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Date of these obituaries: 07-06-1999
Roy Ladrigan, loving father, oversaw Kenton golf course
Roy H. Ladrigan, the superintendent of the Kenton County Golf Course in Independence, was known for his dedication to his family and to his craft.
As a father and a husband, Mr. Ladrigan was patient and kind, said his wife, Mary Ann Portwood Ladrigan.
"He loved his daughters. He said his greatest achievement in life was his three daughters," she said. "And as a husband, he was very romantic."
As a golf superintendent, Mr. Ladrigan wanted to ensure that golfers had the best course he could possibly sculpt.
"He always had a smile on his face," said his friend, Kenton County Treasurer Ivan Frye.
"You could always find him at the golf course during daylight or at dusk, when he was planning the next day. He brought the golf course to a world-class condition, which isn't easy to do with a municipal golf course."
Mr. Ladrigan, 62, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North.
He worked 19 years in Kenton County. He also worked for 17 years at the Royal Oak Golf Course in Ohio.
"He was always busy," Frye said. "He would look into every detail."
Mr. Ladrigan was a member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Ohio Valley Walking Horse Association, Greater Cincinnati Superintendents Association and Kentucky Turf Grass.
Mr. Ladrigan enjoyed raising swans and was well-known for the many swans he donated to the Kentucky Horse Park, Spring Grove cemetery and Mason Christian Village.
Other survivors include his daughters, Diane Hatley of Glen Este, Ohio, Connie Wise of New Richmond, Ohio, and Jo McClanahan of Amelia; a sister, Kay Eichhorn of New Richmond, Ohio; brothers, Jack W. Ladrigan of Florida, Lou Ladrigan and Dale A. Ladrigan both of Amelia, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Burial will be at Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Elzene M. Trimble, helped editor-husband all her life
Elzene Miller Trimble, wife of former Kentucky Post Editor Vance Trimble, died at 9:32 p.m. Monday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She was 87.
Mrs. Trimble had a steel will sheathed in Southern charm and was her husband's greatest supporter, closest friend and, at times, most astute critic.
The couple met in high school in Wewoka, Okla., where she was the business manager of the high school paper, and he was the editor. They formed a lifelong team.
"She was very literary, a great lover of poetry," said Mr. Trimble. "She was inspiring. We were in love."
They married
during the Depression and embraced life as an adventure. In the early years, they took to the road. He repaired typewriters, and the two sometimes slept in the car. By the time Mr. Trimble was 24, he was a financial editor at the Tulsa Tribune, and the two rode his journalistic rise that took them to Houston, and then to Washington, D.C., where he won the Pulitzer Prize for reporting in 1960.
Mrs. Trimble was his sounding board. She charmed Washington, where they were guests at the homes of senators and congressmen and visited the White House. Mrs. Trimble even danced with LBJ.
She never lost her Southern roots or her sense of adventure, and passed both to their daughter, Carol Ann.
Mrs. Trimble sparkled at dinner parties at their home and reveled in fast-paced bridge games. The couple designed and built several homes together, each with a Frank Lloyd Wright flair. They moved to Kenton Hills in 1963, when Mr. Trimble was named editor of The Kentucky Post.
The two traveled the world together, though in recent years Mrs. Trimble had been ill.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Trimble is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann Nordheimer of Wilmington, Del., and sister, Edwina Cline of Houston, Texas.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
John J. Cioffi, 83, of Florence, died Sunday at his residence. Mr. Cioffi was a retired quality control supervisor for Palm Beach Clothing Co.
Survivors include his wife, Antoinette Golden Cioffi of Florence; a daughter, McLaney Barnes of Anderson Township, Ohio; a son, John J. Cioffi II of Islamorada, Fla.; sisters, Angie Brandenburg of Irvine, and Mary Abate, Madeline Bender, Anna Campbell and Rose Gruber, all of Cincinnati; brothers, Patrick Cioffi of Loveland, Ohio, and Frank Cioffi and Joseph Cioffi, both of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Lora B. Day, 97, of Dayton, died Sunday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights.
She was a retired self-employed hairdresser. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Day, and son, Frank Day.
Survivors include two grandchildren, Lawrence Loebker of Cincinnati and Linda Wright of Muncie, Ind.; seven great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Donna Jean Egolf, 56, of Southgate, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Daniel N. Gastenveld, 42, of Park Hills, died Saturday at his residence. He was a salesman for Hunter Engineering.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Gastenveld of Park Hills; sons, Joe and Robert Gastenveld, both at home; his father, Robert Gastenveld of Park Hills; and sister, Ann DuVall of Springfield, Ohio. His mother, Jane Nagel Gastenveld died earlier this year.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45203, or the Kenton County Public Library. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
William "Cliff" Gatewood, 83, of Union, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown.
Mr. Gatewood was a farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia C. Gatewood.
Survivors include his daughter, Janice Fossett of Union.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky., 41014.
Richard William Hensley, 71, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati. He was a retired printer for the federal government and an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 148, Alexandria.
Survivors include a son, Mark Hensley of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Shelley Kammerer of Camp Springs; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
John W. Hopperton, 92, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Mr. Hopperton was retired from the Boone County Road Department, and he was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Maud Ella Hopperton of Florence; a daughter, Janet Sue Townsend of Florence; sons, William E. Hopperton of Jacksonville, Fla., and Terry A. Hopperton of Hebron; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Two sons preceded him in death, Donnie R. Hopperton and Ronald L. Hopperton.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillside Chapel Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45218.
Carl E. Lykins, 66, of Florence, died Sunday at his home. He was a driver for Roadway Express.
Survivors include his mother, Treva Lykins Cochran of West Liberty; a daughter, Delora Copher of Hanover, Ind.; sons, Mike Lykins of Burlington and Tim Lykins of Union; sisters, Patty Buxsel and Linda Dungan of Hamilton, Ohio; and brothers, Malcom Lykins and Ralph Lykins, both of Hamilton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Entombment will be in Forest Lawn cemetery Mausoleum, Erlanger.
Harry R. Meyer, 100, of Lexington, formerly of Park Hills, died Sunday at his residence.
Survivors include sons, James R. Meyer of Lexington and Paul S. Meyer of Atlanta, Ga.; a sister, Elizabeth Dressman of Fort Wright; four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. His wife, Alice C. Kuchle, and a daughter, Martha Meyer, preceded him in death.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Stella R. Molloy, 84, of Cincinnati, formerly of Latonia, died Monday at Mercy St. Theresa Care Center, Mariemont, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Frank C. Smith Jr., 79, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood. He was a retired security officer at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Survivors include a son, John Smith of Crestview Hills; daughters, Lorie Flerlage of Dry Ridge, Terre Giglio of Fort Mitchell, and M. Anita Campbell of Amelia, Ohio; sisters, Dorothy Snyder and Virginia Smith, both of Fort Wright; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Cecilia Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky., 41012
Pauline Cummins Stamm, 70, of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She was a part-time associate at Lazarus in Florence and a retired bookkeeper at B & B Heating and Air Conditioning in Covington and Dubois Chemical Co. in Cincinnati.
Survivors include her son, James Wesley Stamm of Greenville, N.C.; a sister, Mary Sharp of Erlanger; and a brother, John W. Cummins of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Erlanger United Methodist Church, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Erlanger United Methodist Church, 31 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky., 41018.
John E. Valentine, 60, of Union, died Saturday at his home. He was a salesman for a discount carpet outlet and Debbie's Flowers in Dry Ridge.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie J. Helmer Valentine of Union; daughters, Anita Winkler of Franklin, Ohio, and Cindy Barnes of Batavia, Ohio; a sister Susan Lechman of Woodfield, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
