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Date of these obituaries: 01-05-1999
James Hartberger Sr., served youth, nation
James E. Hartberger Sr. was a successful Park Hills businessman and a World War II veteran who took time to coach youth sports and serve as a scoutmaster.
'He just had a burden for youth,' said Mr. Hartberger's son, Jim Hartberger of Richwood.
James Hartberger Sr., 76, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Cincinnati.
Mr. Hartberger was born and reared in Goshen, Va.
He served in the Army during World War II in Okinawa, Japan and the Philippines. He was a past commander of Park Hills VFW Post No. 1484.
'He was proud to be an American,' his son said.
Mr. Hartberger was an electrical contractor, founding Reliable Electric Co. in Park Hills in 1958 and retiring two years ago.
He was a scoutmaster with Boy Scout Troop No. 705 in Park Hills from 1955 to 1960. He coached youth softball and basketball in a Lutheran church league from 1958 to 1966.
'He just loved youth. Anything to help the youth,' said Jim Hartberger.
'One of the reasons he did that was for the (Children's Home of Northern Kentucky in Devou Park). He picked those children up and took them to games.'
Mr. Hartberger was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Edgewood and a man of strong faith, his son said.
Mr. Hartberger Sr. is survived by his wife of 30 years, Louise Anhofer Hartberger.
Other survivors include a daughter, Janice Knapmeyer of Clearwater, Fla.; a brother, Kenneth Hartberger of Festus, Mo.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Edgewood. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home in Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery in Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 2718 Dixie Highway, Edgewood, Ky. 41017; Heritage Assembly of God, 7216 U.S. 42, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Veterans Administration Nursing Home, 1000 S. Fort Thomas Drive, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Melvin Stanley Allender, 53, of Falmouth, died Saturday at University Medical Center, Lexington.
Survivors include his mother, Aileen Pugh Allender of Highland Heights; and sisters, Wanda Zumwalt of Taylor Mill, Ruth Cookendorfer of Cynthiana, Linda Yoakum of Raymore, Mo., and Vicky Call of Newport.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Bracken County.
Mary E. Geimeier Brown, 80, of Fort Mitchell, died at 2:05 p.m. Monday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of the old Grace United Church of Christ in Covington. Her son, David Brown, died in 1986.
Survivors include her husband, George H. Brown of Fort Mitchell; a daughter, Lois Hicks of Fort Mitchell; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Eugene Robert Crim, 58, of Covington, died at 4:41 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a disabled roofer with Cincinnati Roofers Union.
Survivors include daughters, Angie Crim of Jacksonville, Fla., Pamela Wingerberg and Gina Rose Crim, both of Cincinnati; brothers, John Crim and Steve Crim, both of Covington, and Ron Crim of Cincinnati; and sisters, Beverly Davis of Covington, Sanra Bloomer and Patricia Hargis, both of Cincinnati.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Cremation will be at Cincinnati Cremation Co.
Everett Deaton, 69, of Newport, died at 11:55 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired molder with Reliable Castings Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Roysline Deaton, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Michael Deaton of Newport and Lannie Deaton of Norwood, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Edith R. Dunn, 92, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a bookkeeper with Kresge Five & Dime Store, Covington, and a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. Her husband, Orville Dunn, died in 1965. Her daughter, Beverly Jean Booker, died in 1997.
Survivors include sisters, Ethel Bryson of Fort Thomas and Lavern Heuser of Hebron; a brother, Harold Rhodes of Anderson, S.C.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Virginia Lucille Fagan England, 74, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. She was a retired employee of the hospital, a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church and Harrison Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert England; sons, Anthony Wayne England of Owenton and Joseph Robert England of Cynthiana; a sister, Freda Fagan of Lexington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:30 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 504 E. Bridge, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Georgia Finfrock, 86, of Vevay, Ind., formerly of Erlanger and Fort Mitchell, died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at Swiss Villa Living Center, Vevay. She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger United Methodist Church. Her husband, John Finfrock, died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Carl of Lake Placid, Fla.; sons, Jack Finfrock of Cincinnati and Michael Finfrock of Independence; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger United Methodist Church, 31 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Helen E. Flanigan, 77, of Highland Heights, died at 6:20 p.m. Friday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. She was a retired nurse with local nursing homes and hospitals, and was an Army veteran of World War II. Her husband, Walter Flanigan, died in 1983.
Survivors include daughters, Marguerite Louise Gilbert of Cold Spring and Judy A. Evans Mullins of Cincinnati; two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Emil 'Al' B. Flinker, 87, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was an assembler with Trailmobil Co. and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Rippley Flinker; a son, Jack Flinker of New Tazewell, Tenn.; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the Fort Thomas Life Squad, 130 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Kathleen A. Haag, 43, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lafayette, Ind., of injuries suffered in an auto accident. She was a homemaker, a past president of Friends Through Adoption, and a member of St. Timothy Church, Union.
Survivors include her husband, Scott A. Haag; a daughter, Amanda Nicholas Haag of Florence; a son, Evan Nicholas Haag of Florence; her mother, Ruth Meagher of Munster, Ind.; and sisters, Amy M. Lee and Marjorie Meagher, both of Munster, Ind., Diane Meagher and Patricia Meagher, both of Chicago, and Janet Meagher of Orland Hills, Ill.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Timothy Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Adoption Service of Catholic Social Services of Northern Kentucky, 3629 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Lola I. Hamilton, 85, of Brooksville, died Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of Forest Hill Baptist Church, Bracken County. Her husband, Henry Hamilton, died in 1979.
Survivors include a stepson, Larry Hamilton of Brooksville; a stepdaughter, Ella Cummins of Brooksville; sisters, Alberta Staggs and Anna Mary Hitch, both of Brooksville, and Gladys Hitch of Foster; brothers, Clyde Hubert McCane of Brooksville and Ray McCane of Butler; five grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Forest Hill Baptist Church, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Icie Fry Hardin, 92, of Germantown, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John W. Hardin, died in 1980. Sons, Elbert Hardin, Jessie Lee Hardin and Delbert Hardin, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Eldora Harding of Flemingsburg, Betty Planck and Gladys Hardin, both of Germantown, and Beulah Allen of Maysville; sons, William Hardin, Earl Hardin, Donnie Hardin and Larry Hardin, all of Germantown, and Jimmy Hardin of Hartford City, Ind.; 48 grandchildren, 109 great-grandchildren and 56 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Russell P. Hodge, 59, of Hebron, died at 3:40 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a former security guard with Allied Security, a member of Hebron Baptist Church and an Army veteran.
Survivors include brothers, Larry Daily of Moorefield, W.Va., and Carey E. Dailey of Gladstone, Mo.; and sisters, Rosa F. Whittington of Erlanger, Audrey Church and Norma Cooper, both of Lexington.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
Bette Schworer Hogan, 60, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Marguerite Ishmael, 84, of Cynthiana, died Monday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and attended the Church of God Mountain Assembly, Harrison County. Her husband, Harry Vinson Ishmael, and a son, Donald Swinford Ishmael, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Martin Delano Ishmael of New Richmond, Ohio, Thomas Benson Ishmael of Harrison County and Dewey Wayne Ishmael of Scott County; a daughter, Nancy Elizabeth Gaunce of Harrison County; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday 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.
Evelyn Jobe, 74, of Latonia, died at 10 p.m. Saturday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Larry Jobe of Covington and Zedrick Jobe of LaGrange; daughters, Carol Goins of Crittenden and Patricia Alerding of Fort Thomas; a sister, Geneva Barnes of Lewisburg, Tenn.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rosedale Manor Chapel, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Kelly, 61, of Dry Ridge, died at 6:20 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Nancy Estella Mills, 74, of Falmouth, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a retired assembler for Kenner Toys, Cincinnati.
Survivors include daughters, Sue Ellen Rose of Cincinnati, Donna Petrey and Jonnie Grace Warner, both of Falmouth, and Nancy Reynolds of Demossville; a son, Robert James Mills of Williamstown; 18 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Baltimore Pike Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Avenel Palmer Monahon, 79, of Germantown, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Germantown Christian Church. Her husband, William Howard Monahon, died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, Ronald Monahon of Maysville; daughters, Connie Flaugher of Germantown, Janice Monahon of Maysville and Debbie Bowles of Falmouth; four grandchildren nd one great-grandson.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Germantown Christian Church, Germantown, Ky. 41044; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Lillian Frances Osborn, 96, of Apopka, Fla., formerly of Florence, died Wednesday at Sunbelt Health Care Center in Apopka. She was a seamstress with Plant City, Fla., Dry Cleaners. Her husband, Jefferson Lloyd Osborn, died in 1971.
Survivors include a daughter, JoAnn Durrance of Apopka; and one granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Florence Cemetery. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Louis B. Prieshoff, 85, of Ludlow, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired credit manager with Cincinnati Produce Co., a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church in Ludlow, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Mary Jo Prieshoff, died in 1979.
Survivors include sons, Thomas B. Prieshoff of Crestview Hills and Timothy Prieshoff of Edgewood; a daughter, Mary Lou Prieshoff of Florence; a sister, Mary E. Millson of Fort Wright; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday Sts. Boniface and James Church. Visitation will be from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the Keith A. Prieshoff Scholarship Fund, in care of any branch of the Huntington Bank in Northern Kentucky.
Carlie Lynn Schulenberg, 24, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Alexandria, was killed Thursday in her home. She was an acting coach with Lighthouse Productions at MGM Disney Studios in Orlando. She graduated from Northern Kentucky University in 1996 with a Fine Arts degree, and worked in the school athletic department.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Connie and Don Ward of Alexandria; her father and stepmother, Bob and Patti Schulenberg of Edgewood; a sister, Kimmie Schulenberg of Edgewood; stepsisters, Jeannie Maher of Erlanger, Danielle Amon and Sierra Lewis, both of Edgewood; stepbrothers, Donald 'Greg' Ward of St. Louis, Tony Ward, Zachary Lewis and Ivan Lewis, all of Edgewood; and her grandmother, Madeline Kuehling of Taylor Mill.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to NKU Fine Arts, in care of Rogers Redding Dean, Highland Heights, Ky. 41099; or Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Vivian Sexton, 79, of Tollesboro, died at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John S. Sexton, and a son, Walter Dean Goodwin, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Thomas Eugene Goodwin of Lawton, Okla., Howard Goodwin of Maysville, Charles Elwood Goodwin of Iosco, Mich., Billy Ray Goodwin of Fenton, Mich., Joe Goodwin, Mike Goodwin and Mitchell Goodwin, all of Vanceburg, Johnny Goodwin, Vernon Dale Goodwin and James Goodwin, all of Tollesboro; daughters, Easter Stocker of Orlando, Fla., Bertha Starks of Ripley, Ohio, Claudia 'Cotton' LeMaster of Elliott County, Frances Strunk of Manchester, Ohio, Wanda Faye Phillip of Maysville, Kathy Gulley of Sylvania, Ga., and Ginger Reis, Carol Bloomfield and Bonnie Thoroughman, all of Vanceburg; brothers, Brooks Pollitt and Jessie Pollitt, both of Burtonville; a sister, Gladys Pollitt of Burtonville; 72 grandchildren and 56 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Maysville.
Cecilia Marie Kacur Urbassik, 71, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker, and a former employee of Ken's New Market, Cleveland Twist Drill and 3M. She was a rosary leader and lector at St. Edward Church in Cynthiana.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph E. Urbassik; sons, Joseph R. Urbassik of Palo Alto, Calif., and Kenneth A. Urbassik of Norman, Okla.; a daughter, Mary M. Urbassik of Saginaw, Mich.; sisters, Catherine Oberle of Strawberry Plains, Tenn., and Elizabeth Goodwin of Virginia Beach, Va.; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Edward Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to St. Edward Church, 123 N. Walnut St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Wanda Beatrice Woodall, 57, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Eugene Woodall; sons, Michael Woodall of Morning View, Steve Woodall and Randy Woodall, both of Covington; daughters, Linda Owens, Janet Hurst and Melissa Nash, all of Covington; brothers, Charles McClure of Richmond, Carl McClure and Bobby McClure, both of Brodhead, and Billy McClure of Mount Vernon; eight grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Harold K. 'Lum' Workman, 71, of Falmouth, died Sunday at his home. He was a trucker and a factory worker with Vege Manufacturing Co., Falmouth, and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lois Workman; sons, Keith Workman of Flemingsburg, Ricky Workman of Lexington and Bobby Arnold of Falmouth; daughters, Pam Stallings of Walton and Kathy Thompson of Berry; his mother, Virginia Wyatt of Montgomery County, Ky.; sisters, Mildred Hamilton of Brooksville and Doris Magowan of Sebring, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or Falmouth Christian Church, Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
