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Date of these obituaries: 10-22-2002
Donald Martin Sr., Fort Wright councilman
The family of Donald K. Martin Sr., who spent much of his adult life in public service to the city of Fort Wright, has decided not to take down his campaign signs despite his sudden death Sunday.
Mr. Martin is still a candidate for re-election to the Fort Wright City Council. As a final tribute to his years of service, the family hopes he can get enough votes for re-election, said his son, Donald Martin Jr., of Fort Wright.
It's too late to take his father's name off the ballot anyway, he said.
Mr. Martin, 66, died at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood after the lining of his aorta ruptured, his son said.
Mr. Martin moved to Barbara Circle in Fort Wright about 40 years ago, and lived the rest of his life there.
In service to the city he was a police officer, a firefighter and honorary fire chief, a police court judge, a city councilman and mayor from 1989 to 1995.
And he and his wife, Anita, chaired development of the Fort Wright veterans memorial.
He got involved in politics through the Fort Wright Civic Club, which he formerly headed as president, and the fire department.
His son thinks a desire to help people and help solve problems attracted him to public service. He brought that attitude to his work as a city police officer, too.
"Instead of coming in and knocking heads, it's like, `Let's see what we can do to work this out, '" Donald Martin Jr. said.
Mr. Martin was also a former Kenton County deputy sheriff, a former member of the St. Agnes Church council and a former youth sports coach.
In his last months, he spent much of his time helping his wife of 46 years in her battle with cancer. He also spent many hours watching his grandchildren play sports.
"I didn't know too many people that just didn't want to know dad, " the younger Martin said. "He was just that kind of guy."
Survivors in addition to his wife and son include another son, Steven Martin, of Fort Wright; daughters, Marianne "Murph" Averdick of Fort Wright, Nancy Martin Ledonne of Fort Mitchell and Jennifer Kinsley of Erlanger; a brother, John "Jack" Martin of Cincinnati; a stepbrother, Robert Sullivan of Rocton, Ill.; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Agnes Church, Organ Restoration, 1680 Dixie Hwy., Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or Fort Wright Veterans Memorial Fund, 409 Kyles Lane, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Charles Edward Adams, 50, of Bellevue, died Thursday at his residence. He was a self-employed electrician.
Survivors include his mother, Blanche G. Adams of Fort Thomas; brothers, Robert J. Adams of Fort Thomas, Timothy Adams of Falmouth, Lawrence Adams of Spring Hill, Fla.; sisters, Mary Ann Plasters of Brownsburg, Ind., Janet Corman of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is in charge of arrangements.
Clarence Combs, 62, of Erlanger, died at 12:03 a.m. Monday at his home. He was a self-employed carpenter, a member of Boone-Union Masonic Lodge No. 304 and an Air Force veteran. A son, Clarence Combs Jr., died in 1974.
Survivors include his wife, Delores P. Gilbert Combs; daughters, Carol J. Howard of Independence and Judith K. Whitmer of Auburn, Ind.; sons, Dave A. Mason of Erlanger and Rodney J. Mason of St. Bernard, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:30 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Mark Arthur DeMarrero, 19, of Melbourne, died Sunday at his home. He was a kitchen worker with O'Charley's in Cold Spring.
Survivors include his parents, Connie Ritter DeMarrero and George J. DeMarrero Jr. of Melbourne; a brother, Keith DeMarrero of Florida; a sister, Laura Kim Kennedy of Florida; and grandparents, George H. DeMarrero Sr. of VyHalia, Miss., and Art and Marian Ritter of Melbourne.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, 85 N. Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Harold W. Early Sr., 59, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Loretta Blanch Fisk Elliott, 83, of Morning View, died Monday at her home. She was a retired employee of the Liberty Cherry Co., Covington, and a member of Goshen Christian Church. Her husband, Estil James Elliott, died in 1999. A son, James Elliott, died in 1994.
Survivors include sisters, LaVern Baker of Tennessee, Mildred Rust of Nicholson and Alice Glass of Independence; brothers, Norman Fisk and Wayne Fisk, both of Piner; three grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery, Fiskburg.
Gladys Marie Godman, 77, of Crittenden, died Sunday at Owenton Manor Health Care Center, Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Violet Ridge Church of Christ. Her husband, Orville Avery Godman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Howard Stephenson, Charles Stephenson and Jerry Stephenson, all of Crittenden, and Rick Stephenson of Burlington; daughters, Caroline Swigert of Owenton, Peggy Ashcraft of Crittenden and Georgia Marion Hall of Connersville, Ind.; sisters, Betty Whitaker of Florida and Mary Magelene Overstreet of Ghent; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Broadridge Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Owenton Manor, 905 Highway 127 North, Owenton, Ky. 40359; or Gideons International, 500 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Hallie Hetzel Imwall, 92, of Burlington, died at 3:40 p.m. Saturday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger. She was a retired clerk with George Hill Seed Co., Covington, was a member of Coral Ridge Ministries in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and attended Burlington United Methodist Church. Her husband, William Imwall, died in 1978.
Survivors include a son, Charles Ray Hetzel of Ludlow; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Coral Ridge Ministries, P.O. Box 1920, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33302. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
Nora E. Jump, 73, of Independence, died at 5:05 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Adrian E. Jump of Independence; daughters, Dianna Noyes of Walton, Nancy Swain of Erlanger and Dorothy Martin of Florence; sons, Donald Lee Jump of Shreveport, La., Buck Jump of Covington and Rusty Jump of Independence; a sister, Dorothy Preston of Covington; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
James "Mike" Listermann, 50, of Alexandria, died Monday at his residence. He was an electrical engineer at the R.A. Jones Company in Crescent Springs. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Claryville, Ky.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lu Listermann of Alexandria; parents, Harry and Betty Listermann of Alexandria; daughter, Emily Listermann of Alexandria; brothers, Steve Listermann and Bob Listermann, both of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in the Alexandria Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Knights of Columbus, 5101 Licking Pike, Alexandria, Ky. 41001 or to the Northern Kentucky Hospice 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mary M. Hardcorn Popham, 84, of Erlanger, died at 6:45 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a former food service worker with Arnett Elementary School. She was a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere, was a member of the church Altar Society, the Benedictine Guild, Grandmothers Club, Prime Time Seniors, Tri-City Seniors and Community Seniors Card Club. Her husband, James E. Popham, died in 1988. A son, James R. Popham, died in 1985.
Survivors include sons, Richard J. Popham of Rio Vista, Calif., and John E. Popham of Independence; a daughter, Mary Katherine Conley of Dry Ridge; a brother, Oscar Hardcorn of Fort Wright; 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, Tenn. 38101; or Madonna Manor, in care of Sister Geraldine, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Frank Anthony Rosing Jr., 76, of Highland Heights, died at 3:10 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired district sales manager with Senco Corp., Cincinnati, a volunteer with Carmel Manor in Fort Thomas and a World War II Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary H. Voet Rosing; a daughter, Linda Cummins of Cincinnati; sons, Gregory A. Rosing of Wilder, Gary Rosing of Edgewood, Dr. Robert Rosing of Cincinnati and Mark Rosing of Milford, Ohio; sisters, Pat Braun of Bethlehem, Pa., and Pauline Holmes of Dayton; brothers, Rev. Robert Rosing of Erlanger and Paul Rosing of Edgewood; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. 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. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale-Milford Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215.
Sandra Rae Sterling, 58, of Independence, died at 11:15 a.m. Sunday at Communicare of Clifton, Cincinnati. She was a volunteer at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald Sterling Sr.; daughters, Lisa Williams of Elsmere and Shawna Von Boken of Kenton County; sons, Ronald Sterling Jr. of Independence, Steve Sterling and Danny Sterling, both of Crescent Springs; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069.
George Henry Turner, 59, of Worthville, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was a member of Labor Union No. 576 in Louisville and Worthville Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Alene Gordy Turner; daughters, Tammy L. Couch and April Lynn Turner, both of Worthville, his mother, Catherine Wilson Turner of Worthville; a brother, Jerry Lee Turner of Bellevue, Ill.; a sister, Karen Cassidy of Roanoke, Va.; a granddaughter and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Worthville Cemetery.
Joyce Ann Wooten, 46, of Covington, died Sunday at her home. She was a cashier with Kim's Grocery, Covington.
Survivors include brothers, Earl Vaught of Bellevue and Robert Vaught of Elsmere; sisters, Julia Poe of Cincinnati and Delta Vaught of Covington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Newport Church of God. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Yerkes Family Cemetery, Hazard. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Robert Earl Young, Jr., 64, of Morning View, died Sunday at his residence. He was a retired tariff specialist with Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company. He was a member of New Banklick Baptist Church, Pioneers, and the N.R.A.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Schadler Young, of Morning View; daughters, Mischelle M. Figgins of Independence, Kimberly Y. Hellmann of Lakeside Park, Sherry S. Muck of Florence; sisters, Barbara Hines and Robin Sinex, both of Delhi, Ohio; mother, Mary Moak Young of Delhi; and eight granddaughters.Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at New Banklick Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
