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Date of these obituaries: 02-19-1999
Harry Geimeier, retired Covington fireman
Harry Albert Geimeier, a third-generation firefighter, dedicated himself to the Covington Fire Department for more than 20 years.
He was proud of his work as a driver of fire engines, and his devotion inspired his son to follow in his footsteps.
'He would have been the third generation (firefighter). He had a relative on his mother's side, his father was a Covington fireman, and guess what I am?' said one of Mr. Geimeier's sons, Harry Geimeier of Fort Wright.
Mr. Geimeier, a lifelong resident of West Covington, died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was 83.
The Holmes High School graduate served about five years in the Army during World War II, then married
his wife of 55 years, Helen Brewer Geimeier. They had four children.
For awhile, he delivered mail in the Latonia area for the U.S. Postal Service. He also worked as a guard for Brink's Inc. He joined the Covington Fire Department in 1949.
'He thought driving was the best part of the job - getting to the fire and making sure the people who went inside had the water, pressurized
hoses to get the fire out,' said Mr. Geimeier's son, Harry, who is a fire captain in the inspection bureau of the department.
Mr. Geimeier retired in 1971. He enjoyed playing golf, traveling and spending most of his time at home.
The younger Geimeier remembers his father as quiet, laid-back and fair.
'He was stern when he had to be and lenient when he wanted to be,' Harry Geimeier Jr. said. 'He was pretty fair and honest. . . . He tried to make all the boys toe the line.'
Mr. Geimeier also was a commander of the Norman-Barnes American Legion Post No. 70 in Covington.
Other survivors include his wife; sons, Dr. William Geimeier of Wilmington, Del., and Tom Geimeier of Burlington; a daughter, Mary Pelfrey of Hebron; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Covington Firefighters Scholarship Fund, 100 E. Robbins St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or St. John's Congregational Church, Highway Ave., Covington, Ky. 41016.
Beatrice Alice Blades, 90, of Southgate, died Thursday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and operated Blades Cleaners in Southgate for 17 years. She was a past president of the Opti-Mrs. Club in Southgate and a member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Southgate Fire Department and Southgate Senior Citizens.
Survivors include her husband, Hendon Blades of Southgate.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Southgate United Methodist Church, 22 Wilm Blatt Ave., Southgate, Ky. 41071.
Elizabeth Thomas Brown, 73, of Newport, died Monday at Columbia Health Care Center in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a brother, James W. Thomas Sr. of Newport; seven stepsisters, two stepbrothers, and a foster brother, Mike Lacey of Newport.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joseph R. Garr Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Claude Herbert Gross, 86, of Fort Thomas, died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. He was a retired line foreman with Nu-Maid Margarine Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Latonia Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Lee Gross.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Christian Church Building Fund, 3900 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Richard Neal Hesch Sr., 69, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Newport, died Saturday in Naples. He was an assistant fire chief with the Newport Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Billy Hesch; a son, Richard Hesch Jr. of Fort Thomas; daughters, Connie Dorgan of Grants Lick, Dianne Dotson of Cold Spring and Sandra Schweikert of Erlanger; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or National Diabetes Foundation, 1160 Duke St., Alexandria, Va. 22314. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Leona Laws, 80, of Southgate, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired cook with Green Derby Restaurant in Newport.
Survivors include daughters, Ruth Enzweiler of Southgate, Anis Pretot of Bellevue, Patricia Dawn of Alexandria and Sandra Flora of Highland Heights; a son, Daniel Pretot of Walton; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Louise Mildred Marshall Perpingon, 86, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Porter Christian Church in Sadieville.
Survivors include sisters, Eva May Morris of Georgetown and Adaline Edwards of Richmond, Ind.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery, Georgetown.
Wanda Jean Massie Rankin, 73, of Port Orange, Fla., formerly of Latonia, died at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday at Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, Fla. She was a retired service representative with Western Union Telegraph and a member of Runyon Memorial Christian Church in Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, John Thomas Rankin; sons, Jerry Massie of Union and Douglas Massie of Florence; a brother, Richard Lowe of Centerville, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Robert Duffy Redmond, 75, of Rancho Bernardo, Calif., formerly of Covington, died Tuesday in San Diego. He was a retired salesman with Lloyd Bros. Pharmaceutical Co. and a member of the Dayton, Ohio, American Legion and 69th Infantry Division Association. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Redmond; daughters, Judy Ivie of San Diego and Jane Beckham of Dayton, Ohio; a son, Robert Duffy Redmond Jr. of San Diego; and three grandchildren.
Services with military honors will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego. Memorials are suggested to San Diego Hospice, 4311 Third Ave., San Diego, Calif. 92103. Avenues Cremation Care, San Diego, is handling arrangements.
Carl H. Rink, 69, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a model maker with General Electric, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Froman Rink; a son, Daniel C. Rink of Florence; a stepsister, Cindy Gross of Cincinnati; a stepbrother, Michael Gross of Cincinnati; one grandchild and seven step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 Highway 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Robert Owen Smith, 80, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Frances Soister, 70, of Maysville, died at 2:48 p.m. Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Temple Church in Maysville.
Survivors include a brother, Roy Soister of Maysville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Mary Elizabeth 'Betty' Teipe, 85, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a men's department manager with Twin Fair stores and a member of St. Benedict Church in Covington.
Survivors include a son, Louis Teipe of Burlington; daughters, Jean Sorer of Erlanger, Joyce Budke of Fort Wright, Mary Lou Calvert of Villa Hills and Carol Clements of Erlanger; a brother, Andrew Nordmeyer of Zephyrhills, Fla.; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict Church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Benedict Church, 338 E. 17th St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or to charity.
James Noel 'Johnny' Walker, 71, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. He was a retired truck driver and a member of Central Christian Church and Teamsters Local No. 651. A son, Paul Wayne Roberts, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Nell Roberts Walker; sons, LeRoy Roberts, Jimmy Whitehead, Carl Walker and John Walker, all of Cynthiana, and Walter Whitehead Jr. of California; daughters, Nellie Gibson of Winchester and Wendy Bailey of Crestwood; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Delona Mire Webster, 81, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at Green Valley Nursing Home in Carrollton. She was a nurse's aide with Jonesville Nursing Home in Booth Hospital and a member of Concord Baptist Church on Jonesville, the Ludlow Daughters of America and Order of the Eastern Star in Covington. Her husband, John Webster, died in 1962.
Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Webster of Williamstown; stepdaughters, Edith Brewer of Crittenden and Juanita Wheeler of Danville; a stepson, Randall Webster of Owenton; a brother, William Mire of Frankfort; a sister, Laura West of Covington; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Vine Run Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery, Glencoe.
Louis Gilbert Wilson, 65, of Florence, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired captain with the Boone County Police Department, a member of Boone Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 46 and a veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include daughters, Kelly Beasley and Tracy Shirden, both of Florence; sisters, Mary J. Oberschlake of Union and Sally Wallace of Erlanger; a brother, Warner Wilson of Somerset; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Union.
Memorials are suggested to Boone Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 46, P. O. Box 257, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
