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These notices are dated: 07-20-2004
Harry 'Jim' Messer, always willing to help
Harry "Jim" Messer was the kind of person who always wanted to help. It didn't matter what kind of personal trouble the Fort Mitchell resident was having, said his employer, Tom Green, owner and president of the John R. Green Co.
"His heart was huge, " Green said.
Mr. Messer, who died Saturday at age 51, started working for the Green Co. as a co-op student in high school. He spent more than 30 years with the company, working his way up from making deliveries to making sales. For 27 of those years, he worked with Gene Turner of Newport, who knew him as a hard worker who was organized.
Mr. Messer could sit down and argue pretty heatedly with a friend and stay friends with him, Turner said, which made him an unusual person.
He was very outgoing and jovial, Green said. "If there was going to be a social event, he wanted to be on the committee, " Green said.
When he wasn't working, Mr. Messer devoted himself to his family. He took care of his wife, the former Deborah Hicks, through a long battle with muscular dystrophy, a battle she lost just five weeks ago.
Their son, Michael, also has the disease. Mr. Messer coached his son and others for years in the Area 7 Special Olympics.
Those weekend games often kept him from attending services at the Highland Baptist Tabernacle in Fort Thomas, where he was a member.
A lot of men would have walked away from the situation the disease put Mr. Messer in, Turner said, but he never heard Mr. Messer complain about it. "I always admired him for that, " Turner said.
Other survivors include a brother, William Holaday of Bellevue.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at A.C. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the Michael Messer Fund, c/o Heritage Bank, 1411 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Kelly Sue Spaw Allphin, 32, of Cincinnati, died Friday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Allphin; a son, Richard Allphin; a daughter, Mindy Allphin; her mother, Patty Kelly of Cincinnati; a brother, Kenneth Spaw of West Chester, Ohio; a sister, Nicole Hensley of West Chester, Ohio; paternal grandparents, Harold and Stella Spaw of West Chester, Ohio; and maternal grandfather, Bob Singleton of Covington.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Ruth A. Crouch, 68, of Daytona Beach, Fla., died Friday at her residence. She was a retired registered nurse. Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Willa M. Dieckmann, 68, of Newport, died Saturday at Mercy Fairfield Hospital, Fairfield, Ohio. She was a retired claims representative from Procter & Gamble Co.
Survivors include a son, Thomas W. Dieckmann Jr., of Florence; daughters, Leeanna Lovins of Dayton and Lisa Bryant of Fairfield, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Louise M. Fee, 85, of Crestview, died Sunday at Vista Care Hospice, Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel Church of the Nazarene, Highland Heights. Her husband, Clyde Fee, and a son, Bob Smallie, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Jack Fee of Alexandria; sisters, Oma Hensley and Marie Lamb, both of Cincinnati; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Immanuel Church of the Nazarene, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Immanuel Church of the Nazarene, 33 Renshaw Road, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
Ella Nora Konen, 81, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a retired general manager from Konen's Service Station. Her husband, Fred A. Konen, and a son, Thomas Konen, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Jim Konen of Fort Thomas; daughters, Jodi Maushart of Fort Thomas, Connie St. Charles of Cincinnati, and Kathie Demetre of Union; a sister, Dori Roberts of Fort Thomas; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at A.C. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Children's Home, P.O. Box 17007, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017-2730 or to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Marvin "Wilson" Long, 52, of Owenton, died Sunday at the home of a friend. He was a landscaper and a member of the Seven Sons Motorcycle Club.
Survivors include daughters, Amy Long of Carrollton, Diane Cook and Robin Cook, both of Owenton; brothers, Wayne Long of Owenton and Butch Long of Lexington; sisters, Betty Gilbert and Julie Whitaker, both of Pleasureville, and Janet Harstead of Bowling Green.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Cropper Christian Church Cemetery, Shelby County.
Memorials are suggested to the Long Family, c/o McDonald & New Funeral Home, P.O. Box 474, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Brian Thomas Namiot, 57, of Florence, died Saturday at his residence. He was a cab driver and a member of Big Bone Baptist Church, Union.
Survivors include his wife, Cheryl F. Wilson Namiot; stepsons, William M. Long of Alma, Ark. and James E. Wilson of Dry Ridge; a stepdaughter, Joy M. Couch of Burlington; a brother, Leo J. Namiot of Waterberry, Conn.; a sister, Roberta L. Hunt of Chamber, Pa.; and six step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Namiot will be cremated.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Khau Thi Nguyen, 104, of Park Hills, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Her husband, Tri Van Dang, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Dan Van Dang of Danang, Vietnam, and Phung Van Dang of Bangkok, Thailand; a daughter, Suu Thi Dang of Covington; 22 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Anna Margaret Siry Noertker, 93, of Persimmon Grove, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Alexandria Funeral Home, Alexandria.
Tommy Thompson, 47, of Latonia, died Monday.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Roger L. Wilson, 61, of Elsmere, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include a son, Allen L. Wilson of Elsmere, and three grandchildren.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. C&C; Mortuary Service, Covington, is handling the arrangements.
Rosemary K. Wright, 83, of Crescent Springs, died Friday at Woodcrest Manor Care Center, Elsmere. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Wright; sons, Denny Wright of Villa Hills and Gary Wright of Cincinnati; a brother, Clarence Dickman of Crescent Springs; a sister, Delores Lantry of Ludlow; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Mathis Foundation for Children, 559 Asbury Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45255.
