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Date of these obituaries: 10-10-2002
Marguerite Feldman, WWII Army nurse
Nursing was more than just a career for Marguerite Pekarske Feldman.
"It was her life, " said Patricia Raverty of Burlington, Mrs. Feldman's daughter and only child.
Nursing afforded Mrs. Feldman the opportunity to meet her husband. It also gave her the means to support herself and her child when her husband died just four years after they were married.
And it earned her a legacy, in the hundreds of wounded servicemen whose lives she helped save as an Army nurse during World War II, and in the thousands of babies she helped deliver during a 25-year career at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Mrs. Feldman died Tuesday at University Hospital in Cincinnati. She was 84.
Her mother dreamed of being a nurse when she was a teen, Raverty said, and made good on the dream by graduating from the first nursing class at Marquette University in Milwaukee in 1940. She joined the Army Nursing Corps two years later and spent the rest of the war laboring in field hospitals, following the Allies' push through North Africa and up the boot of Italy.
"She came back with lots of wonderful stories and lots of pictures, " Raverty said. "Looking back, I think what a marvelous adventure that must have been, and what a daunting one."
Mrs. Feldman continued nursing soldiers after she returned to the states, at a Veterans Administration hospital in Dayton, Ohio, where she met her future husband, who was recuperating from tuberculosis he contracted in the Pacific.
When he died after they had been married
just four years, she went to work at St. Luke East in the maternity department. In the late 1950s, she began to care for premature infants, and she stayed at it until she retired in 1982 at age 63.
"Every once in awhile someone would come up to her in the grocery store and say, `You delivered me, '" Raverty said. "I don't know how many births (she assisted at), but it was a lot."
In retirement, she was active with the seniors group and the Rosary Society at St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas.
The independence and courage her mother displayed during her career stood out again during the final illness that took her life, Raverty said.
Mrs. Feldman was diagnosed with a malignant tumor on a bile duct about four months ago. One doctor told her there was nothing that could be done about it, but another said there was a procedure that might work. Mrs. Feldman elected to take the chance. "She walked into the hospital carrying her suitcase" earlier this week, Raverty said, and died of complications from the surgery Tuesday.
Other survivors include a sister, Rosemary Heideman of Appleton, Wis.; brothers, Joseph Pekarske and Howard Pekarske, both of Appleton; and two granddaughters.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Church, 26 E. Villa Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Catholic Social Services, 2629 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Patricia Jean Emminger, 68, of Alexandria, died at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She wasa retired clerk with Disabled American Veterans, a member of Western Hoe Down Square Dancing, former 4-H Leader, and a volunteer at VA Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. Her sons, Billy Emminger, Bobby Emminger and Michael Emminger, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond Edward Emminger; daughters, Rhonda Ausdenmoore of Cincinnati, Reginia Templeton of Maysville and Rebecca Ford and Robin McLaughlin, both of Alexandria; brothers, Carl Brusenhaber of Lakewood, Calif., and George Brusenhaber of Alexandria; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to St. Mary Adopt-A-Student Fund, 121 W. Main Street, Alexandria, Ky. 41001; or Sts. Peter and Paul Building Fund, Route 3, Box 134, California, Ky. 41007.
Marjorie Hall, 84, of Union, died Tuesday at her home. She was a sales clerk with Dixie Dry Goods in Elsmere, and a member of Heritage Assembly of God, Florence. Her husband, Eugene G. Hall, died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Dwight D. Hall of Union and Larry E. Hall of Mobile, Ala.; brothers, Johnny Simpson of Crittenden, Merle Simpson of Osgood, Ind., Allen Simpson of Hamilton, Ohio, David Simpson of Oklahoma, and Frank Simpson and Ronnie Simpson, both of Independence; sisters, Lou Lochel and Rosalee Fisk, both of Crittenden; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Heritage Assembly of God Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Heritage Assembly of God, 7216 U.S. 42, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Frances Mae McKnight, 85, of Florence, died at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired childcare worker and a member of First Church of Christ, Burlington.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Gale Jackson of Portsmouth, Ohio; sons, Jesse McKnight of Dry Ridge and Anthony McKnight of Florence; a sister, Jean Martin of Morrow, Ohio; brothers, Elmer Edmondson of Cincinnati and Dana Edmondson of Amelia, Ohio; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Church of Christ, Burlington. Cremation was at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Geneva Sauter, 82, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a former office clerk with H&S; Pogue Co. Her husband, Frank Sauter Jr., died in 1976.
Survivors include sons, Frank Sauter of Covington and Robert Sauter of Dayton; a daughter, Maryann Ruff of Middleton, Wis.; a sister, Sylvia Frueauff of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Epworth Methodist Church, 1229 Highway Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Patricia Turner Schooler, 37, of Newport, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of New Macedonia Old Regular Baptist Church, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Dennis Schooler; a son, Nicholas Schooler of Newport; her parents, Willis and Nancy Turner of Booneville; a sister, Sherry Alcorn of Newport; and brothers, Donald Turner of Newport and Gary Turner of Breathitt County.
Services were Wednesday at New Macedonia Old Regular Baptist Church, Newport. Burial will be in Herald Cemetery, Breathitt County. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Ben Thomas Snapp, 73, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer and mechanic. A son, James Thomas Snapp, and a daughter, Julie Ann Snapp, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Sue Sexton of Cynthiana; brothers, Lloyd Snapp of Indianapolis and Kenneth Snapp of Shelbyville; sisters, Juanita Ruth Barlow and Virgie Louise Adair, both of Louisville; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Carlisle Cemetery.
Charles W. Stratton, 76, of Cold Spring, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. His wife, Marie Stratton, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Eddie Lamb of California and Ray Laney of Wilder; daughters, Cornelius Brown of Campbell County and Patricia Lamb of Cincinnati; a brother, Clarence E. Stratton of Fort Thomas; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Walter W. Wiefering Sr., 80, of Southgate, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired switchman with the B&O; Railroad and owner of Transfer Station in Bellevue.
He was a member of St. Therese Church, Southgate, the Bellevue Lions Club, Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and was a Campbell County knothole baseball coach. He also coached basketball with the Northern Kentucky Boys Club. Sons, Charles Wiefering, Donald Wiefering and Rocky Wiefering, all preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Wiefering; daughters, Janice Fossett of Southgate, Marie Stiene of Erlanger, Terri Stutler of Wallace Woods and Edna Walters of Bellevue; a son, Walter W. Wiefering Jr. of Southgate; a brother, Gene Wiefering of Knoxville, Tenn.; 23 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese Church, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071.
Sue Carol Wolking, 59, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at her home. She was a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill, and a secretary with the Internal Revenue Service in Covington. She was a member of Toastmasters International and Northern Kentucky Theater Guild.
Survivors include a sister, Joyce Ann Wolking of Taylor Mill; and a brother, Jack Wolking of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Anthony Church, 485 Grand Ave., Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015; or the charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Thomas W. Yates, 79, of Augusta, died Monday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired warehouse manager at Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, and the former owner of Tom Yates Auto Service in Bellevue. He was a member of Bellevue Vets.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Yates; daughters, Jean Ellen Dullaghan of Fort Thomas and Karen Yates Pauly of Lexington; a son, Todd W. Yates of Fort Thomas; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen cemetery Chapel, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the March of Dimes, 4701 Creek Road, Suite 250, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
