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These notices are dated: 10-14-2004
Frank Koplyay, escaped Soviet Union in 1956
Frank M. Koplyay's life spanned two continents and a revolution.
Born in Budapest to a career military officer in the Hungarian Army, Mr. Koplyay escaped to the United States in 1956 as the Soviet Union crushed an anti-communist rebellion in Hungary and hunted down those with ties to the Hungarian Army.
He settled for the final 33 years of his life in Edgewood, where he worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a mechanical engineer.
Mr. Koplyay died of congestive heart failure Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. He was 77.
With Soviet troops and tanks roaming the countryside in 1956 after the failed bid for freedom, Mr. Koplyay and his future wife, Antonia Anna Koplyay, trekked across the countryside in 1956 and made it safely to Austria, where they were granted political asylum.
He and his family "had to leave everything they knew and they couldn't tell a soul, " said Koplyay's son, Stephen Koplyay, 43, of Edgewood.
They made their way to the United States under the sponsorship of Koplyay's brother, who had emigrated to America in the 1940s.
"What they left didn't offer them much hope, " said Stephen Kopplyay.
His son said the strict and rigid side of his father's personality was instilled during his years in military school in Budapest. That training and fastidiousness came in handy when Mr. Koplyay started looking for work in the United States. He found a job with an engineering firm in Salem, Ill., and earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering. A series of different engineering jobs brought him to Northern Kentucky, where he started working for the Postal Service in the mid-1970s.
His work was instrumental in the drafting and design of machinery for the Bulk Mail Center in Sharonville, Ohio.
"He had the personality for that, " said Stephen Koplyay. "He was very meticulous -- everything had to be a certain way."
Mr. Koplyay retired in 1992, but continued to pursue his interests in amateur radio and computers. He also remained an active parishioner of St. Pius X Church, where he regularly attended monthly fish fries with his wife.
"He would talk with anyone, " his son remembered. "Sometimes I had to remind him it's a different generation and you don't just talk to strangers."
It was after church Oct. 3 that Mr. Koplyay began to feel faint.
"He was very big on family, " said Stephen Koplyay, whose two daughters spent most Saturdays with their grandparents. "He really loved them."
Survivors in addition to his son include his wife, Antonia Anne Katona Koplyay; a daughter, Agnes Koplyay of Budapest; a brother, Janos Koplyay of San Antonio; and two granddaughters.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. A reception in the church's meeting room will follow services. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Pius X Church Building Fund, 348 Dudley Road, Edgewood, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Beverly Baugh, 62, of Covington, died at 3:03 p.m. Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired cafeteria worker with Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Mitchell and the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include a brother, Ronald Coldiron of Park Hills; and sisters, Pamela Curtis of Latonia, Karen Murphy of Park Hills and Sandra Shafer of Florence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Mary Jo Rohmann Blackburn, 82, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at her daughter's home in Carrollton. She was a retired nursing assistant with Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton, and a member of St. John Church, Carrollton.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara Blackburn Froman of Crozier, Va., Jo Ellen Hawkins and Jeannine Perkins, both of Carrollton; sons, Stephen F. Blackburn of Louisville, Mark E. Blackburn of Owenton and Bob Blackburn of Carrollton; a sister, Anna Catherine Baker of Carrollton; a brother, Charles W. Rohmann of Louisville; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Church, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Roy A. Carstens, 80, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired repairman with Singer Sewing Machine Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Paul Church in Florence and Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099, Covington. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Margaret Schlinkert Carstens; a daughter, Gail Stocker of West Chester, Ohio; sons, Greg Carstens of Edgewood, Gary Carstens of Lexington and Glenn Carstens of Independence; sisters, Dorothy Schlatz of Las Vegas, Evelyn Deering of Delaware, Md., and Betty Carstens of Ludlow; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Ruby Pelley Colston, 85, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Independence, died Sunday at Orlando Central Towers. She was a retired sales clerk with Jordan Marsh and a member of Central Christian Church, Orlando. Her husband, Samuel C. Colston, preceded her in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Central Christian Church, 250 Southwest Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando, Fla. 32804.
Mary Margaret Cooper, 86, of Latonia, died Monday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Morris Cooper, died in 1977.
Survivors include a daughter, Marguerite Turner of Southgate; a son, Joseph Cooper of Cambria, Calif.; a sister, Catherine Verax of Fort Thomas; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Thomas F. Daniel, 64, of Davie, Fla., formerly of Newport, died Monday in Davie. He was a self-employed mechanic.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Campbell of Plantation, Fla., Michelle Shaw and Mary Anne Neugent, both of Davie; a son, Thomas Daniel of Loveland, Ohio; a sister, Barbara Shaw of Defuniak Springs, Fla.; brothers, Robert Daniel of Davie, Ronald Daniel and Randy Daniel, both of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Douglas Daniel of Cincinnati, Michael Daniel and Timothy Daniel, both of Alexandria; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grandview Cemetery, Mentor. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Elizabeth Egan, 94, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Charles E. Goetz, 84, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was owner and operator of Schneider Grocery and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty A. Sansom Goetz; a son, Gary E. Goetz of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Barb Wilson of Alexandria; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 613, Annapolis, Md. 21404; Friends of NorthKey, P.O. Box 2680, Covington, Ky. 41012; or St. Agnes Church, 1680 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling the arrangements.
Katherine Rider Hopperton, 88, of Warsaw, died at 4:27 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church in Gallatin County, where she served as the church pianist. He rhusband, William Edward Hopperton, died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda L. Doran of Sparta; sons, Larry J. Hopperton of Cincinnati and Danny J. Hopperton of Worthville; eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery, Gallatin County. Memorials are suggested to Ten Mile Baptist Church, 1780 Tapering Point Road, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Mabel F. Nevels Howard, 93, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at Woodcrest Manor, Erlanger.
She was a former supervisor with Morrison's Food Service and Mound Park Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. She was a member of First Methodist Church in Corbin and First Methodist Church in St. Petersburg.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Elliott of Morning View; a son, Gene Howard of Pearland, Texas; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pine Hill Cemetery, Corbin. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Gracie Mae Jackson, 80, of Covington, died Tuesday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Geraldine Jackson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Leroy Jackson Jr. of Burlington and Alphonso Jackson of Covington; daughters, Wanda Wilkinson, Verna Jackson and Kathleen Humphries, all of Covington, Denise Jackson of Burlington and Judy Barnett of Cincinnati; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Jones, Simpson and Gee Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
George "Corky" Knarr, 87, of Erlanger, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired engineer and manager with General Electric, a member of the Fort Thomas Retired Men's Club, Bellwood Seniors Golf League, Bellevue Vets and the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. He was a deacon at Erlanger Baptist Church, a past president of the Bellevue Boosters and an Army veteran of World War II. His first wife, Gertrude Knarr, died in 1994. His second wife, Norine Burris Brown Knarr, died in 2002.
Survivors include a son, Larry Knarr of Cincinnati; daughters, Barbara Golatzki of Union and Joyce Dittus of Burlington; stepdaughters, Glenda White and Frances Spradling, both of Venice, Fla.; a brother, Edward Knarr of Sarasota, Fla.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Bellevue High School Athletic Department, 201 Center St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Michael A. Ludwig, 44, of Fort Wright, died at 10:02 a.m. Tuesday at his home. He was a road service dispatcher with InterStar in Florence.
Survivors include his mother, Betty Huesing Ludwig of Fort Wright; a sister, Pamela Ann Vidas of Burlington; and a brother, John David Ludwig of Latonia.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Augustine Church, 1839 Euclid Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Evelyn Frances Mattox, 79, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Tanbark Health Care Center, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Upper Curry United Methodist Church. Her husband, Cecil C. Mattox, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Larry Gilbert Mattox and Timothy Cecil Mattox, both of Harrison County; a daughter, Beverly M. Harrington of Harrison County; sisters, Sarah Jones and Wanda Mattox, both of Cynthiana; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Richard Meyer, 80, of Cold Spring, died at 11:40 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired inspector with Cincinnati Bell, and was a member of St. Mary Church in Alexandria. He was a member of St. Mary Seniors, Alexandria VFW Post No. 3205, Campbell County Super Seniors and Social Seniors, and was chairman of the Alexandria Board of Adjustments.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Gronauer Meyer; sons, Michael Meyer of Lakeland, Fla., David Meyer of Vallejo, Calif., and Gregory Meyer of West Chester, Ohio; a sister, Jean Terry of Sharonville; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 5 p.m. Monday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. A reception in the church undercroft will follow services. Mr. Meyer bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to March of Dimes, 4701 Creek Road, Suite 250, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Donna Jean Nelson, 50, of Milford, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Friday in Milford.
Survivors include cousins.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Oakland Avenue Baptist Church, Covington. Craver-Riggs Funeral Home, Milford, is handling arrangements.
Edna Loraine Lenox Parker, 92, of Foster, died Tuesday at her home. She was a teacher and a member of cemetery Chapel Christian Church and the church's Willing Workers women's group. Her husband, Clyde S. Parker, died in 2000. A daughter, Clydia Jane Kurtz, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Eleanor Hall of Foster; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at cemetery Chapel Christian Church. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster.
Mary Lillian Loffink Petty, 98, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
She was a furrier and tailor with Lowenthal's and a member of Erlanger United Methodist Church. Her husband, Chester W. Petty, and daughters, Esther Anna Petty and Elizabeth Barbara Petty, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 23 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Boin H. Upton, 79, of Sanders, died Tuesday at Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville. He was a retired Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and a member of Carrollton Masonic Lodge No. 134, the Cincinnati Scottish Rite and Shriners.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Upton of Sanders; sons, Tony Upton of Carrollton, Terry Lee Upton of Carrollton and Jon Upton of Florence; a daughter, Michelle Upton of Williamstown; a stepson, Rick Shields of St. Petersburg, Fla.; stepdaughters, Lucy Fisher of Sanders and Jeanette Shields of Erlanger; a sister, Bea Scroggins of Cincinnati; 19 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Madison, Ind.
Larry Dean Walters, 47, of Hamersville, Ohio, formerly of Crittenden, died Tuesday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
He was self-employed contractor and owner of LDW Contracting, and a member of Violet Ridge Church of Christ, Crittenden.
Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Hunley Walters; a son, Jessie Dean Walters of Marysville, Ohio; a daughter, Kristi Lynn Walters of Marysville; a stepdaughter, Jessica Lynn Walters of Batavia, Ohio; his parents, Carl and Dorothy Walters of Crittenden; a sister, Margie Pittman of Elizabethtown; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Violet Ridge Church of Christ. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Violet Ridge Church of Christ, 1000 Violet Road, Crittenden, Ky. 41030; or Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
