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Date of these obituaries: 09-29-97
Edgar Lemker, Kenton magistrate
Edgar Whitney Lemker was married
for 57 years after a three-hour courtship, so it was fitting that he would marry thousands of other couples in a three-decade career as a Kenton County magistrate.
The "judge, " as Mr. Lemker was known by friends, was also a man of community good works. "He was extremely active in the Sunday Morning Club, and was a charter member and president several times, " club member and former Kenton County Jailer Jim Knauf said of the organization, which has raised large amounts of money over the years for charities.
Mr. Lemker, 87, of Covington, died Saturday at his home.
He served as a magistrate for 30 years, being elected at least seven times, and was also retired as a maintenance supervi sor with the Kroger Co.
In 1990 Mr. Lemker and his wife, Mary, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and recalled how they married
only three hours after meeting for the first time. It was truly love at first sight, Mr. Lemker remembered.
The marriages Mr. Lemker performed as a magistrate, mostly from his office on Pike Street in Covington's Lewisburg neighborhood, were the subject of many interesting stories told by his family.
"In the early 1950s he married
a couple who didn't have any money. Twenty-five years later, on their anniversary, they drove to Covington from Pennsylvania to pay him his fee, " said Mr. Lemker's daughter, Martha Koetting of Camp Springs.
There was one couple Mr. Lemker married
five times, Mrs. Koetting said. They would divorce and decide to remarry, and traditionally had her father preside, she said.
On another occasion a couple gave Mr. Lemker his fee in an envelope and left. He opened it later and found Monopoly money, Mrs. Koetting said.
"He was just a great guy, and was prominent in city politics, " said Knauf. "He had a lot of fun, but also took on a lot of responsibility in helping people."
Mr. Lemker was also a member and former president of the Panorama Organization for Pleasant Relations, at Panorama Apartments where he and his wife lived.
Mr. Lemker was also a longtime member of the Standard Club, the Covington Turners organization and the International Association of Machinists, Local No. 162, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a son, Larry Lemker of Covington; daughters, Ann Wilson of Covington, Carol Hanifin and Myra Brandner, both of Ft. Wright, and Patty Clark of Crescent Springs; a sister, Margaret Keiley of Covington; 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to the church, 119 West Sixth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Lucille Barrett, 70, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Mary Elizabeth Busher, 83, of Bellevue, died at 11:38 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a retired seamstress with Hyde Park Clothing and a member of St. Anthony Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the church, 320 Poplar St., Bellevue, Ky. 41016.
Lynn Bussell, 66, of Maysville, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Maysville Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include her husband, Harvey Lee Bussell; a son, Darrell Russell of Tollesboro; daughters, Brenda Bennett of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Patricia Fulton of Washington; a brother, W. J. Yazell of Cynthiana; sisters, Almedia Watkins, Brenda Mitchell and Emma Jean Holland, all of Carlisle; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at 2285 Mefford Fort Drive in Washington. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery, Maysville.
Robert Doulucas, 66, of Bellevue, died at noon Thursday at his home. He was a retired supervisor with Sanzone/Palmisano Produce, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include brothers, Paul Doulucas of Goshen, Ohio, and William Huninghake of Bellevue; sisters, Katherine Ryan of Cincinnati and Mary Lou Lightfoot of Covington.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Norman Lee Gray, 62, of Elsmere, died at 11:15 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed painter.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Gray; sons, Ralph Snapp, Terry Snapp, Jeff Snapp, Tony Snapp and Greg Gray, all of Covington, and Norman Gray Jr. of Elsmere; daughters, Ellen Snapp of Elsmere, Brenda Snapp, Candy Simpson, and Doris Gray, all of Covington, and Debbie Snapp of Independence; a sister, Janet of Silver Grove; 25 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Jane Heflin, 63, of Maysville, died Saturday at Columbia Hospital in Maysville. She was a sales clerk with Merz Brothers and K-mart department stores in Maysville, and was a member of First Christian Church, Maysville.
Survivors include her husband, William Lee "Pete" Heflin; a son, Terry Heflin of Maysville; daughters, Tracy White of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Trisha Kirkland of Mays Lick; her mother, Mary E. Smitson of Maysville; a sisters, Linda Naugle of Kennesaw, Ga.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be there from 5 to 8 tonight. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
Charles E. Herzog, 80, of In dependence, died at noon Saturday at Harrison House, Cincinnati. He was a retired welder with Stewart Decatur Security Systems, Covington.
Survivors include Daisy Mae Herzog; a daughter, Tina Herzog of Independence; a son, Brian Herzog of Independence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be there from 6 to 9 tonight. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Walker Patterson "Pat" Holt, 84, of Covington, died Saturday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Ross Meyer Inman, 19, of Paris, Ky., died Friday in Scott County in an auto accident. He was a student at the University of Kentucky.
Survivors include his parents, Stanley and Maryanne Meyer Inman; a sister, Britta Curie Inman, at home; and grandparents, Stan and Jean Inman of Cincinnati and James and Patricia Meyer Hoekstra of Cincinnati.
Services were today at Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home in Paris. Memorials may be made to Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group, in care of Mary Morrison, 220 Azalea Court, Carlisle, Ky., 40311.
Wilma Sebastian Klein, 68, of Crestview Hills, died at 10:26 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a telephone operator with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Her first husband, Kelly Sebastian, died in 1967. Her second husband, Carl Klein, died in 1991.
Survivors include sons, Jimmie Sebastian of Crestview Hills and Kelly Sebastian of Covington; a daughter, Brenda Sebastian of Crestview Hills; sisters, Lola Reeves, Bobbie Jean Harrison, Flora Falcon and Shirley Ann Barnett, all of Laurel, Miss.; brothers, Byrun Sumrall of Laurel, Miss., and Jimmie Lee Sumrall of West Wego, La.; two grandchildren and two great-
grandchildren.
Services were today at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Joseph H. Lonnemann, 84, of Newport, died at 7:50 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired printer with Standard Publishing Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Covington Turners. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. John Church, Covington. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Mildred Stafford Lonnemann, died in 1991.
Survivors include daughters, Karen Lonnemann of Covington, and Mary Jo Day of Ashland; a sister, Virginia Burke of Ludlow; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Carol Lower, of Kenton County, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Herman Edward "Eddie" Minch, 62, of Owenton, died Saturday at Tri County Hospital in LaGrange. He was an automobile sales and purchasing employee of Browning Pontiac, Owen County, and a member of Squiresville Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Alma Jean Dunaway Minch; daughters, Debbie Cobb and Donita Chandler, both of Owenton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street in Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to the church.
Mary K. Moreland, 93, of New Liberty, died Saturday at Owenton Manor nursing home in Owenton. She was a retired postmistress for New Liberty and a member of New Liberty Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Pat Moreland of Frankfort; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street in Owenton. Visitation will be there from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
Norbert George Nie, 86, of Covington, died at 6:25 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington. He was the retired owner and founder of Norb Nie Service Station, Covington, and a former member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. He was a co-founder of St. John Credit Union and a member of the Northern Kentucky Gasoline Dealers Association. He was a member of the Old Faithful Club at St. Joseph Heights.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Lee Tanner Nie; a son, Norbert Gregory Nie of Norwood, Ohio; a daughter, Marcy Deitmaring of Ft. Mitchell; sisters, Wilma Stolz and Alma Gauspohl, both of Covington; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 6 tonight at St. Charles Care Center. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to the nursing home, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Anna Maddox Noel, 92, of Frankfort, died Saturday at Bradford Square Nursing Home in Frankfort. She was a homemaker. Sons, Jack Holiday Noel and Robert Tyler Noel, died in 1996 and 1970, respectively.
Survivors include three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Peter Phillips, 63, of Newport, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired clerk with the Internal Revenue Service, Covington, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include brothers, George Phillips of Ft. Thomas and Daniel Phillips of Seminole, Fla.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Jessie L. Rymarquis, of Hollywood, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Satur day in Florida. Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Clara M. Schriever, 97, of Ft. Thomas, died at 2:20 a.m. Sunday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home in Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Agnes Church, Ft. Wright, and the Altar Society there. She was a member of Leisure Timers and the AARP. Her husband, Albert L. Schriever, died in 1965.
Survivors include a son, James E. Mills of Mission Viejo, Calif.; a sister, Teresa Goetz of Covington; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076, or in the form of Masses.
Edward "Sonny" Schumann, 80, of Ft. Thomas, died at 8:31 p.m. Friday at his home. He owned Schumann Florist in Southgate. He was a member of the Optimist Club and the Flower Growers Association of Cincinnati. He was a former member of the Southgate School Board.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Boughner Schumann; a son, Edward C. Schumann of Melbourne; a daughter, Lorena Beckelhymer of Butler; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from there 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Ralph Shotwell, 67, of Cincinnati, formerly of Butler, died Saturday at his son's home in Cincinnati. He was a retired printer with Gibson Greeting Card Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Grace Methodist Church in Cincinnati. He was an active Boy Scouts volunteer.
Survivors include a son, Daniel Davis of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011, or the Boy Scouts of America, 2331 Victory Parkway, Cincin nati, Ohio 45206.
John R. Spaulding, 83, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a tool and die maker with Carlton Machine Tool.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Hutchison Spaulding; a son, Michael B. Spaulding of Erlanger; a daughter, Carol J. Downing of Covington; four grandchildren and one great- grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Church Cemetery, Boone County. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
Lela Gulick Taylor, 83, of Florence, died at 7:10 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired florist with Vestland Flowers, Williamstown, and a member of Williamstown Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Flege of Florence; a son, Larry Gulick of Panama City, Fla.; brothers, Carl Kelly of Virginia and Boyd Kelly of Texas; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to National Kidney Foundation of Central Kentucky, 2417-B Regency Road, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Barbara Joyce Releford Tolliver, 58, of Independence, died Saturday in Sevierville, Tenn. in an auto accident. Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Debra Sue Keel Turner, 46, of Burlington, died Saturday in Florence in an auto accident.
She was an administrative assistant with Radiology Associates
of Northern Kentucky and a former Sunday school teacher with Central Church of Nazarene, Ft. Wright.
Survivors include sons, Aaron Turner and Adam Turner, both at home; her mother, Jane Keel of Batavia, Ohio; a brother, Forrest Keel of Batavia, Ohio; and sisters, Sharon Poole of Grand Ledge, Mich., Sheryl Keel of Cincinnati and Patricia Dore of Hanson, Mass.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery in Miami Township, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to the Aaron and Adam Turner Trust Fund, in care of Huntington Bank, 2252 Burlington Pike, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Marvin P. West, 71, of Newport, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired employee of Interlake Steel, Newport, and a member of First Baptist Church in Harrison, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Herald West; daughters, Peggy Jean McCarthy of Newport, Linda Shoemaker of Brookville, Ind. and Patsy Ann Hurst of Dardanelle, Ark.; a son, Marvin Dale West of Guilford, Ind.; brothers, Adrian West of Dayton, Ohio, Donald West of Glencoe and Howard West of Brooksville; sisters, Ruth Campbell of Orlando, Fla., and Mildred Hatfield of Newport; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Jackman-Kercheval-Meyers Funeral Home in Harrison, Ohio, and at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the church, 119 S. Hill St., Harrison, Ohio 45030.
Stella Bailey Wilson, 87, of Gallatin County, died Sunday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Eula M. Wright, 67, of Falmouth, died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday at Lexington Country Place in Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Moriah Christian Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include her husband, Leonard Wright; a son, Dan Wright of Cynthiana; daughters, Teresa Griffin of Butler and Bea Cox of Falmouth; a brother, Raymond LaFollette of Piner; sisters, Bernice Hess of Falmouth and Ruby Messmer of Butler; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be there from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Pendleton County Library, Mt. Moriah Christian Church or the cemetery.
