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Date of these obituaries: 04-21-2003
Vicky Staub Horwitz, radiation therapist
Vicky Staub Horwitz had a competitive spirit that was exemplified throughout her life.
"She was competitive in tennis and competitive in life, " said her husband, Martin J. Horwitz. "She inspired those she met with her great interest in life.
"She appreciated every facet of an experience. She knew how to stop and smell the roses."
Mrs. Horwitz, 48, of Villa Hills, a radiation therapist at area hospitals who battled cancer for seven years, died Saturday at her parents' home in Taylor Mill.
She began her career in the early 1970s and continued through the mid- 1990s. She was a radiation therapist at St. Elizabeth Medical Centers in Northern Kentucky and at Providence and Jewish hospitals in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Horwitz was a member of Mother of God Church in Covington and Wise Temple in Cincinnati.
She was a docent with the Cincinnati Art Museum. She enjoyed tennis, skiing and softball.
"She was effervescent, " her husband said. "Her mother said it best about her: 'She had a -- spirit that never flagged.'
"She battled this disease (cancer) for seven years.
"The art museum was a great passion of hers. She trained to become a docent to give tours to the public. She was a real student of art and history."
Besides her husband, other survivors include a daughter, Alexandra Siebler Horwitz of Villa Hills; a son, Zachary R. Pille of Villa Hills; her parents, Jack and Paula Mayhall Staub of Taylor Mill; sisters, Linda Niehaus of Park Hills, Donna Grady of Erlanger, Martha Ringo of Taylor Mill and Angel Sandfoss of Independence; and brothers, John Staub of Dayton, Ohio, and Rick Staub of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at Mother of God Church in Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home in Latonia. Prayers will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Cancer Family Care, 2421 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 or to Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
James Henry Barhorst, 72, of Covington, died at 10:25 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired switchman with Cincinnati Bell and a member of St. Augustine Church in Covington and Telephone Pioneers. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, June Ober Barhorst; sons, William Barhorst of Huber Heights, Ohio, and James Barhorst of Covington; a brother, R. Vernon Barhorst of Taylor Mill; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Entombment will be in St. John Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Dean Bathalter, 66, of Falmouth, died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at her home.
She was an artist and author.
Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Bathalter; a son, James H. Barnard of Alexandria; a daughter, Victoria Lynn Wagner of Winchester; a brother, Darryl Maynhier of Louisa; sisters, Mary Jo Thompson, Lavaughn Engil, and Pauletta Walthers, all of Morehead; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Mary Margaret "Margie" Brannon, 73, of Lewisburg, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Mays-ville. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Church in Mays Lick and Mason County Homemakers. Her husband, Edward J. Brannon, died in 1991.
Survivors include sons, Charles Edward Brannon, Mark Brannon and John R. "Dick" Brannon, all of Lewisburg, and Timothy J. Brannon of Maysville; daughters, Kathy Kilby of Pine Knot and Jane Brannon of Lexington; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Rose of Lima Church, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Rev. Terrill F. Brewer, 79, of Nappanee, Ind., formerly of Morning View, died at 6:20 a.m. Saturday at his home.
He was a retired truck driver and minister, a member of Goshen, Ind., Church of God of Prophecy and the Nappanee American Legion Post, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel L. Hutchinson Brewer; sons, Phillip F. Brewer of Fitzgerald, Ga., Steven Riley Brewer of Nashville, Tenn., Daniel S. Brewer of Powder Springs, Ga., and Samuel K. Brewer of Elijay, Ga.; daughters, Oma J. Carpio of Atlanta, Alice Thomaston of Nappanee and Emma L. Lulinski of Deerwood, Minn.; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. EDT today at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, and at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Williamstown.
Helen C. Bucher, 88, of Fort Thomas, died at midnight Friday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas.
She was a retired employee of the Newport Water Works.
Survivors include cousins.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights, is handling arrangements.
Cleve Collins Jr., 71, of Crescent Springs, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a member of Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No. 345, Latonia, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Collins; a daughter, Carlotta Shelton; a son, Randall Collins; sisters, Bonnie Woodall and Betty Jean Verst, both of Cincinnati, Susie Ericson of Independence, Christine Ward of Florence and Polly Jane Wolfe of Middletown, Ohio; brothers, Harvey Collins of Bardstown and Johnny Collins of Burlington; two grandchildren and two great-grand-children.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Mary Eleanor Schoenecker Connor, 90, of Fort Mitchell, died at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Villaspring Health Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a homemaker and member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. Her husband, Elmer Connor, died in 1986; a daughter, Carolyn Blank, 1995; and a son, Leonard Connor, 1999.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Applegarth of Fort Mitchell; eight grandchildren and 24 great- grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, followed by prayers. Burial will be in Mother of God Ceme-tery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014 or to Dio-cesan Catholic Children's Home, P.O. Box 17007, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Chaldon "Cal" Crase, 77, of Independence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired employee of Frito Lay and Dixie Vending Co.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Grey Crase; sons, Dan Crase of Douglasville, Ga., and Bryan Crase of Cincinnati; a daughter, Rhonda Smith of Florence; brothers, Cigal Crase of Xenia, Ohio, and Keneth Crase of West Liberty; sisters, Retha Mae Herbert of Coker, Ala., and Willard Tina Flinchum of Dayton, Ohio; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Ve-rona. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Richard S. Dansberry, 65, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include his mother, Rose-mary Kasselman of Bellevue.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Carmel Manor Chapel, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Edith M. Denny, 86, of Lexington, died Sunday at Sayre Christian Village, Lexington. She was a former supervisor of instruction for Pendleton County Schools and a member of Roanoke Christian Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include sisters, Carrie Ruth Dance of Lexington and Mildred Morris of Carlisle, Pa.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Roanoke Christian Church, Pendleton County. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Roanoke Church Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Memorials are suggested to Roanoke Christian Church cemetery Fund, 3205 Gumlick Road, Falmouth, Ky. 41040 or to Sayre Christian Village, 3816 Camelot Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40517.
Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Mathilda "Sis" Listerman Espenscheid, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Mary Elizabeth Gerrein, 90, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Winston S. "Deke" Klopfer, 77, of Milford, Ohio, died Thursday at Mercy Hospital Anderson, Cincinnati.
He was a retired engineer with AT&T.; A son, Geoffrey S. Klopfer, died in 2001.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis M. Abel Klopfer, and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at noon Wednesday at Friends Chapel Cemetery, Chrisman, Ill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Opal Osborne, 91, of Jonesville, died Sunday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Warsaw.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Leo Reeder, 85, of Highland Heights, died at 10:40 p.m. Monday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
He was a retired switchman with C&O; Railroad and a farmer, an elder with Silver Grove Christian Church and Russell Springs Christian Church, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Zelma Reeder; daughters, Dorothy L. Dimitriadis and Diana F. Walter, both of Highland Heights; a son, James D. Reeder of Wilder; brothers, Joe Reeder of Jamestown, Frank Reeder of Russell Springs and Robert Reeder of Bethel, Ohio; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services were Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial was in Alexandria Cemetery.
Emma L. Riley, 95, of Latonia, died Sunday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Richard Robinson, 21, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, after an extended illness. He was a cook with Wendy's in Fort Wright.
Survivors include his mother, Almeda Plogman of Covington, and grandparents, John and Lorraine Sams of Covington.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Vivian M. Sanders, 83, of Fort Wright, died at 5:45 a.m. Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Albert L. Sanders, died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Deborah A. Eisenman of Fort Wright; a son, Robert L. Sanders of Villa Hills; a sister, Alvera Hankins of Warsaw; a brother, Edward Kanienberg of Dayton, Ohio; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
James Teegarden, 66, of Falmouth, died Saturday at Grand Haven Nursing Home, Cynthiana. He was a retired Pendleton County deputy jailer.
Survivors include his wife, Naomi Teegarden; a daughter, Kim King of Falmouth; a son, Terry Lonaker of Falmouth; a stepson, Sonny Lonaker of Falmouth; stepdaughters, Robin King of Boyd and Amy Brown of Falmouth; sisters, Bertha Wigglesworth, Mary Kath-erine Teegarden and Ruth Hall, all of Falmouth; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Katherine Wise, 94, of Williamstown, died Sunday at Grant Manor, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
