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Date of these obituaries: 10-31-2002
Maurice 'Mike' Murphy, 76, was proud of Irish heritage
Maurice J. "Mike" Murphy loved Ireland and all things Irish.
Mr. Murphy, formerly of Edgewood, helped found the Cincinnati St. Patrick's Day parade in the 1960s, along with other members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
It was the same bunch that, about 25 years ago, started the tradition of "stealing" the statue of St. Patrick from Holy Cross-Immaculata Church in Mount Adams, said Mr. Murphy's daughter, Ann Schuette of Edgewood.
While researching his genealogy, Mr. Murphy found his great-grandparents' homestead in County Kerry, Ireland, bought the place and retired there in 1980. He died in Cahersiveen, Ireland, Sunday at the age of 76.
After he moved to Ireland, Mr. Murphy married
an Irish woman, Mary Casey Murphy, and had four children, the last one when he was 66 years old, Schuette said. He already had five children from a previous marriage in the United States.
Mr. Murphy had served as secretary of the Queen City Rugby Club in Cincinnati, and he stayed involved with the game in Ireland, too. He entertained Cincinnati teams there and showed them around, Schuette said.
He lived on the side of a mountain overlooking the Skellig Islands in St. Finian's Bay, where monks used to live.
"He never met a stranger, " his daughter said. "Everyone who met him really liked him."
Mr. Murphy followed the exploits of his grandchildren closely and returned to the states last year to see grandson Shawn Murphy play football for the University of Cincinnati. He had planned a trip for earlier this month to see grandson Greg Schuette play for Dixie Heights High School, but had to cancel after he became too ill to travel, Schuette said.
Mr. Murphy was former owner of the M&M; Insurance Co.
Survivors in addition to his wife and daughter include sons, Joseph Murphy and Michael Murphy, both of Cincinnati, and Maurice Murphy and Jonathan Murphy, both of Ireland; daughters, Mary Murphy of Allegheny, Oregon, Patricia Franklin of Symmes Township, Ohio, and Bridget Murphy and Eilis Murphy, of Ireland, ; a sister, Eileen Flanigan of Dearborn, Mich.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A memorial Mass will be said at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Teresa of Avila Church, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Mary Murphy Spud Mor, Duchalla, the Glen Ballinskelligs, County Kerry, Ireland. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Clifford Creech, 73, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired butcher and horse trainer, and a member of Primitive Baptist Church in Harrison County.
Survivors include sons, Raleigh Creech, John Clifford Creech and Adam Creech; a daughter, Rachel Creech; and brothers, Lemach Creech of Nicholasville and Ishmael Creech of Irvine.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Spencer Cemetery, Campton. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Myra May Fullwood, 64, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at her home. She was a nurse's aide and a volunteer with Hospice of Hope. She was a member of Falmouth United Methodist Church, where she was also active with the United Methodist Women.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. Peter Fullwood; a daughter, Elizabeth Myra Ramsey of Falmouth; sons, Mark Fullwood and Pete Fullwood, both of Falmouth; a sister, Phyliss Broedryk of Broom, South Africa; a brother, Bernard Gerber of Knyssa, South Africa; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Sunday. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Road, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or Falmouth Lions Club, P.O. Box 257, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Eliza Duff, 84, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at the Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker. Her son, Lynn Duff, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Margaret Douglas of Williamstown; sons, Bill Duff of Newport, John Duff of Alexandria and Scott Duff of Taylor Mill; a sister, Emma Combs of Fort Thornas; brothers, Johnny Day, Milton Day and Paul Day, all of Morrow Ohio; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. today at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
June Norton Hall, 77, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Turner Ridge Baptist Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include her husband, Ayrus C. Acie Hall; a daughter, Vicki Hyatt of Falmouth; a son, Alan C. Hall of Falmouth; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or Turner Ridge Baptist Church, 60 McGraw Road, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Diane Kay Haubner, 34, of Falmouth, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her mother, Elsie Haubner of Falmouth; brothers, Roger Haubner and Harold Haubner, both of Falmouth; and sisters, Cherie Hampton of Williamstown and Melinda Haubner of Demossville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Mary Elizabeth Hayes, 78, of Oakland, Fla., formerly of Florence, died Monday in Oakland. She was a former police department secretary and a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Florence.
Survivors include her husband, John E. Hayes; and a daughter, Mary Beth Brauner of Oakland.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Messiah, Winter Garden, Fla. Memorials are suggested to Health Central Park Foundation/Wing 400, 411 N. Dillard St., Winter Garden, Fla. 34787; or Belleview Fire Department, 616 Poplar St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, Winter Garden, is handling arrangements.
Barbara Ann Schevene Keene, 66, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Virgil L. Rarrieck Sr., 66, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a member of Automatic Sprinkler Fitters Union Local No. 669 and American Legion Post No. 109 in Falmouth.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Hanah Rarrieck; sons, Virgil L. Rarrieck Jr. and Scott Rarrieck, both of Falmouth; a daughter, Jovona Platt of Falmouth; brothers, George Rarrieck of Dry Ridge, Butch Rarrieck of Falmouth, and Ralph Rarrieck and Billy Rarrieck, both of Cincinnati; sisters, Lula Butts of Falmouth and Debbie Rarrieck of Cynthiana; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery.
Ina Rising, 75, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a former Pentecostal minister with several local churches.
Survivors include a son, Mike McClendon of Fort Thomas; sisters, Margie Baker of Highland Heights and Violet Dixon of Bellevue; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Ina Rising Memorial Fund, in care of Dobbling Funeral Home, 241 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Anna Mae Rose, 84, of Berry, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
She was a member of Riverview Baptist Church, Harrison County, Harrison County Extension Homemakers, Eldercare Adult Care, Harrison County Senior Citizens and Riverview Baptist Womens Missionary Union. Her husband, Woodrow Rose, a daughter, Myrtle Williams, and a great-grandson, Timothy Waylon Medlin, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Patsy Medlin of Berry; sons, Clarence "Bill" Henderson of Cynthiana and George Rose of Berry; a sister, Lillie Witt of Cincinnati; a brother, Harold Casey of Florida; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Riverview Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Marilyn Rovito, 56, of Fort Mitchell, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Terry Lee Sallee II, 32, of Walton, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a maintenance worker at Flying J's in Walton and attended Walton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Kasey Harris Sallee; daughters, Kayla Sue Sallee of Union and Sarah Lynn Sallee of Walton; sons, Casey Lee Sallee of Union and Stanley Patrick Sallee of Walton; his parents, Terry L. and Brenda Sallee of Walton; his birth mother, Anne Louise Sullivan of Cincinnati; sisters, LaDonna Fultz of Florence and Jonnie Lee Sallee of Walton; and brothers, Paul Smith and Nathan Smith, both of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Children of Terry L. Sallee II, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P.O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Jeanine Carol Moore Scholz, 66, of Chesapeake, Va., formerly of Ludlow, died Oct. 4 at Chesapeake General Hospital, Chesapeake. She attended First Baptist Church of Norfolk, Va.
Survivors include her husband, Arnold H. Scholz; daughters, Debra Lynn Dunning of Norfolk, Va., Pamela Carol Baoy of Virginia Beach, Va., and Jennifer Lee Holcomb of Chesapeake; a sister, Janice McKinney of Kentucky; and brothers, Robert Moore of Kentucky and Dennis Moore of Texas.
Services were Oct. 8 at First Baptist Church of Norfolk. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk. Memorials are suggested to National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 200 N. Glebe Road, Suite 1015, Arlington, Va. 22203. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home Great Bridge Chapel, Chesapeake, Va., handled arrangements.
Donald Walker, 70, of Burlington, died Wednesday at Jewish Hospital-Kenwood, Cincinnati. He was a plumber with Metro Management.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Walker; sons, Donald Gregory Walker, Michael Walker, Steven Walker and Kenny Walker, all of Cincinnati; daughters, Cynthia Sieger and Sandra Condo, of Cincinnati; a brother, Cecil Walker of Cincinnati; sisters, Lillian McQueen of Cincinnati and Dorothy Vance of Newport; 26 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Helen Joy West, 58, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at St Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a housewife.
Survivors include her son, Wendalin West Jr. of Florence; daughters, Lana Story of Hebron, Mary Kuchle of Crittenden, Alma Swinford of Crestview Hills, Angela Brown of Covington and Constance West of Florence; brothers, Kenneth Brockman of Erlanger, Scott Brockman of Independence and Gary Brockman of Florence; sisters, Gloria Brockman of Las Vegas, Nev., Shirley Christy of Union, Joan West of Pendelton County and Langda Martin of Florence; and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of services Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Amercican Cancer Society NCICFUL, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368-2454.
Robert L. Wickelhaus, 76, of Cincinnati, died at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired assembly technician with Nu-Tone Industries, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Wickelhaus; daughters, Lisa Childress of Mount Orab, Ohio, Robin Iredale and Renee Goetz, both of Cincinnati; a son, Rodney Ladrigen of Cincinnati; a brother, Donald Wickelhaus of Highland Heights; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Council on Aging, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
J. Sherwood Williams, 67, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Oct. 13 at Hope Hospice, Fort Myers. He was an administrator.
Survivors include his wife, Michele Williams; and sister, Margie Lowe of Fort Thomas.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
