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These notices are dated: 07-16-2004
Phyllis Schmitt, beloved nurse at St. Elizabeth
Phyllis M. Schmitt was used to getting hugs in public.
No matter where she went -- the grocery, the bank or anywhere -- people recognized her as the nurse who had treated them in the hospital, or who had cared for their fathers and mothers and other dying family members during their last days.
"People were constantly coming up and hugging her and thanking her, " said one of her daughters, Jennie Collins of Taylor Mill.
Ms. Schmitt, 66, of Latonia, died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton, Tenn.
She had been a nurse for 39 years at St. Elizabeth Medical Centers, starting out in medical surgery and later coordinating the hospice program and managing the wound-care department.
Jennie Collins said her mother cared deeply about her patients and got to know them as individuals.
Once, during the holidays, she gave an elderly patient some money so he could buy Christmas presents for his grandchildren.
She also gave her home phone number to hospice patients, and they used it.
Often overwhelmed patients and their families would call her at odd hours to be treated or counseled about death and dying, her daughter said.
"Her hobby was taking care of people, " Ms. Collins said.
"She enjoyed the satisfaction it gave her when she saw she could help someone."
That feeling runs in the family. Ms. Schmitt's mother was a mid-wife in Campbell County, and Ms. Collins said her mother inspired her to become a nurse, first in the traveling nurse program and now in intensive care.
Ms. Schmitt liked to travel and often visited her daughter on her traveling nurse assignments.
She also was a member of the Rosie Reds.
Ms. Schmitt was a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia.
Other survivors include daughters, Laura Remley of Taylor Mill and Sharon Crabbs of Latonia; sisters, Beatrice Kreyling of Knoxville, Tenn., and Susan Uebel-Mazzaro of Melbourne; a brother, Joe Uebel of Dayton, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to Catholic Social Services of Northern Kentucky's Children's Program, Church St. and Southern Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Kevin Matthew Bridley, 21, of Walton, died Monday at his home.
He was a construction worker with T.P. Construction Co. and a volunteer with the Walton Fire Department.
Survivors include his father, Kevin Bridley of Hebron; his mother and stepfather, Todd and Lisa Penick of Walton; a brother, Travis Penick of Walton; and grandparents, Trenton and Jo Ann Bridley of Burlington, Elaine Kohler of Crittenden and Jackie and Johnnie Fields of Burnside.
Services were this morning at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Burial was in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Walton Volunteer Fire Department, 11 High School Court, Walton, Ky. 41094 or to Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
James Davis, 89, of Wilder, died Thursday at his home.
He was a self-employed landscaper and a member of First Baptist Church of Cold Spring.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Davis; sons, Dave Davis of Wilder and Jerry Davis of Fort Thomas; daughters, Judy Miller of Alexandria, Debbie Vaught and Lauriella Moore, both of Cold Spring, Cathy Hiner of Erlanger and Pam Moyer of Franklin, Tenn.; brothers, Claude Davis of Jonesville, Va., and Paul Davis of Rose Hill, Va.; a sister, Jean Hatfield of Jonesville, Va.; 25 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at First Baptist Church of Cold Spring and at noon Monday at Silver Leaf Baptist Church, Rose Hill, Va.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at First Baptist Church of Cold Spring and from 11 a.m. to noon Monday at Silver Leaf Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Silver Leaf Baptist Church Cemetery, Rose Hill.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Marcella Hilgefort Holbrook, 92, of Erlanger, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a cafeteria worker with St. Henry School, Elsmere, and a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere and the church's Prime Time Seniors group. Her husband, Raymond Holbrook, died in 1979.
Survivors include sons, Lee Holbrook of Broken Arrow, Okla., Leslie Holbrook of Villa Hills, Lanny Holbrook of Fort Mitchell and Larry Holbrook of Cincinnati; a brother, Harry Hilgefort of Cincinnati; a sister, Marion Marqua of Covington; 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Henry Church.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to St. Henry High School, 3755 Scheben Drive, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Mary M. Laible, 93, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Thomas, died July 9 at Regency Village, Cincinnati.
Her husband, George Laible, died in 2001.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Jean Alexander of Cincinnati and Bonnie Caruso of Alexandria; sons, Donald Laible of Cincinnati and Raymond Laible of Covington; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine Siena Church, Fort Thomas.
Mrs. Laible bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Evelyn Cobb "Snooks" Lewis, 87, of Owenton, died Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
She was a retired social worker and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Lengel Baker of Berea; a son, Steve Lengel of Owenton; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main 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 Owenton Manor Activities Fund, 905 Highway 127 N., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Pat Merritt Reams, 70, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Lucille Pat Purvis Reibling, 89, of Covington, died at 12:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was the retired owner of Purvis Grocery in West Covington, and a member of VFW Post No. 7099 Ladies Auxiliary and Covington Senior Citizens Kazoo Band.
Her husband, Albert Dutch Reibling, died in 1999.
A son, James Milazzo, died in 1971.
Survivors include a brother, Robert Purvis of Walton; a sister, Hazel Roxie Carson of Walton; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Home of Northern Kentucky, 200 Home Road, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Nelia N. Rivera, 79, of Edgewood, died Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Chassie Caudill Wilson, 91, of Erlanger, died Sunday at Villaspring Care Center in Erlanger.
She was a former teacher and a member of Union Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Ronald R. Wilson, died in 1969.
Survivors include a son, John Wilson of Burlington; a brother, C.C. Caudill of Worthington, Ohio; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family.
Cremation will be at Northern Kentucky Cremation Service, Walton.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
