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These notices are dated: 12-08-2004
Paul Estenfelder, 78, firefighter, WWII veteran
Paul M. Estenfelder didn't want to retire from the Covington Fire Department. Working as a firefighter was his life, said his widow, Virginia Lee Estenfelder.
But he didn't have a choice. He just couldn't drag hoses, drive the truck and carry people after he broke his back, she said.
Mr. Estenfelder, 78, of Park Hills, who died Monday at Veterans Hospital in Cincinnati, served 15 years on the fire department. He retired in 1969 at the rank of lieutenant.
For a while, he and another firefighter owned and operated a bakery at 19th and Garrard streets in Covington. It was just down the street from where his future wife lived.
They met when she came in to make a purchase. A friend gave him her phone number -- they would have 40 years of married
life together.
Mr. Estenfelder broke his back when he was climbing the stairs of a burning house to rescue a child and the stairway collapsed under him. Doctors eventually had to remove a bone and replace it with plastic, his wife said.
After he retired, Mr. Estenfelder, who was a Marine sergeant during World War II, took a job working at the Fifth Third Bank in downtown Cincinnati, helping customers with their safety deposit boxes.
When he wasn't working, he enjoyed placing bets at Turfway Park in Florence. "Even when he couldn't drive, he still got one of us to take him to the track to get his bets in, " his wife said.
Other survivors include daughters, Gina Estenfelder of Deerfield Township, Ohio, and Lisa Caudill of Fort Wright; and a grandson.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017, in honor of Nicolas Caudill.
Eva Jewell Beckett, 63, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Lakeside Heights Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a retired employee of Pendleton County High School, CVS Pharmacy and B.B. Licking Valley Store in Falmouth, and was a member of Sunrise Christian Church, Harrison County. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 481.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Eastern Star services at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery, Harrison County.
Willis "Bill" Coleman III, 68, of Florence, died at 6 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a sales representative with Ketterer Co., Cincinnati, a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Covington and the Florence Rotary Club, and was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Coleman; a daughter, Mary Rogers of Latonia; a son, Richard Coleman of Durango, Calif.; a brother, Tracy Coleman of Hot Springs, Ark.; a sister, Martha Coleman of Hot Spring; and three grandchildren.
No services are planned. Mr. Coleman bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Veterans Administration Medical Center, 3200 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
James E. Johnson, 76, of Covington, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was owner of the Two-Shay Club.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Johnson; a son, Christopher Hanks of Jacksonville, Fla.; daughters, Dawn Causey of Cincinnati, Carmen Hanks of Covington and Venita Rankins of Erlanger; sisters, Pauline McCravey and Katherine McCravey, both of Morristown, Tenn.; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere.
Henrietta "Grandma Purple" Kohls, 86, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired pharmacy clerk with Walgreen's, Newport, and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Her husband, Herbert Kohls, died in 1962.
Survivors include sons, Jerry Kohls of Fort Thomas, Steve Kohls of Alexandria and Mark Kohls of Cincinnati; a daughter, Sandy Gerhardstein of Denver; a brother, Donald Hamberg of Fort Thomas; sisters, Irene Gresham of Covington, Dolores Spaeth of Cincinnati and Sister Mary Christopher Hamberg, C.D.P., Melbourne; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Spirit Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Wilder. Memorials are suggested to Holy Spirit Church, 825 Washington St., Newport, Ky. 41071. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Wanda M. Lickert, 74, of Alexandria, died at 5:40 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Alexandria. Her husband, Edward "Fritz" Lickert, died in 1997. A daughter, Sarah Vogt, died Aug. 10.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Barton of Wilder; sisters, Patty Birkle and Vera Gripshover, both of Petersburg; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 1 N. Jefferson St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Cora Parr, 85, of Bellevue, died at 6:05 a.m. Dec. 1 at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a retired restaurant manager. Her husband, Holly Parr, died in 1965. Sons, Wallace Parr and Jack Parr, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Parr of Bellevue; 16 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Hope Christian Church, Newport. Mrs. Parr bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to New Hope Christian Church, 941 Central Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Minnie L. Potts, 80, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Clifford E. Ryan, 81, of Walton, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Covington. He was the former owner of Walton Hardware and Dry Goods, Walton, a manager of Mac's Liquor, Walton, and a member of Walton Christian Church and Johnson-McElroy American Legion Post, Walton. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Andrews Ryan; sons, Rick Ryan of Dry Ridge and Randy Ryan of Milan, Ind.; stepdaughters, Debbie DeLuca of Vero Beach, Fla., and Tomi Meade of Walton; brothers, Earl LaVerne Ryan of Taylor Mill, Walt Ryan of Verona, and Robert Ryan of Peoria, Ill.; two grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and one step-great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Walton Good Guys Club, P.O. Box 35, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Mary Helen "Boots" Schmidt, 78, of Fort Thomas, died at 9 p.m. Monday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William M. Schmidt, died in 2001.
Survivors include daughters, Lisa Cavanaugh of Cold Spring and Joan Donahue of Tacoma, Wash.; a sister, Jeanne Liston of Columbus, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Myrtle Christine Schwalbach, 84, of Southgate, died at 2:13 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a sales clerk with Kreutzer Florist. Her husband, Elwood Bud Schwalbach, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sisters, Viola Gerding and Carolyn Martin.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Christ Church United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Christ Church United Church of Christ, 15 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41018. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Thelma Tuel, 73, of Maysville, died Monday at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
There are no immediate survivors.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick. Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
Christine C. Wischer, 93, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Wright, died Saturday at Judson Village Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Richard Wischer, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Rasp of Cincinnati; sons, Richard Wischer of Cincinnati and Gerald Wischer of Henderson; sisters, Anna Letha Kinzer and Anna Rita Raley, both of Florence.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Church, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263. Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Janice Yeager, 60, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at her home. She was a retired dietitian with St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her husband, James Yeager; sons, Keith Yeager of Fort Campbell and Kelly Yeager of Newport; daughters, Wanda Simington of Highland Heights and Gina League of Latonia; brothers, Bill Fritz, Jimmy Fritz, Jack Fritz and Bob Fritz, all of Greenup County; sisters, Mabel Warren of Tucson, Ariz., Barb Lewis of Greenup County, Wanda Kraft of Center, Ala., and Glennis Trail of Columbus, Ohio; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 2315 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
