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Date of these obituaries: 04-15-2003
Vivien Augur, longtime Kenton court reporter
Vivien Augur was working at Pogue's department store in Cincinnati when she got an offer she couldn't refuse: Learn how to be a court reporter and get paid more for taking the course than she was making at the store.
Mrs. Augur jumped at the chance, in the process launching a career that spanned 32 years and saw her work for five judges, a prosecutor and a master commissioner in Kenton County as a court reporter or secretary.
"She enjoyed what she was doing, " said her husband, Dennis Augur. "She was in a position to help people by being kind to them."
Mrs. Augur, of Union, died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday at her home in Union. She was 58.
Among the judges she worked for were Kenton Circuit Judges James Gilliece, Frank Trusty and Patricia Summe. She retired as Judge Summe's secretary in September 2000.
Mrs. Augur and her husband took advantage of their increased free time to travel, with trips to the West Coast, Canada and the Virgin Islands.
Five weeks before she died, they went to Mexico.
"We had a good time the last two years, " her husband said.
That was despite the fact that she was diagnosed with cancer in 1995 and had been battling it off and on since then. The disease started in her breast and spread to her lungs and then her brain.
His wife was an appealing person, Dennis Augur said, because she constantly reached out to others.
"She was always smiling, caring and happy, " he said. "I never met a person who didn't like her."
She was a member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Lakeside Park.
Survivors in addition to her husband are a son, Daniel Augur of Wilder; daughters, Alison Augur of Wilder, Desma Anderson of Union and Christine Bogie of Richmond; sisters, Raynelda Sharp of Indianapolis and Joyce Knox of Richmond, Va.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Richard Maloney, Mr. Softee for 35 years
During the winter months he was Richard Maloney. But April to November, he was "Mr. Softee."
For 35, years, Mr. Maloney drove the familiar Mr. Softee ice cream trucks in and around Newport.
Mr. Maloney began his career driving an ice cream truck for his uncle. He later bought one of his uncle's trucks and struck out on his own, then added trucks and hired other people to drive them. At its apex, his Mr. Softee empire had seven trucks operating from Florence to Norwood, Ohio.
Even after Mr. Maloney was diagnosed with cancer last fall and began chemotherapy treatments, he kept up his rounds. He'd made it out about 10 times this year with the help of his wife, Phyllis, before he died Sunday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati.
"Some people are just meant to do certain things, " she said. "He was meant to drive that truck."
Phyllis Maloney said her husband was as kind as the name of his product implied, serving thousands upon thousands of customers along the way.
"If a senior citizen wanted a $2 sundae and they only had $1, he didn't say anything, " she said. "He was like that with young children and the handicapped.
"Police never paid and firemen paid very little."
His kindness wasn't limited to just humans. He would regularly fix a single scoop cone for dogs he met along his route.
He was an Air Force veteran.
Other survivors include a brother, Hugh Crawford of Foster, and a sister, Shirley Minella of Dayton, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Sandra Kay Blair, 48, of Falmouth, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a cashier with Ezy Stop, Williamstown.
Survivors include a daughter, Shelley Dean Chapman of Falmouth; her mother, Willodean Jenkins of Huntington, W.Va.; a brother, Rodney Blair of Huntington; sisters, Pamela Gue of Huntington and Patricia Mullins of Logan, W.Va.; and a grandchild.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Larry Block, 62, of Walton, died Firday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Center in Covington.
He was a retired computer programmer for D.S.S.I in New York and was employed at Great American Insurance in Cincinnati.
He also was a Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Corrine Block of Walton; a son, Danny Block of Florence; and one daughter, Connie Spencer of Florence; and a grandchild.
No services are scheduled. Cremation at Hillside Chapel in Clifton. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home in Florence is handling the arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Center in lieu of flowers.
Thomas Charles "Babe" Caruso, 70, of Dayton, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a self-employed industrial caterer, a member of AMVETS and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Caruso; a son, Mike Caruso of Dayton; daughters, Linda Stafford of Dover and Anna Tomlin of Verona; a brother, Nick Caruso of Newport; and a grandchild.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Charleston Bottoms Cemetery, Dover. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ralph Durbin, 85, of Cincinnati, died at 9:15 p.m. Saturday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a beer salesman with Dammert Distributing Co. and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Joan Durbin, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Ralph Durbin Jr. of Florence; daughters, Deanna Robbins of Cincinnati, Joetta Bailey of Dry Ridge and Ginger Brantley of Covington; a sister, Dorothy Marsh of Hillsboro, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
G. Louise Kuntz, 65, of Newport, died at 11:48 p.m. Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
She was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Church in Newport and the church altar society, and was a volunteer cafeteria worker with St. Vincent School.
Survivors include sisters, Juanita Wainscott of Silver Grove, Rosemary Schaiper and Ruth Wietmarschen, both of Cincinnati, and Joan Rooney of Alexandria; and brothers, William Kuntz of Cincinnati and Jeffrey Kuntz of Alexandria.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, Pallative Care Suite, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Willa Mae (Butler) Odor, 79, of Erlanger, died Sunday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker and a member of Elsmere Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Dewey Odor of Erlanger; daughters, Sherry C. Clary of Hurst, Texas, Peggy Ann Hunt of Somerville, Ohio, and Joyce Pickett of Rising Sun, Ind; a son, Jeff Odor of Fort Mitchell; a brother, Robert Butler of Union; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Services at noon Friday at Stith Funeral Home in Florence. Visitation 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Elsmere Baptist Chruch, 250 Garvey Ave., Elsmere, 41018.
Timothy G. Pelletier, 50, of Florence, died Saturday at his home.
He was vice president of Standard Coffee, Florence, and a member of St. Timothy Church, Union, and the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Ann Pelletier; a son, James "Jay" Timothy Pelletier of Florence; a stepson, Craig D. Bilotta of Leominster, Mass.; his mother, M. Elizabeth Pelletier of Chicago; sisters, Kathleen A. Moriarty and Mary B. Roos, both of South Bend, Ind., Sharon Pelletier and Denise M. Pelletier, both of Oak Park, Ill., Patricia Pelletier-Ross of Chicago and Geralyn C. Lopatin of Evanston, Ill.; and brothers, Michael J. Pelletier and William C. Pelletier, both of Evanston, and Mark G. Pelletier and James G. Pelletier, both of Chicago.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Timothy Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Leo Cemetery, Leominster, Mass. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P.O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 45209.
Carl R. Pritchard, 85, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired accounts manager with Modern Furniture Co., an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include daughters, Tia Pritchard of Hebron and Talauna Hicks of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday.
Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery.
Wayne Rouse, 63, of Norwood, Ohio, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a Ohio State Parks employee and Cincinnati Parks Department worker.
Survivors include a niece, Tracy Cotton of Crittenden, and nephews, Mike Rouse of Burlington and Johnny Rouse of Williamstown.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
Juanita L. Taylor Repka, 76, of Independence, died Monday at the Baptist Village in Erlanger.
She was a retired bus monitor for Kenton County Schools and a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Independence.
Survivors include sons, Mike Repka of Independence and Nick Repka of Walton; a daughter, Tillie Estreicher of Florence; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial is at Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and the Baptist Village.
Michael Lee True, 60, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
