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Date of these obituaries: 03-31-2003
John A. Demoisey, 64, top motorcycle racer
John A. Demoisey loved a challenge, and when he mastered one challenge, he found another one.
Mr. Demoisey, 64, who died Saturday at his home in Hebron, started drag-racing motorcycles in 1962, then moved on to dirt track racing before retiring to help the racing career of his son, John II.
After his son was killed on the racetrack at age 22 in 1983, Mr. Demoisey learned about the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, which sanctions races of vintage motorcycles.
That proved to be the challenge he needed. He quickly became one of the top finishers on the association's circuit.
In 1999, he reached the pinnacle of the sport by winning the points championship with a perfect and never-equaled 10, 000-point series, including a first-place finish at Daytona International Speedway, the association's premier race.
"He was just ecstatic. He was just on top of the world, " said his widow, Virginia "Ginny" Thompson Demoisey. The fact that he won without sponsors on a "homemade" Triumph gave him the most pride, she said.
But his competitive nature didn't keep him from advising other racers on how to make their motorcycles run better. His widow said she often teased him about helping other racers beat him.
"He wanted to see an engine run. He wasn't interested in the glory, " she said.
He always told her that if he died racing, not to grieve, because he would have died doing what he loved. Instead, he died from cancer.
In August, after taking a year off because he was too sick to ride, he told her he would like to ride just one more time. She took him to the closest race, in Putnam Park, Ind., where he finished third.
"He was so weak when he came off the track that we had to grab the bike, " she said.
Mr. Demoisey also worked as an auto and motorcycle mechanic for his business, Demoisey Enterprises, which stayed booked 30 days in advance and never had to advertise. He also served as the head elder for the Bullittsville Christian Church.
"He didn't spout religion, but he felt it very much, " his widow said.
Survivors include his sons, Jim Demoisey of Florence, and Jared Demoisey of Burlington; daughters, Lori Mueller of Harrison, Ohio, and Judy Jennings of Cincinnati; sisters, Bobbie Gibbs of Douglasville, Ga., and Patty Schaeffer of Cincinnati; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Bullittsville Christian Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or Bullittsville Christian Church, 3094 Petersburg Road, Bullittsville, Ky. 41005; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Robert D. Adams, 79, of Crestview Hills, died Saturday at Wesley Hall Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Tony Anderson, 69, of Friday at his home. He was a retired driver with National Distilleries, Cincinnati, a member of VFW Post No. 6095 in Latonia and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Viola; sons, Tony L. Anderson of Tampa, Fla., Rickie Anderson and William Joseph Anderson, both of Alexandria; daughters, Phyllis Carter of Elsmere, Pearl Keller of Walton and Sunshine Rose of Alexandria; a sister, Bertha Sumpter of Louisa; a brother, Melvin Pack of Louisa; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Martin Aylor Jr., 75, of Latonia, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
James Douglas Baxter, 74, of Maysville, died at 6:10 a.m. Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a farmer, a former employee of General Electric in Cincinnati and a member of Olivet Methodist Church, Maysville. A son, James Anthony Baxter, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Teddy Baxter and James Anthony Baxter, both of Indiana, and Shane Baxter of Mount Olivet; daughters, Judy Tabor and Barbara Gwynn Strausbaugh, both of Elizabethtown, and Mollie Baxter of Tennessee; and brothers, Robert R. Baxter of Maysville and Will Kruse Baxter of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Olivet Church Cemetery, Maysville.
Martha B. Bingham Combs, 84, of Hebron, died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Sand Run Baptist Church, Hebron. Her husband, Galvin M. Combs, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Gary W. Combs of Hebron; daughters, Joyce Smith of Hebron and Donna Baker of Richwood; a sister, Rita "Toby" Miller of Hebron; brothers, Bobby Bingham of Hebron and Kenneth Bingham of Phoenix; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sand Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Hebron. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Thomas "Drew" Duncan, 18, of Ludlow, died Saturday at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Ginny Glueck Duncan of Ludlow; a brother, Aaron Duncan, at home; a sister, Amy Duncan of Ludlow; and grandmother, Myrtle Glueck of Ludlow.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Children's Home, 200 Home Road, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Dee G. Fields, 67, of Petersburg, died at 10:20 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a heavy equipment operator with Belleview Sand and Gravel.
Survivors include his wife, Betty J. Kindle Fields; sons, Timothy Fields of Petersburg, Gary Stuck of Ohio, Bill Stuck of Burlington and Roscoe Wright of Burlington; daughters, Sandy Rogers of Indiana, Cathy Holland of Williamstown, Derotha Stephens and Kimberly Willen, both of Burlington, Libby Fields of Florence and Doris Keene of Hebron; sisters, Jennette Rowland and Ann Wyker, both of Burlington, and Alice Love of Maryland; brothers, Harvey Fields, James Fields and Wayne Fields, all of Burlington, Finley Fields of Florence, Richard Fields of Florida and Kenny Fields of Erlanger; 30 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Peterburg Cemetery.
Patricia Fulmer, 61, of Petersburg, died at 11:07 p.m. Friday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a disabled cook with the Southern Frontier restaurant in Burlington.
Survivors include sons, David A. Fulmer of Hebron, Dennis P. Fulmer of Florence and Anthony Fulmer of Indianapolis; a daughter, Nancy Arlinghaus of Union; a sister, Carol Hughes of Corinth; brothers, Lanny R. Hughes of Oconto, Wis., William Eugene Hughes of Lewis County, Gregory T. Hughes of Fort Mitchell and Carol R. Hughes of Covington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Florence Park Care Center, 6975 Burlington Pike, Burlington, Ky. 41005; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.Dorthea Groneck, 90, of Fort Thomas, died today at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Arley C. Jones Jr., 79, of Wilder, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a caterer with Johnny on the Spot, Cincinnati, a member of Highland Avenue Baptist Tabernacle in Fort Thomas and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. A son, David Jones, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie A. Jones; sons, Dennis Jones of Newport and Jeff Jones of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Highland Avenue Baptist Tabernacle, 1080 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Frank Kells, 84, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Raymond J. Lewis, 77, of Owen County, died Sunday at New Horizons Medical Center, Owenton.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Irene Lucille Mackin, 92, of Fort Wright, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Joseph A. Mackin, died in 1981.
Survivors include sons, Paul J. Mackin of Fort Wright and Milton B. Mackin of Cincinnati; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Latonia. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Nora McKean, 79, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Harry McKean; sons, Allen McKean and Michael McKean, both of Florence; daughters, Charlotte Pursley of Independence and Janet Ritchie of Florence; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Kidney Fund, 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, Md. 20852.
Charles T. Robinson, 72, of Oakland Park., Fla., formerly of Latonia, died at 5 a.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired manager with Stouffer's Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Faye Stevens Robinson; daughters, Betty Robinson of Dorchester, Maine, Ellie Lowry of Florence and Beverly Carpenter of Fort Lauderdale; a son, Tony Robinson of Kenton Vale; a sister, Sister Mary Ellen Robinson, C.S.J., of Cincinnati; brothers, Herbert Becker of Nancy and Tom Robinson of Latonia; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Mother of God Church, Latonia. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Rosemary Rita Schmitz, 77, of Highland Heights, died at 9:35 p.m. Friday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring, where she was a member of St. Mary's Club Senior and St. Joseph Resurrection Choir. Her husband, Edward C. Schmitz, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Pamela Seibert of Alexandria; a son, Ronald Schmitz of Claryville; a sister, MaryAnn Koeninger of Cold Spring; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church Building Fund, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Benjamin Steffen, 17, of Ludlow, died Saturday in an automobile accident in Whitewater Township, Ohio. He was a senior at Ludlow High School and a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. He was a former student at Holy Cross High School in Latonia.
Survivors include his parents, Richard and Diane Steffen of Ludlow; a sister, Melissa Steffen of Cincinnati; brothers, Nick Steffen and Josh Steffen, both of Ludlow; and grandfather, Irvin Elsbernd of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow High School Athletic Boosters, 515 Elm St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016; or Ludlow Athletic Club, in care of Huntington Bank, 300 Elm St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Jerome L. Stickley, 68, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was an administrator with Cincinnati Bell Telephone.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Scheve; daughters, Chandra Treadway of Chicago, Tara Frees of Decatur, Ill., Julie Krieger of Cincinnati and Jennifer Martini and Natalie Clark, both of Cincinnati; a son, John Stickley of Seattle; a sister, Shirley Smith of Port Angeles, Wash.; seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at New Thought Unity Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Mary Rose Mission, 1543 Russell St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Alcoholism Council, 111 Buckeye St., Hamilton, Ohio 45013.
Thelma Voss, 95, of Southgate, died Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Barbara Webster, 57, of Highland Heights, died today at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
