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Date of these obituaries: 05-19-1999
Covington's Shirley Rose, loved family
Shirley Mae Abner Rose loved being with her family.
"What she enjoyed more than anything was her kids and grandkids," said her husband, Dillard H. Rose. "She has always been there for them. Whatever they wanted or needed, they usually got it from her."
Mrs. Rose, 58, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. Mrs. Rose was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Taylor Mill.
She was a former employee of the Kenton County school system and the Taylor Mill Bakery. She worked at the bakery for several years waiting on customers.
"Everybody in this neighborhood was in that bakery; they've all seen her," Mr. Rose said. "She liked working with people. She loved to be around people. She was always happy."
Mrs. Rose also loved going to yard sales.
"I've got enough junk here to prove it," Mr. Rose said.
Other survivors include sons, Don Allen Rose of Dry Ridge and Rodney L. Rose of Covington; a daughter, Ramona S. Hearn of Owenton; a sister, Birdie Bird of Covington; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Peggy Marie Alig, 50, of Crestview Hills, died at 4 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a secretary with PNC Bank, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood.
Survivors include daughters, Erin Alig and Anne Alig, both of Crestview Hills, and Meghan Bryant of Covington; her mother, Hester Coyle of Portsmouth, Ohio; brothers, John Coyle and Steve Coyle, both of Cincinnati, and James Coyle of Portsmouth; sisters, Kathie Meinrod of Dolores, Colo., Anne Malone and Mary Jane Jones, both of Portsmouth, and Barb Montavon of St. Louis; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X. Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Leo Bilz, 86, of Erlanger, died at 1:35 p.m. Tuesday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Eleanor F. Brown, 78, of Alexandria, died Sunday at Highlands Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a retired medical secretary in the office of Dr. James Smith in Alvin, Texas, and a member of First Baptist Church, Newport, and the American Business Women Association in Kansas City, Mo. Her husband, Richard Brown, died in 1968.
Survivors include sons, Rick Brown of Webster, Texas, and Richard A. Brown of Florence; sisters, Lucille First of Fort Thomas, Rosella Henson of Newport and Opal Richmond of Alexandria; brothers, William B. Daniel of Soest, Holland, and Robert Daniel of Alexandria; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Beatrice M. Durstock, 91, of Burlington, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a bookkeeper with Burrough's Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence.
Her husband, William Durstock, and sons, James Durstock and Paul Durstock, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, William Durstock of Independence; a daughter, Shirley Thoss of Burlington; 24 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Church. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Annette Iona Howard, 80, of Burlington, died Monday at Woodland Hills Nursing Home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. She was a seamstress with Palm Beach Co., Erlanger. Her husband, Raymond Howard, died Feb. 2.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Story of Burlington; stepchildren, Louis Howard of Visalia, Jack Howard and Dorothy Barnes, both of Independence; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Baxter Crematory, Cincinnati. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Harry A. Jaeger, 89, of Highland Heights, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired truck driver with Motor Terminal, Cincinnati. His wife, Ruth Schulte Jaeger, died in 1972.
Survivors include daughters, Marian Neiser of Cold Spring and Carol Buckner of Highland Heights; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights, is handling arrangements.
James William Johnson, 50, of Crescent Springs, died Sunday in a motorcycle accident on northbound I-75 near the Brent Spence Bridge.
Survivors include sons, James Johnson Jr. of Warsaw, Anthony Johnson of Lakeside Park, Christopher Johnson and Jason Johnson, both of Cincinnati, James R. Johnson of Dayton, Ohio, and Collin Johnson of Crescent Springs; daughters, Beverly Johnson Mayberry of Clarksville, Tenn., and Melissa Banker of Cincinnati; his mother, Dorothy Johnson of Covington; brothers, Ernest Johnson, Marcus Johnson, Sam Johnson, Freddie Johnson and Ollie Johnson, all of Covington; sisters, Emma Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Charlotte Johnson and Janet Johnson, all of Cincinnati, Beth Gentry, Karen Rice and Nina Johnson, all of Covington, and Dorothy Hopkins of Tennessee; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 tonight at Ninth Street United Methodist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
John R. Kidder, 73, of Flemingsburg, died at 9:44 a.m. Monday at his home. He was an employee of State National Bank, Maysville, and a mechanic with Calvert Motors and Hilltop Ford, both in Maysville. He was a member of Dekalb Lodge, Maysville.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Kidder; and sisters, Dorothy Blevins of Maysville and Margaret Hunt of Mount Olivet.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. today. Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery, Maysville.
Joseph G. Martz, 72, of Wilder, died Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Home, Newport. He was a retired printer with Palms Brothers Printing, Norwood, Ohio, and a member of St. Stephen Church, Newport, and the Holy Name Society.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Martz; a daughter, Donna Wagner of Newport; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen Church. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Georgia Mae McMullin, 59, of Demossville, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her mother, Ruth Stokes of Highland Heights; and brothers, Paul McMullin of Demossville and Larry McMullin of Park Hills.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Pine Hill Cemetery, Mount Vernon. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Emmett "Razz" Moore, 72, of Hebron, died at 4:30 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired sheet metal worker with Lodge and Shipley Co., Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sisters, Gloria Smith and Emma Frances Hodges, both of Hebron; and a brother, Lloyd Moore of Union.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
Hazel Schumacher, 89, of Fort Thomas, died at 3:32 a.m. Monday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas.
She was Brent Spence's secretary for 39 years, serving with him in his law office and in the U.S. Congress. She was a member of St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas, and the church Rosary Society and 55 Club. She was a member of Little Portions Chapter of the Franciscan Society and National Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter No. 1760. Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Carmel Manor Chapel, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 8:45 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice, or in the form of Masses.
Daniel Shields Jr., 27, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at his home. He was a printer with Berman Electronic Prepress, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Justin Shields and Austin Shields, both of Covington; his parents, Daniel Shields Sr. and Barbara Shields, both of Newport; a brother, Anthony Shields of Newport; and a sister, Yvonne Taylor of Falmouth.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Corpus Christi Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the family, 410 Lindsey St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Henry Odel Vanover, 55, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired machinist with Disabled American Veterans in Cold Spring, and a self-employed construction worker.
Survivors include sons, Henry Vanover of Hamilton, Ohio, and Paul Vanover of Arlington Heights, Ohio; daughters, Penny Tira of Hillsboro, Ohio, Chrissy Vanover and Elizabeth Vanover, both of Hamilton, Ohio, and Julie Vanover of Milford, Ohio; sisters, Sada Sellers of Dayton and Florida Lou Summler of Whitley City; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton., Visitation will begin there at 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Graveside services will be at noon Saturday at Higgenbotham Cemetery, Whitley City.
James Ray Watson, 58, of Corinth, died Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a maintenance worker with Cincinnati Can Co. and a member of Lystra Church of Christ and Corinth Lion's Club.
Survivors include his wife, Arlene "Chi Chi" Watson; a daughter, Robin Hensley of Moores Hill, Ind., a stepson, Glenn Peddicord of Florence; a stepdaughter, Katrina Clark of Corinth; brothers, Carl Edward Watson of Allen, Texas, and Charles E. Watson of Georgetown; a sister, Sara Ann Watson of Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lystra Church of Christ Youth Group, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
