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Date of these obituaries: 01-11-2001
Thomas Hill, loved playing practical jokes
Thomas H. Hill loved life and made sure everyone around him did, too.
He loved being around people and was a prankster - even in his later years, said his son, Rick Hill, of Fort Wright.
In one prank while he was living at Rosedale Manor nursing home, Mr. Hill pretended to be asleep when a brand new employee came in to check on him. When the young woman came near to try to wake Mr. Hill, he raised up from his pillow and kissed the woman on the mouth.
"She didn't know what to do, " the son said, chuckling.
But, he said, his dad was constantly kidding someone and was simply fun to be around.
Mr. Hill, 92, of Latonia, died at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia.
He was a retired mail handler with the U.S. Postal Service, Cincinnati, a member Latonia Christian Church and Golden Rule Lodge No. 345 F&AM and American Legion Post No. 203, Latonia.
He was a member of the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame for baseball and bowling, and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He played semi-pro baseball in Covington in the late 1930s or early 1940s.
He loved to hunt and fish, play golf and bowl.
He was always there for his children and grandchildren and was always willing to help a friend, said his son.
His wife, Eva M. Hill, died in 1990.
In addition to his son, survivors include daughters, Bonnie Hill of Latonia and Janet Gerhardt of Raleigh, N.C.; sons, Charles F. Hill of Anchorage, Alaska, and Thomas R. Hill of Latonia; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229 or to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Loretta Bernens, 95, of died Wednesday at the Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Ida M. Boyd, 89, of Englewood, Fla., died Jan. 5 in Englewood.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Earl E. Boyd; daughters, Barbara Schildman of Bellbrook, Ohio, and Janice Soloway of Englewood; a son, James Boyd of Cincinnati; a brother, Arthur Graessle of Fort Wright; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Private memorial services will be at the convenience of the family.
Memorials are suggested to Englewood United Methodist Church, 700 E. Dearborn St., Englewood, Fla. 34223 or to the charity of the donor's choice.
National Cremation Society, Port Charlotte, is handling arrangements.
William Darrell Byrge, 49, of Covington, died Dec. 30 at his home.
He was a disabled security guard.
Survivors include a daughter, Shannon Byrge of LaFollette, Tenn.; a sister, Pam Humphrey of Sadieville; and a brother, Michael Byrge of Covington.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Jim Cole, 69, of Cole's Branch, formerly of Ludlow, died Tuesday at his home.
He was an employee of Nutone, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Cole; a daughter, Lisa Gaiser of Ludlow; a stepdaughter, Bev Thiery of Florence; sons, Johnny Cole of Taylor Mill and Gary Cole of Walton; sisters, Beulah Merida and Cathleen Mills, both of Hammond, Sallie Mills of Scalf and Wanda Field of Batavia, Ohio; brothers, Everett Cole and David Cole, both of West Chester, Ohio, Harold Cole of Goshen, Ohio, Raymond Cole of West Carrollton and Curtis Cole of Paris; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Mills Missionary Baptist Church, Barbourville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight and 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Hampton Funeral Home, Barbourville, and from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Cole's Branch Cemetery.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling local arrangements.
Truman "Ike" Ellis Sr., 75, of Covington, died at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired truck driver with Marx and Dine's furniture companies, a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100 in Cincinnati and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Ellis; a son, Truman H. Ellis Jr. of Elsmere; daughters, Sandra Allen and Jacqueline Perdy, both of St. Augustine, Fla.; stepsons, James Downey of Taylor Mill and Robert Downey of Crescent Springs; a stepdaughter, Evelyn "Mae" Beach of Covington; brothers, Robert Ellis of Hebron and John Ellis of Milford, Ohio; one grandchild, six step-grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Emogene Kinman, 73, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Jon Burke Lieberman, son of Pamela and Jon Lieberman of Florence, died shortly after birth Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, Enlene Burke of Florence, and Bernard and Susan Lieberman of Cincinnati.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Mildred B. Lillis, 86, of Cincinnati, formerly of Latonia, died at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday at Judson Village Retirement Community, Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker, a former medical records supervisor with University Hospital in Cincinnati and a member of St. William Church, Cincinnati. Her husband, Nelson A. Lillis, died in 1970. A son, Michael Lillis, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Richard Lillis, James Lillis and Mark Lillis, all of Cincinnati, John Lillis of Gastonia, N.C., and Timothy Lillis of Latonia; daughters, Mary Ellen Lillis and Jeanne Colley, both of Cincinnati, and Anne Hackman of Portsmouth, Ohio; a brother, Richard Goettke of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. William Church, Cincinnati. Mrs. Lillis bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
John T. Masarik, 77, of Florence, died at 6:55 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Jeanette S. Parker, 83, of Warsaw, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church. Her husband, John D. Parker, died in 1979.
Survivors include sons, George Parker of Fort Mitchell, Roger Parker of Warsaw and Mike Parker of Florence; a sister, Violet Moscoe of Warsaw; brothers, Fletcher Satchwell and Lee Satchwell, both of Warsaw, Wilmere Satchwell of Morrow, Ohio, and Marvin Satchwell of Thurmont, Md.; seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Ghent Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Life Squad, P. O. Box 377, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Nega Pelfrey, 63, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at her home.
She was a transportation administration assistant with Heinz Foods and a member of Eggleston Methodist Church.
Survivors include daughters, Sandra Jones of Lincoln, Ill., Stacey Pelfrey of Williamstown and Sharie Creech of Erlanger; a son, Alex Pelfrey of Williamstown; sisters, Laura Jean Shouse of Fort Mitchell, Nina Parsons of Nevada and Margaret Fox of Utah; a brother, Donald Cochran of Covington; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Dora Lee Gayle Wood, 59, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton.
She was a former factory worker with Butler Furniture Factory and an employee of the Rich Ladder Co.
She attended Open Door Baptist Church in Carrollton. A son, Carroll Edward Breeden, died in 2000.
Survivors include a daughter, Leasha Lucille Moore of Carrollton; a cousin, Debbie Skirvin of Carrollton, who took care of Ms. Wood; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Worthville Cemetery.
