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These notices are dated: 10-16-2004
Richard Birkenhauer Sr., had many friends
Growing up in Newport, Richard Birkenhauer Sr. learned early on to be tough. He wasn't afraid to mix it up. But he also had a soft heart.
One of his three sons, Thomas Birkenhauer of Fort Thomas, described him this way:
"He was tough as nails, but he had a heart of gold. He was a guy who had a lot of friends everywhere -- either you liked him or you didn't. There was no middle ground with him."
Mr. Birkenhauer died Thursday night at his home in Newport. He was 79.
He never made it past the eighth grade, but he had a head for numbers. As a delivery man and salesman for 48 years for Wiedemann Brewing, he learned to tally up long lists of figures quickly.
"He could add in his head faster than most people could on a calculator and never make a mistake, " his son said.
He also had a way with a joke.
"Dad was a character. He loved to tell a joke. And if it got a laugh, he'd tell it two or three times to the same people. He'd put a little more into it each time, and get a bigger laugh each time."
An avid outdoorsman, he hunted and fished from the time he was a boy.
"He was out last rabbit season, last deer season, and he fished all spring and a big part of the summer, " his son said.
"If he wasn't doing something, he was sleeping. He wasn't the type to just sit."
Survivors in addition to his son are two other sons, Donald Birkenhauer of Fort Thomas, and Thomas Birkenhauer of Cold Spring; daughters, Diane Baumann of Edgewood and Julie Rafferty of Newport; brothers, Murdock Birkenhauer and Herb Birkenhauer, both of Alexandria; sisters, Agnes Mader of Alexandria, Charlotte Volpenheim of Southgate, Choe Synol of Philadelphia, Pa., and Ester Scarp of Boca Raton, Fla.; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. No visitation is scheduled. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to the Congregation of Divine Providence, 1000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, Ky. 41059; Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Vincent de Paul Society, 2655 Crescent Springs Rd., Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Katie Sue Barnes, three months, of Newport, died Friday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati. She was the daughter of Jason Barnes and Jessica Sexton.
Other survivors include a brother, Matthew Barnes of Newport; a sister, Taylor Sexton of Newport; paternal grandparents, Edward and Glenda Sue Barnes of Newport; maternal grandparents, Lee and Velma Kay Sexton of Newport; and paternal great-grandmother, Ruth Ramsey of Newport.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Katie Sue Barnes Fund, c/o any Fifth-Third branch location.
Ruth Goetz Borros, 74, of Villa Hills, died Thursday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a homemaker and retired from St. Walburg Monastery, Covington, and Davis Catering. She was a member of the ladies auxiliary and Crescent Springs Fire Department. Her son, Mike Borros, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Hodge Borros; a daughter, Karen Borros-Tekuelve of Villa Hills; a brother, Raymond Goetz of Erlanger; and sisters, Loraine Altevers of Covington and Rosemary Scott of Crestview Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Anne Convent, 1000 St. Anne Dr., Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Mary Esther Amann Bruck, 87, of Crestview Hills, formerly of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was the owner of Bruck's Waste Material, Covington. Her husband, Robert C. Bruck, and daughter, Barbara Ann Gatman Hallau, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a grandson, Todd Gatman of Burlington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. No visitation is scheduled. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Everett Lee Egnew, 93, of Foster, died Thursday at Russell County Hospital, Russell Springs. He was a retired section foreman for the C&O; Railroad and a member of cemetery Chapel Christian Church, Foster. His wife, Garnett Downard Egnew, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Brother Carroll Egnew of Russell Springs; a daughter, Donna Sue Latimer of Florence; a brother, Eugene Egnew; and a sister, Helen Landen; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Moore & Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster. Memorials are suggested to cemetery Chapel Christian Church, 795 Lenoxburg Foster Road, Foster, Ky. 41043.
Karen Fields, 49, of Florence, died Thursday at her residence. She was employed at the Discovery Channel Store.
Survivors include a daughter, Brandi Fields of Florence; a brother, Ronnie Hitch of Lenoxburg; and sisters, Carol Faulkner of Florence and Kay King of Berry.
Services were held on Oct. 18 at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Ms. Fields was cremated.
Odella Hill Garrison, 84, of Berry, died Friday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Edward W. Graham, 81, of Walton, formerly of Birmingham, Mich., died Friday at St. Elizabeth North Hospice, Covington. He was a retired self-employed builder from All Construction Co., a Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Lou Seaman Graham; a son, Kim E. Graham of Walton; a daughter, Kit Graham Palmer of Florence; and a sister, Gladys Coon of Frasier, Mich.
No services or visitation is scheduled. Mr. Graham will be cremated at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth North Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Geneva Harrison, 77, of Newport, formerly of Butler, died Friday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was retired from Disabled American Veterans and a member of Grants Lick Baptist Church. Her husband, Roger "Bud" Harrison, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Tim Harrison of Butler; brothers, Ruford Tirey of Independence and Bradley Tirey of Morning View; a sister, Della Tirey of Latonia; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Virginia R. Reed Kaiser, 83, of Latonia, died Wednesday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a retired machine tender from Equitable Bag Co., Covington, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Her husband, Herman H. Kaiser, and a son, Mark Kaiser, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, David L. Kaiser of Florence and Rev. Paul D. Kaiser of Park Hills; a daughter, Esther M. Miles of Newport; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will start there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.
Ronald G. Shields, 68, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at Lakeside Heights. He was a maintenance worker retired from The Kentucky Post.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Arlene Shields of Nashville, Tenn., and nieces, Wendy Arellano of Florence and Lori Shields of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen cemetery Chapel, Fort Thomas. No visitation is scheduled. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Ruth Stout, 96, of Carrollton, died Thursday, at Hickory Creek Center Nursing Home, Madison, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of Carrollton Christian Church and the Missionary Society.
Her husband, Richard Stout, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Mike Stout of Madison, Ind., and James P. Stout of Phoenix, Ariz.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. today. Burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Carrollton.
Doris Jean Tandy, 74, of Carrollton, died Friday at Caritas Medical Center, Louisville. She was a social worker retired from the Kentucky Department of Human Resources. She was a member of Carrollton Christian Church, Port William Historical Society, Carrollton Business and Professional Women's Club, and the Democratic Women's Club.
Survivors include a brother, Willard Tandy of Louisville; and sisters, Hallie Peterson of Dothan, Ala., and Katherine Hutchings of Jacksonville, Ill.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday and at noon Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Carrollton.
