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These notices are dated: 05-10-2004
Katherine 'Kate' Bilbo, 21, writer and artist
Katherine "Kate" Bilbo was a young writer who specialized in poetry and short stories about personal experiences and a talented artist who concentrated on drawing human figures.
"Every piece of her writing and art was very personal, " said Ms. Bilbo's mother, Rebecca Bilbo of Fort Mitchell. "Everything sprang from within herself."
Ms. Bilbo, 21, of Fort Mitchell, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington after a long illness.
A graduate of Beechwood High School, she was a student at Thomas More College studying creative writing and art.
She was the art editor of the college art and literary journal, Words.
Ms. Bilbo also played tennis for the Beechwood and Thomas More teams.
"She was a unique person, " said her mother. "Many of her viewpoints concerned things that a lot of other people hadn't thought about before.
"She loved to find connections between things that aren't seemingly related to each other. She would be able to draw those connections."
Just as Ms. Bilbo's poetry and short stories were based on personal experiences, her art work reflected personal themes.
"She drew human figures, " said her mother. "She would say, 'This is what it's all about -- humans. It's not about leaves and trees and nature. It's about people.'"
Other survivors include her father, Dr. James Bilbo; a sister, Caroline Bilbo of Fort Mitchell; a brother, Thomas Bilbo of Fort Mitchell; paternal grandparents, Dr. Richard and Beverly Bilbo of Syracuse, N.Y.; and maternal grandfather, Gordon Wright of Syracuse.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials may be made to the Thomas More Art Gallery Building Fund in memory of Kate Bilbo, c/o The Bank of Kentucky, 111 Lookout Farm Drive, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017.
Linnemann Funeral Home in Erlanger is in charge of arrangements.
Tara R. Ackley, 40, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, Lexington. She was a certified nursing assistant.
Survivors include a son, Brian Hoff of Cynthiana; a daughter, Shana Hoff of Cynthiana; brothers, Gary Hoff of Cannonsburgh, Pa., and Keith Hoff of St. Petersburg, Fla.; sisters, Kay Hunter of Galion, Ohio, and Kareen Holt of Westland, Pa.; and two grandchildren.
Memorials services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home.
Ruth Marie Barlow, 87, of California, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a clerk with Liggett's Drug Store and a member of First Twelve Mile Baptist Church in California and the Order of the Eastern Star. She and her father, Jack Potter, ran Potter's Grocery Store in Carthage. Her husband, Peter William Barlow, died in 1991.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Schultz of California and Jill Wilson of Southgate; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Twelve Mile Baptist Church, 3288 Oneonta Road, California, Ky. 41007, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Dorothy F. Braun, 74, of Covington, died Saturday at Covington Ladies Home. She was a retired hostess with the Four Seasons Country Club. Her husband, Ray Braun, died in 1986. A son, Russell Crowder, died in 2001.
Survivors include a son, Jim Liles of Edgewood; a daughter, Sandy Noble of Florence; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Baptist Church, 510 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Jean "Cookie" Cook Brewer, 69, of Florence, died at 7:29 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a waitress with several local restaurants, including Glenn Schmidt's in Newport, the Coach and Four in Covington, Stringtown Restaurant, Florence, and Colonial Cottage in Erlanger. She also worked with the Hearth Supper Club, International House of Pancakes and Dairy Island.
Survivors include her husband, Harry T. Brewer; a daughter, Laura "Toots" Holloway of Walton; sons, Bud Stephens of Independence, Rusty Stephens of Florence, and Dennis Stephens and Johnny Stephens, both of Covington; a brother, Charlie Cook of Florence; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Ross D. Brewer, 51, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Opal E. Burleson, 82, of Florence, died Friday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Russell Burleson, and a daughter, Edna Dean, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Sonja Reinhardt of West Harrison, Ind., and Barbara Preston of Cincinnati; sons, Frank Burleson and James Burleson, both of Florence; a sister, Frances Edwards of McCarr; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720; American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202; or American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, Md. 20852.
Helen Fischer, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a clerk with Procter & Gamble. Her husband, Gordon W. Fischer, preceded her in death. There are no immediate survivors.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Erma Kathryn Hughes, 85, of Falmouth, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Falmouth Baptist Church. Her husband, Floyd Hughes, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Cheryl York of Falmouth; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Falmouth Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth Baptist Church, 403 Maple Ave., Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Barry Wayne Perkins, 60, of Cynthiana, died Friday at his home. He was a retired gunsmith.
Survivors include sons, Anthony Lee Perkins of Georgetown and Michael Shane Miller of Harrison County; daughters, Amy Elizabeth Perkins of Georgetown and Amber Marie Skirvin of Frankfort; a brother, Carl Stanley Perkins of Lexington; a sister, Charlotte Gay Lail of Harrison County; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Jane Myers Pinckard, 85, of Brooksville, died Friday at Robertson County Health Care Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Brooksville Christian Church. Her husband, Cecil Owens Pinckard, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Penny Purcell of Flemingsburg and Susan Spiller of Southlake, Texas; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Brooksville Christian Church, 148 W. Miami St., Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Milton B. Poe, 61, of Newport, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a mechanic with Standard Oil Co.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Poe; a son, David Etienne of Fort Thomas; sisters, Mary Snyder of Kansas City, Mo., and Sharon Fleming of Dayton; brothers, Eddie Poe of Newport, Robert Poe of Elsmere and Frank Poe of Highland Heights; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Harry O. Rider, 73, of Elsmere, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was disabled, and was a member of Sons of the American Legion.
Survivors include sisters, Mary Rose Bresch and Dorothy Cornwell, both of Elsmere, Helen Rider of Covington and Betty Richardson of Villa Hills; brothers, Charles W. Rider of Charleston, S.C., Earl Rider of Hebron and Merle Rider of Cincinnati.
No services are planned. Mr. Rider bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Elsmere Volunteer Fire Department, Gary Ave., Elsmere, Ky. 41018. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Patricia R. Roland, 55, of Latonia, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired waitress with the Boone Inn., Walton, and the Dragon Inn, Florence, and was a former member of the Ludlow Ladies Hobo Club.
Survivors include her husband, James "Peanut" Roland; sons, Glen East of Clarksville, Tenn., James Roland and Michael Roland, both of Williamstown, and John Roland of Burlington; daughters, Debbie Roland of Dry Ridge and Charlette Lay of Walton; her mother, Ruby Paulson of Dry Ridge; brothers, Dave Lister of Walton, Stewart Lister of Crittenden and Bobby Paulson of Texas; sisters, Tammy Faust of Dry Ridge and Terrie Orizaba of Texas; and 16 grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Bertha C. Ross, 88, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired housekeeper with St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. Her husband, George Ross, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Dave Ross of Bellevue, George Ross of Newport and John Ross of Dayton; daughters, Carol Sturgill of Newport, Michelle Roberts of Corinth and Patsy McIntosh of Edgewood; 19 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Gardnersville Cemetery.
Mary Freda Smith, 77, of Florence, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Latonia Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, William A. Smith; daughters, Victoria Eldridge of Covington, Diane Martin of Latonia and JoAnne Morrison of Union; sisters, Irene Anders of Keavy, Alberta Leigh of Corinth and Mildred Quillen of Maryville, Tenn.; a brother, Earl Smith of West Elkton, Ohio; three grandchildren, a great-grandchild and four step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Marvin Eugene Strickland Sr., 75, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a machinist with H&L; Manufacturing Co., Bellevue.
Survivors include his wife, Sallie Turner Strickland; daughters, Linda F. Curtis of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., Deborah J. Strickland of Nicholasville, Myra A. Noble of Campbell County and E. Rose Strickland Ramey of Newport; a son, Marvin E. Strickland Jr. of Newport; 10 grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.
Services will be at 6 p.m. today at Newport Church of God. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Tera Alecia Studer, 18, of Alexandria, died Saturday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
She was a senior at Campbell County High School, where she was secretary of the Northern Kentucky Electrical Association. She was a volunteer with the Alexandria Fair Grounds and a member of the 4-H Saddle-up Club.
Survivors include her parents, Tom and Terri Lynn Studer of Alexandria; and grandmother, Ruth See of Alexandria.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.
Jessie "Betty" Sullivan, 79, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a former seamstress with Maglinos Pants Co.
Survivors include her husband, Sol "Jack" C. Sullivan; sons, Marvin Franklin of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Charles Sullivan of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Wayne Edward Swigert, 50, of Dry Ridge, died at 12:24 a.m. Saturday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a tax technician with the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa Hatton Swigert; and brothers, Charles Swigert and Ross Swigert, both of Cincinnati.
No services are planned. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
