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Date of these obituaries: 08-24-1998
Former Post city editor James K. Joseph, columnist, teacher
Former Kentucky Post City Editor James W. Joseph filed his column Friday morning, about legendary sports writer Jim Murray, who had died last week of a heart attack.
A few hours later, Mr. Joseph was also dead, from a heart attack.
Mr. Joseph, 67, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, near Portsmouth, lived in Edgewood during the 16 years he worked for The Kentucky Post and The Cincinnati Post, and the Kentucky and Cincinnati Enquirer.
He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Northern Kentucky University, and in 1996 was named the university's Alumni of the Year.
"He was very proud of that," his daughter, Joan Joseph, said of her father.
A native of the Portsmouth area, Mr. Joseph began his newspaper career as a 15-year-old sportswriter for the Portsmouth Times. Family and job responsibilities deterred him from earning a college degree until later in life.
"He was 47 when he decided to go back to college. His goal was to earn a bachelor's degree and a master's degree before he was 50, and he did it," said Joan Joseph, of Alexandria.
The degrees were completed while Mr. Joseph worked full-time in the newspaper business, and the load may have taken its toll physically, his daughter said. Not long after Mr. Joseph's
last graduation, he underwent heart bypass surgery, his daughter recalled.
Mr. Joseph spent the greater part of 35 years in newsrooms. He was with the Portsmouth Times for some 15 years in several capacities, including news editor. He also worked for the Fort Wayne, Ind., Journal-Gazette and the Lancaster, Ohio, Eagle-Gazette, before coming to The Kentucky Post in 1967.
"He was a very savvy newsman. He knew news. He was a dedicated, loyal man, a perfectionist," said former Kentucky Post Editor Vance Trimble.
"His contributions to The Kentucky Post helped make it a great newspaper," Trimble added.
Mr. Joseph later had stints with both The Post and Enquirer in Cincinnati, and was briefly the Kentucky editor of the Enquirer.
Mr. Joseph began teaching journalism, as a part-time instructor in the Communications Department at NKU. He moved on to become an assistant professor of journalism at Troy State University in Alabama. Health problems continued, and he retired there in 1988.
Moving back to his home area, Mr. Joseph began writing a weekly column, "Heroes and Other Folks" for the Portsmouth Times. It also appeared in the Ironton (Ohio) Tribune, and the Troy (Ala.) Messenger.
Last year, Mr. Joseph published a collection of his columns in a book, "Heroes and Other Folks."
Both his origins and his celebrity as a writer made Mr. Joseph a well-known person around his hometown. His visitation will be in the Clark Memorial Library at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth. "It was a place he dearly loved," said Joan Joseph.
Other survivors include his wife, Norma Joseph; a son, Jim Joseph of Georgetown; daughters, Judi Joseph of Lexington and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Wheelersburg Methodist Church. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. tonight, and from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services in Richards Rotunda of the Clark Memorial Library at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth. Harrison-Pyles Funeral Home, Wheelersburg, is handling arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Shawnee State University General Scholarship Fund, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662; or American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Misty D. Anderson, 18, of Cynthiana, died Saturday night in an auto accident on U.S. 62, east of Cynthiana. She was a senior at Harrison County High School and was employed at McDonald's in Cynthiana. She was a member of Union Baptist Church, Health Occupational Students of America, National DECA and Students Against Drunk Driving.
Survivors include her father and stepmother, Robert F. and Phyllis Anderson of Cynthiana; her mother and stepfather, Barbara and Terry Shields of Harrison County; a brother, Thad Welch of Cynthiana; sisters, Marcy Clary of Mays Lick and Tabitha Hyatt of Cynthiana; a stepbrother, Brandon Shields of Cynthiana; stepsisters, Tiffany Shields and Megan Shields, both of Cynthiana; and grandparents, Charlie G. Wright of Cynthiana, Dr. Robert L. and Edith Anderson of Cynthiana, and Bertha Workman of Carlisle.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Claude E. "Pooch" Armstrong, 77, of Independence, died at 7:26 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of Brinkman Oil Co., Walton, a deacon with New Bethel Baptist Church in Verona, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Liza J. Webster Chapman Armstrong; a stepdaughter, Judy K. Finn of Covington; stepsons, Marshall Chapman of Verona, Roy Chapman of Williamstown and William Chapman of Park Hills; sisters, Georgianna Vanlandingham of Florence and Joyce Holmes of Independence; a brother, Robert Armstrong of Ludlow; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Bethel Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Wilmington Baptist Cemetery, Piner. Memorials are suggested to New Bethel Baptist Church, 2022 Verona-Mudlick Road, Verona, Ky. 41092. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Sherry Smith Ashby, 50, of Tempe, Ariz., formerly of Augusta, died Wednesday at University Hospital, Tucson, Ariz. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Bob Ashby, died in 1995. A son, Brian Ashby, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Sommer Ashby of Phoenix; her mother, Elenor Smith of St. Louis; brothers, Steve Smith of Fort Wright, Scott Smith of Atlanta and Spencer Smith of Oviedo, Fla.; and sisters, Saundra Strunk of Fort Mitchell, Sheila Vogelsang of Fort Wright and Sheena Reamer of Kansas City, Kan.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Melvin Marie Atwell Carter, 80, of Covington, died at 4:40 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired laundry worker with the hospital, and a member of First United Methodist Church, Covington. Her husband, Odell "Shorty" Carter Sr., died in 1967.
Survivors include sons, Dan Odell Carter Jr. of Woodbridge, Va., Steven R. Carter of Independence and Timothy P. Carter of Covington; a brother, James H. Atwell of Manchester, Wash.; a sister, Mildred Louise Moore of Henderson; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Hallie Mae Castleman, 82, of Cincinnati, formerly of Falmouth, died Sunday at Christian Care Center in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Anna Ruth Daniels, 75, of Latonia, died at 3:35 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired nursery aide with the hospital, a cafeteria worker with Holy Cross Schools in Latonia, and later was a volunteer with both. Her husband, Ray E. Daniels, died in 1976.
Survivors include sons, Thomas Wayne Daniels of Independence, David Michael Daniels of Lexington, Larry Joseph Daniels of Maryland, Anthony Ray Daniels of Cincinnati, Gary Lee Daniels and Dennis Edward Daniels, both of Covington, Randy Glenn Daniels of Cleveland and John Patrick Daniels of Latonia; daughters, Connie Sue Dunaway of Houston and Vickie Raye Martella of Fort Mitchell; brothers, Harry S. Janes of Springfield, Johnny Patrick Janes and Martin Janes, both of Lexington; sisters, Mary Catherine Masterson of Cox Creek and Margaret Rose O'Bryant of Louisville; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross Church, 3612 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Linda L. Norman Day, 53, of Bellevue, died at 1 p.m. Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Gary D. Day Sr.; a daughter, Kathy Day of Newport; sons, Gary Day Jr. of Defiance, Ohio, and David Day of Bellevue; brothers, Paul Norman of Crittenden, Bob Norman of Santa Fe, Texas, and Johnny Norman of Sandusky, Ohio; sisters, Shirley Miller of San Antonio, Eula Miller and Betty Boothey, both of Crosby, Texas, and Fannie Johnson of Dayton; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Earl Hatter, 70, of Butler, died at 8:25 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired maintenance worker with Jefferson Smurfitt Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Caroline Hatter; a son, Jeffrey Hatter of Cincinnati; daughters, Ruth Young of Cincinnati and Susan Gibson of Pineville; a sister, Ruby Rodgers of Yosemite; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 tonight at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Wanda Hotze, 56, of Maysville, died Saturday at her home after an extended illness. She was a cutter with U.S. Shoe.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Dean Hotze; sisters, Wilma Weaver of Murphysville, Betty Haynes of Dawsonville, Ga., Bernice Reeves of Kingsland, Ga., and Frances Condon of Fairborn, Ohio; and brothers, Everett Reeves, Paul Reeves of Ripley, Ohio, and Larry Reeves of Kingsland, Ga.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery, Maysville.
Carl W. Hunzicker, 71, of Covington, died at 2:34 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was a machinist with General Electric, Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Hunzicker; a son, Bruce Hunzicker of Tullahoma, Tenn.; daughters, Linda Sharp of Cincinnati, Sherry Hunzicker of Covington and Jody Kuhnheim of Florence; a sister, Bessie Landers of Covington; and eight grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
John S. Huss, 86, of Fort Thomas, died at 10:33 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, Cincinnati. He was a former member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. His wife, Ruth Huss, died in 1971. A daughter, Judith Bichlmeir, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Huss of Alexandria; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, with prayers at 10:10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Minnie B. Jones, 87, of Newport, died at 11:32 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Rose Annette List Kelsch, 79, of Augusta, died Friday at Extenda Care in Augusta. She was a retired office worker and a member of St. Augustine Church, Augusta.
Survivors include her husband, Peter Kelsch; and a sister, Mary Louise Lewis of Augusta.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Augustine Church. Burial was in St. Patrick Cemetery, Washington. Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta, handled arrangements.
Theodore "Ted" Kinstler, 74, of Cincinnati, formerly of Southgate, died at 10:35 p.m. Saturday at Franciscan Hospital Mount Airy Campus in Cincinnati. He was an auditor with Fifth Third Bank and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Lelah Wright Kinstler, died in 1989.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Lee Stortz and Linda Sue Arnett, both of Sarasota, Fla.; a brother, Richard Kinstler of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. John's United Church of Christ, Park Ave. and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Harold L. Lawrence, 78, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired millwright and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Preston Lawrence; daughters, Brenda Luxenberger of Erlanger, Barbara Jean Lawrence of Newport, and Mary K. Demoss and Linda Susan Lee, both of the state of Washington; and sisters, Virginia "Tenny" Allen and Mary Jo Jones, both of Manchester, Ohio, and Margie Sharkey and Betty Meade, both of Sandusky, Ohio.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wilson Funeral Home, Manchester, Ohio. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Manchester Cemetery.
Harry Webb Marshall, 80, of Williamstown, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown. He was a retired employee of the Kentucky Transportation Department, a member of Porter Christian Church, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Bernice Crupper Marshall, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Jo Ann Lyons of Sadieville, Brenda Beckon of Georgetown and Rebecca Beckham of Williamstown; sisters, Mildred Perpingon of Williamstown, Eva Morris of Georgetown and Adeline Edwards of Richmond, Ind.; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery, Georgetown. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Nancy Lee Metzger, 71, of Latonia, died at 3:01 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired office worker and a member of Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include a niece, Margaret Myatt of Erlanger; and a nephew, Philip Metzger of Elsmere.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Clara Oberhelman, 89, of Florence, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Lucille Judy Osborne, 77, of Williamstown, died at 2:20 p.m. Saturday at Owenton Manor Nursing Home, Owenton, after an extended illness. She was a retired saleswoman with Superior Jewelry Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Florence Christian Church and Faith Rebekah Lodge No. 123 in Owenton. Her husband, Thurman Osborne, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Mike Osborne of Burlington; a daughter, Ann Carolyn Conrad of Williamstown; a brother, Harold Curtis Judy of Owenton; a sister, Dorothy Hawkins of Owenton; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Rebekah services at 7 p.m. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Florence Christian Church, 300 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Clarence E. Riley, 60, of Williamstown, died at 7:38 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, of cancer. He was vice president of technical services with Business Equipment Co., Cincinnati, was a past master of DeMoss Lodge No. 220 F&AM, Butler, and a member of the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Gooch Riley; sons, Bryan Keith Riley of Corinth and Anthony Allen Riley of Williamstown; daughters, Cheryl Joyce Riley of Corinth and Christina Diane Webster of Williamstown; brothers, Lawrence Riley of Loveland, Ohio, Justice Riley Jr. of Cincinnati and Glennis Riley of St. Matthews, S.C.; sisters, Nancy Larkin, Laurie Rogers and Roberta Walker, all of St. Matthews; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Miami Township, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Wanda Fox Taylor, 60, of Dayton, died at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Samuel Taylor, died in 1971.
Survivors include daughters, Theresa Cummins of Cincinnati, Tina Wells of Petersburg, Tammy Dietz of Crescent Springs and Trina Taylor of Fort Mitchell; sons, Tony Taylor and Terry Taylor, both of Melbourne, JuniorArd of Hebron, Brent Ard of Dayton and Timothy Taylor of Dayton; brothers, Gene Fox of Cincinnati and Bobby Hensley of Harrison, Ohio, a sister, Doris Cline of Winchester, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Mary Katy White, 38, of Erlanger, died Saturday at her home. She was a nurse with Oak Pavilion Nursing Center, Cincinnati. Survivors include her son, Justin White of Burlington; her father, Bill White of Cincinnati; her stepfather, Russell Hodge of Florence; and a sister, Jennifer Cote of Hebron.
Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Jimmie D. Workman, 52, of Mays Lick, died at 8 p.m. Saturday at his home after an extended illness. He was a retired employee of B&W Fire Equipment Co.
Survivors include his wife, Vickie Thomas Workman; sons, Vincent Workman of Mays Lick and Gary Workman of Maysville; sisters, Sue Sammons and Mary Gilliam, both of Carter County; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery.
