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Date of these obituaries: 01-30-2002
Ralph Heile, champion dancer
Ralph C. Heile, 90, of Fort Mitchell, a champion dancer who taught ballroom dancing in Covington in the 1930s and '40s, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Mr. Heile and his late sister, Alma Heile Trantor, operated the Heile Trantor Dance Studio. Although Mr. Heile left the operation after World War II, Mrs. Trantor's daughter continued to run the Trantor School of Dance into the 1970s.
Mr. Heile became co-owner and treasurer of the Court Index Press in Cincinnati, but he and his wife of 56 years, Mary E. Brinker Heile, who died four months ago, continued to star in dance contests and in local ballrooms.
"People would stop and form a circle around them and watch them dance, " said Mr. Heile's daughter, Anne Scheve of Fort Mitchell.
Mrs. Scheve recalled a time when her parents were at a dance convention in Chicago and were stopped by police as they danced through the streets of Chicago with Gene Kelly, star of the movie "Singing in the Rain."
"They had to explain to the cop that they were not drunk, that they were at a dancing convention, " she said.
Mrs. Scheve said she and her sisters grew up listening to Lawrence Welk and watching their parents dance.
"Father had a very outgoing personality, " she said. "He enjoyed life to its fullest. He and mother loved to travel and went all over Europe several times."
During World War II, Mr. Heile served in the Army and was at the Battle of the Bulge.
"He was decorated with the Legion of Merit and stood next to (Medal of Honor winner and movie actor) Audie Murphy at the ceremonies, " said Mrs. Scheve.
Mr. Heile was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Covington Lions Club, Knights of Columbus and Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens.
Other survivors include daughters, Mary Cole of Lakeside Park and Monica Tsoras of Erlanger, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials may be made to Rev. Father John Porter, SDB Salesian Mission Office, 2 Lefevre Lane, Box 30, New Rochelle, N.Y., 10802 or Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, N.Y., 10545-0302.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Erlanger is in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Carson Abbott, 92, of Sebring, Fla., formerly of Latonia, died Monday at The Palms, Sebring. He was a custodian with Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia, and was a member of the church. His first wife, Cathleen E. Abbott, died in 1990. His second wife, Ruth Dietrich Abbott, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Conrad Abbott of Sun City Center, Fla.; daughters, Verna Dell McClintock of Sebring, Naomi Vallandingham of South Shore and Barbara McElfresh of Appling, Ga.; a stepson, Gary Dietrich of Independence; stepdaughters, Gussie Turner of Jacksonville, Fla., and Marlene Evens of Sioux Falls, S.D.; a sister, Estelle Lacy of Tiburon, Calif.; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Christian School, 5955 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Jack Behymer Jr., 75, of Augusta, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired CSX transportation department worker and a member of Augusta Christian Church and Augusta VFW Post No. 9535. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Alice Kehrer Behymer, died in 1987.
Survivors include sons, Richard Behymer of Brooksville and John Behymer of Florence; a sister, Nellie Fields of Bethel, Ohio; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Cherri Siry Beiting, 54, of Alexandria, died Monday at her home. She was a registered nurse for St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, former member of Alexandria City Council and a member of St. Mary's Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include her husband, Andrew Beiting; daughters, Virginia Beiting and Amanda Beiting, both of Alexandria; a son, Jake Beiting of Alexandria; her mother, Virginia Siry of Alexandria; a sister, Diane Fries of California; and a brother, Bruce Siry of California.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Lois Cobb Bishop, 76, of Owenton, died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a former owner of Bishop's Feed Store, Owenton, a homemaker and a member of Southfork Baptist Church, Owenton.
Survivors include her husband, J. B. Bishop; a daughter, Monta Jo Hudgins of Carrollton; a brother, Virgil Cobb of Owenton; and a sister, Katherine Hundley of Owenton.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Southfork Baptist Church, in care of the funeral home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Robert J. Cayze, 89, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired boilermaker with Sohio Refinery in Toledo, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Cayze; sons, Robert F. Cayze of Independence and Gary Cayze of Florence; a sister, Dorothy Graff of Arlington Heights, Ohio; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to BAWAC, 7970 Kentucky Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ruby Thomas Doan, 85, of Berry, died Monday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of unity Christian Church, Harrison County. Her husband, John Gilbert Doan, preceded her in death. A daughter, Constance Brown, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Eula Howard and Norma Jean Collins, both of Berry; a son, Jerry Thomas Doan of Keeoke, Va.; sisters, Thelma Howard and Margie Browning, both of Cynthiana, and Helen Bowman of Lexington; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Robert E. Doyle, 74, of Highland Heights, died at 9:15 a.m. Monday at the Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. He was a retired district sales manager with Coca-Cola in Cincinnati and Latonia and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Bette L. Hartley Doyle; a daughter, Kathie Robb of Cincinnati; sons, Tim Doyle of Cincinnati and Tom Doyle of Kansas City, Mo.; sisters, Edna Jones of Shelby, Ohio, and Evelyn Gumbert of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Holmes High School Alumni Association or Holmes Athletic Department, 25th Street and Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Bob G. Estep, 72, of Cynthiana, died Monday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired Chevron distributor and a member of First United Methodist Church, Cynthiana. He was a former state fire marshall, a 32nd degree mason of the St. Andrew's Lodge No. 18 and a president of the Cynthiana Country Club.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Hampton Estep; daughters, Betty Faye Peak and Nancy Lee Whitaker, both of Cynthiana, and Deborah Ann Howie of Ocala, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church, 302 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Jan Fecher, 57, of Florence, died Tuesday at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Betty J. Morgener Fox, 74, of Florence, died Monday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a former factory worker with Crosley Motors, Cincinnati. Her husband, Alfred J. Fox, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, James A. Fox of Florence; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Thomas More College Boosters, 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017.
Clotine Hayes Harrison, 65, of Grants Lick, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Fairlane Baptist Church, Grants Lick. She was a retired employee of the County Market, Alexandria.
Survivors include her husband, Roy Harrison; a son, Rick Harrison of Naples, Fla.; a daughter, Debbie Allen of Starr, S.C.; her mother, Ruth Kersey Hayes of Ashland; a brother, Ronald Hayes of Grants Lick; sisters, Roberta Kemper of Ashland and Bonnie Baker of Waxahachie, Texas; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fairlane Baptist Church.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Fairlane Baptist Church Building Fund, Herringer Road, Alexandria, Ky. 41001. Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Robert Jones, 75, of Taylor Mill, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired salesman with Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, and a bartender. He was a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill, the church golf league, the seniors golf league at the Kenton County Golf Course, and was a founding member of Taylor Mill boosters. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. His wife, Audrey Forsting Jones, died in 1992. Daughters, Janet Boberg and Kathy Mueller, died in 1985 and 1998, respectively, and a son, Rick Jones, died in 1980.
Survivors include sons, Guy Jones of Burlington, Gary Jones and Pat Jones, both of Taylor Mill; brothers, Bud Jones of Pensacola, Fla., and Jim Jones of Crestview Hills; a sister, Florence Borden of Medina, Ohio; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Esther Krebs, 86, of Covington, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired employee of Social Services of Northern Kentucky and a member of Bromley Christian Church, a toast mistress and a former member of the Covington YMCA. Her husband, Adelbert Krebs, died in 1984. A son, John Krebs, died in 1982.
Survivors include sons, Sam Krebs of Florence and Dave Krebs of Latonia; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Marguerite Jeanette Lyons, 89, of Cold Spring, died at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She worked in customer service for The Grand Women's Clothing Store.
Survivors include her husband, James Frances Lyons of Cold Spring; daughters, Bonnie Meyn of Cold Spring and Barbara Slupski of Norwell, Mass.; a sister, Virginia Kachelmeyer of Milwaukee; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the time of services Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Cleo McGovern, 79, of Silver Grove, died Monday at Lakeside Place Health Care Center, Highland Heights. She was a retired clerk with Veterans Hospital, Cincinnati, and a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Newport Elks. She was a member of the Greater Cincinnati Women's Bowling Association, and a member of both the 1949-50 WIBC Ohio state annual tournament championship team and 1967-68 Kenton state PBA all-star tournament team. She also won the Stone's double tournament and Latonia classic tournament.
Mrs. McGovern organized and served as the secretary of the Greater Cincinnati two-woman classic for 25 years, and was a member of the Greater Cincinnati Women's Bowling Association Hall of Fame, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Frank Walton of Silver Grove and Rusty Walton of Mobile, Ala.; a brother, Joe Stallkamp of Newport; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 4100 Churchman Ave., Louisville, Ky. 40215.
Mary Lou Meyer, 71, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. A daughter, Shellijill M. Meyer, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Howard I. Meyer; daughters, Debbie Deters of Crestview and Sherry Kalb of Covington; a son, Michael Meyer of Fort Thomas; and a grandchild.
Services will be at noon Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Jesse Mullins, 69, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired general car foreman with Norfolk and Southern Railroad, a former Taylor Mill boosters football coach and a Simon Kenton High School athletics booster.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Mullins; sons, David Mullins of Florence, Danny Mullins of Middletown, Ohio, and Alan Mullins of Berry; a brother, Paul Mullins of Florence; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Ann Parrott, 83, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Charles E. "Bud" Schaeper, 77, of Covington, died at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was an interior decorator with Schaeper Brothers, a member of Knights of Columbus Carroll Council No. 702 and Edward W. Boers American Legion Post No. 153, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sisters, Divona Schneider of Highland Heights, Virginia "Jean" Hutter of Covington, Rosemary Reuterman and Ida Mae Krupp, both of Cincinnati; and brothers, Jerome Schaeper of Edgewood and Lawrence Schaeper of Fort Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Clyde Smith, 73, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at Health Park Medical Center, Fort Myers, Fla. He was a retired foreman with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of Moose Lodge No. 1469 and St. Patrick Church, Independence. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Wilson Smith; a son, Steve Smith of Independence; daughters, Rae Jean Hiller of Taylor Mill and Jan Steele of Independence; a brother, Jim Smith of Vancouver, Wash.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at St. Patrick Church, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503; or in the form of Masses. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Neal C. Streutker, 86, of Florence, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
