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Date of these obituaries: 01-10-2003
Carrieleen Roberts, 91, was `very strong'
Carrieleen "Carolyn" Roberts displayed the toughness befitting her mountain heritage until the very end of her life.
She withstood breast cancer, the deaths of two of her four children and her husband, and lived the last 24 years of her life alone in her Fort Thomas home, taking care of herself.
She worked a garden last year, and before she was taken to St. Luke Hospital East on New Year's Eve with a pancreatitis attack, she had hung her laundry, said her son, Joe Roberts of Fort Thomas.
"She was very strong individual, " he said.
Mrs. Roberts died Thursday at St. Luke East. She was 91.
His mother tried to instill the self reliance that was her credo throughout her life in her children, Joe Roberts said.
"If she had a choice between her boys coming home with all A's on their report cards or beating the snot out of somebody who had called them `hillbillies, ' she chose the latter, " he said. "She believed in standing up for yourself."
She was a cradle Catholic, but she was born and raised in a place where Catholics were few and far between -- Lee County.
The local priest said Mass in her family's home in Bellepointe -- a Kentucky River community that no longer exists -- because there was no church there, and sat in one room to hear confessions from penitents in the next room through a crack in the door, Joe Roberts said.
Mrs. Roberts and her husband, Amster, who died in 1978, moved to Fort Thomas after he joined the Army and was assigned to establish a draft induction center at the old Army post there during World War II.
She began attending St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas more than 60 years ago, before the parish even had a church building and Mass was said in the school, her son said.
She had a mastectomy 26 years ago, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. About the only concession she made to that ordeal was giving up bowling in a church league.
"On the way home from the hospital, she said, `It's over, '" Joe Roberts said. When he asked her what she meant, she replied: "I've cried a little, I've grieved. I'm going on with my life."
She was a member of Club 55 and the Mother's Club at St. Thomas, Southgate Senior Citizens and Highland Heights Senior Citizens.
Preceding her in death in addition to her husband were a son, Bill Roberts, and a daughter, Janet Roberts.
Others survivors include a son, J. Tom Roberts of Fort Thomas; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, 141 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011, Queen of All Saints Church, Main Street, Beattyville, Ky. 41368, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Raymond Russell Addison, 82, of Covington, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. He was a retired factory worker and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a brother, Dale Addison of Independence, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Lois V. Gander Connor, 87, of Huber Heights, Ohio, formerly of Dayton, died Tuesday at Grandview Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Dayton. Her husband, Edward "Pete" Connor, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Connor O'Donnell of Huber Heights; sisters, Faye Bressler of Cold Spring and Mary Hoffman of Bellevue; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
William "Idus" Faust, 82, of Ludlow died Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Mary Louise "Curlie" Forte, 82, of Fort Mitchell, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired supervisor with the Internal Revenue Service, Covington, and a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees Dixie Chapter No. 1643, Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens and Blessed Sacrament Church Senior Citizens.
Survivors include her husband, Henry N. Forte, nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Sarah Walker Greene, 73, of Independence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was an employee of Eads and Meadowview grocery stores, and was a Sunday school teacher at Florence Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Greene; brothers, Vernon Walker, Larry Walker and Donald Walker, all of Owenton, and Dale Walker of Shelbyville; and sisters, Nora Robbins and Janice Keith, both of Frankfort, Charsley Fishback of Carrollton and Carolyn Bennett of Owenton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jonesville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Daniel Hawks, 57, of Covington, died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Kristian Hawks of Covington; sons, Paul Hawks and Thomas Hawks, both of Covington; stepsons, Joseph Turner of Covington and Cliff Vickers of Dry Ridge; brothers, Frank Hawks, Clay Hawks and Harold Hawks, all of Lexington; a sister, Linda Hawks of Cincinnati; and 14 grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
John George Heitzman, 85, of Anderson Township, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Tuesday. He retired from Cincinnati Milacron, and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Elma Heckler Heitzman; daughters, Johnette Sue McGee of San Jose, Calif. And Leah Loyale Heitzman-Adkins of West Chester, Ohio; brother Ferdinand Uhlman of Hyde Park; sister, Lorraine Stanger of Covington; and one grandchild.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Guardian Angels Church, Mt. Washington, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home, Mt. Washington.
Earl Hicks, 82, of Union, died Jan. 3 at Northern Kentucky Rehabilitation and Care Center, Highland Heights. He was a past master of Boone-Union Masonic Lodge No. 304, a member of the Scottish Rite and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Sophia Lee King; a son, Kenneth Hicks of Sparta; daughters, Phyllis Cuzick of Union, Vada Haley of Knoxville, Tenn., and Glinda Fugate of Erlanger; a brother, Carlo Hicks of Demossville; a sister, Lucy York of Tyner; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services were Monday at Justice Funeral Home, McKee. Burial was in Neeley Cemetery, Tyner. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Pansy Katherine "Boots" Hill, 78, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at Villaspring Health Care Center, Erlanger. She was a retired sales clerk and factory worker, and a member of Warsaw Christian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan Hill Maier of Lakeside Park, and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Warsaw Senior Citizens Center, Meals on Wheels Program, 205 W. Pearl St., Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Charlotte Lynrose Beckett Jefferson, 55, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was an office manager with Quality Precision.
Survivors include sons, Shayne Beckett and Stacy Beckett, both of Florence.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Saturday. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Services, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P.O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 45209.
John W. Jones, 54, of Berry, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was an employee of the Harrison County Road Department and a former truck driver with Texaco, Chevron and Northfield Oil companies. He also attended Oakwood Baptist Church, Harrison County.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Jones; sons, John D. Jones and Charles L. Jones, both of Harrison County; a brother, Marvin Jones of Harrison County; a sister, Sarah Sturgeon of Lexington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Raven Creek Cemetery, Harrison County.
Donald Lambert, 72, of Latonia, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a retired carman/inspector for CSX Railroad. He was a member of T.C.U. #6401 and a charter member of Elliston Baptist Church in Dry Ridge.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Harvey Lambert of Latonia; a son, Lorne D. Lambert of Dry Ridge; sisters, Norma Lee Reenan of Melbourne and Carol Glacken of Latonia; a stepsister, Betty Fay Stamper of Walton; a stepbrother, Alfred Dowell of Elsmere.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the National Kidney Foundation of Kentucky, 250 E. Liberty St., Ste. 710 Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Sister Mary Aloysius Malaric, R.G.S., 86, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a member of the Order of the Good Shepherd.
Survivors include a niece and a nephew.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pelletier Hall Chapel, Fort Thomas.
Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. today. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 930 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Doris Mullins, 48, of Morning View, died Thursday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Tracie Lynn Reed, 28, of Covington died Tuesday at her residence.She was employed with preferred medical group in Kenwood, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her father, Edward Richardson of Newport; mother, Sandra Richmond of Newport; sons, Garen Reed of Covington and Chase Reed of Coldwell, Ohio; daughter, Tama Reed of Covington.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Alexandria Cemetery.
Larry Olan Sexton, 54, of Florence, died Tuesday at his residence. He was a programmer at the R.A. Jones Company, and a veteran of the Vietnam war. A stepson, Don Brashear, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife Ada Sexton of Florence; parents, Walter and Louise Sexton of Augusta; sister, Sandy Sexton of Independence; stepdaughter, GeorgeAnn Huetcher of Leland, N.C.; 8 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery, Walton. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association 644 Linn Street, Suite 1026 Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
