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Date of these obituaries: 04-20-1998
Dr. Glenn L. Pfister, St. Luke surgeon
Medicine was a way of life and a family endeavor for Dr. Glenn Louis Pfister.
A general surgeon, Dr. Pfister was a graduate of the University of Cincinnati Medical School, as were his brothers, Dr. Howard Pfister and Dr. Raymond Pfister.
"His whole life was his surgery and his family," said Dr. Glenn Pfister's daughter, Maggie Grefer, of Ft. Thomas.
Dr. Pfister, 78, of Ft. Thomas, died Friday morning at his winter home in Florida.
He was a surgeon with St. Luke Hospitals and a member of the American College of Surgeons. He retired about 10 years ago and lived in Ft. Thomas in the summer and Marco Island, Fla., in the winter, Mrs. Grefer said.
At one point, Dr. Pfister served a term as chief of staff at St. Luke, said his daughter.
Her father's office was on Highland Avenue in Ft. Thomas, Mrs. Grefer said.
"He loved Ft. Thomas and his practice there and at St. Luke," said Mrs. Grefer, the wife of Dr. Michael Grefer. "He suggested that my husband establish a practice there. 'It's a very good life,' " she recalled her father saying.
When Dr. Pfister began his career, surgery was less specialized, and he did Caesarian deliveries and abdominal surgery, among other procedures, Mrs. Grefer said.
Her father liked to play golf, to boat and to garden, Mrs. Grefer said, but most of that came after his retirement.
Other survivors include his wife, Margaret Brinkman Pfister; sons, Richard Glenn Pfister and Fredrick Charles Pfister, both of Lexington; brothers, Dr. Howard Pfister of Cincinnati and Dr. Raymond Pfister of Naples, Fla.; a sister, Loraine Eppler of Easton, Md.; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Hospital Foundation, 85 N. Grand Ave., Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Jerry Allen, 74, of Ludlow, died Friday at Ft. Thomas Veterans Administration Nursing Home. Born Sol Jerome Schwartz, he was a self-employed movie, records and promotions worker, and a member of Adath Israel Synagogue in Amberley Village, Ohio; the Ludlow Vets; and the Ludlow Rotary Club and Senior Citizens. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Brown Allen; and a brother, Ralph "Mickey" Schwartz of Seattle.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Herman Bailey, 71, of Lexington, died Friday at Clark Regional Medical Center, Winchester. He was a retired employee of Rainbow Bakery, Lexington, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a sister, Mildred Gallaher of Winchester.
Graveside services were this morning at Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Sadieville. Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth, handled arrangements.
Earnest William Belcher, 83, of Grants Lick, died Friday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a retired laborer and farmer. A son, David William Belcher, died in 1960.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine Leichtle Belcher; a son, Terry Wayne Belcher of Grants Lick; sisters, Emma Lou Barth and Betty June Sheanshang, both of Grants Lick; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Plum Creek Christian Church, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Plum Creek Cemetery, Grants Lick. Memorials are suggested to Plum Creek Christian Church, Route 2, Butler, Ky. 41006.
Henry Belton, 78, formerly of Covington, died Friday at Oak Pavilion Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service, Cincinnati, and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was chairman of the Deacon Board at First Baptist Church, Covington, where he was also a Sunday school teacher.
Mr. Belton was a former Deputy Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Kentucky; former Master of Kenton Lodge No. 16 F&AM, Covington; former Commander-In-Chief of Hiram Consistory No. 123, Covington; member of Durgan Chapter No. 5 Royal Arch Masons, Covington; charter member of Prince White Court No. 1; and member of Heronie of Jericho, Ohio chapter.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Shambley Belton; a daughter, Carol Belton Dantley; brothers, Elisha Belton and Willie Belton, both of Alabama; sisters, Carrie Deloach and Fannie Powell, both of Gulfport, Miss.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the church, with Masonic services at 6 p.m. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Charles Edward Brandenburg, 64, of Summerfield, Fla., formerly of Glencoe, died Thursday at Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla. He was a retired factory worker.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy E. Brandenburg; a daughter, Dawn Ellen Leece of Hamilton, Ohio; sons, Charles E. Brandenburg Jr. of Hamilton and Branden D. Brandenburg of Manitowoc, Wis.; and seven grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Hiers Belleview Funeral Home, Belleview, Fla. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, P. O. Box 5515, Ocala, Fla. 34478; or American Kidney Foundation, 1040 Woodcock Road, Suite 119, Orlando, Fla. 32803.
Lawrence Brian, 76, of Melbourne, died at 3:35 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a sheet-metal worker with B&J; Jacobs Co., Cincinnati, and owner of Brian Ceramics, Melbourne.
Survivors include his wife, Jerry A. Brian; a daughter, Patricia Niece of Covington; a stepson, Lawrence Harmon of Butler; a stepdaughter, Carol Gillespie of California, Ky.; a half-brother, Don Leisz of Alexandria; sisters, Juanita Gaupel of Alexandria and Wilma Tiemeyer of Melbourne; three grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Pray to Willo Syndrome, in care of Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43205-2696.
Lois M. Buck, 84, of Chandler, Ind., formerly of Robertson County, died Friday at Baker's Rest Haven, Booneville, Ind. She was a retired waitress and a member of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church. Her husband, Thomas David Buck, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Thomas G. Buck of Chandler, Ind.; a daughter, Diana Moody of Lexington; a sister, Leola Henson of Mt. Olivet; half-brothers, Rennie Manning and Ronald Manning, both of Ashland; half-sisters, Virginia Brooks of Betty Tackett and Joyce Leighty, all of Ashland; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mt. Olivet. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Charles Carmichael, 81, of Moore Haven, Fla., formerly of Ft. Thomas, died at 12:20 p.m. Saturday at his daughter's home in Highland Heights. He was a retired engineer with IBM, Cincinnati, a member of Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge No. 607 in Dayton, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Lee Winter Carmichael; a son, Steven James Carmichael of Ft. Thomas; a daughter, Sally May Siegmundt of Highland Heights; a sister, Burdette Paxton of Morning View; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Rose Ellen Cartwright, 81, of Florence, died Friday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a teacher with St. Henry High School, Elsmere, and a member of St. Henry Church and American Association of Retired Persons. Her husband, Glenn Cartwright, died in 1982. A son, Jack Cartwright, died in 1954.
Survivors include a son, James Cartwright of Erlanger; a daughter, Mary Ellen Cooley of Independence; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry School, 3825 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Hazel Marie Collignon, 87, of Cerritos, Calif., formerly of Falmouth, died Thursday in California. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Joann Quick of Sun City, Calif., Barbara Benefiel of Cerritos, Calif., and Carolyn Bryan of Williams, Ind.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
William E. Craig, 65, of Corinth, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. He was a heavy-equipment operator with Coppage Construction Co., Kenton County, a member of Turners Club in Covington, and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Dean Craig; sons, Jim Craig of Union and Joe Craig of Covington; stepsons, Doug Ingle and Darrell Ingle, both of Ft. Wright, and Bob Ingle of Wallace Woods; sisters, Lovella Staiger of Cincinnati, Lillian Lanham of Independence, Geneva Thacker of South Carolina and Betty Ann Lynch of Covington; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Pearl Gillespie Deaton, 79, of Newport, died Saturday at her daughter's home in Erlanger. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Walter Deaton, died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Gary Deaton of Wilder and Thomas Stanfield of Newport; daughters, Connie Powell of Erlanger and Barbara Retherford of Elsmere; a brother, Berl Gillespie of Lexington; sisters, Mae Holland and Frances Spencer, both of Clay City, Annie Hall and Bessie Morefield, both of Winchester; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Frank John Fessler Jr., 77, of Alexandria, died at 6:40 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a clerk with the B&O; Railroad, and a member of St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring, Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 in Newport and the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Graus Fessler; a son, Frank John Fessler of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Virginia Smith of Alexandria; a brother, Jack Fessler of Newport; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Anne Convent, Highway 8, Melbourne, Ky. 41059; or St. Joseph Church Building Fund, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41075.
Ronnie Darrell Griffith Jr., 19, of Latonia, died Friday in Newport in an auto accident. He was an installer with A&E; Remodeling.
Survivors include a son, Jonathan Derick Griffith of Latonia; his mother, Debbie Griffith of Newport; his father and stepmother, Ronnie and Linda Griffith of Latonia; sisters, Jamie Griffith of Southgate, Dawn Griffith of Latonia and Stevie Griffith of Newport; brothers, Darrell Cromer and Justin Cromer, both of Latonia; and grandparents, Betty Moore of Alexandria, Mitchell Griffith of Latonia, and Dorothy and Harold Lipscom of Covington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Harold Hoffman, 76, of Edgewood, died at 8:22 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Loujean Hundemer, 67, of Bellevue, died at 2:13 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a teacher at Bellevue High School and was instrumental in starting the Bellevue High School All School Reunion. She was also an instructor with the Coney Island Swim and Tennis Program. Her husband, Willard Hundemer, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Hank Hundemer of Bellevue; a daughter, Hallie Hundemer of Bellevue; and a brother, William Longshore of Alexandria.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Special Olympics of Northern Kentucky, P. O. Box 393, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Bernard "Chuck" Hungler, 74, of Walton, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Vivian Evans Kull, 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Williamstown, died Friday at Florida Fish Memorial Hospital, Orange City, Fla. She was a retired inspector with General Electric, Cincinnati. Her husband, Albert F. Kull, died in 1974.
Survivors include a daughter, Cheryl Valentine of Mason, Ohio; a son, Joseph G. Myers of Deltona, Fla.; a sister, Evelyn Powell of Williamstown; a brother, Ward B. Evans of Williamstown; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Charles Lee, 82, of Latonia, died Sunday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Sara Margaret Leggett Middleton, 71, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at her home. She was a retired teacher with the Grant County School System, a member of Dry Ridge Christian Church, and the church Disciples of Christ Women's Fellowship.
She was a member of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association, and was awarded the William Cox Memorial Award from the Dry Ridge Kiwanis Club in 1986; and the Excellence in Education award from the Grant County Chamber of Commerce in 1987; the Distinguished Service Award in Recognition and Appreciation for Outstanding Service to the Northern Kentucky University of Kentucky Club in 1996.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Middleton of Dry Ridge. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Dry Ridge Christian Church, 13 School St., Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Russell Miller, 75, of Walton, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Rev. George Munro, 80, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas.
Provie Nunn, 68, of Verona, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Waterloo Holiness Church.
Survivors include her husband, James Nunn; sons, Harvey Nunn of Williamstown and Kenny Nunn of Manchester; a daughter, Bonnie Taylor of Verona; sisters, Nora Beagley of Petersburg and Ettie Isaacs of Florida; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Beech Grove Holiness Church, Boone County. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery, Burlington. Memorials may be made to the family in care of James Nunn, 15020 Glencoe-Verona Road, Verona, Ky. 41092. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Harold Lloyd Osborne, 63, of Owenton, died Saturday at Owen County Hospital, Owenton. He was a farmer.
Survivors include brothers, Charles Osborne, Kenneth Osborne and Earl Osborne Jr., all of Owenton, Franklin Osborne of Burlington and David Osborne of Erlanger; and sisters, Marie Herzner and Marie Gaines, both of Owenton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Ruth M. Saxton, 80, of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., died Friday at Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Elwood Saxton, died in 1987.
Survivors include daughters, Dianne Combs of Morning View, Shauna McDaniel of Dry Ridge, Sandra Duncan of Independence, JoAnn Bedell, Debbie Dunn, Theresa Bolton and Rose Bolton, all of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; a son, Tommy Saxton Bedell of Austin, Texas; a sister, June Cates of Cincinnati; 23 grandchildren and 22 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery, Fiskburg.
John Cecil Smith, 58, of Covington, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired assembler with Stewart Iron Works, Covington, and Interlake Steel, Newport. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include daughters, Shelia Jones of Richmond, Shelby Smith and Sharon Saunders, both of Charlestown, W.Va.; a brother, Ernest Smith of Corbin; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Emanual "Manny" Spicer, 25, of Berry, was killed Thursday in Berry. He was a bricklayer with Owen Webb Construction Co.
Survivors include his wife, Tina Roberts Spicer; a daughter, Sierra Roberts of Boyd; his father, Donald Spicer of Boyd; his mother and stepfather, Betty and Dan Engle of Cynthiana; a sister, Nicole Warner of Dry Ridge; a brother, Donnie Spicer of Boyd; a half-brother, Matthew Jones of Cynthiana; and a half-sister, Heather Jones of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Sandra Faye Stewart, 52, of Owenton, died Friday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Sanders Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Stewart; a son, Greg Toole of Owen County; a brother, Rickie Snell of Owenton; sisters, Vickie Bourne, Billie Patterson and Lula Taylor, all of Owen County.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504. McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton is handling arrangements.
Daniel Trapp, 80, of Independence, died at 4:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired field clerk with Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., and a member of Visalia Baptist Church, Bradford Masonic Lodge and Indra Consistory Scottish Rite. He was a member of Junior Order of United Mechanics, Ludlow, and was a Navy veteran. His wife, Edna Neuspickle Trapp, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Daniel T. Trapp of Covington; daughters, Rita Potts of Independence, Theresa Kohrman of Cincinnati and Crystal Hornsby of Foster; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Research Center, 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Latonia, Ky. 41015.
