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Date of these obituaries: 06-02-1998
Emma Burleigh, 100, a "grand lady'
Emma Bertha Wittgen Burleigh, mother of William R. Burleigh, president and chief executive officer of the E.W. Scripps Co., died Saturday.
A native of Evansville, Ind., Mrs. Burleigh celebrated her 100th birthday Feb. 11 at her home in Rabbit Hash, where she resided with her son.
A niece, Nancy DeVoe, of Evansville, described her Aunt Emma as the family matriarch and an inspiration to all.
"She had a sense of humor that never failed her," Mrs. DeVoe said.
Tom Tuley, retired Evansville Courier president and editor, remembered Mrs. Burleigh as "very young at heart. She would often call me with an idea or a comment about the Courier. She had some good thoughts."
He recalled that Mrs. Burleigh "was unhappy being away from Evansville (after she moved to Northern Kentucky) until Bill thought to subscribe to the Evansville Courier for her. That really made a difference in her life."
Mrs. Burleigh, whose roots in Evansville go back to the 1940s when her grandfather, Bernard J. Enneking co-owned a jewelry store, was the oldest living member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Evansville. She attended elementary school there and was the founding president of the St. Mary School PTA.
The Rev. Joseph Ziliak, a childhood friend of William Burleigh, remembers Mrs. Burleigh as a "grand and gracious lady. Her house was always open to the kids, and she was always supportive and encouraging of her family, friends and community.
"She was possessed of a mind and spirit of far-ranging interests."
In addition to her son, Mrs. Burleigh leaves a daughter, Charlotte Ann Dissette, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Her husband, Joseph C. Burleigh, died in 1978.
Arrangements are being handled by the Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel with visitation at Fountain Terrace East in Evansville from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. CDT Thursday. Prayers and the rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m.
Services will be at St. Mary Catholic Church in Evansville at 9 a.m. CDT Friday. Memorials may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church, 609 Cherry St., Evansville, Ind. 47713.
Mildred Jeanette Adams, 82, of Williamstown, died Sunday in Hudson, Fla. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Elmo Adams; sons, Donald J. Adams of Williamstown, Ray Adams of Brooksville and Gerald Adams of Falmouth; a daughter, Janet Adams of Ft. Lauderdale; a sister, Geneva Landrum of Ft. Thomas; and numerous grandchildren, great- grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Landrum Cemetery, Grant County.
Martha Elizabeth Bamberger, 88, of Newport, died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker and a former member of Spring Lake Methodist Church, Kenton County. Her husband, Ralph Bamberger, died in 1997. A son, Thomas Bamberger, died in 1977.
Survivors include a son, Ralph J. Bamberger Jr. of Edgewood; daughters, Martha Allen and Elizabeth "Bee" Haubner, both of Taylor Mill; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright.
Frances Beach, 66, of Latonia, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Maurine Virginia Walker Britenburg, 88, of Anderson, S.C., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday at Anderson Place Health Care in Anderson. She was a retired school teacher and principal, a homemaker, and a Sunday school teacher with Highland Hills Baptist Church, Ft. Thomas. Her husband, Dr. Earl M. Britenburg, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Dr. James E. Britenburg of Anderson, S.C.; a stepson, Robert H. Britenburg of Springfield, Ohio; a sister, Kathryn Kirchoff of Ft. Thomas; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Hills Baptist Church, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Highland Hills Baptist Church, 400 Highland Ave., Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Girard Crosby, 40, of Covington, was stabbed to death Saturday at his home. He was a cook at Barleycorn's restaurant in Newport, and a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Jamie Crosby; a son, Bernard Evans of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a daughter, Jonova Ross of Louisville; stepsons, Derrick Morton and Marceo Wilson, both at home; stepdaughters, Shay Wilson of Lexington and Raeshawn Martin of Covington; his father, Harold Dean Warmack Jr. of Covington; sisters, Maxine Crosby and Nadine Crosby, both of Covington; half-sisters, Harriett Warmack, Maria Warmack and Kadetrica Warmack, all of Cincinnati; half-brothers, Steve Stevenson, Harold Dean Warmack Jr., Tommy Warmack, Jerald Warmack and Anthony Warmack, all of Cincinnati; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at United Community Christian Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Memorial Ceme tery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Mary Louise Duncan, 82, of Crittenden, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired assistant postmaster with the Crittenden Post Office, a member of Crittenden Baptist Church, and co-chairwoman of the Grant County March of Dimes for Crippled Children.
She also was a past president of the Crittenden School PTA, a member of the the Kentucky Poll Hereford Association and an officer with the Kentucky Democratic Party.
Survivors include her husband, Howard "Jim" Duncan; a son, Tom Duncan of Crittenden; a daughter, Ramona Crabtree of Cincinnati; a brother, Ira Menefee Jr. of Walton; a sister, Helen Elliott of Phoenix; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Crittenden Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Mary Duncan Memorial for Crittenden/Mt. Zion School, in care of Bank of Crittenden, 100 S. Main St., Crittenden, Ky. 41030.
Betty Dunn, 58, of Dry Ridge, died at 6:35 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence, after an extended illness.
Survivors include sisters, Peggy Underhill of Elsmere, Dorothy Lilly and Juanita Dunn, both of Dry Ridge, Margaret Rankin of Florence and Libby Souder of Florence; and a brother, Charles Catron of Georgetown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery, Sadieville.
Joann Forsyth, 67, of Kenton County, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. A son, Ronald Forsyth, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Orvan K. Forsyth; sons, Tim Forsyth of Covington, Melvin Forsyth of Hebron and Gary Forsyth of Newport; daughters, Debra Forsyth Ketcham of Ryland Heights and Sandra Forsyth Griffith of Kenton County; a brother, William Wells and Leroy Wells, both of Newport, and Larry Wells of Highland Heights; a sister, Bonnie Wells Voss of Covington; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Sadie Robertson Johnson, 97, of Lexington, formerly of Ft. Thomas, died Monday at Christian Health Care Center in Lexington. She was a retired Cold Spring school teacher, and a member of Oakley Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati. Her husband, William Merritt Johnson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, William Merritt Johnson Jr. of Lexington, Jack Allen Johnson of Cincinnati and James Thomas Johnson of Pinson, Ala.; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
George Kees, 92, of Independence, died at 6:54 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired accountant with Cincinnati Shapper Co.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Mary Deane Knight, 75, of Williamstown, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired owner of Deane's Dairy Delight in Dry Ridge.
Survivors include sons, Ronald Knight of Redondo Beach, Calif., Gary Knight of Dry Ridge, and Richard Knight and Michael Knight, both of Williamstown; a daughter, Brenda Nantz of Dry Ridge; seven grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and 10 step- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 6 p.m. today at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Carolyn Ann Logan, 50, of Bardstown, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Sunday at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She was a retired teacher from the Newport Independent Schools system, where she taught health and physical education.
She was the first Kentucky high school DARE instructor, a member of the Kentucky Commission on High School Graduation Requirements and the National Teachers Association. She also was a member of the Kentucky and National Education Associations.
Survivors include her mother, Helen Logan Hickman of Bardstown; a sister, Sabrina Brock of Bardstown; brothers, Joseph H. Logan Jr. of Bardstown, James Logan of Abilene, Texas, and Randall Scott Logan of Warner Robbins, Ga.; and her grandmother, Grace Brewer of Bardstown.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bardstown Church of God. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Northside Funeral Home, Bardstown, and from noon Wednesday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bardstown.
Doreen Mason, 22, of Florence, died at 5:41 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, after an extended illness. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Meghan Nichole Bowman of Florence; her parents, David and Linda Mason of Florence; brothers, Justin Mason and Joshua Mason, both of Florence; and grandparents, Helen Welsh of Forest, Miss., and Tom and Reba Mason of Florence.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Independence Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Donald McClure, 62, of Verona, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a maintenance worker with R. A. Jones Middle School, Florence, a member of New Bethel Baptist Church in Verona, and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Goldsberry McClure; daughters, Carol Wehrman of Walton and Tonya Emmons of Verona; sons, Tim McClure of Independence, Rodney McClure of Florence and Donnie McClure of Erlanger; his parents, Bill and Sallie Finch McClure of Walton; sisters, Jean Mullins of Somerset, Mattie Baumgardner of Crittenden, and Rita Leek of Buckhorn; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Mary Halderman Mingua, 53, of Ft. Thomas, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday at her home. She was an insurance agent with Charles H. Bilz Co., Covington, and a member of National Association of Insurance, the Northern Kentucky Association of Insurance Women, Northern Kentucky Business Women's Club, and the Bellwood Wednesday Night Bowling League.
Survivors include a son, Richard Scott Ripberger of Grants Lick; daughters, Nicole Johnson of Ft. Thomas and Bridget Zinkhorn of Wilder; a brother, Robert Halderman of Ft. Thomas; sisters, Julie Hurtt of Cincinnati and Marilyn Grainger of Bellevue; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Catherine of Siena Church, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075; or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Doris A. Schaffer Pittenger, 53, of Covington, died Friday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas Nursing Home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Ronald Fetters Dallas and William Pittenger of Dayton, Ohio; daughters, Sherry Davis and Theresa Wolf, both of Dayton, Ohio; and 14 grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Baxter Crematory, Cincinnati. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Colvin "Corky" Points, 65, of Erlanger, died Monday at his home. He was a bricklayer and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church and Simon Kenton American Legion Post No. 20. He also was a past commander with Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423, Elsmere, and was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Pancake Points; a daughter, Michelle L. Fredrick of Elsmere; a son, Stephen M. Points of Elsmere; a stepson, Douglas Faulkner of Southern Pines, N.C.; stepdaughters, Jodi Faulkner of Bennington, Vt., Tricia Faulkner and Peggy Mulligan, both of Elsmere, and Lisa Wilde of Villa Hills; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Charles B. Rhodus, 83, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a conductor with Penn Central Railroad, and a member of World Wide Church of God, Park Hills.
Survivors include his wife, Ana Ponder Rhodus; daughters, Jo Chapin of Florence, June Ginn of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Shirley Johnson of Naperville, Ill.; sons, Charles W. Rhodus and Roger Rhodus, both of Burlington; a sister, Mae Salter of Richmond; 18 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Association, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Ronald Scalf, 62, of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Macey Tinch, 67, of Covington, died at 9:03 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. A son, Jeffrey Tinch, died in 1979.
Survivors include her husband, Joder Tinch; sons, Joel Tinch of Union, Dennis Tinch, Wayne Tinch and Joder Tinch, all of Covington; a daughter, Bridget Teegarden of Covington; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
David Anthony Warnick Jr., 44, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at his home. He was an employee of Entex Inc., Erlanger, and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Wissman Warnick; a daughter, Claire Warnick of Erlanger; a son, Steven Warnick of Erlanger; his mother, Patricia Freyhof of Connersville, Ind.; and sisters, Susan Hendrickson of Connersville and Linda Warnick of Bakersfield, Calif.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry Elementary School, 3825 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Earl Zion, 76, of Williamstown, died at 10:05 p.m. Sunday at Grant Manor Nursing Home in Williamstown. He was a retired lithographer with Heekin Can Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Loyal Boosters, Williamstown Lake Association, the Campbell County Game and Fish Association and American Legion Post No. 153. He also was a World War II veteran. A daughter, Joyce Ann Zion, died in 1989.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Wilson Zion; sons, Earl D. Zion of Taylor Mill, Dennis C. Zion of Alexandria and David W. Zion of Bellevue; a brother, Kenneth Zion of Alexandria; sisters, Florence Martz of Alexandria and Ruby Wilder of Highland Heights; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
