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Date of these obituaries: 01-22-2003
Helen 'Teri' Kinch, helped other veterans
The late Helen "Teri" Edwards Kinch came home one day in 1957 and said she was joining the Army.
"When she made her mind up to do something, she did it. Full-bore, " said her son, Vance P. Edwards of Hebron.
That commitment continued long after the former Covington resident left the Women's Army Corps in 1958.
Mrs. Kinch, 63, of Greenwood, Ind., who died at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at her son's home, stayed active in veterans' groups and veterans' causes for her entire life.
The American Legion Auxiliary member visited hospitals, pushed paperwork, organized committees, helped with congressional testimony, did letter-writing campaigns. She volunteered often for the Disabled American Veterans.
She did anything she could do to help increase awareness of the role women have played in the military, her son said.
Even when she traveled, which she loved to do, she arranged her trips around the military bases where she would stay, her son said.
She worked for the IRS for 12 years, including about 10 years in Covington, then worked for the American Legion National Headquarters in Indianapolis.
One of her duties there was to re-create documents that were lost or worn, complete with traced signatures of dead Legion leaders. Her son said he loved to tease her about being a forger.
He said after her death, he had received about 40 calls Tuesday from veterans and Legion members whom his mother had helped.
"It makes me feel good that she really made a difference to people, " he said.
Other survivors include her husband, Robert Kinch; a daughter, Donna T. Smith of Burlington; her father, James Vincent Ruggiero of East Greenwich, R.I.; sisters, Georgeanna M. Huntley of Westerly, R.I., and Lorraine M. MacCloud of Exeter, R.I.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at noon Friday at Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Madison, Ind. Memorials are suggested to Vietnam Veterans of America, 1023 15th St. NW, Second Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
William "Joe" Bare, 80, of Brooksville, died Monday at his home. He was a farmer, a member of Brooksville United Methodist Church and the Soil Conservation District, and was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Helen Jacobs Bare, preceded him in death.
Survivors include brothers, Norman Bare of Aberdeen, Ohio, Luther Bare of Germantown and Jimmie Bare of Batavia, Ohio; and a sister, Ann England of Germantown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Brooksville United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Brooksville United Methodist Church, 135 Woodward Ave., Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Kenneth J. Burdett, 41, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at Mount Carmel Medical Center East in Columbus, Ohio.
He was a truck driver for the Georgia-Pacific Company and a former Highland Heights volunteer firefighter.
Burdett was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and member of the Bob White Sportsman Club.
Survivors include his wife, Denise Burdett, and daughters, Amanda and Lauren Burdett, all of Fort Thomas; parents John and Mary Burdett, of Dayton; a brother, Bruce Burdett; and sisters, Mary Kay Rice, of Kelso, Wa., Donna Newby, of Lexington, Judy Adams, of Olaha, Ore., And Vicki Burt of Cheviot, Ohio.
Visitation takes places Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Newport from 5 to 8 p.m.
Mass of Christian burial will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard Church in Dayton, Ky. Burial is in Evergreen Cemetery.
Dr. Marlene Theresa Eckerle, 51, of Barrington, R.I., formerly of Latonia, died Jan. 14 at her home. She was physician co-director of health services for Brown University Supervising Physician Adolescent Clinic in Rhode Island and assistant clinical professor in the pediatric department of Brown University School of Medicine. She was a communicant of Holy Cross Church in Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, James C. Dunn; her mother, Eleanor Gieger Eckerle of Latonia; sisters, Sister Ellen Marie Eckerle and Annette Bishop, both of Latonia, Judy Carter of Raleigh, N.C., and Janice Ferguson of Cincinnati; and brothers, Ronald Eckerle of Dayton, Ohio, Paul Eckerle of Florence and Richard Eckerle of Independence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island, 159 Waterman St., Providence, R.I. 02906; Giloblastoma Research Fund, in care of Dr. Elizabeth Maher, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, Mass. 02115; or Hospice Outreach of Fall River, 502 Bedford St., Fall River, Mass. 02702. Sansone Funeral Home, Bristol, R.I., is handling arrangements.
Margaret L. Keiley, 93, died Tuesday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Robert E. Losey, 85, of Latonia, died at 4:25 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired machinist's helper with POW Corp., Cincinnati, and a member of First Evangelical Methodist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include sisters, Bessie Cummins and Stella Damon, both of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to First Evangelical Methodist Church, 3820 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Wanda Lee Maines, 76, of Williamstown, died Tuesday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. She was a former telephone operator with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of Worldwide Church of God.
Survivors include a sister, Loretta Cummins of Crittenden.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Callie R. McClure, 82, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Covington, died Tuesday in Oklahoma City. She was a former director of the residence dormitories at St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing and Thomas More College. She also once operated an antique shop in Covington. Her husband, Homer McClure, and a daughter, Caroline Sue Miller, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, H.C. "Mac" McClure of Phoenix and Bruce L. McClure of Edgewood; a brother, Harold Beach of Glencoe; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Affordable Cremation Service, Elk City, Okla., is handling arrangements.
Tiffany Marie Mohr, 24, of Highland Heights, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, of injuries suffered in an auto accident. She was a student at Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights.
Survivors include her parents, Brad Frank of Colorado and Sandra E. Maddox of Newport Coast, Calif.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Memorials are suggested to Tiffany Mohr Living Memorial, in care of Goddard School PTO, 1501 Cavalry Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Ronald A. Reder, 54, of Cold Spring, died at 8 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a student at Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Mitchell.
Survivors include his parents, Bill G. and Sue Reder of Cold Spring; a sister, Betty Ann Reder of Cold Spring; and a brother, Bill Reder of Branson, Mo.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Geneva A. Tarvin, 83, of Carthage, died Tuesday at Northern Kentucky Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Mary D. Vogel, 77, of Fort Thomas, died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired receptionist with the chancellery of the Diocese of Covington and a member of Siena Seniors and St. Luke Women's Auxiliary.
Her husband, Frank L. Vogel, died in 2001.
Survivors include sons, Donald Vogel of Denver, Colo., and Roger Vogel of Cincinnati; and a sister, Barbara Hecker of Frankfort.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
