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Date of these obituaries: 03-31-97
Fund-raise As a Newport City Commissioner in the 1950s, Robert A. Fischer served with some of the more colorful figures in area politics.
Mr. Fischer, 74, of Newport, died Friday in St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Mr. Fischer was in his early 30s when he was elected to the commission. He served two terms, from 1956 to 1960, and then ran unsuccessfully for mayor, said his wife, Mary Fischer.
"Bob Sidell was the mayor when he was on the commission. He lost the mayor election in 1960 to Ralph Mussman, " Mrs. Fischer said.
With politics behind him, Mr. Fischer concentrated on a business career, and was president of Fischer Enterprises, Newport, a fund-raising endeavor. He retired several years ago.
"He raised funds for organizations throughout the tri-state, including the Cincinnati school system, and for 4-H groups all over Kentucky, " Mrs. Fischer said.
Her husband was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, the Holy Name Society and the Elks, Mrs. Fischer said.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a daughter, Lisa M. Fischer of Newport; a son, Robert J. Fischer of Richmond, Va.; a brother, Albert J. Fischer of Ft. Thomas; and two grandchildren. A daughter, Therese M. Fischer, died in 1994.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be
in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Ft. Mitchell 41017. -
Family, kids' teams vital to Joyce Matteoli
Family was everything to Joyce Ann Fields Matteoli.
"With Joyce, her family came first. They all loved and supported each other, " said long-time friend Pat Earlywine.
Mrs. Matteoli, 56, of Florence, died early Saturday in St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a bartender with Grumpy's Bar, on Sixth Street in downtown Cincinnati. She had worked there, and at the Office Lounge, also downtown, for a number of years, said her daughter-in-law, Angie Matteoli.
A native of Campbell County, Mrs. Matteoli was a graduate of Simon Kenton High School. She lived in Boone County for several years, and was a member of St. Paul Church, Florence.
Mrs. Matteoli's son, Bill, coached youth sports teams, and she pitched in, even coaching at times, said her daughter-in-law.
"She organized the fund-raising, collected the money and did the paperwork, " said Angie Matteoli.
Mrs. Matteoli was a team mother in the Boone County Pee Wee Football League, and also helped out in the Boone County Girls Softball League.
"Her daughter, Holly, played, and she helped getting the girls pepped up, " Angie Matteoli said of her mother-in-law.
Whenever a family member's team played, Mrs. Matteoli was sure to be there rooting the team on, family and friends said.
"She raised money for the teams with a booth at the Florence Y'All festival each year, serving pulled barbecue, " said Mrs. Earlywine.
Survivors include sons, Bill Matteoli of Florence and Troy Matteoli of Erlanger; a daughter, Holly Lynn Matteoli of Florence; a brother, Bill Fields of Burlington; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.
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William J. Beach, 68, of Bellevue, died at 3:20 p.m. Friday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired welder and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie Beach; a son, William Beach Jr. of Oneontop, Ala.; daughters, Anna May Bergeron of Las Vegas, Jacqueline Edwards of St. Paul, Minn., and Sharon Snyder of Batavia, Ohio; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Lillian Cantrell, 50, of Covington, died at 4:30 p.m. March 21 at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a sorter with Tri-State Laundry, Edgewood, and a member of South Side Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Cantrell; daughters, April Holt, Crystal Holt and Sandy Holt, all of Port Hueneme, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. C&C; Mortuary Service, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Mildred Jean Marshall Cooper, 58, of Brooksville, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Brooksville Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Donald K. Cooper; a daughter, Donna Jean Cooper Cox of Brooksville; sons, John Marshall Cooper of Nicholasville and Randall Keith Cooper of Lexington; a foster daughter, Linda Daughter of Lexington; a sister, Malissa Hickey of Lexington; and brothers, Elbert McDowell Jr. of Cleveland and Herbert "Butch" McDowell of Lexington; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville 41056. Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, is handling arrangements.
Joyce Ewald, 71, of Crescent Springs, died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at her home. She was a retired tester at Wadsworth Electric.
Survivors include daughters, Terri Sterling of Dry Ridge and Tracey Strange of Crescent Springs; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Bethel cemetery in Bethel, Ohio.
James P. Gallagher, 85, of Demossville, died Sunday at Grant County Hospital, Williamstown. He was a farmer and a member of St. John Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include brothers, Lawrence Gallagher of Demossville, Francis Gallagher of Cincinnati, Paul Gallagher of Burlington, Tom Gallagher of Phoenix and Charles Gallagher of Butler.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Erma Irene Hamilton, 68, of Ludlow, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Arnold Brewster of Cincinnati and Kenneth Brewster of Newport; a daughter, Shelva Jo O'Hara of Covington; sisters, Georgia Mayne of Florence, Judy Morris of Covington and Ruth Miller of Somerset; brothers, Roger Chitwood of Somerset and Edison Chitwood of Brookville, Ind.; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pittman Creek Baptist Church, Elihu. Visitation will be from 3 to 10 p.m. today at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Agatha Harris, 89, of Burlington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Dialysis Unit, Covington. She was a former inspector with Liebel-Flarsheim Co.
Survivors include sisters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Frank C. Kaylor, 75, of Latonia, died at 7:45 p.m. Saturday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Elizabeth Kinman, 82, of Campbellsburg, died at 4 p.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Sugar Creek Christian Church in Carroll County. Her husband, James Bryan Kinman, died in 1975.
Survivors include daughters, Georgia Bell Frazier of Campbellsburg, Ella Mae Welch of Carrollton, and Wanda Kinman of Corydon, Ind.; a son, D.C. Kinman of Ghent; stepsons, Jimmy Kinman and Charles Kinman, both of Carrollton; stepdaughters, Loretta Whitaker of Carrollton and Renie Jackson of Baltimore; sisters, Addie Byrd of Mt. Sterling, Rebecca Maze of Salt Lick and Mary Jane Starnes of New Castle, Ind.; brothers, Paul Lyman of South Carolina, Eugene Lyman and Harry Lyman, both of Owingsville; 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Camilla L. Knasel, 92, of Park Hills, died at 11:15 p.m. Saturday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Barbara Suter Martin, 52, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Baptist Hospital East, Louisville. She was a retired manager with Dollar General Store, Carrollton, and a member of Valley Christian Center, Carrollton.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Martin; a son, Paul Martin Jr. of Carrollton; and a sister, Goldie Smith of Sanders.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home in Carrollton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Howard L. McClain, 67, of Morning View, died Saturday at his brother's home in Erlanger. He was a retired machinist with Kratz and Wilde Machine Co., Covington. His wife, Elizabeth Adams McClain, died in 1993.
Survivors include his brother, William R. McClain of Erlanger.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
James Mote, 72, of Cincinnati, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 9:25 p.m. Saturday at Franciscan Hospital, Mt. Airy Campus in Cincinnati. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Martha Falhawber Reis, 93, of California, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Peter and Paul Church, California. She was a member of Catholic Order of Foresters and Women Who Care. She was a member of the church St. Peter and Paul Senior Citizens. Her husband, Lawrence Reis, died in 1961.
Survivors include sons, Art Reis of California and Ron Reis of Alexandria; daughters, Leah Carmack and Rhea Rauch, both of California, Fran Verst of Wilder and Sister Marie Grace of Erlanger; 21 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in St. Peter and Paul Cemetery, California.
John "Jack" Schoborg, 72, of Independence, died at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired driver and salesman for Butternut Bread Co. He was a member of St. Patrick's Church in Independence and a member of Ralph Fulton VFW Post 4435, Elsmere. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. His wife, Joan Cavanaugh Schoborg, died in 1987.
Survivors include sons, John C. Schoborg of Delhi Township, Ohio, Joseph W. Schoborg of Latonia, and Jeffrey G. Schoborg of Independence; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Curren Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be there from 5 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, 143 Pike St., Covington 41015.
Rita M. Shore, 82, of Crestview Hills, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Harry Shore, died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan M. Shore of Crestview Hills; sons, Stephen A. Shore of West Reading, Pa., Lawrence M. Shore of Taylor Mill and Harry J. Shore of Burke, Va.; and six grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Societ y, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Lonnie Stacy, 50, of Alexandria, died at 2 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired printing estimator with Hennegan Printing Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include daughters, Tanya Crank of Elsmere and Felicia Leslie Stacy of Abbeville, S.C.; a brother, Donnie Stacy of Alexandria; sisters, Yvonne Shouse of Hebron, Janice Wells of Florence and Vicky Bell of Dayton; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Ella May Steffen, 77, of Alexandria, died at 10:55 a.m. Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was the owner of Miller's Tavern, Alexandria, and a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Alexandria. Her husband, Paul Andrew Steffen, died in 1992.
Survivors include four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church, 5147 Lees Road, Alexandria 41001.
Dora Melinda Martin Wagoner, 93, of Mt. Olivet, died Friday at Robertson County Health Care Center in Mt. Olivet. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Olivet Christian Church.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services were today at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mt. Olivet. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Robertson County Life Squad or Hospice of Hope.
