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Date of these obituaries: 11-11-1999
Yvette McKenzie, Boone deputy court clerk
Yvette McKenzie waited more than two months for a kidney transplant, wearing a beeper on her side that would alert her when an organ was ready. Meanwhile, she went to work every day in Boone County District Court, where she and her daughter, Stephanie, both worked.
Mrs. McKenzie, a deputy clerk for a year, never complained, said Pat Gutzeit, district court clerk.
"She never complained. Ever," Mrs. Gutzeit said. "She was always just positive and upbeat - just the kind of person you'd want to be."
Mrs. McKenzie's beeper went off Nov.1, she got a new kidney, and went home Saturday. But on Tuesday, Mrs. McKenzie, 55, of Burlington, died at St. Luke Hospital West.
A native of Puerto Rico, she often translated in court for people who spoke Spanish, the only employee who could do so.
"She was just so valuable to the court system," Mrs. Gutzeit said. "We're really going to miss her."
Mrs. McKenzie and her husband, Tom, were married
25 years. She worked several jobs in the eight years they lived in Burlington, he said, but she really found something she liked working at the courthouse.
Mr. McKenzie said his wife could always cheer somebody up. "She had a way of doing that," he said. "She was just kind of the life of the party."
Other survivors include a son, Thomas L. McKenzie of Burlington; and a sister, Esther Sullivan of Fairfax, Va.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 2200 Victory Parkway, Suite 510, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
J. B. "Joe" Asbury, 72, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired truck driver and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Avalene Asbury; sons, Billy Ray Asbury and Michael Joseph Asbury, both of Cincinnati, Ronald Allen Asbury of Columbus, Ohio, and Thomas Jones of Aurora, Ill.; a daughter, Jacquline Asbury of Falmouth; brothers, Frank Asbury of Hazel Park, Mich., and Tony Asbury of Hazard; a sister, Betty Wilson of Hazel Park; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday.
Howard F. Bennett, 74, of Villa Hills, died at 8:28 a.m. Tuesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was an administrative specialist with OKI Regional Council of Governments.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Franks Bennett; sons, Frederick M. Bennett of Chicago and Michael A. Bennett of Louisville; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Mae Burton, 77, of Maysville, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was a member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church.
Survivors include cousins, Josephine Devon of Mays Lick, Dorothy Swartz of Mount Olivet and Kenneth Tucker of Aberdeen, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday.
Thelma Louise "Bai" Hughes Carraco, 89, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. She was a homemaker and a member of Carrollton United Methodist Church.
Survivors include sons, Malcolm L. Carraco and Dan Carraco, both of Carrollton.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Carrollton United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the church. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to Carrollton United Methodist Church, 310 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Mark Dixon, 36, of Williams town, was found dead at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Josephine Hamilton, 81, of Elsmere, died Monday at her home. She was a retired long-distance operator with Cincinnati Bell Telephone and a member of the Telephone Pio neers. Her husband, James R. Hamilton, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Phil Hamilton of Crestview Hills and Scott Hamilton of Erlanger; a sister, Elsa Lou Miller of Cincinnati; and four granddaughters.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Mildred Harper, 78, of Fal mouth, died Wednesday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Paul D. Martin, 63, of Carroll ton, died Wednesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. He was an assistant manager with Parkview IGA in Carrollton and an Army veteran. His wife, Barbara Suter Martin, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Paul D. Martin Jr. of Carrollton.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Fri day at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Fu neral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Irene Osborn, 83, of Florence, died Tuesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a retired sales clerk with McAlpin's department store in Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Muegel of Edgewood; sons, Landon Osborn Jr. of Phoenix and Albert Osborn of Atlanta; brothers, Thomas Bran han of Newtown, Ohio, and William Branhan of Amelia, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Catch en Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Billie Colleen Pineur, 70, of Richmond, formerly of Covington, died Monday to St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was an active member of the First Unit ed Methodist Church in Rich mond, where she was a Sunday school teacher, a lay delegate for the annual Methodist conven tion and a member of the church choir and administrative board.
She served on the board of di rectors of McCready Manor Nursing Home in Richmond as a representative of the church, and she was a retired employee of the Eastern Kentucky Univer sity College of Education, Office of Student Services.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Dees of Richmond; a son, John Pineur of Richmond; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Richmond. A reception with dinner will follow in the church hall. Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church, 401 W. Main St., P. O. Box 27, Richmond, 40475.
Lucille C. Simon, 90, of Highland Heights, died at 5:58 a.m. Wednesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. She was a switchboard operator with the Queen City Club. Her husband, Lawrence Simon, died in 1942.
Survivors include a niece, Norinne Manley of Cold Spring.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Mary L. "Rosie" Weber, 87, of Maysville, died at 10:30 p.m. Monday at Maysville Extended Care Center. She was a secretary with Central Baptist Church and Church of the Nativity, both in Maysville, a former Washington city clerk and a former assistant secretary for Mason County Judge Austin Wenz.
Mrs. Weber was a member of St. Patrick Church in Maysville, where she was a member of the church Altar Society. She was a member of Mason County Homemakers and the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary, a former member of the Minerva Garden Club, and a volunteer with Hospice of Hope. Her husband, Louis A. Weber, died in 1960. A daughter, Rosemary McHugh, died in 1976.
Survivors include sons, Michael Weber of Walton and Robert Weber of Waynesboro, Va.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, with prayers at 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville.
Helen L. Zappa, 93, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Nicholas Zappa, died in 1974. There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
