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Date of these obituaries: 11-30-1998
Florence's "Dottie' Cassini Spencer, popular waitress at old Caintuckee
Dorothy "Dottie" Darnell Cassini Spencer poured many cups of coffee and served many meals in more than 40 years as a waitress, and she did it all with a smile.
"She was always outgoing to customers. She was a very good waitress," said Vic Miller, who frequented the Caintuckee Restaurant, where Mrs. Spencer worked.
Mrs. Spencer, 84, of Florence, died Sunday in St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She worked at the Caintuckee Restaurant for many years, until it closed in the late 1980s, and also worked at Ackley's Drive-In, across the street, her son, Ronald Cassini said.
"One of the sweetest and most down-to-earth people I ever knew," said Hilda Ramler, who operated the Caintuckee Restaurant. "When she heard about a customer who was sick, she always sent a card," Mrs. Ramler said.
"She was well-liked and had a good sense of humor. She was always very particular about her dress and appearance," Cassini said.
"She was one of the mainstays of the place," Miller said of the Caintuckee Restaurant, which was a gathering place for business people and political activists in Boone County. In fact, a large portion of Mrs. Spencer's life was spent at the Florence intersection where U.S. 42 and U.S. 25 split. She not only worked at the Caintuckee Restaurant and the drive-in across the street, which has been replaced by another restaurant, but in her latter years she lived at the Florence Christian Center, on another corner of the intersection, her son said.
In her retirement, Mrs. Spencer was a volunteer worker at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence, Cassini said.
She was a member of St. Paul Church in Florence, the American Association of Retired Persons and Northern Kentucky Senior Citizens. Her husband, Harry Spencer, died in 1976.
Survivors include sons, Ronald G. Cassini and Victor L. Cassini Jr., both of Erlanger; a daughter, Barbara A. Caverly of Florence; sisters, Frances Gray of Erlanger, Mary Johnson of Spring Hill, Fla., and Helen Washburn of Bradenton, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and 18 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Dorothy Roberts Alerding, 88, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Barry Roberts of Fort Thomas; a sister, Gladys M. Belcher of the state of California; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the church, 600 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Mary Ella Blanton, 80, of Latonia, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Mary Ann Blau, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Benjamin Russell Burgess, 18, of Crittenden, died at 9:08 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. He was a senior at Grant County High School and a member of Walton United Methodist Church. He was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at age 3. Recently, he was able to fulfill a longtime wish and meet NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip through the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
A sister, Megan Burgess, died in 1979.
Survivors include his parents, Russell P. "Rusty" and Joyce Mitts Burgess of Crittenden; a brother, Patrick M. Burgess, at home; and grandparents, Helen Burgess of Williamstown, and Estill and Joyce Mitts of Dayton, Ohio.
Services were Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Make-a-Wish Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, 555 Grant St., Suite 425, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219.
Leslie E. Crozier, 40, of Cincinnati, formerly of Falmouth, died Saturday at his home. He was an employee of Cincinnati Drum Co. and an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include a son, Isham Crozier of Anderson, Ind.; brothers, Harry Crozier Jr. of Falmouth and Alonzo Merritt of Cincinnati; and sisters, Cheryl Robinson of Danville, Sandy Crozier of Falmouth and Rosemary Graves of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crest Hill Cemetery, Falmouth.
Mary Margaret "Midge" Eberle, 57, of Florence, died Saturday at her home. She was a receiving and data entry worker with H. K. Systems UHS, Hebron, an active member of St. Timothy Church, Union, and a former member of the Diocesan Family Ministry board.
Survivors include her husband, Francis J. Eberle; sons, Kurt Eberle of Cold Spring and James Eberle of Florence; daughters, Ann Eberle of Louisville and Kathryn Eberle of Bowling Green; a brother, Richard Gavigan of West Chester, Ohio; a sister, Graceann Wallingford of Albany, N.Y.; and one grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Timothy Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the church. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; St. Timothy Church Building Fund, 10272 U.S. 42, Union, Ky. 41091; or Vanderbilt Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 22nd Ave. South, Nashville, Tenn., 37232. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Margaret E. Flege, 87, of Warsaw, died Saturday at Carroll County Hospital, Carrollton.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Joseph Anthony Gilchrist, 3 months, the son of Jack and Barbara A. Gilchrist of Independence, died at 10:47 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include brothers, Jacob Gilchrist of Independence and Joel Gilchrist of Southgate; a sister, Jennifer Gilchrist of Southgate; and a grandmother, Barbara Devlin of Fort Wright.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Kicks for Kids, 2325 Anderson Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017; or Boomer's Heroes, Greater Cincinnati Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.
Thelma E. Grayson, 74, of Erlanger, died Friday at her daughter's home in Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ. She also volunteered with Meals on Wheels. Her husband, Robert Grayson, died in 1988. A daughter, Sandra Grayson, died in 1990.
Survivors include her daughter, Elaine T. Neaves of Florence; sons, Wayne R. Grayson of Erlanger, Paul A. Grayson and Carl E. Grayson, both of Florence; her stepmother, Virginia Mayer of Cincinnati; brothers, Robert Franke of Amelia, Ohio, and Henry Franke of Bracken County; a sister, Lorraine Davis of Cincinnati; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Meals on Wheels, Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Calvin F. Harper, 82, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an inventor. His wife, Marian Harper, and a daughter, Carla Hilton, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Allen Harper of Collierville, Tenn., and David Harper of Sandy, Utah; a daughter, Virginia Mahor of Florida; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41017. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Clifford Hartman, 73, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Green Valley Health Care Center in Carrollton. He was a retired farmer and employee of Jefferson Proving Grounds, a member of English Christian Church and American Legion Post No. 41 in Carrollton, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Agnes Pyles Hartman of Carrollton; and a brother, Robert Hartman Jr. of Campbellsburg.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Lowell Henry, 78, of Covington, died at 4:05 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Jean Duncan Jones, 78, of Norwood, Ohio, formerly of Mount Olivet, died Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a retired chemist with W. R. Grace Co., Cincinnati, and a former teacher with Orangeburg Elementary School in Mason County.
Survivors include a nephew, Lloyd Wells of Mount Olivet.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kentontown Cemetery, Robertson County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Kain and Kabler Funeral Home, Mount Olivet.
Bertha "Bert" Koehl, 89, of Fort Wright, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, William J. Koehl Jr. of Piles Grove, N.J., Robert J. Koehl of Lewisville, Tenn., Richard L. Koehl of Edgewood, and Eugene F. Koehl and Lawrence J. Koehl, both of Fort Wright; daughters, Mary Claire Schneider of Cincinnati, Martha Ann Neltner of Florence and Rita Geiger of Fort Thomas; 26 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Joni Lakes, 61, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home, Cynthiana. She was a retired manager with GTE.
Survivors include a daughter, Lea Glover of Fort Thomas; and one grandson.
No services are planned. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Cecilia A. Roeding Matthews, 95, of Fort Mitchell, died at 1:40 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Centers. Her husband, Marvin Matthews, died in 1994.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Ruschman McGarrell, 72, of Highland Heights, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Lawrence Ruschman, died in 1968.
Survivors include daughters, Carolyn Bosch of Fort Thomas, Vicky Gemmer of Newport, Margie Barth of Crestview Hills and Donna Purnell of Alexandria; sons, Stephen Ruschman, David Ruschman and Tim Ruschman, all of Alexandria, Douglas Ruschman of Louisville, Lawrence Ruschman of Cincinnati and Terry Ruschman of Bellevue; stepdaughters, Sandy Hobt of Bellevue, Kathy Boruske and Cindy Hoffstedder, both of Dayton, Barb Feldman of Taylor Mill and Marilyn Wooding of Florence; a stepson, Earl McGarrell of Fort Thomas; sisters, Ruth Sweeney of Bellevue, Rita Ruschman of Newport, Vera Ritter of Melbourne, Jeanette Kramer of Cold Spring and Delores Ritter of Southgate; and brothers, Elmer Wolfzorn of Highland Heights, Earl Wolfzorn of Erlanger and Robert Wolfzorn of Alexandria.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring. Memorials are suggested to Holy Spirit School, 10 Chesapeake, Newport, Ky. 41071; or Scleroderma Research Foundation, 2320 Bath St., Suite 307, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93105.
Sarah M. Miller, 79, of Latonia, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Garrard Street Church of Church, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Mark Miller of Erlanger, David Miller of Covington and Michael Miller of Denver; brothers, Joe Broyles of Louisville and David Broyles Chattanooga, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Ruby Kenney Morris, 93, of Cincinnati, formerly of Pendleton County, died Sunday at the Margie P. Lee Retirement Center, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Terri L. Baugh Mullins, 39, of Covington, died at 4:12 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Helen M. Ohnefloss, 92, of Crestview Hills, died at 7 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Summit Hills Country Club and St. Mary Ladies Society at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Her husband, Gilbert Ohnefloss, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Ben Ohnefloss of Crestview Hills; and one grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Dave Padgeon, 73, of Falmouth, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired Navy veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Faye Brill of Falmouth; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Dessie Lorene Perkins Peddicord, 91, of Brooksville, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. She was a former teacher, a homemaker and a member of Willow Baptist Church, Bracken County. Her husband, Parker C. Peddicord, died in 1967.
Survivors include a daughter, Martha Peddicord of Brooksville; a son, Parker W. Peddicord of Lexington; two grandsons and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to Willow Baptist Church, in care of Steve King, Route 1, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Freida Lafern Ashcraft Sanders, 72, of Warrior, Ala., formerly of Dry Ridge, died Friday at University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, Ala. She was a member of Golden Rule Chapter No. 6 Order of the Eastern Star in Trustville, Ala.
Survivors include sons, James Kenneth Brown of Talladega, Ala., and Dale Alan Brown of Warrior, Ala.; a daughter, Sonya Jo Miller of Warrior, Ala.; brothers, Warren Ashcraft and Howard Ashcraft, both of Dry Ridge; sisters, Barbara Ann Turner and Gloria Turner, both of Dry Ridge, and Wanda Matherly of Louisville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P. O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 40209.
William Schmidt Jr., 71, of Alexandria, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired crane operator with Interlake Steel, Newport, a member of Grants Lick Baptist Church and a veteran of the Marine Corps. His wife, Anita Schmidt, died Nov. 23. A son, Kenneth Schmidt, died in 1983.
Survivors include daughters, Belinda Johnson of Highland Heights, Billie Weckbach and Bonita Miller, both of Grants Lick, Beverly Clarkson of West Carrollton, Ohio, and Barbara Johnson of Cold Spring; a brother, Robert Schmidt of Highland Heights; a sister, Irene Croley of Cold Spring; 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Elizabeth Shelton, 94, of Dayton, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a sales clerk with Shillito's Department Store and a member of Newport Senior Citizens.
Survivors include daughters, Lee Alverson of Somers Point, N.J., and Mary Wagner of Delrand, N.J.; sons, George Shelton of Dayton and Warren M. Shelton of Milpitas, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Mary H. Sisson, 93, of Florence, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of South Fork Christian Church, Boone County. Her husband, Raymond Sisson, died in 1973. A son, Jess R. Sisson, died in 1972. A daughter, Mary Jane Tuttle, died in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Whitfield of Florence; one grandchild, two great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Beaver Lick Christian Cemetery, Walton. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Donna Spradlin, 94, of Crescent Springs, died at 8:55 p.m. Saturday at her home. She owned John Drive-Inn Restaurant in Janie, Va.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Spradlin of Cocoa, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Kelty Stahl, 91, of Lexington, died at 8 p.m. Friday at Maysville Extended Care Center. She was a former saleswoman with Merz Bros. Department Store in Maysville.
Survivors include a son, James Donald Stahl of Maysville; daughters, Jane Stahl McKay and Dorothy Stahl Burrows, both of Maysville, Patricia Stahl Collins of Shelbyville and Carolyn Mae Stahl McDowell of Villa Hills; 31 grandchildren and 56 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Patrick Church, Maysville. Burial was in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville. Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick School Foundation, P. O. Box 476, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
Louis Valenti, 74, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired employee of Rockwell International, Florence, and was the first person the company hired when it came to the area. Mr. Valenti attended Erlanger Baptist Church .
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy "Dot" Valenti; a daughter, Paula Shaye Long of Villa Hills; and two grandsons.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Dorothy Von Strohe, 84, of Southgate, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Gertrude Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, William A. Von Strohe Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Von Strohe of Fort Thomas; sons, Edward O. Von Strohe of Cincinnati, Roger N. Von Strohe of Melbourne and William A. Von Strohe Jr. of Cold Spring; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, Park Ave. and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Evan Lee Woodward Sr., 61, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a truck driver with S&S Delivery, Cincinnati and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Woodward; daughters, Jessie Kerns of Fort Mitchell and Mary Beckett of Burlington; sons, Bill Woodward of Bellevue, John Woodward of Las Vegas and Evan Woodward Jr. of White Oak, Ohio; brothers, Don Woodward of Pennington Gap, Va., John Woodward of Amelia, Ohio, William Woodward of West Chester, Ohio, and Thomas Woodward of Gleneste, Ohio; sisters, Lola Owens of Milford, Ohio, Marie Richardson of Newtown, Ohio, and Helen Alexander of Withamsville, Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in St. Stephen cemetery in Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Mary Tungate Works, 98, of Latonia, died at 4 a.m. Sunday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia. She was a retired clerk with the J.C. Penney department store in Covington and a member of Martha Rose Chapter No. 2 Daughters of America, Rosebud Chapter No. 39 Order of the Eastern Star and White Shrine. She was a charter member of Carters Chapel United Methodist Church, Demossville. Her first husband, Louis Tungate, died in 1972. Her second husband, Earl Works, died in 1990. A son, Emerald Tungate, died in 1977.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Tungate of Lexington; four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Carters Chapel United Methodist Church, Demossville, Ky. 41033; or to Rosedale Baptist Church, 45th and Glenn, Covington, Ky. 41015. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
