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Date of these obituaries: 12-16-2002
Mary McCafferty Rice, 'defender of the faith'
Mary McCafferty Rice, 94, of Lakeside Park, active in many Catholic church organizations and charities, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She was a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington and Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell and a founding member of both the St. Gemma Guild and the Thomas More College Ladies Auxiliary.
She also was a member of the Garden Guild at the cathedral, the Blessed Sacrament Church Ladies Society and Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites.
"She was a real defender of the faith, " said Mrs. Rice's daughter, Mary Claire Rice of Lakeside Park. "She had a lot of trust and love in God.
"She was always doing something for someone else. She did a lot of charitable work. If she saw a cause, she got involved in it. She felt that if she could help someone, that was the most important thing to do."
Mary Claire Rice recalled when her mother learned that people in the mountains of Kentucky needed sewing machines.
"Not just any kind of sewing machines, but pedal sewing machines because they didn't have electricity in the mountains, " she noted. "So, mom had us running all over town collecting pedal sewing machines to send to the mountains.
"When the Passionists nuns first came to the area, mom organized the St. Gemma Guild to raise money so the nuns could purchase household items they needed. She had Christmas parties every year to help the nuns."
Mary Claire Rice said her mother's strong faith "stemmed from her home life as a young girl. And she passed that faith on to her children. We all have strong faith, too."
Mary McCafferty Rice's husband, Bernard Louis Rice, died in 1993.
Other survivors include sons, Bill Rice of Florence, Glenn Rice of Fort Mitchell and Jay Rice of Lakeside Park; daughters, Sue Rice Schulte of Marco Island, Fla., and Lynn Rice Toner of Fort Wright; brothers, James McCafferty of Fort Wright, and Richard McCafferty of Fort Thomas; a sister, Betty McCafferty Graff of Fort Mitchell; 22 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in St. Mary cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, 1140 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Charles "Rims" Colston, 77, of Ludlow, died Saturday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. He was a retired employee of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, a member of First Baptist Church of Ludlow and a Navy veteran. A son, Glenn Philip Colston, died in 1992.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Ruth Colston; daughters, Yolanda Toilette and Adriana Normand, both of Everett, Wash.; a stepdaughter, Sharon Baker of Ludlow; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
John Courtney, 80, of Williamstown, Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Rodney Feltner, 38, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Annah Fox, 3, of Walton, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Paul R. Francis, 59, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Thursday at Jewish Hospital, Kenwood campus, Cincinnati. He was a traffic manager with U.S. Shoe Corp., Cincinnati, and was responsible for the relief efforts through Matthew 25 Ministries to Native Americans in Arizona and South Dakota.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Gehler Francis; a daughter, Heather Francis of Cincinnati; a son, Kyle Francis of Covington; his parents, Richard and Charlotte Francis of Covington; a sister, Pam Francis of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Matthew 25, Loveland, Ohio. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to American Indiana Education Foundation, National Relief Charities, 70 Main St., Suite 43, Warrenton, Va. 21086. Schmidt-Dhonau Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Donald James Gindele, 81, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired lineman with Cincinnati Bell Telephone, and a member of Telephone Pioneers of America, Communications Workers of America and John R. Little VFW Post No. 3186, Southgate. His wife, Audrey Duve Gindele, died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, David M. Gindele of Edgewood, Paul G. Gindele of Cincinnati and Timothy J. Gindele of Edgewood; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, followed by prayers. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Richard Leroy Greenhow, 43, of Fort Mitchell, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a construction worker.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Crone Greenhow; a son, Richard L. Greenhow Jr. of Fort Mitchell; a daughter, Nicole E. Greenhow of Fort Mitchell; his parents, Frank and Beverly Greenhow of Villa Hills; and sisters, Sarah Williams of Florence, Karen Greenhow and Kimberly Phelps, both of Erlanger.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Betty N. Hallman, 87, of Erlanger, died Saturday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a saleswoman with Shillito's department stores. Her husband, John D. Hallman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Richard Hallman and Tony Hallman, both of Florence, and Thomas Hallman of Erlanger; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
King Hunt, 86, of California, died Friday at his home. He was a quality control engineer with General Electric, Cincinnati, and a member of Fairlane Baptist Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Hunt; daughters, Judy Perkins and Sharon Hilliard, both of California, Claudia Ihrig of Highland Heights and Laura Ratcliff of Burlington; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Fairlane Baptist Church, Alexandria. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Cora Jones, 74, of Newport, died at 12:01 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired housekeeper with Professional Maintenance Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Jones; daughters, Janice Wilson and Carolyn Jones, both of Newport, and Brenda Hall of Scottsville; a son, Terry Randall Jones of Louisville; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Destini Allene Jones, daughter of John and Sandra Jones of Walton, was stillborn Dec. 9 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include brothers, Josh Cook of Walton and Ryan Reeves of Burlington; a sister, Macee Jones of Walton; grandparents, James and Joyce Jones of Burlington and Robert and Mary Woodcock of Walton; and great-grandmother, Wilma Woodcock of Washington, Kan.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Cremation was at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
Willie Lewis, 73, of Warsaw, died Friday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. He was a self-employed farmer and a member of Glencoe Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Greta Price Lewis; a son, Larry Lewis of Warsaw; daughters, Sandra Lewis, Kathy Lewis and Linda Webster, all of Warsaw; a brother, Robert Lewis of Warsaw; a sister, Lula Mae of Berry; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
John Junior McHugh, 80, of Erlanger, died Saturday at Villaspring Health Care Center, Erlanger. He was an engineer with LeBlonde Machinery Co., Cincinnati, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Dorothy McHugh, and a son, James A. McHugh, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Robert McHugh of Dry Ridge and John E. McHugh of Erlanger; a daughter, Pamela A. Elliott of Indianapolis; sisters, Peggy Ernstes and Betty Stevens, both of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 410114.
Ferdinand F. Mersch, 87, of Covington, died at 8:40 p.m. Friday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a funeral director with Middendorf Funeral Home and a toolmaker with Positrol Tool Co., and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Mersch; sons, Steve Mersch of Florence and Rick Mersch of Covington; a daughter, Lynne Schrott of Taylor Mill; a stepson, Richard Dean of Villa Hills; a stepdaughter, Nanci Scarton of Independence; brothers, Dr. Bill Mersch of Union, Bernard Mersch of Walton and Robert Mersch of Edgewood; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 tonight at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Morgan Charles Petry, 10 days, son of Andrew and Dianna Eschenbach Petry of Independence, died Thursday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, James and Donna Eschenbach of Highland Heights and Vernon and Marilyn Petry of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 tonight at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Memorials are suggested to Pediatric Heart Research Association, P.O. Box 1571, West Chester, Ohio 45071. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Christine Requardt, 96, of Latonia, died at 7:50 p.m. Saturday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Charles G. Richardson, 80, of Covington, died Saturday at Garrard Convalescent Center, Covington. He was a carman with Norfolk-Southern Railroad.
Survivors include his wife, Earleen Richardson; sons, Charles David Richardson of Covington, Gary Richardson and Kenny Richardson, both of Fort Wright, and Richard Richardson of Ludlow; a sister, Evelyn Harper of Louisville; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Vida "Vee" Smeltzer, 86, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a member of American Airlines CVG Vanguards and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington.
She helped organize the Point Pleasant Homemakers Club, and was formerly active with the Boy Scouts of America troop at Mary Queen of Heaven Church and Girl Scouts at St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Her husband, Leonard H. Smeltzer, and a daughter, Janet Underberg, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Len H. Smeltzer Jr. of Edgewood and Keith M. Smeltzer of Burlington; a sister, Lucy Thomas of Johnstown, Pa.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington.
Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Wilton Tipton, 85, of Alexandria, died at 2:15 a.m. Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
He was a retired laborer with King Manufacturing Co. His wife, Ann Huff Tipton, died in 1986.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights.
Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Johns Hill Cemetery, Highland Heights.
Clarence T. Turner, 85, of Independence, died Sunday at Baptist Cnvalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Jeff Webb, 88, of Williamstown, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Theodore F. Zerhusen, 90, of Fort Mitchell, died at 12:03 a.m. Sunday at Atria at Summit Hills, Crestview Hills.
He was a retired accountant and owner of T.F. Zerhusen Public Accountant, Florence, and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell, Catholic Order of Foresters and National Society of Public Accountants.
His wife, Alma Catherine Kordenbrock, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Lynne Schutte of Edgewood, Bonnie Forbeck of Cincinnati, Carole Zerhusen of Florence and Darlene Lageman of Union; a sister, Roselyn Hall of Covington; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 105 Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Ziegler, 53, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
