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Date of these obituaries: 09-18-2003
Albert Schneider, 73, cared about people
Albert Schneider used to leave his roadside market in Alexandria unattended and stocked with fresh tomatoes, corn, peaches, cantaloupes -- and a sign that said "Take what you need and pay what you want."
"He'd leave a jar there and people always put money in it because they respected him so much, " said Schneider's daughter, Rose Class of Wilder. "They appreciated him because it gave them an old-time feeling that they could still do this as opposed to walking down the fruit aisle at Kroger's."
Mr. Schneider died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was 73.
A lifelong resident of Alexandria and a member of St. Mary Parish, Mr. Schneider was awarded a Bronze Star for bravery for his service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He co-owned Schneider's Orchards from the 1950s to 1980 and was a long-distance truck driver for the Duro Bag Manufacturing Co. for 25 years.
"He loved driving, " Class said. "He loved the open road and had a real appreciation for the lay of the land.
Class said her father cared about people.
"Even though he was an over-the-road truck driver and had a family of six children, Dad managed to do so many other things in the community.
"He was active in church. When we were little back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Mom and Dad ran a youth center at St. Mary's Parish for kids to hang out and play.
"He helped organize a Knights of Columbus in Claryville.
"He always wanted to be involved, to make a difference."
Mr. Schneider drove a school bus for the Campbell County Schools from 1992 until he died.
"He knew everything about these kids, " Class said. "Their names, their likes and dislikes.
"I think the biggest thing about my dad was that he was engaged in life.
"People came to the hospital crying. He left a huge hole, and not just in our lives."
Mr. Schneider is survived by his wife, Mary Steffen Schneider, with whom he celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 23.
A son, Steve Schneider, died in 1980 and a daughter, Elaine Schneider, died in 2002.
In addition to his wife and daughter, survivors include a daughter, Jan Tallarigo of Highland Heights; sons, Albert "Butch" Schneider of Highland Heights and Eric Schneider of Fort Thomas; sisters, Imogene Enzweiler and Alene Futscher, both of Alexandria, and Mildred Bourdow of Saginaw, Mich.; a brother, Frank Schneider of Alexandria; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be noon at Saturday at St. Mary Church in Alexandria. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary cemetery in Alexandria.
Memorials are suggested to the Bishop Brossart Building Fund, 4 Grove St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001; Sisters of Notre Dame, Uganda Mission Office, 1601 Dixie Highway, Covington, Ky. 41011; or Sisters of Divine Providence, St. Anne's Retirement Center, 2000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Toni Bias, 45, of Covington, died Monday at her home. She was a medical assistant with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington and a member of Our Savior Church, Covington. A daughter, Oasia Meddia Bias, died in 1981.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Bias; a daughter, Khaliah Resha Bias of Covington; sons, Reginald Frank Hamilton of Falmouth, Nakia Ramon Hamilton and Joseph Bias, both of Covington; a sister, Darlene Kaylor of Covington; and 17 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Christina M. Browning, 51, of Elsmere, died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a production administrator with Fidelity Investments, Covington, and a member of Unity Baptist Church, Demossville.
Survivors include her husband, Elmo Browning; a daughter, Rebecca Guffey of Elsmere; a son, Billy Guffey of Elsmere; her parents, Laura Fernsler of Hisparia, Calif., and Larry O'Neil of Last Chance Canon, Calif.; a brother, Mike Stark of Sun City, Calif.; and sisters, Liz Ellis of Fort Wright, Autumn O'Larry and Lisa O'Neil, both of Hisparia.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Mausoleum, Taylor Mill.
Henry F. Bush, 84, of Fort Pierce, Fla., formerly of Butler, died Tuesday at Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort Pierce.
Survivors include sisters, Elnora Baker of Fort Thomas, Elizabeth Meyer of Brooksville and Mabel Houston of Harrison, Ohio.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Karl Clay Craig, 64, of Mount Olivet, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired custodian with Robertson County Schools.
Survivors include brothers, Gerald F. Craig of Lexington and Ray Craig of Germantown; and sisters, Joy Mastin of Germantown and Lisa Sutton of Mount Olivet.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Hallie Wells McManis, 65, of Dayton, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a seamstress with Atlas Dry Cleaning.
Survivors include daughters, Peggy O'Rourke of Alexandria and Janice Wells of Covington; sons, Mark Pabst of Bellevue and Paul Wells of Maineville, Ohio; a brother, Raymond Dawn of Newport; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 tonight at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the funeral home, 241 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Rev. Howard Ralenkotter, 93, of Louisville, died Aug. 25 in Louisville. He was a priest and a retreat master in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Texas and California.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial was Aug. 29 at St. Agnes Church, Louisville. Burial was in Passionist Cemetery, Louisville. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, handled local arrangements.
Warren Taylor Smart, 82, of Alexandria, died at 4 p.m. Tuesday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. He was a retired truck driver with Theman Brothers Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Dolores Smart, died in 1983.
Survivors include daughters, Sherry Perkins of Fairfield, Ohio, and Carol Scott of Alexandria; a son, Rusty Smart of Alexandria; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Steve Snodgrass, 56, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Anna Mable Ransdell Souder, 95, of Louisville, died Tuesday at Meadows East Nursing Home, Louisville. She was a homemaker and a member of Williamstown Baptist Church.
Survivors include daughters, Ramona Craddock of Louisville and Patsy A. Foree of Lexington; a son, Charles C. Souder of Lexington; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Patricia Trentman, 64, of Dayton, died Tuesday at a friend's home in Dayton. She was a bank teller with Provident Bank, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Bernard Church in Dayton. She was a softball coach with Dayton Junior Softball, and a member of COPE, the Buccaneer Club and the Friday Night Card Club in Dayton.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Trentman; daughters, Kathy Boyers of Dayton, Dottie Horvath of Veronia, Wis., Barb Lund and Carol McIntyer, both of Bellevue, and a daughter, Susie Scott of Dayton; a brother, Walter "Pooch" Batchelor of Harrison, Ohio; a sister, Nancy Dahlenburg of Villa Hills; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Friday at St. Bernard Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Arthur C. Van Velzel, 78, of Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Villa Hills, died Sunday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired chemist with Hilton Davis Chemical Co., Cincinnati, a member of the Sandpiper Golf Club in Lakeland, Fla., and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Davis Van Velzel; a daughter, Vicki Hammer of Cincinnati; a son, Bruce Van Velzel of Perrysburg, Ohio; a sister, Alice Brown of Highland Heights; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements.
Beatrix T. Williams, 71, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville. She was a retired daycare worker with Cynthiana Baptist Church, and was a member of the church Lord's Supper and baptismal committees.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene M. Williams; a daughter, Christine Allison of Carlisle; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville.
Rosalene Woodrum, 75, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at her home. She was a waitress. Her husband, William H. Woodrum, and a son, Thomas Paul Woodrum, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, William Donald Woodrum of Erlanger; daughters, Sheila Rose Eggleston of Erlanger and Debbie Sue Courtney of Independence; a sister, Margie Marquis of Page, Ariz.; brothers, Thomas H. Laytart and Charles Ray Laytart, both of Cynthiana; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
