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Date of these obituaries: 11-07-2002
Marlene Schroder, care-giver, listener
She left the religious life after only five years, but Marlene Lucia Schroder never stopped caring for people.
Ms. Schroder, 62, who died Sunday at her home, became Sister Sandra at age 17.
While a nun, she taught at St. Joseph School in Crescent Springs and at St. Benedict School in Covington.
She left the convent because she wanted to pursue a new vocation, said her brother, Wil Schroder of Fort Mitchell.
"At that time, everyone was being taught to be a teacher, and she really wanted to be a nurse, " he said.
She enrolled in nursing school at Mount St. Joseph College and graduated with her RN three years later. She worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Cincinnati for about a year, and then joined the Air Force in the late 1960s.
After about a year in the service, she learned she had acromegaly, a hormone disorder that produces excessive growth.
Her features became more masculine and her body bulkier, her brother said.
An operation to remove a tumor on her pituitary glad corrected some of the disfigurement, but not all, her brother said.
"They told her she would only live to be 40 or 45, " he said. "She was on borrowed time for a long time, and she knew it.
"She lived without complaining, and she lived it to the fullest."
After a medical discharge from the Air Force, Ms. Schroder returned to Fort Mitchell, where she worked a variety of jobs.
She taught English to immigrants with Traveler's Aid in Cincinnati, and she worked as a tax clerk for the Kenton County sheriff.
She earned a master's degree in social work from the University of Cincinnati, but never put it to use, continuing to work for the sheriff and to teach English to foreign students.
Retired for the past 8 to 10 years, she spent most of her time seeing after her parents and her nieces and nephews.
As the oldest of 11 children, she took the responsibility to take care of everyone, her brother said.
"She was very even tempered, " he said. "She would listen a lot."
Other survivors include her parents, Wilfrid R. and Magdalen Arlinghaus Schroder of Fort Mitchell; sisters, Gail Rider of Boone County, Penny Dietrick of Schaumburg, Ill., Lana Rutterer and Laurie Kuhlman, both of Fort Mitchell, and Melanie Boone of Taylor Mill; and brothers, Urban Schroder and Roger Schroder, both of Fort Mitchell, Robert Schroder of Edgewood and Jeff Schroder of Chatham, N.J.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Blessed Sacrament School, 2415 Dixie Hwy., Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; Disabled American Veterans, 717 Martin Luther King Drive West, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220; or St. Meinrad Seminary, 200 Hill Drive, Saint Meinrad, Ind. 47577.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Elliott Baker, 93, of Covington, died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired assembler with General Electric and a World War II veteran.
Survivors include a great-niece, Mary Ewing of Elsmere.
Services were this morning at Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Burial was in Graceland Memorial Park, Cincinnati. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, handled arrangements.
Russell R. Dammert, 85, of Highland Heights, died Monday at a daughter's home in Falmouth. He was a purchasing agent with OK Trucking Co., Cincinnati, a member of Newport Elks and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Glenna Young Dammert; a son, William Dammert of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughters Ruth Heiert of Loveland, Ohio, and Judy Russell of Falmouth; a brother, Stanley "Chub" Dammert of Augusta; eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41015. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Pauline Davidson, 57, of Bromley, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a former member of the Bromley Elementary School PTA.
Survivors include her husband, Buddy Davidson Jr.; daughters, Annette Littrell of Bromley and Cher Abell of Louisville; a brother, Donnie Engle of Amelia, Ohio; sisters, Maxine Monhollen of Cincinnati and Zella Bird of St. Bernard, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow Independent Schools PTA, in care of Joni Hagedorn, 512 W. Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Richard Depenbrock, 70, of Fort Mitchell, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Destiny Michelle Duke, 2 months, of Covington, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her parents, Michelle Ishmael Nelson and Derrick Duke, both of Covington; sisters, Brittany Nelson and Ashley Nelson, both of Covington, and De'ja Duke of Elsmere; brothers, Derrick Duke II of Covington and Derrin Duke of Elsmere; grandparents, Linda Ishmael of Covington and Austin and Diane Glenn of Florence; and great-grandparents, Jack and Marcie Fessler of Newport and Mildred Duke of Dallas.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to SIDS Foundation, 231 Bethesda Ave., Room 6153, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267.
Mary Love Sears Gallagher, 78, of Burlington, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker. Sons, Dennis Gallagher, and Gary Gallagher, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Gallagher; daughters, Ruth Ann Gallagher-Smith and Janice Gallagher-Aparicio, both of Burlington; and a granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dorothy Kiger, 84, of Ross, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a former waitress with Riverdale Restaurant and a member of St. Philip Church, Melbourne. Her husband, James C. Kiger, and a son, Ronald Stover, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Philip Church, 1402 Mary Ingles Hwy., Melbourne, Ky. 51059.
Carolyn Downing Early Lustic, 78, of Maysville, died at 1 a.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker, and helped her late husband, Joseph A. Lustic, manage the Olds Maysville Swimming Pool and Aberdeen Bowling Lanes.
Survivors include a son, James J. Lustic of Melbourne, Fla.; three grandsons and a great-granddaughter.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Matthew Douglas McKinney, 27, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at his home. He was a welder and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his parents, Gary D. and Christy Lail of Harrison County; a brother, Timmy Vest of Georgia; a sister, Tina Dale of Winchester; and grandparents, Charles and Minnie McKinney of Harrison County.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Mary Meyer, 55, of Florence, died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Pauline Huff Ryan, 85, of Fort Wright, died Wednesday at Woodcrest Manor Nursing Home, Elsmere.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Wanda Carol Stephens-Rogg, 54, of Dayton, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a binder with Spring Dot Printing Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Rogg; a son, David Stephens of Lucasville, Ohio; a daughter, Angela Pope of St. Leon, Ind.; stepdaughters, Mary James and Debbie Broeder, both of Lake Charles, La., Brandi Rogg of Dayton, Amy Rogg and Susie Rogg, both of Newport; her mother, Ethel O'Connell of Latonia; brothers, Chuckie Stanley of Latonia, Charles Phelps of Erlanger and Paul Phelps of LaGrange; sisters, Cheryl Abney of Taylor Mill, Charlene Stanley of Pendleton County, Geraldine Phelps and Judy Andrews, both of Covington, Sandy Bohart of Independence, Shirley Gent of Florence, Margie Stanley of Ohio and Patti Strickland of Latonia; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Lorraine Stevens, 72, of Dayton, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a nurse with Speers Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, James "Jimbo" Stevens; a son, Terry Stevens of Naples, Fla.; a sister, Ochsner Beverly of Demossville; a brother, Harold Calhoun of Alexandria; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Floyd D. Stubbs, 83, of Sadieville, died at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was a retired highway maintenance worker with the Kentucky Department of Highways and a farmer. He was a deacon with Stonewall Baptist Church and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Floyd William Stubbs, died in 1984.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Stubbs; a foster daughter, Elizabeth Teegarden of Georgetown; seven grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Rogers-McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Raven Creek Cemetery, Harrison County.
George Stull Jr., 72, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a former bartender at Fort Thomas Pub. A son, Michael Stull, died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Debbie Proctor of Butler; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.
Mr. Stull bequeathed his body to science. Peoples Funeral Home, Butler, handled arrangements.
Christopher Lee Zurborg, 40, of Sarasota, Fla., died at 7 p.m. Sunday at his home.
Survivors include a son, Joshua Zurborg of Crestview Hills; his mother, Mary Lou Zurborg of Erlanger; a brother, Brian Zurborg of Edgewood; sisters, Karen Zurborg of Erlanger and Lyn Hafer of Union; and grandmother, Hoodie Zurborg of Latonia.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
