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Date of these obituaries: 09-25-2000
Elsmere's Frank Robinson, retired postal service worker
From his days as a stand-out on the high school basketball court to his 36-year career with the U.S. Postal Service, Frank Robinson always turned in a quality performance, according to his family. But it was the time he spent with those closest to him that he really relished the most in life.
"Dad was fortunate to retire early . . . He was able to spend a lot of that retirement time enjoying his grandchildren," said his daughter, Patti Smith of Independence. "He even kept up a pool in the summer for them."
Mr. Robinson, 64, of Elsmere, died Thursday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
Mr. Robinson retired nine years ago after 36 years with the U.S. Postal Service. He was a dock expeditor at the U.S. Post Office Cincinnati Annex on Dalton Avenue.
Many around Northern Kentucky may remember Mr. Robinson better as "Sug" Robinson, as he was known as a star basketball player, in the early 1950s, for Covington Catholic High School. He continued his love of sports as he and his wife, Mary Ann, built their family of five children. Ms. Smith said a favorite family tradition was her dad's Sunday morning breakfasts.
"Dad would prepare some of the food ahead of time and always insisted on watching the grandchildren while the rest of us ate," said Ms. Smith.
Mr. Robinson was a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere.
He was preceded in death by a son, Stan Robinson, in 1981.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Mary Ann Blewett Robinson; two sons, Chuck Robinson of Erlanger, and Chris Robinson of Bullitsville; two daughters, Jeaneen Tepe of Hebron, and Patti Smith of Independence and nine grandchildren.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the Stan Robinson Memorial Scholarship Fund, St. Henry District High School, 3755 Scheben Drive, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Helen V. Ernst, 83, of Fort Wright, died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. She was honored as a 1990 Outstanding Woman of Northern Kentucky, and was a volunteer with the Licking Val ley Girl Scouts; Aural Rehabilitation Enhancement; Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky; and Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs. She was also a primary force in the development of Kentucky's deaf and hearing impaired programs. Her husband, Leroy Ernst, died in 1997. A daughter, Wanda Sue Harvey, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Tom Ernst of Fort Wright; a daughter, Peggy Hickman of Falmouth; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday at Mother of God Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials: Mother of God Church, 119 W. Sixth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Gary A. Grieme, 49, of Union, died Thursday in Florence. He was self-employed.
Survivors include his wife, Sandy Grieme; daughters, Jennifer Grieme of Cincinnati and Alison Grieme of Union; a son, Michael Grieme of Union; his father, William B. Grieme of Fort Wright; and brothers, Bill Grieme of Villa Hills and Jerry Grieme of Grapevine, Texas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 tonight at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to National Alliance of Mentally Ill of Hamilton County, 1101 Summit, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Robert L. Hudson, 79, of Augusta, died at 6:15 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a tool and die maker with Oakley Mold and Die, Cincinnati, a member of the Augusta Fire Department and VFW Post No. 9535, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Leona C. Bach Hudson; a daughter, Brenda Hudson McMillen of Fort Wright; a brother, Carl Hudson of Augusta; and a sister, Mary Lou Hudson of Augusta.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation is 6-8 tonight. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or Augusta Volunteer Fire Department, Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Olive R. "Tootie" Leblang, 70, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, George Leblang, died in 1986. A daughter, Mary Ann Leblang, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Debbie Lauderman of Independence, Tami Gullion of Latonia and Kim Newcomb of Williamstown; sons, George Leblang of Latonia, Dean Leblang, Jesse Sayers and Daryl Leblang, all of Independence, and Jimmy Leblang of Walton; a sister, Mary Ellen Skein of Florida; brothers, Tim Payne and Lloyd Payne, both of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation: 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
William A. Martin, 72, of Elsmere, died at 9:30 p.m. Sat urday at his home. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Martin; a son, David Martin of Elsmere; daughters, Sandy Dickerson of Walton and Billy Sue Parman of Elsmere; a brother, Darrell Campbell of Florence; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Vada M. Mohrmeyer, 72, of Newport, died at 5:05 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired laborer with Miller Shoe Co., Cincinnati, and did sewing for Safe Guard Co., Covington.
Survivors include a brother, Clifford Mohrmeyer of Latonia and a sister, Florence Mohrmeyer Everett of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials: St. Luke Hospice, 85 N. Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Lenora Ashcraft Norton, 80, of Williamstown, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a former employee of Northern Kentucky Treatment Center, Crittenden, and a former Avon representative. She was a member of Knoxville Baptist Church in Pendleton County. Husbands, Oral Ashcraft and Francis C. Norton, died in 1967 and 1988, respectively.
Survivors include a son, Gene Ashcraft of Williamstown; a stepson, Joe Lee Ashcraft of Williamstown; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation: noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials: Williamstown Christian Church Building Fund, 318 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41093.
Virginia Lee Poe, 64, of Corinth, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a homemaker, and a member of Stonewall First Church of God, Corinth, and Senior Citizens of Owen County. A son, Russell Flanagan, died in 1987.
Survivors include her husband, Donald R. Poe; a son, Roger Flanagan of Corinth; a daughter, Donna Sanders of Springdale, Ark.; brothers, James Gilbert of Hyden and Marcus Gilbert of Franklin, Ind.; a sister, Ida Braunstutter of Franklin; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stonewall First Church of God. Visitation: 5-9 tonight at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Burial will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mosely Cemetery, Big Creek.
Delmar Dewitt "D. D." Ringwald, 93, of Carrollton, died Friday at his home. He was a retired employee of Indy Auto in Madison, Ind., and Kentucky Motors, Carrollton. He was a member of Carrollton Christian Church and a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Maxie Maker Ringwald; daughters, Wilma Duve of Verona and Sanda Summers of Madison, Ind.; a son, Henry "Butch" Ringwald of Corbin; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Olean, Ind., Cemetery. Graham-Dunn Funeral Home handled arrangements.
John Martin Russell, 91, of Erlanger, died Saturday at Baptist Village Care Center, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Harrison Gregory Schrand, son of Keri and Greg Schrand of Union, died shortly after birth Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, Don Conrad and Donna Conrad of Union and Dr. James Schrand and Marilyn Schrand of Florence; and great-grandmother, Betty Schambach of Kenton County.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Entombment will be in St. Mary cemetery Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials: Good Samaritan Hospital, Neo-natal ICU, 375 Dixmyth Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220; St. Elizabeth Medical Center Prenatal Center, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017; or St. Joseph Church, 602 Sparta Pike, Warsaw, Ky. 41095. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Ruth Dawn Wagoner, 78, of Bellevue, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired seamstress with Burkhardt's in Cincinnati, a past president of the Campbell County Democratic Club and a former Girl Scout leader.
Survivors include her husband, George R. Wagoner; daughters, Sylvia Dougherty of Fort Thomas and Sharon Meyer of Bellevue; sons, George W. Wagoner of Woodbury, N.J., and Gary Wagoner of Kettering, Ohio; brothers, Jim Dawn and Jack Dawn, both of California, and Doug Dawn of Southgate; sisters, Stella Freeman of Silver Grove, Marie Gaskins of Sayler Park and Gayle Wanner of Alexandria; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, 2139 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Irvin C. "Bud" Walter, 78, of Melbourne, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired mechanic for Campbell County Motors, a member of St. Philip Church, Melbourne and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Hilda J. Walter of Melbourne; sons, Dennis Walter of Melbourne and Robert Walter of Highland Heights; sisters, Viola Kool of Melbourne and Elsie Arkenau of California; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philip's Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs. Memorials: Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Eva Watson White, 92, of Sammamish, Wash., formerly of Latonia, died Friday at Emerald Heights Nursing Home, Redmond, Wash. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Richard White, 59, of Highland Heights died at today at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington. Arrangements pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
