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Date of these obituaries: 08-12-02
Frances P. McNeill, 82, homemaker and volunteer
Frances P. McNeill, 82, of Ludlow, a homemaker and regular volunteer at the Covington Senior Services Center, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Mrs. McNeill had 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
"Her loves were her family and the Covington Senior Center, " said Mrs. McNeill's son, Gordon "Butch" McNeill of Independence.
"She always wanted to help people. She enjoyed being with people. That was her big thing. She liked having fun with people.
"She was a great family person and was especially fond of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren."
Mrs. McNeill often volunteered five days a week at the senior center.
"It was one of her biggest things, " said her son. "She helped with Meals on Wheels and helped arrange trips for seniors to take."
Mrs. McNeill's husband, Gordon McNeill, died in 1997.
Survivors include daughters, Janet Gardiner of Bromley and Fran Drohan of Ludlow; and sons, Ronald McNeill of Independence and Frank McNeill of Covington.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home in Ludlow.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sts. Boniface and James Church in Ludlow.
Memorials may be made to the Covington Senior Services Center.
Kenneth G. Alsip, 86, of Florence, formerly of Covington, died Saturday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. He was retired from the L&N; Railroad, a member of Steele's Chapel Christian Church, Corbin, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include Hazel Bingh Alsip; sons, Keith Alsip of Independence, Darrell Alsip of Georgia and Don Taylor of Indiana; daughters, Anita Stephan of Fort Mitchell and Darlene Rice Carr of Williamsburg; a brother, Earnest Alsip of Corbin; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at O'Neil Funeral Home, Corbin. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Worley Cemetery, Corbin.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling the local arrangements.
Marcella June Nickerson Bare, 60, of Augusta, died Friday at Augusta Health Care Center. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include brothers, Dave Nickerson and Johnny Wayne Nickerson, both of Augusta.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery.
Arthur H. Berendsen, 78, of Dayton, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a tool and die maker with General Motors in Hamilton, Ohio, and a member of St. Bernard Church in Dayton, Dayton Eagles, Democratic Club, Happy 55 Club, Bellevue Vets, United Auto Workers union and Fraternal Order of Police Campbell County Lodge No. 10.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Pettie Berendsen; and a brother, William Berendsen of Dayton.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Fraternal Order of Police Campbell County Lodge No. 10, 302 Mary Inglis Hwy., Silver Grove, Ky. 41085.
Casie Marie Boles, 17, of Taylor Mill, died Saturday at her home. She was disabled.
Survivors include his parents, Timothy Paul Boles and Brenda Kaye Boles of Taylor Mill; a sister, Jessica Lynn Boles of Taylor Mill; a brother, Timothy Michael Conrad of Falmouth; and grandparents, Catherine Boles of Ludlow, and Donald and Gustava Goins of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Jim Bob Brady, 48, of Petersburg, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was an employee of Belleview Sand and Gravel.
Survivors include a son, James Scott Brady of Florence; daughters, Sarah Brady of Cincinnati, Jamie Brady and Emily Brady, both of Petersburg; his parents, Sebern and Hazel Brady of Petersburg; a sister, Bonnie Grote of Petersburg; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery,
Thomas Ray Teiran Christopher, son of Mike and Connie Kells Christopher of Corbin, died shortly after birth Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include grandparents, Emmett and Barbara Kells of Lavonia, Ga., Virginia and Donald Adams of Berry, John Moore of Corinth, and Randall and Cathy Christopher of Huber Heights, Ohio; and great-grandparents, Jack Bowen of Williamstown, and Richard and Rachel Christopher of Fairborn, Ohio.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Williamstown Cemetery. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Eric Davis, 24, of Independence, died Saturday of injuries suffered in an auto accident in Piner.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Laura Dickerson, 99, of Williamstown, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Jerry Dunaway, 58, of Corinth, died at 7:05 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired welder with Johnson Controls in Georgetown, and attended Hinton United Methodist Church. A son, Jeffrey Shawn Dunaway, died in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Betty C. Dunaway; a daughter, Shella Martin of Corinth; sisters, Joy Jenkins of Sadieville, Jean Shelton and Brenda Walton, both of Louisville, Carol Shuler of Corinth, Berthita Jones of Owen County and Donna Green of Georgetown; brothers, William T. Dunaway of LaGrange, Hayden Dunaway of Sadieville, Clinton Dunaway of Pendleton County, Sam Dunaway of Irvine, Tommy Dunaway of Owen County, Leroy Dunaway of Cynthiana, and David Dunaway of Georgetown; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rogers-McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Dunaway Family, in care of the funeral home, P. O. Box 7, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Georgia Easybuck, 81, of Independence, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Michael Wayne Eggleston, 45, of Covington, died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at his home. He was an employee of Nelson Tree Service, Covington, and a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Brown Eggleston; a son, Michael W. Brown of Covington; daughters, April Back of Newport, and Bridget Danyel Eggleston of Covington; his mother, Mary Eggleston of Covington; brothers, Roger Eggleston of Glencoe and Robert Eggleston and Larry Eggleston, both of Erlanger; and sisters, Lillie Rickels of Kempner, Texas, and Margie Reeves and Pat Ensminger, both of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Edgar Florence Jr., 74, of Falmouth, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Harriet Elizabeth Hawkins, 71, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at Hospice Care Center, Lexington. She was a retired nurse's aide and a member of St. James AME Church, Cynthiana. She was a member of the church missionary and stewardess boards.
Survivors include her husband, George F. Hawkins; sons, Maurice Frazier Hawkins and Darrin Keith Hawkins, both of Cynthiana; a daughter, Vanessa Elizabeth Hawkins of Louisville; brothers, James Willis of Springfield, Ohio, Eugene Willis of Cynthiana, and Billy Willis of North Carolina; a sister, Pauline Watson of Cynthiana; and a grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. James AME Church, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Cherry Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. James AME Church, 312 W. Pleasant St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Todd Heinzer, 23, of Independence, died Saturday of injuries suffered in an auto accident in Piner.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Dave L. Hollman, 60, of Crescent Springs, died Saturday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Jean Bauer Howe, 72, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a bookkeeper with Tri-State Orthopaedic Center, Batesville, Ind., and attended Holy Spirit Church, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Clifford M. Howe; a son, Steve Howe of of Florence; a daughter, Connie Voneye of Southgate; a brother, Thomas Bauer of Fort Thomas; sisters, Joan Bauer of Fort Thomas and Edith Case of Silver Grove; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Hwy., Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Kenneth R. Kampsen, 39, of Walton, died Friday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a former mechanic with Hammond's Car and Truck Service Center in Covington, and a member of St. Cecilia Church, Independence, and the Ju-Be-Dee So cial Club.
Survivors include his wife, Teresa Averbeck Kampsen; sons, Jason Kampsen and Joshua Kampsen, at home; his parents, Don and Judy Kampsen of Independence; and brothers, David Kampsen and Mark Kampsen, both of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Cecilia Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Roger Klein, 90, of Alexandria, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Franklin Paul Lueke, 81, of Fort Mitchell, died Sunday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a truck driver with United Parcel Service in Cincinnati, a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell, and a former member of Mother of God Church, Covington. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jane Lueke; sons, Donald Lueke of Milford, Ohio, and Franklin J. Lueke of Fort Mitchell; daughters, Sharon Berger of Vill Hills, Sandy Lenihan of Latonia, and Diane Hoffer of Fort Mitchell; a brother, Melvin Lueke of Florence; sisters, Mary E. Day and Pauletta Saunders, both of Latonia; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Gary E. Ruber Sr., 64, of Cold Spring, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Fal mouth.
Rosemary Rita Schmidt, 82, of Latonia, died at Sunday at Mary Rose Mission, Coving ton.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Louise Schmitz, 72, of Alex andria, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Margaret D. Lavanier Streitenberger, 90, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 1:45 a.m. Saturday at Masonic Eastern Star Community in Cincinnati. She was a retired clerk with Railroad Express Agency of Cincinnati, and a former member of St. Aloysius Church, Covington. Her husband, Donald W. Streitenberger, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Donald D. Streitenberger of Cincinnati; a daughter, Dolores M. Muldoon of Dayton, Ohio; 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Ruth Louise Ledbetter Vas tine, 68, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a floral designer with Flowers by Flora, and a member of Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099 in Covington, and the Devou Golf Leagues.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence "Benny" Vastine; daughters, Kim Rimer of Florence, S.C., and Karen Nussbaum of Ludlow; a son, Greg Vastine of Covington; a brother, Carl Ledbetter of Ludlow; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Epworth Methodist Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or CLASP, in care of Nancy Ziegler, Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, 1400 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Gary Webster, 50, of Covington, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Frank H. Weber Sr., 85, of Florence, died Friday at his home. He was owner of Center Farm Fishing Lake and was a World War veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Weber; sons, Frank Weber Jr. of Florence, and Douglas Weber of Vevay, Ind.; a sister, Gladys Weber of Crestview Hills; two granddaughters and a great-grandson.
Services will be private. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 410 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Wilma Virginia White, 77, of Dayton, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Esther Wolfe, 85, of Florence, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Tunis Wolfe; daughters, Sue Lanningham of Covington, Joyce Hall of Wilmore, Barbara Perkins of Walton, and Carolyn Wilham of Florence; a sister, Irene Thompson of Church Hill, Tenn.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lee Memorial Gardens, Woodway, Va. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
