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Date of these obituaries: 10-01-2002
Julie Wever, 37, battled cancer
Julie Wever never met a stranger - particularly after she was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer five years ago.
The Alexandria resident saw her trips to the doctor every Monday "as her social outing, " said her husband, Joe, a former art director at The Post.
She took her chemotherapy treatments in a large common room visiting with other patients. She made so many craft gifts for the medical staff who helped with her sessions that they began calling her "the bead girl."
"She never let the cancer change her, " said Joe Wever. "She always remembered the small things. She made so many friends."
Mrs. Wever died Friday at her home. She was 37.
Mrs. Wever tried various types of treatment, including bone marrow transplants, surgery, and targeted radiation after tumors spread to her brain.
"She was taking treatments as recently as two weeks ago, " her husband said. "She never wanted to be told there wasn't something that could be done."
Mrs. Wever was a sales clerk at Jones the Florist in Cincinnati.
"The people there were a second family to her, " Joe Wever said. "Flowers and gardening were really important to her."
Surviving in addition to her husband are a son, Brandon J. Wever of Alexandria; a daughter, Brittany Wever of Alexandria; her parents, Thelma and Carl H. Kuntz of Southgate; brothers, Karl Kuntz of Columbus, Ohio, and Kim J. Kuntz of Edgewood.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to the Julie Ann Wever Children Education Fund, c/o Dobbling Funeral Home, 106 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Patrick Grant, railroad worker
Patrick Grant, 69, of Ludlow, who worked 41 years for three railroads, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital North in Covington.
Mr. Grant began with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, then worked for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and finished his career as a chief clerk for CSX Railroad.
He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Mr. Grant was a graduate of Cincinnati Elder High School.
"He was a big football fan and loved Notre Dame, " said Mr. Grant's wife, MaryLou Grant. "He rooted for Elder's football teams, but when his children attended Covington Catholic High School, he also became a big fan of Covington Catholic and was a member of the Covington Catholic Boosters, " she said.
Mr. Grant didn't think Ohio and Kentucky high school football teams should compete against each other.
"He liked to say that the 11th Commandment says that no Kentucky football team goes to Cincinnati, " recalled Mrs. Grant.
Mr. Grant was a member of Sts. Boniface & James Church in Ludlow.
"He volunteered for church activities, " said Mrs. Grant. "He was very outgoing with a good sense of humor. He was an all-around good guy."
Other survivors include sons, Kevin Grant of Ludlow, Michael Grant of Independence and Shawn Grant of Suffolk, Va.; a daughter, Colleen Machcinski of Erlanger; a brother, Marvin Grant of Delhi, Ohio, and 11 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home in Ludlow.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sts. Boniface & James Church, Ludlow.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Erlanger.
Memorials may be made to the Covington Catholic Building Fund, 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky., 41011.
Charles L. Adams, 64, of Lexington, formerly of Corinth, died Sunday at Hospice Care Center, Lexington. He was a farmer and a mechanic with Quantrell Cadillac, Lexington, and a member of Corinth Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Ecklar Adams; sons, Charles Louis Adams of Marshfield, Mo., and Tony Bryan Adams of Corinth; daughters, Victoria Maddox of Lexington and Brenda Warren of Williamstown; brothers, Fred Adams Jr. of Williamstown, Vernon Gene Adams and John T. Adams, both of Lexington, Robert Adams of Corinth and Montie Adams of Porter; sisters, Georgie Adams of Josephine, Stella Vaughn of Versailles and Cora Mae Price of Sunrise; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Corinth. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Charles Warren Bennett, 83, of DeLand, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Friday at Alliance Center for Health Care, DeLand. He was a retired manager with Heritage Restaurant in Cincinnati, and a member of First United Methodist Church, DeLand. He was president of the Beresford Manor Association and an retired editor for the local newspaper. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa Bennett; sons, James Ruth of Cincinnati, Alan Bookwater and Robert Bookwater, both of Chillicothe, Ohio; daughters, Dorothy Finley of Cincinnati, Joan Sepsi of Naples, Fla., Carolyn Collins of Waverly, Ohio, Jane Metzger of Clarksburg, Ohio, and Sue Crago of Chillicothe; 21 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Volusia, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, Fla. 32129. Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, Daytona Beach, Fla., is handling arrangements.
Bill Bishop, 56, of Loveland, Colo., formerly of Cynthiana, died Saturday in Loveland. He was a former sports announcer with WCYN radio in Cincinnati and sports director with KFKA radio in Greeley, Colo., and a member of St. Edward Church, Cynthiana.
Survivors include sons, Scott Bishop of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Clint Bishop and Blake Bishop, both of Cynthiana, and a brother, Jerry Bishop of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Edward Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, with the rosary at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Irene E. Durbin, 90, of Florence, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker, and a member of St. Joseph Church in Bowling Green and St. Paul Church, Florence.
Survivors include a brother, Julian Durbin of Bowling Green, and a sister, Beatrice Matthews of Herrin, Ill.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Bowling Green. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green, with prayers at 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bowling Green.
Eleanora M. Good, 91, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Philip Church Altar Society, Melbourne. A daughter, Rosetta Good, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Otto Good; sons, Bernard Good of Alexandria and Donald Good of Memphis, Tenn.; daughters, Natalie Niehaus of Livonia, Mich., and Mary M. Uchtman of Crestview; 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Philip Church, Melbourne. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Philip Church Building Fund, 1402 Mary Ingles Hwy., Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Marcella B. Gosney, 83, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. Her husband, Elmer C. "Buck" Gosney, and a daughter, Patty Gosney, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Donald Gosney of Independence, Ernest Gosney of Piner, Richard Gosney of Fort Wright and Michael Gosney of Boone County; a sister, Charlotte Schneider of Middletown, Ohio; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Gary Ray Groves, 52, of Maysville, died at 5:55 a.m. Sunday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a foreman with M.J. Construction Co. and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jo Groves; a daughter, Pauletta Gross of Maysville; a stepdaughter, Alana Ward of Maysville; a stepson, Randy Hayslip of Maysville; brothers, Charles Groves of Maysville and Bob Groves of Modesto, Calif.; sisters, Edna Davenport and Sue Davenport, both of Maysville, Mary Haley of Aberdeen, Ohio, Ellen Bagley of Bath County and Sharon Reynolds of Gilbertsville; two grandchildren and six step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Elizabeth "Betty" William Huber, 94, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a former teller with American National Bank in Newport, a member of Highland United Methodist Church in Fort Thomas, a Sunday school teacher there and a well-known church soloist in Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include a son, Bruce Huber of Fort Thomas, and a daughter, Joyce Huber of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Highland United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Highland United Methodist Church Building Fund, 314 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Lyle M. Hudson, 72, of Dayton, died Sunday at his home. He was a painter. A son, Ron Hudson, died in 1998.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Mullins Hudson; daughters, Judy Hudson Dalton and Belinda Henry, both of Kingsport, Tenn., and Donna Reeves of Covington; sons, Gary Hudson of West Liberty and William Hudson of Bland, Va.; a sister, Brenda Boyde of Clinton, Tenn.; 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Carter-Trent Funeral Home, Churchill, Tenn. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, and from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Carter-Trent Funeral Home. Burial will be in Churchill Memory Gardens, Churchill, Tenn. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Rita LaEace, 90, of Bellevue, died Sunday at her home.
She was a former secretary at Sealtest Dairy and a member of Sacred Heart Church Christian Mothers Club and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St. John, Bellevue.
Her husband, George LaEace, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Donna LaEace and Mary Jo LaEace, both of Bellevue; sons, Robert J. LaEace of Indianapolis and Thomas G. LaEace of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073; or Right to Life, P.O. Box 1202, Covington, Ky. 41012.
Larry J. Mason, 64, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired cable repairman with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of Asbury Methodist Church in Highland Heights and the Newport Elks.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Bailey of Lakeside Park, and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Asbury Methodist Church, Highland Heights.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Burial will be in Johns Hill Cemetery, Campbell County.
Memorials are suggested to Newport Elks Scholarship Fund, 3704 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Joseph Thomas Viavattine, 73, of Florence, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service in Hamilton, Ohio, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Elke Viavattine; daughters, Denise Dugan of Bergen, N.Y., and Marie Viavattine of Rochester, N.Y.; a son, Joseph Viavattine of Rochester; stepdaughters, Nicole Freimuth of Fort Mitchell, Jessica Tubbs of Florence and Jaime Tubbs of Erlanger; sisters, Francis Campbell of Henrietta, N.Y., and Rosemary Viavattine of Florida; and four grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Church, Florence.
Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
