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Date of these obituaries: 02-05-2000
Richard A. 'Dick' Ducker, a 'cutup' who 'made things fun'
Richard A. "Dick" Ducker, had a knack for making people feel special. As a nursing home volunteer he coaxed smiles from residents and staff with good-humored teasing and impromptu pizza parties, said his friend, Ethel Fahey.
Mr. Ducker died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was 94.
He was a retired shipping clerk for Gibson-Perin office supply company in Cincinnati and an Army veteran of World War II.
He and his wife, Marguerite, lived in Fort Thomas. After retirement, they moved to the Hathaway Court senior-citizen apartments in West Covington, where they became neighbors with their longtime friends, Ethel and Bill Fahey. The two couples traveled together through Ludlow Senior Citizens and spent holidays together.
"He was a wonderful person," said Mrs. Fahey. "He was a cutup. He always made things fun."
When his wife became ill and moved to the Baptist Convalescent Center, Mr. Ducker started volunteering at the center. He continued to volunteer after she died in 1987, building close ties with staff and residents.
"He took the patients to therapy," Mrs. Fahey said. "All the girls in therapy loved him. Sometimes he'd have pizza brought in."
He put in more than 2,700 volunteer hours at the Baptist Convalescent Center.
About 12 years ago he converted to Catholicism, and Mrs. Fahey became his godmother.
"He told me he was never so happy in his life," she said.
He was a member of St. Ann Church in Covington.
His health had started to fail in recent years, and a few months ago he moved to the Baptist Convalescent Center as a resident.
Survivors include a sister, Nora Ducker of West Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 8 p.m. Monday at St. Ann Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Matthew Brian Baker, 19, of Walton, died Friday in an accident at Atlas Concrete Co. in Walton, where he worked as a laborer.
Survivors include his parents, Keith and Rhonda Sims of Walton; brothers, Jacob Sims and Anthony Riley, both of Walton; sisters, Sarah Sims of Richmond and Katelyn Sims of Walton; and grandmother, Mary Belew of Piner.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Piner Baptist Church, 15044 Madison Pike, Morning View, Ky. 41063; or Simon Kenton High School Wrestling Team, 11132 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41052.
Anna C. Banks, 90, of Covington, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Miracle Temple Church, Covington.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Amos of Covington; a stepson, Clarence D. Green of Detroit; a sister, Leslie B. James of Springfield, Mass.; 14 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Miracle Temple Church, Covington. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Mary Beaman, 89, of Lexington, formerly of Covington, died at 12:10 p.m. Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Pearl C. Brancamp Bertelsman, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Harry W. Bertelsman; and a daughter, Nancy B. Turner of Florence.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Myrtle H. Carter, 76, of Florence, died at 10:30 a.m. Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, James L. Carter of Florence; sons, Jerry Winston of Miami, Jim Winston of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Jeff Winston of Margate, Fla.; daughters, Jane Kopke of Orange Springs, Fla., and Judy Robinson of Burlington; a brother, Elmer Hageman of Cincinnati; a sister, Charlotte Isler of Florence; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Margaret Catherine Colley, 81, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Brown of Fort Thomas, Jo Ann Lyle of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Donna O'Hara of Florence; a son, Frederick Colley Jr. of Cleves, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass will be at 6 p.m. Monday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Her body was donated to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard Church Memorial Fund, Fifth and Berry, Dayton, Ky. 41074. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Margaret W. Hamilton, 75, of Maysville, died at 12:15 p.m. Friday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was a retired caterer and a member of Highland Christian Church, Mason County.
Survivors include her husband, Keevil Hamilton; a son Gary L. Cooper of Maysville; stepsons, Gary Hamilton of Lakeland, Fla., and Roger Hamilton of Springboro, Ohio; brothers, Ira C. Doyle of Maysville and Ernest "Jimmy" Doyle of Flemingsburg; sisters, Nellie Brown of Russellville, Ohio, and Virginia Garrison of Somerset; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mason County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Mary Barbara "Babs" Hoffman, 66, of Lafayette, Colo., formerly of Fort Mitchell, died Jan. 19 at her home.
She marketed wearable art through her company, Hoffman and Hunt. She was a docent at the Denver Art Museum, a member of the Tuesday Hikers Group, a volunteer for YES and active in the Handweavers Guide.
Her husband, William W. Hoffman, died in 1998. A daughter, Deborah Hoffman, died in 1968. Survivors include daughters, Mary Katherine Hoffman of Lexington and Lucinda H. Parker of Florence; and four grandchildren.
Memorial services were Jan. 23 at First Presbyterian Church, Boulder, Colo. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Howe Mortuaries, Lafayette, Colo., handled arrangements.
Janet L. Hutton, 49, of Independence, died at 8:45 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was an executive assistant for Pacificare Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, James Creed Hutton of Florence and Matthew Hutton of Crescent Springs; daughters, Sherry Hutton of Florence and Amanda Hutton of Orlando, Fla.; her mother and stepfather, Bernice and Ronald Hornsby of Florence; a brother, Dale Hornsby of Independence; sisters, Sandy Butcher of Elsmere and Bev Horton of Florence; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Michael Thomas Knight, 50, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., formerly of Newport, died Jan. 29 at his home. He was owner and president of Q Laboratories, Cincinnati, and had worked for the Food and Drug Administration.
Survivors include daughters, Laura Cranston of Lancaster, Ohio, and Kira Knight of Cincinnati; his parents, Harold and Trudy Knight of Wilder; a brother, Ken Knight of Cincinnati; and sisters, Trudy Murray of Edgewood and Michelle Black of Cincinnati.
Memorial services will be at 11:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. Burial was in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Knight Family Scholarship Fund, c/o Q Laboratories, Inc., 1400 Harrison Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45214. Fitch-Denney Funeral Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind., handled arrangements.
Helen Boner Medaris, 86, of Carrollton, died Friday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. She was a homemaker and former owner of Blue Gables Motel. She was a member of United Methodist Church of Carrollton.
Her husband, Roy Medaris, died in 1980. Survivors include cousins, Lucien L. Trumbo of Hazard, Jack Trumbo of Simpsonville, Joseph Trumbo and Mark Trumbo, both of Finchville, Conrad Feltner of Chattanooga, Tenn., Patsy Trumbo Prewitt of New Orleans and Helen Maret Garard of Chapel Hill, N.C.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today at United Methodist Church of Carrollton. Her body was cremated. Memorials are suggested to United Methodist Church of Carrollton, 310 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Dolores K. O'Day, 92, of Dayton, died Friday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Gene Schulkers, 50, of Fort Thomas, died at 8:02 p.m. Thursday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Nora Thomas Simpson, 80, of Frankfort, died Friday at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. She was a retired nurse.
Her husband, Jesse Simpson, and a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Wiggs, both preceded her in death. Survivors include daughters, Jessie Sue Simpson and Dorothy Jean Simpson, both of Frankfort; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owenton IOOF Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601-2744; or Books For You Fund, c/o Paul Sawyer Public Library, 305 Wapping St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601.
Stacey Sorrell, 40, of Falmouth, died Friday in Albuquerque, N.M.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Charles Velissarios, 82, of Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly of Falmouth, died Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
