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Date of these obituaries: 10-13-2003
Katie Redman, co-founded fire dept.
Catherine "Katie" Redman of Morning View and her husband helped found the Kenton Volunteer Fire Department in the early 1950s.
"I had an aunt who lived about four miles south of here, and her house caught on fire and the fire department had to come from Independence. It took so long for them to get there that the neighbors had all gotten together and had the fire out when the fire department got here, " said daughter Barbara J. Dirkes of Morning View.
"So about six or seven couples got together and said, 'We need a fire department here, ' and worked very hard to get it."
Mrs. Redman also helped found the fire department's Ladies Auxiliary.
"She was very friendly and never met a stranger, " Mrs. Dirkes said of her mother. "She always tried to comfort people and help them any way she could."
Mrs. Redman, 79, of Morning View, died Friday at her home.
Mrs. Redman grew up in Newport and often shared memories of the 1937 flood.
"Her father was real sick, " Mrs. Dirkes said, "and he needed to get out, and they got a flatboat there, but it didn't have enough room for my mother and her nephew, so they had to wait until they finally flagged down a canoe.
"She always said they stepped out of the second floor and right into the canoe."
Mrs. Redman and her husband, John J. Redman, 84, celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on the Fourth of July.
"She liked to say her marriage started with a bang, and that's the way it went for most of the time, " Mrs. Dirkes laughed.
"After she married, she was mostly at home, helping Daddy and raising us five kids. She was a wonderful mother."
Mrs. Redman liked to sew when she was younger. Later in life, she enjoyed playing cards and reading.
Other survivors include daughters Linda J. Hensley and Karen J. Sabie, both of Morning View; sons James Ray Redman of Morning View and Russell E. Redman of Covington; a sister, Mardella Perry of San Diego; 18 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home in Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills cemetery in Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Mary Catherine Appel, 79, of Dayton, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was an employee of Hartford Insurance Co., and a member of Bellevue/Dayton Seniors, Speers Court Seniors and Benedictine Oblates.
Survivors include a niece, Jayne Appel of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Jessie Blaesing, 85, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was an assistant director with the federal Health, Education and Welfare department and a member of Florence Christian Church. A son, Stephen Blaesing, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Blaesing; a son, Eric Blaesing of Greensboro, N.C.; a sister, Stella Tattershall of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Florence Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Florence Christian Church, 300 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Neal Raymond Connor, 75, of Southgate, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired teacher at Purcell Marian and Roger Bacon high schools in Cincinnati, a basketball coach at Purcell and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Newport. He played minor-league baseball in the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals organizations, and was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Margaret Connor, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Neal Connor of Newport and Michael Connor of Cincinnati; a sister, Jean Connor of Newport; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Spirit Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Purcell Marian High School, 2935 Hackberry St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206; or Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati, 2400 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Walter R. Cummins, 68, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday at Mountain Crest Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a disabled taxi driver with Green Line Bus Co., Covington.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Schoettle of Latonia, nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Michael Wayne Fite Jr., 6 weeks, son of Michael Wayne Fite of Dover and Rhonda Lou Boyd of Maysville, died Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
Other survivors include a sister, Lexis Martin of Maysville; brothers, Dillon McKee of Washington, Anthony Fite and Ryan Clere, both of Dover; and grandparents, Donna Fite of Dover and Betty Lou Boyd of South Webster, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Brell & Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery, Dover.
Wilma Hess Flora, 86, of Alexandria, died Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a secretary with Campbell County Schools and a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Alexandria, Order of the Eastern Star and the Women's Guild. Her husband, Carroll N. Flora, died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters, Judy Flora of Cold Spring and Carol Pribble of Naples, Fla.; a son, William Flora of Highland Heights; a sister, Ruth Ann Williams of Wingate, N.C.; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Charles Gilbert, 61, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Rinaldo St. Gonzales, 54, of Edgewood, died at 8:15 p.m. Friday at his home. He was an employee of Shaw Inc. His wife, Betty Houston Gonzales, died in 1997.
Survivors include a daughter, Michelle R. Gonzales of Verona; a son, Richard Gonzales of Oxford; a half-brother, Bill Franklin of Florida; a sister, Kathy Mitchell of Arizona; and a grandson.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Rita M. Held, 85, of Covington, died at 4:35 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Church, Covington. She was a member of St. Monica Ladies Society, the Benedictine Guild and Northern Kentucky Senior Citizens. Her husband, John William Held, died in 2000.
Survivors include a stepson, William J. Held of Charlotte, N.C.; a sister, Henrietta Schneider of Erlanger; three step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Right to Life, P.O. Box 1202, Covington, Ky. 41012; or St. Augustine Church, 1839 Euclid Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Arthur "Buddy" Hoskinds, 80, of Covington, died at 7:15 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired elevator mechanic and a member of Latonia Baptist Church and Alcoholics Anonymous. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lynda Gandy Hoskinds; sons Gary Hoskinds of Covington, Larry Hoskinds of Anaheim, Calif., and David Hoskinds of Erlanger; daughters Trish Hoskinds of Taylor Mill, Ida Wiseman of Bellevue and Carol Jerauld of Powder Springs, Ga.; a stepdaughters, Cyndy LeGendre of Cincinnati; stepsons Jeff Wippel of Hernando, Miss., Billy Melzer of Monroe, Ohio, and Eric Melzer of St. Johnson, Mich.; sisters Margie Strickley of Newport, Dolly Clause of Columbus, Joyce Morgan of Covington and Rosemary Morton of Burlington; 28 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Latonia Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday a t Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Darrell Edward Jansen, 47, of Erlanger, died Thursday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a computer programmer with Great American Insurance Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a cousin, Jeff Lowe of Erlanger.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Virginia Lear, 74, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Ruth O'Brien, 89, of Villa Hills, died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at her son's home in Florence. She was a retired routing clerk with Railway Express, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Joseph Church in Crescent Springs and the National Association of Railway Businesswomen. Her husband, Frank D. O'Brien, died in 1983.
Survivors include sons P. James Skyrm of Florence and Jon Saffelder of DeSoto, Texas; eight grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Harrison Poynter, 84, of Elsmere, died Thursday at his home. He was a machine operator with Cincinnati Milacron. A daughter, Linda Jane Poynter, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Violet Lee Poynter; sons Harrison Wade Poynter of Alexandria and Robert Poynter of Silver Grove; daughters Brenda Schwalburg of Silver Grove, Donna Reeves of Hebron and Deborah Labare of Florence; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Margaret Elizabeth Pross, 79, of Florence, died Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a cook with Colonial Cottage, Erlanger, and a member of St. Bernard Church in Dayton and Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue, where she was a member of the church choir. She was a member of the Bellevue Eagles. Her first husband, Harley Hafer, died in 1977. Her second husband, Richard Pross, died in 1990.
Survivors include a sister, Marie Smith of Fort Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Divine Mercy Church, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Divine Mercy Church, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
John Edward Riley Sr., 74, of Dayton, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was an attendant with Dayton Laundrymat and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lakeside Park. His wife, Glenda Sloamer-Neff Riley, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters Jean Combs of Morrow, Ohio, Teresa Copley of North Little Rock, Ark., Regina Fenton of Dayton, Maureen Haynes of London, Kathy Walton of Alexandria, Joy Wright-Robinson of Harrodsburg and Judy Wright-Schmidt of Fort Thomas; sons Ronnie Riley of Florence, Will Riley of Bellevue, John Riley Jr. of Dayton, Jeff Wright of Taylor Mill and Philip Wright of Verona; a sister, Cecilia Dunn of Florence; a brother, George "Bud" Riley of Crittenden; 31 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lakeside Park. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to University Hospital, Neuroscience Department, 234 Goodman St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Anna Bell Roberts, 71, of Worthville, died Friday at Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Sarah Harkay, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, William A. Roberts Sr.; daughters, Patricia Schneider of Cleveland, Peggy Bowyer of Columbus, Ohio, and Mary Coffman of Ashland, Ohio; sons, Allen Roberts and Kenneth Roberts, both of Ashland, Ohio, William Roberts Jr. of Worthville and George Roberts of Coshocton, Ohio; a brother, James Jenkins of Akron, Ohio; 17 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Audrey Roland, 81, of Williamstown, died Sunday at Owenton Manor.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Maressa Lynae Sanders, daughters of Mark Dwayne and Contessa Denise Cates Sanders of Carrollton, was stillborn Thursday at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange.
Other survivors include grandparents, Candy Dawes of Carrollton, Dennis Cates of Columbus, Ohio, and Mark and Teresa Sanders of Carrollton; great-grandparents, Helen Fitzgerald of Carrollton, Betty Cates of Louisville, Doug Cates of Louisville, and Brenda and Freddie Earls of Carrollton; and great-great-grandmother Elizabeth Adams of Carrollton.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Roger Slagle, 34, of Fort Mitchell, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was principal of Sellman Middle School in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Heather Yates Slagle; daughters Leighann Slagle and Rebecca Slagle, both at home; his parents, Patricia Yates of Fort Mitchell and Marshall Slagle of Covington; brothers Todd Slagle of Crestview Hills and Gregory Slagle of New York City; and grandmother Helen Sullivan of Traverse City, Mich.
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Roger Slagle Children's Education Fund, in care of any Fifth Third Bank of Northern Kentucky. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Stella Rosemarie Steffen, 84, of Cold Spring, died Saturday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a homemaker, a member of Bluegrass Seniors and St. Joseph's Seniors, and a former member of St. John Church, Wilder. Her husband, Albert B. Steffen, and a son, Leroy "Bing" Steffen, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, James H. Steffen of Alexandria; a daughter, Darlene Tewes of Erlanger; a brother, Harold Roth of Cold Spring; 14 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Anna Grace Littrell Stephenson, 93, of Erlanger, died Sunday at Woodspoint Care Center, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church and Kenton County Homemakers. Her husband, Leslie Bee Stephenson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons Donald B. Stephenson and Roland G. Stephenson, both of Florence, and Roger L. Stephenson of Covington; sisters Della M. McGee of Latonia and Hazel "Jackie" Armstrong of Covington; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 34 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Marian C. Taylor, 79, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a waitress with Walgreen's in Newport. Her husband, Charles Taylor, and son, and Wayne Taylor, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters Margie Bailey of Amelia, Ohio, Julie Klingenbeck of Cincinnati, Jackie Million of Sarasota, Fla., and Vickie Strickland of Newport; sons Ray Taylor of Woodlawn and Richard Taylor of Bath, N.Y.; a sister, Dorothy Trezona of Laguna Woods, Calif.; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at St. Dominic Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Peter Cemetery, New Richmond, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Asthma and Allergies Foundation of America, 311 Straight Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
George J. Vaughan, 90, of Covington, died at 10:24 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired manager of the Miami Beach, Fla., Convention Center and a member of Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No. 345 F&AM. He was a former stagehand with the Jackie Gleason Show in Miami. His wife, Mildred Fyfe Vaughan, died in 1986.
Survivors include a sister, Nell Nugent of Tampa, Fla.; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Panorama Organization for Pleasant Relations, 111 Brent Spence Square, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Robert W. Weckbach, 90, of Persimmon Grove, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired painter.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Weckbach; a son, Robert Weckbach of Edgewood; a daughter, Brenda Wolnitzek of Florence; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Persimmon Grove Cemetery.
Stephen "Saw" Wiedeman, 47, of Park Hills, died Oct. 6 at his home. He was a cab driver with Community Cab Co.
Survivors include his parents Richard and Barbara Wiedeman of Villa Hills; sisters Geralynn Wiedeman of Taylor Mill, Betsy Hasenstab of Fort Thomas and Janet Nicholas of Philadelphia; and brothers Richard Wiedeman of Ludlow, Joseph Wiedeman of Bellevue, Tom Wiedeman of Elsmere, Phil Wiedeman of Newport, Mike Wiedeman of Florence, Matt Wiedeman of Cincinnati and Jimm Wiedeman of Park Hills.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
