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Date of these obituaries: 09-29-2003
Lora Mockbee, 102, known as 'Egg Lady'
The woman known in Newport as "the Egg Lady" has died, concluding a life that encompassed more than a century of hard times, good will and great candied apples.
Lora Mockbee, 102, of Newport, died at 9:19 a.m. Saturday at her home of cancer.
Born in Pendleton County in 1901, she moved with her family as a child to Aurora, Ind., where they farmed until moving to Newport so her father could take a job.
It was in the house at 840 Brighton St. that Miss Mockbee started selling chickens, rabbits and eggs to help make ends meet, after her father died following the Flood of 1937.
"She was known as 'The Egg Lady.' She also sold candied apples for a nickel a piece. All the neighborhood kids would come around and buy her candied apples, " said nephew Calvin Mockbee, who lived with Miss Mockbee for 19 years and who, along with his wife, Donna, and daughter, Kathy Fugate, cared for her in her last days.
Miss Mockbee came to Newport when the town's roads were still made of dirt and built up her business selling eggs.
People came from Campbell, Kenton and Boone to buy from her, her nephew said.
"She got so well-known she had to go up to Indiana to get the eggs to supply her clientele, " he said.
Retiring from selling eggs at age 62, she lived at 840 Brighton St. for 60 years, then moved to Columbia Street, where she'd lived for the last 20 years.
Early in life, she'd had the dream of becoming a history teacher, but she had to leave school to help the family of 10 get by.
On her 100th birthday, Mayor Tom Guidugli declared "Lora Mockbee Day" in Newport.
Full of faith, Miss Mockbee read at least four Bible chapters every night.
She was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church when it was on Seventh at Saratoga in Newport.
Miss Mockbee never married. Her nephew said one of her favorite sayings, when asked how she had lived to such an old age, was "I never smoked a cigarette, never took a drink of alcohol, and never got married."
Calvin Mockbee said she saw Newport grow up "from dirt streets all the way up to the jet airplanes."
"And in the 1937 flood, the flood got up to the second story of their house and they had to get a canoe and go into the window to get their furniture."
She could tell you stories about The Depression and all the presidents.
"She loved the Kennedys. She saved papers about the Kennedys, " Calvin Mockbee said.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Joseph Hobart Brown, 92, of Burlington, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Jacqueline Cox, 59, of Fort Mitchell, died at 2:45 p.m. Friday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger. She was a retired nurse with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include a daughter, Kim Neal of Edgewood; brothers, James Cox of Illinois and Edward Cox of Austin, Texas; and sisters, Charlene Argue of Burlington, Sylvia Hastings of Demossville, Renie Cox of Fort Mitchell, Barbara Pippin of Odessa, Texas, Janice Schulte of West Chester, Ohio, and Penny Basye of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Swindler and Currin 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 Latonia Baptist Church Building Fund, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Mary Angela Duve, 82, of Newport, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Daughters of Isabella Newport Circle No. 88, St. Ann Ladies Auxiliary and a member of St. Stephen Holy Spirit, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Donald C. Duve; and a son, Charles E. Duve of Newport.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, followed by prayers. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Erma Margaret Haverkamp Gutfreund, 89, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a nurse's aide at the hospital, and was a member of St. Therese Church, Southgate. She was a former Girl Scouts leader, and a member of the Super Senior Club in Southgate, St. Therese Church Over 50 Club, Legion of Mary, the church Altar Society and the Thursday 500 Card Club. Her husband, Elmer Allen Gutfreund, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Martin John Gutfreund of Bradenton, Fla.; daughters, Sarah Jo McVickers of Wilder and Mary Frances Shelton of Naperville, Ill.; a brother, Lawrence Haverkamp of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Therese Church. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese Church, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Barbara Ann Bruck Hallau, 61, of Florence, died at 9:37 a.m. Saturday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Mount Airy campus, Cincinnati. She was a computer analyst with U.S. Bank.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph A. "Sonny" Hallau of Florence; a son, Todd Gatman of Burlington; and a grandson.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Renia Belle Huck, 82, of Newport, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Edward Huck, died in 2001.
Survivors include daughters, Debbie Stevenson of Bellevue and Vickie Huck of Newport; a son, Michael Huck of Newport; a brother, Jack Dykes of Florence; sisters, Lily McClain of Ripley, Ohio, and Eula Manocchi of California; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45223.
Fred Klein, 73, of Covington, died at 5:17 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a moving man with Benkins Moving Co., Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Klein; sons, Freddy Klein of Louisville and Steve Klein of Covington; daughters, Vicky Glass and Brenda Sipple, both of Independence, Tracy Fultz of Morning View, Rena Gearding of Southgate and Jenny Brun of Latonia; a brother, Bobby Klein of Louisville; sisters, Mildred Riesenberg of Cincinnati, Ruth Furnish of Florence, Florence Tuttle of Covington and Margaret Conway of Covington; 22 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mattie Marsh, 69, of Newport, died 7:45 a.m. Friday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Lewis Marsh, died in 1993. A daughter, Debbie Carol Marsh, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, George William Marsh of Newport and Danny Reece Marsh of Aurora, Ind.; a brother, Sterling Noble of Cincinnati; a sister, Outney Smith of Booneville; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Harvey Murphy, 75, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at his home. He was a former coal miner and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce "Dixie" Murphy; sons, Tom Murphy and John Murphy, both of Scott County, Bob Murphy and Omer Murphy, both of Harrison County, and Joe Murphy of North Vernon, Ind.; brothers, Dover Murphy of Butler and Eugene Murphy of Berry; sisters, Mary Lois Ball and Loretha Helvey, both of Cynthiana, and Claudia Gross of Paris and Lucille Simpson of Lexington; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pythian Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Raymond F. Reinert, 66, of Richwood, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was an employee of Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Reinert; daughters, Kelly A. Reinert of Crescent Springs and Sherry L. Goodridge of Burlington; a son, Guy D. Reinert of Hebron; a sister, Armella Hartig of Melbourne; brothers, Alvin Reinert of Fort Thomas and Gerald Reinert of Cold Spring; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, Development Office, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Pauline Brown Schwartz, 76, of Ludlow, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a government allotment reporter with Union Central Life Insurance Co. Her husband, Jerry Schwartz, preceded her in death.
Survivors include brothers, James Brown of Fort Thomas and Paul Brown of Ludlow.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Wesley United Methodist Church, 319 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Richard M. Stadtmiller, 42, of Bellevue, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was disabled.
Survivors include sons Ashton Stadtmiller and Trenton Stadtmiller, both of Cincinnati, and Jason Conn; a daughter, Taylor Stadtmiller of Cincinnati; brothers, Dan Stadtmiller of Fort Thomas, Dave Stadtmiller of Independence, Dennis Stadtmiller of Wilder, Jim Stadtmiller of Alexandria and Steve Stadtmiller of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; a sister, Marsha Kloeker of Alexandria; grandmother, Margaret Elliott of Newport; and a grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Phillip Church, Melbourne. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Richard M. Stadtmiller Memorial Fund, in care of Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, 427 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Charles "Sonny" Stansel, 70, of Plant City, Fla., formerly of Erlanger, died Thursday in Plant City. He was a retired businessman and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Stansel; sons, Butch Stansel, Curt Stansel and Craig Stansel; daughters, Cynthia McCarty, Charlene Schroeder and Cathy Meingasner; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Clement's Church, Plant City. Burial will be in Florida National Cemetery, Plant City. Wells Funeral Home, Plant City, is handling arrangements.
Ernest Edward Steele, 77, of Crittenden, died Friday at his home. He was a truck driver and Dance & Consolidated Freight and a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma J. Steele; daughters, Toni Lynn Dolwick of Florence, Jackie Lee Luyet of Madison, Wis., Terri Jean Bolen and Wanda Lee Schneider, both of Independence; a son, Foster D. Darrall of Crittenden; a sister, Ora Whaley of Walton; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Jerry Andrew Zint, 56, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was owner and chief executive officer of Wheel Around Corp., and a member of Highland United Methodist Church in Fort Thomas and the Cincinnati Athletic Club.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Zint; his mother, Ruth Zint-Wearly of Fort Thomas; and a sister, Susan Zint-Buecker of Fort Thomas.
Memorial services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Highland United Methodist Church, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Highland United Methodist Church, 314 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
