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Date of these obituaries: 01-18-2001
Charles 'Kap' Kappesser, enjoyed making people laugh
Charles Henry "Kap" Kappesser loved to see people happy so he strived to make them laugh.
"He had a tremendous sense of humor, and it came through on everything he did, " said his daughter, Linda Gabis of Cold Spring.
"The doctors had a very difficult time diagnosing him with Alzheimer's because he would always turn the situation around with humor. When they would ask him a question, he would tease back."
Mr. Kappesser, 78, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a yard master with Conrail in Cincinnati. He was a member of Bellevue Vets, St. Stephen-Holy Spirit Church in Newport and the United Transportation Union. Mr. Kappesser was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Mr. Kappesser loved yard sales, auctions and flea markets.
"He was a very personable person, and he liked to have people around and talk to. He would fix anything for us as kids, but the deal was you had to be with him when he did it, " Mrs. Gabis said.
Mr. Kappesser was also a family man. He and his wife raised seven children, "but he would not allow my mom to work, " Mrs. Gabis said. "It very important to him that we have a good upbringing and mom be home with us."
Other survivors include his wife, Dorothy Walz Kappesser; sons, David Kappesser and Randall Kappesser, both of Cincinnati, John Kappesser, Richard Kappesser and Steven Kappesser, all of Fort Thomas, and William Kappesser of Morning View; a brother, Raymond Kappesser of Fort Thomas; a sister, Helen Scherder of Midland, Ohio; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be said at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen-Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to Edenview Adult Day Care Center, 2260 Park Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206, or the charity of the donor's choice. Robert "Don" Boemker, 65, of Covington, died at 2:05 a.m. Wednesday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. He was a dock worker with the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Survivors include a sister, Sister Dolores Marie, S.N.D. of Newport; and brothers, Stanley H. Boemker of Cincinnati and Raymond B. Boemker of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
William Doyle, 64, of Germantown, died Wednesday at his home. He was a truck driver and a member of Germantown United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Jefferson Doyle; a daughter, Kimberly Cooper of Augusta; a sister, Mildred Mains of Augusta; brothers, Bobby Doyle of Germantown and Danny Doyle of Augusta; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Sara Jane Green, 15, of Owenton, died Monday in an Owen County auto accident. She was a student and cheerleader at Owen County High School.
Survivors include her parents, Norman and Melinda Ayres Green of Owenton; a brother, Adam Zachary Green of Owenton; and grandparents, Buddy and Jane Green and Dorothy and Norman Green Sr.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Irene M. Hegge, 87, of Fort Thomas, died at 6:43 a.m. Wednesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Mother of God Church, Fort Wright. Her husband, Raymond H. Hegge, died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, Charles L. Mardis of Fort Wright; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:05 p.m. Friday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Virginia Helen Hertwig, 86, of Dayton, died at 5 a.m. Wednesday at Lakeside Health Care Center, Highland Heights. She was a retired employee with Hennigan Printing Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include cousins.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Anne Convent Development Fund, 1000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, Ky. 41059; Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Lakeside Health Care Center, 3510 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
Logan Anthony Hill, son of Anthony L. and Karrie Lynn Eubank Hill of Independence, was stillborn at 1:27 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include grandparents, Dawn and Dave Meenach of Independence, Bill Eubank Jr. of Covington, Richard and Rose Hill of Independence; and great-grandparents, Marlene and Fred Wright of Carrollton, William and Janice Eubank of Covington, Ray and Virginia Hill of St. Bernard, Ohio, and Dorothy Hyde of Scottsburg, Ind.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Burial will be in St. Cecilia Cemetery, Independence. Memorials are suggested to St. Cecilia Church, 5313 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Betty Jane Miller Lunsford, 76, of Frankfort, formerly of Latonia, died at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a homemaker and an employee of Office of Aging Services in the Cabinet for Health Services. She was a member of Church of the Ascension, Frankfort.
Survivors include daughters, Jeannine Norman of Malibu, Calif., Jennifer Burger and Janice Lunsford, both of Frankfort; sons, Jeff Lunsford of Malibu and Jerry Lunsford of Frankfort; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at LeCompte-Johnson-Taylor Funeral Home, Frankfort. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Frankfort Cemetery.
Louise M. Neuman, 81, of Bromley, died Monday at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati.
She was a retired technician with Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. Her husband, Paul Neuman, died in 1982.
Survivors include sons, Louis Carl Neuman of Norwood, Ohio, Paul Neuman Jr. of Brookfield, Conn., and James Neuman of Orlando, Fla.; a daughter, Beverly Quinlan of Kamden, Ark.; a sister, Dorothy Dalyrimple of Cincinnati; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 7 tonight at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be in Wheelersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Wesley United Methodist Church, 319 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
William Sears, 67, of Covington, died Monday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired cook and baker with Highland Country Club in Fort Thomas, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Betty Sears; sons, David Sears of Hamilton, Ohio, and Brett Sears and Billy Chris Sears, both of Florida; brothers, Charles Sears, Jerry Sears and John Sears, all of Covington; ans six grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Disabled Veterans of American, 3200 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Ethelyn Sharon Simmons, 49, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of Carrollton United Pentecostal Church. A stepson, Daniel Allen Simmons, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Vernon D. Simmons; daughters, Rosie Griffin of Carrollton and Susan Michelle Wilson of Worthville; a stepdaughter, Jeannette Kim Wilhoite of Madison, Ind.; sons, Gary Simmons of Carrollton and Jerry Simmons of Bedford; a stepson, Roger Simmons of Carrollton; her parents, Herbert William and Lilly Rosalee Dilbert Tibbetts of Cayman Brac, British West Indies; sisters, Marilyn DaCosta of Miami and Sandra Mitchell of Bedford; brothers, Delvin Tibbetts and Darnell Tibbetts, both of Cayman Brac; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.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 IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Herbert E. "Red" Simpson, 77, of Newport, died at 12:32 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired conductor with the C&O; Railroad in Silver Grove, a member of AMVETS Post 13 in West Harrison, Ind., and John R. Little VFW Post 3186 in Southgate, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Billie "Bones" Ziegler, 51, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a salesman with Ryans Home Center.
Survivors include his mother, Daisy Ziegler of Fort Thomas; a sister, Betty Iacabucci of Fort Thomas; and a brother, Dale Ziegler of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
