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These notices are dated: 05-04-2004
Grace Hyatt, loved family, UK Wildcats, travel
Grace Hyatt loved her family, the University of Kentucky Wildcats and travel, not always necessarily in that order.
"When the Wildcats were on TV, there was no doubt who was No. 1 in her heart, at least for those few hours, '' joked her daughter, Sheila Horstman of Cincinnati's Mt. Lookout.
"If they won, she'd be in a great mood the rest of the day. But if the 'Cats lost, you knew better than to call mom right after the game.''
Travel was another of Mrs. Hyatt's passions.
She delighted in recalling the trips that she and her husband, Douglas, took to 21 states -- a memory she punctuated by always holding up two fingers on one hand and one on the other to signal "21" while relating the many anecdotes from their travels.
"She was just in heaven making those trips, '' said June Delph, a close friend and the sister of Mrs. Hyatt's sister-in-law. "She and Doug loved being on the road.''
Most of her love, though, was reserved for her daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter -- "my three sweet blondes, '' as she often called them. When her great-granddaughter, Alexandra Adams of Park Hills, Ky., was born 17 months ago, she said: "It's a gift to live to see something few people do.''
Mrs. Hyatt, a longtime Covington resident, died Friday. She was 85.
One of 10 children born on her family's farm in East Bernstadt in south-central Kentucky, Mrs. Hyatt as a youth was a talented runner who earned the nickname "The Red Racer" because of her long red hair.
Although she retained a lifelong love of "the country, '' returning there often to visit family, she was drawn to city life in Northern Kentucky in the 1940s and spent her final three decades in Covington.
In robust health for most of her adulthood, she took particular pride over having missed only seven days during her 30-year career with the Wadsworth Electric Co. in Covington.
In her spare time, she loved reading histories, ranging from contemporary politics to the Old West. "Her three biggest heroes were FDR, Truman and JFK, '' her daughter said.
Mrs. Hyatt also enjoyed decorating her home, and was constantly changing curtains, painting walls and rearranging the photos and the bric-a-brac that covered her tables and cabinets. "You never knew where things were going to be at mom's from one visit to the next, '' her daughter said.
Blessed with an incessantly positive outlook on life, Mrs. Hyatt seldom allowed adversities to cast a shadow over her sunny disposition.
"She always looked on the bright side and was always looking forward to the next neat thing she'd be doing, '' said Delph, who in recent years often took Mrs. Hyatt out for lunches that she called "my trips with June.''
"She never had a bad thing to say about anybody, ' her daughter added. "Nothing in life got her down.''
In addition to her daughter, granddaughter -- Kristen Adams of Park Hills -- and great-granddaughter, Mrs. Hyatt leaves three sisters, Doris Mullins of Covington, Pearl Hoskins of Cincinnati and Opal Marlow of Miami Beach, Fla.; one brother, Henry Patton of East Bernstadt, and two nieces she said were "like daughters, '' Diana Adams of Park Hills and Deborah Metz of Erlanger.
There will be a memorial service at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the chapel at the Cincinnati Cremation Co., 525 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Clifton. There also will be a graveside service at a family cemetery in Laurel County on May 16.
Donations may be made to the AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati (AVOC), 220 Findlay Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Ann Eppinghoff, quiet force behind husband
Ann B. Eppinghoff preferred to keep in the background, helping her husband run his advertising business, serving on church committees and typing out itineraries for road trips they took with friends in their retirement years.
Those who knew Mrs. Eppinghoff, though, knew she played a vital role behind the scenes, said a daughter, Paula Kleiman of Florence.
"I always used to say, my mother walked graciously behind my father -- 10 paces behind my father, " Mrs. Kleiman said. "But we all knew that, even though he was the big splash, she was behind him, prodding him along."
Mrs. Eppinghoff, of Florence, died Sunday at Woodspoint Care Center in Florence, her home for the past nine years. She was 92.
She was born and reared in the Cincinnati neighborhood of College Hill.
She helped her husband operate the business named after him, Charles L. Eppinghoff Advertising, for some 35 years in downtown Cincinnati. Most of their clients were shoe sellers.
Mrs. Kleiman said her parents worked hard to accomplish what they did.
"Neither one of them came from the richest of backgrounds, " she said. "So for both of them to have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and to have made a business as successful as his pleased them."
But Mrs. Kleiman said her parents thought more often of others than themselves.
"They were very community minded and always involved, " she said. "Church was very important to them."
After the Archdiocese of Cincinnati redistricted their College Hill parish in the 1960s, the spiritual home of the Eppinghoffs moved from St. Clare Church to St. Richard Church.
"They were very active there, " Mrs. Kleiman said.
After the Eppinghoffs retired, they traveled by car with friends all over the United States, on trips that last 30 to 40 days at a time, Mrs. Kleiman said.
Even at the end of her life, widowed, growing older and facing increasing health problems, Mrs. Eppinghoff set a quiet but powerful example, her daughter said.
Twelve years ago, after her husband died, Mrs. Eppinghoff moved to Florence, where she first lived in her own house, then in Mrs. Kleiman's home and, finally, Woodspoint.
"She had lost the ability to walk, and she just wanted to make sure she wasn't a burden to anybody, " Mrs. Kleiman said.
"She wanted to be around people, which was what the nursing home was able to provide her."
Mrs. Kleiman said her mother doted on her family, which included 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Again, "She didn't make a great big splash in the world, but she set an example to us of how to live out your golden years -- especially when your health is failing, " Mrs. Kleiman said.
Mrs. Eppinghoff is also survived by a second daughter, Betty Lehn of Osprey, Fla., and a son, Charles Eppinghoff Jr. of Louisville.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Church in Florence.
Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Spring Grove cemetery in Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ruth H. Bartel, 84, of Dayton, died Sunday at her home. She was a waitress with the Green Derby, Newport. Her husband, Louis Bartel, and a son, Jack Henderson, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Shirlene Hunt of Cold Spring, Patricia Mocahbee of Elsmere, Lois Ewing of Bronson and Karen Reynolds of Williamsburg; 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Leah Rabe Brumfield, 72, of Erlanger, died Sunday at her home. She was a mutuel clerk with Turfway Park in Florence and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Survivors include a son, Philip Brumfield of Williamstown; a daughter, Sandra Metzger of Erlanger; a stepson, Terry Brumfield of Bethel, Ohio; stepdaughters, Donna Green of Oxford, Ohio, Linda Oakley of Hamilton, Ohio, and Becky Smith of Cincinnati; sisters, Janice Voskuhl of Tulsa, Okla., Joyce Eaton of Lakeside Park, Hazel Corcoran of Erlanger, Grace Steffen of Hebron, Rosalie Slusher of Cleveland and Maureen Rabe of Cincinnati; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Henry Church. Ms. Brumfield bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Martha Jane Mahan Harris, 89, of Union, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Big Bone Baptist Church, Union. Her husband, Edward L. Harris, died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, Dennis Harris of Union; a daughter, Lorina Marie Jones of Union; a brother, Dewey Mahan of Corbin; a sister, Elsie Jones of Union; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Big Bone Baptist Church Building Fund, 11036 Big Bone Church Road, Union, Ky. 41091.
G. Gordon Hue, 84, of Lakeside Park, died Saturday at his home. He was owner of the Cork 'N Bottle, Covington, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Nieman Hue; daughters, Nadine Hellings of Lakeside Park, Michelle Arling of Cincinnati and Stefanie Hacker of Hamilton, Ohio; sons, Gordon Hue, Brian Hue and Timothy Hue, all of Cincinnati, and Barry Hue of Chicago; a sister, Mary K. Coulson of Park Hills; a brother, Donald Hue of Covington; and 21 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Xavier Church, Cincinnati. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
John A. Huellemeier, 78, of Fort Wright, died at 4:35 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired engineer.
Survivors include his wife, Deloris Huellemeier; sons, Mike Huellemeier of Georgetown, Greg Huellemeier of Verona and Ray Huellemeier of Cynthiana; a daughter, Sue Huellemeier of Fort Wright; a brother, Robert Huellemeier of Macon, Ga.; sisters, Elaine Day of Dayton, Ohio, and Dorothy Honebrink of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Anna Louise Irvine, 80, of Florence, died Monday at her home. She was an office manager with Bolander Engraving Co., and a member of New Bethel Baptist Church and Elsmere Senior Citizens.
Survivors include her husband, William Irvine; a son, Don Wood of Richwood; a daughter, Georgia Marshall of Williamstown; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Elsmere Senior Citizens, 179 Dell St., Elsmere, Ky. 41018; or Mount Carmel Baptist Church Building Fund, 389 Mount Carmel Road, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Mark Dean Long, 44, of Florence, died Sunday at his home. He was a former manager of the Gate Gourmet restaurant at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Long; a daughter, Brittney Long of Florence; his parents, Raymond and Juanita Long of Florence; brothers, Jerry Long and Doug Long, both of Burlington, and Randy Long of Independence; and a sister, Karen Jones of Latonia.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Virginia Mae Ervin Lynch, 82, of Morning View, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired saleswoman with Shillito's department store and a member of Independence Christian Church and the Kenton County Homemakers. Her husband, Joseph T. Lynch, died in 1957.
Survivors include a son, John Edward Lynch of Morning View; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Independence Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Independence Christian Church, 5221 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Mary Martin, 96, of Butler, died Monday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Delmar Lee Pindell, 80, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Friday in Lawrenceburg. He was a retired custodian with Boone County Schools and R.A. Jones School, Florence, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Madalyn Pindell, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Brenda Crowe of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Rhonda Scott of Madison, Ind.; brothers, Richard Pindell of Milan, Ind., and Loren Pindell of Sunman, Ind.; a sister, Viola Schwier of Osgood, Ind.; five grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Madison.
Memorials are suggested to Barrett Center for Cancer Research, 234 Goodman St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Fred Thomas Roberts Sr., 63, of Independence, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired maintenance worker with Bob Sumerel Tire and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Smith Calloway; a daughter, Debbie Krig of Independence; sons, Daniel Calloway of Covington, Fred Roberts Jr. of Williamstown and Todd Roberts Sr. of Crittenden; sisters, Elizabeth Ragle of Loveland, Ohio, Mary Jones of Elsmere, and Nicki Roberts, Louise Roberts and Gale Roberts, all of Kenton County; brothers, Lowell Roberts of Norwood, Ohio, Fulton Roberts Jr., Glenn Roberts and Gary Roberts, all of Kenton County; 12 grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 11969 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Terry L. Shively, 41, of Dayton, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a plumber.
Survivors include his wife, Tracie Brooks Shively; a son, Jacob Shively of Dayton; a stepson, Timmy Moore of Alexandria; a stepdaughter, Kaitlyn Moore of Alexandria; his parents, William and Margaret "Peggy" Shively of Villa Hills; a brother, Jed Shively of Fort Thomas; stepbrothers, Chris Harris and Peter Shively, both of Villa Hills; a stepsister, Sarah Shively of Covington; and four children from a previous marriage.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Estelle Margaret Riley Warren, 82, of Covington, died at 11:50 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Latonia Baptist Church. Her husband, Alexander J. "Bill" Warren, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, W. Rod Warren of Greenleaf, Wis.; a daughter, Barbara Sue "Trinket" Warren of Dry Ridge; a brother, Ronald Watson of Roseburg, Ore.; and a granddaughter.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Latonia Baptist Church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Ralph Steve Wilson, 49, of Bellevue, died Monday at his home. He was an employee of Samuel Adams Brewery, Cincinnati, and a member of Divine Mercy Church in Bellevue and the Bellevue Social Club. He was a union steward at Samuel Adams.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Ramsey Wilson; a daughter, Stephanie Wilson of Bellevue; sons, Nick Wilson and Ben Wilson, both of Bellevue; his father, Ralph Wilson of Bellevue; brothers, Tom Wilson of New Orleans, Wayne Wilson of Bellevue and Kevin Wilson of Alexandria; and sisters, Debbie Schnieder and Laura Long, both of Dayton, and Cheryl Long of Bellevue.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Divine Mercy Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Bellevue High School Athletic Fund, 201 Center St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
