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Date of these obituaries: 03-23-1999
Furniture retailer George Camins, devoted to aiding veterans, Newport
George Camins, a Northern Kentucky furniture store owner, was a dedicated soldier who volunteered for more than 30 years at Veterans Hospital in Cincinnati.
He organized parties for the hospital's patients, and gave them combs, cigarettes and other items that he donated and collected from the business community in Newport and Covington, where his furniture stores were located.
Mr. Camins, who was drafted into the Army as a buck private in 1942 and was promoted to captain in 1943, volunteered as long as health allowed him, said a daughter, Sharon Dugan of Cincinnati.
The former Newport man died March 14 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. The military experience left an unforgettable impression on Mr. Camins. He longed to give back to the soldiers who suffered losses in the war, so he became a long-time volunteer at Veterans Hospital.
He also did charity work for other organizations, including St. Joseph Orphanage.
He helped the nuns who ran the children's home get supplies and necessities, his wife, Josephine Camins, said.
'He just helped out anybody that needed help,' she said.
After the war, Mr. and Mrs. Camins moved to Cincinnati, where they raised three children. Mr. Camins worked in his father's linoleum and carpet store in Newport before he and his brother took it over in 1954, calling it Camins Furniture Store.
The brothers eventually went on to purchase Dines Furniture in Covington, and the two businesses were later combined to form C. D. Warehouse in Newport.
While he ran his businesses, Mr. Camins served for many years as the president of the Newport Merchants Association.
He used his many contacts in the city government to help get Monmouth and York streets converted from two-way to one-way traffic, and he was instrumental in getting street lights installed and parking lots added, Mrs. Camins said.
The improvements helped businesses prosper. 'He worked very hard when he was president of the merchants club. He helped get a lot of good things done for the city,' she said.
Mr. Camins also was a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 in Newport.
Other survivors include a son, Harvey Camins of Cincinnati; daughter, Cookie Rothenberg of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were March 16 at Weil Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ruby June Bass, 69, of Covington, died Friday at Mount Washington Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was a waitress and a member of the Hobo Club, Ludlow.
Survivors include daughters, Ruby Hacker of Newport, Janet Said of Lexington, Frances Searcy of Palm Harbor, Fla., Barb Said and Pat Smith, both of Covington; a sister, Christine Clark of Amelia, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Vitas Health Care, 1132 W. Kemper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240.
Wanda Blaine, 60, of Crittenden, died at 8:57 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Mildred Alice Lucas Beck, 73, of Williamstown, died Thursday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. She was a homemaker. Her first husband, James Thacker, and second husband, Clarence Beck, both preceded her in death. Sons, James Graylon Thacker and Kevin Thacker, and a daughter, Karen Hume, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Sarah Tolle of Foster and Lisa Blevins of Georgetown.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Icy S. Coffey Bond, 98, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a retired supervisor with Thomas Emery & Sons, Cincinnati, and a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Newport.
Her husband, Albert Bond, died in 1969.
Survivors include a son, Clyde Jerry Bond of Fort Thomas; daughter, Alma Bond Taylor of Fort Thomas; a sister, Dicy Helton of Withamsville, Ohio; two grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of the Nazarene, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Ira E. Cart, 99, of Covington, died at 10:44 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a clerk and crew dispatcher with C&O Railroad, a member of American Legion Post No. 203, Latonia, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Workers, and was an Army veteran of World War I, serving in the cavalry.
His wife, Dorothy Ruth Cart, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Huff of Covington; three grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begins there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Eileen M. Cline, 87, of Germantown, died Sunday at Extenda Care Augusta. She was a housekeeper with Hayswood Hospital, Maysville, and a member of Brooksville Christian Church. Her husband, Harold E. Cline, died in 1974.
Survivors include a son, David Tucker of Cincinnati; daughters, Violet Sparka, Laura Collins and Donna Walters, all of Martinsville, and Joyce Bolender of Cincinnati; brothers, Charles Myers of Burnside and Virgil Myers of Germantown; a sister, Edna Garbe of Milford, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and 16 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery.
Jesse Carlis Egnew, 80, of Brooksville, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired commission agent with Chevron Oil Co., and a member of Brooksville United Methodist Church, Foster Masonic Lodge and the Augusta VFW Post. He was a past director of P. T. Boats Inc., and a past secretary and treasurer of the Bracken County Industrial Board.
Mr. Egnew was a Navy veteran of World War II, assigned to P. T. boats and small, wooden torpedo boats. A daughter, Charlotte Egnew Waller, died in 1986.
Survivors include his wife, Marcella Cummins Egnew; a son, Mark Egnew of Brooksville; brothers, Everett Egnew of Foster and Eugene Egnew of Hot Springs, Ark.; a sister, Cora Helen Landen of Erlanger; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hamilton Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to P. T. Boats Inc., P. O. Box 38070, Memphis, Tenn. 38183.
Blanche N. Frazer-Jones, 89, of Covington, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired waitress with Woolworth's Department Store, Cincinnati.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Schneider of Crescent Springs, Iris McElory of Covington and Madaline Ashcraft of Cincinnati; a son, John Walke of Texas; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Creola Estes Gibson, 89, of Owenton, died Sunday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton. She was a former nurse's aide at the hospital, and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons, Ishmael Gibson Jr. of Owenton and Bobby G. Gibson of Worthville; a brother, Hershel Estes of Owenton; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to world hunger charities.
Marie Elizabeth Butsch Goetz, 80, of California, died Sunday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, California, and Catholic Order of Foresters.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Holtz of California; brothers, Ed Butsch of California and John Butsch of Cincinnati; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, California. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Alma Green, 72, of Milford, Ohio, formerly of Bellevue, died Sunday at Hospice of Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a brother, Leroy Owens of Gainesville, Fla.; and sisters, Ruth Bennett of Knoxville, Tenn., Almeda Redmond of Abilene, Texas, Agnes Reed of Maywood, Ill., and Aileen Sims of Bellevue.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Bertha Haack, 87, of Fort Mitchell, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Vivian Josephine Kirschner Hester, 70, of Florence, died at 8:49 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, David Hester of Independence; daughters, Brenda Johnson of Independence and Darlene Wind of Florence; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Sherry Lee Hines, 41, of Florence, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Jessica Hines and Alyssa Hines, both at home; and her parents, William and Theresa Wishman of Independence.
Memorial services will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Sheila Mae Hon, 42, of Grant County, died Monday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Beatrice Husby, 67, of Maysville, died at 3:55 p.m. Sunday at Maysville Extended Care Center. She was a retired nurse's aide with Hayswood Hospital, Maysville.
Survivors include a son, Mark Steven Cobb of Burgin; daughters, Joann Gill and Beverly Jones, both of Maysville; a sister, Edith Wolfe of Russellville, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Brell & Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Baptist Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Mary E. Scheibly Niles, 86, of Erlanger, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Russell Niles, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, William Niles of Erlanger; sisters, Rite Dressman of Latonia and Joan Rowe of Alexandria; a brother, Don Scheibly of Alexandria; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Billie 'Baggie' Oehler, 50, of Latonia, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Ryland Heights Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include sons, William Oehler Jr. of Covington, Howard W. Oehler of Morning View, Donnie Oehler of Latonia; Jay Oehler and Jayson Oehler, both of Independence; daughters, Billie Jo Oehler of Independence, Natasha Oehler and Sonya Oehler, both of Latonia; her mother, Beulah Mefford of Independence; sisters, Virginia Mardis of Walton, Juanita Mardis and Anna Marie Mefford, both of Independence; brothers, Jay Mefford of Latonia and James Mefford of Independence; and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
John W. Roberts, 78, of Florence, died at 5:24 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a superintendent with Kirk & Blum Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Florence United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sally Cole Roberts; a daughter, Colleen Roberts Pellman of Clinton, N.Y.; a sister, Nava Lee Sickman of Hebron; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Richwood Cemetery.
Roy S. Robertson, 89, of Highland Heights, died Monday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Richard C. Seals, 79, of Fort Thomas, died 10:40 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired owner of a heating and air conditioning company.
Survivors include his wife, Rose M. Seals; daughters, Alana Traub of Maineville, Ohio, and Anne Heckerman of Akron; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Kyle Spencer Hesselbrock Fund for National Taysach and Allied Diseases Association, in care of Firstar Bank, U.S. 22, Cincinnati, Ohio 45140. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Joe Simmons, 59, of Covington, died Sunday at his home. He was owner of Buttler's Cafe in Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Joanne Alice Simmons; sons, Joseph Edward Simmons of Covington and Thomas Reginald Simmons of Newport; a brother, Charles Alvin Simmons of Independence; a sister, Ruth Fisk of Taylor Mill; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Judy Armenti Smith, 55, of Newport, died at 9:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was owner of Crickett's Carryout, Newport, and a member of Corpus Christi Church, Newport. She was a member of the parish council and a bingo worker at the church. A son, John Smith, died in 1995.
Survivors include her husband, William Smith; her mother, Helen Armenti of Newport; and sisters, Rosemary Armenti of Newport and Catherine Collins of Alexandria.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at Corpus Christi Church. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hancock Manor, 841 Isabella St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Rosella Dillon Stafford, 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Ludlow, died Saturday at Extended Care of Bedford. Her husband, Blake Stafford, preceded her in death.
Survivors are daughter, Barbara Ann Stafford of Bedford; and sisters, Millicent Spangler and Murial Spangler, both of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Vorhis Funeral Home, Springdale, Ohio. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
James W. Staton, 82, of Melbourne, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired dock foreman with Diamond National, former owner of Green Meadows Picnic Grounds, and a member of the board of directors of the Melbourne Fire District. He was a member of the P. K. Social Club and the Silver Grove VFW post, and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Erma Staton; a son, James W. Staton of Dayton, Ohio; a stepson, Thomas Bright of Noblesville, Ind.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Philip's Church, Melbourne. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Edna C. Wiegner, 87, of Ludlow, died Sunday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Ludlow. Her husband, Carl Wiegner, died in 1968.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Ludlow. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the church, 429 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
