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Date of these obituaries: 06-13-2002
Everett Lehman, 74, family man who enjoyed simple things
When Everett "Ed" Lehman thought he had only three months to live, he threw a wake for himself.
He wanted to see all the people he loved together one last time.
That was three years ago.
His positive attitude was credited with allowing him to hold off a little longer the congestive heart failure that eventually took his life.
Mr. Lehman, 74, died Tuesday St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Covington.
His daughters, Angie Watts and Tina Neumann, both of Cincinnati, remember him as a gentle and kind man who always thought of other people.
"He would be by the bedside of any friend or family member who was sick, " said Watts. "He would stay there for hours."
It was that kind of loving care that Mr. Lehman gave to his wife, Marian Smith Lehman, when she was stricken with cancer.
He cared for her at home during most of her illness; she died in 1988.
Neumann said her father was a family man who enjoyed simple things, like taking his children to the playground in Latonia and stop ping for ice cream.
He would call his grandchildren every night, said Watts, "just to say good night."
"He left his mark everywhere he went, just by being who he was, " Neumann said.
Mr. Lehman was a machinist retired from Gusher Inc., a former officer with the International Union of Aerospace Workers and Machinists and a volunteer with the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He was a former member of the Covington Boosters Club and St. Ann Church and an Army veteran of World War II.
Other survivors include sons, Everett "Chip" Lehman Jr. of Villa Hills and Robert Mains of Erlanger; a brother, Julecq "Bud" Lehman of Taylor Mill; sisters, Evelyn Crawford of Highland Heights, Maxine Diciero of Bellevue, Vivian Megois of Cincinnati and Mary Jo Connors of Homosassa, Fla.; and 13 grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or St. John Church, 627 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Rachel Acree, 87, of Covington, died at 8:15 p.m. Monday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
She was a retired binder with American Book Bindery and Palm Beach Co., Newport.
She was also an organist with Trinity Baptist Church, Newport.
Survivors include a brother, John Acree of Edgewood; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Baptist Church, Newport.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Ruth Berkemeier, 76, of Latonia, died at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia.
She was owner of Ruth and Jim's Latonian Bar in Latonia and a member of American Legion Post No. 203, Latonia.
Her husband, James H. Berkemeier, died in 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Ackman of Pensacola, Fla.; sisters, Emma Stewart of Elizabethtown, Ind., Edna Cheltz of Lakes Wales, Fla., Ada Bishop of Falmouth, Marian Henderson of Killeen, Texas, Greba Christensen of Lakewood, Wash., and Neva Denning of Hamilton, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Robert Wayne Carpenter, 70, of Dover, died Sunday at Maysville Extended Care Center.
He was a machine operator with Clopay Corp. and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Ann Litzinger Carpenter; daughters, Debbie Youngman of Minerva, Mary Paston and Jody Carpenter, both of Augusta; sons, Robbie Carpenter of Augusta and David Carpenter of Bristol, Va.; a sister, Clarine Bevins of Ewing; a brother, Francis Hall of Paris; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Grace Crouch, 95, of Cincinnati, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Tuesday at Twin Towers, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Edna Brown Dawson, 87, of Fort Wright, died at 7:20 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Lakeside Park.
Survivors include her husband, William C. Dawson; a daughter, Margaret O'Kain of Cincinnati; a son, William C. Dawson Jr. of Lexington, Va.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Lakeside Presbyterian Church.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 2690 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Beatrice Grieme, 88, of Park Hills, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Leo Hammons, of Bromley, died Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Jesse W. Moore, 70, of Walton, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include sons, Gerald Moore of Cincinnati and Charlie Moore of Austin, Texas; daughters, Jessica Achor of Covington, Virginia Morrison of Independence and Regina Rice of Cincinnati; his mother, Lilly Mae Markom Moore of Ludlow; brothers, Clifford Moore, Charles Moore, Ronnie Moore and Roy Moore, all of Hebron; sisters, Carrie McMurray of Ludlow, Leona Briggs of Bullittsville and Rose Brown of Walton; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery.
Mark J. Thomas Jr., 58, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired warehouseman with the Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Father DeJaco Knights of Columbus, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Loyal Order of Moose No. 301, Teamsters Local No. 661 and American Legion Post No. 153. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mary J. Thomas; a son, Michael W. Thomas of Crittenden; a daughter, Michelle R. Thomas of Louisville; a brother, James Thomas of Fort Thomas; a sister, Blancha Grindstaff of Taylor Mill; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Wilder.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
