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Date of these obituaries: 12-18-1999
Norbert C. Reinert, 72, spent a lifetime helping others
Norbert C. Reinert had no questions about his purpose on earth. He was put here to help people, he used to say. And that's what he did.
Mr. Reinert shared his mechanical talents with his neighbors, his church and his community in Melbourne.
Mr. Reinert, 72, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
He was diagnosed earlier this year with Lou Gehrig's Disease, which stole his strength and rendered his hands useless. It was a devastating loss for a man who had spent a lifetime extending those hands to others, said his daughter, Connie Kroger of Melbourne.
Mr. Reinert had been a truck driver for R.J. Beischel Construction in Cincinnati for 41 years. He had a garage workshop at home, where he would fashion tools and mechanical devices.
"He could think up a piece of equipment and make it work," his daughter said. "He could build anything. He built a cannon. He dug his own wells."
People came to him when machinery broke down or when they needed a tractor fixed, said his wife, Ramona. It wasn't unusual for neighbors to show up in the family driveway with items to be welded.
"He'd drop whatever he was doing and help," Mrs. Kroger said.
"He taught me patience and integrity. He believed in hard work and helping others," she said. "He could handle any situation."
He and his first wife, Joann Reinert, raised two daughters and a son. Shortly after he retired in 1989, Joann Reinert was diagnosed with cancer and died 14 months later.
Two years ago he married
a longtime family friend who had been widowed. He and his new wife, Ramona, traveled to Florida. It was Mr. Reinert's first vacation trip.
"He was a wonderful father, husband and friend," Ramona Reinert said.
Mr. Reinert was a volunteer firefighter and was a member of the Grandpas Club at St. Philip's Church in Melbourne - a group of retired men who maintained the church and school buildings and grounds. Mr. Reinert helped weld the iron fence that the group made and installed around the church grounds.
He was a member of Laborers Union Local 265 and the Campbell County Historical Society.
Other survivors include a daughter, Carrie Reinert of California; a son, Chuck Reinert of Alexandria; a sister, Armella Hartig of Melbourne; brothers, Alvin Reinert of Wilder, Jerry Reinert of Cold Spring and Raymond Reinert of Walton; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Philip's Church, Melbourne. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Cynthia Shaw Crispen Endowment Fund, c/o Development Director, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, MN150, 800 Rose St., Lexington, Ky. 40536-0284.
Oral Gleason Asberry, 57, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a former machinist for Harris Thomas Drop Forge, Dayton, Ohio.
Survivors include a son, Brian Asberry of Hubert, N.C.; a daughter, Eva Marie Willen of Springfield, Mo.; brothers, Gordon Asberry and David Asberry, both of Denver; sisters, Wanda Trutschel of Alexandria, Louise Baker of Jacksonville, Fla., and Helen Leaton of Pensacola, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home and Crematory, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Elizabeth D. Brashear, 79, of Latonia, died at 7:20 p.m. Thursday at her residence. She was a retired bookkeeper. Her husband, John W. Brashear, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Carol J. Copher of Shawnee, Kan., and Joyce McKenzie of Apopka, Fla.; sons, William E. Brashear of Batavia, Ohio, and John W. Brashear Jr. of Latonia; a brother, Richard E. Shafer of Latonia; a sister, Grace Taylor of Mississippi; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Morris Davis, 74, of Maysville, died at 7:50 a.m. Friday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. He was an evangelist. His first wife, Dwell Fay Davis, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Cecil Dugan Caskey Davis; a son, Garland Davis of Brooksville; daughters, Lana Sharon Davis of Brooksville and Gina Gail Gaylor of Somerset; sisters, Iva Long and Inez Davis, both of Lexington, Myrtle Clos of Brooksville and Alberta Flannery of Lancaster; brothers, Leroy Davis and Clay Davis, both of Lancaster; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ramsey Funeral Home, Lancaster. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, and from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ramsey Funeral Home, Lancaster. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery.
Lelia Felton, 83, formerly of Covington, died Dec. 9 at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include a brother, William McCoy of Richmond, Calif.; two sisters of Alabama; one grandchild, four great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Life Center, Covington. Joseph R. Garr Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Elmer "Nappy" Holiday, 70, of Owenton, died Thursday at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a former employee of Thomas Hardware, Owenton, and the Kentucky State Highway Maintenance Department. He was a member of Owenton Second Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Alma Jones Holiday; a son, Billy Clay Holiday of Owenton; daughters, Margaret Holiday Crews of Baltimore and Peggy Mallory and Sandra Holiday, both of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Second Baptist Church, Owenton. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in New Liberty Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Owenton Second Baptist Church, c/o McDonald Funeral Home, P.O. Box 474, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Paul A. "Colonel" Klette, 85, of Independence, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Catherine Barbara Jansen Leising, 90, of Newport, died at 9:05 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport; St. Vincent DePaul Society; St. Mary's Altar Society; Associate of Divine Providence; Hilltoppers Seniors; and Brighton Center Seniors. Her husband, William H. Leising, died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Little of Cincinnati; sons, William Leising of Alexandria, Robert G. Leising Sr. and Richard Leising, both of Newport, and Bernard Leising of Stow, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, with prayers at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Divine Providence, St. Anne Convent, 1000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, Ky. 41059, or St. Vincent DePaul Society, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Mary E. McCain, 82, of Highland Heights, died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday at Lakeside Place Care Center in Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of Covenant Christian Church, Newport. Her husband, C.B. McCain, died in 1978.
Survivors include stepsons, Richard McCain of Pleasant Plain, Ohio, and Reuben McCain of Alexandria; and a stepdaughter, Betty Baynum of Covington.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Place Nursing Home, 3520 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
William P. McCune, 78, of Latonia, died at 3:35 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington. He was a retired production electrician for American Tool, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, Latonia; American Legion Post 203, Latonia; and Col. Clay Masonic Lodge 159, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Melba Ruth McCune; and daughters, Kimberly Sugrue of Beavercreek, Ohio, and Tenley Bittner of Erlanger.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
James H. Miller, 79, of Fort Thomas, died at 11:05 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired salesman with J. H. Schuler Co., a member of First Baptist Church of Bellevue and a member of the board of directors at Our Lady of the Highlands. Mr. Miller held lo cal and state offices with the Newport Lions Club and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Jean McIlvoy Miller; daughters, Kim Luse, Kelly Lenhardt and Karen Class, all of Fort Thomas, and Pam Thompson of Union; sons, Randy Miller of union and Ronald Miller of Jacksonville, N.C.; sisters, Reva Haigis and Hazel Sparks, both of Dayton, and Mabel Sanderson of New Port Richey, Fla.; a brother, Charles Miller of Dayton; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or First Baptist Church, 254 Washington Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Bill Redman, 67, of Covington, died at 2:30 a.m. Friday at his residence. He worked for Interlake Steel and Newport Steel and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a professional musician for the band Bill Redman and the Matchmakers, and was a member of Col. Clay Masonic Lodge 159, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Records Redman; sons, Bill Redman of Hopkinsville, Jimmy Redman of Covington and Larry Redman of Tampa, Fla.; daughters, Sue Brooker of Claryville, Penny Glass of Covington and Debi Vater of Grants Lick; halfbrothers, Roy Martin and David Martin, both of Georgia; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Falmouth.
J.W. Taylor, 72, of Carrollton, died Thursday at his residence. He was retired from the maintenance department of Elf ATOChem, formerly M&T; Chemicals, Carrollton. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Velma Jo Kindoll Taylor; daughters, Tammy Beach of Carrollton, Sheila McAllister of Turners Station and Cindy Chadwell of Owenton; sisters, Mary Lee Thomas of Warsaw, Lena Edwards of Milton, Alma Welch of Bedford, Dorothy Williams of Morristown, Tenn., and Lola Vories of Campbellsburg; a brother, Lloyd Taylor of Milton; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Carrollton IOOF Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Union Grove Christian Church, c/o Tandy- Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, 809 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Henry Matthew White, 18, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Falmouth, died Friday in an automobile accident on U.S. 62 in Elizabethtown. He attended Georgetown College, where he was a redshirt freshman linebacker on the football team. He was a member of Youngers Creek Baptist Church, Elizabethtown.
Survivors include his parents, Rev. Henry and Brenda Roberts White of Elizabethtown; grandparents, Homer and Violet White of Lexington and Dora and Effie Roberts of Liberty; and great-grandmother, Mrs. Cleo Ward of Lexington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Youngers Creek Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brown Funeral Home, Elizabethtown. Burial will be in Youngers Creek Church Cemetery.
