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Date of these obituaries: 05-23-2000
Robert Staat left legacy in buildings
Developer Robert Aaron Staat built a legacy throughout the tri-state, ranging from a 140-home subdivision in Kenton County to the municipal services complex in Cheviot, Ohio.
Mr. Staat, 64, died Friday at Newport Baptist Hospital in Newport, Tenn., from injuries suffered in a tractor accident at his resort home in the Smoky Mountains.
Mr. Staat, of Independence, owned and operated R.A. Staat Inc., a general contracting company, for nearly 15 years. He began as a carpenter, built the business from the ground up through hard work and a few simple rules, said his wife, Jean.
"He had three rules," recalled Mrs. Staat, who was the firm's vice president. "He always said, 'No partners. No stockholders.' And he said if he couldn't finance it, he wouldn't do it. .... But he loved to work. Nobody could keep up with him, and he did a lot of work on the jobs on his own."
Many of those jobs were through the city of Cincinnati, which chose R.A. Staat, Inc. to build the Camp Washington Commu nity Center and Cincinnati Fire Station No. 20 on Blue Rock Road. Mrs. Staat said his "pride and joy" was the Municipal Building in Cheviot, Ohio.
However, it may have been the subdivision Mr. Staat developed around his Kenton County farm home in the early 1990s that most fulfilled his dreams. Today, BrightLeaf Estates in Erlanger has more than 140 homes.
"All the streets are named after people in our family," said the Staats' daughter, Jennifer Miller. "I live on my street - Jenny Lane, and Laura lives on her street, Laura Lane .... He even had one named after his horse."
The Staats closed their contracting firm in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Jean C. Staat; a son, Gregory Staat of Erlanger; daughters, Jennifer Miller and Laura Williams, both of Erlanger, and Tracy Hekler of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Barbara Church, Erlanger. Cremation will be by Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Autism Society of America, 1821 Summit Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Grace Abbott, 93, of Cincinnati, formerly of Florence, died Monday at Deupree Community in Cincinnati. She was an embroiderer with Cincinnati Regalia and a member of Florence Baptist Church and Florence Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Seward R. Abbott, died in 1998. A son, Leroy Bud Abbott, died in 1957.
Survivors include a daughter, Irma Smith of Cincinnati; a son, Carl Abbott of New Castle, Del.; seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to BAWAC, 7970 Kentucky Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Marie A. Bokros, 91, of Bellevue, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include sisters, Margaret Iglesias of Coral Springs, Fla., and Rosemary Ruschman of Bellevue; and a brother, Adolph Luggen of Bellevue.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen cemetery Chapel, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Leonard J. Bonett, 79, of Falmouth, died Saturday at his home. He was a train car loader with Railway Express Agency and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor M. Schoo Bonett; a son, Richard A. Bonett of Hamilton, Ohio; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ralph Meyers and Deters Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth VFW Post, 2nd and Mount Joy Sts., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Albert Rudolphis "Towhead" Booher, 77, of Hebron, died Thursday at his daughter's home in Monroe, Tenn. He was a factory worker and a school custodian. He also was a member of Taylor's Port Church of God and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Lexie "Hull" Booher, and a daughter, Jewel Booher, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include daugh ters, Jennie Jones of Monroe, Tenn., and Kay James of Hebron; a son, Jimmie A. Booher of Hebron; a sister, Wilma Huckeby of Monroe; a brother, Irvin Booher of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services were Saturday at Bethsaida Christian Church, Monroe. Burial was in Booher Cemetery, Monroe. Livingston Funeral Home, Livingston, Tenn., handled arrangements.
Dorothy "Dottie" Huffman Day, 79, of Erlanger, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church, Tri- City Senior Citizens, and was a charter member of the Bettie Carter Morgan Woman's Club. She was a former Girl Scout leader, a member of the Erlanger Lioness Club and secretary of the Lloyd Memorial High School Alumni Association.
Survivors include her husband, Patrick Day; daughters, Deborah Grover of Crestview Hills and Cynthia Young of Erlanger; a brother, Walter Huffman of Crystal River, Fla.; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Bettie Carter Morgan Scholarship Fund, 123 Vernon Drive, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017.
Marlena D. Felthaus, 39, of Florence, died at 3:47 a.m. Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was an administrative assistant with Bahl and Gaynor Investments, Cincinnati, and a former employee of PNC Bank. She was a member of St. Paul Church, Florence, and was active in dance at the Ziegler Dance Studio, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Brian Robert Felthaus; daughters, Melissa Felthaus, Maria Felthaus and Julie Felthaus, all at home; her parents, Richard and Hertha Edwards of Fort Wright; brothers, Richard Edwards of Walton and Michael Edwards of Ludlow; and a sister, Linda Mattis of Harrison, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Fort Mitchell. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Marlena Felthaus Memorial Fund, PNC Bank, 2216 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Marcella Hoffman, 88, of Louisville, formerly of Fort Mitchell, died Sunday at Hill Creek Manor, Louisville.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Dolores Kirn Braun Lasita, 75, of Edgewood, died at 3:18 p.m. Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her first husband, Howard A. Braun, died in 1974. Survivors include a son, Jerry Braun of Fort Mitchell; a daughter, Teri Schaar of Edgewood; a stepson, Ron Lasita of Sarasota, Fla.; a brother, Jack Kirn of Fort Wright; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home- Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Make A Wish Foundation, 4770 Duke Drive, Suite 190, Mason, Ohio 45040.
Mary "Billie" Owens, 82, of Warsaw, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Warsaw Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Owens; daughters, Joyce Ellis of Warsaw, Barbara Worth of Lexington and Wanda Owens of Belton, Texas; a son, Wesley Owens of Miami; sisters, Lucille Baker and Linda Sams, both of Lexington; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Warsaw Baptist Church, 106 W. High St., Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Henrietta "Isles" Sendelbach, 85, of Highland Heights, died at 8:55 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Joseph Sendelbach, died in 1977.
Survivors include sons, Donald Sendelbach of Grants Lick and John Sendelbach of Melbourne; a daughter, Phyllis Bennett of Covington; brothers, Harlan Isles, Jerry Isles, Bobby Isles and Harry Isles, all of Covington; sisters, Bertie Clark and Lucy Isles, both of Covington; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Virginia Wedding Stafford, 79, of Covington, and Monday at Atria Health Care Center in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Irene Taylor, 70, of Covington, died at 10:05 p.m. Sunday at Garrard Convalescent Home in Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Lawrence Taylor, died in 1995. A son, Harold Wayne Taylor, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Violet Crawford, Eva Taylor, Patricia Wehrman and Cheryl Robertson, all of Newport, and Anna Marie Keen of Alvarado, Texas; sons, Lawrence Taylor Jr., James Taylor and John Taylor, all of Covington, and Robert Taylor of Cincinnati; a sister, Beulah Burns of Cincinnati; brothers, Warren Rue of Cincinnati and Conrad Rue of Florida; 38 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Diabetes Research Fund, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Ida Mae Vincent, 83, of Ludlow, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired data processor with the Internal Revenue Service and a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ, Bromley.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Vincent; sons, Thomas Vincent of Elsmere and William Vincent of Ludlow; sisters, Catherine Points of Evansville, Ind., and Rita Niemer of Bromley; six grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Cremation Co., Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Immanuel United Church of Christ, 110 Boone St., Bromley, Ky. 41016. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
John H. Washer, 75, of Highland Heights, died May 14 at his home. He was a retired Cincinnati police officer and a former postal worker. He also was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Alene Washer, and a daughter, Jennifer Denise Bullock, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, DeAnne Washer of Pennsylvania; sons, Lester Dale Washer of Florida, John Vernon Washer of Indiana and James DeWayne Washer of Kentucky; and several grandchildren.
Graveside services were May 17 at Sanders Cemetery. Watkins Funeral Home, Leitchfield, handled arrangements.
William Wegford, 53, of Covington, died at 12:42 p.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a member of Taylor Mill Lions Club and Pohlmann-Linnemann VFW Post No. 1484, Park Hills. His wife, Bonita Wegford, died on March 23.
Survivors include brothers, Art Wegford and Stanley Wegford, both of Covington; and a sister, Evelyn Wegford of Covington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Gloria G. Keyt Wessner, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at her home. She was a retired secretary with the Hamilton County, Ohio, Engineer's office and a member of the Daughters of the American Republic and the Delhi Historical Society. Her husband, Lawrence C. Wessner, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Lawrence D. Wessner of Hilliard, Ohio; daughters, Bonnie C. Barger of Cincinnati and Janice A. Calahan of St. Paul, Minn.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Hill United Church of Christ, Cincinnati. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. John Anglican Church, Dayton. Vitt, Stermer and Anderson Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Ruth Marion Tristchler White, 82, of Augusta, died Sunday at her home. She was a housekeeper and a church custodian, and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church of Augusta. Her husband, George White, died in 1969. Her son, George William White, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Janet White Hicks of Cibolo, Texas, Sharon White Carl and Joy White Gordley, both of Augusta, Hester White Kern of Brooksville and Judy White Mireles of San Antonio; a sister, Lucille Updike of Frankfort; a brother, Arthur Tritschler of Teague, Texas; and 16 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in cemetery on the Hill, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to Trinity United Methodist Church, Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Arnold E. Wilder, 64, of Fort Thomas, died at 9:10 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a retired supervisor with Swan Sales Corp., Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Fran Bowman Wilder; sons, Greg Wilder of Edgewood and Chris Wilder of Louisville; stepdaughters, Susan Cox of Clearwater, Fla., and Debbie Benton of Cashiers, N.C.; a sister, Jaunice Messer of Cincinnati; a brother, Niles Wilder of Loveland, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Gloria Wood, 65, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
