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Date of these obituaries: 11-30-2002
Marie Aldemeyer, helped husband's political career
Many wives, at least privately, aren't happy when their husbands decide to seek political office. The long hours of campaigning. The never-ending social functions. The public criticism.
But that wasn't the case with Marie Napier Aldemeyer, who helped her husband, Democrat Robert Aldemeyer, win and serve seven terms as Kenton County commissioner and another as judge-executive.
Mrs. Aldemeyer would happily join her husband on weekend jaunts to various social dances -- an important campaigning tool in those days.
She also canvassed door-to-door on his behalf and ran his campaign office.
"I think it was a combination of things, " Aldemeyer said. "I think she did it partly for me, but she also really enjoyed being part of the community."
Mrs. Aldemeyer, 61, of Crestview Hills, died at 5:53 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
In addition to fulfilling numerous duties for her husband's political career, she was also a member of Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, Covington, a member and past president of Covington Art Club, and past president of the Sixth District School and Holmes High School PTAs.
The Aldemeyers met when Marie was dating Robert's best friend. That friend, however, left for Australia and married, so Robert and Marie began dating.
"Her heart was as beautiful as her face, " said Aldemeyer. "I loved her so much."
It was shortly after the two were married
that Aldemeyer, then a juvenile officer, decided to run for Kenton County commissioner because he was unable to get a pay raise.
Aldemeyer said he lost that race by 71 votes, but ran again four years later, and with the support of his wife, won by more than 5, 000 votes, thus beginning his life in politics.
Other survivors include a son, Gary Aldemeyer of Taylor Mill, and a brother, Eugene Napier of Frankfort.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be at St. Mary's Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials may be given to Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, 1400 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Rosemary Von Handorf Boemker, 84, of Covington, died at 5:25 p.m. Thursday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Church, Covington, St. Monica's Society, and Pathfinders. Her husband, Herman "Boots" Boemker, died in 1986.
Survivors include daughters, Rosemarie Heideman of Park Hills, Martha Boemker of Minneapolis, Minn., and Pauline Wolfe of Newport; sons, Larry Boemker of Erlanger and Bill Boemker of Verona; brothers, Joseph Von Handorf of Covington, Harry Von Handorf and Edward Von Handorf, both of Crescent Springs and Robert Von Handorf and Richard Von Handorf, both of Fort Wright; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Church. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial: Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials: St. Augustine Church, 1839 Euclid Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Adelyn Nicole Browning, daughter of Heather and Collin Browning of Taylor Mill, was stillborn at 10:58 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include her sister, Emma Elizabeth Browning at home; grandparents, Sandy and Mark Hasson of Fort Thomas, Nancy and Bill Browning of Fort Thomas, and Joann and Ken Cornett of Villa Hills; and great-grandparents, Virginia Hasson of Villa Hills, Helen and Virgil Speaks of Bellevue, Betty Browning of Highland Heights and Elizabeth Lorenz of Newport.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Burial: St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials: Charity of the donor's choice. Muehlenkam-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling the arrangements.
Ronald Lee Bryant, 49, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include his sons, Ronald Lee Bryant and Joseph Bryant, both of Texas; a daughter, Emma Bryant of Newport; a brother, Joseph Bryant Sr. of Missouri; a sister, Elizabeth Malbrough of Louisiana; and three grandchildren.
Services were Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial was in Alexandria Cemetery.
Sarah Alice Burton, 75, of Newport, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday at her son's home in Newport. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Delbert Burton, died in 2001.
Survivors include sons, Eddie Saladin of Winter Haven, Fla., and Delbert Burton Jr. and Fred Burton, both of Newport; daughters, Bonnie Kennedy of Newport, Rita Krogmann of Williamsburg, Ohio, and Connie Jarrett and Mary Ray, both of Cincinnati; brothers, Ernest Durham of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Everett Durham of Berea; a sister, Annabelle Burton of Richmond; 19 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation: 1 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home.
Julia M. Castleman, 98, formerly of Ludlow, died Thursday at Garden Park Care Center, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Myrix Castleman, died in 1964.
Survivors include a son, Earl Castleman of Covington; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services: Noon Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation:10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials: Central Church of Nazarene, 2006 Pieck Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Pauline Elizabeth Condon, 77, of Erlanger, died Thursday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a bookkeeper with Ninth Street Garage, Cincinnati, a volunteer for the Senior Center of Erlanger, and a member of Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include her husband, William P. Condon; daughters, Sharon A. Aubrey of Burlington and Laurie J. Billiter of Crescent Springs; a son, Michael A. Carson of Wadsworth, Ohio; a stepson, William F. Condon of Erlanger; a stepdaughter, Anne M. Conway of Lakeside; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Memorials: American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44270.
Herbert A. French, 87, of Brooksville, died Thursday at his home. He was a former employee of the Bracken County Road Department and a member of Powersville Christian Church, Brooksville. A son, William French, and a daughter, Ruth Sexton, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Larry French of Brooksville and Mark French of Mount Orab, Ohio; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation: 1 p.m. until the time of services today at the funeral home. Burial: Powersville Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials: Charity of the donor's choice.
Leonard L. Haynes, 89, of Fort Mitchell, died at 12:20 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired deputy Kenton County jailer and a retired employee of Newport Steel.
Survivors include a son, Leonard "Sonny" Hayes of New Richmond, Ohio; daughters, Carole A. Wilson of Gradyville and Kathryn "Kitty" Parker of Fort Mitchell; a stepson, John Hill of Stinking Creek, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services: At the convenience of the family. Cremation: Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling the arrangements.
Michael W. Hollis, 45, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a manager for Drug Emporium, Crescent Springs.
Survivors include a son, Michael Patrick Hollis of Florence; and a sister, Elizabeth Ann Hollis Estep of Urbana, Ohio.
Services: At the convenience of the family. Cremation: Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling the arrangements.
Anna Elizabeth Oldiges, 88, formerly of Cold Spring, died at 8:55 a.m. Friday at Villa Springs Health Care Center, Erlanger. She was a retired sales person for J.C. Penney's, Newport.
Survivors include her daughters, Connie Scheidel of Villa Hills and Mary Ogg of Burke, Va.; a sister, Marie Schreiber of Highland Heights; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Rebecca Jane Rachford, 51, of Burlington, died Thursday at her home. She was a unit coordinator for Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Patrick "Rick" Rachford; a daughter, Jennifer Rebecca Rachford of Cincinnati; a sister, Nancy Kindle of Florence; and a brother, Clifford Volker of Florence.
Services: At the convenience of the family. Memorials: St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling the arrangements.
David E. Rimer, 50, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Latonia, died at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, Ohio.He was the director of information technologies with Clinton Memorial Hospital, a member of American Legion Post No. 49, Wilmington, Holy Cross Church, Latonia, and an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Ann Rimer; a daughter, Katie Elizabeth Rimer of Columbus, Ind.; sons, Craig A. Martin of Lexington and Kyle David Rimer of Elizabethtown; mother, Pauline A. Wehr Rimer of Independence; brothers, Michael E. Rimer of Alexandria and Daniel P. Rimer of Florence, S.C.; sisters, Donna M. Bonar of Independence, Karen S. Kanner of Hamilton, Ohio, Marlene R. Arlinghaus of Burlington and Julie A. Hipple and Jeanette M. Rimer, both of Alexandria; and a grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial: Noon Monday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Memorials: Charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling the arrangements.
Nola Walden Schroeder, 93, of Erlanger, died at 10 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger Church of Christ. Her husband, William K. Schroeder, died in 1983, and a daughter, Sharron Smith, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Edward Brien McMahon of Sayville, N.Y.; sisters, Frances Leach of Latonia and Ruth Rowe of Erlanger; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials: Charity of the donor's choice.
Estill H. Winkler, 86, of Alexandria, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a small-business owner. His wife, Ava Winkler, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Sue Mohr of Cincinnati; a son, Jimmy Winkler of Orlando, Fla.; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation: Noon until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Shirley Mae Buerkley Wolfe, 67, of Foster, died Thursday at her home. She was an employee of General Electric and a member of National Democratic Society, Bracken County Historical Society and cemetery Chapel Christian Church. A daughter, Debbie Wolfe, precede her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Robert L. Wolfe; a son, David W. Wolfe of Falmouth; daughters, Mary Ann Gill of Brooksville, Sara Lou Wilson of Aurora, Ind., and Barbara L. O'Conner, Betty Lou Ulmer and Patricia K. Elliott, all of Foster; a sister, Ruth Holton of Dayton; brothers, Charlie Buerkley of Germantown, Ralph Buerkely of Maysville and Ronnie Buerkley of Mason County; 18 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial: Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster. Memorials: Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056, or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2a, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dennis Mark Zitt, 46, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was an electrician with Ralenkotter Electric and a member of Erlanger United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Garnet Cox Zitt; sons, Nathan Zitt, Shawn Zitt and Phillip Webster, all of Erlanger; a daughter, Angel Dinn of Erlanger; mother, Delores Zitt of Elsmere; and a sister, Debbie Zitt Barbour of Hebron.
Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Erlanger United Methodist Church. Cremation: Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials: Erlanger United Methodist Church, 31 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
