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These notices are dated: 04-17-2004
Ada Barkau, teacher, always served others
Ada Barkau believed life's purpose was to serve; it was an example she set in her own life.
Mrs. Barkau, 97, of Newport, who died Thursday at Baptist Village Care Center, grew up on a farm in Osgood, Ind., and earned a two-year teaching certificate at Indiana University, where she met the man she would marry, the Rev. Harold Barkau.
Her first teaching job was at a one-room school in rural Indiana.
She moved to Newport when her husband became pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ.
She hired on as the librarian at Newport Junior High, then taught fourth graders at Grandview Elementary.
In 1957, the Newport Ministerial Association asked her to be the teacher for the Weekday School of Religion, a church-based education program for Newport fifth- and sixth-graders.
"It was taught at the churches nearest to the schools, " said Mrs. Barkau's youngest daughter, Donna Hamilton of Crestview Hills.
"She was still doing it after my dad died in 1972. She didn't make much money, but she would carry her box of Bibles and hymn books, and the children would help her."
Years later, Hamilton said, people approached her mother to tell her they'd been in her class and how much it meant to them.
"One woman brought a bouquet of beautiful flowers to her door to thank her for the impact that class had on her when she was a girl, " Hamilton said.
"I hope she shows up at the visitation so I can tell her we still have those flowers."
After she stopped teaching, Mrs. Barkau filled her days driving elderly friends and acquaintances to doctor or dentist appointments, Hamilton said.
Mrs. Barkau was awarded the Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award by the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1996.
She was also the city of Newport's "Gardener of the Year" award twice.
Other survivors include son Bruce Barkau of Redwood City, Calif., and daughters Mary Haas and Martha Malone, both of Longboat Key, Fla.
Services will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ in Newport at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to St. John's United Church of Christ, 415 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
James Herbert Barton, 78, of Franklin, Ind., died Friday at the Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Franklin.
He was a bricklayer for the Indianapolis local bricklayer's union for 40 years. He was a World War II army veteran.
Survivors include son Phillip Curry of Indianapolis; daughters Stacey L. Stewart of Greenwood, Ind., Joann Johnson of New Whiteland, Ind., and Pamela Shipplett; sister Yuelta Sponcil, and four grandchildren.
Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday immediately followed by services at Gardnersville Christian Church in Demossville.
Karrie Marie Cornelius, 28, of Covington, died Wednesday at her residence.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include son Trevor Cornelius and daughter Summer Cornelius; mother Laura Suedkamp of Covington; father Jerry Pinnell, and stepmother Sheila Pinnell of Florence; brothers Jeremy Pinnell of Crescent Springs and D.J. Fancer of Florence; and grandfather Joseph Suedkamp of Latonia.
Services will be at Fellowship of Believers in Florence at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with visitation prior to the funeral from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m..
Memorials are suggested to the Karrie Cornelius Memorial Fund, c/o Fifth Third Bank, 4300 Dixie Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Joy Ellen Jones, 46, of Cincinnati, died Tuesday in Dayton, Ky.
Survivors include mother Joy Smith of Dayton, Ky., father Larry Jones of Covington, brothers Ron Jones of Colerain Township, Ohio, Jim Jones of Dayton, Lawrence Jones of Covington, and Lindsay Jones of Covington; and sisters Laura Jones of Dayton, Shannon Jones, Stephanie Jones, Sarah Jones, all of Cincinnati; and Dianne Sietz of Indiana.
Services will be held at Don Catchen & Sons Funeral Home in Covington at 10 a.m. Monday. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Foxx Alan Messerly, 19 months, of Verona, died Thursday at St. Luke West Hospital in Florence.
Survivors include parents Curtis and Sandra Messerly, brother Carter Joseph Messerly, sister Alexis Nicole Messerly, and grandparents Leon and Linda Messerly of Talladega, Ala., and John and Nancy Duell of Burlington, Ky.
Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Timothy Church in Union. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Peggy Jo Moore, 67, died Thursday at Grand Haven Nursing Home in Cynthiana.
She is a former Cleveland Twist Drill employee and member of Beaver Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons Michael Thomas Moore and Jonathan Wayne Moore, daughters Donna Moore Pope and Christina Jo Hollis, brother Paul Ross Wedding, and sister Edna Thomas, all of Cynthiana, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her son David Lane Moore.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Marianne Pendery, 83, of Sarasota, Fla., died Friday at 6:27 a.m. Friday at her home.
Survivors include son R. Douglas Pendery of Loveland, Ohio, daughter Nancy Pendery Schwartz of Washington, and five grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Fort Thomas, with visitation prior to the funeral at 9 a.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children, 17301 Academy Way, Rockville, Md. 20852.
Donald Eugene Reid, 75, of Independence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth North Hospice, Covington.
He was a mechanic at Consolidated Freightways in Cincinnati, a member of the Scottish Rite and Masonic Lodge #746 F&AM.;
Survivors include wife Carol Reid, son Ronnie Reid of Dry Ridge, daughter Benita Kim Choy of Erlanger, sister Phyllis Cantrell of Covington, three grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and five step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Community Pentecostal Church of God, Independence. Burial will be at Floral Hills Memorial Garden, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Community Pentecostal Church of God Store House, 11875 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky., 41015.
Robert Dean Sands, 50, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth North in Covington.
He was the manager at the Colonial Inn in Covington.
Survivors include wife Lisa Sands of Newport, son Derek Sands of Newport, father Alfred Elswick of Perryville, Ky., and brother James Elswick of Covington.
Services will be at noon Sunday at the Cooper Funeral Home, Alexandria, with visitation prior to the funeral from 10 a.m. to noon.
Graveside services will be held at noon Tuesday at the Dayton, Ohio, National Cemetery, 4100 West Third St.
Ambria Lynn Schultz, 21, of California, Ky., died Monday in Jackson Township, Ohio.
She was a student at Cincinnati State, a member of 4-H and the St. Mary Catholic Church in Alexandria.
Survivors include father Tim Schultz and mother Beverly Schultz of California, Ky., brothers Scott and Andrew Schultz, both of California, Ky., and grandparents Irvin and Rosemary Schultz and William and Mary Baumbach, all of Alexandria.
Services will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church in Alexandria at 7 p.m. Wednesday, with a reception immediately following the Mass.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 East 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; Persimmon Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 5196 Persimmon Grove Pike, Alexandria, Ky. 41001; and St. Peter & Paul Church, California Cross Road, Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Herman Shelby Stofle, 80, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and formerly of Ludlow, died Thursday at Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus.
Survivors include wife Olga Stofle of Reynoldsburg, sons Gregory and Gary Stofle of Columbus; daughter Sherry Stofle of Columbus; sisters Doris Brewster, Helen Sturgeon, and Barbara Lindle, all of Ludlow; and several grandchildren.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, 41016.
Peyton David Turner of Elsmere was stillborn at St. Luke West in Florence.
Survivors include father Ronald Turner and mother Amy Turner of Elsmere, and grandparents Ron and Debbie Turner of Newport, and Connie and Steve Powell of Erlanger.
Graveside services will be held at Evergreen cemetery today at 9:45 a.m.
Karen Ann Willis, 45, of Florence, died Tuesday.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include husband Douglas Willis of Florence, sons Ben O'Grady of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Bobby O'Grady of Florida; brothers Michael O'Grady of Seattle and Bob O'Grady of Fairbanks, Alaska; and sisters Rose O'Grady of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Mary Beth O'Grady of Seattle.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home in Burlington, with visitation prior to the funeral from 1 to 2 p.m.
