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Date of these obituaries: 10-23-2003
Clarence Neltner, ace produce grower
Clarence Neltner was one of the best known vegetable and fruit growers in Northern Kentucky.
He raised a wide variety of crops on a family farm in Camp Springs and was a familiar sight to people who came to the farm to buy produce and to folks who frequented farmers' markets throughout Northern Kentucky, Indiana and Cincinnati.
"He put in long, hard hours, but he enjoyed it, " said Mr. Neltner's wife of 39 years, Claire Neltner. "It was his life."
Mr. Neltner, 63, died Monday at his home in Camp Springs.
He was born and reared on a family farm where his father and grandfather also grew vegetables.
Mr. Neltner's favorite crops were strawberries, raspberries, melons and tomatoes. He also grew squash, peppers, potatoes, greens, turnips and a variety of fruit.
"We don't raise a lot of anything, " he said in a 1994 interview with The Kentucky Post. "The reason we have so many different things and not too much of any one thing, by not being overloaded, you get a decent price."
It was also important to pick only a limited amount of a crop each day.
"You never pick a whole field, " he said. "You pick a row. That way it's fresh. You just pick as much as you can sell."
Selling required the farmer to also be a "diplomat, " noted Mr. Neltner.
"You've got to be able to deal with the public, " he said.
Family and friends helped Mr. Neltner with the farming and selling.
"That way we got to spend a lot of time together, " said Mrs. Neltner. "Clarence enjoyed talking with people and he made lots of friends. He was a very easygoing person. He never lost his temper."
In the winter, Mr. Neltner did carpentry work.
Claire Neltner said her family will try to keep growing and selling vegetables.
"That's what Clarence would want us to do, " she said. "But Clarence took a lot of farming knowledge with him. We're just wondering if he gave us enough knowledge."
Mr. Neltner was a member of St. Joseph Church in Camp Springs and the Campbell County Farm Bureau, and was president of the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Tailgate Market Association. He also served as treasurer of the Campbell County Farmers' Market Association.
A son, Larry Neltner, died last year.
Other survivors include a daughter, Lisa G. Feltner of Falmouth; sons, Keith Neltner and Rick Neltner, both of Camp Springs, and Kevin Neltner of Falmouth; sisters, JoAnn Gibson of Alexandria and Eileen Rust of Cold Spring; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church in Camp Springs.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Burial will be in St. Joseph cemetery in Camp Springs.
Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses.
Mary Helen Wimberg Berberich, 77, of Crestview, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a retired chief deputy clerk with the Campbell County Circuit Court, a member of St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring and the St. Marys Ladies Society. She was a volunteer with St. Joseph Elementary School, active in the school's reading program.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Kaye Stoeber and Joyce Dixon, both of Cold Spring, Pat Bowman of Batavia, Ohio, Pam Merck of Randolph, Ohio, and Jean Berberich of Newport; sons, Charlie Berberich of Charlotte, N.C., and Steve Berberich of Alexandria; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph School Tuition Assistance Fund, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Kathleen Spink Case, 45, of Vine Grove, died Saturday in Vine Grove. Her husband, Robert Lawrence Case, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Chris Case and Nick Case, both of Vine Grove; her parents, George and Gladys Spink of Cincinnati; a brother, Mark Allen Spink of Cincinnati; sisters, Julie Spink of Burlington, Sharon Cruse of Virginia Beach, Va., and Robin Casto of Cincinnati; and two grandsons.
Services were this morning at Craver-Riggs Funeral Home, Milford, Ohio. Burial was in Goshen (Ohio) Cemetery.
Evelyn Gallenstein Dillon, 67, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence.
Survivors include her husband, John W. Dillon; daughters, Sally Dillon of Florence, Lynda Gerrety of Villa Hills and Amy Martin of Erlanger; sisters, Rosemary Olaker of Greenfield, Ohio, and Carol Perry of Florence; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Melvin E. Elslager, 79, of Burlington, died Tuesday at his home. He was a farmer, a member of Gethsemane United Methodist Church in Burlington and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Elslager; daughters, Susan Ingram and Kathy Murphy, both of Burlington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 8 p.m. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gethsemane United Methodist Church, 2776 Burlington Pike, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Ethell Selm Fahey, 85, of Covington, died at 8:53 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired saleswoman with Lane Bryant, and a member of St. Ann Church in Covington, the St. Ann Altar Society and Ludlow Senior Citizens. Her husbands, William J. Fahey, Michael Selm and Harry Keuper, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Lillian Warndorf of Burlington; a son, Harry W. Keuper of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Ann Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Hobert Gilbert, 68, of Southgate, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a butcher with Kluener Packing Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Community Free Will Baptist Church, Silver Grove.
Survivors include his wife, Alpha Gilbert; sons, Danny Gilbert of Alexandria and Greg Gilbert of Southgate; brothers, Henry Gilbert of Alexandria and Bobby Gilbert of Aberdeen, Ohio; sisters, Alberta Sipple of Alexandria, Phyllis Gilbert of Erlanger and Fran Bolton of Lutz, Fla.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Joseph Bruce Kennedy, 47, of Phoenix, formerly of Union, died Monday at Hospice Care Center in Peoria, Ariz. He was a furniture maker.
Survivors include his wife, Michelle Kennedy; sons, Joey Kennedy and Timothy Kennedy, both of Phoenix, Michael Kennedy, Marty Kennedy and Donald Kennedy, all of San Diego; his parents, Evan and Mary Kennedy of Williamstown; a sister, Diana Coomer of Williamstown; brothers, Charles Kennedy of Jacksonville, Fla., and Michael Kennedy of Fruitland Park, Fla.; and grandparents, J.D. and Mae Poland of Glencoe.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Glencoe Cemetery. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Isabelle Taylor Mains, 94, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a credit manager with Sears Roebuck, a member of New Hope United Methodist Church and a past district officer with the Service Guild of the United Methodist Women's Group. She was a former member of the Holly Hill Children's Home and the St. Luke Hospital Auxiliary. Her husband, Gwendol Mains, preceded her in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at noon Saturday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Northern Conference Home for Children of the United Methodist Church, Versailles, Ky. 40383.
Cecelia P. Pickett Mang, 90, of Park Hills, died Friday at Florence Park Care Center.
She was a homemaker, a volunteer with Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Mitchell and a member of St. Patrick Church, Covington. Her husband, Berry W. Mang Sr., died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Berry W. Mang Jr. of Park Hills; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Cathedral Foundation, 1140 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Shirley J. Mann, 57, of Union, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Jenny Lee Marcum, 81, of Taylor Mill, died at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired dental assistant with the office of Dr. Howard Lacey, Covington, and a member of Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church.
Her husband, Lewis Marcum, died in 2001.
Survivors include a son, Tony Marcum of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Martha Carr of Corinth; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.mug hard copy
John Henry Scheek, 83, of Augusta, died Monday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
He was a farmer and a member of Augusta Trinity United Methodist Church. His wife, Laura Elizabeth Bruist Scheek, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Bell of Augusta; a son, Eddie Scheek of Augusta; brothers, Earl Scheek and George Scheek, both of Augusta; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Augusta.
Memorials are suggested to Augusta Trinity United Methodist Church, Fourth St., Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Marie Delores Siegel Spille, 97, of Fort Thomas, died at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Edwin Spille, died in 1937.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Peters of Cincinnati, Donna Kuhlman of Lakeside Park and Marjean Hils of Crescent Springs; 19 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Xavier Church, Cincinnati. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Blessed Gianna's Maternity Home, 15605 County Road 15, Menton, N.D. 58261.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Ralph C. Swift, 66, of Alexandria, died at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday at his home.
He was a self-employed certified public accountant, a former conductor brakeman with the C&O; Railroad in Silver Grove and a former employee of the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Swift; a daughter, Diana Healy of Cincinnati; his mother, Edith Swift of Newport; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 8 tonight at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
James C. Veal, 81, of West Chester, Ohio, formerly of Newport, died at 5:34 p.m. Tuesday at Mercy Hospital, Fairfield (Ohio) campus.
He was a retired Army veteran of World War II and the Vietnam War.
His wife, Gladys Veal, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Rick Veal and Earl Veal, both of Clayton, Calif.; a daughter, Diana Tinker of Clayton; stepsons, Dennis Haigis of Falmouth, Donald Haigis, William Haigis and George Haigis, all of West Chester; stepdaughters, Carolyn Williams and Marilyn Campbell, both of West Chester; a brother, Jack Veal of Auburn, Calif.; 26 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Donald R. Wolfe Jr., 48, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
