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Date of these obituaries: 10-27-2003
Fern Sadosky, 90, saw big changes in lifetime
When she was 27, Fern S. Sadosky told her son, Robert Sadosky, that she wouldn't live to see 2000, but that he should.
She was right about him, but wrong about herself.
Mrs. Sadosky, 90, of Fort Thomas, lived to see the new century and then some, dying Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East after a sudden illness.
Born on a farm in Athens, Ohio, she told her son she remembered seeing her first automobile, an old Model A Ford, coming down a dirt road one day.
"She saw more change in her lifetime than you or I will see in ours, " her son said. "She went from cars to a man on the moon."
First, though, she went to college, majoring in education at Ohio University. After she graduated, she taught about 14 students in a one-room schoolhouse in Slade, Ohio.
She married
Bernard Sadosky, whom she met at OU, and they moved to Fort Thomas in 1938, where Mr. Sadosky had a job coaching at Highlands High School.
Mrs. Sadosky worked in the office at the school for a while, then left to care for her two boys.
Mrs. Sadosky enjoyed the Fort Thomas social scene. She was a member of Highland United Methodist Church in Fort Thomas, the Fort Thomas Women's Club, and the Young at Heart Seniors and Community Bible Study at First Christian Church in Fort Thomas.
After her husband died in 1994, she lived alone in their house, caring for herself and fixing her own meals until just a few days before her death.
Other survivors include a son, Thomas Sadosky of Atlanta; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Highland United Methodist Church, 314 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Paul David Anderson, 54, of Union, died at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a senior accountant with American Business Personnel Services.
Survivors include his wife, Mary E. Dorgan Anderson; daughters, Jessica Nicole Anderson, at home, and Krista Kaye Anderson of Greenville, Ohio; a son, Nathaniel Paul Anderson of Hillingsburg, Ohio; his mother, L. June Taylor Anderson of Bedford, Ind.; sisters, Larna Anderson and Charity Anderson, both of Bedford, and Angela Wudell of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; a brother, Christian Anderson of Bedford; and a granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Timothy Church, Union. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Anderson Charity Fund, at any branch of the Bank of Kentucky; or Inter-Church Organization ECHO, Henry Hosea House, 910 York St., Newport, Ky. 41071. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Richard Wayne Bailey, 86, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. He was a retired farmer and teacher with Kenton Elementary School in Independence, a member of the Retired Teachers Association and Carters Chapel United Methodist Church, Demossville. He was a member of the Dry Ridge Masonic Lodge. His wife, Ruth Bailey, died in 2001.
Survivors include a son, Richard Wills Bailey of Summerville, S.C.; a daughter, Deborah Bailey Powers of Verona, Va.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 236, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or Carters Chapel United Methodist Church, 1044 Carters Chapel Road, Demossville, Ky. 41033.
Jason Beyersdoerfer, 20, of California, died Friday in an accident on Ivor Road in Campbell County. He was a car wash worker.
Survivors include his parents, Ronnie Beyersdoerfer of Butler and Sherry Schnitzler Beyersdoerfer of California; brothers, Ronald Beyersdoerfer II of Falmouth and Tyler Beyersdoerfer of California; a sister, Megan Beyersdoerfer of California; a half-sister, April Beyersdoerfer of Butler; and grandparents, James and Dorothy Schnitzler of Butler.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Campbell County.
Raphael Carpenter, 86, of Alexandria, died at 12:35 p.m. Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was a dockworker with Interstate Bakery, Cincinnati. His wife, Elnora Carpenter, died in 1992. A daughter, Betty June Webster, died in 2000.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Carpenter of Bradenton Beach, Fla.; daughters, Mary Ellen Chiles of Russelville, Sue Hoffman of Alexandria and Doris Jean Mahan of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mark Craycraft, 75, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was a self-employed carpenter and a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Faith Hurd of Newport; and brothers, Joseph Craycraft of Ashland and Lewis Craycraft of Roanoke, Va.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m.
Elmer H. "Bob" Hanneken, 77, of San Diego, formerly of Crestview Hills, died Sept. 28 in San Diego. He was an assistant program clerk with adult protective services for the Veterans Administration Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., a buyer with Kenner Toys and manager of the Hanneken Dairy. He was a member of the board of directors for the Boys Clubs of Kenton and Campbell counties and the Bluegrass Swim Club, a former city treasurer with the City of Crestview Hills and a member of Disabled American Veterans. A son, Michael Hanneken, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Maureen Lusby of Covington, Karen Thoss of Edgewood and Barbara Lehman of Independence; sisters, Mary Lemker of Florida, Laverne Kreke of Verona and Jean Dye of Lexington; a brother, Joseph Hanneken of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or Homeless Veterans, Veterans Administration Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, Calif. 92161. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Joyce Hogle, 43, of California, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a customer sales representative with Great American Insurance Co. and a member of St. Mary Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include her parents, Carl and Clara Hogle of California; sisters, Carolyn Hogle of Alexandria, and Joan Hogle, Judy Hogle and Linda Hogle, all of California; and a brother, John Hogle of California.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
John W. Hunter Jr., 54, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a master printer.
Survivors include a son, Scott Hunter of Cincinnati; his parents, John W. Hunter Sr. of Dry Ridge and Fran Cunningham of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; brothers, Jack Hunter and Rick Hunter, both of Dry Ridge, Harry Hunter and Matt Cunningham, both of Fort Lauderdale, and Larry Hunter of the state of California; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Broadridge Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Edward Reed Johnson Jr., 38, of Union, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a plumber.
Survivors include a son, Edward Waldeck Johnson of Somerset; his parents, Sherry and Eddie Johnson Sr. of Union; brothers, Ernie Johnson of Dry Ridge, Brian Johnson, Damien Johnson and Chad Johnson, all of Union; sisters, Juanita Scudder of Union and Darla Johnson of Beattyville; and grandparents, Margaret Barker of Florence and Ruth King of Owensboro.
Services were this morning at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial was in Rice Cemetery, Union.
Emilie M. Westrick Long, 86, of Carrollton, died Friday at Carroll County Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John Church, Carrollton. Her husband, Carl J. Long, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Carl J. Long II of Johnson City, Tenn.; daughters, Karen E. Long Martin of Union and Patricia Long Prather of Louisville; sisters, Edwina "Sis" Hill of Carrollton and Eleanor Rowlette of Milton; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Church, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Carrollton.
Ernst L. Lussi, 77, of Villa Hills, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired electrical discharge machine specialist and a member of Schlarraffia. His wife, Heidi A. Benz Lussi, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Marguerite Tilden of Villa Hills, Heidi Harmeling of Fort Thomas, Susanna Coray of Switzerland and Elisabeth McCarthy of Hawaii; sons, Ernst Lussi Jr. of Erlanger and Peter Lussi of Verona; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Old St. Mary Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, and from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Old St. Mary Church, 123 E. 13th St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Lloyd L. Lyman, 72, of Fort Thomas, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired auto parts driver.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Day Lyman; a daughter, Phyllis Mauntel of Erlanger; sons, Terry L. Lyman of Cold Spring and James A. Lyman of Fort Thomas; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Church United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Christ Church United Church of Christ, 15 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Ralph Harrison Mann, 82, of Florence, died Friday at his home. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, LaVonne R. Mann; sons, James Michael Mann of Florence, Joel Douglas Mann of Costa Mesa, Calif., and Ralph Stephen Mann of Naples, N.Y.; a sister, Montez Corey of Atlanta; a brother, Elmo L. Mann of Easley, S.C.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Mary Katherine Marksberry, 58, of Warsaw, died Friday at St. Luke West Hospital, Florence. She was a retired school bus driver.
Survivors include her husband, David Marksberry; sons, Tony Foster and Bill Foster, both of Warsaw; daughters, Connie Marksberry and Melinda Murray, both of Warsaw; stepsons, David M. Marksberry and Richard Marksberry, both of Warsaw; a sister, Helen St. Clair of Warsaw; brothers, Butch Keller and Bill Keller, both of Covington, and Jack Keller of Dayton, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday. Burial will be at Family Cemetery, Warsaw.
Roger Philip Nicholas, 52, of Taylor Mill, died Oct. 20 at a friend's home in Alexandria. He was disabled.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Nicholas; a son, Anthony Miller of Newport; daughters, Annette Williams of Arizona, Carolyn Kincaid of Newport, and Kimberly Nicholas and Edie Austin, both of Taylor Mill; his mother, Alma Williams of Newport; brothers, James Nicholas and Robert Nicholas, both of Tennessee, David Nicholas of Covington and Kent Nicholas of Newport; sisters, Darlene Little of Elsmere, Marie Hanks of Newport, Gwen Jordre of Florida and Tonia Lutz of Sparta; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Free Community Pentecostal Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Richard D. Payne, 66, of Union, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired Navy veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, and a member of St. Timothy Church in Union and the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Payne of Union; a daughter, Cathy Jones of Spring Hill, Fla.; sons, Charles Payne of Union and Richard L. Payne of Chesapeake, Va.; and a grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Christopher Lynn Rarrieck, 23, of Falmouth, died Saturday at University Medical Center, Lexington, of burns suffered in a fire. He was a self-employed roofer and painter.
Survivors include sons, Levi Austin Rarrieck of Alexandria and Matthew Tyler Rarrieck of Dayton; a daughter, Haley Nicole Rarrieck of Maysville; his parents, George and Sharon Burkhart Rarrieck of Williamstown; and brothers, George "Eddie" Rarrieck of Falmouth, Jimmy Ray Rarrieck of London and Brian Rarrieck of Corbin.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Randall D. Reed, 38, of Latonia, died Saturday at his home. He was a driver with Walker Taxi Co.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Reed; a son, Randall D. Reed II of Covington; a brother, Douglas Reed of Phoenix; and sisters, Frances Reed of Covington and Debbie Duncan of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Helen Whitton Roland, 67, of Williamstown, died Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. She was a homemaker and a member of Williamstown Baptist Church. Her husband, Jerry Roland, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Vickie Jump and Sherry Shipp, both of Dry Ridge, and Marla Hurley of Williamstown; sisters, Gladys Howell of Crittenden and Pam Ashcraft of Williamstown; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Vine Run Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Williamstown Baptist Church, 214 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097; or Juvenile Diabetes Association, 10901 Reed Hartman Hwy, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Ethel Brim Rose, 85, of Carrollton, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of English Christian Church. Her husband, Thomas Elbert Rose, died in 1990. A son, John Elbert Rose, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy Bea Bradley of Independence and Donnetta Rose of Carrollton; a son, Clifton Lee Rose of Carrollton; sisters, Viola Brim Rose of Carrollton and Margaret Brim Edmonds of Jacksonville, Fla.; nine grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Carol Ann Scott, 40, of Cold Spring, died at 5:20 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was disabled.
Survivors include her mother, Dorothy Sherman of Cold Spring; a sister, Barb West of Cold Spring; and a brother, Ronnie Scott of Alexandria.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to New Perceptions, 1 Sperti Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017; or The Point, 104 W. Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Robert Scott Sr., 73, of Augusta, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired plant supervisor with Feicke Printing Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Angie Firth Scott, died in 2002.
Survivors include daughters, Connie Roeller of Southgate and Kathy Besselman of Augusta; sons, Don Scott of Augusta and Robert Scott Jr. of Brooksville; a half-brother, Earl Cooper of Ohio; and a half-sister, Shirley Knox of Campbell County.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Montie "Sparkie" Kendall Sparks, 86, of Covington, died at 2:50 a.m. Saturday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church in Covington. She was a past president and treasurer of the Golden Tower Busy Bees, and was a member of the Covington Housing Authority Council. Her husband, Leonard Sparks, died in 1988. A son, Les Sparks, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, John Sparks of Walton; daughters, Peggy Strange of Falmouth and Mary Lou Crutcher of Mount Olivet; 12 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Opal Hartley Tully, 74, of Vanceburg, died Saturday at her home. She was a retired cook with Lewis County Schools, Vanceburg, and a member of Cottageville Mission Church, Vanceburg.
Survivors include a son, Harry Tully of Tollesboro; brothers, Paul Hartley of Big Cabin Creek and John Hartley of Cincinnati; sisters, Frances Trumbo and Evelyn Curtis, both of Maysville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cottageville Mission Church, Vanceburg. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Tollesboro.
Memorials are suggested to Cottageville Mission Church, Route 2, Vanceburg, Ky. 41179; or Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
