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Date of these obituaries: 06-27-2002
Phoebe Eads, long-time Beechwood High secretary
Phoebe Eads became the person to turn to when people at Beechwood High School had problems.
Whether it was students not getting along with one another or staff members having a bad day, Mrs. Eads, the school's secretary, was at her desk with an ear tuned and ready advice, said her husband, Ray Eads.
"They seemed to confide in her more than the teachers, " he said.
Mrs. Eads, of Fort Wright, died from lung cancer Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was 65.
Mrs. Eads worked for 18 years at the school, Ray said.
"All the kids, especially the girls, depended on her when they needed things, " he said.
For her involvement with the school, a tree will be planted alongside a plaque with her name in the school's yard, Ray said.
"She enjoyed it a lot and was a wonderful lady for them all, " he said.
Other survivors are her sons, Daniel Howard of Fairfield, Ohio, and Nicholas Eads of Elkridge, Md.; a daughter, Dinah Walsh of Batavia, Ohio; her parents, William and Betty Sturgeon of Warsaw; a brother, William "Bud" Sturgeon of Florence; a sister, Jean Braun of Park Hills; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Lisa Marie Anderson, 18, of Ewing, died at 9:45 p.m. Monday at Fleming County Hospital, Flemingsburg. She was an employee of the Subway restaurant in Flemingsburg.
Survivors include her parents, Ricky and Peggy Anderson; a sister, Laura Mae Anderson; and grandparents, June and Louis Anderson and Elsie and Ernie Johnson.
Services were this morning at Newport First Church of God. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Allen, 84, of Burlington, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Helen E. Arbogast, 94, of Fort Mitchell, died at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. She was a tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service. Her husband, Paul Arbogast, died in 1995.
Survivors include sons, Paul M. Arbogast Jr. of Maysville and Dr. Richard Arbogast of Ogden, Utah; daughters, Florence Newman of Paintsville and Mary Ellen Hackman of Fort Wright; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Madonna Manor Chapel. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Matilda A. Brandner, 92, of Fort Mitchell, died at 12:02 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a retired office clerk with Messenger Diocesan Publications and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the church.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Blessed Sacrament Church, 2415 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Mother of God Church, 119 West Sixth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
R.P. Caperton, 72, of Florence, died Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Margie Carroll, 45, of Fort Wright, died Monday at her home.
She was a preschool teacher for Julie Learning Center, Park Hills.
Survivors include her husband, Mark Carroll; a son, Andrew Carroll, at home; a daughter, Kristy Carroll, at home; mother, Rica Lottman Ortiz of Cincinnati; brothers, John London, Tom Lottman, Ed Lottman, Frank Lottman and Mark Lottman, all of Cincinnati; and sisters, Mary Rica Lottman of Charlotte, N.C., Anna Marie Bovich of Cincinnati and Mary Anne Patton of Cleveland.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 tonight at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Me morials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Shelva Earle Collier, 88, of Louisville, formerly of Pendleton County, died Wednesday at Pallative Care Baptist East Hospital, Louisville. He was a retired employee of the former Louisville Transit Co. and TARC, a member of St. Matthews United Methodist Church, Jeffersontown Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Falls Cities Woodcarvers Guild, all in Louisville.
Survivors include his wife, Leoma Clayton Collier; a daughter, Serena Zielberg; a brother, Emil Collier; a grandson and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Pearson's Funeral Home, Louisville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to St. Matthews United Methodist Church Susanna House, 319 Browns Lane, Louisville, Ky. 40207. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling local arrangements.
Evelyn Fay Gordon, 74, of Alexandria, died at 8:33 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired finisher with Monsanto Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Elmer L. Gordon; a son, Robert Gardon of Fairfield, Ohio; brothers, Jack Anderson and Norman Anderson, both of Alexandria; sisters, Annabell Trapp, Barbara Sue Gilb and Lucille Sharp, all of Alexandria; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Persimmon Grove Baptist Church, Alexandria. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Persimmon Grove Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to Persimmon Grove Baptist Church, 5192 Persimmon Grove Pike, Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
James N. Groeschen, 72, of Highland Heights, fied at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday at his St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired carpenter with Carpenters Union Local 126 in Cincinnati, a member of St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring and the church STP organization, and was a Korean War veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Binder Groeschen; sons, Tom Groeschen of Camp Springs and Nick Groeschen of Highland Heights; sisters, Mary Catherine Seibert of Fort Thomas, Georgia Berger of Belkamp, Md., Florence Enzweiler of Camp Springs and Ann Groeschen of Cold Spring; brothers, Jerome Groeschen of Cold Spring, Joseph Groeschen of Wilder, John Groeschen of Fort Myers, Fla., Jesse Groeschen of Clinton, Wash., Jude Groeschen of Xenia, Ohio, and Julius Groeschen of Crestview Hills; and two grandsons.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice, or in the form of Masses.
Martha Gayle C. Hardgrove, 79, of Lexington, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday at University Medical Center, Lexington. She was a retired teacher and a member of Tates Creek Christian Church in Paris, Order of the Eastern Star and Bradford Star chapter No. 492.
Survivors include a sister, Bettye Jordan Cummins of Louisville; a niece and a nephew.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Hinton-Turner Funeral Home, Paris. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Paris Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lucille Parker Cancer Center, Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Henrietta Huber, 97, of Grants Lick, died Wednesday at her home.
She was a sales clerk with Banachs and a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Bellevue. She cooked and served lunch to the Bellevue Rotary Club at the church for many years, and was a member of Cincinnati Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include a sister, Ursula B. Carpenter of Grants Lick; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mary "Pinky" Konersman, 79, of Fort Wright, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Lawrence Joseph Richard, 57, of Wilder, died Sunday at his home. He was a disabled Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a son, John Richard of Wilder; a daughter, Melanie Richard of Newport; stepdaughters, April Ortez of Newport and Hope Franklin of Elsmere; a brother, Raymond Richard Jr. of Cold Spring; a sister, Regina Clos of Silver Grove; four grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Cremation will be at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
David L. Schaar, 73, of Fort Mitchell, died at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday at Meadowbrook Care Center, Cincinnati. He was a member of First Church of Christian Science in Newport.
Survivors include a sister, Joy Seibert of Cincinnati.
Services will be at noon Friday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Marja McKinnon Staub, 52, of Newport, died Tuesday at her home. She was a marketing executive with Marriott International.
Survivors include her husband, Rick Sims of Newport; and a brother, Ronald Staub of Orange, Calif.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Old St. George Church, Cincinnati. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
William S. Tytko, 69, of Independence, died June 20 at his home. He was an elevator installer and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a sister, Mildred Fuehner of Lakeside Park.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio. 45219; or Diabetes Research, 10901 Reed Hartman Hwy., Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Ruth Riley Williams, 73, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Dry Ridge.
Survivors include her husband, Chalmer "Buster" Williams; sons, Willis Williams of Dry Ridge and Chalmer Lee Williams of Crittenden; a daughter, Lydia Welch of Lawrenceburg; a brother, Ambrose Riley of South Lebanon, Ohio; a sister, Helen Messer of Dry Ridge; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
