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Date of these obituaries: 11-03-2003
William Hildebrandt, ad salesman
Odds are that you didn't know William "Hildy" Hildebrandt, but you probably knew his voice.
Mr. Hildebrandt's voice was the one heard on 25 years worth of Harry's Corner carpet store commercials, saying, "What'd you say, Harry?"
The owner, Harry Goldstein, would reply, "I don't care about making money. I just love to sell carpet, " said Larry Holt of Kenwood, who worked with Mr. Hildebrandt for about 10 years.
Mr. Hildebrandt, 79, of Anderson Township, Ohio, and formerly of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at Mercy Anderson Hospital in Anderson Township.
Mr. Hildebrandt was a radio and television commercial salesman for television stations WCPO and WKRC from the early 1950s through the 1980s.
He was the salesman who brought together television personality Willie Thall and the "Bargain City Kid" to do Rink's department store television commercials during "Big Time Wrestling" every weekend.
All the shows and commercials were live, and the wrestlers would sometimes interrupt the commercials, Holt said.
"In those days, everybody pretty much was making it up as they went along, " he said.
Mr. Hildebrandt once brought a live bear to the studio for a wrestling match, which prompted the general manager to call him from home and say, "Hildy, get that . . . bear out of there."
He sold commercials for a long list of shows that included Al Schottelkote's news broadcast, the "Pantomime Hit Parade, " "The Dennis Wholey Show, " "Bowling for Dollars, " "PM Magazine" and WKRC newscasts anchored by Nick Clooney, Rob Braun, Randy Little, Bob Jones, George Palmer and Glen Hansen.
Mr. Hildebrandt started his career with WCPO and moved to WKRC around 1962. He was WKRC's No. 1 salesman through most of the '70s and '80s, Holt said.
He won the Taft Broadcasting Co.'s Chairman's Club Award in the early '80s, given to the No. 1 volume salesman in the entire company.
When he wasn't working, Mr. Hildebrandt liked to play golf. He was a member of the Plantation Golf Club in Venice, Fla., and the Glenwood Hall Country Club.
"He was just a great, fun guy, " Holt said. "Clients loved him. The people he worked with loved him."
Mr. Hildebrandt was also a Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of the USS Santee Association. His first wife, LaVerne Elizabeth Hildebrandt, died in 2000.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Quinlan Hildebrandt; daughters, Lisa Birkley of Fort Thomas, Holly Finis of Lake Mary, Fla., and Jennifer Strickley of Cincinnati; a son, Barry Hildebrandt of Cincinnati; a sister, Dolores Stinnett of Tucson, Ariz.; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Peggy Bickers, 72, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at her daughter's home in Pendleton County. She was a former teacher with Campbell and Carroll county schools and was a member of Cynthiana Methodist Church and United Methodist Women.
Survivors include her husband, Doug Bickers; a daughter, Denise Bickers Bray of Mount Auburn; sisters, Shirley Howard of Taylor Mill and Carolyn Hamblin of Bracken County; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana Methodist Church, Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41030.
Mildred Brown, 82, of Hebron, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Amy Diciero, 36, of Fort Wright, died Saturday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Anna Catherine Dietz, 78, of Fort Mitchell, died Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a clerk with Conrail and a member of Mother of God Church, Covington. She was a member of the Ladies Altar Society, the Benedictine Guild, Gemma Guild, Fort Mitchell Seniors, 55 Plus group, and the National Railroad Business Women's Association. She also worked in the rectory at Mother of God Church and with Holy Spirit Church.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Julia Gerrein of Highland Heights; brothers, John L. Dietz of Pembroke Pines, Fla., and Joseph C. Dietz of Cincinnati; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at Mother of God Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, 141 W. Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice. Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
George Chandler Durant, 84, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a sales manager with Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Thomas Durant, died in 1998.
Survivors include his wife, Suzanne Durant; a son, Chandler Durant of Pittsburgh; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Friday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Burial will be in Florence Cemetery. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Helen E. Meyer Elmore, 83, of Latonia, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include sons, Robert E. Meyer of Flatwoods and Ron Meyer of Burlington; a daughter, Cristina Smith of Taylor Mill; a brother, Elmer Taylor of Erlanger; sisters, Evelyn Middendorf of Fort Mitchell and Catherine Williams of Latonia; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Burial was in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross Church, 3612 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015; or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, handled arrangements.
Mildred Faulkner, 85, of Alexandria, died Sunday at Woods-point Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Valley Chapel Evangelical Church, Melbourne.
Survivors include her husband, Richard H. Faulkner; a daughter, Gloria Jean Carrier of Highland Heights; and sisters, Helen Martin of Erlanger and Virginia Westwood of Elsmere.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Edna Griffin Finnell, of Edgewood, died Saturday at her home. She was a retired nurse with Booth Hospital and St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond L. Finnell; and sisters, Marjorie Foley and Eloise Foley, both of North Middletown.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gideons Bible Ministry, P.O. Box 18488, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Hazel Fries, 89, of Alexandria, died Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Sister Mary of Mercy Gerdeman, C.D.P., 84, of Melbourne, died at 11:20 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a dietary worker with the Sisters of Divine Providence and a former pastoral care worker with St. Joseph Hospital, Memphis.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Meyers of Columbus Grove, Ohio, nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 4 p.m. today at St. Anne Convent, Melbourne. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m., with a wake service at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Anne Convent Cemetery, Melbourne. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Divine Providence, 1000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, Ky. 41059. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Otto B. Good, 94, of Fort Thomas, died at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. He was a food broker with Cinday Food Brokers in Fort Mitchell, a former mayor of Melbourne, a member of St. Phillip Church in Melbourne and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Eleanora Good, died in 2002. A daughter, Rosetta Good, died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Bernie Good of Alexandria and Donald Good of Memphis; daughters, Natalie Niehaus of Livonia, Mich., and Mary Uchtmann of Crestview; 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Phillip Church, Melbourne. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Phillip Church, 1402 Mary Ingles Highway, Melbourne, Ky. 41059; or Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Drive, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Conrad C. Hay, 89, of Maysville, died Thursday at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the retired owner of McKay's Flower Shop, worked with Ott Kendall Co. in Maysville and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a niece and nephew.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Mayme Frances Hayek, 63, of Elsmere, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a cafeteria worker with the Erlanger-Elsmere school system and a member of Elsmere Baptist Church. Her husband, William E. Hayek Sr., died in 2002.
Survivors include sons, William E. Hayek Jr. of Union, Bobby Hayek of Florence, Joe Thompson of Elsmere and Darrell Thompson of Dayton; daughters, Angela Bethel of Burlington, Nancy Pruett of Latonia and Darlene Blanton of Arlington, Texas; stepdaughters, Rose Barney, Cathy Carroll and Joyce Hayek, all of Toledo, Ohio; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Elsmere Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Elsmere Baptist Church, 250 Garvey Ave., Els-mere, Ky. 41018. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Ian Michael Himes, 4 days, son of Jeff and Kathy Himes of Burlington, died Friday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include a brother, Alex Himes, at home; a sister, Sydney Himes, at home; and grandparents, Annette Himes of Madisonville, and Tom and Mary Ann Moore of Burlington.
Private graveside services will be at the convenience of the family at St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 3333 Burnet Ave., Mail Location 9002, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Gertrude C. Holthaus, 93, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a supervisor with Western and Southern Life Insurance Co., Cincinnati, a member of St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas and the church Club 55.
Survivors include a sister, Adelaide Holthaus of Fort Thomas, nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Gilbert Clarence Holthaus, 73, of Burlington, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired sheet metal worker with Kempel Corp. and a member of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local No. 24.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Holthaus; sons, Dan Holthaus of California and Steven Holthaus of Crittenden; a daughter, Vickie Bosley of Independence; a brother, Fred Holthaus of Mack, Ohio; sisters, Vera McPherson of Cincinnati, Betty Sutter of Nashville, Tenn., and Helen Sanders of Florida; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Carol Rae Armstrong Klette, 51, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of American Legion Post No. 20 Ladies Auxiliary, Elsmere, and the Ladies Oriental Shrine and Order of the Eastern Star, both in Cincinnati. Her husband, William L. Klette, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, A. Cheryl Klette of Indianapolis; a son, Kirby L. Klette of Dry Ridge; a sister, Connie Sue Partin of Cumberland; brothers, Franklin Woodrow Armstrong, Edward Earl Armstrong and Arthur Allen Armstrong, all of Bromley; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680 North Canton, Ohio 44720; or American Legion Post No. 20, 119 Garvey Ave., Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Sara L. McGibney, 92, of Owenton, died Thursday at Bradford Square Nursing Home, Owenton. She was a retired teacher and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church. Her husband, Dr. William F. McGibney, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Bill McGibney of Owenton; a brother, Frank P. Brown Jr. of Lawrenceburg; sisters, Geneva Catlett of Lawrenceburg, Beatrice Gash of Louisville and Mary Elizabeth Williams of West Palm Beach, Fla.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Owenton First Baptist Church. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 213 N. Main St., Owenton, Ky. 40359. McDonald & New Funeral Home, Owenton, handled arrangements.
Robert Meenach, 86, of Brooksville, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday at his daughter's home in Brooksville. He was a retired carpenter and a Navy veteran. His wife, Alma Mae Jarrells Meenach, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Phyllis Naomi Sharp of Brooksville, Nadine Thomas of Ryland Heights and Sue Browning of Germantown; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Johnsville Cemetery, Foster. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Shonda S. Meyer, 35, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a registered nurse at the hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Ed Meyer Jr.; a son, Gus Meyer, at home; and her parents, Essie and Kenneth White of Covington.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gus Meyer Educational Fund, in care of any Huntington Bank. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Ralston Raisor, 90, of Frankfort, formerly of Owen County, died Saturday at his home. He was a farmer and construction worker, and was a member of Monterey Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine Brown Raisor.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Monterey Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601.
William David Renchen, 48, of Alexandria, died at 7:10 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired manager with OPW Engineered Systems in Lebanon, Ohio, and was a coach with Campbell County AAU Basketball and the Campbell County Softball League.
Survivors include daughters, Elizabeth Renchen of Alexandria and Olivia Nicole Renchen of Cold Spring; his father and stepmother, Dewey and Stella Renchen of Alexandria; sisters, Lea Kozloski of Baltimore, Karen Muehlenkamp of Cold Spring and Janet Scharstein of Alexandria; a brother, Garry Renchen of Newport; and a granddaughter.
Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Southwest Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
Margie C. Rester, 80, of Newport, died at 12:55 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a nurse's aide. A daughter, Carol Ann Neal, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Jane Thomas of Taylor Mill; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Murray-Fettro Funeral Home, Greenfield, Ohio. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Greenfield, Ohio, Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
James E. "Smitty" Smith, 77, of Covington, died at 9:25 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired truck driver with Shur-Good Biscuit Co., Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Sarah Anne Steffen Smith, died in 1991.
Survivors include daughters, Pamela Thompson of Elsmere and Deborah Hutton of Covington; a son, Raymond Richard Rice of Covington; a sister, Evelyn Von Hoene of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mark William "Horse" Sabelhaus, 47, of Walton, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a truck driver with ITDS Trucking Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Sandy Huff Sabelhaus; sons, Andrew William Sabelhaus of Florence and Marc Anthony Sabelhaus of Independence; daughters, Sarah Schilling of Florence and Deanna L. Sabelhaus of Hebron; a stepson, Greg Spillman of Walton; a stepdaughter, Melissa Spillman of Walton; a brother, Daniel Robert Sabelhaus of Carrollton; a sister, Judy Marie Morley of Sanders; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Mark William Sabelhaus Memorial Fund, in care of any Bank of Kentucky.
Kathleen Mary Villasuso, 47, of Belleview, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was an electrician with Banta Electrical Contractors, Cincinnati, and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local No. 212, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Porfirio Jesus Villasuso; brothers, Robert Edgar of Bridgetown, Ohio, and Thomas Edgar of Mount Carmel, Ohio.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Leroy A. Weinel, 57, of Fort Thomas, died at 5:26 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired manager with Cincinnati Bell and a member of First Baptist Church of Highland Heights and the Gideon Society.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Schultz Weinel; sons, Lee Weinel, Andrew Weinel and Luke Weinel, all of Fort Thomas; his mother, Wilma Weinel of Fort Thomas; brothers, Robert Weinel of Cold Spring and Rick Weinel of Fort Thomas; a sister, Shirley Hoog of Newport; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 2315 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
Frank J. Weiss, 85, of Hebron, died at midnight Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of Avis Car Rental Co. and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Stubits Weiss; a son, Alan Weiss of Canton, Ill.; sisters, Mae Dressman of Houston and Elizabeth Hoover of Alexandria; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
