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Date of these obituaries: 06-03-2002
William Kroth, loved children, owner of Hilltop Inn
William James Kroth showed the world a tough exterior, but inside was a man who loved children, his son Michael said.
Last Easter, Mr. Kroth helped hide 54 dozen eggs for a public Easter egg hunt in their Newport neighborhood.
"He was hard, hard on the outside, but definitely, like you said, gold on the inside, " his son said.
Mr. Kroth, 51, who died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas, owned the Hilltop Inn in Newport, a bar which he inherited from his father. He lived in an upstairs apartment with his wife, Norma.
He provided parking spaces and concessions for the neighboring baseball fields to support a Knothole baseball league.
Mr. Kroth served as president of the Belle Acres Sportsman Club in Newport, a position which his father also had held.
In that capacity, he directed the club's charitable work, such as sponsoring visits with Santa Claus for little children.
"I thought he was real charitable toward children and things like that, " said Michael Kroth, who lives in Newport.
Mr. Kroth loved to fish for bass. As a child, he won a state casting contest along with his father and mother.
Every day after school, he would watch his two grandchildren until their parents got home from work.
He was a member of Cincinnati Stage Employees Union Local No. 5, John R. Little VFW Post No. 3186 in Southgate and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Other survivors include his son, Bill Kroth of Newport; his mother, Mary Kroth of Newport; and a sister, Linda Forster of Alexandria.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Adam Richard Abrams, 9 months, son of Debbie Laws of Covington, and John Paul Abrams of Newport, died at 6:45 a.m. Friday at his home.
Other survivors include brothers, Greg Laws of Covington, and Paul Lee Abrams of Independence; a sister, Sarah Laws of Covington; and grandmother, Barbara Fields of Newport.
Mass of Chris Adam
Abrams tian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, 917 Main St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
James B. Arwood Jr., 63, of Covington, was found dead Tuesday at his home. He was a retired bus driver with the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Mertz of Cincinnati and Elizabeth Arwood of Taylor Mill; sons, James B. Arwood III of North Carolina, and Paul E. Arwood of Texas; his mother, Dixie Arwood of Johnson City, Tenn.; sisters, Kay Sexton of Cincinnati, and Dixie Osborne of Middletown, Ohio; a brother, John L. Arwood of Johnson City; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Rose Burton, 92, of Alexandria, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Plum Creek Christian Church, Butler, and the Happy 100 Club in Alexandria. Her husband, Seldon Burton, preceded her in death.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services were this morning at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Edna Chain, 72, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Eugene Denlinger, 63, of Sadieville, died Sunday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
Robert Dulin, 59, of Lakeside Park, died Saturday at his home. He was a chef with Summit Hills Country Club in Crestview Hills and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a daughter, Eric Dulin of Florence; and a granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Peach Grove Cemetery, Pendleton County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Edna Feldhaus, 91, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of East Bend Baptist Church, Union. Her husband, James Albert Feldhaus, died in 1962.
Survivors include a son, Robert Feldhaus of Burlington; a daughter, Betty Silkwood of Union; 16 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery, Belleview.
Alva L. Fulps, 69, of Warsaw, died Tuesday at his home. He was a truck driver with McLean Trucking Co., a member of Glencoe Christian Church and an Army veteran. His wife, Hazel Fulps, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sisters, Louise Vaughn of Burbank, Calif., and Shirley Solomon of Chanutte, Kan.; and half-sisters, Opal Stone of Bend, Ore., and Ruby Carter of Pittsburgh.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. June 29 at Glencoe Cemetery. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
George Hardy, 55, of Alexandria, died May 20 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a plant manager with Nutone, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Regina Hardy; a daughter, Stephanie Hardy of Mexico; and sons, Tracy Hardy and George W. Hardy, both of Kentucky.
Services will be private. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Robert A. Heeb, 81, of Florence, died at 10:02 p.m. Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. He was a technical photographer with Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, and a former member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder and head usher.
Survivors include his wife, Lori Heeb; a daughter, Sue Osborne of Chillicothe, Ohio; a son, William Heeb of Cincinnati; a stepdaughter, Polly Lusk Page of Lakeside Park; a stepson, Judd Lusk of Florence; a brother, Gary Packard of the state of California; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Riley Graves Howe, 69, of Maysville, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a firefighter with the Maysville Fire Department, a farmer and former truck driver with Danbury Trucking Co., and a a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran. His first wife, Alberta Purcell Howe, and son, Riley Graves Howe Jr., both preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Hattie Jerrie Howe; a son, Henry James Howe of Maysville; stepsons, Randy Kent McQueary of Lexington, and Mark Scott McQueary of New Albany, Ind.; stepdaughters, Tonia Burke Hawkins of Fleming County, and Holly Rae Campbell of Mason County; a sister, Betty Keel of Fort Worth, Texas; two grandchildren and six step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to Riley Howe Sr. Memorial Fund, in care of Firstar Bank, 1176 U.S. 68, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Naomi K. Lawrence, 87, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Isaac Lee Madden, 67, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was an assembly line worker with General Motors and a member of Crittenden Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bettye A. Madden; sons, Tim L. Madden of Canton, Mich., Terry G. Madden of Westland, Mich., and Jerry Madden of Berry; a daughter, Judy D. Flynn of Canton; sisters, Christine Watts of Jackson, Norma J. Hagger of Middletown, Ohio, and Harold Maden of
Dover; seven grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of the funeral home, P. O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Janice M. Overton, 61, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Edward Piburn, 48, of Union, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Geraldine Piper, 64, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husbadn, Bernie Piper; daughters, Peggy Fisher of Indian Springs, Ohio, and Tammie Newman of Erlanger; a son, Jeffrey Piper of Alvanton; sisters, Mary Cook of Independence and Agnes Rogers of Walton; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Donald Russell, 75, of Kenton Couty, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Earl Bradley Sipple, 48, of Lexington, formerly of Owenton, died Friday at his farm. He was a lieutenant with the Lexington Fire Department, a former paramedic and a member of Fraternal Order of Firefighters. He was a member of Porter Memorial Baptist Church, Lexington.
Survivors include his wife, Scarlett Marie Sipple; sons, Kerry Brenton Sipple of Owenton and Michael Anthony Privette, serving in the U.S. Army; daughters, Shelli Allison Sipple of Owenton, and Jessie Ruth Sipple of Lexington; a brother, George Edward Sipple of Frankfort; sisters, Patsy Downey of Frankfort, and Yvonne Parke of Richmond; and two granddaughters.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Porter Memorial Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington. Burial will be in Bluegrass Memorial Gardens, Lexington. Memorials are suggested to Fraternal Order of Firefighters, P. O. Box 55290, Lexington, Ky. 40555; or Porter Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 4300 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Ky. 40515.
William Spivey, 79, formerly of Williamstown, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
Charles Louis Taylor, 56, of Crestview, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was owner of Total Insurance Services, Florence, and a member of Bellevue Vets, the Independent Insurance Agents of American and St. Paul United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. He was a former Crestview city councilman.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Taylor; a daughter, Robin Marie Herald of Crestview; a son, Charles Brian Taylor of Crestview; sisters, Ethyl Barhorst of Florence, Charlotte Jasper of Dallas, and Beverly Taylor of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; and a brother, Timothy Taylor of Greenville, S.C.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul United Church of Christ, 1 Churchill Drive, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Anna Marie Toll, 91, of Fort Wright, died at 1:20 a.m. Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a homemaker and owner of Tolls Pharmacy, Fort Mitchell, and a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Her husband, Julius Toll, died in 1972.
Survivors include sons, Richard Toll of Florence, and Gary Toll of Spring, Texas; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Jane Ryan Veith, 72, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, F. Richard Veith, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Terry Veith of Cincinnati, and Rick Veith of Fort Thomas; a brother, Jack Ryan of Fort Thomas; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Xavier High School Scholarship Fund, 600 W. North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45223; St. Ursula Academy Scholarship Fund, 1339 E. McMillan St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
