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Date of these obituaries: 12-19-2003
Marjorie Hoffman, 'a great person'
If every man had a mother-in-law like Marjorie Jackman Hoffman, there wouldn't be any more mother-in-law jokes.
That praise comes from Mrs. Hoffman's son-in-law, Steve Burbank of Crittenden. When he married
Mrs. Hoffman's only child, Audrey, he said he became like a son to Mrs. Hoffman.
"She was just a great person, " Burbank said.
Mrs. Hoffman, who died Wednesday at age 79, was raised in New Hampshire. She joined the Women's Army Corps in May 1944, and in the service met her husband, Leslie Ellis Hoffman Jr., who was in the Army Air Corps.
They lived in new England for a few years, and eventually settled in Florida. Mrs. Hoffman served as a homemaker most of her life.
Mr. Hoffman died in 1989 and, in 2001, Mrs. Hoffman moved to Crittenden to be close to her daughter.
She spent much of her time writing letters. She corresponded with many people, including a childhood friend in New Hampshire and some of her WAC friends, Burbank said.
"It was amazing, because she got stuff from all over the country, " he said.
Other survivors include a brother, Earl W. Jackman of Keene, N.H.; a sister, Eleanor M. Secord of Keene, N.H.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Thelma Louise Westrick Aldridge, 81, of Carrollton, died Thursday at Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind. She was a retired employee of U.S. Shoe Corp. and a member of St. John Church, Carrollton.
Survivors include daughters, Connie Sue Aldridge of Carrollton and Debbie Gardner of Sanders; sisters, Nancy Baker of Sligo and Esther Morgan of Carrollton; brothers, Edward Westrick Jr. and Louis Westrick, both of Carrollton, and Stanley T. Westrick of Denver; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. John Church, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069; or St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Ulysses Samuel Arrasmith Sr., 87, of Villa Hills, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired employee of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., and a member of St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. He was a retired deputy jailer.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy E. Arrasmith; sons, Ulysses Arrasmith Jr. of Melbourne, Joseph D. Arrasmith of Doylestown, Pa., and James T. Arrasmith of Ryland Heights; daughters, Peggy S. O'Shea of Wilder, Patricia L. Arrasmith of Villa Hills and Bonnie I. Wells of Florence; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Vilena May Breheim, 75, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Covington, died Thursday at her home. She was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service.
Survivors include a son, David R. Breheim of Cincinnati.
Graveside services were Dec. 8 at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Allison. Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Ruby Cash, 84, of Williamstown, died Thursday at Owenton Manor Health Care Center.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Sarah J. Culver, 81, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Frederick Culver, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Ronnie Culver of Carrollton; daughters, Natashya Price and Lora Jane Moore, both of Carrollton; nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Jane M. Gasdorf, 72, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Wednesday in Lawrenceburg. She was a member of Hidden Valley Lake Garden Club. A son, Mike Gasdorf, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Lincoln Gasdorf; a son, Greg Gasdorf of Orlando, Fla.; a daughter, Lisa Gonzalez of Hebron; a brother, Phil Megowan of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind., is handling arrangements.
Patricia Jessee, 59, of Dayton, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Billy Jessee, died in 2001. A son, Jerry Waters, died Dec. 2.
Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Waters of Dayton; sisters, Goldie Adair, Madge McCane and Louise Sneed, all of Cincinnati, Margaret Nolan of Newport and Irene Widener of Bellevue; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Mary Katherine Hagedorn Menke, 90, of Latonia, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. Her husband, Jack Risk Menke, died in 1981.
Survivors include daughters, Judy Adams of Union and Jane Shoenberger of Sarasota, Fla.; a sister, Stella Carrigan of Florence; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or the charity of the donor's choice. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
William Albert Mire, 80, of Frankfort, died Tuesday at Owenton Manor. He was a truck driver and a member of North Frankfort Baptist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Laura West of Covington, a niece and several nephews.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Napoleon Cemetery, Owen County. McDonald and New Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Syble Hankins Pierson, 78, of Owenton, died Wednesday at New Horizons Medical Center, Owenton. She was a retired bank teller with Farmer's Bank and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher. She was a member of Rebekah Lodge No. 123, and a former state president with the group. Her husband, Oscar Pierson Jr.; and sons, Larry Pierson and Jeffrey Lynn Pierson, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Greg Pierson of Georgetown; sisters, Lucy Jacobs, Helen Bourne and Judy Jones, all of Owenton, Fannie Whitton of Edgewood and Nancy Grisham of Frankfort; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Seminary Street location, Owenton. Burial will be in Monterey Cemetery.
Teri Lynn Quitter, 43, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at her home. She was a former nurse's aide with St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, and a member of First Baptist Church, Cold Spring.
Survivors include a daughter, Molly Lynn Quitter of Silver Grove; sons, Zachary Quitter and Max Quitter, both of Silver Grove; her mother, Lillie Strong of Highland Heights; brothers, Michael Strong of Mississippi and Matt Strong of Cincinnati; and sisters, Kathy Strong of Highland Heights and Amy Pittman of Elsmere.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Naomi Cecelia Lee Vesper, 89, of Park Hills, died Thursday at Woodcrest Manor nursing home in Elsmere. She was a homemaker and an operating room nurse with St. Elizabeth Medical Center. She was a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright, and the Gemma Guild. She also was a volunteer with St. Charles Care Center in Covington. A son, James J. Vesper, died in 1981.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. Albert J. Vesper; sons, Dr. Albert J. Vesper III of Richwood, Ronald J. Vesper of Petersburg, Paul J. Vesper of Fort Wright, Stephen J. Vesper of Kettering, Ohio, and Dennis J. Vesper of Park Hills; a sister, Coy Lee Burke of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, Va. 22203.
Nancy J. Wallace, 43, of Burlington, died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at Clermont Nursing Home, Milford, Ohio.
Survivors include her husband, Alex Wallace; daughters, Paige Crabtree of Florence and Brianna Kidman of Florence; sons, Aaron Crabtree and Curtis Crabtree, both of Florence; her mother and stepfather, Joan and Robert Long of Arlington, Texas; sisters, Judy Macek of St. Louis, Janet Kidman of Dallas and Jackie Fuller of Arlington, Texas; and brothers, Robert Long Jr. of Arlington, Texas, and John Kidman of Durant, Okla.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
