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Date of these obituaries: 04-13-2001
Ervin C. Greis, helped those in need
Ervin C. Greis spent most of his life quietly helping others.
He and his wife, Hilda, delivered meals to families in need. They reached into their own bank account to pay medical bills for strangers.
As a young man, Mr. Greis was always available to drive priests or nuns who could not drive an automobile.
Mr. Greis, 87, a longtime Southgate resident, died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Highlands of Fort Thomas, where he had lived for less than a year.
"I learned my love of my religion and my God from him, " said one of his daughters, Mary Lee Vennemann of Cold Spring. "It wasn't lip service. He lived it. They didn't give people charity. What mom and dad did was love."
Mr. Greis was a car repairman and later foreman on trains at Union Terminal in Cincinnati.
Throughout his life, he and his wife found ways to help other people in need.
"They never talked about it. The only way we'd find out was to hear about it years later from someone else, " Mrs. Vennemann said.
Mr. Greis retired early because of arthritis in 1973.
"He had 28 years of retirement. He spent it doing for the poor, " his daughter said.
He volunteered at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, repairing lawn mowers and other donated appliances and equipment.
Through that organization, he learned of families who needed help.
"Mom and dad lived on a fixed income. They didn't have a lot of money. But they'd shop sales, and mom would make complete dinners and they'd deliver them, " Mrs. Vennemann said.
They lived across the street from St. Therese Church and attended Mass each morning. Mr. Greis also made rosaries and gave them away. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Therese Church, the Catholic Order of Foresters, and was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus.
He also was a member of the Railroad Carmen of America Lodge 6401 and had been active in the American Association of Retired Persons.
After his wife died in 1997, Mr. Greis continued his charity work. His health started to fail a year ago. He moved briefly to an apartment and eventually to Highlands of Fort Thomas.
"When he moved in, one of the aides came up to me and said 'Your mom and dad fed our family while we were growing up, ' " Mrs. Vennemann said.
Other survivors include daughters, Donna Keuper of Wilder and Kathleen Donlin of Fort Thomas; son, Larry Greis of Fort Thomas; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses or to The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41017-1504.
Matthew C. Buckley, 23, of Falmouth, died Thursday after being struck by a train in Falmouth.
Survivors include his father, Kenneth R. Buckley of Falmouth; mother, Beverly Aulick Merrell of Dry Ridge; sisters, Angie Bex of Falmouth, Tracey Hutson of Mason, Ohio, and Chanci Buckley of California; brothers, Brad Hannah of Butler, Troy Buckley of Chickasha, Okla., and Kenny Buckley Jr. of Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Care Center, Maple Avenue, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Mamie Mae Crout, 85, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Albert Crout, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Kneup of Covington; 15 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. There will be no visitation.
Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Maureenell T. Hoerlein, 86, of Fort Wright, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was the former co- owner of Hoerlein's IGA, member of Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens, Golden Age Club, 55-plus Club, volunteer at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South Gift Shop, and past president of Guardian Guild of the Diocesan Children's Home.
Survivors include sons, Marvin Hoerlein of Crestview Hills, Jack Hoerlein of Fort Mitchell and Gary Hoerlein of St. Louis, Mo.; daughter, Jill Kremer of Crescent Springs; brother, John Paul Romes of Fort Mitchell; sister, Jennie Donahue of Crestview Hills; seven grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Entombment will be in St. Mary's Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45103.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Helen M. Hughes, 56, of Erlanger, died at 3 a.m. Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a nursing supervisor at Florence Park Care Center.
Survivors include her husband, John Hughes; son, Eric Paul Hughes of Taylor Mill; daughters, Catherine Hughes of Erlanger, Lorna McVay of Taylor Mill and Carol Logan of Jeffersontown; brother, John V. Kingsley Jr. of Dexter, Mich.; sister, JoAnn Kauslaskas of Dexter; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in St. Andrews Cemetery, Dexter, Mich.
Margaret Klosterman, 92, formerly of Ludlow, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker, member of St. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow, Northern Kentucky Senior Citizens and Northern Kentucky Democratic Club. Her husband, former Ludlow Mayor Harold Pete Klosterman, and a son, Harold Klosterman Jr., both died in 1989.
Survivors include her grandsons, Jim Klosterman III of Edgewood, Rick Klosterman of Baltimore, Md., and Jack Klosterman; granddaughters, Peggy Shively of Villa Hills, and Pam Henry and Kelly Stansberry, both of Ludlow; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Boniface and James Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Elsie Mae Lakes, 93, of Latonia, died at 5:50 a.m. Friday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and member of Faith Baptist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her sister, Alma Kuhn of Latonia; and brother, Garth Duval Lakes of Latonia.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Louis E. Reeves, 83, of Hebron, died at 7:13 p.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired postal worker for the U.S. Postal Service, an Army veteran of World War II, a pilot for the Anderson Ferry, a clerk at the Latonia Racetrack, and a member of Constance Church of the Brethren, Hebron. A daughter, Brenda L. Marshall, died in 1998, and a stepson, Gerald Carringer, died in 1999.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude McMullen Reeves; daughter, Judy E. Chapman of Hebron; stepson, Carroll C. McClasson of Falmouth; brother, Liston Reeves of Toms River, N.J.; sisters, Ruth Klein of Florence and Wyoma Kitz of Hebron; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery, Hebron. Memorials are suggested to Constance Church of the Brethren, c/o Shirley Peeno, 432 Petersburg Rd., Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Clarence E. Saunders, 59, of Sardis, died at 8:55 p.m. Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired engineer for Emerson Power Transmission, Maysville, a member of Sardis United Methodist Church, Nancy, Sardis Lions Club and DeKalb Lodge No. 12 IOOF, Maysville.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Fryman Saunders; son, Tom Saunders of Mays Lick; brother, Sherman Saunders of Maysville; sisters, Delores Frownfelter of Indianapolis, Ind., Emma Jo Lashbrooke of Dixon and Amy Parker of Maysville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick. Memorials are suggested to Sardis United Methodist Church, 281 Sardis Rd., Nancy, Ky. 42544.
Roy W. Schwartz, 78, of Fort Wright, died at 1:15 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Anna E. "Betty" Stewart, 72, of Covington, died at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Richard Stewart, died in 1990.
Survivors include daughters, Patty Willis of Independence, Donna Rieselman of Florence, Sharon Dougherty of Edgewood and Deborah Stewart of Covington; sons, William Stewart of Mentor and Gerald Stewart of Covington; sister, Dorothy Klare of Florence; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017, or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Brianna Marie Traylor, of Wilder, was stillborn Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her parents, Guy and Gina Traylor of Wilder; brother, Bryee Traylor at home; maternal grandparents, Tony and Donna Rosse of Southgate; paternal grandparents, Gary and Linda Traylor of Fort Thomas; and maternal great-grandparents, Nelson and Bernetta Colyer of Melbourne.
Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Sister Felicitas Weberding, 98, of Villa Hills, died at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Walburg Monastery, Villa Hills. She was a teacher. She took her final vows as a Benedictine Sister on June 17, 1926. She taught in schools staffed by the Benedictine Order from 1921 to 1970. After retiring as a teacher, she assisted in the archives, performed house-keeping tasks and did quilting.
Survivors include her religious community and several cousins.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at St. Walburg Monastery. Vigil will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the monastery. Burial will be in the St. Walburg Monastery Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Walburg Monastery, 2500 Amsterdam Rd., Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Marvin J. Wigger, 75, of Fort Wright, died at 8:10 p.m.
Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed grocer with Wigger Brothers Parkview Grocery, a cook for Hardees and LaRosa's, and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. A son, Steve Wigger, died in 1998.
Survivors include his wife, Mary E. Wigger of Fort Wright; daughters, Connie Aylor of Florence and Diane Wilson of Lakeside Park; sons, Tom Wigger of Louisville, Jim Wigger of Villa Hills, Jeff Wigger of Hebron and Dave Wigger of Lakeside Park; sister, Mary Ann Feldman of Wilder; brothers, Jim Wigger of Newport and Paul Wigger and Louis Wigger, both of Cincinnati; and 20 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Redwood School, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017, or the Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Lillian F. "Lill" Worthington, 73, of Houston, Texas, and formerly of Maysville, died in Houston Thursday. She was the former owner of Westown Barber and Styling Shop, Houston.
Survivors include her husband, Robert R. Worthington; and brothers, Bob Henderson of Dayton, Ohio, and Paul Henderson of Tollesboro.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home, Houston. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Eddie Wright, 55, of Somerset and formerly of Morning View, died Thursday at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset. He was a truck driver, security guard, Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, and a member of Piner Baptist Church, Disabled American Veterans Science Hill No. 162, and St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Cox Wright; daughters, Penny Ann Hollingsworth of Burlington and Sheila Rose Lance, Tammy Lynna Allen and Kathy Jo Phelps, all of Somerset; brothers, Wilbur Wright of Florida, Carl Wright of Ohio, Clinton Wright of Crittenden and Paul Wright of Taylor Mill; sister, Hazel Heller of Ohio; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lange and New Brothers Funeral Home, Somerset. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mill Springs National Cemetery.
