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These notices are dated: 11-13-2004
Cherryl Hitch, painter, teacher, caregiver
Cherryl Hitch of Edgewood spent her life caring for others. When she died Friday, after a long battle with cancer, she had learned how to accept help graciously from others, but had never stopped extending her own hand.
"She never complained. She was able to find God's hand in everything, " said her husband, Larry Hitch.
"Everybody has been encouraged by her courage."
Mrs. Hitch, 56, was diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago. Her journey included alternative medicines as well as traditional treatments. She dealt with brittle bones, a spinal injury and tumor that left her paralyzed, and what appeared to be a miraculous recovery.
"She would share her story at women's groups and we'd talk together at businessmen's meetings, " said her husband. Visits with Cherryl always ended in ministry. "When people talk with Cherryl, God shows up and things happen, " Larry Hitch said.
Visitors would come to pray about Cherryl's needs, but they ended up praying for the needs of everybody else, he added.
Their pastor, Bo Weaver of the Fellowship of Believers Church in Florence, recalled a time several years ago when doctors had given Cherryl Hitch a dire prognosis.
"Several of us decided to go over to their house and pray for Cherryl. I was expecting to find her very scared or upset. But she was laughing and cutting up like always. We prayed together, and then she jumped up and started slicing pie for us. We thought we'd be spending a sad and uncomfortable night, but we were eating pumpkin pie and enjoying fellowship, " Weaver said.
"She was always thinking of the other person, always trying to make someone else feel comfortable, " Weaver said.
Cherryl Hitch met life's challenges head on. She was a painter and had been an art teacher at Campbell County High School and Holmes High School, but left teaching to become a full-time mother when their son, Brian, was born with cerebral palsy.
"She became Brian's caregiver, " Larry Hitch said. She did the same when other family members needed help. When Larry's father became ill, he moved into the Hitch home and became part of the family. Weaver recalled the day the elder Hitch dug up Cherryl's garden to plant tomato plants. "She just laughed and said she's glad he feels at home, " Weaver said.
When Brian died in 1990 at age 14, the Hitches memorialized him by building a handicapped accessible playground at their church. The project became a churchwide effort that drew members together in a God-centered mission, said Larry Hitch.
After Brian's death, Cherryl worked with special-needs children at A. J. Lindeman Elementary School in Erlanger.
She died at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at their Edgewood home, with Larry and their daughter, Nedra, at her side.
She was a Sunday school teacher at Fellowship of Believers Church and a graduate of Morehead College. She was a member of the Kentucky Teachers Association, Northern Kentucky Teachers Association and Retired Teachers Association.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Hitch; daughter Nedra McDaniel of Covington; parents Wornie and Clara Hicks Hale of Hueysville, Ky.; brother, Denzil Hale of Columbus, Ohio, and sister Lillie McNutt of Garrett, Ind., and one grandson, Siles Matthew McDaniel.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fellowship of Believers Church, 68 Hazel Dr., Florence. Visitation 4 to 3 p.m. Monday at the church and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials may be made to Fellowship of Believers Church, 6800 Hazel Dr., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Estelle Crouch, 91, of Latonia, died Friday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Albert Thomas Harrington, Jr., 62, of Harrison County, died Thursday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired mechanic and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his mother, Lou M. Platt Harrington of Cynthiana; brothers, Gary Lynn Harrington of Cynthiana and David Loy Harrington of Augusta, Ga.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. today at Republican Cemetery, Harrison County. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Dolores Matisz, 77, of Villa Hills, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a beautician with Casa D'Ellganza Hair Salon in Kenmore, N.Y.
Survivors include a son, Michael Matisz of Villa Hills and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church, Buffalo, N.Y. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Tonawanda, N.Y. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Thomas Randolph McClanahan, 73, of Augusta, died at 10:50 a.m. Thursday at Augusta Health Care Center. He was a machine operator with Clopay Corp., a member of the Clopay Pioneer Club and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Goecke McClanahan; daughters, Deborah K. Kiskaden and Pamela Jean Payne, both of Augusta; a sister, Retta Wilburn Riggen of Foster; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
John Joseph McCormack, 87, of Fort Wright, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed manufacturer's representative, formerly an employee of Cincinnati Milacron. He was a member of St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright, where he was on the parish council. He was a former Fort Wright mayor and city councilman, an assistant chief of the Fort Wright Fire Department and a member of the Kenton County Police Merit Board. He was a past president of the Summit Hills Country Club.
Survivors include his wife, Norma H. McCormack; daughters, Sue Shumate of Villa Hills, Eileen Callis of Erlanger, Sister Mary Norene McCormack, S.N.D., of Covington, Sally Rodau of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Becky Brown of Hammond, La.; sons, Michael McCormack of Independence and Daniel McCormack of Walton; a brother, Thomas McCormack of Covington; sisters, Pat Keeney of Fort Wright, Kathleen Peter of Cincinnati and Sister Rosemary McCormack, O.S.B., of Morehead; 23 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Prince of Peace School, 625 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling the arrangements.
Mary Frances Meeks, 84, of Covington, formerly of Erlanger, died at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a bookkeeper with Federated Department Store, Cincinnati, and a member of Briston Order of the Eastern Star and Erlanger Church of Christ. Her husband, William H. Meeks, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, William H. Meeks Jr. of Hilliard, Ohio; a brother, Herman Miller of Newport; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Erlanger Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Church of Christ, 458 Graves Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Robert Ray Morgan, 49, of Verona, died Thursday as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Ky. 16 in Verona. He was a maintenance planner for Cinergy and a guitarist in Water's Edge.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Kendall Morgan; sons, Robert J. Morgan of Warsaw, Wayne Morgan of Williamstown, and Elliott Morgan and Todd D. Morgan, both of Verona; his mother, Elsie Sizemore Simpson of Stinnett; brothers, Jack Morgan and Roy G. Morgan, both of Stinnett, and Cleopas "Bud" Morgan of Warsaw; sisters, Elaine Howard, Darlene Morgan, and Irene Morgan, all of Stinnett; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stinnett Pentecostal Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, and at 4 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Morgan Family Cemetery, Stinnett.
Christian Jamison Ross, infant, of Florence, died Friday at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He was the son of Jamie and Adelaide Ross.
Other survivors include paternal grandparents, Jim Ross of Warsaw and Gayle Gill of Independence; maternal grandparents, David and Maria Short of Walton; paternal great-grandmother, Edna Ross of Taylor Mill; and maternal great-grandmother, Adele Longo of Erlanger.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. There is no visitation. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Russell Uhlman, 74, of Petersburg, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Walter Franklin Wiehoff, 80, of Independence, died Friday at his residence. He was a retired produce manager from IGA, Kenton County, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of St. Barbara Church, Erlanger, and president of the St. Pius Bowling League.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Klotz Wiehoff; a son, Walter A. Wiehoff of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Beverly Wellbrock of Edgewood; and a brother, Cliff Wiehoff of Fort Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Barbara Church, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Barbara Church, 4042 Turkeyfoot Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling the arrangements.
Larry W. Wyatt, 42, of Butler, died Wednesday at his residence.
Survivors include his wife, Lori Wyatt; a son, Dylan Wyatt of Butler; a daughter, Brandi Wyatt of Batavia, Ohio; his mother, Marie Wyatt of Withamsville, Ohio; a brother, James Wyatt of Batavia, Ohio; and a sister, Sharon Greatorex of Withamsville, Ohio.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Butler. Memorials are suggested to Peoples Funeral Home, 407 Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
