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Date of these obituaries: 02-13-1999
Peter James Kappas, put skills to work for GOP, own business
Long before Republicans became a power in Northern Kentucky elections, Peter James Kappas toiled to promote the Grand Old Party.
'He was truly a believer that the two-party system was necessary for a republic to work,' said his son, John Kappas.
Mr. Kappas, 86, of Florence, died at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth North Hospice in Covington.
He became active in the Republican Party in 1956, eventually serving as Fourth District chairman, president of the Kenton County Republican Executive Committee and engaging in other party roles.
In 1971, he was given the inaugural Honor Award of the Kenton County Republican Men's Club.
'I am in politics, but not a politician,' Mr. Kappas said at the awards ceremony.
He was co-founder, owner and operator of Madison Office Supply Co., which began with a Covington store and expanded to Florence.
Mr. Kappas applied his business expertise to become president of the Retail Merchants Association of Downtown Covington in the 1960s and 1970s.
Mr. Kappas was a member of Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Finneytown, Ohio, where he was a member of the Order of Ahepa and served as past choir master.
He was a member and past master of Covington Lodge No. 109, and a member of Covington Scottish Rite, Covington York Rite Bodies and Covington/Kenton County Kiwanis Club.
He was married
to his wife, Tasia, for 64 years.
Mr. Kappas was the father-in-law of U.S. Rep. Ken Lucas, D-Ky., of Richwood.
Other survivors include sons, John Kappas of Park Hills and James Kappas of Kenwood, Ohio; a daughter, Mary Lucas of Richwood; a brother, Louis Kappas of Cincinnati; sisters, Floretta Drossos of Crescent Springs and Margaret Demas of Florida; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Church, Finneytown, Ohio. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, with Indra Consistory-Scottish Rite services at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Highland cemetery Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Church, 7000 Winton Road, Finneytown, Ohio 45232.
Ellen Mayree Aylor, 75, of Floral City, Fla., formerly of Hebron, died Thursday at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, Fla. She was a retired owner and operator of Hebron Florist.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin C. Aylor; a son, Melvyn Aylor of Bell, Fla.; a daughter, Charlene Struve of Trenton, Fla.; brothers, John C. Holladay of Burlington and William A. Holladay of Centertown; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bullittsburg Baptist Church Cemetery, Burlington. Memorials are suggested to Hebron Baptist Church, 1488 Petersburg Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Dennis Bedford, 34, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died Tuesday at University Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a roofer and member of International Roofers of America Union, Local No. 42.
Survivors include a daughter, Dalsha Bedford at home; a son, Dennis Bedford Jr. at home; his parents, Raymond and Rosemary Bedford of Cincinnati; brothers, Raymond B. Bedford of Alexandria, Robert Bedford and Sam Bedford, both of Cincinnati, and Leon Bedford and Jack Bedford, both of Newport; and sisters, Patricia Griffins, Adija Bedford, Shirley Bedford and Kim Dixon, all of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vivian's Church, Finneytown, Ohio. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Norma Berringer, 75, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at her residence. She was a retired tax examiner and a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Bellevue, where she once served as choir director.
Survivors include her husband, Carroll Berringer; sons, Mark Berringer of Fort Thomas and Paul Berringer of Milford, Ohio; a brother, Eugene Griffith of Ellenton, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John United Church of Christ, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, Fairfield and Ward, Bellevue, Ky., 41073; or Northern Kentucky Hospice, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky., 41075.
Lena 'Linda' Brewer, 67, of Hebron, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Darlene Brewer, died in 1960.
Survivors include sons, George Kissick and Donald Ray Kissick, both of Paris, and Anthony Kissick of Florence; a daughter, Lisa Carson of Hebron; a brother, Houston McFarland of Norwood, Ohio; sisters, Matilda Payne of Dry Ridge, Elizabeth Massey of Newport, Gaynel Linville of Latonia and Mary Bales of McKee; a stepsister, Viola Hutchens of Paris; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
James L. Clifford Jr., 76, of Hebron, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a retired truck driver for W.R. Grace Co., Wilder, and an Army veteran of World War II. He also was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Burlington, VFW Post No. 8020 in Wilder, Local 100 Teamsters, retired teamsters and the Bob White Club in Clairville.
Survivors include his wife, Mary A. Clifford.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, Ky., 41005.
Margaret Christine Cohorn Daniels, 76, of Florence, died at 9:55 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a homemaker, the former owner and operator of Christine's Beauty Nook in Florence and a member of Latonia Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Paul G. Daniels; sons, Lonnie P. Daniels of Richwood and Jimmy V. Daniels of Florence; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Mary J. Ferrari, 59, of Hudson, Fla., died Wednesday at Arbors Nursing Home in Hudson, Fla. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael Church, Hudson, Fla.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry G. Ferrari; sons, Dale Dunaway, Dwayne Dunaway and Dwight Dunaway, all of Covington, and Jerry A. Ferrari of Hudson, Fla.; a daughter, Robin Sue Dunaway of Covington; brothers, Arthur Ryan of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Thomas Ryan of Florence; sisters, Donna Vastine and Joan Maybury, both of Stuart, Fla., Sue Hall of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Patricia Walton of Alexandria, and Mabel Baily and Sara Wiley, both of Covington; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Margaret M. Ficke, 88, of Edgewood, died at 10:49 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church. Her husband, George Arnold Ficke, died in 1987.
Survivors include a son, George A. Ficke of Edgewood; a daughter, Sharon L. Beckmeyer of Alton, Ill.; a brother, Pete Grossman of Latonia; a sister, Bessie Reed of Elsmere; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church, 710 Western Reserve Road, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Mary Lucille Gagnon, 81, of Magnolia Springs, Ala., formerly of Ludlow, died Thursday at Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Ala. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Norman F. Gagnon, died in 1998.
Survivors include several nephews and nieces.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Pine Rest Funeral Home, Foley, Ala. Burial will be in Pine Rest Memorial Park, Foley.
Thomas J. Hedger, 74, of Florence, died at 1:40 a.m. Friday at his residence. He was a retired mechanical engineer for Dupont Company, a Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of American Legion Post No. 4, Florence. A daughter, Diann Hedger, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Hedger; a daughter, Michelle Goode of Florence; and a brother, Donovan D. Hedger of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105-1905.
Elvis Iles, 40, of Fort Wright, died Wednesday in an auto accident on Ky. 536 near Decoursey. He was a self-employed auto mechanic.
Survivors include a son, Elvis Iles Jr. of Bellevue; daughters, Linda Iles of Fort Thomas, Christina Iles of Newport and Mae Cora Iles of Bellevue; brothers, Ricky Iles of Fort Wright and Donny Ray Casey of Covington; sisters, Jacqueline Cain of Independence and Josephine Combs of Fort Wright; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
James F. Knight, 77, of Latonia, died at 12:30 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Della Farmer Knight; sons, James Knight, John Knight and David Knight, all of Covington, and Charles Knight and Terry Knight, both of Florence; daughters, Anita Little of Dry Ridge and Shirley Campbell of Tampa, Fla.; a brother, Bob Knight of Cincinnati; a sister, Dorothy Mitchell of Dry Ridge; a half-brother, Ron Knight of Fort Wayne, Ind.; half-sisters, Ruth Knight and Shirley Knight, both of Fort Wayne, Ind.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery, Williamstown.
Gertrude M. Kuhnhein, 83, of Cincinnati, died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Blue Ash Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was a retired saleswoman for the former H&S Pogue Department Store, Cincinnati. Her husband, Robert J. Kuhnhein, died in 1978. A daughter, Sandra Henke, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Pam Maupin of Mammoth Lakes, Calif.; a brother, James T. Young of St. Petersburg, Fla.; sisters, Lucille Haley and Marie Matson, both of Angola, Ind.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Vitas Health Care Corp., 1132 W. Kemper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240.
Glenna Farrar Lafferty, 92, of Sparta, died Friday at Grant-Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was retired from the Kentucky Department of Insurance and was a member of Sparta Christian Church and the Frankfort Association of Insurance Women, where she was a former treasurer. Her husband, Charles R. Lafferty Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Charles R. 'Bobby' Lafferty of Sparta; a daughter, Frances Lafferty Elmore of Columbus, Ohio; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Owenton IOOF Cemetery. Visitation for family only will begin at 1 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton.
Memorials are suggested to Sparta Christian Church, Sparta, Ky. 41098.
Wendel McKinney, 69, of Falmouth, died Friday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. Arrangements pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Douglas Troy Miller, 34, of Independence, died at 11:07 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Angel Marie Quadalupe Neace, daughter of Amy Carren Neace and Fermin Mata, both of Newport, died shortly after died at 6 p.m. Thursday at Mercy Hospital Anderson in Cincinnati. She was a member of Family Worship Center, Ludlow. Her husband, Ulysses Pennington, and a daughter, Kathleen Simpson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Setser of Fort Wright; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Hills Cemetery, Springdale, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Family Worship Center, 52 Ringgold St., Ludlow, Ky., 41016.
Donald E. Sanning, 58, of Villa Hills, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a scientist for Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati and a member of St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs, and Villa Hills Civic Club.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Vetter Sanning; daughters, Tina M. Sanning of Covington, Kelly Fay of Latonia and Katie Sanning at home; a son, Matthew Sanning of Maysville; brothers, Robert Sanning of Taylor Mill and Ray Sanning of Edgewood; a sister, Patty Murphy of Elsmere; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Virginia C. 'Mrs. Dutch' Stadtmiller, 73, of Erlanger, died at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday at Lakeside Place nursing home in Highland Heights. She was a retired accounting clerk for the Internal Revenue Service. Her husband, Richard A. Stadtmiller, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Virginia E. Steimer of Erlanger; a sister, Bernice E. Nienaber of Villa Hills; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn cemetery Mausoleum, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Place, 3510 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky., 41076.
