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Date of these obituaries: 07-06-2000
Lois Reinhart, church pianist
Lois K. Reinhart was blessed with a musical gift that permitted her to teach herself to play the piano and duplicate any melody she heard simply by ear.
Her family said she used that gift throughout her life to help others grow closer to God, in her role as a church pianist and organist.
"For the church congregation," said her son, Jeffrey Scott Reinhart of DeMossville, "my Mamma had a way to play the organ that opened everybody's heart up to the Lord."
Mrs. Reinhart, 73, of DeMossville, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was pianist, organist and choir director with Community Church of Nazarene, Florence, where she was also a member.
She had also volunteered her musical talents to many other congregations, including Banklick Baptist Church, Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Staffordsburg United Methodist Church and Gardnersville Christian Church.
"Wherever they needed an organist, they called my mother," recalls her son. "Mom, a lot of time, I think, had a hard time making the decision of which church to go to. . .. She was just a very considerate person, the type who would go out of her way to do anything for anybody."
Other survivors include her husband of 55 years, Bert T. Reinhart; son, Bert T. Reinhart Jr. of DeMossville; daughters, Donna Lynn Barton of DeMossville, Paul Kay Myerhoff of Florence and Denise Lea Hoskins of Rising Sun, Ind.; a sister, Verda Ann Modlin of Ludlow; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Marie Jo Berge, 91, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at King's Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind.
She was a retired teacher with Carroll County Schools, having taught the third grade at Ninth Street Elementary School in Carrollton, and a member of St. John Church, Carrollton.
Mrs. Berge was a member of the Carroll County Retired Teachers Association, the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association, Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, the Carrollton chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Port William Historical Society and Carroll County Senior Citizens. Her husband, Harry A. Berge, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Joan Tomlinson of Edgewater, Fla.; sons, Fred Berge of Kansas City, Mo., and Jim Crutcher of Edgewater; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Church, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Carroll County Public Library or Port William Historical Society, in care of Tandy-Eckler- Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Velma Martin Burris, 78, of Covington, died Wednesday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a former employee of Bayless Clothing Co. and the Polly Flinders Dress Co., Cincinnati.
She was a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church in Covington and an volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include a daughter, Patty Scherpenberg of Latonia; a brother, Shelby Martin of Covington; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Madison Avenue Christian Church, 1530 Madison Ave., Covington, 41011.
Leonard Delaney, 79, of Newport, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired truck driver with Dixie Distributing Co., and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Verna Delaney; sons, James Delaney and Leonard Delaney Jr., both of Bellevue, Jeffrey Delaney of Newport, John Delaney of Crescent Springs, Phillip Delaney of Newport, Randy Delaney of Cincinnati and Sgt. Timothy Delaney of Fort Lewis, Wash.; daughters, Karla Delaney Hartley of Dayton and Joyce Delaney McCoy of Bellevue; a brother, Guy Delaney of Cincinnati; sisters, Margaret Guin of Cincinnati and Lillian Oldham of Falmouth; 17 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial is in Johns Hill Cemetery, Campbell County.
Lula "Lu" Littrell Denhart, 69, of Walton, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired tree farmer and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Independence, and Northern Kentucky Right to Life.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Denhart; daughters, Catherine Elizabeth Dick of Cincinnati and Laura Ann Renke of Walton; sisters, Agnes Breeden of Dry Ridge and Minnie Potts of Taylor Mill; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hill Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Rosemary L. Leick Dunckley, 79, of Newport, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired employee of Greis Drive In Market, Newport.
Her husband, Wilbert Dunckley, died in 1961.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Schultz of Melbourne; a son, Wilbert Dunckley of Newport; sisters, Christine Greis of Fort Thomas, Alma Ruschman of Camp Springs, Dorothy Cruer of California and Coletta Bucher of Bellevue; a brother, Albert Leick of Camp Springs; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Burial was in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, handled arrangements.
Andrew C. Ebert, 79, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Cold Spring, died Saturday in Port Charlotte. He was a service manager with Rim and Wheel, Cincinnati.
His wife, Mary Ebert, died in 1980.
Survivors include brothers, Christian J. Ebert Jr. and John E. "Jack" Ebert, both of Southgate; and a sister, Carol Arrasmith of Burgin.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Dorothea A. Feldman, 75, of Lakeside Park, died Thursday at the Regency Manor Nursing Home in Independence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
William Michael Fraysure, 61, of Maysville, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. He was a coal handling supervisor with Dayton Power and Light Co. and a member of the Augusta Volunteer Fire Department.
He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Maysville and the Washington Lions Club. A son, Michael Fraysure, die din 1968.
Survivors include his wife, Jackie Lou Teegarden Fraysure; daughters, Kelly Grayson of Tollesboro and Kacey Miller of Maysville; sons, Steve Fraysure of Bement, Ill., and Jonathan Fraysure of Maysville; a brother, Jim Fraysure of Augusta; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, Maysville.
Memorials are suggested to Trinity United Methodist Church, 26 W. Third St., Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Bernard E. Howard, 83, of Newport, died Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. He was a retired machinist with Avey Machine Tool Co., Covington, and a member of Bellevue Christian Church and Kersten O'Day VFW Post No. 2899 in Bellevue. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Cemetery, Miamisburg, Ohio.
Joseph D. "Sonny" Kaiser Sr., 67, of Covington, died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was the owner of Kaiser Heating and Air Conditioning Co., Fairview, and the founder of A-1 Heating Co. He was a member of the Northern Kentucky Heating Contractors Association and a Korean War veteran.
His wife, Ruth F. Hornsby Kaiser, died in 1980.
Survivors include sons, Donny Kaiser of Morning View, Joey Kaiser of Fairview and Steve Kaiser of Latonia; daughters, Gloria Petery of Ludlow and Kathy Bridges of Panama City, Fla.; sisters, Shirley Kaiser of Florence and Barbara Steffen of Covington; his fiancee, Gwen McKinney of Covington; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
James O. Lay, 81, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a truck driver with Duff Trucking Co., a member of Boone-Union Masonic Lodge No. 304 F&AM and Elsmere VFW Post No. 6423.
He was a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100, Cincinnati, and a former Boone County Parks and Recreation employee.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Lay; a daughter, Vivian Auteri of Bellevue; sons, Dennis Lay of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., Joe Lay of Union, Larry Lay of Florence and William Lay of Warsaw; a stepdaughter, Pam Hacker of Williamstown; brothers, Eugene Lay of Alabama and Roy Lay of Covington; a sister, Lillian Rouse of Frankfort; 27 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Joseph Ben Lee Sr., 67, of Independence, died Monday at Pineview Manor, Beaver, Ohio. He was a retired maintenance worker with Cincinnati Gas & Electric, and an Army veteran. A daughter, Betty Lee, died in 1974.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Belew Lee; sons, Joseph B. Lee Jr. of Erlanger and Louis C. Lee of Virginia; daughters, Cynthia Jane Lee of Iowa and Patricia Jo Lee Dabney of Demossville; a sister, Margaret M. Maphet of Georgia; a brother, Louis P. Lee of Erlanger; and six 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 Wilmington Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Alberta Losey Mahaney, 93, of Cleves, Ohio, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Tuesday at Bayley Place Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a kindergarten teacher and a member of First Christian Church, Silver Grove.
Her husband, Leo St. George Mahaney, and a son, William A. Mahaney, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Lee Howard Mahaney and David G. Mahaney; sisters, Janie Brians, Frances Mahaney and Clara Kaylor; six grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Dennis George Funeral Home, Cleves. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Mildred Marshall, 74, of Florence, died at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a retired hair dresser.
Survivors include a son, Gary Reynolds of Crestline, Ohio; daughters, Barbara Sargent of Mansfield, Ohio, and Melodie F. Grothaus of Florence; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or Florence United Methodist Church, 8585 Old Toll Road, Florence, Ky. 41042.
John W. Moore, 85, of Walton, died Saturday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. He was an attorney with the federal government. His wife, Arnetta Moore, died in 1991. A son, Robert John Moore, died in 197.
Survivors include a daughter, Lara G. Hengstebeck of Walton; a sister, Virginia Stephenson of Cincinnati; and one grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Cora Ethelyne Readnour, 86, of Union, died Wednesday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Big Bone Baptist Church, Union.
Survivors include a sister, Anna Belle Moore of Walton; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Union.
Norman June Roberts, 73, of Madison, Ind., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 6:18 p.m. Tuesday at King's Daughters Hospital in Madison.
He was a farmer and a retired employee of the Williamson Heater Co. He was a former employee of Longview Hospital, Cincinnati, a member of Hanover, Ind., Baptist Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Roberts; sons, Earl Wayne Roberts and Norman Frederick Roberts, both of Madison, and Michael Roberts of Carrollton; sisters, Zelma Roberts King of Covington, Beulah Joslin of Owenton and Flossie Lilly of Warsaw; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. EST Friday at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home, Madison. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Madison. Memorials are suggested to Hanover Baptist Church, 151 W. Main St., Hanover, Ind. 47243.
Gail W. Sargent, 51, of Apopka, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday at her home. She was a sales representative with Marketing Specialties.
Survivors include her husband, Larry W. Sargent; a son, Anthony Sargent of Apopka; a daughter, Tamara Sargent- Benitez of Apopka; a brother, Ronald Erpenbeck of Warsaw; a sister, LaVerne Ridiman of Dayton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Wayburn Sizemore, 73, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Sandy Stephens Jr. of Newport and David Sizemore of New port; daughters, Sue Hiemenz of Hot Springs Village, Ark., and Christina Sizemore of Indianapolis; brothers, Howard Noble of Frankfort, Joseph Noble of Virginia Beach, Va., and C. A. Noble of Cross Lane, W.Va.; a sister, Hazel Combs of Cusseta, Ga.; and one grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Morris William "Bill" Thompson Jr., 79, of Florence, died Monday at his home. He was a clerk with Conrail Railroad, a member of Florence Masonic Lodge No. 949 F&AM and Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423, Elsmere. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Thompson; a son, David Thompson of Florence; daughters, Sharon Coppage of Petersburg, Nancy Jett of Florence, Jackie Woodard of Franklin, Tenn., Kathy Stewart and Pat Moore, both of Union, and Blanche Marshall of Fort Mitchell; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ruth Burke Turner, 96, of Brooksville, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died June 28 at Brooksville, Fla. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Thomas Turner, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Thomas Turner of Florence and John R. Turner of Elsmere; a daughter, Harriet Schomaker of Brooksville; a brother, Kenneth Burke of Cincinnati; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Cremation was at National Cremation Society, Brooksville.
Edward M. Wray, 85, of Erlanger, died Monday at Baptist Village Care Center in Erlanger. He owned a five and dime store and was an administrator and teacher with Ohio College of Applied Science.
Mr. Wray was a member of the Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge No. 607, Dayton, and the Bellevue Lions Club. His first wife, Frances Wray, died in 1986. His second wife, Nellie Wray, died in 1990.
Survivors include daughters, Suzanne Bovard of Fort Wright and Barbara Shinn of Seattle; sons, James Wray of Crestview Hills and William Wray of San Francisco; sisters, Mariam Bischetsrieder of Santa Maria, Calif., and Janette Blocker of Rapid City, Mich.; a brother, Orval Wray of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Vine Street Hill cemetery Chapel, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229; or the charity of the donor's choice. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
