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Date of these obituaries: 11-13-97
Mary Jo Stockmeyer, hospice nurse
Mary Jo Stockmeyer comforted the dying for 34 years as a hospice nurse at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
She put her heart into her work, helping patients face death and comforting families who watched their loved ones die.
Ms. Stockmeyer, 64, died Wednesday in the care of the hospice nurses with whom she worked at St. Elizabeth.
"When she went into a coma, the hospice nurses asked us to bring her home, " said one of Ms. Stockmeyer's daughters, Mary Jo Brulport of Newport.
"That's what they said: "Bring her home to us.' "
Ms. Stockmeyer was born in 1933 in Ft. Mitchell and grew up in Villa Hills. She went to school at Villa Madonna and went to nursing school at St. Elizabeth.
She married
in the mid-1950s, and had four children, who she raised on her own after she and her husband separated.
She supported her children by her work as a hospice nurse, which she loved. As a nurse, she understood that caring for the family of the dying was as important as caring for the dying.
"The patient was important, but the family was as much a priority - if not more so - as the patient was because they were the survivors, " Ms. Brulport said.
Ms. Brulport said her mom was one of the first hospice nurses in Northern Kentucky and her ideas about how a patient should be treated became a standard practice.
"You wouldn't believe how important it is to have a good nurse like that, " Ms. Brulport said. "They bring a calm over you and . . . they show you that the patient wants you to know they want you to go on."
Ms. Stockmeyer would have retired in April.
Other survivors include sons, James Osborne Stockmeyer of Falmouth and Mark Joseph Stockmeyer of Covington; daughter M. Katherine Clore of Hebron; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Crestview Hills. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014, or American Diabetes Association, 2805 W. McMicken Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45225. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Cora Hilda England Allen, 84, of Mt. Carmel, Ohio, formerly of Independence, died Wednesday at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She was a seamstress and a member of the East End Senior Center, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Vizena of Mt. Carmel; a son, Richard Allen of Warner Robbins, Ga.; a sister, Eunice Mershon of Independence; brothers, William England of Covington, Floyd England of Latonia and Gayle England of El Sequindo, Calif.; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at T. P. White and Sons Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial cemetery in Mt. Repose, Ohio.
Barbara Gentry Comer, 59, of Covington, died at 7:55 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a nurse's aide and a member of the Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Walter Comer; a daughter, Roxanne Comer of Covington; sons; Christopher Comer, Jeffrey Comer, Maurice Comer, Terry Comer and James Comer, all of Covington; a brother, Charles Gentry of Covington; a sister, Willa Mae Smith of Cincinnati; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is in charge of arrangements.
Craigory Lee Dyer, 27, of Corinth, died Tuesday in Corinth in an auto accident. He was a member of Owenton Assembly of God.
Survivors include his wife, Rhonda Dyer; sons, Jason Dyer and Craigory Lee Dyer, both at home; a daughter, Jessica Dyer, at home; his father and stepmother, Aaron and Joyce Dyer of Corinth; a brother, Gregory B. Dyer of Corinth; sisters, Doris Parker of Corinth and Anna N. Hawkins of Owenton; his grandmother, Marie Dyer of Corinth; and his grandfather and step- grandmother, Holly and Lillie Perkins of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Morgan Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family.
Bradford L. Embry, 79, of Ft. Thomas, died at 1:50 a.m. Tuesday at Ridge Terrace South, Cincinnati. He was a retired laborer and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mauro Bush Embry; sons, Ray Embry of Fairfield, Ohio, and Robin Embry of Covington; a brother, Vernon Embry of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in John's Hill Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Bessie Jane Fortner, 82, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Florence, died Tuesday at Heartland of San Antonio Nursing Home. She was a nurse and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church. Her husband, Walter K. Fortner, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Rex Fortner of San Antonio and Kenneth Fortner of Greenville, S.C.; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Forest Lawn Cem etery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Harry Funk, 73, of Taylor Mill, died at 2:36 a.m. today at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Rufus F. James, 89, of Latonia, died at 2:35 p.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home. He was a retired employee of L&N; Railroad, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Margaret James, died in 1989.
Survivors include a stepson, Jack Gaskins of Independence; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Parkinson's Disease Association, 222 Piedmont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219.
Sam Maney, 72, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Henry B. Nevels, 81, of Florence, died at 10:50 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired machinist with Teledyne Precision and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Paulena Wright Nevels; sons, William L. Nevels of Salem, Ind., and Kenneth H. Nevels of Union; a daughter, Jill Hilts of Marietta, Ga.; and six grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Nevelsville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to charity. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Robert Joseph "Tiny" Pelgen, 71, of Ft. Thomas, died Nov. 5 at Veterans Administration Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired nursing assistant at Ft. Thomas Veterans Center, and a former member of St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas.
He also was a World War II veteran, a member of Disabled American Veterans and of AMVETS Post No. 100, Danville. He also was a member of American Legion Post No. 7, Frankfort, and a member of St. Stephen's Court Catholic Order of Foresters, Newport.
Survivors include sisters, Betty Schroder of Highland Heights and Barbara Ann O'Brien of Villa Hills; and brothers, Leo Pelgen of Ft. Wright and Norbert Pelgen of Navarre, Fla.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses, or to the Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Muehlen kamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Shirley Reeves, 88, of Grant County, died Wednesday at the Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Oscar H. Rischmann, 81, of Erlanger, died at 5:52 a.m. Wednesday at Franciscan Hospital-Mt. Airy Campus, Cincinnati. He was a retired postal clerk and a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. His wife, Lucille Rischmann, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Anna Steele of Crescent Springs and Betty Robinson of Alexandria; a brother, Walter Rischmann of Cincinnati, sisters, Clara Ortman and Alice Hildebrand, both of Bridgetown, Ohio, and Sister Mary Rischmann of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Jeanne Smith, 79, of Ft. Thomas, died at 10:33 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Arthur E. Smith, died in 1980; a son, Edward Smith, died in 1967; and a daughter, Helen Lynne, died in 1952.
Survivors include a son, Albert "Butch" Smith of Bellevue; daughters, Phyllis Parrott, Nancy Parrott and Pam Hill, all of Ft. Thomas, Karen Boberg of Cincinnati and Judy Smith Wilson of Taylor Mill; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Dorothy Thompson, 76, of Taylor Mill, died at 11:52 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
James W. Wainscott, 55, of Dry Ridge, died at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. He was a truck driver with Crossett Co., Cincinnati, and a farmer. He also was a member of Teamsters Local No. 100, Cincinnati, and a member of Vine Run Baptist Church, Dry Ridge.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Hedges Wainscott; daughters, Cheryl Beach, Cindy Henry and Carol Renfro, all of Dry Ridge, and Carla Wainscott of Lexington; his parents, Walter G. and Emma Judy Wainscott of Glencoe; brothers, Kenneth Wainscott of Paris, Ky., and Dennis Wainscott of Glencoe; sisters, Peggy Cook and Judy Holbert, both of Glencoe; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Vine Run Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to the Kentucky Baptist Home for Children, 10801 Shelbyville Road, Middletown, Ky. 40243, the Oneida Baptist Institute, P.O. Box 67, Oneida, Ky., 40972, or the University of Kentucky Baptist Student Union, 429 Columbia Ave., Lexington, Ky. 40508.
