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Date of these obituaries: 04-04-1998
Louise C. Winterberg, active in business, community organizations and family
Louise C. Winterberg, who used her drive and sense of adventure to propel herself through a life of business, community groups and family, died Friday at 85 at Madonna Manor Nursing Home in Villa Hills.
Mrs. Winterberg was constantly on the go, said her son, Nick Winterberg of Butler. She got her first job at age 16, selling plywood. During the Great Depression she taught piano.
"She taught us to pursue our dreams," Nick Winterberg said.
Mrs. Winterberg was a full-time mother, rearing six children on rural Riggs Road in Erlanger, until her husband, Nicholas E., was injured on the job in the 1950s. He worked for the railroad and was hit by a boxcar, said their son.
Mrs. Winterberg took a job; and the couple later formed Clay-Win Development, building homes and apartments.
Mrs. Winterberg moved to a cottage at Madonna Manor about five years ago, where she joined the Madonna Manor choir and member of the Benedictine Associates. She moved to the nursing home in October as her health began to fail.
Her husband and a son, John, both died in 1978. Other survivors include daughters, Betty Urban of Maryland, Ruth Ann Gressle of Independence and Sandy Byrnes of Frederick, Md.; brothers, Fred Clayton of Erlanger and Bill Clayton of Villa Hills; a sister, Rita Foley of Georgetown; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Madonna Manor; visitation at 10 a.m.; burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is in charge. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills 41017.
Mattie Hudson Becknell, 88, of Union, died Thursday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Chester Becknell, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, Eugene Becknell of Union; brothers, Jesse Hudson of Connersville, Ind., Everett Hudson of Walton; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, with visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery.
Ethel E. Griffin, 90, of Newport, died Friday at Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati. A homemaker, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include daughters, Helen Pack of Loveland, Ohio, and Edna Georgelis of Blue Ash, Ohio; sons, Charles Newberry of Blanchester, Ohio, and John Newberry of Naples, Fla.; brothers, Clifford Wagner of Tennessee and Chester Wagner of Covington; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at noon Monday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Nellie Gulley, 63, of Milton, died Friday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. A homemaker, she was a member of Carrollton Christian Church.
Her husband, Edward Gulley died in 1984. Survivors include daughters, Rita Gross of Carrollton and Stacie Hendricks of New Salisbury, Ind.; her mother, Daisy Robbins McDowell of Milton; a brother, David McDowell of Milton; three grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Carrollton IOOF Cemetery.
Sylvia C. Hardy, 74, formerly of Covington, died at 11 p.m. Tuesday at the residence of her daughter, Beverly Cameron, in Lutz, Fla. She was a retired meat cutter for the former E.J. Schlachter Meats, Covington.
Her husband, William K. Hardy, died in 1980. In addition to her daughter, survivors include sons, Herbert Hardy of Covington, Gary Hardy of Ludlow and Danny Hardy of West Liberty; a brother, Harry Stallo of Spring Hill, Fla.; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Church, Covington, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the family, c/o the funeral home.
Luther Johnson, 75, of Independence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice, Covington. He was a retired machinist for Cincinnati Mine Machine Co., an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Deliverance Church of God, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Goldie Johnson; daughters, Maxine Durham of Independence and Pam Adkins of Ashland; a son, Larry Johnson of Cincinnati; a sister, Lilly Carrara of Norwood, Ohio; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, visitation 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday and burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Flora Helen Jones, 84, formerly of Ft. Mitchell, died Thursday at Woodspoint Geriatric Center, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Joseph Jones, died in 1982; a son, Joseph E. Jones, died in 1989.
Survivors include daughters, Flora Helen Spille of Elsmere, Mary Claire Dougherty of Erlanger, Elizabeth Ann Nelson of Fairfield, Ohio, and Lucy Marie Griggs of Murray; sons, Edwin D. Jones of Bakersfield, Calif., Albert Jones of Issaquah, Wash., William Jones of Tennessee and Thomas Jones of Rising Sun, Ind.; 28 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Woodspoint Geriatric Center, 7300 Woodspoint Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042, or charity. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is in charge.
Robert Lee Kelley, 74, of Ft. Thomas, died at noon Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired manager of loss and damage claims for Kroger and a member of Fraternal Order of Elks Lodge No. 273, Cold Spring.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Carole Kelley; a daughter, Pam Gaynier of Southgate, Mich.; sons, Bob Kelley of Ft. Thomas and Rick Kelley of Louisville; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Ft. Thomas; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. to noon Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas; and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Catherine Building Fund, 1803 N. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas 41075, or St. Luke Cardiac Rehab Fund, c/o St. Luke Community Foundation, 85 N. Grand Ave., Ft. Thomas 41075.
Vera Zerhusen Kleier, 76, of Ft. Thomas, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. A retired office worker for Acordia and Rauh, Cincinnati, she was a member of St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas Homemakers, CHRP, St. Thomas Bereavement Committee and the Disciples in Mission.
Her husband, Melvin C. Kleier, died in 1991. Survivors include sons, Mike Kleier of Cold Spring and Mark Kleier of Ft. Thomas; daughters, Melanie Mullens of Cincinnati, Myra Lafleur and Martha Graves of Ft. Thomas, Mary Ann Cope of Hamilton and Molly Gibson of Metchin, N.J.; a brother, John Zerhusen of Cheviot, Ohio; and 16 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas, with visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati 45243.
Teresa E. Lightfoot, 89, of Latonia, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia. She was a retired nurse's aide for St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. Her husband, William Willard Walz, died in 1969. Two sons, Donald Walz and Jack Walz, and a daughter, Pat Walz, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Wayne Walz of Latonia, Willard Walz Jr. of Long Beach, Calif., and Larry Lightfoot of Dayton; daughters, Joyce Duncan of West Harrison, Ind., Eunice E. Rechtin of Ft. Wright, Eileen Wilson of Bellevue and Carol Berkenhauer of Florida; and many grandchildren.
A private visitation will be held at the family's convenience at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Rosedale Manor Nursing Home 4250 Glen Ave., Latonia 41015.
Delores Mae Vessing Mangold, 56, of Newport, died Friday at home. She was a machine operator for Liberty Products.
Survivors include daughters, Barb Lawson, Charlotte Newton, Robin Mangold of Newport and Charlene Stipp of Covington; a son, Christopher Mangold of Taylor Mill; sisters, Florence Key and Leoma Reilly of Newport, Joan Ellen Chandler of West Chester, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, with visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Deborah Mitchell, 45, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at the Markey Cancer Center in Lexington. She was a patient admitting coordinator for Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, Lexington, and a member of the Church of the Advent Episcopal.
Survivors include sons, John Mitchell of Seattle and Josh Mitchell of Cynthiana; her father, Melvin Eugene Mastin of Wilmore; brothers, Melvin Mastin of Frankfort, Richard Mastin of Pikeville and David Mastin of Hindman; half-brothers, Jerry North of Cynthiana, Charles Mastin of Corinth and Derick Scott Mastin of North Carolina; half-sisters, Darla Kay Mastin of Cynthiana, Sandy Leigh Wagers of Corinth, Monica Carol Mastin of North Carolina and Ruth Elizabeth Stallhood of Goshen, Ind.; three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and burial in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Me morials are suggested to the Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536.
Charles H. Moore Sr., 63, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Friday at Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired forklift operator for Kroger.
Survivors include sons, Charles D. Moore and Danny H. Moore of Cincinnati; a daughter, Tana Stephens of Jacksonville, Fla.; parents, Henry and Ollie Mae Fuchs Moore of Cincinnati; a brother, James Moore of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, with visitation 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Kenton Howard Moore, 82, of Carthage, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired nurse's aide for the former General Hospital, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Carthage United Methodist Church, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Carthage. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is in charge.
Hazel Smith, 85, formerly of Union, died Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a member of Beaverlick Baptist Church and Walton Senior Citizens. Her husband, Raymond Lee Smith, preceded her in death.
Survivors include cousins.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence, with visitation from 11 a.m. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Union.
Dorothy Stephens, 88, of Ludlow, died Thursday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of First Presbyterian Church of Ludlow and the Ludlow Senior Citizens. Her husband, Sam Stephens, died in 1956.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Stephens of Ludlow; a daughter, Jane Mallory of Ludlow; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services are at 11 a.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Homes, Ludlow; visitation 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday; burial in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church of Ludlow, 425 Oak St., Ludlow 41016.
Elizabeth "Betty" Tupman, 70, of Burlington, died Thursday at the residence of her daughter, Linda D. Smith of Williamstown. She was a child-care worker for Maplewood Home in Boone County and a member of Burlington Methodist Church.
Other survivors include her husband, James "Tittle" Tupman; a son, Jimmy Tupman of Petersburg; daughters, Patty Biddle of Florence, Donna M. Sawyer of Burlington and Mary Beth Lucas of New Hope; her mother, Mary Petty of Erlanger; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence; visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday; burial in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home/Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014-9988.
Edward Guy Waite Jr., 55, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Ft. Thomas, died Wednesday at his residence. He was a retired insurance adjustor.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Maddux Waite; a son, Jon Waite of Virginia Beach; a daughter, Anne Pyles of Virginia Beach; his mother, Anne F. Waite of Ft. Thomas; a brother, James N. Waite of Ft. Thomas; a sister, Sandre Price of Ryland Heights; and two grandchildren.
Virginia Beach services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Wycliffe Presbyterian Church; visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Halloman Brown Funeral Home and burial in Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery. Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 745 W. Main St., Louisville 40202; American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011; or Wycliffe Presbyterian Church, 1445 N. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach, Va. 23454. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling local arrangements.
