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Date of these obituaries: 10-16-1998
Owenton's Gilbert J. Risch owned construction firm
Gilbert J. Risch believed in an honest day's work for an honest day's pay.
Mr. Risch, 65, the retired owner of Risch Construction Co. in Erlanger, expected the best from himself and asked that others do the same.
And he believed just as strongly in the Bible's teachings.
"He dearly loved the Bible. He read it from beginning to end," said his wife of 45 years, Janet Risch.
Mr. Risch, of Owenton, died at 2:38 p.m. Thursday at Owen County Hospital in Owenton.
After returning from Army service in the Korean War, he ran his construction company from the late 1950s through the late 1970s. He built schools, banks, houses and apartment buildings all over Northern Kentucky.
Mr. Risch was born in Indiana but spent most of his life in Northern Kentucky. He and his wife were childhood friends.
"I knew him from the time I was 6 and he was 11," according to Mrs. Risch.
"He was always the same guy. He was vibrant. He loved sports and he loved bow hunting."
"He put a laugh on my face. He said he loved me," Mrs. Risch said. "He was a good man."
Other survivors include a son, David Risch of Owenton; daughters, Kathie Elswick and Theresa Risch, both of Latonia, and Patty Tolliver of Elsmere; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Sunday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Risch Family Cemetery, Owenton.
Rosia Parris DeLay, 57, of Latonia, died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, of complications of cancer.
She was a social worker with the Kentucky Cabinet of Human Resources for the past 19 years, working mainly in Covington. She was a member of Love and Faith Fellowship Church, Newport.
Survivors include a son, Timonty M. DeLay of Latonia; a daughter, Rosemary DeLay Harmeling of Latonia; her parents, Earl Lee Parris Sr. and Mary Perkins Parris, both of Corbin; a brother, Earl Lee Parris Jr. of Knoxville, Texas; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Ruth Winkler Ely, 83, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday at Riverview Retirement Community in Cincinnati.
She was a secretary with Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and a member of the White Cross Guild.
Survivors include daughters, Beth Ely of Fort Mitchell and Becky Edward of Lexington; a sister, Dee Hoober of Indianapolis; a brother, Roy Winkler of Indianapolis; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Washington Park Cemetery, Indianapolis. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105.
Charles R. Gumm, 62, of Dayton, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a maintenance engineer with both St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright and Spears Hospital in Dayton.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy I. Robbins Gumm; daughters, Lisa Ballard of Hebron, Deborah Gumm of Covington, Becky Lancaster of Burlington and Sherrie Terrell of Indiantown, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Karen Horne of Ross, Ohio; a son, Dennis Gumm of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; a stepson, James Norman of Ross, Ohio; a brother, John Gumm of Stuart, Fla.; sisters, Mary Johnson of Bellevue, Bobbi Jones of Cherry Grove, Ohio, and Juanita Thacker of Dayton; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Robert I. Hampton, 77, of Latonia, died at 7:46 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired bricklayer with Interlake Steel, Newport, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Mona Lee Haley Hampton, preceded him in death. A brother, Charles Hampton, died Oct. 3.
Survivors include a son, Robert I. Hampton of Taylor Mill; sisters, Lucy McDonnell and June Kinzig, both of Dayton, Ohio; a granddaughter and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the Kidney Foundation, 2200 Victory Parkway, Suite 510, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45206.
Gayle Rose Henderson, 75, of Georgetown, died Wednesday at Scott County Hospital in Georgetown. He was a retired employee of IBM, a member of Gano Avenue Baptist Church in Owen County, and was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Gaines Henderson; a son, Dudley Henderson of Prospect; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery, Georgetown. Memorials are suggested to Gano Avenue Baptist Church, Georgetown, Ky., 40324; or Richland Baptist Church Building Fund, 6685 Georgetown Road, Owenton, Ky., 40359.
Ernest Jarman Jr., 77, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Monday at Beechknoll Nursing Home in Cincinnati. He operated a pickup service that worked with several local funeral homes. His wife, Elizabeth Jarman, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Jarman; sons, Dr. Ernest Jarman III of Sacramento, Calif., and Eric Jarman Sr. of Ironton, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Joseph R. Garr Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Lelia Ratcliff Lawrence, 99, of Corinth, died Wednesday at Dover Nursing Home, Georgetown. She was a retired homemaker and a member of Corinth Baptist Church and Sadieville Homemakers.
Survivors include a son, Billy Ratcliff of Corinth; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery, Corinth. Memorials are suggested to Corinth Christian Church, 330 Old Corinth Owenton Road, Corinth, Ky., 41010; or Corinth Baptist Church, 235 Church St., Corinth, Ky., 41010.
Rondal T. Lynch, 48, of Florence, died at 8:04 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home in Florence.
Lazarus Martines Jr., 1 month, the son of Lazarus and Mary Martines of Dayton, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include grandparents, Leslie Iles Car mack and Harry Thomas, both of Dayton, and grandparent Es pranzia Martines of Mexico.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church of Dayton, 501 Dayton Ave., Dayton, Ky., 41074. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Joetta Smith, 72, of Cincinnati, formerly of Ludlow, died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a member of Naples Methodist Church, Naples, Fla., and a former member of Wesley United Methodist Church of Ludlow and Vashti Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Ludlow. A daughter, Sally Jo Steinmetz, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Smith; a brother, George Adams of Cincinnati; and sisters, Ruth Woods and Kate Housley, both of Cincinnati.
Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Wesley United Methodist Church, Ludlow. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Rita F. Wichmann, 79, of Villa Hills, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert F. Wichmann, died Aug. 4.
Survivors include sons, Thomas J. Wichmann of Clinton, N.Y., and Joseph P. Wichmann of Lakeside Park; daughters, Mary Frances Chance of Darlington, Md., and Jeanie W. McKinley of Crestview Hills; sisters, Betty Schilmoeller of Villa Hills, Margie Sullivan of Denver and Louise Weber of Crestview Hills; a brother, Joe Schilmoeller of Anchorage, Alaska; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 8 p.m. today at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation is 2 to 3 p.m. today at Madonna Manor Nursing Home in Villa Hills for residents and staff members, and 6 to 7:30 today at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington, for the general public. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor Nursing Home, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky., 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Flotillie Buckler Young, 51, of Bellevue, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Michael Young; daughters, Connie Byrne of Crestview, Christine Kerns of Burlington, Mary Anne Reenan of Ludlow, and Penny Kerns and Becky Ravenscraft, both of Bellevue; sons, Richard Buckler of Bellevue, Charles Buckler Jr. of Bellevue and Ralph Joseph Young of Florence; sisters, Marie Goad of Newport and Irene Bishop of Fort Mitchell; brothers, Brack Gabbard of Booneville, Dan Fultz of Morning View, Raymond Fultz of Hebron and Stanley Fultz of Bellevue; and 22 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky., 41075.
