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Date of these obituaries: 07-09-2001
'Lee' Miller, operated former Newport cafe
Elizabeth M. "Lee" Miller and her husband operated Lee & Ed's Cafe in Newport for 20 years.
The restaurant and bar was at Ninth and Patterson from 1950 to 1970.
"It was a family restaurant and bar and it was busy because everybody in the neighborhood went to it, " said their daughter, Linda Miller of Erlanger.
She said her mother's personality helped keep the customers coming back.
"She was very outgoing, and loved to have a good time."
Lee Miller died Saturday at the Villa Spring Health Center in Erlanger. She was 92.
Mrs. Miller was born and reared in the Cincinnati area.
After she and her husband, Everett "Ed" Miller, who died in 1993, sold their cafe, they retired to Newport.
That's when Mrs. Miller had time to pursue her favorite hobby: oil painting.
"Scenery was the biggest thing, " said Linda Miller. "She did winter scenes, farms and the ocean. She painted light houses.
"She also sewed a lot and was a very good cook."
Other survivors include a son, Edward H. Miller of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home in Fort Thomas.
Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery in Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
James L. Campbell, 52, of Williamstown, died at 7:27 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Mae Victoria Green Dietrich, 85, of Newport, died at 8:50 p.m. Friday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert William Dietrich, died in 1987.
Survivors include a daughter, Roberta Dietrich of Newport.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, followed by prayers. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014 or to Campbell County Animal Protection Association, 105-A Three Mile Road, Wilder, Ky. 41071.
Opal Dupin, 81, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Mary Theresa Giar, 85, of Melbourne, died Saturday at Highlands Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Ralph Giar, died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Ralph Giar of Melbourne; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs.
Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Frank Vincent Grossi, 67, of Owenton, died Saturday at his home. He was disabled.
Survivors include sons, Vinny Mahar of Rhode Island and Mark Welsh of New England; daughters, Sheena Lankford of Owenton, Dawn Newton of New England and Valerie Grossi and Karen Grossi, both of Rhode Island; and a sister, Katherine of Maryland.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.
McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Dolores Ranft Hamburg, 83, of Fort Thomas, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday at her home.
She was a retired tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service, Covington, and a member of Siena Seniors and National Association of Federal Employees. Her husband, Norbert M. Hamburg, died in 1989.
Survivors include daughters, Terry Miller of Maineville, Ohio, and Jean Bauer of Healdsburg, Calif.; a son, Martin Hamburg of Windsor, Calif.; a brother, Richard Ranft of Flagstaff, Ariz.; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Donald Scott Johnson, 46, of Owenton, died Friday. He was disabled.
Survivors include sons, Tony Johnson and Donnie Johnson, both of Elk Lake Shores and Jason Hobbs of Cincinnati; a daughter, Jessica Johnson of Elk Lake Shores; his parents, George and Helen Rash Kramer; brothers, George Kramer of Cincinnati, John Kramer of Owenton and Dale Kramer of Fortuna, Calif.; sisters, Kim Kramer, Rachele Kramer and Karla Smith, all of Owenton; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Edward Church, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Memorials are suggested to Alcoholics Anonymous.
McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Joseph Allen Lambert, 35, of Alexandria, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a warehouseman with The Gap distribution center in Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Patsey Robertson Lambert; a son, Charles Allen Lambert, at home; a daughter, Chelsea Margaret Lambert, at home; his father, Anthony Eads of Crittenden; brothers, Anthony Eads of Naples, Fla., Michael Eads of Sunrise, Fla., and Bobby Eads of Independence; sisters, Tina Beach of Florence and Barb Huffman of Ludlow.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Twelve Mile Baptist Church, California. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to First Twelve Mile Baptist Church, Route 1, Box 131, California, Ky. 41007.
John McMillan, 78, of Kenton County, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
James E. O'Donnell, 80, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at his home. He was an accountant with National Billiard Manufacturing Co. in Cincinnati, and a member of Highland United Methodist Church, Fort Thomas. He was a member of Scottish Rite of Covington, Syrian Temple Shrine, Fort Thomas Optimist Club and Newport Elks. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Stella Herndon O'Donnell; stepdaughters, Carla Esposito of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Robin Sweitzer of Springfield, Mo.; stepsons, Greg McFarland of Lexington and Scott McFarland of Fort Thomas; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Highland United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Highland United Methodist Church, 314 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or the charity of the donor's choice.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Lauretta "June" Rehkamp, 77, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Catholic Golden Age and Pathfinders.
Survivors include her husband, Earl Robert Rehkamp; sons, David Rehkamp of Independence, Michael Rehkamp of Erlanger; and James Rehkamp, Louis Rehkamp and Gregory Rehkamp, all of Covington; daughters, Barbara Johnson of Taylor Mill and Judith Bramlage of Florence; and 16 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine Church Building Fund, 1839 Euclid Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Maurice Stroude, 79, of Cincinnati, formerly of Williamstown, died Saturday at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati.
He was a chief steward with offshore oil platforms and ocean freighters, a former member of Robert P. McLaughlin American Legion Post No. 137 in Williamstown and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Robert Stroude, died in 1976.
Survivors include daughters, Jackie Osborne of Sevierville, Tenn., Becky Marksberry of Hebron, Jeanne Warlick of Altadena, Calif., and Lou Ann Williams of Lakeland, Fla.; sons, Michael Stroude of Dry Ridge, Patrick Stroude, Greg Stroude and Jeff Stroude, all of Indianapolis; 27 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Williamstown Cemetery.
Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Gordon Yancey Taylor, 82, of Mays Lick, died at 10:40 a.m. Sunday at his daughter's home in Mays Lick.
He was a retired employee of General Motors, Cincinnati, and a former employee of Ford Motor Co. He was a member of Mays Lick Christian Church and Apache Junction, Ariz., Elks Lodge No. 2349, and was an Army veteran of World War II. His first wife, Marjorie Scovill Taylor, died in 1995.
Survivors include his his wife, Maggie "Midge" Taylor; a daughter, Gayle Taylor Williams of Mays Lick; a son, Gordon Y. Taylor Jr. of Grand Blanc, Mich.; a stepdaughter, Carol Boland of Wheatridge, Colo.; stepsons, John Bundy of Athens, Texas, and William R. Bundy III of Aurora, Colo.; brothers, Sam Taylor of Beecher, Ill., and Gene Taylor of Maysville; a sister, Mary Dana Jett of Alexandria; five grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one step-great-granddaughter.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mays Lick Christian Church. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Mays Lick Christian Church, 5083 Main St., Mays Lick, Ky. 41055 or to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Janice Lynn Weingartner, 52, of Independence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a warehouse supervisor with Biersdorff Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Edgewood.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Weingartner; sons, Kevin Charles Jordan of Columbus, Ohio, and Darren Scott Weingartner of Independence; sisters, Marilyn Rowley of New Albany, Ind., Phyllis Houghlin of Union and Barbara Poe of Galena, Ind.; brothers, Donnie Shutters, Virgil Shutters, Ray Shutters and Tom Shutters, all of New Albany, Ind., and Richard Shutters of Minneapolis; and four grandchildren.
Services were Sunday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 2718 Dixie Highway, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017.
Frankie Sue Young, 55, of Florence, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, James Young; a daughter, Sherry Lynn Fimiano of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a son, James Young Jr. of Florence; a sister, Joyce Curry of Cincinnati; brothers, Clyde Curry and Arvil Curry, both of Cincinnati, Dodie Curry of Newport and Ed Curry of Fort Thomas; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
