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Date of these obituaries: 05-14-97
Mary Zaffiro had boundless love
On nights when Mary El Dunn Zaffiro struggled with illness, her husband Frank L. Zaffiro had to step gingerly around his Villa Hills home.
That's because as many as 20 of Mrs. Zaffiro's children and grandchildren would be asleep on couches and in sleeping bags throughout the home sharing time caring for the woman who had taken such good care of them.
"She was just completely selfless. She was always thinking of others - what she could do to make each one (of her family members) happy, " said a daughter, Patricia Zerhusen Meirose of Ft. Mitchell. "She raised the six of us (children) mostly by herself. She just did a tremendous job. She overcame a lot of obstacles."
Mrs. Zaffiro, 73, of Villa Hills, died at 1:20 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a former doctors' office manager for three local doctors.
Mrs. Zaffiro was born in Newport and spent her life in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. She met her husband at a broom dance in the 1970s.
"We sort of looked after each other. I enjoyed her company very much, and I'll miss her very much, " said Mr. Zaffiro, who said he'll remember his wife, whom he married
22 years ago, for her boundless affection for her loved ones.
"She had such a big heart that she had enough love for all her kids and grandchildren and a new husband besides, " he said.
"Even with so many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she gave each one a lot of individual attention, " Mrs. Meirose added.
Other survivors include daughters, Susan Zerhusen Kesselring and Karen Zerhusen Diable, both of Florence, Judy Zerhusen Schumacher of Ft. Wright and Janet Zerhusen Hukle of Erlanger; a son, Joseph C. Zerhusen of Cincinnati; brothers, Dr. Paul J. Dunn of Chicago and Joseph C. "Neil" Dunn of Cincinnati; sisters, Florence Wehry of Covington and Eleanor Groeschen of Bellevue; 24 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to the Justin Schumacher Memorial Fund, in care of Catholic Social Services, 3629 Church St., Latonia 41015.
Charles Blevins, 76, of Ft. Thomas, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home. He was the retired president of C. Allen Fulmer Co., Ft. Thomas, and had previously served as a pilot and design engineer with the company. He was a member of First Christian Church, Ft. Thomas, and a member of America Radio Relay League of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Area Ten Tuners amateur radio clubs. He was a former employee of Seiler Motor Co., Covington, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
His first wife, Aline Blevins, died in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Estella Fox Blevins; daughters, Mary Krahe and Barbara Yaksic, both of Edgewood, and Carol Robinson of Alexandria; a sister, Jo Joyner of Merritt Island, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be 4 to 8 tonight and at noon Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church, 1031 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas 41075.
Carl L. Bogenschutz Sr., 72, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Cincinnati, died Sunday at Franciscan Hospital Western Hills Campus in Cincinnati. He was a retired manager of Ft. Mitchell Post Office and a member of Port Charlotte American Legion Post and AMVETS. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Bogenschutz; daughters, Kathy Schroeder of Cincinnati and Carleen Buschmann of Danville; a son, Carl L. Bogenschutz Jr. of Columbus, Ohio; a sister, Ruth Bogenschutz of Covington; and six grandchildren.
Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Dominic Church, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042, or St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale-Milford Rd., Cincinnati 45215. Nicholls Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Lola Mae Millican, 90, of Loveland, Ohio, formerly of Erlanger, died at noon Monday at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati. She was a retired cook with Goshen School System in Goshen Township, Ohio. Her husband, Ed Millican, died in 1945.
Survivors include a son, William Millican of Erlanger; a daughter, Florence Jean Brunk of Seminole, Fla.; six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Goshen Cemetery.
Beulah M. Mullen, 71, of Covington, died at 6:40 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired cashier and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia.
Survivors include sons, Ken Mullen of Independence, Rick Mullen of Elsmere, Daryl Mullen and Steve Mullen, both of Covington; a brother, Everett Norton of Covington; sisters, Margaret Todd of Mason, Ohio, and Dorothy Rowland of Pennsylvania; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Kermit B. Ostwalt, 83, of Worthville, died Monday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. He was a retired food executive with Allied Department Stores, New York City, and a member of American Legion and V.F.W. posts and Moose Lodge in Madison, Ind. He also was a member of Elks Club, Cincinnati, and AMVETS in Hillsboro, Ohio, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Weldon Ostwalt; step-daughters, Sonja Smith of Selings Grove, Pa., and Sherene Maumenee of Hillsboro, Ohio; and four stepgrandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be there at 5 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National cemetery in Annville, Pa.
Helen West, 73, of Brooksville, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John T. West, died in 1987.
Survivors include sons, Earl West of Falmouth, Charles West and David West, both of Brooksville, and Ronald West of Dry Ridge; daughters, Alice Thomas of Westland, Mich., Wanda Golden and Shirley Harrison, both of Brooksville; a brother, Roy DeBruler of Dayton; a sister, Gracie Fields of Dumas, Texas; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at New Zion Baptist Church, Bracken County. Visitation will be 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, and at noon Friday at the church. Burial will be in Downard Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 2805 W. McMicken Ave., Cincinnati 45225.
John Edward White Sr., 68, of Haines City, Fla., formerly of Ft. Mitchell, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Ralph Wight, 69, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Monday at his home. He was a retired customer service agent with Delta Airlines at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and a member of Latonia Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Jewell Wight; sons, Gary Wight of Covington, Darrell Wight of Ft. Wright and Terry Wight of Independence; daughters, Sherry Williams of Villa Hills, Seveva Merrill of Sarasota, Fla., and Tammy Kenney of St. Petersburg; and 13 grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Royal Palm Funeral Home in St. Petersburg.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society Northern Kentucky Unit, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
