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These notices are dated: 02-05-2005
Scott Henry, dedicated father, musician
Whether it was playing some inspired licks on the guitar, crafting stylish cabinets, casting a fishing line out on a Colorado stream or teaching youngsters how to catch a football, there never was any doubt that Scott Henry was very good with his hands.
A talented musician whose tastes shifted from heavy metal to Christian and the blues after religion helped him turn around his life in the late 1990s, Mr. Henry recently put his guitar-playing skills on display when he visited a longtime friend who was babysitting.
"I'd been bragging about how I had a friend who could play anything on the guitar, and when Scott stopped by, the kids kind of put us on the spot by asking if he could play 'Star Wars, '" said Geoff Lockwood, who had known Mr. Henry since they were seventh-grade classmates.
"It took him a couple of seconds to figure it out, but then he started playing it. And for a few minutes, Scott had six kids in front of him in awe, including me."
Mr. Henry, 32, of Somerville, died Wednesday of heart disease, according to preliminary autopsy results.
A cabinet maker by profession, Mr. Henry developed an interest in woodworking during childhood visits to his grandfather's construction company in Carmel, Ind.
"In high school, he helped build houses, and after that, he just always liked building things, " said his father, Doug Henry, an assistant city editor at The Post. "He loved working with his hands."
That was evident in his guitar-playing, a talent he began developing as a young teen. By the time he was 14, he had his first Les Paul guitar, and over the next two decades honed his skills on a succession of electric and acoustic guitars.
"I really thought he should be playing professionally in a big-name band, " said Scott Tucker, who played with Mr. Henry in a six-piece Christian band. The group had not yet decided on a name, but Mr. Henry had suggested "Cross-eyed, " a play on words that referred to the cross of Christ but that also hinted at Mr. Henry's sense of humor.
"Scott could solo with the best of them, but there also was a humbleness about him, " Tucker added. "When we'd play, he'd sit back and blend in. But when it was his time to shine, he'd really shine. I'd been talking to him a lot about looking into a career in Christian music."
Mr. Henry's shift in musical preference from heavy metal to the mellower chords of Christian music and the blues about five years ago reflected a dramatic transformation in his own life.
Henry said religion helped lift his son from a "dark period" in his 20s during which he had developed a serious drinking problem. At his father's urging, Mr. Henry joined Alcoholics Anonymous. The support and guidance he received from AA, combined with that he found around the same time at Withamsville Church of Christ, redirected Mr. Henry's life and "brought out the best in him, " his father said.
He twice read the Bible cover to cover, and recently began reading the Old Testament in Hebrew. Tucker, who was in a Bible studies class with Mr. Henry, said that he also often used his own experiences to "reach out to people and friends who'd been through some of the same things he had."
"He was a very focused person who, when he got involved in something, gave it every ounce of his energy, even if things weren't going the way he wanted, " Henry said. "He'd stick with it."
When, for example, he began helping his longtime friend Lockwood coach 6-year-old boys in a peewee football league, the former high school linebacker found that the job brought special challenges.
"During the first quarter of one game, he went out to talk to the players and one raised his hand and said, 'Coach Scott, is it time to go home yet?'" Henry recalled. "And another one said, 'Coach Scott, I really want to be with my mom.' But he loved coaching those kids."
Another close friend who has known Mr. Henry since the fourth grade, Cary Sanders of Colorado Springs, Colo., described him as having a "warm, welcoming personality and a laugh that was contagious."
"My wife said we were a couple of goofballs, because even though we were 1, 200 miles apart, when we'd talk on the phone, we'd always start laughing to tears, " Sanders said.
"Whenever we talked, we were a couple of 32-year-old children."
Mr. Henry visited Sanders in Colorado, and during one memorable fishing trip, the two caught 40 trout in six hours.
"I don't know about that being the best day we ever had, but it's sure up there, " Sanders said.
Similarly, Lockwood recalled Mr. Henry as "one of those rare people you could have an unconditional friendship with."
"When you were sitting in a room with him, you didn't have to be doing anything or even talking, but you could just tell he was enjoying your company and you knew he was enjoying yours, " Lockwood said.
By far the most important thing in Mr. Henry's life, friends and family say, was his 13-year-old son, Albert Scott Henry.
"He was absolutely dedicated to his son, " Henry said. "(He) was the center of his world."
In addition to his father and son, Mr. Henry leaves his mother, Connie, and a sister, Shannon Golub, of Wyoming, Ohio.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the Craver-Riggs Funeral Home, 529 Main Street, Milford. Services will be at 1 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Cincinnati Nature Center, 4949 Tealtown Road, Milford, Ohio 45150.
Thelma Kees Bramlage, loved sewing, gardening
Thelma M. Kees Bramlage didn't sew until she retired in 1982. Then she didn't stop.
The Latonia resident, who died Thursday at 84, made her first sewing project -- a Raggedy Ann doll -- for one of her grandchildren, said her daughter, Beverly Wedding of Edgewood.
She kept right on making Raggedy Anns and Raggedy Andys -- for her grandchildren, for a woman who sold them in a shop on Main Street, for local charities to raffle in fund-raisers.
"She had to have made hundreds of them, " Wedding said. "They're all over the place."
Mrs. Bramlage also made stuffed bears, using the furry linings in winter coats, after she found a bear pattern.
Raised on a farm in Kenton County, she didn't graduate from high school, but worked as a sales clerk for the J.H. Shillito Co. in Cincinnati. After 25 years there, she became one of the original sales clerks for Value City in Latonia.
For a time, she and her husband, Raymond Bramlage, who died in 1999, ran a grocery at 221 W. 33rd St. in Covington. She minded the store while her husband worked at the Newport steel mill.
Wedding didn't think the store even had a name.
A member of the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption parish, Mrs. Bramlage was active in the ladies society and the garden guild.
Her home on Beech Street in Latonia was a backyard showplace, her daughter said, with every kind of flower imaginable and a beautiful mimosa tree. "Oh God, did she have a green thumb, " she said. "All she had to do was look at it and make it grow."
Her parents loved to sit on the front porch and wait for the neighbors to go by, even when they were young, she said. They were confirmed homebodies and a little dull, she said.
Dull, maybe, but not stupid. Mrs. Bramlage in particular was very smart, her daughter said. "Before there was spell-check on computers, we always called mom, " she said. "She was our spell-check."
She loved to work crossword puzzles, especially the New York Times daily puzzle.
"She was a fiend on news, " her daughter said. "People loved to sit and talk to her, because she knew everything that was going on."
Other survivors include a son, Eugene Williams of Taylor Mill; a second daughter, Shirley Wesselman of Florence; a brother, Charles Fessler of Latonia; sisters, Joyce Fitzpatrick of Cincinnati and Wilma Endress of Latonia; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling the arrangements.
Margaret L. Adkins, 79, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She was a retired seamstress from Saturday Night Limited, formerly known as Robertson-Vogue, Cincinnati.
Her husband, Ernest E. Adkins, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Daniel W. Adkins of Covington, Ernest J. Adkins of Elsmere, and Donald R. Adkins of Milford, Ohio; daughters, Dollie A. Faux of Little Rock, Ark., and Darlene S. Hall of Glencoe; sisters, Adalene Taylor of Butler and Lorraine Witt of Covington; nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
A Catholic blessing will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
J. Dutton Aylor, 81, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was the owner and operator of the Erlanger LaRosa's and an Army veteran of World War II.
He was a member of St. Paul Church, Florence, American Legion Post No. 4, Florence, former post commander of American Legion Post No. 203, Latonia, and a fourth degree Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Aylor; sons, Dutton and Steve, both of Florence, and Guy of Indianapolis, Ind.; daughters, Janine of Florence and Renae of Tacoma, Wash.; sisters, Ruth Hagedorn of Florence and Margaret Kleier of Burlington; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 12:10 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, P.O. Box 17007; Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Kidney Foundation of Kentucky, 250 E. Liberty St., Suite 710, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Joanna H. Snapp Lynam Baesel, 82, of Winchester, formerly of Carlisle, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital East, Lexington.
She was a retired employee from Jockey International and a member of the Assembly of God, Carlisle.
Her husband, Earl A. Baesel, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her former husbands, Lewis M. Snapp of Headquarters and Kenneth Lynam of Paris; sons, William Ray Snapp of Carlisle and Michael M. Snapp of West Lafayette, Ohio; daughters, Glenda Faye Butler of Nicholasville, Shirley Gale Markel of Paris, and Ginger Carole Snapp Medley of Winchester; a brother, Charles Mitchell of Chattanooga, Tenn.; a sister, Laverne Bovine of Chattanooga, Tenn.; 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Carlisle Cemetery.
Robert James Balch, Sr., 75, of Brooksville, died Thursday at his residence.
He was a retired maintenance worker and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
He was past mayor of Safety Harbor, Fla., and a life member of VFW.
A son, Daniel Spencer, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Baker Balch; sons, Robert J. Balch Jr. of Oldsmar, Fla., Gary W. Balch of New Port Richey, Fla., and a son in New York; two daughters in New York; and seven grandchildren.
A memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Moore & Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Northern Kentucky Crematory, Walton, is handling the cremation.
Eddie J. Cheesman, 53, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was the owner of Last Chance Saloon, Covington, and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include a sister, Linda Funk of Covington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Don Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Ruth Irene Wright Green, 97, of Edgewood, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Covington.
She was a retired registered nurse from Speers Hospital, Dayton.
She was a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, Covington Art Club, Daughters of the Union 1861 to 1865, and Speers Nursing Alumni.
Her husband, Thomas Jefferson Green, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Robert T. Green of Waskom, Texas; daughters, Susan Skinner of Huntsville, Ala., and Ruth Ann Korzenborn of Edgewood; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Winslow Building No. 2, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or charity of the donor's choice.
Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling the arrangements.
Bill Gullion, 69, of Fort Mitchell, died Friday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
George William Henson, 77, of Hebron, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was retired from Southern Railroad, a member of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and a volunteer fireman for the Ludlow and Hebron fire departments.
Survivors include brothers, E. Thomas Henson, Robert Eugene Henson, and Lee Allen Henson, all of Hebron; sisters, Jeannine Hudson of Toomsboro, Ga., Sue Carol Henson of Florence, and Karen Joy Ogden of Union; and many nephews and nieces.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Sand Run Cemetery, Hebron.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Hazel Waller Jones, 84, of Crittenden, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a retired teacher from Kenton Elementary School.
She was a member, pianist, organist, Sunday school teacher and secretary at Crittenden Baptist Church; member and secretary of the Capt. John Lillard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; and secretary of the Crittenden Alumni Association and Crittenden Book League .
Survivors include her husband, Earl C. Jones; and nieces, Shellye Waller White of Shreveport, La., and Connie Walker Collins of Bruce, Miss.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Crittenden Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. today. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Crittenden Baptist Church Building Fund, 215 Russell Road, Crittenden, Ky. 41030. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling the arrangements.
Sherry L. Ohmer, 35, of California, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include a son, Nathaniel Ohmer of California; a daughter, Talisa Ohmer of California; her parents, Jerry Ohmer Sr., and Joan Ohmer of California; a brother, Jerry Ohmer Jr., of Jacksonville, Fla.; and sisters, Shelly Ohmer of Johnsville and Shannon Trent of Dayton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at noon today.
Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the memory of Sherry Ohmer, c/o Alexandria Funeral Home, 325 Washington St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Cameron Samantha Stull, 3, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospital North, Covington.
She was the daughter of Henry and Sharon Stull.
Other survivors include brothers, Ryan Oder, Jerry Stull and Jaykob Stull, all of Covington; sisters, Elizabeth Applegate and Kearstyn Stull, both of Covington; paternal grandparents, Henry and Monique Stull of Morning View; and maternal grandparents, Sam Oder of Highland Heights and Nancy Young of Bellevue.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Frances Gross Stuntebeck, 72, of Villa Hills, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Friday at her residence.
She was a retired secretary from Procter & Gamble.
Survivors include sons, Anthony Stuntebeck of Fort Thomas and Thomas Stuntebeck of Richwood; daughters, Lisa Stuntebeck Witzgall of Villa Hills, Kathleen Stuntebeck Simpson of Park Hills, and Susan Stuntebeck Pearman of Bellevue; sisters, Nelda White of Alexandria and Dean McCloy of Cincinnati; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Entombment will be in Evergreen cemetery Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Lewis C. Trauth, 95, of Cold Spring, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Covington. He was a retired painter from W.J. Baker Co., Newport, and a taxidermist.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Trauth; and nieces, Carolyn McGuire of Chicago, Ill., and Betty Rogers of Newport.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen cemetery Chapel, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Save Our Strays, P.O. Box 62083, Cincinnati, Ohio 45622.
Carl Frank Wolfzorn, 70, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was disabled.
Survivors include sisters, Alma Ciafardini of Newport and Edna Schultz of Fort Thomas; and a brother, Le Wolfzorn of Cold Spring.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike # 1, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076; or Newport Central Catholic High School, 13 Carothers Road, Newport, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Grant Woods Jr., 53, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospital North, Covington. He was a cement mason.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa Woods; a son, Damon Smith of Covington; daughters, Asia Hocker, Kenya Hocker, Maria Todd and Brittany Merrilla, all of Covington; and a sister, Delores Holloway of Covington.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Jones, Simpson & Gee Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
