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Date of these obituaries: 06-11-2002
Robert L. Stephenson, 98, an avid gardener
When people needed to find Robert L. Stephenson, they didn't have to look far: The 98-year-old was often tending to plants in the backyard garden of his Villa Hills home.
From onions and bell peppers to tomatoes and raspberries, Mr. Stephenson grew baskets of food. But his favorite, above all, were his tomatoes.
"He loved tomatoes - loved to eat them, " said Faye Burdick of Villa Hills, Mr. Stephenson's daughter. "There was something that was very rewarding to him about tomatoes."
Mr. Stephenson died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital South in Edgewood after several bouts with pneumonia.
Larry Zembrodt of Villa Hills, a neighbor for about 40 years, said Mr. Stephenson always kept him in stock with tomatoes.
"He would holler over during the summer time, 'You need any tomatoes?"' Zembrodt said.
Mr. Stephenson had an old-fashioned feel to him, Burdick said. He was one of the founding fathers of Villa Hills, and he did his homework by an oil lamp as a youth.
He also had a traditional romantic side. A few years ago, he wrote a short story based on his relationship with his wife, Alice Lillick Stephenson, who died in 1996.
"It was really a sweet and tender love story, " Burdick said.
Friends and neighbors would drop by Mr. Stephenson's house, where they would sit on the back porch and chat.
"(It was) kind of a slower way of life that perhaps we have lost now, " Burdick said.
Mr. Stephenson was a retired senior auditor with the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and a member of Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder, trustee and former clerk of session.
Other survivors include include a son, Robert L. Stephenson Jr. of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church, 710 Western Reserve Road, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Danny Lee Austin, 42, of Covington, died Saturday at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Adams Austin; daughters, Danielle McCowan of Crescent Springs and Angel McCowan of Somerset; a son, Jeremy Lewin of Walton; stepsons, Nathaniel McCowan of Ludlow and Jeffrey Poteet of Covington; his parents, Harold Lee Austin and Faye Carroll Austin, both of Florence; sisters, Jean Ernst and Sandy Alessandro, both of Independence; and a grandson.
Services will be at 8 tonight at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P. O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
John Edwin "Jack" Biehn, 81, of Pendleton County, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired farmer and a former chairman of the state and national Farm Bureau tobacco committees. He was a director of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation and secretary of the Pendleton County Farm Bureau, a member of Blanket Creek Baptist Church and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorcella Wells Biehn; and daughters, Patricia L. McGee of Danville, Ill., and Mary A. Biehn of Edgewood.
Memorial services will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Biehn bequeathed his body to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Memorials are suggested to Blanket Creek Baptist Church, 5080 Broadford Road, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Clara L. Tittle Jackson, 55, of Augusta, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church. Her husband, Charles Ray Jackson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Tammy Hutchinson of Demossville, Angela Poe of Falmouth, Tiffany Jackson, Beverly Benedict, Susie Gillespie and Bobby Jo Mayes, all of Augusta; sons, Timmy Weinel of Augusta, Charlie Jackson of Silver Grove and Anthony Jackson of Cold Spring; sisters, Dililah Toller of Foster, Elaine Howard of Brooksville and Shirley Youngman of Augusta; brothers, Donald Youngman of Florida and David Youngman of Johnsville; 14 grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or the charity of the donor's choice.
James Melvin Klee, 73, of Falmouth, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a farmer and a member of St. Francis Xavier Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Lucille Klee of Falmouth; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Xavier Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Francis Xavier Church Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Wilbert F. Mairose, 85, of Florence, died at 9:13 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired postal worker. His wife, Esther R. List Mairose, died in 2000.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Alice Mairose of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Loraine Mairose and Celeste Mullen, both of Florence, and Margie Martin of Fort Wright; and a brother, Daniel Mairose of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Colonial Heights Memorial Fund, 6900 Hopeful Road, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Thelma K. Anderson McCord, 82, of Warsaw, died Sunday at Gallatin Health Care Center in Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church, Gallatin County. Her husband, Russell McCord Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Eddie Duane McCord of Glencoe and Russell L. McCord Jr. of Verona; daughters, Carolyn Ethel Coyle of Ghent and Julia L. Durand of Milton; brothers, Adrian Anderson of Harrodsburg and James Anderson of Carlisle; a sister, Lizzie Mae Livingood of Morefield; seven half-brothers and half-sisters, eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Napoleon. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Irma "Jean" Mueller, 60, of Edgewood, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Emanuel Church, Fort Mitchell.
Survivors include her husband, George Mueller; daughters, Nicole Caskey of Fort Mitchell, Amy Mueller and Mona Schneider, both of Edgewood, and Susan Reineke of Erlanger; sisters, Dorothy Faye of Ransonville, N.Y., Shirley Fenhoff of Walton and Carol Luther of Cincinnati; brothers, Al Pitzner of Fort Thomas and Paul Pitzer of Highland Heights; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
James William Overley Sr., 76, of Taylor Mill, died at 11:50 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of Cincinnati Bell Telephone, a member of St. Anthony Church in Taylor Mill and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Overley; sons, James W. Overley Jr. of Walton and David J. Overley of Covington; daughters, Peggy Webster of Hanover, Ind., Diane Overley of Scottsdale, Ariz., Donna List of Kennesaw, Ga., Patty Neugent of Lakeside Park, Sheila Overley of Memphis, Tenn., and Mary Anne Fehrenkamp of Cincinnati; a brother, Paul Overley of San Antonio; 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Burial will was in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Margaret Dennler Owenburg, 91, of Milford, Ohio, formerly of Florence, died Sunday at Clermont Nursing Home in Milford. She was a retired factory worker with Kenner Toy Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Siobhan Caitlin Neal of Florence; a sister, Edna Frakes of Florence; a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Tri-state Parkinson's Wellness Center, P. O. Box 670525, 231 Bethesda Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Roger Duane Rossiter, 55, of Greenville, Miss., formerly of Latonia, died Friday at his home. He was a minister and a member of First Christian Church, Greenville.
Survivors include sons, Daniel Troy Rossiter of Covington and Aaron Duane Rossiter of Burlington; his mother, Poal Marie Lyall Rossiter of Summerfield, Ohio; brothers, Ronald Rossiter of Summerfield, David Rossiter of Stafford, Ohio, Dwight Rossiter of Waldo, Ohio, Gary Rossiter and Larry Rossiter, both of Delaware, Ohio, Marvin Rossiter of Lewisville, Ohio, and Jesse Rossiter of Cardington, Ohio; and sisters, Delores Black of Waco, Texas, and Carol Rossiter of Stafford.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Crum Ridge Church of Christ, Summerfield, Ohio. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio. Burial will be in Crum Ridge Church of Christ Cemetery, Summerfield.
Mary Reba Stephenson Schultz, 87, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was an accountant with General Electric, and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere, Prime Time of St. Henry Church, and Golden Age Senior Group, Edgewood. Her husband, Sylvester Irvin Schultz, died in 1996.
Survivors include a cousin, Robert Lee Hastings of Bowling Green, Ohio; and her sister-in-law, Wanita Grillot of Erlanger.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Winfred Ben Simpson, 78, of Walton, died today at his home.
Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home in Walton in charge of arrangements.
William Stamler, 86, of Carrollton, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired farmer. A son, Robert Stamler, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Hayden Stamler; a daughter, Barbara Jean "Toopier" Stamler of Carrollton; a sister, Loraine Stamler of Lincoln, Neb.; five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and five great- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Brent Wininger, 55, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Grant County, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
