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Date of these obituaries: 01-07-1999
Margaret Reichle, ran Erlanger Hardware
Margaret Reichle was co-owner of the Erlanger Hardware Store and devoted to her family and church.
Miss Reichle helped operate the hardware store, which is still in business on Dixie Highway, from 1947 to 1972.
'She loved it,' said a sister, June Kohorst Kroger of Lakeside Park.
'She wasn't a painter as an artist, she was a painter of rooms and walls and floors and anything she could swish a paintbrush against.
'She knew all the contractors, and it was the cleanest hardware store that ever was.'
Miss Reichle, 92, died Wednesday morning at St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright.
Miss Reichle and a sister, Mary, who was two years older, were both born in a toll-gate house operated by their parents at the former Five Mile House off Dixie Highway in Lakeside Park.
Miss Reichle's father died when she was 2. Eventually, she and her sister Mary moved to Erlanger when their mother married
Frank Kohorst. Mrs. Kroger is the daughter of that marriage.
Their parents bought the Scheben homestead in Erlanger at the corner of Dixie and Commonwealth Avenue.
The family operated a saloon next to it and a bowling alley that for a time was the only one between Covington and Lexington that had two lanes.
Miss Reichle was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell. There, she participated in the 55-plus Club and St. Mary Ladies Society.
Miss Reichle also was a member of Crescent Springs and Villa Madonna senior citizen groups.
'She was very strong-willed and very determined and put up a gruff front, but she was just a piece of Jell-O on the inside,' said Mrs. Kroger.
'She loved children, but she never married
- not because she didn't have chances.
'Our children were her children, and our grandchildren were her grandchildren.'
Miss Reichle's sister, Mary Reichle Douttiel, died in 1985.
In addition to Mrs. Kroger, other survivors include four nieces and nephews, six great- nieces and great-nephews and 18 great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in St. John cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011 or Blessed Sacrament Church, 2415 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Linnemann Funeral Home in Erlanger is handling arrangements.
Peter W. 'Pete' Barbian, 85, of Camp Springs, died at 1 p.m. Wednesday at his residence. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters Court No. 1725, Camp Springs.
Survivors include his wife, Velma Barbian; sons, Donald Barbian of Camp Springs, Kenneth Barbian of California, Robert Barbian of Cold Spring, Eugene Barbian of Alexandria and James Barbian of Villa Hills; a daughter, Marilyn Lauer of Camp Springs; a brother, Victor Barbian of Cold Spring; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church, Box 225, Four Mile Pike, Camp Springs, Ky. 41059.
Billy Ray Campbell, 52, of Brooksville, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was an employee of H. Meyer Dairy in Cincinnati and a member of Fairview Christian Church, Foster.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Murray Campbell; sons, Johnnie Wayne Campbell and Michael Jay Campbell, both of Brooksville; his parents, Ruth and Raymond Campbell of Zephyrhills, Fla.; brothers, Ron Campbell of Oklahoma City and Bobby Gene Campbell of Columbus, Ohio; and a sister, Judy Ged of Bowling Green.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Rachel Marie Campbell, daughter of Robert and Angela Campbell of Alexandria, was stillborn at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 23, 1998 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.
Other survivors include sisters, Abigail Campbell and LiLian Campbell, both of Alexandria; grandparents, John and Sharon Campbell of Hebron, and Tom and Anna Wheeler of Alexandria; and great-grandparents, Wilma Taylor of Alexandria and Juanita Wheeler of Wilder.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Alexandria. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Paul Crofford, 63, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
John David Crowe, 70, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Mitchell, died at 5:48 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired sales representative with Campbell's Soup Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II. He was an antique car collector and was a member of several car clubs.
Survivors include a son, Jeffrey David Crowe of Crestview Hills; a daughter, Nancy Jeanne Vagedes of Florence; a sister, Mrs. Fred Moser of Crestview Hills; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Claude Ray Elliott, 94, of Williamstown, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown. He was a retired trucker and farmer, and driver of the mule team for the Barney Kroger Wagon.
Survivors include sons, Carl Nelson 'John' Elliott, Paul Lee Elliott and Charles W. Elliott, all of Dry Ridge, and Jerry Elliott of Erlanger; a daughter, Helen Rhea Godsey of Erlanger; a sister, Eileen Elliott of Dry Ridge; 11 grandchildren, eight great- grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Ruth Lyons Children Christmas Fund, P. O. Box 59, Cincinnati, Ohio 45201.
Paul A. Fite, 82, of Maysville, died at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. He was a retired farmer and a member of Happy Hollow Union Church in Maysville. Daughters, Dorothy Fite, Caroline Fite, Freda Fite and Virginia Fite; and sons, Harold Fite, Johnnie Fite and Marion Fite, all preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Genevieve Rickett Fite; daughters, Garnetta Booker of Vanceburg, Karen Booker of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Wilma Himes of Bentonville, Ohio; sons, Arnold Fite, Michael Fite and Jack Fite, all of Maysville, Elmer Fite of Tollesboro and Paul Fite Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va.; sisters, Blanche Applegate of Plumville, Verona Dixon of Covington, Tillie Fite of Maysville, Wilma Shaw of Vanceburg and Stella Toller of Bentonville, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Brell & Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jones Cemetery, Vanceburg.
Josephine Ruffner Freckman, 83, of Park Hills, died at 4:10 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Henry L. Freckman Sr., died in 1983. A sons, Henry L. Freckman Jr., and a daughter, Betty Jo Freckman Stewart, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Ann Hartke of Fairfield, Calif.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Private memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
John Gesser, 54, of Cold Spring, died Monday at Clifton Villa in Cincinnati. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Ham Radio Club of Kentucky.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Jo Treller of Erlanger.
Memorials services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Mr. Gesser donated his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Henry Hosea House, 901 York St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Aaron D. Hook, 89, of Maysville, died at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday at his home. He was a self-employed carpenter and farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Garnet Mefford Hook; sons, Frank C. Hook of Pensacola, Fla., Ernie R. Hook and Aaron E. 'Gene' Hook, both of Maysville; brothers, Henry Hook of Cambridge, Ind., and Kenneth Hook of Maysville; a sister, Ethel Kellum of Georgetown; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Loretta Huff, 95, of Dayton, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Arthur Huff, died in 1967. A son, Nathaniel Huff, died in 1968.
Survivors include sons, Garrett Huff of Dayton; a sister, Ocie McDaniel of Kokomo, Ind.; five grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Robert Paul Lenox, 71, of Brooksville, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was a farmer, a retired employee of General Electric in Cincinnati, and a member of Foster Masonic Lodge and cemetery Chapel Christian Church in Foster. He was a past president of the Big Sandy Board of Realtors, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Ratliff Lenox; a son, Kean Morton Lenox of North Middletown; a daughter, Linda Ellen Flanagan of Lexington; a sister, Ramona Ruth Shannon of Hamilton, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster.
Edna M. Mappin, 92, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a retired Realtor with Lucille Schaber Real Estate Co.
Survivors include a daughter, Florence King of Fort Thomas; a son, William W. Mappin III of Tahlequah, Okla.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Kensington, Pa. Memorials are suggested to Highland United Methodist Church, 314 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
William W. Moore, 54, of Bromley, died Tuesday at Clifton Villa, Cincinnati. He was an employee of the City of Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Brophy Moore; a son, William W. Moore Jr. of California; a daughter, Deanna L. Moore, at home; a sister, Joyce Lee of Bristol, Tenn.; brothers, Robert Moore of Erlanger and Donald Moore of Idaho; and one grandchild.
Services will be at noon Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Scotty Neace, 52, of Union, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a mason and owner of Cornerstone Masonry Inc., and a member of Union Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,Bonnie Neace; a son, Shawn Neace of Union; a daughter, Tina Herbert of Union; his mother, Lilly Neace of Petersburg; a brother, Joe Neace of Burlington; sisters, Jody Schultz of Petersburg and Janet Campbell of Florence; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Union Baptist Church, Highway 42 and Mount Zion Road, Union, Ky. 41091.
Ethel L. Peebles, 89, of Morning View, died Tuesday at Batavia Nursing and Convalescent Center in Batavia, Ohio. She was a member of Wilmington Baptist Church. Her husband, Donald Peebles, died in 1983.
Survivors include sons, William Peebles of Morning View and Joseph Peebles of Latonia; daughters, Virginia Williams of Palm Bay, Fla., and Curtis Humphrey of South Carolina; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery, Fiskburg.
Roy C. Reeves, 76, of Roswell, Ga., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Dec. 21 in Roswell. He was a retired corporate vice president for worldwide marketing for AMF, Inc. in White Plains, N.Y., a former product line manager with ITT in New York City, and a former manager of marketing for General Electric and Ford Philco. He was also a national sales manager of G.E.'s home appliance division.
Mr. Reeves was a member of St. David's Episcopal Church and the Brookfield Country Club, both in Roswell, the Highlands High School Alumni Association in Fort Thomas, and was an Army Air Corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Patti Reeves; sons, Greg Reeves of Columbus, Ohio, and Brad Reeves of Atlanta; a daughter, Lynne Terlitz of New Brunswick, N.J.; a sister, Marian Marsh of Fort Thomas; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services were Dec. 23 at St. David's Episcopal Church in Roswell. Burial was in the church cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church, P. O. Box 398, Roswell, Ga. 30072; or the American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or the Highlands High School Alumni Association, 2400 Memorial Parkway, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Roswell Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Freda Audrey Stopher, 91, of Latonia, died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Ludlow. Her husband, Roy Stopher, died in 1992.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Emma Mae Sturm, 65, of Cincinnati, died Tuesday at Crestview Park Care Center in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Lee V. Sturm of Union; a daughter, Vickie E. Moore of Virginia Beach, Va.; sisters, Gladys Sears of Florence, Lois Wright of Indiana, Ronnie Brewer of Dayton and Barbara Ohmer of Cincinnati; a brother, Jack Dragoo of Newport; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be in 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Juanita Gillespie Thompson, 62, of Edwards, Miss., formerly of Pendleton County, died Wednesday at her daughter's home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Nellie B. Wallace, 89, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at Gallatin County Health Care Center in Warsaw. She was a homemaker and part-owner of Wallace's Grocery Store in Glencoe for 32 years. She was a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church, Gallatin County. Her husband, John Wallace, died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, Nelson Wallace of Edgewood; daughters, Mary B. Epperson of Owenton, Anna Louise Edmondson of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Ruby Collins of Lexington; a sister, Louise Grant of Independence; a brother, Wilber Jack Rider of Erlanger; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Life Squad, 501 Main Cross, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Kathryn 'Kaye' Waller, 86, of Latonia, died at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of Summit Hills Country Club, Crestview Hills.
Survivors include her husband, Cliff Waller.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
James A. Webb, 86, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Dec. 10 at Arbors of St. Petersburg in Seminole, Fla. He was a retired machine operator with J&L Steel Co., Cincinnati, a member of Indian Rocks VFW Post No. 10094, a past president of Largo AARP Chapter No. 76, and president of the Ohio Club. He was a square dancer on Channel 5 WLW-TV's 'Midwestern Hayride,' and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Davenport Webb.
Services were at the convenience of the family. Cremation was at National Cremation Society in Largo, Fla.
Mary Louise Wiglesworth, 79, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Grand Haven Nursing Home in Cynthiana. She was a retired waitress and a member of Union Baptist Church. Her husband, Martin Wiglesworth, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Jean Martin Brown of Cynthiana; sons, Billy Ray Wiglesworth and Charles Desha Wiglesworth, both of Nicholas County, and James Garnett Wiglesworth of Cynthiana; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Morgan Cemetery, Pendleton County.
