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Date of these obituaries: 12-31-1998
Marguerite Robinson gave to community, family
As an 18-year member of the Newport Housing Authority, Marguerite Robinson recognized a need among residents for a place to assemble, exercise and blow off steam.
She helped convince Newport officials to build a new community center and gymnasium, and helped keep the city focused on acquiring the funds to do it. When the center was opened in 1997 at Sixth and Patterson streets, it was named in her honor.
Mrs. Robinson died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. The Newport resident was 78.
Mrs. Robinson grew up in Cincinnati and attended Woodward High School. After marrying Leroy Robinson in 1948, the couple moved to Newport to be closer to Mr. Robinson's aunt.
While raising her two children, Mrs. Robinson earned extra money by cleaning people's homes. She eventually took a custodial position at Newport National Bank, where she worked for 28 years.
It was while she was working at the bank that she got to know Newport Housing Authority Chairman Leroy Hoffman in the late 1970s. He offered her a job - and she almost didn't take it because of her many family, community and church obligations.
Mrs. Robinson lived at a frantic pace.
Besides being a mother, wife and worker, she became a member of the Masonic group, Newport Chapter 105 Order of the Eastern Star, in 1962, and served in various leadership positions at the state and local levels.
Among her titles were: Illustrious Commandress of Aleikum Court 56 and Imperial Deputy of the Oasis of Kentucky.
A talented seamstress and fashion designer, Mrs. Robinson enjoyed running fashion shows and modeling in them for charitable events across the state.
She was a member of the Ralph M. Carter Assembly of the Golden Circle and St. James A.M.E. Church, both in Covington.
She also was a caregiver, and looked after her husband's aunt, mother and her own mother when they were ill. When an elderly friend needed a surrogate daughter to do the same, Mrs. Robinson stepped in.
'She was compassionate to our people,' Leroy Robinson said. 'If anybody needed help, she was always there.'
'She was very loving, very outgoing. She loved to have fun, she didn't meet a person she didn't like.'
Mrs. Robinson suffered from heart problems and was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease about two years ago.
Other survivors include a daughter, Jo Ann Harris of Cincinnati; a brother, Lucius Harris Jr. of Cincinnati; sisters, Dorothy Pearson and Lillian Cox, both of Cincinnati; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. James A.M.E. Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday, with fraternal services at noon.
Burial will be in Union Baptist Cemetery, Cincinnati. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Elizabeth Bannister, 96, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Betty V. Dooley, 66, of Dayton, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired employee of the Dayton Community Action Center.
Survivors include her husband, Ira Dooley; daughters, Sherri Benny of Dayton, Cindy DeRoss of La Mesa, Calif., and Debbi Lightfoot of Burnsville, Minn.; sons, Jon Heart of Cincinnati and Bryan Veit of Dayton; her mother, Lillian Moran of Cincinnati; sisters, Wanda Pfaff of Cincinnati and Karen Powers of Felicity, Ohio; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is in charge of arrangements.
Johann M. Groeber, 81, of Fort Wright, died at 3:55 p.m. Dec. 19 at her home. She was a retired nurse and taught at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in Covington. She was a member of St. John Church in Covington, Catholic Order of Nursing, Hilltoppers Senior Citizens in Fort Wright, Independent Order of Forresters, and former member of Devou Golf Course. Her husband, John E. Groeber, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Ronald Groeber of Cincinnati; daughters, Nancy Fedders of Fort Wright and Alice Atkins of Sugarland, Texas; sisters, Isabella Rizzardi of Fort Wright, Helena Brannon of Erlanger and Alice Hoskins of Huntington, W. Va.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Church. The body was donated to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky., 41014; or to the charity of the donor's choice. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is in charge of arrangements.
Rosemary Hosea, 78, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired bookkeeper. Her husband, Carl E. Hosea, died in 1983.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Hosea Barnett of Fort Thomas and Kathryn Hosea of Edgewood; a son, Carl E. Hosea Jr. of Edgewood; a brother, Richard Hagedorn of Fort Thomas; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church of Fort Thomas, 600 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky., 41075; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Christine McNutt Maher, 74, of Maysville, was found dead Monday at her home. She was a nurse's aide with Hayswood Hospital, Maysville, and a member of First Christian Church, Maysville. Her husband, Eddie Maher, died in 1990.
Survivors include a stepson, John Maher of West Chester, Ohio; two step-grandsons and one step-great-grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Brell & Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick School Expansion Fund, 318 Limestone St., Maysville, Ky., 41056.
Robert L. Moss, 68, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South,
Edgewood. He was a retired repairman for Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Local 863 UAW, Central Parkway Church of God and American Legion Post 203 in Latonia. He was past president of the Avion Travelcade Club.
Survivors include his wife, Rita C. Williams Moss; and a sister, Jerry Bredenberg of Crittenden.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Central Parkway Church of God, 3220 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45225.
Elizabeth Edna Oldham, 89, of Lexington, formerly of Fort Mitchell, died Monday at St. Joseph East Hospital in Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Donald Ray Reed Sr., 61, of Covington, died Friday at his home. He was a taxi driver with Community Cab Co., Elsmere, and a former minister with Com munity Pentecostal Church of God, Kenton County.
Survivors include sons, Donald Ray Reed Jr. of Southgate and Johnathon David Reed of Latonia; daughters, Vickie Jennings of New Albany, Ind., and Donna Warfield of Lexington; a brother, Joe Boahanan of Sarasota, Fla.; sisters, Barbara Carpenter of Elmwood, Ind., Alma Wenstripe of Bellevue and Joyce Rice of Covington; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Mattie Belle Robinson, 76, of Corbin, died Thursday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington. She was a member of Frankfort Baptist Church, Corbin. Her husband, Howard Robinson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Jerrie Margaret Valentine of Corbin; a son, Rondal Duaine Robinson Sr. of Covington; a half-brother, Dewey Roaden of West Chester, Ohio; a stepbrother, Jessie Cholon Roaden of Greenville, S.C.: a stepsister, Nannie Craig of Corbin; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Hart Funeral Home, Corbin. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery, Corbin.
Harold O. 'Si' Simonton, 89, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Emery W. Story, 92, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Extended Care, Maysville. He was director of Harrison Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. for 37 years, the owner of Story's Hatchery Poultry Farm and Processing Plant, and was a member of Concord United Methodist Church, Brooksville.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Dickson Story; daughters, Betty Jean Hamilton of Temperance, Mich., and Phyllis Yelton of Sun City Center, Fla.; a son, J W Story of Brooksville; a sister, Christine Redden of Brooksville; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Concord United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Concord cemetery Fund, in care of David Kurtz, P. O. Box, Brooksville, Ky., 41004.
