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Date of these obituaries: 01-20-2001
Nicholas Gross, retired Newport police officer
Nicholas Gross Sr. was a decorated World War II veteran who worked 25 years for t he Newport Police Department.
"He lived a full life of doing what he wanted to do, and it seemed like he thought his duty was community service as a police officer, " said his daughter, Rev. Angela Justice of Falmouth.
Mr. Gross died Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tampa, Fla.
He was 84.
Mr. Gross was a native of Newport. He distinguished himself in the Army during World War II.
Mr. Gross's daughter said he worked hard to clean up the corruption that riddled much of Newport before he retired in 1968 as a sergeant.
"He was a very strong-willed person, " she said. "He was very tough, and he had quite a reputation for that."
Mr. Gross then worked nearly 15 years as a security guard at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas, where he made many friends. In fact, Mr. Gross made friends all his life and, until moving to Tampa last year, gathered with some of them nearly daily at the Country Inn on Monmouth Street in Newport. He also liked to fish.
A son, Carl Gross, preceded him in death.
Besides Rev. Justice, survivors include sons, Russell Gross of Butler and Nicholas Gross Jr. and Samuel Gross, both of Tampa; a sister, Marion Cooke of Cold Spring; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen cemetery Chapel in Fort Thomas. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in St. Stephen cemetery in Fort Thomas.
Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling the arrangements.
Rose Mary Bell, 74, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington. She was homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Tony Bell of Erlanger; a daughter, Sheila Hatke of Westwood, Ohio; a sister, Pauline Johnsman of Celina, Ohio; and a brother, Tony Cipollone of Celina.
Cremation will be in Baxter Crematory, Cincinnati. There will be no services or visitation. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, St. Bernard, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Elfrieda Benzinger, 93, of Fort Wright, died at 11 a.m. Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Judge Eugene Benzinger, died in 1960.
Survivors include daughters, Ruth Ann Kramer of Westlake, Ohio, and Susan Beckman of Greenville, S.C.; a son, Gerald Benzinger of Lakeside Park; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Dexter Bishop, 50, of Falmouth, died Friday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Roy Shelton Cammack, 87, of Erlanger, died Friday at his home. He was retired from the former Reliance Dye Co., Covington, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Frances M. Washnock Cammack of Erlanger; sons, Jim E. Cammack of Erlanger and Robert P. Cammack of Fort Mitchell; daughters, Frances Katherine "Kathy" Mullikin of Independence and Margaret Marie Campbell of Smyrna, Tenn.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mary Geneva Criswell, 68, of Owenton, died at 10:50 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a retired nurse for Owen County Hospital and a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Owenton. Her husband, Don Criswell, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Colby M. Criswell, Douglas O. Criswell and Mark V. Criswell, all of Owenton; a daughter, Donita Kay Walker of Owenton; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Ky. 22, Owenton, Ky. 40359; or Owen County Memorial Hospital, 330 Roland Ave., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Verona I. Dixon, 86, of Newport, died at 8:45 a.m. Friday at Lakeside Place Health Center, Highland Heights. Her husband, Alvin Dixon, died in 1952, and a son, Don Dixon, died in 1996.
Survivors include daughters, Charlotte Thacker of Vanceburg and Orpha George and Mary Hiltibrand, both of Newport; sons, Robert Dixon of Brooksville, Harry Dixon of Newport and Earl Dixon of Tollesboro; sisters, Blanche Applegate of Maysville, Wilma Shaw of Vanceburg, Stella Toller of Manchester, Ohio, and Marie Fite of Portsmouth, Ohio; 15 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Bethel Methodist Church, Lewis County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, and from 11 a.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, Lewis County.
America Salyers Dunn, 89, of Ludlow, died Thursday at Eastgate Health Care Center, Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a retired salad chef for the Queen City Club, Cincinnati, and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, Covington. Her first husband, Jerry Salyers, died in 1950, and her second husband, Goebel Dunn, died in 1987. A son, John "Jack" Salyers, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Mulligan of Ludlow, Karen Brown of Louisville and Maggie Neagle of Edgewood; a son, Donald Salyers of Fullerton, Calif.; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Jeff Steven Schneider Scholarship Fund, c/o Eastgate Health Care Center, 4400 Glen Este-Withamsville Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45245.
Hobert E. Hickman, 73, of California, died at 2:45 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired press operator for Mead Containers, Norwood, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Edith M. Hickman; sons, Odious Hickman of Cincinnati and Hobert Lee Hickman of Alexandria; daughters, Millie Donaldson of Homosassa, Fla., and Shirley Stull of California; brothers, Hubert Hickman of Tiffin, Ohio, and Kenneth Hickman of Sweeney, Texas; sisters, Anna Owen of Covington, Lenna Dykes of Fort Mitchell, Brenda Sue Horbeck of Butler, Joyce Morrow and Glenna Tyree, both of Tiffin, Ohio, and Elvaree Gentry, Lois Israel and Ruby Yancey, all of Stearns; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or First Twelve Mile Baptist Church, Rt. 1, Box 131, California, Ky. 41007.
Opal Lawson, 75, of Independence, died at 5:25 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
Graveside services were 2 p.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
C&C; Mortuary, Covington, handled arrangements.
Thomas McGough, 90, of Ludlow, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Herbert Joseph Necamp, 93, of Wilder, died at 9:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was general manager of Sheraton Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, and president of Cincinnati Hotel Association. He worked for the Campbell County Fiscal Court, the state of Kentucky, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he managed Lakeside Terrace Senior Citizens Home Apartments.
Survivors include his wife, Beulah Louise Necamp; a daughter, Sharyn Necamp of Wilder; a son, Thomas B. Necamp of Akron, Ohio; a brother, Edward Necamp of Bellevue; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Oscar Merle Perkins, 89, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a construction worker. His wife, Hetti Garnett Perkins, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Louise Garnett Lake of Harrison County; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to Harrison County Food Pantry. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Sylvia B. Rardin, 95, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include sisters, Evelyn R. Brooks of Cincinnati and Ruth Buchanan of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. There will be no visitation.
Austin Ray Tomlin, 80, of Williamstown, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Grant County. He was a retired employee of Cincinnati Ventilating Machines, Florence. He was a member of Knoxville Christian Church, Williamstown; the Fox Hunters Association of Northern Kentucky; and was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Vivian Tomlin, died in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Turner of Lexington; and a grandson, Austin Ray Turner of Lexington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Broadridge Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Duane Lee Vincent, 73, of Lexington, formerly of Florence, died at 11:59 p.m. Thursday at Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home, Lexington. He was an attorney in Florence, a member of Florence Baptist Church and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Jo Ann Bowie Vincent, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Lee Bell of Lexington and Patty Roesel of Tampa, Fla.; sons, Richey Vincent of Lexington and Ricky Vincent of Crittenden; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
