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Date of these obituaries: 03-18-1999
Sister Mary Merita, noted teacher, librarian at Notre Dame, St. Therese
A love of nature propelled Sister Mary Merita into a long career as a teacher.
Sister Merita, 80, a teacher and former chairman of the science department at Notre Dame Academy, Park Hills, died at 3:10 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Heights Infirmary, Park Hills.
Sister Merita was born Evelyn M. Kuelelborg and entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in Covington in 1936. She grew up in Cheviot, Ohio, and left home as a teen to study to become a nun, said her nephew, David Portwood of Fort Wright.
Sister Merita taught at St. Charles School in Carthage, Ohio, and taught at Notre Dame Academy in Covington for 27 years, from the 1950s through the early 1980s. She taught science, biology and health.
She was the moderator for the school's National Honor Society. Many of her students maintained contact long after graduating, and more than one named children after her.
'She was real laser - to the point,' said her nephew. 'She lived the simple life and loved it.'
In the early 1980s she retired from teaching and took up library work, first at Notre Dame and then at St. Therese School in Southgate, where she worked for more than a decade. Sister Merita's picture hangs in the school's new library.
In addition to her nephew, survivors include a niece, Donna Crague of Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Sisters of Notre Dame Provincial House Chapel, Park Hills. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:15 p.m. Friday at the Provincial House, with a wake service at 5 p.m. Burial will be at 9:45 a.m. Saturday in the convent cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Max Yelton Brownfield, 89, of Gardnersville, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a farmer and a member of Gardnersville Christian Church. He was a former trustee of the church and was an election officer. His wife, Hazel Stanfield Brownfield, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Kenny Brownfield of Gardnersville; daughters, Mary Lou Orr of Butler and Gail Bowling of Crittenden; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gardnersville Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, and from 1 p.m. Saturday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Gardnersville Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Gardnersville Christian Church, Route 1, Demossville, Ky. 41033.
Helen Roach Stoppelwerth Farmer, 83, of Edgewood, died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Her first husband, Carl Stoppelwerth, died in 1967. Her second husband, Ed Farmer, died in 1989. A son, David Stoppelwerth, died in 1970.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Stoppelwerth of Edgewood; a sister, Rosemary Haubner of Crestview Hills; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Gerald W. Heck, 91, of Cold Spring, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired employee of Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Irene Sanders Heck, died in 1994.
Survivors include a brother, Virgil Heck of Florida; and a sister, Mary Dye of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Sonja H. Helmle, 59, of Burlington, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Helmle; sons, John Helmle of Erlanger, Michael Helmle of Burlington and David Helmle of Nashville, Tenn.; daughters, Susan Hicks of Latonia and Tina Ryan of Florence; her mother, Elwina Diekmann of Triesen, Liechtenstein; a brother, Richard Diekmann of Wilmington, Ohio; and 13 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from noon to 2:45 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Right to Life, 509 Scott Blvd., Covington, Ky. 41011. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Leonard Humphrey, 83, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Roxie E. Jones, 86, of Newport, died Wednesday at Clermont Mercy Hospital, Batavia, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
William Koehler, 66, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a vice president with Shearer-Bauer Paper Box Co., Cincinnati, a Little League coach with Bellevue Vets, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Koehler; daughters, Patricia Bales of Covington, Pamela Peterson of Fayetteville, Ark., and Laura Utz of Burlington; sons, Bruce Koehler of Cleveland, Robert Koehler of Amelia, Ohio, and William Koehler of Fort Thomas; a brother, Timothy Koehler of Edgewater, Fla.; a sister, Roberta Williamson of Houston; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Julia Mae McCray, 75, of Fort Thomas, died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a retired general manager of Swank Films in Dayton, Ohio, and a past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of West Milton, Ohio, American Legion.
Survivors include a son, Joe McCray of Fort Thomas; a sister, Mary Hill of Dayton, Ohio; a brother, John Betts of Dayton, Ohio; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Helen Louise Miller, 78, of Crestview, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired computer operator with Disabled American Veterans, Cold Spring, and a member of Cold Spring Baptist Church. Her husband, Fredrick Miller, died in 1992. A son, Frank Miller, died in 1997.
Survivors include daughters, Geraldine Pearson of Fort Thomas and Linda Casablanca of Batesville, Ind.; sons, Fred Miller of Tallahassee, Fla., and Jeff Miller of Alexandria; brothers, Charles Dailey of Newport, Carl Dailey of Edgewood and Morris Dailey of Highland Heights; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Cold Spring Baptist Church, 4410 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights, is handling arrangements.
Leland D. 'Red' Moore, 75, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bracken County, died Feb. 7 in Fort Myers, Fla. He was a retired employee of Cincinnati Bell Telephone, and a member of Milford Christian Church and Brooksville Masonic Lodge No. 154. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Blanche Reid Moore.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bracken Memorial Cemetery. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Bessie Lillian Mullins, 91, of Erlanger, died Monday at Highlands of Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Charlene Ballester of Melbourne, Fla., and Connie Haas of Fort Thomas; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Dorothy L. Wilson Powers, 78, of California, died at 12:36 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired employee with the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Powers; a son, Rod Powers of Gainesville, Fla.; daughters, Sherri Parr of California, Kathy Allen of Walton, Tina Brossart of Crestview Hills, Becky Biddy of Burlington, Vickie Brennan of Cincinnati and Linda Northrup of Chicago Heights, Ill.; a brother, Eugene Wilson of Cincinnati; 28 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Silver Grove Christian Church, 122 E. Second St., Silver Grove, Ky. 41085.
Ascha Christine Story Redden, 91, of Brooksville, died Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of Concord United Methodist Church, Brooksville. Her husband, Gayle Redden, died in 1980. A son, David Redden, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Frank Redden of Fort Thomas, Cleon Redden of Brooksville and Jerry Redden of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Concord United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Concord United Methodist Church, Route 1, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Charlotte Elizabeth Richards, 84, of Edgewood, died at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Covington. Her husband, L. K. Richards, died in 1985.
Survivors include daughters, Sandra Thornton of Villa Hills and Martha Dryden of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Covington. Visitation will be at 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church, 1400 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Shirley Beiting Sayers, 58, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Mary Church in Alexandria and an avid volunteer with the Point.
Survivors include her husband, Michael Sayers; sons, Todd Sayers and Jason Sayers, both of Alexandria; sisters, Sylvia Bruno of Cincinnati and Judy Sanzenbacher of Southgate; and a brother, Jack Beiting of Highland Heights.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Thelma Marie Scales, 81, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired clerk with Herald's Dress Shop, Newport, a member of Covington First Church of the Nazarene, and a past president of the A. D. Owens School Parent Teacher Association.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Scales; a son, John Scales of Burlington; a sister, Shirley Hurrelbrink of Newport; brothers, Jack Hurrelbrink of Melbourne, Fla., and Clifford Hurrelbrink of Deland, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Louise Napier Smith, 63, of Covington, died at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired bookkeeping clerk with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, and attended St. Benedict Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, William J. Smith; a son, William J. Smith III of Covington; daughters, Patricia Davidson of Walton, Pamela Shields of Lexington, Connie Smith and Laura Lankford, both of Covington; her mother, Ella Napier of Covington; brothers, Paul Napier, Billy Napier, Bobby Napier and Glenn Napier, all of Covington; sisters, Ella Boh of Sevierville, Tenn., Betty Reams of Erlanger, Darlene Kells of Independence and Eleanor Birkley and Donna Lowen, both of Covington; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Michael A. Spreder, 71, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a typesetter with Cincinnati Typesetting and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Spreder of Florence; a daughter, Jo Ann Korb of West Chester, Ohio; sons, Ronald Machen of West Chester, Ohio, and Dale Spreder of Williamstown; a sister, Edna Urk of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Marie Stout, 92, of Fort Mitchell, died Wednesday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
