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Date of these obituaries: 01-27-1999
George "Robbie' Robinson, pitched for championship Air Force team
Although Michael Robinson played football for four years at the University of Kentucky, he says he took a back seat to his father, George 'Robbie' Robinson, when it came to athletics.
The elder Robinson died Monday at his home in Crestview. He was 67.
As a young man, Mr. Robinson played baseball for Jack Gatliff and the Yorkshire Club in Newport and was a pitcher on the Tachikawa Red Devils Air Force team that won the Far East Baseball Championship in 1955 and 1956.
'He hit a grand slam, pitched a no-hitter, hit a hole-in-one in golf and bowled a 300 game. He was proud of everything he did in athletics,' said Mike Robinson, who lives in Milford, Ohio.
At one point, Mr. Robinson, who grew up in the Covington area, was contacted by a major league baseball organization, his son said.
The elder Robinson was a right-handed pitcher known for his slow curve and knuckleball, his son said.
However, Mr. Robinson didn't pursue professional baseball because he wanted to take care of his family, his son said.
'He enjoyed playing ball, but he made up his mind to be a family man. He was proud of the fact he never regretted anything that he had done,' Mike Robinson said.
Mr. Robinson was a designer with Spaulding Lighting Co. in Cincinnati.
'He was a soft-spoken person. Anything for his professional career, he stayed with and finished it,' Mike Robinson said.
Mr. Robinson's daughter, Jacqueline Alford of Claryville, echoed her brother's comments.
'He taught us to be honest and caring children,' Mrs. Alford said. 'He loved life and his grandchildren. He was a good dad.'
Mr. Robinson was a member of Colonel Clay Masonic Lodge No. 159 and the Scottish Rite in Covington, a member of the Pendleton Country Club and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Other survivors include his wife, Helen Robinson; another son, Rob Robinson of Crestview; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Thelma Cecelia Barton, 89, of Fort Mitchell, died at 6 a.m. Monday at Salem Park Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was owner of Barton Decorating Service. Her husband, Robert Earl Barton, died in 1969.
Survivors include daughters, Susan Sanker of Budd Lake, N.J., and Sally Barton of Erlanger; a son, Robert Barton of Lakeside Park; sisters, Veronica Judy and Grace Young, both of Frankfort; brothers, James Ficke of Tavares, Fla., Jack Ficke of San Antonio, Henry Ficke of Buena Park, Calif., Thomas Ficke of Covington and Dick Ficke of Independence; two grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry Church, 3813 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Ona Mae Beach, 87, of Florence, died at 6:59 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Crescent Springs Baptist Church. Her husband, Clay Beach, died in 1962.
Survivors include sons, Larry D. Beach of Florence, Ted Beach of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Tom C. Beach of Munster, Ind.; a daughter, Claudia Frazier of Villa Hills; a sister, Erma Cunningham of Dayton, Ohio; 24 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Sharon Kay Bromwell, 42, of Taylor Mill, died at 9:30 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Hilltop Church of Christ.
Survivors include her mother, Mary E. Bromwell of Taylor Mill; and brothers, David Bromwell of Independence, Paul Bromwell of Edgewood and Dan Bromwell of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Kate Setters Haus, 93, of Paramus, N.J., formerly of Covington, died Tuesday at Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, N.J.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Andrew Kyle Gage Hicks, 6 months, of Demossville, died Monday at his home. Survivors include his parents, Ronald and Natasha Dees Hicks of Demossville; a sister, Tori Hicks, at home; maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Barb and Rex Dees of Mount Zion; maternal grandfather, Larry Dees of Mount Zion; and paternal grandparents, John and Doris Hicks of Demossville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery, Fiskburg.
Helen J. Feder Kennedy, 65, of Amelia, Ohio, formerly of Latonia, died Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Herbert 'Hap' Leising, 96, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died Tuesday at Batavia Convalescent Center, Batavia, Ohio. He was a retired locksmith with General Electric in Cincinnati and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Anna Belle Leising, died in 1994.
Survivors include a stepson, Richard Brewer of Cincinnati; stepdaughters, Nellie Arnett of West Carrollton, Ohio, and Shirley Wellbaum of Kettering, Ohio; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Paul McClanahan, 66, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Jeanne A. Moore, 74, of Fort Mitchell, died Monday at her home. She was a retired tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service in Covington and Florence. Her husband, Bruce Moore, died in 1981.
Survivors include sons, Rick Moore of Fishers, Ind., Kevin Moore of Hebron and Jeff Moore of Fort Mitchell; a sister, Vivian Burns of Covington; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or Be Concerned, 714 Washington St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Robert Perkins, 76, of Batavia, Ohio, formerly of Park Hills, died at 4:50 p.m. Monday at Mercy Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired maintenance worker with Dickman Apartments in Park Hills. His wife, Evelyn Craft Perkins, died in 1975.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Jean Noe of Fort Thomas; sisters, Pearlie Marie Williams of Aurora, Ind., Mary Elizabeth Blackburn of Covington, Helen Cookendoffer of Peebles, Ohio, and Nancie Morrison of Burlington; brothers, Odie Chuck Perkins of Westville, Fla., Lawrence Ray Perkins of Peebles, Ohio, William Perkins of Warsaw, Melvin Eugene Perkins of Covington and Henry Allen Perkins of Dry Ridge; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Napoleon Cemetery, Glencoe. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Carrine Jones Phillips, 86, of Owenton, died Monday at Owenton Manor Nursing Home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Raymond Waiter Phillips, and a son, Elmer Phillips, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Orlie Raymond Phillips of Owenton; sisters, Arva Phillips and Odella Willis, both of Covington, and Elva Harris of Walton; and a brother, Orlie Jones of Corinth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rogers Funeral Home, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Hunter Nicole Phillips, the daughter of Stephen Lee and Michelle Lee Noel Phillips of Dry Ridge, was stillborn Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include grandparents, Ronnie and Betty Noel of Williamstown, and Steve and Sharon Phillips of Walton; and great-grandmothers, Ruth Phillips of Covington and Dorothy Stephens of Florence.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Infant Loss Memorial Fund, Social Services Department, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Betty Jean Riesenbeck, 73, of Taylor Mill, died at 5:35 a.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a retired cashier with Super X Drugs, La tonia, and a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Her husband, William R. Riesenbeck, died in 1980.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Riesenbeck of Taylor Mill, Jo Ann Bilz of Hampton, Ga., Marsha K. Miller and Lynn Vires, both of Latonia; brothers, Larry Stephany of Florida, Ron Stephany and Lester Stephany, both of Florence; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Alice Wise Smith, 82, of Florence, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Florence Park Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church, Arlington, Va. Her husband, Elmer C. Smith, died in 1978.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Jeffrey C. Smith of Walton; a daughter, Paula C. Hill of Sterling, Va.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Arlington, Va. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Va. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling local arrangements.
Hager Wilson, 74, of Germantown, Ohio, formerly of Verona, died at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday at Dayton, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Margaret Bell Young, 82, of Dayton, died at 8:40 p.m. Monday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a retired clerk with CSC Credit Services, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Betty Young of Riverwoods, Ill.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard Church, Fifth and Berry, Dayton, Ky. 41074. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton, is handling arrangements.
Harry A. Zapfe, 96, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
