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Date of these obituaries: 08-27-1999
Fred J. Kallmeyer's legacy lives on in houses he built
Retired postal worker Fred J. Kallmeyer has a proud legacy in the homes he built for relatives and associates in Northern Kentucky.
His daughter, Betty Breetz, and his son, Tom Kallmeyer, each live in one of them in Villa Hills. It's like living in the warm, protective embrace of their father.
That's because no matter how impressive a mark Mr. Kallmeyer left on the landscape, he made a deeper and more lasting impression on the hearts of his family.
"He loved his family very, very much," said Mrs. Breetz. "He had 13 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren, and he really enjoyed them all."
Mr. Kallmeyer, of Villa Hills, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was 97.
Mr. Kallmeyer was born in Covington.
For 35 years he was a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office, first at Covington branch and then at the Ludlow branch. In Ludlow, he had a rural route that included Hebron and what would become Villa Hills.
At the same time he was delivering letters, Mr. Kallmeyer was building houses.
"That was his love, his creative outlet," said Mrs. Breetz.
Mr. Kallmeyer's wife of 64 years, Margaret Eason Kallmeyer, died in 1994.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church in Crescent Springs. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Linnemann Funeral Home in Erlanger is handling arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to the Villa Madonna Academy, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky., 41017.
Joel K. Cummins, 39, of West Chester, Ohio, formerly of Bracken County, died Wednesday at his home. He was a project leader with production process services for General Electric in Cincinnati, and a member and Sunday school teacher at Rolling Hills Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Joellen Moran Cummins; daughters, Mallory Cummins and Bethany Cummins, both of West Chester; and brothers, Steve Cummins of Lexington and Barry Cummins of Charlotte, N.C.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Shorten and Ryan Funeral Home, West Chester, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, 311 Straight St., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219.
Offie Hicks, 58, of Cincinnati, died of cancer Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Rodney Meyer and Lamen Hicks, both of Cincinnati; daughters, Barbara Fisher of Batavia, Ohio, Anita Wheeler of Cincinnati and Jinger Hicks of Harrison, Ohio; sisters, Elzira Sparks and Ada Lovell, both of Cincinnati, and Lonzie Rye of Oxen Hill, Md.; and brothers, Lamon Lovell of Bellevue, Bryant Lovell of Bromley and Thurman Lovell of Hamersville, Ohio; and 10 grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Locust Pike Pentecostal Church, Covington. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Gardens. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Beatrice Smith Hitch, 81, of Fort Thomas, died at 1:42 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Carthage United Church of Christ. Her husband, Forrest Hitch, died in 1977.
Survivors include cousins.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery, Carthage. Memorials are suggested to Carthage United Church of Christ, Route 1, Box 199, Carthage, Ky., 41007.
Joseph Monticello Lyvers, son of Todd C. and Diana Montgomery Lyvers of Bellevue, was stillborn Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include brothers, David Lyvers and Travis Lyvers, both of Bellevue; and grandparents, Betty Auberry, Marcella Lyvers and Russell Lyvers, all of Bardstown.
Graveside services were this morning at Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is han dling arrangements.
Ray E. Malott, 57, of Walton, died at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a design engineer with H. K. Systems, Hebron.
Survivors include his wife, C. Gail Bullock Malott; sons, Anthony Ray Malott and Barry Malott; daughters, Kimberley Keding and Rhonda Rae Malott; a brother, Robert E. Malott; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Vorhis Funeral Home, Norwood, Ohio. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Orab Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Walton United Methodist Church, 68 S. Main St., Walton, Ky., 41094.
Janice Ruth Messer, 53, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. She was a retired employee of the Jonesville Rest Home and a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Williamstown.
Survivors include her husband, Tom Messer; sons, Tommy Messer of Williamstown and Mike Messer of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Linda Cook of Williamstown; brothers, Charlie Cooper of Florence and John Cooper of Williamstown; sisters, Jean Brown of Crittenden and Brenda Barnett of Newport; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Church Cemetery, Williamstown. Memorials are suggested to the family. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Wallace Edward Smith, 66, of Springboro, Ohio, formerly of Fort Mitchell, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired chairman of the partnership of Wollpert Consultants in Dayton, Ohio, and a member of St. Francis Episcopal Church, Springboro, where he served as a lay reader and a member of the church vestry. He was a former member of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Dayton Engineers Club.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Lee Bushelman Smith; sons, Michael Smith, Rev. Stephen Smith and Christopher Smith; his mother, Alma Edna Tice Smith of Fort Thomas; brothers, Billy Joe Smith, Gene A. Smith, Rev. Larry Smith, John W. Smith, David Smith and Dale Smith; sisters, Ann Dumoi and Joyce Kapp; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sat urday at St. George Episcopal Church, Dayton, Ohio. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Tobias Funeral Home Far Hills Chapel, Dayton, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to St. Francis Episcopal Church, 225 N. Main St., Springboro, Ohio, 45066; or American Heart Association, 124 N. Jefferson St., Dayton, Ohio, 45402.
Anthony J. Weibel Sr., 83, of Independence, died Wednesday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. He was owner of Weibel Nursery and an Army veteran. His wife, Dorothy Marie Weibel, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Anthony J. Weibel Jr. of Independence; a stepdaughter, Sister Sharon Portwood, O.S.B., of Villa Hills; a stepson, John W. Portwood of Burlington; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Barbara Church, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Barbara Church, 4042 Turkeyfoot Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Marie Carolyn Willen, 96, of Florence, died Thursday at Victory Park Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
