nati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sat urday at Elliston-Stanley Funer al Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at noon Satur day. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Clara Hughes Memorial Fund, P. O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky., 41097.
Charles Kincaid,, 55 of He bron, died at 9:18 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Benjamin Frank Rice Sr., 85, of Augusta, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired farmer and a member of Germantown Baptist Church. His wife, Mary Purdon Rice, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Caroll Devon Rice of Shelbyville, Benjamin Frank Rice Jr. of Lexington and Philip Russell Rice of Augusta; sisters, Louise Rice of Taylorsville, Ann Bolin of Hialeah, Fla., Lillian Gatlin and Corrine Hinman, both of Louisville; a brother, D. R. Rice of Taylorsville; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Germantown Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Germantown Baptist Church, Germantown, Ky., 41044.
Eleanor Steioff, 74, of Latonia, died at 12:20 a.m. today at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
William Tackett, 46, of Florence, died at 8:50 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a disabled Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, and a member of Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Pearl and Lawrence Burchell of Florence; brothers, Willard Howard of Newport, James Tackett of Mount Sterling, Tom Tackett of Taylor Mill and Sam Tackett of Alexandria; and sisters, Sue Porreca of Bowling Green and Polly Richardson of Villa Hills.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Thomas Donovan Walsh, 99, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Newport, died Wednesday in Tucson. He was a retired chief electrician with the Newport Fire Department and a Navy veteran of World War I.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Beard Walsh; a son, James Walsh of Tucson; a daughter, Shirley Mastak of Tavares, Fla.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Leesburg, Fla., Cemetery. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Colette Wulle, 93, of Belleville, Ill., formerly of Erlanger, died Wednesday in Belleville. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Reibling of Belleville, Ill.; a brother, Julian B. Klaene; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Henry Church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
