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Date of these obituaries: 11-06-97
Plumber Fred Pfeiffer Jr., helped others
There wasn't anything Fred Pfeiffer Jr. couldn't fix.
When an elderly neighbor complained that a toilet in her house was leaking, Mr. Pfeiffer fixed it. When the leg on his sister's dining room table broke, he carved and attached a new one.
If a friend noticed that his water bill was particularly high, Mr. Pfeiffer inspected the house and found the leak.
"He just liked to help people out, " said his sister, Carolyn Johns of Erlanger.
"And if he fixed it for them, he wouldn't even charge them."
Mr. Pfeiffer died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at University Hospital in Cincinnati. The Erlanger resident was 77.
Mr. Pfeiffer was a plumber for more than 50 years. He learned the trade from his father. He helped run the family business, Fred Pfeiffer and Son Plumbing, out of their Erlanger home.
"He'd work with my dad while he was in school, " Ms. Johns said. "Dad just needed help, and in those days, help was hard to find."
After his father died in 1964, Mr. Pfeiffer, a graduate of Holmes High School in Covington, took over the business.
He did plumbing work for clients, friends, family and the community for years. He installed electrical wiring and did plumbing work for the Erlanger Lion's Club, and he also did plumbing for area churches.
In 1982, he received recognition from the Lion's Club for his service.
Mr. Pfeiffer also was an administrator with the Northern Kentucky Master Plumber Association, and for more than 30 years, did the billing and book-keeping work for the association's insurance fund.
"He did everything: carpentry, woodworking, paneling, and he loved gardening, " Ms. Johns said.
Other survivors include a niece, Pamela Ball of Erlanger; and a great-niece, DeAnna Ball of Erlanger.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Erlanger Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, and from 10 a.m. Friday until time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
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Arthur L. Baker, 89, of Carrollton, died at 3:11 p.m. Monday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was a former Carrollton City council member, and an agent for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. He also was a member of Carrollton Moose Lodge and the Carrollton American Legion Post. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Catherine Baker; a son, Greg Baker of Louisville; daughters, Ann Matthews of Jeffersonville and Alison Aldridge of Ghent; sisters, Margaret Berger and Elizabeth Shelton, both of Carrollton, and Loretta Frost of Lexington; a brother, Harold Baker of Akron, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John Church, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Rosary services will be at 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery, Carrollton.
Raymond Francis Capal, 79, of Ft. Thomas, died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home in Ft. Thomas. He was a retired color matcher with Inmont Corp., Cincinnati. His wife, Claire Kremer Capal, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Paul R. Capal of Ft. Thomas and Ray J. Capal of Phoenix; daughters, Sister Ann Marie of Champaign, Ill., Mary Wimmers of Bellevue and Ruth Capal of Ft. Mitchell; brothers, Mel Capal of Pittsburgh and Dan Capal of Southgate; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Friday at St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Church, 26 E. Villa Place, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075, or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
James Cecil Claypool, 89, of Daytona Beach, Fla., died Tuesday at Halifax Medical Center in Florida.
Arrangements are pending at Baldwin-Hughey Funeral Home, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
Catherine Cull Ellis, 85, of Carrollton, died at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday at Transitional Health Care Center in Jeffersonville, Ind. She was a retired employee of the Gypsy Grill, Carrollton. Her husband, Edgar Ellis, and a son, Fred Ellis, both died in 1973.
Survivors include daughters, Rosemary Hayden of Jeffersonville, Ind., Betty Sue McAlister of Goshen, Ind., and Ann Brameier of Hanover, Ind.; sisters, Rosie Kendall of Shivley and Lucille Bracone of Dennison, Ohio; a brother, Carl Cull of San Jose, Calif.; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Tiffani Ann Fite, 19 days, the daughter of Ricky and Angela Fite of Pine Knot, died Monday at University Medical Center, Lexington.
Other survivors include her maternal grandparents, Joe and Carol Eggemeier of Woodlawn; paternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Kathy and Wayne Swope of Mt. Orab, Ohio; paternal grandfather and step-grandmother, Rick and Pam Fite of Hamersville, Ohio; and great- grandparents, Bob and Verna Shinkle of Mt. Orab, Ohio, and Harold and Barb Fite of Hamersville, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mother of God cemetery Chapel, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Esther Gilliland, 67, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired waitress with Town and Country Restaurant, Ft. Wright. Her husband, Robert Gilliland, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Michael Scroggins of Harrison, Ohio; daughters, Nancy Brossart and Patricia Henson, both of Covington, and Linda Clark of Fairfield, Ohio; a brother, Walter Faulkenburg of Cincinnati; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Baltimore Pike Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Helen Hildebrant, 85, of Ludlow, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired overseer of Fashion Frock Co., Cincinnati, and a member of First Baptist Church, Ludlow. Her first husband, Charles Kraft, died in 1975. Her second husband, Raymond Hildebrant, died in 1991.
Survivors include stepsons, Fred Hildebrant of Ludlow and Gary Ray Hildebrant of Florence; stepdaughters, Patty Grimes of Bromley and Diane Farmer of Latonia; sisters, Dorothy Malnofski of Covington and Lucille McMurry of Greenville, S.C.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Mary Elise Kendall, 74, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Audubon Regional Medical Center, Carrollton. She was a retired manager with Cablevision and was a member of First Baptist Church of Carrollton. Her husband, Paul Jasper Kendall, died in 1982.
Survivors include sons, Carl "Butch" Kendall of Wheatley and Paul "Tony" Kendall of Carrollton; a brother, Herbert C. Stephenson of Whiteland, Ind.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Barbara Henrietta Killion, 82, of South Point, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Tuesday at Kings Daughters Medical Center, Ashland. Arrangements are pending at Phillips Funeral Home in Ironton, Ohio.
Kenneth Lee King, 65, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer and school bus driver in Bracken County, and a member of Cynthiana Baptist Church. He also was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Figgins King; a son, Jesse King of Maysville; a sister, Wilma King Polley of Independence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to the church, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Anthony S. Kmit, 82, of Highland Heights, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a paper mill worker with the Kimberly Clark and Pentair companies in Niagara, Wis. He also was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Cretton-Tutas Post, Niagara, Wis. His wife, Kathryn Kmit, died in 1991.
Survivors include sons, Terry Kmit of Niagara, Wis. and Larry Kmit of Alexandria; a daughter, Sally Born of Alexandria; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church in Niagara, Wis. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Niagara Cemetery. Freeman Funeral Home in Iron Mountain, Mich., is handling arrangements. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
Janis Hisle Myers, 58, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Donald Ray Myers of Cynthiana; her mother, Helen Mattox Hisle of Cynthiana; a brother, Larry D. Hisle of Cynthiana; and sisters, Phyllis Fuller of Millersburg, Bonnie Stith and Diana Hisle, both of Cynthiana.
Services were this morning at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial was in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Virginia Petit, 80, of Latonia, died at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Mildred Piper, 85, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a retired beautician and owner of M & M Beauty shop. Her husband, Albert Piper, died in 1960.
Survivors include three stepsons, Albert W. Piper of Burlington, Donald R. Piper of Tampa, Fla. and Richard P. Piper of Morrow, Ohio; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mae Hazel Thomson, 87, of Silver Grove, died at 1:57 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Silver Grove.
Survivors include three children, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Rita L. Weber, 76, of West Chester, Ohio, died Wednesday at West Chester Health Care Center. She was a retired foreman with U.S. Playing Card Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a sister, Ruth Marie Stines of Falmouth; and a brother, Edward Goehring of Yuba City, Calif.
Prayers will be at 11 a.m. Fri day at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Sand Run Baptist Cemetery, Hebron. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Florence Ice Webster, 78, of Florence, died at 4:35 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a nurse with Booth and St. Luke hospitals, and a member of Greenview Baptist Church, Florence. Her husband, John Leslie Webster Sr., died in 1984.
Survivors include sons, David Webster of Villa Hills and John Leslie Webster Jr. of Cincinnati; daughters, Carolyn Ballinger of Florence and Brenda Nagashiner of Memphis, Tenn.; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
