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Date of these obituaries: 11-27-2003
John Heuser, history buff and avid collector
John "Jack" Heuser always had his quiet side.
Growing up in Ludlow, he was somewhat of a recluse, preferring to get lost in a book rather than be outside running around with other children. As an adult, he still would rather read a book than go to a ballgame or movie.
"He was so smart, " said his sister, Vivian Alexander of Crestview Hills. "He was really into collecting coins and stamps, and he read constantly about the Civil War and history. He was a real history buff."
Mr. Heuser, 69, died Monday at his home at the Panorama Apartments in Covington. He was a clerk retired from the U.S. Postal Service and an Air Force veteran.
He stayed in Ludlow even after his family moved away. It took the flood of 1997 to dislodge him -- literally -- when high water inundated the trailer he called home. That prompted his move to the Panorama Apartments.
After his death, his sister said she was amazed at the museum-like compilation of pieces of the past she found stored in his apartment.
"I guess he was a bit of a pack rat, " she said. "He's got so many books, and all sorts of nostalgia. There are pictures of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean. There's all sorts of stuff, old stuff that he just loved and didn't want to throw out."
Mr. Heuser is also survived by nieces and a nephew.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Notre Dame Academy, 1649 Hilton Drive, Park Hills, Ky. 41011. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Virginia Mary Scheper Carl, 72, of Edgewood, died Sunday at her home.
She was a volunteer with Be Concerned.
Survivors include her husband, Paul A. Carl Sr.; a son, Paul Carl Jr. of Edgewood; sisters, Betty Scheper of Covington, Margie Goetz and Marion McCoy, both of Fort Mitchell; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Donnetta Faye Carter, 57, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at her home.
She was a retired rural route carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, and a member of First Baptist Church of Carrollton and TOPS. Her husband, Gene Clifton Carter, died earlier this year.
Survivors include sons, Chris Hamilton of Carrollton and Clifton Carter of Bedford; a brother, Jack McDowell of Carrollton; and a sister, Betty Hawkins of Louisville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Shirley Ann Compton, 47, of Dayton, died Tuesday at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Dale Compton; daughters, Kimberly Williams of Dayton and Kelly Lawson of Newport; sons, Dale Edward Compton Jr. of Newport and Aaron Lee Compton of Dayton; her mother, Alice Hatton of Covington; sisters, Linda Nevels, Connie Marksberry and Brenda Hatton, all of Covington, and Christine Hatton of Cincinnati; a brother, Charles Hatton of Florence; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Persimmon Grove Cemetery, Campbell County.
Jerry L. Daugherty Jr., 40, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at his home.
He was a bartender with Fort Thomas Pub and a maintenance technician with St. Thomas Schools, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include a son, Jeremy Daugherty of Ghent; a daughter, Rachel Daugherty of Ghent; his parents, Jerry and Peggy Daugherty Sr. of Independence; a brother, Scott Daugherty of Newport and a sister, Debbie Adams of Trenton, Ohio.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Jerry Daugherty Children's Memorial Fund, in care of any Huntington Bank.
Jane Donovan, 91, of Covington, died Wednesday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Helen Deane Galbraith, 84, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
She was a homemaker and a member of Brooksville Christian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Jerry B. Galbraith, died in 1974.
Survivors include daughters, Janice Zurline Hiles of Brooksville and Carolyn Anderson of Cromwell, Conn.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Brooksville Christian Church. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Powersville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Harrison Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, in care of Harrison Memorial Hospital, 1210 Ky. Highway 36 E., Cynthiana, Ky. 40370.
Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta, is handling arrangements.
Deborah Ketcham Holliday, 53, of Independence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a health care worker with the Visiting Home Nurses Association and a member of St. Cecilia Church, Independence.
Survivors include her husband, Al Weber; a son, Richard Mitchell of Newport; a brother, David Ketcham Sr. of Ryland Heights; a sister, Betty Bramble of Morning View; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Earl Woodson Howard, 88, of Augusta, died Sunday at his home.
He was an assembler with Trail Mobile Inc. and a member of Augusta Christian Church. His wife, Gertrude Ethel White Howard, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Roberta Haley of Berlin and Margee J. Bach of Augusta; a son, Philip Howard of Cotopaxi, Colo.; a brother, Verner Lee Howard of Batavia, Ohio; sisters, Ruth Spivey of DeBary, Fla., and Elsie Capron of Deltona, Fla.; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Burial was in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
David Holland, 37, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Evan Louis Ipock, 6 months, son of Robert F. and Amanda Horn Ipock of Morning View, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include brothers, Christian Duncan and Robert Ipock Jr., both of Morning View, Tyler Ipock of Covington and Christopher R. Ipock of Williamstown; a sister, Alyssa Duncan of Morning View; grandparents, Robert and Sharon Ipock of Crittenden, and Davis and Charleen Horn of Morning View; and great-grandparents, Sarah Horn of Orlando, Fla., and Loyal and Jean Loving of Orlando.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
William J. Osterhage Jr., 73, of Villa Hills, died at 4:17 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
He was a retired tool and die maker with Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, and a member of United Auto Workers Union No. 863. He was a member of Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger, where he was an usher, and a member of Villa Hills Civic Club.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Osterhage; sons, William J. Osterhage III of Fort Wright and John Osterhage of Villa Hills; a daughter, Barbara A. Rowe of Fairfield, Ohio; a sister, Phyllis Menetrey of Alexandria; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Place, West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Nora T. Day Paris, 93, of Walton, died Wednesday at Gallatin County Healthcare Center, Warsaw.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Meryle Dean Penick, 64, of Ormond Beach, Fla., died Oct. 27 at his home.
He was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Nashville, Tenn., an Army recruiter and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Clark's Creek Baptist Church in Dry Ridge.
Survivors include sisters, Shirley Elfers of Fort Wright, Carolyn Penick-Dill of Fairview, Tenn., and Skeeter Davis of Brentwood, Tenn.; and brothers, Harold Penick of Chapel Hill, Tenn., and James "Buddy" Penick of Dry Ridge.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Villages of Beech Grove Party Room, Independence.
Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of America, 100 Merchant St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.
Lucy Mildred Pennington, 81, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Sherman Church of Christ, Dry Ridge. Her husband, John Pennington, died in 1979.
Survivors include sons, Ellis L. Pennington, Donald R. Pennington and Ricky D. Pennington, all of Dry Ridge; daughters, Darlene Lindsay, Debra Colson and Jo S. Dyer, all of Dry Ridge; a brother, Herman Ferguson of Corinth; sisters, Flora Lee Melton of Dry Ridge and Leona Bowles of McKee; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to Sherman Church of Christ, 1055 Sherman-Mount Zion Road, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Laura J. "Sister Laura Jane" Rardin, 80, of Independence, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired dietician with Western Southern Life Insurance Co., Cincinnati, an ordained Pentecostal minister and a member of Faith Assembly of God, Covington.
Survivors include a son, Robert Rardin of Coral Springs, Fla.; daughters, Barbara McGaha of Taylor Mill, Lillie Bendel of Crestview Hills and Lora Purdy of Alexandria; sisters, Della Dunaway of Newport and Imogene Fisher of Akron, Ohio; 10 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mable Monahon Schweickart, 84, of Germantown, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
She was a retired dietary department manager at the former Hayswood Hospital, Maysville, and a member of Germantown Christian Church, Bracken County Homemakers and a 4-H leader. Her husband, Dan Schweickart, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Danny Schweickart of Germantown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Germantown Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church.
Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Memorials are suggested to Germantown Christian Church, 81 Bridgeville Road, Germantown, Ky. 41044; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Shirley Ellis Shepherd, 81, of Mount Olivet, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington.
He was a retired farmer. His wife, Shirley Moore Shepherd, and a son, Ronald Lane Shepherd, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Donald Wayne Shepherd and Randall Brook Shepherd, both of Robertson County, and Darrell Blaine Shepherd of Nicholas County; daughters, Sherry Lynn Hamilton of Mason County, Vickie Gail Ritchie of Bracken County and Suzanna Price of Robertson County; brothers, Jewell Shepherd of Bourbon County and Harlan Shepherd of Gas City, Ind.; sisters, Rosie Howard of Marion, Ind., and Sarah Cole of Aberdeen, Ohio; 12 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a step-great-grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday.
Memorials are suggested to Veterans Administration, 3200 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
Mary Catherine Skeen, 84, of Hebron, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center.
She was a retired manager with Gray Bar Electric Co. and a member of Bullittsville Christian Church.
Survivors include a brother, George L. Bullock of Hebron, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Bullittsville Christian Church, 3094 Petersburg Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
William L. Thompson Sr., of Taylor Mill, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
