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Date of these obituaries: 08-10-2001
Bob Harper, had love for music
Bob Harper wasn't a musician, but he loved music - so much so that all three of his children pursued careers in it.
"It costs money to buy instruments and send children to lessons and music camps, but, whatever my father did, he wanted to do it to the fullest, and he encouraged that same drive in us, " said his son, Rob Harper of North College Hill, a music teacher.
Bob's son, David, of Savannah, Ga., is a music therapist, and his daughter, Carrie, of Lima, Ohio, will soon begin her own career as a music teacher.
Mr. Harper, of Corinth, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph Hospice in Lexington from complications due to stomach cancer. He was 58.
A quality control employee for Eagle Manufacturing in Florence, Mr. Harper had a gift for design and engineering, said Carrie Harper. In addition to tinkering at repairs around the house, he also tackled larger projects, such as designing an addition to the family home.
"He came up with the design for the addition on a napkin at dinner, " she said. "He showed it to a contractor and he said, 'Yeah, that would work.' "
"When he wasn't at work, he was at home at work, " said David Harper. "If it wasn't strong enough for an elephant to walk on, it wasn't good enough for dad."
Mr. Harper also designed the home's deck and a lake on the property, which he stocked with fish.
He was born in Lima and met his future wife, Lynnette Carey Harper, when she was a nurse-in-training at Lima Memorial Hospital. Mr. Harper was hospitalized while recovering from injuries suffered in a traffic accident.
"They tell you you're not supposed to fall in love with your patients, but I did and it lasted 35 years, " she said.
He also is survived by his mother, Ruth Jordan Harper, of Lima, and his brother, Richard Harper of Rio Hondo, Texas.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, 500 North Main St., Williamstown, and from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Siferd Funeral Home, 506 North Cable Road, Lima. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Siferd Funeral Home. Memorials: American Cancer Society or the hospice of the donor's choice.
Dorothea Caldwell Bromley, 78, of Dry Ridge, died today at Grant Manor Health Care Center in Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Zula B. O'Banion Cooke, 66, of Owenton, died Thursday at her home. She was a retired employee of Schlumberger Gas Meters and a former member of Mount Hebron Baptist Church. A son, Willie Cooke, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Rassie B. Cooke; sons, Dean Cooke, Nick Cooke and Marc Cooke, all of Owenton; daughters, Melinda Kaye Holbert of Lawrenceburg and Melody Ruth Cummins of Owenton; brothers, Melvin O'Banion and Alpheus O'Banion, both of Owenton; sisters, Pearly Mae Beighle and Fay Laverne Prather, both of Owenton; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Raymond C. Gardt, 75, of Burlington, died Wednesday at his home. He was an engineer with Husky Inc., Florence, and Greenville, S.C.
Survivors include his wife, Gwendolyn Gardt; a son, Craig Gardt of Union; sisters, Patricia Hamilton and Diane Gardt, both of Rising Sun, Ind.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Parkinson's Disease Association, 1250 Hyland Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, N.Y. 10305.
Jerry J. Hummel, 53, of Ludlow, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medi cal Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
James Thomas Ihli, 26, of Florence, died at 8:34 p.m. Sunday in an accident on Ky. 18 near Ky. 20 in Belleview in Boone County. He was a painter with Rizzo Brothers Inc., Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Deonna F. Ihli; a son, Tyler Tilley of Florence; daughters, Destiny Jett, Shaniah Ihli and Christina Ihli, all of Florence; his parents, Linda and David Marshall of Florence; and grandmother, Phyllis Spaulding of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Robert George Leising II, 42, of Newport, died at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday at his home. He was an excise tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service, Covington, and a member of the National Rifle Association.
Survivors include his parents, Robert and Laura Leising of Newport; a sister, Laura K. Lemberg of Alexandria; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Charles F. "Frank" McKeown Sr., 79, of Bonita Springs, Fla., formerly of Dayton, died Aug. 2 at his home after an extended illness. He was a retired master electrician with American Tool Works, Cincinnati, a member of Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge No. 607 in Dayton and a Civil Defense volunteer. His wife, Susan Daugherty McKeown, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Charles F. "Gator" McKeown Jr. of Carrollton; sisters, Helen Forbes Horne of Estero, Fla., and Wilma Cecil Harvard of Bonita Springs; a brother, Donald McKeown of McEwen, Tenn.; two granddaughters and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Hope Hospice, 9470 Health Park Circle, Fort Myers, Fla. 33908.
Ruth Voss Michael, 88, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Episcopal Church, Newport. Her husband, Charles Albert Michael Jr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a cousin, Wally Pagan of Wilder; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio, 45069.
Karen Latimer Parker, 51, of Butler, died Thursday at University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Harvey Wagoner, 76, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale. He was an auditor with the Internal Revenue Service, a member of the American Association of Retired Persons and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a son, David Hudson of Houma, La.; a daughter, Deanna Johnston of Elgin, Okla.; sisters, Iris Hille of Mason, Ohio, Elizabeth Schulte of Highland Heights and Caryl Veeder of Dallas; a brother, George Wagoner of Bellevue; three grandchildren and one great- grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
