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Date of these obituaries: 03-14-2001
Violet Richter, ran preschools
Before a preschool program existed in Florence, Violet Rose Richter made it her responsibility to start one at Hopeful Lutheran Church, where her husband served as pastor.
"She ran that program for ten years, " said Mrs. Richter's son, Elmer. "Before Florence had a kindergarten program, she was running the equivalent of a kindergarten program."
Mrs. Richter, 84, formerly of Florence, died Tuesday at Llanfair Retirement Community in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Richter ran the preschool programs while her husband served as pastor there until 1980. Her son says she always had a great love of children and that love drove her to return to school for her college degree relatively late in her life so that she could teach preschool.
"She was well into her mid-50s when she went back and got her college equivalency (diploma), " said her son. "She loved little children - they were part of her ministry. She was the kind of mom we need more of today - a disciplinarian. The kids loved her immensely, but nobody crossed her."
Her husband of more than 50 years, the Rev. Robert C. Richter, died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Reese of Selma, Ind.; sons, Robert Richter of Tinsley Park, Ill., William Richter of Cincinnati, Elmer Bud Richter of Mecosta, Mich., and Daniel Richter of Carlisle, Pa.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hopeful Lutheran Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Hopeful Lutheran Church, 6431 Hopeful Road, Florence, Ky. 41042. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Cecil Roscoe Brown, 83, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Harrison County, died Sunday at Lima, Ohio, Health Care Center. He was a retired employee of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton and a member of St. John Lodge No. 13 F&AM in Dayton, Taylor Lodge No. 164 F&AM, Berry, Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton, and Otterbein United Methodist Church. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Ruby McClain Brown, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Darlene Brown Vandemark of Ada, Ohio; and a son, Douglas L. Brown of Mill Valley, Calif.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to World War II Memorial Fund, American Battle Monuments Commission, Gro48, P. O. Box 96074, Washington, D.C. 20090.
Sallie M. Chambers, 67, of Independence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired registered nurse with Healthcare Review and a member of Independence Christian Church. Her husband, Roy Chambers, died in 1992. A daughter, Sarah Ann Chambers, died in 1968.
Survivors include daughters, Susan M. Chambers of Independence and Karen M. O'Connell of Ramstein, Germany; sons, Paul T. Chambers of Fort Stewart, Ga., and David R. Chambers of Independence; a sister, Mary Lou McEndre of Russellville; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Independence Christian Church, 5221 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Agnes C. Cooke, 92, of Augusta, died Tuesday at Maysville Extended Care Center. She was a member of St. James Church, Brooksville.
Survivors include a brother, John W. "Jack" Cooke of Augusta.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. James Church, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 tonight at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Washington. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Thedocia "Doe" Lee Cox, 80, of Covington, died Tuesday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. Her husband, Monroe Cox; a son, William Cox; and a daughter, Eveline Jones, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Frank Cox of Taylor Mill and Earl Cox of Independence; daughters, Kathleen Holland and Helen Whitley, both of Covington; 18 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Roy Griffieth Jr., 46, of Leesburg, Fla., formerly of Newport, died March 2 in Leesburg. He was an employee of Sprint Corp., a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and a volunteer for the American Heart Association.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Griffieth; daughters, Valerie Hall of Wilder and Angela Griffieth of Newport; his mother, Marie Kramer of Leesburg; sisters, Edna Knepfle of Alexandria and Emily Mendell of Fruitland Park, Fla.; brothers, Paul Griffieth of Columbus, Ohio, and Bruce Griffieth of Cold Springs, Ky.; seven grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were March 5. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Page Theus Funeral Home, Leesburg, handled arrangements.
Dorothy P. Johnson, 79, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Little Rock Fire Baptized Holiness Church. She was a mother of the church, an evangelist and a deaconess. Her husband, Ollie Johnson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Emma Johnson, Elizabeth Gentry, Charlotte Singh, Ceede O, Dorothy Hopkins, Donna Jones and Stella Terrell; sons, Ernest Johnson, Marcus Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Freddy Johnson, Ollie Johnson, Joe Johnson and Van Johnson; sisters, Betty Jane Liews of Woodburn, Laura Jackson and Patricia Porter, both of Cincinnati; brothes, Sammy Porter of Falmouth, Ollie Porter and Henry Porter, both of Cynthiana; 41 grandchildren and 67 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at Ninth Street United Methodist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Lucia Lewin, 32, of Covington, died at 9:30 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a chef and a member of St. John Church in Covington and Alcoholics Anonymous.
Survivors include her mother, Georgina Luscher Lewin of Covington; sisters, Gina Mahoney of Alexandria, Laurie Smith of Villa Hills, Danielle Yungkau of Burlington, Teresa Malott of Beaver Creek, Ohio, and Andrea Brockman of Covington; and a brother, Bill Lewin of Villa Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at Middendorf- Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, 141 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Fairhaven Rescue Mission, 260 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Sarah Meyer, 74, of Kenton County, died today at Baptist Village Care Center in Erlanger.
Arrangments are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Ralph E. "Frenchie" Momper Sr., 64, of Independence, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired truck and cab driver and a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Ralph E. Momper Jr. of Anderson, Ohio, and Randy Momper of Independence; daughters, Janet Noble of Elsmere, Lisa Newbill of Boise, Idaho, and Dawn Marie Momper of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Richard L. Parks, 73, of Erlanger, died at 10:45 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired supervisor with CSX Railroad and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Sizemore Parks; sons, Stephen Parks of London, England, Phillip Parks of Alexandria and Mark Kirby of Burlington; daughters, Joy Parks-Duncan of Tuscan, Calif., and Mona Lahner of Dry Ridge; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Flora E. Jenner Rohling, 88, of Southgate, died at 1:10 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Ferdinand J. Rohling, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith Strickley of Southgate; a sister, Betty Jenner Gabbard of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati Foster Parents Association, P. O. Box 738, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Ada Taylor, 63, of College Station, Texas, died Monday at College Station Medical Center.
Survivors include children, Fred Cherry of Brigham City, Utah, Lee Cherry of College Station, James Gall of Dallas, Loren Gall of San Antonio, Jerry Taylor and Joni Tucker Nisbeth, both of Hutchinson, Kan., Sheri Bockelman of Houston, Jodi Lynn Taylor of Bryan, Texas, and Julie Ann Good of Newport; 25 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Calloway-Jones Funeral Home, Bryan. Burial will be in Restever Cemetery, Bryan.
John White, 91, of Boone County, died today at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangments are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Harry Edward Wilson, 74, of Erlanger, died Monday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was an insurance agent and broker, a car salesman and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Wilson; daughters, Joyce Ellen Bergkessel of Atlanta and Adria Brashear of Warsaw; a son, Edward McDaniel Wilson of Warsaw; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Veterans Administration Medical Center, 3200 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
