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Date of these obituaries: 01-06-2003
John Joseph Klaine, 78, meat cutter for 30 years
If you ever lived in Covington or did your grocery shopping there, chances are you've eaten a piece of meat cut by John Joseph Klaine.
Mr. Klaine worked for 30 years as a meat cutter with the Economy Meat Market in Covington. He met several friends during his years as a butcher and he often asked them to take part in his favorite recreational activity: golf.
After retiring in his late 60s, Mr. Klaine still worked at the market three days a week at the request of his doctor, who told him he needed to keep active after experiencing heart failure.
"We had beaucoup friends, " said his wife of 59 years, Vivian Klaine. "I think one of the reason he worked as long as he did was because he enjoyed the people so much."
Mr. Klaine, 78, of Erlanger, died at 2 p.m. Friday at his home. He was an Army veteran of World War II who earned a Purple Heart after being hit by shrapnel near his eyes.
He also volunteered at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, where his daughter worked as a diabetic nurse.
Mrs. Klaine attempted to learn golf and even bought her own set of clubs. She tried playing twice before deciding her husband would be better off playing with other people.
She settled for playing euchre with her husband every Monday night with their neighbors, leaving other family members to fill in as golfing partners.
"He was a wonderful husband, and he loved his grandkids very much, " Mrs. Klaine said. "He was a very sweet man."
Other survivors include a daughter, Jana Lynn McElroy of Burlington; a brother, Richard Klaine of Carbondale, Ill.; a sister, Sister Carol Marie, S.N.D., of Newport; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Linda Hankins Berry, 56, of Maysville, died at 1:45 a.m. Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a van driver with Comprehend/Bridgeway in Maysville and was a member of Aberdeen, Ohio, Nazarene Church. Her husband, John C. Berry, died in 1971.
Survivors include sons, Kevin Berry of Aberdeen, Stacy Berry of Maysville and Donald Berry of Russellville, Ohio; sisters, Brenda Campbell and Nataline Griffey, both of Maysville, and Debbie Whicker of Lexington; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Stanley V. Duechle, 78, of Edgewood, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a service installer with Union Heat Light & Power, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Imelda Duechle; a son, Gary Duechle of Louisville; daughters, Beverly Vinson of Edgewood, Linda Macdonald of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Becky Corcoran of Batavia, Ohio; a brother, John Duechle of Erlanger; a sister, Delores Spille of Crestview Hills; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Elie Duncan, 75, of Williamstown, died at 9:55 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers-McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth.
Russell Eugene Goodridge, 72, of Owenton, died Friday at his son's home in Florence. He was a retired switchman with CSX Railroad and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include sons, Ronald Wayne Goodridge of Florence and Michael Eugene Goodridge of Independence; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Rogers-McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Julius Jacob Green Jr., 96, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Thursday at Norwood Health Care Center. A son, Leonard Alfonzo Green, died in 1998.
Survivors include daughters, Naomi Larry of Chicago, Peggy Barksdale of Cincinnati, Vivian Green of Oak Lawn, Ill., Doris Brooks of Dayton, Ohio, and Delores Griffin of Covington; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Nick Groeschen, 37, of Highland Heights, died Friday in a worksite accident on Southside Drive in Sedamsville, Ohio. He was a driver with Art's Tool Rental, Newport. His father, James N. Groeschen, died June 26.
Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Groeschen of Highland Heights, and a brother, Tom Groeschen of Camp Springs.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses or to Adopt-A-Student, St. Joseph Elementary School, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Gladys E. Halfhill, 90, of Corinth, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Walter Woodrow Halfhill, died in 1991. Sons, Walter Otis Halfhill and Gary Eugene Halfhill, died in 1988 and 1990, respectively.
Survivors include daughters, Emma Joyce Lay of Dry Ridge, Delores Jean O'Hara and Carol Frances O'Banion, both of Corinth, and Diane Harrington of Cynthiana; sons, Franklin Woodrow Halfhill and Howard Wayne Halfhill, both of Owenton, and Daryl Lee Halfhill of Corinth; brothers, Clyde Wright of Georgetown and Allen Wright of Stamping Ground; 27 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rogers-McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Helping Hands, 214 Barnes Road, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Lois Mae Schadler Mann, 69, of Williamstown, died Saturday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a cashier with Save-A-Lot, Dry Ridge and a member of Williamstown Christian Church. She attended Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Williamstown. Her husband, Marion Richard Mann, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Richard Wayne Mann of Williamstown; daughters, Linda Huffman of Covington, Grace Ann Mullins of Williamstown and Kimberley Mae Code of Dry Ridge; 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Adam Christopher Messmer, 18, of Campbell County, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Etta Mae Moneyhon, 90, of Maysville, died at 4 p.m. Saturday at Maysville Extended Care Center. She was a member of Germantown Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher. Her husband, Edward Overtruff Moneyhon, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Edward Nicholas Moneyhon of Lexington; sisters, Alene Allison of Mays Lick and Ruth Glenn Richards of Cape Coral, Fla.; brothers, John Allison of Flemingsburg and Charles Allison of Mays Lick; and a granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mays Lick Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick.
Darlene Schafer Oetzel, 84, of Grants Lick, died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at Robertson County Health Care, Mount Olivet.
Arrangements are pending at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Beatrice Perkins, 80, of Bedford, died Sunday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of God, Chesia, Ind. Her husband, Robert Perkins, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Hall of Madison, Ind.; a son, Ronald Perkins of Cincinnati; sisters, Ruth Warren of Hanover, Ind., and Louise Tilley of Milton; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Clara D. Shupert, 94, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. She was a retired employee of Jewish Community Center, Cincinnati, and a member of Vine Run Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. Her husband, Harold Shupert, died in 1998. Sons, John Eddie See and Malcolm See, and a daughter, Louise See, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Richard See of Glasgow; daughters, Margaret Edmondson of Florence, Bea Edmondson of Dry Ridge and Janice Gess of Las Vegas; 12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Vine Run Baptist Church Building Fund, 8690 Warsaw Road, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Donald Edward Taylor, 62, of Cynthiana, died Friday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a farmer. A stepbrother, Bobby Haufler, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Matthew Scott Taylor of Cynthiana; a stepson, Samuel Hernandez of Cynthiana; stepdaughters, Malissa Adams of Madison, Ind., and Monica Hernandez of Cynthiana; his father, Fred Taylor of Cynthiana; brothers, Frankie Taylor, Larry Taylor, B.J. Taylor and Bobby Taylor, all of Harrison County; sisters, Mattie Ammerman of Bourbon County, Peggy Cordray of Cynthiana and Neva Taylor of Anaheim, Calif.; stepbrother, Jimmy Haufler of Morehead and Gary Haufler of Lexington; and stepsisters, Jo Ann Florence and Beth Keeton, both of Goshen, Ohio.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana Christian Church, 202 N. Main St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Homer V. Thornton, 81, of Bowling Green, died at 11:35 a.m. Friday at Bowling Green Nursing Home. He was a retired employee of Dextrex Corp. in Bowling Green and a member of Martinsville Baptist Church. His wife, Kathryn Kershall Thornton, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a brother, Spencer Thornton of Erlanger, and sisters, Anne Mae Foulks of Bromley and Ruth Foulks of Bowling Green.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home, Bowling Green. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Martinsville Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ruby Weiner, 91, of Covington, died Saturday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was an edge stitcher with Fechheimer Brothers and a member of Covington Senior Citizens. Her husband, Ted Weiner, died in 1981. A son, Charles Price, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Sidney Price of Chesapeake, Va., Roy Price of New Carlisle, Ohio, and Tom Price of Oklahoma City; daughters, Margaret L. Kirk of Covington and Helen Stephens of Elsmere; sisters, Martha Satterwhite of Torrence, Calif., and Betty Lucas of Piner; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368.
Harold Dean Williams, 70, of Cincinnati, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a former salesman with Shillito's department stores.
Survivors include daughters, Kathy Williams of St. Petersburg, Peggy George of Edgewood and Patty Angus of Erlanger; sons, Tommy Williams of Somerset and Stephen Williams of Covington; brothers, Shade Williams of Erlanger, Victor Williams of Ontario, Canada, and Jerry Williams of Cincinnati; sisters, Janet Runyan of Park Hills, Shirley Buschard and Wanda Beach, both of Dayton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Mental Retardation Regional Board, 502 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or Harold Dean Williams Memorial Fund, in care of Fifth Third Bank, 3003 Dixie Highway, Edgewood, Ky. 41017.
