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Date of these obituaries: 08-14-97
George Muehlenkamp, judge
Former Campbell Circuit Judge George T. Muehlenkamp spent most of his working life in the public eye.
But whether as an assistant city attorney in Newport, Campbell County attorney or pioneering jurist, Judge Muehlenkamp insisted on pulling no punches.
"You'd have to know George. On the one hand, he was quiet. But on the other, he had a booming voice, " said Lambert Hehl, a former Campbell County judge-executive who knew Judge Muehlenkamp for more than 40 years.
"He was a good lawyer and a professional person. He watched his ethics and had a lot of legal ability."
Judge Muehlenkamp, 80, of Highland Heights, died at 1:26 p.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home.
A Newport native who grew up in Ft. Thomas, the judge was known for his keen intellect. In 1948, he scored the second-highest rating on the state bar exam when he graduated from the University of Kentucky Law School.
Judge Muehlenkamp was an assistant Newport city attorney in 1950-51, Campbell County attorney in 1953-1977 and a district court judge in 1978-83. He was elevated to the circuit court in 1984 and retired on his 72nd birthday in September 1988.
The judge had a strong sense of humor but could be gruff. He expected lawyers to be prepared, gave them respect when they deserved it and earned it in return, said Justin Verst, an assistant Campbell County attorney since 1978 and a former campaign worker for Judge Muehlenkamp. Judge Muehlenkamp presided over a variety of cases, from adult bookstores to zoning disputes.
"He treated everyone straight and fair and was up front with you. You couldn't ask for anything more, " Verst said.
Robert Sanders, a Covington lawyer, said Judge Muehlenkamp was known for his compassion in helping lawyers who suffered from alcoholism and other substance abuses. Through the Kentucky Bar Association, "he saved a lot of people's practices, if not their lives, through the years, " Sanders said.
He served on the state Legislative Ethics Commission but resigned last year after saying officials gutted the commission's authority.
Other survivors include his wife, Mary Helen Lewis Muehlenkamp; a son, Thomas Lewis Muehlenkamp of Cincinnati; a daughter, Sister Mary Peter Muehlenkamp; and a brother, Charles J. Muehlenkamp of Florence.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Stella Doolin Adams, 86, of Williamstown, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown. She was a homemaker and a member of Short Creek Baptist Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Maxine Ecklar of Williamstown; a sister, Christine McCray of Independence; six grandchildren, one step-grandchild and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the church, or Fairview Christian Church, Williamstown.
Cleo Allen, 83, of Union, died at 10:46 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of East Bend Baptist Church, Boone County. Her husband, Herman Allen Sr., died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Herman Allen Jr. of Union; daughters, Norma Jean Nantz of Independence and Linda Sue Armstrong of Covington; a sister, Georgie Roden of Dayton, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Briarfield Cemetery, Mt. Vernon.
Robert Donald Caldwell, the son of Robert Caldwell and Paula Jean Burton, both of Dayton, was stillborn at 10:05 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Other survivors include sisters, Shiree Hiser, Britney Burton and Felicia Burton, all of Dayton; and grandparents, Stella Morris of Bellevue, Ernest Cald well of Cincinnati and Willa Caldwell of Newport.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Aaron Denigan, 17, of Weston, Fla., formerly of Florence, died Saturday in St. Clair, Fla., of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a former student at Boone County High School.
Survivors include his parents, Michael and Ella Mae Denigan of Weston, Fla.; brothers, Michael Denigan II of Lakeland, Fla., Joshua David Denigan and Isaac Mark Denigan, both of Weston; sisters, Mollie Denigan Scott of St. Louis and Holly Mae Denigan of Weston; a half-sister, Amanda Denigan of Latonia; and grandparents, Vera Kearns of Covington, and Jess and Judy Denigan of Edgewood.
Services were this morning at Heritage Assembly of God Church, Florence. Entombment was in Highland Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
John R. Derks, 62, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired draftsman with Litton Industries, Hebron, and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere. He also was a coordinator with the church's St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Survivors include his wife, Marcia F. Fieger Derks; a son, John R. Derks Jr. of Independence; daughters, Julie Durstock and Katherine Nienaber, both of Ft. Wright, and Laurie Derks of Erlanger; his mother, Ruth K. Derks of Erlanger; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry High School Building Fund, 3837 Dixie Hwy., Elsmere 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Faith Elizabeth Feinauer and Katheryn Louis Feinauer, the daughters of Adam S. and Sherri L. Schmidt Feinauer of Ft. Wright, were stillborn Tuesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, Adam M. and and Beverly D. Feinauer of Ft. Wright, and John and Mary Schmidt of Madeira Beach, Fla.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Catholic Social Services, 3629 Church St., Latonia 41015. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Anna Crawford Jefferson, 90, of Brooksville, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday at Robertson County Health Care Center, Mt. Olivet. She was a saleswoman with Brooksville Furniture Store, and a member of Brooksville United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, Bernie R. Crawford Jr. of Brooksville; a sister, Beatrice Colegrove of Mt. Olivet; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Brooksville United Methodist Women, P. O. Box 145, Brooksville 41004.
Michael Earl Jones, 44, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas, after an extended illness. He was a groundskeeper with Highland Country Club, Ft. Thomas.
Survivors include sons, Michael Jones of Lakeside Park and Bradley Jones of Newport; sisters, Marguerite Rhoden of Newport, Mary Jones of Lexington, Audrey Lauderman of Independence and Ruby Webster of Warsaw; brothers, Melvin Jones of Berry, Patrick Jones of Cincinnati, Acey Jones, Simon M. Jones and Ralph Jones, all of Newport.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Vine Run Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Allen Mynatt, 68, of Edgewood, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Morgan Allen Neal, 77, of Alexandria, died Wednesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a plumber with Kuempel Service Heating and Air Conditioning, Cincinnati, and a member of Plumbers and Gasfitters Union Local No. 59 AFL, Cincinnati. He also was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Jackson Neal; sons, Keith Neal and Greg Neal, both of Ft. Thomas; sisters, Dorothy Gish, Hallie Moore and Bertie Wiggins, all of Ft. Thomas, Lotta Cash and Anita Mascari, both of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
Franklin Leroy Ritter, 80, of Newport, died Tuesday at Cambridge Health Care Center in Hamilton, Ohio. He was a florist. His wife, Thelma Ritter, died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Edward L. Ritter of Falmouth.
Services will be at noon Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Dallas Shelby, 91, of Fairfield Glade, Tenn., formerly of Latonia, died at 12:35 p.m. Monday in Crossville, Tenn. He was a retired railroad worker and a member of Latonia Baptist Church. His wife, Marie Shelby, died in 1980.
Survivors include sons, Bill Shelby of Fairfield Glade and Bob Shelby of Waxhaw, S.C.; a daughter, Elsie Hibbard of Winston-Salem, N.C.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
August Toebbe, the son of Gary R. and Joanne M. Hadley Toebbe of Villa Hills, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, hours after birth.
Other survivors include brothers, Nathan Toebbe and Derek Toebbe at home; a sister, Katelyn Toebbe at home; and grandparents, Leo and Jeanne Toebbe of Villa Hills and Rosemary Preston of Bethel, Ohio.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Lurie Brown Wells, 88, of Peach Grove, died Tuesday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. She was a homemaker and a member of Second Twelve Mile Baptist Church, Pendleton County. Her husband, Elva Wells, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Anna Mary Tackett of Falmouth and Marjorie Adams of Peach Grove; a son, Gary C. Wells of Kettering, Ohio; a stepson, Charles Wells of Falmouth; 16 grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville 41056.
