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Date of these obituaries: 12-11-1998
Helen Storer's life was filled by long marriage, family, job
Raising eight children is an all-day job.
But Helen Virginia Sidney Storer didn't work on a 24-hour clock. In addition to being a mother of eight, she spent 26 years as a riveter with McGregor-Brunswick Co., where she assembled sporting goods equipment, like shoulder pads and baseball gloves.
"She liked to crochet, but really, she didn't have a lot of time for hobbies, raising eight children," said a daughter, Jean Osburg of Woodlawn.
Mrs. Storer, a former resident of Hathaway Court Senior Citizens Apartments in Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was 78.
Following the death of her husband, Harold E. Storer, in 1995, Mrs. Storer moved to Woodlawn to live with her daughter, Mrs. Osburg.
Prior to that, Mrs. Storer had lived in Covington her entire life.
Mrs. Storer was about 28 years old when she went to work as a riveter for McGregor-Brunswick. She worked there for 26 years.
She married
her husband in 1937, and over a span of 20 years, they had eight children. All were raised in West Covington, Mrs. Osburg said.
After she retired, Mrs. Storer enjoyed traveling with her husband. They took road trips to West Virginia, where Mr. Storer was born and reared, and New England.
The couple celebrated their 50th anniversary in Las Vegas.
"She was probably one of the sweetest people in the world. She had a lot of friends . . . I don't think there's anybody that ever met her and didn't like her," Mrs. Osburg said.
Other survivors include daughters, Kathy Nussbaum of Newport and Helen Reynolds of Covington; sons, Frank Storer of Vandalia, Ohio, James Storer of Erlanger, and Jerry Storer, Richard Storer and Thomas Storer, all of Covington; a sister, Shirley Riegling of Park Hills; 22 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Sunday. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Home, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky., 41071.
Clifford L. Beach, 74, of Jonesville, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired forklift operator with Square D Co. in Florence, a member of Vine Run Baptist Church in Dry Ridge, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Alma F. Stewart Beach; and a sister, Eleanor Beagle of Owenton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jonesville Cemetery.
Joyce Ann Capell, 59, Tampa, Fla., formerly of Kenton County, died at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday at her sister's home in Demossville. She was a receptionist.
Survivors include her husband, Martin Capell; sons, David Humphrey and Matthew Hudson, both of Mount Vernon, Ind., and George Hudson Jr. of Minnesota; brothers, Charles T. Humphrey of Independence and Lowell K. Humphrey of Dry Ridge; sisters, Jean Oliver of Erlanger and Charlotte Huff of Demossville; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Virgil L. Daugherty Sr., 66, of Latonia, died at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a self-employed construction worker and repairman, a member of Rosedale Baptist Church in Latonia and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Daugherty; sons, Edward Brewster of Ludlow and Virgil L. Daugherty Jr. of Covington; his mother and stepfather, Edith and Homer Shannon of Milford, Ohio; daughters, Linda Blankenship, Mary Daugherty and Donna Burdine, all of Somerset, Carol Daugherty of Covington; brothers, Bobby Daugherty, Kenny Daugherty and Ray Shannon, all of Milford, Ohio; a sister, Linda Dooley of Milford, Ohio; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky., 41011.
Allene Frye, 83, of Covington, died 2:30 a.m. Friday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
John Eustace Gillen, 77, of Park Hills, died Wednesday at HealthSouth Northern Kentucky Rehabilitation Hospital, Edgewood. He was a salesman with Mead Corp., Dayton, Ohio, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Emily Kearn Gillen; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Lise" Gillen of Fort Wright; a son, John L. "Jack" Gillen of Florence; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Saturday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Yvonne "Bonnie" Goddard, 58, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a server with the Metropolitan Club, Covington. Her husband, Jerry Alan Goddard, died in 1982.
Survivors include sons, Russell Goddard of Cincinnati, Michael Goddard of Plymouth, Ind., and David Goddard of Newport; her mother, Dolores Edwards of Newport; sisters, Nancy Perkins of Fort Thomas, Donna Donatelli of Bellevue and Pamela Beatsch of Southgate; a brother, David Lane of Dayton; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Roberta R. Mathis, 85, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Erlanger, died Monday at her home. She was a retired teacher at Dixie Heights High School.
Survivors include her husband, Aloysius Mathis; a daughter, Alberta Mathis of St. Petersburg, Fla.; sons, Randall Mathis of Cincinnati and Richard Mathis of Florence; a brother, John Randall of Petersburg; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042.
Martin Pichotta, 80, of Cold Spring, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a self-employed painter, a member of the Knights of Columbus and Shrine of Necedah, Wis., and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Pichotta; sons, James Pi chotta of Union, Richard Pichotta and Joseph Pichotta, both of Alexandria; daughters, Gail Connley of Alexandria, Jeanette Conway of Bethel, Ohio, and Patty Scharstein of Cold Spring; a stepdaughter, June Lauer of Cold Spring; stepsons, Clarence Garman of Southgate and William Garman of Alexandria; a sister, Irene Higgins of Aitkin, Minn.; 24 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Church, Wilder. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Burial will be in Corpus Christi Cemetery, Wilder.
Anna W. Klein Rabe, 74, of Covington, died Thursday at her son's home in Covington. She was a manager of Angelo's Pizza, Covington, and a member of Mother of God Church, Covington. Her husband, Eugene H. Rabe, died in 1995.
Survivors include her son, Chris Rabe of Covington; daughters, Pam Klein of Covington and Paula Grome of Park Hills; a brother, Anthony Klein of Elsmere; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at Mother of God Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Image Insights, 122 E. Fourth St., Covington, Ky., 41011; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky., 41075.
Dr. Carl W. "Doc" Townsend, 73, of Inverness, Fla., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Dec. 3 at his home. He was a dentist with a practice in Newport for more than 30 years, and a Navy veteran of World War II. A stepson, John P. Bittner, died in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Brueckner Townsend; a daughter, Lindsey Townsend Morrison of Marietta, Ga.; a son, Carl Wayne "Skip" Townsend Jr. of Edgewood; a stepson, Mark Bittner of Cincinnati; stepdaughters, Mary Cole Almgren of Durham, Maine, Patricia Bittner-Bilokur of Seattle, Barbara Schroeder of Jacksonville, Fla., Kimberly Hager of Virginia Beach, Va., Carrie Putrello of Utica, N.Y., and Jeanne Rehling-Galliher of Cincinnati; a sister, Mary Haynes of Lexington; and 17 grandchildren.
Services were Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Citrus County, 3350 W. Audubon Park Path, Lecanto, Fla. 34461. Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, Fla., handled arrangements.
Sue Feagan Webb, 53, of Maysville, died Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was a coordinator with Maysville Community College and a member of First Christian Church, Maysville.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth "Mike" Webb; sons, Brian Webb and Donny Webb, both of Washington, Ky.; and her father, Richard Feagan of Maysville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, Maysville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery, Maysville.
Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, Third St., Maysville, Ky., 41056; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Pkwy., Maysville, Ky., 41056.
Edna Reutman Woywood, 85, of Jeffersonville, Ind., formerly of Covington, died at 12:40 a.m. Thursday at Clark Memorial Hospital in Jeffersonville.
She was a retired switchboard operator with Cincinnati Children's Home, and a member of St. Augustine Church in Jeffersonville.
Survivors include a daughter, Sonja Pierce of Charlestown, Ind.; a son, Roger Woywood of Orange City, Fla.; a sister, Ruth J. Tangney of Erlanger; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Scott Funeral Home, Jeffersonville. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
