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These notices are dated: 11-17-2004
Jack Wright, opened home for Vietnam boy
Jack Wright once brought home a Vietnamese boy who had been sleeping on a picnic table.
Described by his family as a Good Samaritan, he let the boy who could barely speak English stay at their home while he was going to school.
"He was just the type of person that was aware of others' needs, " his daughter Paula Volz, of Union, said.
Mr. Wright, 75, died Monday afternoon at his home in Union.
Volz said he often brought people he encountered on his milk delivery route home for a hot meal and warm place to sleep. With nine children already in the house, his daughter said he thought: "What's one more?"
A milkman for Trauth Dairy in Newport for 30 years, Mr. Wright also usually had a part-time job at night to support his wife, Mary, and children.
He did everything from selling insurance and draperies to cutting meat at Kroger.
"He provided for us and still had time for us, " Volz said. "We couldn't have asked for a better father."
Mr. Wright also made time for golf. His passion for the sport started when he was a 13-year-old caddy at Twin Oaks Golf Club.
He went on to win the Northern Kentucky High School Golf Championship, several championships as an adult at local courses and was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.
At 71, he shot his age.
"He loved golf his whole life, " Volz said. "When he retired he could play a lot more."
In addition to his daughter, he is survived by five daughters, Andy Hutchins of Piner, Sue McGovern of Villa Hills, Sally Rohlman, of Erlanger, Cindy Clarke of Villa Hills and Laurie Driscoll of Union; three sons, John Wright of Jeffersonville, Ind., Mike Wright of New Castle and Jeff Wright of Corinth; 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church in Crescent Springs. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, with a reception following. Entombment is at St. Mary Mausoleum in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials may be made to St. Elizabeth Home Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41041 or Mary Rose Mission, 1543 Russell St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Mary E. Besse, 85, of Southgate, died Monday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a secretary with General Motors and a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society and Altar Society at St. Therese Church, Southgate. She was also a volunteer with the Veterans Administration Hospital, Fort Thomas. Her husband, Archie Besse, died in 1993. There are no immediate survivors.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Therese Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese Church, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071.
Donald Ray Beyersdoerfer, 53, of Butler, died Monday at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Iles Beyersdoerfer; daughters, Tracy Lovelace of Falmouth, Danielle Brossart and Dawn Beyersdoerfer, both of Butler; brothers, Richard Beyersdoerfer of Stanford, Ted Beyersdoerfer of Oklahoma, Alan Beyersdoerfer of Ohio, Ronnie Beyersdoerfer of Butler, Dennis Beyersdoerfer, Bob Beyersdoerfer and Jim Beyersdoerfer, all of Peach Grove; sisters, Anita Race of Highland Heights, Ruby McGeorge of Tennessee and Linda Miller of Falmouth; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056; American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Steven Thomas Bigham, 34, of Williamstown, died Monday in an auto accident on I-75 south of Crittenden. He was a counselor with the Northern Kentucky Youth Development Center.
Survivors include his wife, Tina Denise Bigham; his parents, Thomas Rodger Bigham and Ruth Ann Bigham of DuQuoin, Ill.; sisters, Laurie Meulemans of Evansville, Ind., and Michelle Deliver of Peoria, Ill.; and grandmother, Marie Archer of DuQuoin.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park in DuQuoin. Memorials are suggested to the Steven Thomas Bigham Fund, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Beulah L. Easterling, 84, of Florence, died Tuesday at her home. She was an inspector with the Owens-Illinois manufacturing company in Chicago, and a member of Lakeside Christian Church in Lakeside Park and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include a brother, Robert Easterling of Crittenden, and a sister, Hildegarde Shinkle of Florence.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Lakeside Christian Church. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Lena Faye Fox, 55, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at Audubon Hospital, Louisville. She was a retired, and was a member of Eminence United Pentecostal Church. Her husband, Delmar Fox, died Sept. 24.
Survivors include sons, Rodney Fox and Tim Fox, both of Carrollton, and Delmar Fox of Louisville; a daughter, Vanessa Fox of Carrollton; a brother, Frank Overstreet of Carrollton; sisters, Gladys Bird of Williamsburg, Janice Lewellyn and Mary Ann McGuire, both of Ghent, and Kathy Schaffer of Adair County; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in English Cemetery.
Mary Agnes Grote, 101, of Fort Mitchell, died Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Mary's Ladies Society, Legion of Mary, St. Charles Auxiliary, Guardian Angel Guild, Benedictine Guild and Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens. Her husband, Carl Grote, died in 1965.
Survivors include daughters, Virginia "Jenny" Vulhop of Fort Mitchell and Anita Martin of Fort Wright; 17 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Blessed Sacrament Church, 2415 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Helen Louise Haley, 94, of Maysville, died Tuesday at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a machine operator with F.A. Neider Co., Maysville, and a member of Augusta United Methodist Church. Her husband, Noble G. Haley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Juanita Haley White of Augusta.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to Knoedler Memorial Library, 315 Main St., Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Jean Reese Hilterbrand, 66, of Maysville, died at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at Fleming County Hospital, Flemingsburg. She was a cook with Bisotti's Restaurant in Aberdeen, Ohio, and a member of Stonelick Baptist Church. Her husband, Charles Curtis Hilterbrand, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Pamela Crawford of Flemingsburg, Connie Mack of Tollesboro and Rsula "Suzie" Hilterbrand of Maysville; brothers, Ronald Howard Reese of Cincinnati and William Lewis Reese of Flemingsburg; half-sisters, Cloria Mae Hamm and Brenda Sue Hamm, both of Flemingsburg; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery, Maysville.
George H. Kreutzjans, 66, of Fort Wright, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a president of Dudley Construction Co., Fort Wright.
Survivors include his wife, Gerry Becker Kreutzjans; sons, George P. Kreutzjans of Edgewood and Gregory A. Kreutzjans of Fort Wright; daughters, Karen M. Connair of Kettering, Ohio, and Mary Kay Anastasia of Loveland, Ohio; brothers, Brother Anthony R. Kreutzjans, S.J., of Chicago, John Kreutzjans of Covington, William Kreutzjans of Fort Mitchell, Henry Kreutzjans of St. Louis and Nicholas Kreutzjans of Edgewood; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, followed by prayers. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or University of Kentucky Medical Center, Team Seven Endowment, in care of Trish Sanderson, Chandler Medical Center, 343 Waller Ave., Suite 205, Lexington, Ky. 40504. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Mary Ann Mertle, 92, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Her husband, George F. Mertle, died in 1985. A son, George E. Mertle, died Feb. 6.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Mertle of Newport; a daughter, Claire Ledonne of Newport; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home Chapel, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Billy Saylor, 71, of Williamstown, died Monday at his home. He was a retired dairy worker with Wilson Dairy Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Dairy Workers Union Local No. 98, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Lee Saylor; sons, Phillip Saylor of Butler, Rody Saylor of Dry Ridge and Billy D. Saylor of Williamstown; daughters, Joy Lee Lawrence of Berry and Kris Ann Goldsworth of Crittenden; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Terry Webster, 50, of Covington, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Mary Anne Wentworth, 80, of Fort Thomas, died at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired bookkeeper with City Ice Products, Cincinnati. Her husband, Lawrence Wentworth, died in 1977.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Elaine Wischer of Fort Thomas; a brother, John "Jack" Nolan of Finneytown, Ohio; sisters, Geraldine Thomas of Santa Clara, Utah, and Jinny Noll of Bellevue; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Holy Spirit Church, 825 Washington Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Alice Anna Caldwell Williams, 87, of Dayton, died at 8 p.m. Monday at Lakeside Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a sales clerk with Lazarus department store and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Dayton. She was a member of the Dayton Homemakers, and Senior Citizens at the Bellevue Vets. Her husband, Lawrence Arthur "Buck" Williams, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Minnie Quinn of Newport.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church, 800 Ervin Terrace, Dayton, Ky. 41074.
