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These notices are dated: 04-08-2004
Bea Hemsath, helped keep family together
Bea Hemsath raised six children, the last three of them by herself after her husband died.
"It was tough, but the kept everybody together, " said her son, Thomas E. Hemsath of Crestview Hills. "She worked and cared for us. What else can you ask for?"
Mrs. Hemsath, 89, died at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She grew up in the Rosedale neighborhood of Covington, and graduated from Covington Holmes High School.
She married
Richard Nicholas Hemsath, who owned his own grocery, Hemsath Grocery, at Southern and Huntington in Latonia. He died in 1965, at age 52.
Mrs. Hemsath tried to keep the business going, but none of her children were interested in it, and she wound up selling it. After it changed hands, it became a bar, the Huntington Hut.
Mrs. Hemsath was retired from the former Coppins Department Store in Covington, where she worked as a clerk.
She was a parishioner of Holy Cross Church in Latonia for at least 70 years, her son said. She was an active member of the church St. Helen's Society.
She never missed watching a UK basketball game, and her children and grandchildren would often watch the game with her at her house.
She lived in the same home in Taylor Mill for 55 years. The family was blessed with some great neighbors who helped care for Mrs. Hemsath in recent years, her son said.
She wanted to stay independent as long as she could. "If you're widowed at 50 years old, and you raise three children, you don't tend to rely and depend on a lot of people, " her son said.
Other survivors include sons, Nick Hemsath of Union, Paul Hemsath of Crestview Hills, Bill Hemsath of Taylor Mill and Jim Hemsath of Alexandria; a daughter, Susan Meyer of Burlington; brothers, Bill Grant of Florence and Nick Grant of Indiana; sisters, Marge Alleva of Pennsylvania, Jean Myers of Dry Ridge and JoAnn O'Conner of Orlando, Fla.; 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross Church, 3612 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Audrey Hope Cross Barnes, 80, of Demossville, died Monday at her home.She was a retired bus driver with Kenton County Schools and a member of Morning View United Methodist Church. Her husband, Robert Barnes, died in 1997.
Survivors include daughters, Tanya Hazel Sorrell and Tamara Hope Gilvin, both of Demossville; a sister, Billie Bridges of Morning View; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Rachel Dewald Leukemia Fund, in care of Farmers National Bank, 2040 Declaration Drive, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Robert Barrett, 57, of Owenton, died Tuesday at his home. He was a painter.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Collins Barrett; sons, Steven Barrett of New Albany, Ind., and Robert Gillum Barrett of Owenton; daughters, Vickie Hazen of New Albany, Glenis Gentry, Brenda Bev-erly and Crystal Agrue, all of Owenton; his mother, Lila Reynolds Barrett of Lexington; brothers, Kenneth Barrett of Lexington, Charles Barrett of Winchester and Wayne Barrett of Augusta; sisters, Nancy McKee, Nannie Hudson and Barbara Babaturk, all of Lexington, Betty Burge of Corinth and Wanda Nikula of St. Cloud, Fla.; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Audrey Elizabeth Wehry Beers, 80, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a former financial secretary with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Peter B. Beers; daughters, Susan King, Nancy Beers and Linda Beers, all of Erlanger; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Drake Center, 151 W. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45216.
Mary Teresa Obermeier Cain, 76, of Crittenden, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
She was a retired assembly worker with Triangle Bag and Duro Bag Co., and former employee of Dobbs House and Continental Electric companies. She was a member of All Saints Church, Walton, and a former member of the church altar society. Her husband, Walter Cain, died in 1984.
Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca Ann Bergman Paff of Independence; a son, Gregory James Cain of Fort Wright; sisters, Louise Hauf of St. Louis, Betty Baker of Loveland, Ohio, Emily Linton of Edgewood and Rosemary Fahey of Burlington; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at All Saints Church, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Verona.
Memorials are suggested to Hamilton County SPCA, 3949 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45223 or All Saints Church Building Fund, 62 Needmore St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
Joe Robert "Bob" Kennedy, 75, of Fort Wright, died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Cov-ington. He was a shop foreman with Fuller Ford, Cincinnati, a member of Crescent Springs Baptist Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Willette Kennedy of Fort Wright; brothers, John Kennedy, Jim Kennedy, Carl Kennedy and Gene Kennedy, all of London, and Tom Kennedy of Villa Hills; and sisters, Helen Whitaker of Indianapolis, Margaret Setters of Avon, Ind., and Mary Abbott of London.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at House-Rowling Funeral Home, London. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in Warrens Grove Cemetery, London.
Memorials are suggested to Crescent Springs Baptist Church, 627 Buttermilk Pike, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Clement "David" Nienaber, 43, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at his home. He was a self-employed maintenance worker.
Survivors include a son, Gregory Ritchie of Elsmere; his parents, Ruth and Clem Nienaber of Erlanger; sisters, Patti Taylor of Erlanger and Mary Walker of Elsmere; a brother, Bob Nienaber of Crittenden; and grandmother, Elsie Nienaber of Fort Mitchell.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Thomas W. Ritchie, 82, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired Navy veteran, a veteran of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, and a member of Boone-Union Masonic Lodge No. 304 F&AM; and the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 28.
Survivors include his wife, Georgiana Ritchie; brothers, Cecil Ritchie of San Diego, Russell Ritchie and Garner Ritchie, both of Lexington, and John Kenneth Ritchie of Springfield, Mo.; and sisters, Edna Stevenson of Wimberly, Texas, and Edith Merridith of Columbus, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation is from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Florence Baptist Church, 283 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042.
