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These notices are dated: 05-06-2004
Sister Mary Berenice, teacher and librarian
Sister Mary Berenice Byron taught for 27 years at six schools in Northern Kentucky and one in Danville before she retired from the classroom in 1968.
But instead of reducing her work, she started a new career as acquisition librarian at Thomas More College. She filled that post for 28 years before she retired in 1998.
"She really enjoyed her work at the college, " said Sister Andrea Collopy. "She made a lot of friends there."
Sister Byron died Tuesday at St. Walburg Monastery in Villa Hills. She was 84.
She finally had to retire from Thomas More because she was losing her sight. In her last years, Sister Byron was completely blind.
Since she loved to read, losing her sight was quite a blow, said Sister Collopy, but she was a very patient sufferer. She was a private person, yet she loved to have visitors.
Sister Byron was born in Louisville, one of 12 children. Her only sister, Catherine Berenice, died before Sister Byron entered the St. Walburg Monastery in 1938, so Sister Byron took her name.
Between 1941 and 1968, she taught children in every grade level, except for first grade, serving at Blessed Sacrament, Holy Cross, St. Henry, St. Joseph, St. Benedict and St. Francis Xavier schools locally and at Sts. Peter and St. Paul in Danville.
Survivors include a brother, Robert Byron of Louisville, and many nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Walburg Monastery Chapel, Villa Hills. Vigil services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in St. Walburg Monastery Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Walburg Monastery, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Rosa D. Batis, 76, of Maysville, died at 12:42 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital East, Lexington. She was a member of Scott United Methodist Church, Maysville.
Survivors include a son, Winston Greene of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Hattie Greene of Columbus and Anna Osborne of Hillside, N.J.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Scott United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Bertha Mae Beard, 76, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a former equipment operator with Furniture Factory and a self-employed maid. Her husband, Harvey D. Beard, and a son, John L. "Cheyenne" Hess, both preceded her in death. There are no immediate survivors.
There are no services planned. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Beverly Clem, 65, of Camden, S.C., died Saturday at Kershaw City Medical Center, Camden. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Stanley Clem, died in 2003.
Survivors include sons, Stanley Clem of Parsons, Kan., Brian Clem of Stark, Fla., Gregory Clem of Panama City, Fla., and Eugene Clem of Fairfield, Ohio; daughters, Regina Hager and Michelle Schultz, both of Camden, and Patricia Hutchinson of Manchester; sisters, Irene Clem of Rising Sun, Ind., Martha Mason of Ohio and Lessie Jedding of Cincinnati; brothers, Robert Stewart and Raymond Stewart, both of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor.
Harvey Lee Eversole Jr., of Cincinnati, died Saturday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. He was an overhead crane operator with Aluminum Extruded Shapes, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Marcia Eversole; daughters, Corissa Hudson of Erlanger and Alicia Fuller of Taylor Mill; sons, Anthony Eversole of Florence and Nathan Eversole of Louisville; sisters, Princess Collins, Kathy Smith and Carol Jones, all of Manchester, and Edie; and a brother, Jimmy Hubbard of Manchester.
No services are planned. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Edna A. Fausz, 83, of Florissant, Mo., formerly of Lakeside Park, died Friday at DePaul Health Care Center, Bridgeton, Mo. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Fort Wright. Her husband, John H. Fausz, died in 1999.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Fred Fausz of Florissant, and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Elizabeth Gunckle, 82, of Newport, died Tuesday at Highland Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Gunckle, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Harriet Scherrer of Falmouth; a son, William Gunckle of Newport; brothers, John Beal of Newport, Lawrence Beal of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Harry Beal of Selma, Ind.; sisters, Rosemary Girdler of Cincinnati and Suda Faulkerson of Newport; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Mary Jo Hall, 46, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a receptionist.
Survivors include sons, Lamar Johnson of Lexington, Raymond Johnson and Raeshawn Johnson, both of Newport; daughters, Jolysia Johnson of Cincinnati and Allisha Johnson of Newport; her mother, Silver Johnson of Newport; brothers, John Hall Jr., Antonio Hall and Recardo Hall, all of Newport, and Philip Hall and Golden Hall, both of Sadieville; sisters, Johnda Parsons and Regina Hall, both of Covington, Tawana Ward of Cincinnati and Kelly Johnson of Newport, and Denise Redman of Independence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Second Baptist Church, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Garry Ray Hoskinds Jr., 37, of Piner, died at 4:35 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an elevator service technician with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, and a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, Williamstown.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Hoskinds; his parents, Angelene and Garry R. Hoskinds Sr. of Ryland Heights; a sister, Renee Marie Hoskinds of Independence; and grandparents, Helen Marie Schmid and Rev. Lynda Hoskinds, both of Ryland Heights.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Carolyn Pruett Kistner, 67, of Owenton, died Tuesday at Hospice Care Center of St. Joseph Medical Center, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Long Ridge Baptist Church, Owenton.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Kistner; a son, Mickey Kistner of Lockport; a daughter, Marla Aldridge of Owenton; a sister, Donnie Fornash of Sparta; and two granddaughters.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Seminary 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 Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601-2744, or Owenton Manor Activities Fund, 905 Highway 127 North, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Raymond C. Kleine Jr., 75, of Elsmere, died at Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Mary Margaret Kelley Merrill, 80, of Covington, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Villaspring of Erlanger. She was a homemaker, a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington and an usher with the church.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph K. Merrill; a daughter, Kathy Holaday of Alexandria; a granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Dorothy M. Lankheit Roedig, 82, of Florence, died Tuesday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Wilbur Roedig, died in 1983.
Survivors include sons, Norbert Roedig and Tony Roedig, both of Florence, Larry Roedig of Warsaw and Joe Roedig of Covington; daughters, Peggy Cox of Elsmere, Marilyn Beck of Arlington, Va., and Margie Alexander, Dottie Roedig and Nancy Holcomb, all of Covington; brothers, Lawrence Lankheit of Taylor Mill and Gene Lankheit of Covington; a sister, Betty Corman of Florence; 18 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Phyllis Rumford, 52, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired employee of the Dravo Mine Co.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert Lee Rumford Sr.; daughters, Tammy Rumford Williams of Brooksville and Miranda Rumford Peoples of Falmouth; a son, Herbert L. Rumford Jr. of Brooksville; sisters, Margaret Fronk of Brooksville and Marlene Day of Georgetown, Ohio; brothers, Frank Dietrich of Georgetown, Ohio, Marvin Dietrich of Mount Orab and Monte Dietrich of Florida; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Janet Sue Settle, 66, of Edgewood, died Tuesday at St Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a real estate administrator with Convergys Corp., Cincinnati, and a former member of Ludlow Athletic Boosters.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Delisle; a son, Harry Settle of Liberty Township, Ohio; a daughter, Sarah Settle of Ludlow; a sister, Cathy McMillen of Independence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Virgil W. Shobe, 93, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired wood model maker with General Motors and a member of Boone-Union Masonic Lodge No. 304 and Florence Eastern Star. A daughter, Marsha Lou Shobe Fields, died in 1977. A son, Virgil W. Shobe, died in 1979.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria K. Howard Shobe; a daughter, Rachel Clendenin of Florence; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Boone-Union Masonic Lodge No. 304, P.O. Box 304, Union, Ky. 41092.
John Oliver "Ollie" Swarts, 93, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was owner of the Sky Galley Restaurant, and he a member of the Civil Air Patrol, Masons, Fraternal Order of Police, Scottish Rite and Airmans Club. He was a commander for the Great Lakes region of the Civil Air Patrol.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita "Nita" Swarts; a daughter, Beverly Morris of Madeira, Ohio; sons, Oliver Swarts of Lebanon, Ohio, and Ron Swarts of Morrow, Ohio; a stepson, David Weaver of Oakley, Ohio; stepdaughters, Sharon Barger of Elizabethtown, Marsha Butler of Kenwood, Ohio, and Debra Weaver of Cincinnati; a brother, George Swarts of Florence; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Elijah Ray Turner, 1 day, the son of Jake and Rebecca Turner of Batavia, Ohio, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a brother, Daniel Turner of Batavia; grandparents, Susan and Garland Turner of Fort Thomas, Christine Finkel of Brook Park, Ohio, and Daniel and Audrey Finkel of Valley City, Ohio; and great-grandparents, Marilyn Finkel of Strongsville, Ohio, Rita Wendzicki of Valley City, and Chester and Dorothy Zarzeczny of Brooksville, Ohio.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
W. June Blackmer Young, 95, of Newport, died at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired realtor. Her husband, William Young, died in 1974.
Survivors include a son, Ed Young of Newport; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center Chapel, Newport. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
