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These notices are dated: 09-22-2004
Dorothy Rash, taught dancing at own studio
A born entertainer, Dorothy A. Rash saved her bravest performance for the end of her days.
Mrs. Rash, 76, who died Saturday at her home in Southgate, always had a smile for the hospice workers who attended her as she lay dying of brain cancer.
They told her family, "This woman should not be this happy, " said her daughter, Carla Hemphill of Mount Healthy, Ohio, near Cincinnati. Only in the last two days did she finally take morphine for the pain.
"She was an entertainer, a performer, and the show must go on, " her daughter said.
Born in Bellevue, Mrs. Rash started dancing in public when she was about 8. As a young woman, she used the stage name Dottie Darcie, and opened her own studio, the Dottie Darcie School of Dancing. She also taught at the Harris Rosedale dance school in Cincinnati.
A specialist in jazz toe dancing, she danced with the Tommy Dorsey band on one of the local television shows.
She performed last in public when she was five months pregnant with her first child. She then became a full-time housewife, but she continued to teach dance at her children's schools.
During the 1960s, the football coach at Newport High School asked her to teach ballet to his team. They were having a bad year, but won every game after the ballet lessons, Hemphill said.
Acrobatic Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Lynn Swann would make ballet lessons the rage for football players in the 1970s.
Mrs. Rash was an avid bowler, whose photo regularly appeared in the newspaper when she bowled 200 or better.
Even after having both hips replaced, she stayed active until her last years, and did the jitterbug at her 50th wedding anniversary party in 2002.
She vacationed every year in Clearwater Beach, Fla., for more than 45 years. She didn't make it this year, but her family plans to scatter her ashes along the beach.
Survivors include her husband, Carl Rash; a daughter, Carla Hemphill of Cincinnati; a son, Randall Rash of Alexandria; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
Ada Bertha Cowan, 93, of Burlington, died at 4:35 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Allen Cowan, and a son, Robert Cowan, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara Bennett of Burlington, Betty Stewart of Houston and Brenda Alcorn of Dayton; sons, William Cowan of Foster and Franklin Cowan of Cincinnati; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Anne D. Hildreth, 98, of Villa Hills, died Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Tina M. Hill, 37, of Dayton, died Sunday at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Leah Hill of Dayton; a son, Nicholas Hill of Dayton; her mother, Lela Koch of Dayton; and sisters, Jackie Koch of Fort Ogelthorpe, Ga., and Katie Florence of Knoxville, Tenn.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Dayton. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
William F. Niehaus, 74, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Niehaus; a son, Anthony Niehaus of Ohio; and a brother, John Niehaus of Ohio.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witness, Butler. The service will be broadcast into the Kingdom Hall in Taylor Mill. Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Martha Mae Preston, 89, of Latonia, died Monday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
She was a retired cook from Colony Restaurant. Her husband, Lester Preston; a son, Mike Preston; and daughters, Brenda Preston and Linda Preston, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Richard Salter of Burlington and Phillip Salter of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Madeline Denham of Latonia; a stepsister, Bonnie Ellison of Park Hills; brothers, Gene Bolton of Tampa, Fla., and Ted Bolton and Bobby Bolton, both of Latonia; sisters, Frances Underwood of Columbus, Ind., Anna Denny of Laurel, Ind., and Eulah Daly of Taylor Mill; a stepsister, Bonnie Ellison of Park Hills; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Barbara Helton Rogers, 52, of Dayton, died Monday at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, William Rogers, died in 2001.
Survivors include a son, Eric Helton of Fort Thomas; her father, Bruce Harvey of Dayton; brothers, Jeff Harvey and James Helton, both of Dayton; sisters, Debbie Lucas of Hebron, Diane Cope of Dayton and Vickie Lykins of Newport; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Jerry Neal Stickrod, 60, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a maintenance supervisor with the U.S. Defense Department, a member of Union Baptist Church and coached Boone County Pee-Wee and Conner Middle School football.
He was an Army and Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Stickrod; a daughter, Kelly Hensley of Florence; a son, Brian Neal Stickrod of Cincinnati; brothers, Leslie Carlisle of Crittenden, Don Workman of Demossville and Richard Workman of Centerville, Ohio; sisters, Mary Held of Elsmere, Nancy Jones of Norwood, Ohio, and Darlene Settlers of Ludlow; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Steven Matthew Stone, 27, of Florence, died Saturday at Dino's Sports Caf� in Boone County.
He was a painter with McElfresh Inc.
Survivors include sisters, Vanessa Sue Stone King, Virginia Lynn Spears, Kimberly Kaye Stone, Cynthia Dawn Stone and Mary Margaret Stone Aiken; and brothers, George Franklin Stone, William Robert Stone, Michael Scott Stone, Russell Eugene Stone and Christopher Brian Stone.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Elsemarie Watson, 75, of Morning View, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Morning View Methodist Church. Her husband, Leonard Watson, and a daughter, Ellen Gamble, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Marie C. Weber, 99, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., formerly of Alexandria, died Sept. 3 at Vicar's Landing in Ponte Vedra Beach. She was a social worker with the state of Kentucky and Campbell County. She was a member and church organist with Asbury United Methodist Church, a member of the Alexandria VFW 90's Club and a volunteer with Vicar's Landing, a continuing care facility. Her husband, Clarence J. Weber, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Jane Robinson of Ponte Vedra Beach; two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Cemetery. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Harold B. Williams, 78, of Florence, died at 3 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired teacher, administrator and coach with Ludlow Schools, Beechwood, Park Hills Elementary School, Dixie Heights, Simon Kenton and Beechgrove schools, and was the owner of Baseball Cards and Things, Florence.
He was a member of the Southern Association for Elementary Schools and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Amey Williams; sons, Steven Williams of Longwood, Fla., and Matt Williams of San Antonio; a sister, Barbara Richardson of Berea; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100, Chicago, Ill. 60611; or Erlanger Baptist Church Building Fund, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
