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These notices are dated: 06-12-2004
Eileen McLeod St. John, taught kids with learning difficulties
Eileen McLeod St. John would see an old raggedy doll at a yard sale and know she could turn it into something elegant for someone in need.
She devoted her life to teaching children with learning difficulties and making crafts for everyone.
Ms. St. John, 61, of Florence, died Thursday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere, of complications from cancer.
She worked for Troy City Schools in Troy, Ohio, after her graduation from Campbellsville (Ky.) University. She taught language arts to children with disabilities.
"It was a calling, " said her college roommate, Peggy Kinman of Florence. "She felt it was a missionary enterprise because her goal was to serve God."
Ms. St. John was a strict disciplinarian with her students, but she had a "great heart" for them, Kinman said.
She would invite the children over to her house, where she would cook for them, fix the girls' hair, and teach the girls about becoming young ladies.
She was a counselor for the Children's International Summer Village, giving 12-year-olds from around the world a workshop in Troy to learn about peacekeeping. But an ulcer disease forced her to retire from teaching at the age of 31. It was "heartbreaking, " Kinman said.
Ms. St. John found new ways to keep her hands busy. Her crafts and quilts earned her top prizes at Kenton and Grant County fairs. She became president of Kenton County Extension Homemakers because of her talent. She designed the bicentennial quilt for the organization which is still on display. She made quilts for just about everyone she knew -- and even some strangers.
She was also a former writer in the late 1980s for the News Enterprise in Ludlow, Ky. She loved reading and writing, so she felt the need to write for the paper because "it was the community thing to do, " Kinman said.
She was past president of the St. Charles Care Center Auxillary. She loved caring for the elderly, Kinman said. "She gave a great deal of her finances to children and the needy."
She loved her pets: one dog and one cat. She also worked at an animal hospital in Phoenix.
Survivors include brothers, David McLeod of Phoenix, Ariz., and James McLeod of Visalia, Calif.; sisters, Vera Dobis of Canton, Mich., Beth Moorefield of Cantwood, Mich., and Mary Fincher of Phoenix, Ariz.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Anchor Church, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. She will be cremated at Baxter Cremation Services, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Samaritan's Purse, c/o Anchor Church, 3126 Riggs Avenue, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Janice Kathleen Fossett, 45, of Foster, died Wednesday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Pete Fossett; sons, Rocky Fossett of Ellenton, Fla., Pete Fossett and Dustin Fossett, both of Foster; a daughter, Jasmine K'Lea Fossett of Foster; his mother, Marie Wiefering of Southgate; a brother, Bill Wiefering of Southgate; sisters, Terry Stuttler of Foster and Edna Walters of Bellevue; and one grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at A.C. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Jasmine K'Lea Fossett Scholarship Fund, c/o 5/3 Bank, 240 Fairfield Avenue, Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Phyllis A. Froelicher, 77, of Bellevue, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Loyal Women's Auxiliary. Her husband, Edward "Frog" Froelicher, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Gail Muench of Melbourne, Peggy Herman of Southgate, Jane Faybik of Ponte Verde Beach, Fla., Rose Klapheke of Gibsonia, Pa.; a sister, Sandy Laming of Latonia; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Divine Mercy Parish, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at A.C. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Carol Sue Haddix, 59, of Erlanger, died Thursday at her residence.
She was a factory worker at Gap Stores, Inc., and a member of United Christian Volunteers.
Survivors include her husband, David R. Haddix, Sr., of Erlanger; sons, David Haddix, Jr., of Latonia, Carl Haddix of Covington, and Daniel Haddix of Williamsburg; daughters, Sharon Marshall of Springfield, Mass., and Delanna Sue Haddix of Williamsburg; a brother, Colin Rodgers of Bangor, Maine; sisters, Sharon Rodgers and Connie Rodgers, both of North Fort Myers, Fla., and Gina Brunen of Florence; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to United Christian Volunteers, 15 Kenton Street, Elsmere, Ky. 41018; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Robert Dale Harper, 83, of Covington, died Thursday at his residence.
He was a retired mechanic at Robke Chevrolet, Fort Wright, and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a brother, Elsworth Harper of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and a sister, Lucile Hart of Lawrenceburg.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
A.C. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling the arrangements.
Shrilda Gross Rodgers, 88, of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Newport, died Tuesday at the Matrix Nursing Home, Oxford, Ohio.
She was a retired cafeteria manager at Newport High School and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Her husbands, Harrison Gross and Donald Rodgers, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Harold Gross of Fairfield, Ohio, Paul Gross of Desert Palms, Calif., James Rodgers of Stuttgart, Germany, and David Rodgers of Covington; daughters, Janice Reece and Joyce Clark, both of Hamilton, Ohio, Patricia Franz of Suwanee, Ga., and Phyllis Stacey of Southgate; a brother, Rev. Carl Howard of Newport; sisters, Martha Bowling of Independence, Pauline Turner and Lily Johnson, both of Newport, and Zeta Keith of Middletown, Ohio; 26 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Bobbie Lee Sexton, 61, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at her residence.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Albert Sexton; brothers, Homer Ritchie and Ronnie Ritchie, both of Harrison County, and Donald Ritchie of Cynthiana; sisters, Ruby Conner and Rosetta Kiskaden, both of Cynthiana, and Bonnie Beckett of Lakeland, Fla.; and stepbrothers, Cernsey Ritchie, Jr., of Bourbon County and Allen Fryman of Harrison County.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Harrison County Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Bobbie Lee Sexton Funeral Expenses, c/o Ware Funeral Home, P.O. Box 610, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Judy Wagers, 53, of Georgetown, died Thursday in a truck accident on Georgetown Road at Hurricane Lane near Lexington.
She was a truck driver for Bestway Express, Georgetown.
Survivors include a son, Robert Wagers of Owenton; daughters, Christinia Switzer of Corinth, Patty Beach of Williamstown, and Susan Purnell of Owenton; her mother, Clostia P. Taylor Wagers of Corinth; brothers, J.P. George Wagers of Corinth and Green T. Wagers of Williamstown; sisters, Kris Hart of Georgetown, Patricia Oakley of Owenton, Elaine Purnell and Alma Gray, both of Dry Ridge, and Laura Wickline of Charleston, W.Va.; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the church or charity of the donor's choice.
Mamie R. Wells, 92, of Crittenden, died Wednesday at Villaspring Health Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a retired bookkeeper from Peoples Liberty Bank and a member of Holy Cross Church. Her son, Floyd Wells, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Doris Bramerloh of Union and Juanita Fey of Crittenden, nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. today. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn Street, Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
