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Date of these obituaries: 07-14-2000
Rose Wells, devoted grandmother
Rose Mary Stricker Wells didn't let anything slow her down.
"She was so busy that I could not keep track of her schedule," said a daughter, Shari Gray of Fort Thomas.
Mrs. Wells didn't even let pancreatic cancer keep her from making the most out of her life. Mrs. Gray said the family was amazed at the quality of life she was able to maintain after her diagnosis.
"She tried to squeeze everything in when she knew she didn't have a lot of life left," Mrs. Gray said.
Rose Mary Stricker Wells, 70, of Southgate, died Wednesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
A native of Newport, Mrs. Gray said her mother took great pride in the renovations that had been done in the city. Mrs. Wells was particularly proud of the World Peace Bell and even began working there in the spring.
A devoted grandmother, Mrs. Wells' grandchildren often spent the night with her. She and the grandchildren would make crafts and bake chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies. Last summer, Mrs. Wells went on vacation with her daughter's family. Mrs. Gray said her mother would wake her children every morning so they could watch the sunrise.
She was also a bank officer with American National Bank, Newport, and a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Crestview Hills. She was a member of Gloria Dei Seniors, First Church of Christ of Burlington's Joy Club and the Vagabond Square Dancer Club.
Mrs. Wells was also a volunteer with St. Luke Hospitals and a registrar with Northern Kentucky University. Her husband, William E. Wells, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, William E. Wells of Fort Thomas; another daughter, Sue Miller, of Fort Mitchell; brothers, Clarence Stricker of Lady Lakes, Fla., Raymond Stricker of Fort Thomas and Jerry Stricker of Covington; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Music Program, 2718 Dixie Highway, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017; or Pancreatic Cancer Research, American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Linnemann Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Eugene Schaengold, store owner
Eugene M. Schaengold, who owned the 5 cent to $1 Store in Dayton for 40 years, died at 10 a.m. Sunday at Mercy Hospital Anderson, in Cincinnati. He was 72.
Mr. Schaengold grew up working in his father's variety store in Cincinnati's West End. "He was buying hardware for his dad's store at age 10," said Mr. Schaengold's wife, Patricia. "He was always a businessman."
Mr. Schaengold bought the variety store on Sixth Street in Dayton in 1950 and it became a gathering place for the neighborhood.
"Everybody in town knew him," said his son-in-law, Joe Vogt of Cincinnati.
"It was a variety store and it had women's clothing and a craft shop all in the same store," said Mrs. Schaengold. "Everybody came to the dime store," she said.
The Schaengolds lived in Cincinnati until the 1980s, when they moved to Dayton and Mr. Schaengold was elected to the Dayton City Council. They sold the store in 1990 and retired, but not for long. "He wasn't one to sit," his wife said. "When you're used to people, you want to be around people."
He took a job with Wal-mart and spent a couple days a week as cashier. "They wanted to give him a management position, but he said he'd done that," she said.
The Schaengolds moved back to Cincinnati in 1993.
"His pride and joy was his grandson, Josh," said Mr. Schaengold's daughter, Cathy Vogt. "They used to go to the movies together and talk sports and they both loved good music," she said.
Mr. Schaengold played clarinet. His grandson played trombone in the Anderson High School band.
Mr. Schaengold also was a member of the Avon-Miami Masonic Lodge 542.
He had been in the hospital for an operation when he had a stroke.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia, daughter Cathy Vogt of Cincinnati, and one grandson.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jon Deitloff Funeral Centre, 4389 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati. Memorials to the charity of one's choice.
Homer Back, 73, of Melbourne, died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a butcher for Lovetts Meat Co., Cincinnati. A son, Edward Reed Back, died in 1998.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian J. Back of Melbourne; son, David J. Back of Elsmere; brothers, Hubert Back of Alexandria, Marion Back of Batesville, Ind., Bill Back of Blackey, and Henry Back and Doug Back, both of Middletown, Ohio; a sister, Maudie Fields of Somerset; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Dora Barker, 63, of Manchester, formerly of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired cook at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Survivors include a son, Allen Barker of London; brothers, Robert Poe of Erlanger, Frankie Poe of Alexandria, and Edward Poe, Milton Poe and John Poe, all of Newport; sisters, Mary Alice Snyder of Independence, Mo.; and Sharon Fleming of Dayton; and three grandchildren.
Visitation and services will be at noon Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Lonzo Gadd, 64, of Independence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired machine adjuster with Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, a member of American Coon Hunters Association and Bradford Masonic Lodge No. 123, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Carol L. Ingle Gadd of Verona; a son, Jeffrey Lee Gadd of Independence; daughters, Pamela Rose Gadd of Nashville, Tenn., and Tracy Ann G. Cormican of Union; sisters, Norma Willis of New Albany, Ohio, and Karen Napier of Crittenden; brothers, Don Gadd of Erlanger, Amos Gadd of Union, Harold Gadd of Walton and Dale Gadd of Florence; three grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 105 W. Fourth St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45210.
Emma Catherine Herrmann Germann, 86, of Maysville, died Wednesday at St. Charles Nursing Home, Fort Wright. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Patrick Church, Maysville.
Mrs. Germann was a volunteer with the church and St. Patrick School, was a member of the church Altar Society and the church festival committee, Erin Ball Committee, Parent Teacher Association and 4-H Club. She was a tutor and an aide with the Special Education Association and a past president of Covington Catholic Women. She was also a member of the Ohio Valley Garden Club, the Community Crib Association and Parkinson's Disease Association. Her husband, Ambrose J. Germann, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Henry C. Germann and William J. Germann, both of Edgewood, and Jeffrey W. Germann of Covington; daughters, Betty J. Svec of Crestview Hills, Mary G. Wehrman of Crestwood Hills, Jean Hengelbrok of Fort Thomas, Sharon L. Serey of Villa Hills and Arlene F. Riedel of Saginaw, Mich.; brothers, Frank Herrmann and David Herrmann, both of Cincinnati, Donald Herrmann and Robert Herrmann, both of Westminster, Md., and Thomas Herrmann of Miami, Fla.; sisters, Imelda Kimball of Georgetown, Ohio, Joanne Knapp of Columbus, Ohio, and Ruth Dotson of South Haven, Mich.; 29 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Saturday at St. Patrick Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to Ambrose and Emma Germann Scholarship Fund, Thomas More College, 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017; St. Patrick School Building Fund, 318 Limestone St., Maysville, Ky. 41056; or St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Lewis Plunkett, 77, of Crittenden, died at 3:15 p.m. Thursday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown, following a short illness.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden.
Lola Eileen Kent Steinharter, 80, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Walton, died Friday at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. She was a retired saleswoman at Friedmand's Jewelry and a member of Walton Baptist Church. She was a past worthy matron of Walton Order of the Eastern Star and Covington White Shrine. Her husband, Lee Steinharter, died in 1995. A daughter, Joanna Kent, died in 1960.
Survivors include a son, Byron Kent of Union; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice, or in the form of flowers.
Alice Sweeney Williams, 72, of Newport, died at 4:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired floor supervisor with J. C. Penney Co. in Newport, a retired Campbell County deputy sheriff and a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 Ladies Auxiliary, Newport. A daughter, Rebecca Ann Williams, died in 1995.
Survivors include her husband, Harvey Williams; daughters, Deborah Lee Harness of Newport, Yvonne Williams of Alexandria and Annette Johnson of Latonia; her stepmother, Rose Sweeney of Cincinnati; sisters, Annie Boschert of Newport and Jean Felgar of Williams, Ariz.; stepsisters, Patty Brunst of Cincinnati and Janet Winters of Bellevue; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P. O. Box 3702, Memphis, Tenn. 38173-0704.
