Search Archived Marriage Records
Date of these obituaries: 04-27-1999
Sadie Reinhart, raised grandchildren after Beverly Hills fire killed daughter
After the fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club took the life of her daughter in 1977, Sadie Reinhart became a mother again at the age of 62.
Mrs. Reinhart quit her factory job to raise her daughter's four orphaned children, who were between the ages of 5 and 14 when they came under her wing.
She was a devoted caregiver to her grandchildren, said her son, William Reinhart of Alexandria.
"She cared for them like they were her own," he said.
"She was a super lady. She worked hard all of her life."
Mrs. Reinhart died at 3 a.m. Monday at her granddaughter's home in Covington. The Cold Spring resident was 84.
She grew up in Versailles, Ky., and moved to Northern Kentucky, where she had relatives, in the 1930s.
She met her husband, Edward C. Reinhart, here. They were married
nearly 50 years and raised two children in Covington.
An employee for 28 years at Wadsworth Electric Co. in Covington, Mrs. Reinhart quit her job to care for her grandchildren after her daughter, Nora Lee Ellison, died in the supper-club fire that claimed 165 lives.
The father of three of Mrs. Ellison's children also died in the blaze.
Less than five years after the fire, Mrs. Reinhart's husband died, leaving her to raise the children on her own into her 70s.
During that time, she also worked in the cafeteria at St. Vincent De Paul school in South Newport, where Mrs. Reinhart's other grandchildren went to school.
Other survivors include nine grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
John P. Brady, 61, of Chase, Mich., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Saturday at his home. He was a custodian with Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., and an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Eileen Schohl Brady; sons, William Brady, Robert Brady, James Brady and Danny Brady, all of Michigan; sisters, Doris Jasper of Fort Thomas and Elaine Butler of Taylor Mill; brothers, Harold Brady of Union, William Brady of Elsmere and Thomas Brady of Covington; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philip Neri Church, Reed City, Mich. . Memorials are suggested to Home Hospice, 400 Perry Ave., Big Rapids, Mich. 49307; or St. Philip Neri Church, 831 S. Chestnut St., Reed City, Mich. 49677. McDowell Funeral Home, Reed City, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Conley, 38, of Cincinnati, formerly of Richwood, died at 2:05 p.m. Sunday at Hilltop Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a self-employed construction worker.
Survivors include a daughter, Margie Marie Eversole of Elsmere; his mother and stepfather, Margie E. and John Clarke of Elsmere; brothers, Fred Ketron of Morning View, Keith Ketron of Jacksonville, Fla., Rodney Conley and James Clarke, both of Elsmere; sisters, Darlene Shaw of Latonia, Marilyn Ketron of Louisville, Donna Ketron and Teresa Ralls, both of Covington; a stepbrother, Wayne Singer of Cincinnati; and a stepsister, Roberta Singer of Covington.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Erlanger First Church of the Nazarene. Cremation was at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Franklin Willis Coyle, 66, of Marianna, Fla., died at 3:20 a.m. Saturday at Flowers Memorial Hospital, Dothan, Ala. He was a retired self-employed plumber.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Coyle; daughters Mary Hanks of San Angelo, Texas, Connie Clemmons, Pat Rose and Georgia Clemmons, all of McKee, and Helen Cokely of Indiana; his father, Gentry Coyle of Latonia Lakes; brothers, Lloyd Coyle of Erlanger, Clifford Coyle of Latonia Lakes, Paul Coyle of Warsaw and William Coyle of Covington; sisters, Dorothy Walthers of Florence, Lula Bushong and Shirley Knox, both of Covington, and Ruth Locke, Janet Frederick, Virginia Topp and Diana Lynn Keites, all of Wapakoneta, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the fu neral home.
Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Kody Joseph Dellecave, 3, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Survivors include his parents, Patrick and Lisa Dellecave of Florence; a sister, Tayla Dellecave of Florence; grandparents, Pat and Sandy Dellecave of Florence and Kenny and Joann Reid of West Palm Beach, Fla.; and great-grandparents, Nick and Bette Dellecave of Cincinnati and Joseph and Edna Abela of Florence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Florence Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Florence Christian Church, 300 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042.
James "Jay" C. Durstock, 36, of Cincinnati, died Saturday at Franciscan Hospital-Western Hills, Cincinnati. He volunteered more than 2,000 hours at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, and was a member of St. Cecilia Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his mother, Joan Durstock of Cincinnati; a sister, Julie Spaulding of Cincinnati; brothers, Jeff Durstock, Jerry Durstock and Joe Durstock, all of Cincinnati; and grand mother, Beatrice Durstock of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Cecilia Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Tredway-Pollitt Funeral Home, Norwood, Ohio. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Ishmael Gibson Jr., 62, of Owenton, died Friday at his home. He was a maintenance worker at Georgetown College. His wife, Ruby Vance Switzer Gibson, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his father, Ishmael Gibson Sr. of Owenton; and a brother, Bobby G. Gibson of Worthville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funer al Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owen ton. Memorials are suggested to Together We Build, Owenton First Baptist Church, 213 N. Main St., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Herbert "Bo" Hebel, 69, of Bellevue, died at noon Sunday at his home. He was a salesman with Heidelberg Distributing Co., Cincinnati, and a past president of Bellevue Vets. He served as director of the youth league with Bellevue Vets, and was a former Campbell County constable.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Hebel; sons, Gary Hebel of Fort Thomas and Randy Hebel of Bellevue; daughters, Pam Terry, Cindy Klein and Paula Hammond, all of Bellevue; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at St. Anthony Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor. Memorials are suggested to St. Michael School, 235 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073; or Epilepsy Council of Greater Cincinnati, 3 Centennial Plaza, 895 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton, is handling arrangements.
Bernice Marie Kelly, 89, of Newport, died at 8:35 a.m. Monday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles A. Kelly, died Feb. 15.
Survivors include a daughter, Jill Callahan of Florence; three grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren.
No services are planned. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Leonard P. Lauer, 66, of Alexandria, died Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was the retired owner of Lauer Roofing Co., Alexandria, and was a member of Catholic Order of Foresters Court No. 1492, California, Knights of Columbus Father DeJaco Council No. 5220 in Alexandria, and St. Mary Seniors. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Mary M. Lauer; a son, Jeffrey Lauer of Alexandria; a daughter, Lynette Barnes of Merritt Is land, Fla.; brothers, Raymond Lauer and Frank Lauer, both of Alexandria, and Donald Lauer of California; sisters, Germaine Kremer and Margaret Neltner, both of Camp Springs; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria.
Memorials are suggested to Bishop Brossart High School, Grove and North Jefferson, Alexandria, Ky. 41001; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Dorothy Mae Livingston, 84, of Newport, died at 6:50 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a home maker. Her husband, William J. Livingston, died in 1984.
Survivors include a son, William J. Livingston of Dauphin, Pa.; daughters, Vivian Seissiger and Judy Murphy, both of Covington, Nancy Webster of Bellevue and Elaine Collins of Hagerstown, Md.; a sister, Adelaide Welsh of Dayton, Ohio; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Corpus Christi Church, Newport. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is han dling arrangements.
Virginia M. Bauer Mincey, 83, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Newport, died Saturday at Oak Manor Nursing Home, Largo. She was a retired dietitian and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Largo.
Her husband, Donald Mincey, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Donna A. Horton of Largo; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Private graveside services will be Wednesday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Coving ton, is handling arrangements.
Harry J. Sanders Jr., 77, of Erlanger, died at 7:12 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired marketing consultant with Old Butternut Bread Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright and Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Sanders; sons, Harry J. Sanders III of Cincinnati and Steve Allen Sanders of Edgewood; a daughter, Sandra Morris of Lakeside Park; a brother, Robert Sanders of Cincinnati; sisters, Rosemary Boyer and Shirley Kettler, both of Cincinnati; a half-brother, Edward Klosterman of Citrus Springs, Fla.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger.
William H. Siffel Sr., 85, of Covington, died Friday at his home. He was a former employee of C&D Motors and retired from J. B. Schaff Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Susan A. Harper Siffel, died in 1973. Sons, Paul E. Siffel Sr., William L. Siffel and Raymond W. Siffel, preceded him in death. Sisters, Nora Dunson and Stella Sawyers, and a brother, Charles Smith, died earlier this year.
Survivors include daughters, Wanda Webb, Pamela Siffel and JoAnn Maddox, all of Covington, Pernell Siffel of Erlanger and and Rosella Siffel of Independence; sons, Wilford Siffel of Covington, Charles Siffel of Erlanger, Daniel Siffel of Burlington and Hiram Siffel of Piner; a sister, Pernell Christian of Lexington; a brother, Carl Siffel of Cincinnati; 39 grandchildren; 69 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Baptist Church, Walton. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere.
Larry Duane Simmons, 47, of Lakeland, Fla., died April 10 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He worked in retail furni ture sales management and was a member of Henryville, Ind., United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Crystal Rene Simmons of Clarksville, Ind.; his mother, Pauline Hanes Simmons of Sul phur Springs, Texas; and sisters, Linda Stewart of Wilburn, Ga., Mona Heil of Evansville, Ind., and Toni Brishaber of Edgewood.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Burial will be at the convenience of the fam ily.
Gladys South, 74, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Full Gospel Assembly of God Church, Newport. Her husband, Davis South, died in 1987.
Survivors include a daughter, Kim Deaton of Fort Thomas; a son, Jimmy South of Alexandria; a sister, Margaret Johnson of Chicago; brothers, Willard Terry of Alexandria, Robert Terry of Burlington and Jesse Turner of Ludlow; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Gertrude Venard, 96, of Fort Thomas, died at 11:25 a.m. Car mel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a retired Campbell Coun ty Circuit Court Clerk from 1968-76, and a former deputy clerk. She was a past president of the Women's Democratic Club of Camp bell county, a member of American Business Women's Association, Siena Seniors and Newport Circle of the Daughter of Isabella.
Survivors include a son, Rob ert Venard of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, followed by prayers. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Lando Whitis, 79, of Erlanger, died Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was an ice cream maker with the Kroger Co., a member of Erlanger Baptist Church and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Whitis; a son, Dennis A. Whitis of Florence; a daughter, Judy Whitis of Erlanger; a brother, James A. Whitis of Elsmere; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
