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Date of these obituaries: 09-21-2001
Patricia Harger, filled with Christian charity
Patricia Lee Harger had a simple but sound reason for the Christian charity she showed during her lifetime.
She explained it to one of her daughters once after a man came to the door of their home in Grand Saline, Texas, asking for a drink of water from their hose.
Mrs. Harger invited the man in, fed him and sent him off with pears in his pockets from the family's tree. When her daughter asked her why, Mrs. Harger replied:
"That man could have been Jesus. If anybody comes to my door asking for something to drink or eat, I want to make sure I give it."
That was the sort of person her mother was, said Donna Jean Swenk of Florence, the daughter involved.
"If somebody came to her door and asked for something, if she had it, she gave it."
Mrs. Harger, a Florence homemaker, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was 60.
Diabetes and heart disease slowed Mrs. Harger the last 10 years, but never disrupted her relationship with God, her daughter said.
"No matter how sick she got, she had that strong faith, " Ms. Swenk said.
Other survivors include her husband, Lee Roy Harger; daughters, Deborah Lynn Peyton of Covington and Linda Sue Finley of Bromley; sons, Lee Roy Harger Jr. of Clearwater, Fla., Charles Albert Harger of Bromley and Richard Martin Harger of Princeton, Mo.; sisters, Carol Ann Mitchell and Lois Jean Murphy, both of Covington; brother, Johnathan Theodore Hill of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling the arrangements.
Ruth Jones Asher, 68, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at her home. She was an employee of Kenner Toy Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Craigs Creek Pentecostal Church in Gallatin County and Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Williamstown. Her husband, J. B. Asher, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Chelcy Rudds of Cincinnati, J. B. Ronald Asher, J. B. Donald Asher and Walter Samuel Asher, all of Williamstown; daughters, Lucy Marie Asher Sullivan, Donna Carol Asher, Ruby Mechelle Asher McClanahan and Carolyen Marie Asher, all of Williamstown, and Ruth Asher Bills of Cynthiana; brothers, Johnny Jones of Corbin, Chelsey Jones of Newport and Gervaise Jones of Fort Myers, Fla.; 20 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Asher Family Cemetery, Williamstown. Memorials are suggested to State Police Drug Rehabilitation, 919 Versailles Road, Frankfort, Ky. 40601; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
James W. Cathey, 92, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Thursday at Ivy Woods Health Care Center, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Michael Mickey Cook, 43, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday in Pendleton County. He was disabled, and attended Demossville Baptist Church.
Survivors include a brother, Dennis Cook of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Bowling Family Cemetery, Campbell County.
Ann Otis Ensor, 65, of Mount Sterling, formerly of Lakeside Park, died Wednesday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. She was a retired deputy circuit court clerk.
Survivors include her husband, Don Ensor; daughters, Teresa Ensor of Washington, D.C., and Kim Wilson of Mount Sterling; a brother, Archie Otis of Mount Sterling; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Herald & Stewart Funeral Home, Mount Sterling. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 160 Moore Dr., Suite 201, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Carmella Siciliano Hartman, 79, of Bellevue, died Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home.
She was a homemaker, a former retail worker in Cincinnati and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Her husband, Herbert Hartman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sisters, Elena Auciello and Lucia Reynolds, both of Cincinnati; and brothers, Albert Siciliano and Angelo Siciliano Jr., both of Cincinnati. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Karen Helvey, 58, of Verona, died Thursday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Bonita "Bonnie" Bingham Kelley, 81, of Las Vegas, formerly of Covington, died Aug. 27 at her home. She was a homemaker and a former member of Latonia Baptist Church. Her husband, Willard "Bill" Kelley, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Diana Kelley Clark and Alita Kelley Feaver, both of Las Vegas; sons, Dennis Kelley and Tom Kelley, both of Las Vegas, and Timothy "Mike" Kelley of Maui, Hawaii; a sister, Jane Bingham Ogden of Taylor Mill; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, 4400 W. Oakley Blvd., Las Vegas.
Pat W. Love, 76, of Ludlow, died Thursday at the Community Multicare Health Center in Fairfield, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home in Ludlow.
Thomas B. NeCamp, 64, of Akron, Ohio, formerly of Newport, died Friday in Akron. He was a retired employee of General Electric Co. and attended the company's management program.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Ratliff NeCamp; daughters, Vicki Brockman of Fairlawn, Ohio, and Donna Conrad of Columbus, Ohio; a son, Michael NeCamp of Columbus; a sister, Sharon NeCamp of Wilder; and six grandsons.
Mass of Christian burial was Monday at St. Hilary Church, Akron. Entombment was in Rose Hill Mausoleum, Akron. Memorials are suggested to Pancreatic Cancer Research, American Cancer Society, 1900 W. Market St., Akron, Ohio 44313. Billow Funeral Home, Akron, handled arrangements.
Apollonia Anna Nordman, 90, of Fort Mitchell, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a retired clerk with Peoples Liberty Bank and Firstar, and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell.
Survivors include a sister, Kathryn Hagedorn of Covington; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Robert Price, 62, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired bartender with Loyal Cafe, Bellevue, a member of St. Anthony Church in Bellevue and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his stepfather, Jack Thompson of Dayton; and a sister, Rhonda Sturm of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Mary Lou Studer, 69, of California, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Super Seniors of Campbell County and St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Survivors include her husband, James Greg Studer; a son, Greg Studer of Alexandria; daughters, Peggy Webster and Rose Roth, both of California, and Diane Gillespie of Camp Springs; sisters, Betty Dryer of Newport, Ruth Wil liams of Erlanger, Jane Renfro of Taylor Mill and Kay Servield of Marietta, Ga.; and 14 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs.
Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph School Building Fund, Box 225, Four Mile Pike, Camp Springs, Ky. 41059.
Mario D. Villani, 72, of Dayton, died at 4:21 p.m. Monday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was a retired truck driver.
Survivors include a daughter, Jina Boat of Batavia, Ohio; his mother, Nellie Doyle of Cincinnati; sisters, Jill Schank and Mary Doyle, both of Cincinnati, and Nellie Gerwe of Tulla hoa, Tenn.; and brothers, Victor Villani and Donald Villani, both of Cincinnati, Jim Doyle of Greenhills, Ohio, and Fred Doyle of Washington Courthouse, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Sept. 29 at St. Thomas More Church, Withamsville, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home and Crematory, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Butler Wagers Jr., 58, of Manchester, formerly of Elsmere, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired shipping and receiving clerk with Zeneca Ink of Hamilton, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Lutha Wagers; a son, James Wagers of Erlanger; daughters, Charlene Lippert of Erlanger and Sandra Gurren of Covington; a brother, James Wagers of Okeana, Ohio; sisters, Edith Lipps of Somerset, Myrtle Woods of Oneida and Elva Corbin of Portland, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Britton Funeral Home, Manchester. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Stewart Cemetery, Manchester. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Goldie Mae Saylor Wood, 84, of Silver Grove, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Wood Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Wood of Phoenix; a son, Robert Wood Jr. of Silver Grove; and one grandson.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Koleta Mae Yuellig, 84, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a candy maker with Mrs. Thomas Candy Co., Ludlow. Her husband, Robert F. Yuellig, died May 19 .
Survivors include a daughter, Judith Walsh of Hartwell, Ohio; a son, Robert E. Yuellig of Ludlow; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today 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.
