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Date of these obituaries: 12-25-1998
Dr. Carl Kumpe, biopsy pioneer
Dr. Carl Kumpe was the first doctor in the United States to perform a liver biopsy using a needle - a technique commonplace now.
Dr. Kumpe, 86, died of a heart attack at 6:23 p.m. Tuesday at his Fort Mitchell home.
He pioneered the biopsy procedure after World War II. The procedure was documented in the medical journal Gastroenterology in 1947, said his son-in-law, Dr. John Bossert.
Dr. Kumpe then gave up research to set up a private practice in Covington.
'I think he liked taking care of patients more than doing research,' Bossert said. 'He far more related to patients than the laboratory.'
He set up practice in 1947 at Seventh and Scott streets in Covington and worked until 1982, retiring at age 70.
Two nurses who knew Dr. Kumpe told his daughter, Susan Kumpe Bossert of Cincinnati, he got so involved in his patients' care he could recite what they had for breakfast.
'He followed people for years, so they became extended family,' Mrs. Bossert said.
Dr. Kumpe retired as a doctor of internal medicine. He specialized in digestive diseases before gastroenterology became a specialized practice, Dr. Bossert said.
Dr. Kumpe was a man of few words, his daughter said:
'He meant what he said. He was blunt-spoken, but it was truthful. He didn't have an opinion about everything. He wasn't that type, so when he spoke you listened and respected what he said.'
Dr. Kumpe was a member of First United Methodist Church in Covington, Masonic Lodge No. 109 F&AM, Royal Order of Jesters and Fort Mitchell Country Club. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Ruth L. Kumpe, died in 1981.
Other survivors include a son, Dr. David Kumpe of Denver; sisters, Ruth Pasternak of Toledo, Ohio, Edna Miller of Maumee, Ohio, and Mary Southerland of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Covington, with burial in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is in charge. Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church Nursery/Day Care, Fifth and Greenup streets, Covington, Ky. 41011, or Children's Home of Northern Kentucky, 200 Home Road, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Erby Brent McManis Bryant, 89, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Green Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carrollton. She was a retired cafeteria cook with Carroll County High School; a former employee of U.S. Shoe in Vevay, Ind.; and a member of First Baptist Church of Carrollton.
Her husbands, Joe S. McManis and Jim Bryant, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Janet Darnold of Madison, Ind., and Frances Watkins of Carrollton; a son, Kenneth McManis of Parksley, Va.; brothers, Eugene C. Brent of Martinez, Ga., and Charles I. Brent of Campbellsburg; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Campbellsburg Masonic Cemetery.
John Edward Cain Jr., 68, of Mount Carmel, Ohio, died Thursday at Anderson Mercy Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired industrial mechanic with Yale Equipment Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Cain; a son, Pete Cain of Crescent Springs; daughters, Pam Crawford of Harrison, Ohio, Patti Tharp of Cincinnati; his mother, Erma Cain of Louisville; a sister, Erma Jean Rapp of Louisville; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, with visitation from 11 a.m. and burial in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Carl E. Lauber, 99, of Newport, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. He was a retired employee of Mack Shirt Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa B. Lauber; a son, Louis R. Lauber of Cincinnati; daughters, Loraine Biava of Westville, Ill., Helen Kemper of Cincinnati; sisters, Freda Oberding of Cincinnati and Sadie McLaughlin of Newport; 15 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or the charity of choice.
Carl W. Laycock, 83, of Butler, died Wednesday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of Mount Moriah Christian Church, Pendleton County.
Survivors include his wife, Beaulah Stull Laycock; a daughter, Judith Rae Askin of Butler; a brother, Ray Laycock of Dayton; a sister, Dorothy Stull of Bellevue; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler, with visitation from noon and burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Alice Paynter Murphy, 78, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired employee of American Baking Co., Cincinnati, and a former motel manager in Pennsylvania.
Her husband, Thomas C. Murphy, died in 1968. Survivors include a daughter, Janis Snell of Clear Springs, Md.; a son, Robert Murphy of York, Pa.; a brother, Howard Paynter of Falmouth; a sister, Rose Fossitt of Falmouth; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Union Township, Ohio.
Raymond Carlton Oliver, 74, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired truck driver with Complete Auto Transit.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Groger Oliver; sisters, Ownanna Foltz of Fort Thomas and Elizabeth Roberts of Milford, Ohio; and a brother, Paul Oliver of Cincinnati.
Graveside services were Thursday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to charity. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Robert G. Soden, 76, of Florence, died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia. He was a dispatcher with Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Eula Sims Soden; sons, Michael
Soden of Milford, Mich., Donald Sims of Florence and Roy Sims of Fort Wright; daughters, Patricia Hickman of Brookville, Ind., Donna Levinson of Florence and Susan Lambert of Dry Ridge; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, with visitation at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203, or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Donald Ray Webster, 69, of Independence, was found dead Tuesday in his truck in Walton.
He was a retired supervisor with Owen County Rural Electric Cooperative and an Army veteran of the Korean War. A brother, Cecil Webster Jr., died Nov. 12.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Draper Webster; a son, Randy E. Webster of Walton; daughters, Connie Chasteen of Dry Ridge and Teresa Lynn Thomson of Walton; a sister, Betty Snyder of Cincinnati; brothers, Bill Webster of Butler and Edward Webster of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday and burial in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730
U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042, or American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Guy 'Web' Webster, 73, of Elsmere, died of cancer at 1:10 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a bottler with Hudepohl Brewery in Cincinnati and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel 'Sparkie' Webster; a son, Bruce Webster of Lexington; a daughter, Vickie Vogelpohl of Erlanger; his mother, Jessie Franks of Newport; a sister, Margie Judge of Milford, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, with visitation from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Albert Thomas Zagorski, 45, of Independence, died Monday in Covington. He was a carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Zagorski; his mother, Stella Zagorski of Bedford, Ohio; brothers, Daniel Zagorski of Bedford, David Zagorski of Bainbridge, Ohio, James Zagorski of Northfield, Ohio, Richard Zagorski of Phoenix and Ronnie Zagorski of Solon, Ohio; and a sister, Mary Lou Rine of Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, with visitation from 1 p.m. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
