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Date of these obituaries: 05-31-2003
'Bucky' Robinson, veteran, treasury agent
Robert C. "Bucky" Robinson's zest for life and good-natured mischief was on full display when he tried to become the first American to enter occupied Japan in World War II by leaving his battle station on a Navy destroyer and running to the bow of the ship.
Mr. Robinson was a sailor on the U.S.S. Taylor, the lead escort for Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the U.S.S. Missouri as they sailed into Tokyo Bay to negotiate terms of Japan's surrender.
He made it into the bay before his commanding officer ordered him back to his post. The Northern Kentucky native kept that spirit of adventure and fun throughout his life as an athlete, treasury agent and family man.
Mr. Robinson, 78, of Crestview Hills, died at 5:15 a.m. Friday at his home.
"My sisters and I can all confirm he was the greatest father anybody could ever ask for, " said son Rick Robinson, of Fort Mitchell. "And he loved his grandkids. He lived for celebrating everyone of their accomplishments."
Mr. Robinson gained local notoriety at Ludlow High School as a football player on champion teams in the Little Six league. He was recently inducted into the school's hall of fame in recognition of that accomplishment.
After an honorable discharge from the Navy, Mr. Robinson became an agent for the U.S. Treasury, running audits in criminal cases. He ended his career working as an expert witness for the U.S. Attorney's office.
Mr. Robinson enjoyed interacting with colleagues and friends. He was a member of Disabled Vets of America, National Association of Retired Federal Employees and past president of World War II Veterans of Ludlow.
Other survivors include his wife, Imogene Houp Robinson; daughters, Ruthie Staley of Fort Wright and Claudia Singleton of Crestview Hills; seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2a, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Bernice L. Bischoff, 77, of Covington, died at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia. She was a sales clerk retired from Neisner Five and Dime Store and a member of St. Augustine Church, Covington.
Survivors include her brother, Robert C. Bischoff of Lakeside Park; and sisters, Mary Bischoff and Elizabeth Vaught, both of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Church. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine Church, 1839 Euclid Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Mayme Jump Burgess, 88, of Dry Ridge, died at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
She was a homemaker and former baseball stitcher for Williamstown Mfg. Co., a member of Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church, Dry Ridge, and a former member of Stewartsville Homemakers and Goldenaires Senior Citizens. Her husband, Johney Burgess, died in 1990, and a son, Johney Burgess Jr., died in 1997.
Survivors include her daughter, Betty Marshall of Williamstown; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Rachel H. DeFusco, 81, of Fort Thomas, died at 7:16 a.m. Friday at Grand Towers, Newport. She was a loan officer retired from Fifth Third Bank.
Survivors include a daughter, Juanita Macke of Covington; a son, Robert DeFusco of Independence; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Carol Holtz Donelan, 60, of Highland Heights, died at 7:02 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. A son, James Scott Donelan, died in 1983.
Survivors include her husband, James A. Donelan; a daughter, Carol Ann Walerius of Grants Lick; a son, Mark Donelan of Bellevue; brothers, Rick Holtz of California, Ken Holtz of Mason, Ohio, and Larry Holtz of Southgate; sisters, Judy Kelley of California, Theresa Mullen of Cold Spring and Andrea Schulkens and Mary Kramer, both of Alexandria; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Virginia Neal Schabell Fitzer, 82, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her first husband, Robert A. Schabell Sr., died in 1959.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert A. Fitzer; a daughter, Deborah Schabell Mueller of Edgewood; sons, Robert A. Schabell of Edgewood and Gregory N. Schabell of Villa Hills; six stepchildren, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Agatha Academy, 244 S. Main St., Winchester, Ky. 40391 or Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, 1400 Highland Pike, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Myrtle Glueck, 78, of Ludlow, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Ludlow Christian Church. Her husband, Al Glueck, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Nancy O'Brien of Erlanger, Jane Gockenbach of Villa Hills and Ginny Duncan of Ludlow; a son, Jack Glueck of Villa Hills; nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Autism Society of America, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, Md. 20814-3067.
Thomas A. Gondel, 87, of Elsmere, died Friday at Woodcrest Manor Nursing Home, Elsmere. He was a chiropractor and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. His wife, Mildred E. Gondel, died in 1992.
Survivors include his daughter, Jo Ann Rawson of Crescent Springs; two grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or St. Paul Church, 7301 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Elaine M. Oney, 65, of Hebron, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a travel agent at Vegas and More.
Survivors include her daughter, Jennifer Oney-Hill of Hebron; brothers, Robert Porter of Clearwater, Fla., and Jerry Porter of Georgetown, Ohio; sisters, Joan Dixon of Anderson Township, Ohio, Susan Hardin of Memphis, Tenn., Carol Schumacher of Oxford, Ohio, and Linda Ahlbrand of Fort Thomas; and a grandson.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Service, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Mary Owens, 87, of Peach Grove, died Friday at her home. She was a former bakery worker at Midwest Donut, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur T. Owens; a son, Art Owens of Peach Grove; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Arlington cemetery Chapel, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Monday in the cemetery chapel. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Dues Richardson, 79, of Liberty, S.C., formerly of Dry Ridge, died Friday at Hospice of Anderson, Anderson, S.C. Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Jane Ione Turner, 86, of Florence, died Friday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation, Highland Heights. She was a room attendant retired from the Union Plaza Hotel and a member of First Baptist Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Jane Doepker of Florence and Patricia Ann Sorrell of Bellevue; sisters, Lillian Banks of Bellevue and Sophia Watkins of Virginia Beach, Va.; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Bellevue. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or Sorrell Memorial Scholarship Fund, Bellevue High School, 201 Center St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Clara Frey Warndorf, 93, of Fort Thomas, died at 11:08 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a retired co-owner and operator of Violet Ray Dry Cleaners, Newport. Her husband, Eugene J. Warndorf, died in 1964; daughter, Jan Wallens, died in 1998; a son, Eugene R. Warndorf, died in 2001; and a grandson, Chris Warndorf, died in 1994.
Survivors include her daughter, Jacqueline Haas of Fort Thomas; a son, Gerald Warndorf of Florence; 16 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
