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Date of these obituaries: 11-11-1998
Jack Hein, aided thousands via work at St. Vincent dePaul
When the flood of 1997 ripped through Falmouth and left hundreds of people homeless, John Joseph "Jack" Hein initiated a food distribution center that funneled donations from charities to flood victims.
Using the warehouses, trucks and manpower of the St. Vincent DePaul Society of Northern Kentucky, over which he served as vice president of the District Council, Mr. Hein helped set up the infrastructure that was needed in Falmouth for agencies to provide relief.
The Elsmere resident personally helped move people out of their flooded-out homes and into temporary housing, moved furniture, bought supplies and did many of the other tasks to help flood victims recover.
"Many times, people think something like a flood is something that lasts a couple of weeks and then you go home. But Jack always said a flood destroys everything. People have to start over. It's a long-term problem, not a short-term one," said a brother, Dr. Gerald F. Hein of Cincinnati.
"He just had an obsession with helping the underdog. He was always there to help."
Mr. Hein, 48, died of cancer at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday at his home.
He was a graduate of Thomas More College and started Jack Hein Nationwide Insurance Agency in Erlanger in 1985.
An active member of the Erlanger Lions Club, he served as director, vice president and president. During his tenure, he opened membership to women.
"He joined the Lions Club thinking it was a social activity, and it turned out to be an opportunity to help the community," Gerald Hein said.
"He was always finding people to help. They just came to him like a magnet."
Such was the case when he was asked to volunteer for the St. Vincent DePaul Society. He saw in the organization a charity that needed help, and quickly became intimately involved in its management. He soon became vice president of St. Vincent DePaul's District Council, overseeing warehouse operations and six thrift stores.
"At a time when the economy wasn't doing all that well, people needed help with their utility payments or house payments or needed furniture, and he just found ways of getting all that done," his brother said.
A graduate of Covington Catholic High School, Mr. Hein was born and raised in Ludlow. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1976. In 1979, he married. He and his wife had two children.
Mr. Hein also was a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere and Kehoe Council Knights of Columbus in Ludlow.
Other survivors include his wife, Katherine Ann Cook Hein; daughters, Tammy McKinley Reno of Elsmere and Jennifer Ann Hein, at home; a sister, M. Angela Erne of Elsmere; another brother, Thomas D. Hein of Florence; and one grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, with Erlanger Lions services at 6 p.m. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent DePaul Society of Northern Kentucky, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger, 41018.
Linda L. Auton, 51, of Walton, died at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was an instructional aide with Erpenbeck Elementary School in Union, and a member of St. Timothy Church in Union, where she also was a eucharistic minister. She also served as chairperson for hospitality at Gray Middle School in Union.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Auton; sons, Jerry Auton Jr., Jason Auton, Jeffrey Auton and Justin Auton, all of Walton; her stepmother, Caroll Bailey of Lakeside Park; a brother, Randy Bailey of Burlington; and a sister, Vicki Kyle of Erlanger.
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 Justin Auton Scholarship Fund, in care of Huntington Bank, 287 Richwood Road, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Betty Brown, 43, of Butler, died Monday at her home. She was part-owner of Betty and Shirley's Korner Market, Butler, and a member of Butler United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her mother, Dorothy Brown of Butler; and sisters, Jean Bishop of Winchester, Shirley Mains of Butler and Faye Wilson of Mulberry, Fla.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Butler United Methodist Church, Butler, Ky. 41006.
Roger Dale Collins, 45, of Brooksville, died Monday at University Medical Center, Lexington, after a brief illness. He was a furniture sander with Broyhill Furniture Co. in North Carolina.
Survivors include his wife, Bonita Kay Lee Collins; a son, Roger Dale Collins II of Floyd County; daughters, Katrina Collins Bell of Elkhart, Ind., and Tabitha Lynn Collins and Shilo Zimmerman, both of Floyd County; a stepson, Patrick Shawn Collins of Brooksville; a stepdaughter, Rachel Janea Bryant of Brooksville; brothers, Ronald Dean Collins of Maysville, Charles Douglas Collins of Floyd County, Roy Eugene Collins and Donald Ray Collins, both of North Carolina, and David Glenn Collins of Chillicothe, Ohio; sisters, Edith May Collins of Floyd County, Jenny Reynolds and Kathy Lynn Henderson, both of Jeffersonville, and Glenda Sue Pennington of Columbus, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Wheelright, Ky., Freewill Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, and after 6 p.m. Thursday at Wheelright Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will be in Matthew Tackett Cemetery, Melvin.
Earl W. Davis, 63, of Chicago, formerly of Mason County, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired bus driver, a member of Timothy Lutheran Church in Chicago, a Boy Scout leader and an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Valerie Brooks Davis; a daughter, Earlene Jackson of Chicago; sons, Brian Davis, Eric Davis and Morris Davis, all of Chicago; his mother, Irene Breckenridge Davis of Lewisburg; brothers, John "Jack" Davis and Wayne Davis, both of Maysville, Fred Davis of Harvey, Ill., Winn Davis of Warner Robbins, Ga., and William Davis of Hamilton, W.Va.; sisters, Gloria Rice of Lewisburg, Evelyn Thomas and Virginia Sanders, both of Maysville, and Wanda White of Lexington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery.
Robert A. Davis, 81, of Crestview Hills, died Monday at his home after an extended illness. He was a carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Jackie Davis; daughters, Judy West of Crestview Hills and Pamela Frech of Cincinnati; brother, Welch Davis of Nicholasville; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Betts and West Funeral Home, Nicholasville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bluegrass Memorial Cemetery, Nicholasville.
Dr. Helen Anna Diers, M.D., Ph.D., 81, of Fort Thomas, died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas. She was a retired psychologist and a Navy veteran of World War II. She was an alumna of the University of Cincinnati and New York University Medical School.
Survivors include cousins, Thelma Huetten and Dorothy Pandorf, both of Cincinnati, and Louis Hoffman of Springfield, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church Building Fund, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Animal Welfare League, 1292 Heitman Lane, Batavia, Ohio 45103.
Rondal Fortner, 67, of Williamstown, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Alma Marie Gaines, 83, of Elsmere, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington. She was a member of the Missionary Society and Senior Usher Board at First Baptist Church, Elsmere. She belonged to the Golden Age Senior Citizens of Elsmere and Order of Eastern Star, Kenton Chapter No. 40, Covington.
Survivors include a daughter, Rosetta Gaines of Elsmere; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church, with Order of Eastern Star services at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Leona Green, 68, of Carrollton, died at 1:19 a.m. Tuesday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. She was a homemaker and a member of Cove Hill Baptist Church, Carroll County. Her husband, Claude "Buddy" Green, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Dennis Green of Carrollton, Randy Green of Worthville and Greg Green of Bowling Green; a daughter, Regina Rich of Florence; sisters, Pauline Bray and Margaret Bickers, both of Carrollton; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Jack Hensley, 62, of Kenton, died at 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Ada Heyniger, 88, of Florence, died Monday at Florence Park Care Center, Burlington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael Church, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Survivors include her husband, Irvin Heyniger; a son, Frank Heyniger of Plymouth, Mich.; a daughter, Irene Nichols of Crestview Hills; a sister, Veronica Dumbar of Romeo, Mich.; a brother, Vincent Pflieger of Michigan; and four grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 21 at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Edward E. King, 68, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at Drake Center, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Robert E. "Jack" Lippert, 79, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Robertson County Health Care Center, Mount Olivet. He was a miner and an Army veteran of World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Raymond "Pete" Lonkard, 63, of Union, died at 7:25 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was owner of Lonkard Construction Co., Boone County, and a former foreman with Foley Construction Co. He was a member of Northern Kentucky Home Builders Association, the Kentucky League of Property Owners, and was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene Bear Lonkard; sons, Steve Lonkard and Ronnie Lonkard, both of Union, and Kenny Lonkard of Independence; daughters, Julie Slayback of Union and Gina Hite of Elsmere; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to Beaver Lick Baptist Church, 11460 U.S. 42, Union, Ky. 41091.
Daniel Joseph O'Brien, 28, of Covington, died Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a carpet layer with Carpetland.
Survivors include a daughter, Danielle Strinko of Covington; his mother, Deborah Sturgeon of Covington; brothers, Douglas O'Brien and Terry O'Brien, both of Covington; sisters, Deborah Richards and Teala Sizemore, both of Covington, Dee Phillips of Kettering, Ohio, and Tonya O'Brien of Southgate; and grandparents, June and Shelby Hedger of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Julie Rothwell Reckers, 33, of Covington, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
George "Tip" Richardson, 73, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at his home. He was owner of Latonia Blacktop Co. and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Covington, where he was a deacon. He was a member of the Covington Board of Adjustment, Kenton County Zoning and Planning Commission and the Kenton County School Board. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Richardson; daughters, Terri Capek and Donna Richardson, both of Taylor Mill, Toni Coldiron of Elsmere and Debi McKinley of Demossville; sisters, Joyce Carter of Melbourne, Fla., and Norma Dorsey of Walton; a brother, Ted Richardson of Cincinnati; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 6056 Taylor Mill Road, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Robert N. Ripley, 56, of Goshen, Ohio, died Sunday at Clermont Mercy Hospital, Batavia, Ohio. He was a millwright with Ford Motor Co., Batavia, and a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include his mother, Tina Kennan of Erlanger.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Nellie Scaggs, 76, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Glenwood Baptist Church, Falmouth. Her husband, Ernest Scaggs, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Gary Scaggs of Falmouth; daughters, Evelyn Brock of Dry Ridge, Nancy Brock of Falmouth and Patsy Sexton of Williamstown; a sister, Gertrude McClurg of Williamstown; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Glenwood Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, and 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Grace M. Wulfeck Talbert, 77, of Fort Wright, died Monday at Palmetto Memorial Hospital in Columbia, S.C. Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Wanda Mae Weinel, 75, of Cold Spring, died at 11:02 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Lawrence H. Weinel, and a son, Donald Sizemore, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Larry Weinel of Cold Spring, Dale Horton of Cincinnati and Dennis Horton of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Betty Downton of Cold Spring; her mother, Renne Moore of Bulan; brothers, Bob Moore, Albert Moore and Bill Moore, all of Bulan; sisters, Ruth Epperson, Inez Busic and Juanita Bersaglia, all of Bulan; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Ruth Young, 79, of Cold Spring, died Monday at her home. She was a retired baker with Northern Kentucky University and was a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring.
Survivors include daughters, Roberta Smith of Cold Spring, Mahala Gilene of Crestview and Oneida Young of Dayton; sons, Sonny Young of Morning View and Jeff Young of Latonia; a sister, Irene Mendenhall of Southgate; a brother, James Winkel of Newport; 12 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
