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Date of these obituaries: 11-08-2003
Evelyn L. Arns, 'truly a self-made woman'
Evelyn L. Arns was a hard worker who never let adversity, no matter how great, stand in her way.
Friends and family say Arns would often reminisce about growing up during the Great Depression, when her mother had to go out looking for pieces of coal to sell to feed her two children.
Mrs. Arns began working herself at the age of 16, eventually landing a position as a bookkeeper at Dodd's Jewelers in Covington and Cincinnati, a position she held for more than 50 years.
"She was truly a self-made woman, " said her cousin, Robert Daniels. "She didn't have a lot of formal education, but she was extremely intelligent, especially with numbers."
Mrs. Arns did such great work at Dodd's that after several years her boss, as a gesture of appreciation, told her to pick out something she wanted from the jewelry store. When she informed him that what she wanted might be too expensive, he told her not to worry. Daniels said she picked out a watch with diamonds in it.
Mrs. Arns, 85, of Latonia, died Thursday at her home. She was a member of Latonia Christian Church and the Local Ladies Card Club. Her husband, George D. Arns, died in 1978.
Daniels, who described himself as a conservative Republican, said Mrs. Arns always made a point to defend the work of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal policies.
"She was really proud of him, especially because he raised the minimum wage. Being such a hard worker, that was important to her, " Daniels said. "My wife and I were kind of timid when we were growing up. In her life she had no choice but to be aggressive, and she tried to instill that in us."
In her free time, Mrs. Arns enjoyed traveling. One of her favorite destinations was Nashville, where she could enjoy another of her favorite leisure activities: listening to country music.
Daniels' wife, Emelie, said Mrs. Arns went to great lengths to keep in contact with a family that included more than 20 cousins.
"She could talk with any type of person, no matter what their education, " Daniels said. "I'm really going to miss that about her.
"She would keep us informed about everyone in the family."
Other survivors include a nephew, Bernie W. Chandler of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Visitation begin there at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Shriner's Hospital for Children, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangments.
Della Esther Breeze, 93, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. Her husband, Robert E. Breeze, died in 2000.
Survivors include a son, Robert M. Breeze of Hebron; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Robert A. Fitzgerald Sr., 59, of Newport, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired assembly worker with General Motors. A son, Jeffery Fitzgerald, died in 1991.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Fitzgerald; daughters, Kristina Fitzgerald of Newport and Melissa Kilgore of Cold Spring; a son, Robert A. Fitzgerald Jr. of Newport; a brother, Michael Mowery of Alexandria; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
William Goble Johnson, 77, of Newport, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired employee of Reliable Castings, Cincinnati. His wife, Gladys Johnson, died in 2002.
Survivors include daughters, Wanda Griffith of Fort Thomas, Wilma Mays of Independence, and Betty Turner and Kimberly Johnson, both of Newport; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at New Macedonia Old Regular Baptist Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Caryl Jean Stephens Kreidler, 72, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Oct. 27 in Fort Myers. She was a retired clerk for AAA Insurance Co.
Survivors include her husband, William A. Kreidler Sr.; a son, William A. Kreidler Jr. of Elsmere; daughters, Marie Robinson of Brandon, Fla., Karen Forsyth of Taylor Mill, Connie Johnson of Owenton and Patti Voges of Florence; a sister, Elizabeth Graue of Edgewood; a brother, Jack Stephens of Odessa, Fla.; and 13 grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. on Nov. 15 at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Memorials are suggested to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, Texas 75265. National Cremation Society is handling arrangements.
James R. McCafferty, 83, of Covington, died at 11:10 p.m. Thursday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. He was a retired cabinet maker with Baldwin Piano Co.; a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, where he was a scoutmaster; a volunteer with the Orphan's Club and St. Vincent de Paul Society, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Dorothy Czirr McCafferty, and a daughter, Barbara Faber, both died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Douglas McCafferty of Edgewood and Stephen McCafferty of Newport; a daughter, Janet McCafferty of Villa Hills; a brother, Richard McCafferty of Fort Thomas; a sister, Betty Graff of Fort Mitchell; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Steven R. McKinney, 18, of Carrollton, died Wednesday in an accident on Ky. 485, west of Sanders. He was a senior at Carroll County High School.
Survivors include his parents, Donald and Tina Whitehead McKinney of Carrollton; and sister, Brandie Marques and Samantha Whitehead, both of Carrollton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Family Worship Center, Carrollton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in English Cemetery. Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Adam David Moore, 18, of Carrollton, died Wednesday in an accident on Ky. 485, west of Sanders. He was a student at Carroll County High School.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Jerome and Linda Moore of Carrollton; his mother and stepfather, Lisa and Larry Norton of Carrollton; a brother, Joshua Norton of Carrollton; a sister, Faith Norton of Carrollton; stepsisters, Menyaki Farley of South Carolina and Jessica Farley of Alabama; and grandparents, Katherine Moore of Carrollton and Pete Hewitt, also of Carrollton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Donald Overstreet, 56, of Latonia, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired machinist.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Overstreet; daughters, Tara Lynn DeMoss of Latonia, and Lori Overstreet and Tammy Overstreet, both of Covington; sons, Anthony DeMoss of Latonia, Donald W. Overstreet Jr. and Stephen Overstreet, both of Covington, and Rodney Overstreet of Hamilton, Ohio; a brother, Ronnie Overstreet of Hamilton; a sister, Kathleen Eversole of Taylor Mill; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Trinity Church of God, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Raymond Anthony Pahls, 70, of Little Rock, Ark., formerly of Covington, died Wednesday in Little Rock. He was a medical equipment sales and installation worker with William T. Stover Co., Little Rock, and founder of E.P. Enterprises in Little Rock. He was a former member of Toastmasters and Western Hills Country Club. Daughters, Connie Sue Pahls and Anna Pahls, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Pahls; sons, Dr. Wendell Pahls and Mark Anthony "Tony" Pahls, both of Little Rock; sisters, Dorothy Herzog of Florida, Mary Bitter of Villa Hills and Martha Meyer of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Theresa Church, Little Rock. Memorials are suggested to the Catholic High School Alumni Association, 6300 Father Tribou St., Little Rock, Ark. 72205. Roller Chenal Funeral Home, Little Rock, is handling arrangements.
Ethel M. Beyer Ramsey, 78, of Bellevue, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a data processing clerk with the Internal Revenue Service and a member of St. Anthony Church in Bellevue and the Avenue Ladies Club. Her husband, Harold L. Ramsey, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Sue Fausz of Alexandria, Linda Roeder of Newport and Janice Wilson of Bellevue; a son, Dennis Ramsey of Newport; brothers, George Beyer of Ocala, Fla., Harold Beyer of Cincinnati and Ray Beyer of Norwood, Ohio; sisters, Joan Trame of Crestview Hils and Arleen Wren of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Georgia Sorrell Sargent, 91, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a member of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in Covington, and a member of Daughters of the American Revolution and Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Charles Sargent, died in 1985.
Survivors include a son, Robert Sargent of Villa Hills; daughters, Ethel Nelson of Richwood and Juel Cameron of Covington; a sister, Rosie Daily of Louisville; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Bethel Cemetery, in care of Gaylon Lovelace, 416 Caldwell Drive, Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Raymond Scarlato Sr., of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 5:57 p.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired butcher, a member of Queen City Lodge No. 559 in Cincinnati and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Inez H. Scarlato; sons, Ray Scarlato Jr. of Sparta, Jerry Scarlato of Fort Thomas and Greg Scarlato, Mickey McCain, Norman McCain and Paul McCain, all of Cincinnati; a brother, Albert Scarlato of Cincinnati; sisters, Christine Gundrum of Cincinnati and Loretta Sheets of Florence; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Heartland Hospice, 2300 Wall St., Norwood, Ohio 45212.
Willard G. Sexton, 72, of Glencoe, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired mechanic with Bridgestone-Firestone Co., a farmer and a member of Northern Kentucky Harley Riders. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Sexton; daughters, Debbie Parsons of Erlanger and Lucy Parker of Glencoe; brothers, Benjamin Sexton of Grand Prairie, Texas, and Donald Sexton of Irvin; sisters, Elsie Puckett of Cincinnati and Emma Bell Stringfield of Berea; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Wilmington Baptist Church, Fiskburg. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Wilmington Baptist Cemetery, Fiskburg.
Sister Mary Cecile, S.N.D., 78, of Park Hills, died at 11:10 a.m. Friday at Lourdes Hall, Sisters of Notre Dame convent, Park Hills. She was a former teacher in the dioceses of Covington and Lexington and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. She was also a musician.
Survivors include a brother, Joseph Freson of Cincinnati, nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the convent. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Monday, with a wake service at 5 p.m. Burial will be in the convent cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
