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These notices are dated: 11-25-2004
Valta Jean Neiser, upholsterer, volunteer
Valta Jean Neiser taught her son, Mitch, everything he knows about carpentry.
The mother-son duo built a barn and garage together. She added a room onto her Alexandria home. And, before she died Monday at home at the age of 72, Mrs. Neiser had been remodeling her kitchen.
Not just a coat of paint, either. She built cabinets from scratch and installed the trim, tiling and new appliances.
"People would ask me what I'd get my mother for Christmas, and I'd tell them a circular saw, " he said. "That's what she wanted."
Mrs. Neiser was independent and if she wanted something done, she learned how to do it and did it herself.
"She was a women's libber before there was women's lib, " her son said.
When Mitch was little in the 1950s, she wanted a new couch, but the family couldn't afford it.
So one day when her husband Roy, who died in 2001, went to work, she tore the sofa apart and taught herself upholstery.
That was the beginning of a career as a self-employed upholsterer. Her son said she was so good at it that people would wait up to two years for her to fit their project into her schedule.
"I can't think of anything the woman couldn't do, " he said.
Mrs. Neiser also excelled at sewing, making all of her own clothes and creating period costumes that she would wear at Tall Stacks.
The list of community organizations she was involved with is exhaustive. She helped found the Campbell County Historical Society and was past president of the Alexandria Fair Board.
She was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Fort Thomas, Campbell County VFW Post No. 3205 Ladies Auxiliary, Campbell County Homemakers and Kentucky Homemakers.
She volunteered at the election polls in Alexandria and was a crossing guard in front of Alexandria Elementary School on Washington Street for several years.
"She was 90 mph with her hair on fire all the time, " her son said.
A son, Dennis Neiser, also preceded her in death.
In addition to her son, survivors include a daughter, Pamela Bohn of Hamilton, Ohio; a brother, James Leap of Fort Myers, Fla.; a sister, Veda Undeen of Sylva, N.C.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Johns Hopkins Hospital and Outpatient Center, NRPTR, Attn: Miriam Tillery, Ross Building, Room 632, 720 Rutland Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21205.
Vergie Mae Addison, 88, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Ernest Addison Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Ernest Addison Jr., of Amelia, Ohio; daughters, Julia Addison Voll of Highland Heights and Clariee Smith of Cincinnati; brothers, James William McWorter and Arthur McWorter, both of Tyner; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Eugene Albert Bachmann, 65, of Morning View, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired crane operator from Mitchell Steel, a Marine veteran, and a member of Morning View Methodist Church. A daughter, Shelia Bachmann, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Jean Bachmann; a son, Charles Bachmann of California; daughters, Naomi "Sue" Fultz of Morning View, Marcella Martz of Florence, and Eugenia Harris of York, Va.; a brother, Herbert Bachmann of Tipton, Ind.; a sister, Gail Leeman of Noblesville, Ind.; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Morning View Methodist Church, Rith Road & Ky. 177, Morning View, Ky. 41063.
Brenda Joyce Baughman, 61, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She a retired disable deputy for the Property Valuation Administration for Kenton County and a member of the Living Church of God, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Survivors include daughters, Alisa Groves of San Diego, and Jennifer Beattie of Charlotte, N.C.; brothers, James Walker of Independence, Gary Walker of Covington, and Joseph Walker of Erlanger; and a sister, Patricia Bryant of Atlanta.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 2045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Floyd "Gomer" Beatty, 56, of Corinth, died Monday at his residence.
He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Beatty; sons, Prentice Floyd Beatty and Jason Ray Beatty, both of Corinth, and Jackie Allen Beatty of Williamstown; daughters, Mary Elizabeth Beatty and Melissa Ann Beatty, both of Corinth; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Floyd Beatty Memorial Fund, c/o Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Robert A. Chisenhall, 47, of Verona, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Carl Henry Dilling, 94, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired salesman from Heidelberg Distributors and a member of the Knights of Columbus No. 1301. His wife, Flora Riehl Dilling, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, John Richard Dilling of California; a daughter, Donna Heck of Highland Heights; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling the arrangements.
Linda Renee Gibbons, 57, of Union, died Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a sales clerk for Sears at Florence Mall.
Survivors include a daughter, Danielle Kammerer of Union; sisters, Diana Gibbons and Paula Goetz, both of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Monday. Mrs. Gibbons will be cremated.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Helen Eathel Warner Hughes, 38, of Carlisle, died Wednesday at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington.
She was a member of Mount Zion Christian Church, Winchester.
Survivors include her husband, Terry Hughes; daughters, Jessica Hughes, Trina Hughes, and Brandi Hughes, all of Carlisle; her parents, Al and Nancy Warner of Nicholas County; brothers, Randy Warner and Mike Warner, both of Nicholas County; and a sister, Sandy Gifford of Harrison County.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Carlisle Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Carlisle Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368 or to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4261, Pittsfield, Mass. 01202.
Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling the arrangements.
Alicia Ann Gunkel Iles, 40, of Latonia, died Monday at her residence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include a son, Bobby Iles of Covington; a daughter, Anna Iles of Covington; her mother, Anna S. Gunkel of Verona; brothers, Paul Gunkel of Union and Rick Gunkel of Verona; and a sister, Kim Barker of Hebron.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia, with prayers at 8:20 a.m. at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery, Napoleon.
Memorials are suggested to Alicia Ann Iles Trust Fund, c/o Huntington Bank, 3517 Decoursey Ave., Latonia, Ky. 41015.
Jason Kellerman, 25, of Union, died Monday in Indianapolis.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday.
Don Catchen & Son, Funeral Home, Elsmere-Erlanger, is handling the arrangements.
Helen L. Snyder Rechtin, 80, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Thomas Terrence Roberts, 56, of Walton, died Wednesday at University of Louisville Medical Center.
He was a sales representative for Arlinghaus Builders, Florence, and a member of AOPA.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Wickemeier Roberts; a daughter, Carey Bailey of Walton; his father, Kenneth Roberts of Union; brothers, Ronald Roberts of Morning View and Mark Roberts of Union; and sisters, Elaine Meyer of Union and Amy Smith of Erlanger.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Richwood Cemetery, Richwood.
