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Date of these obituaries: 11-08-2002
Richard Depenbrock, 70, motor coach enthusiast
In 17 years traveling in their motor coaches, Richard Depenbrock and his wife, Arlene, made hundreds of friends around the country.
When Mr. Depenbrock, of Fort Mitchell, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, his wife began hearing from them.
"You cannot believe the people from out of state who have called after seeing this on the Internet, " Mrs. Depenbrock said Thursday.
The Depenbrocks belonged to two motor coach groups, the Kentuckiana Traveliers and the Tri-State Traveliers, and regularly went to local, regional and national rallies with them. Their trips took them to California, Boston, Canada and all sorts of places in between.
They were on the road as recently as two weeks ago with a jaunt to Frankfort, even though Mr. Depenbrock had been slowed recently by heart problems and cancer.
"He liked driving the rig. He liked seeing his friends and playing golf with them, " Mrs. Depenbrock said of her husband, who was 70.
Mr. Depenbrock also worked on their motor coach, which came naturally to him because he was a longtime auto mechanic. He operated Dick's Sunoco for about 15 years in the 1960s and '70s and then worked for Escue Pontiac in Covington, specializing in foreign cars.
"He saw when he had the station that foreign cars were coming in, so he got into those, " his wife said. "He was one of the best mechanics in Ludlow when he had the station there."
Mr. Depenbrock, who retired at age 52 the first time, later worked as a monitor on buses transporting handicapped students in the Beechwood school system.
"He was a very good family man, a very gentle man, " Mrs. Depenbrock said. "In 44 years of marriage, he never raised his voice to me."
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Other survivors include sons, Justus Depenbrock of Walton and Brad Depenbrock of Gallatin County; a daughter, Colleen Dyer of Mason, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017 or to Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 11525 Snider Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249.
Harold L. Bryant, 67, of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Tuesday at Primrose Place Health Center in Springfield.
He was a former chairman of the economics department at Xavier University, owner of the Window Garden restaurants in Cincinnati and an employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He also owned a cattle farm in Northern Kentucky and was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Bryant; daughters, Tina Vargas of Cincinnati and Donna Bryant of Springfield; stepdaughter, Michele Bunzel of Wilder; stepson, Michael Bunzel of Southgate; his father, Lester Bryant of Cincinnati; brothers, James Robert Bryant of Cincinnati and Rick White of Lees Summit, Mo.; sisters, Kaye Hickman of Cincinnati and Polly Anderson of Plano, Texas; and four grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Nov. 26 at Bellarmine Chapel, Xavier University.
Memorials are suggested to Dr. Harold L. Bryant Endowed Scholarship Fund, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207.
Gorman Scharpf Funeral Home, Springfield, is handling arrangements.
Mildred Marie Bryant, 85, of Verona, died at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
She was a retired employee of American Bakeries, Cincinnati, and a former member of the Covington Church of God. Her husband, Oliver Bryant, died in 1980. Sons, Ronnie Bryant (1941) and Roger Bryant (1975), also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Jim Bryant of Verona and Jack Bryant of Cincinnati; a brother, Earl Dean Wyatt of Cincinnati; a sister, Lucille Wyatt of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati.
Eugene T. Cooney, 88, of Latonia, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Ron E. Flick, 18, of Crestview Hills, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Jeffrey A. Gordon, 43, of Covington, died at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was an attendant with Sycamore Parking.
Survivors include his mother, Dottie Bolas of Covington; brothers, Steve Gordon, Rick Gordon, Jeffrey Bolas and Scott Bolas, all of Covington, and David Bolas of Burlington; and a sister, Teresa Miller of Florence.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Sammie Lanter, 84, of Williamstown, died today at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Grant County.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Mary Ellen Keating Meyer, 55, of Walton, died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a member of All Saints Catholic Church in Walton and a member of the West Covington Seniors Group.
Survivors include her husband, Tom Meyer of Walton; a son, Thomas Meyer Jr. of Marietta, Ga.; brother, Daniel Keating of Warsaw.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Catholic Church, Walton. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to All Saints Catholic Church Building Fund 46 Needmore Street, Walton, Kentucky 41094.
Alberta "Berdie" Miller, 75, of Newport, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
She was a farmer. Her husband, Ernest Miller, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley Pond, Elizabeth Hall, and Betty Noble, all of Newport, Daisy Shietze of Erlanger, Marie Heater of Norwood, Ohio; sons, Horace Miller and James Miller both of Newport; brother, Robert Napier of Fort Mitchell; 16 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the chapel.
The Cooper Funeral Home in Grants Lick is in charge of arrangements.
Pauline Anness Huff Ryan, 85, of Fort Wright, died Wednesday at Woodcrest Manor Care Center, Elsmere.
Her first husband, Ray Huff, died in 1964.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Ryan; a son, Joseph Lawson Huff of Cynthiana; a daughter, Janice Ray Vargas of El Paso, Texas; a sister, Thelma Swartz of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, and from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodhead Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Memorials are suggested to Berry Christian Church, Highway 1032, Berry, Ky. 41003 or to St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
