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Date of these obituaries: 09-08-1998
Deli owner Ruth Hoppenjans, loved crafts
Ruth S. Hoppenjans sustained her family and neighbors with food and crafts made with loving care.
Mrs. Hoppenjans co-owned Hoppe's Deli on 16th and Greenup streets for 26 years, where she made many friends while filling their pantries.
"She enjoyed meeting the people, and it kept her active. It gave her exercise to walk to and from the store every day," said a daughter, Diane Hofmann of Cincinnati.
Mrs. Hoppenjans, 95, of Covington, died at 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington.
Mrs. Hoppenjans was born in Cincinnati and moved to Covington when she married
Gilbert M. Hoppenjans, who died in 1965.
She ran Hoppe's Deli from 1950 until she retired at age 72.
Her free time was consumed by her passion for copper enameling, which involves melting crushed glass over metal.
Mrs. Hofmann said her mother made art for many years at the Baker-Hunt Foundation on Greenup Street in Covington.
"They still teach it there. She spent most of her free hours doing that," Mrs. Hofmann said.
Mrs. Hoppenjans declined offers to sell her work at an art show, choosing instead to give most of it away to her children, grandchildren and friends.
Some other pieces are still held by the Baker-Hunt Foundation.
"She really liked it. She was glad that people enjoyed her work," Mrs. Hofmann said. "I think she led a full life and she enjoyed herself."
Other survivors include a daughter, Lois Talbert of Fort Wright; 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren
Her son, Lawrence G. Hoppenjans, died in 1988.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive in Covington, 41011. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles and Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring, 41076. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Winston Boyd, 88, of Florence, died at 9:20 a.m. Saturday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. James A. M. E. Church, Covington. Her husband, Charles Boyd, died in 1954.
Survivors include a son-in-law, Cull Embry, with whom she lived; a stepsister, Susan Morton of Richmond; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Richmond. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. James A. M. E. Church, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul A.M.E. Church. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richmond. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is in charge of arrangements.
Vivian Lusby Green Cook, 83, of Owenton, died Monday at Frankfort Regional Hospital, Frankfort. She was a homemaker and a member of Elk Lick Baptist Church. Her husband, Thomas Marshall Cook, died in 1958.
Survivors include a son, Roy Cook of Owenton; 10 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Monterey Masonic Cemetery, Owen County. Memorials are suggested to her son.
Norbert Gesling, 93, of Covington, died at 9:05 p.m. Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. He was a retired model maker with Kelly Koette X-Ray Co., Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret L. Gesling; daughters, Anita Schuler of Fort Wright and Jean A. Zeck of Crescent Springs; a sister, Mary Miller of Bradenton, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association, 4225 Malsbary Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242; or Welcome House, 205 Pike Street, Covington, Ky., 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Robert C. Goetz, 57, of Indianapolis, formerly of Covington, died Sunday at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. He retired in 1995 as a brigadier general in the Army after 32 years of active duty. He served during the Vietnam War and was a presidential appointee to the Senior Executive Service. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, Vietnam Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon.
He was a 1963 graduate of Xavier University and earned a master's degree in 1972 from Indiana University.
He was a member of Holy Spirit Parish of Geist Catholic Church and American Society of Military Comptrollers.
Survivors include his wife, Rose C. Campbell Goetz; a daughter, Lisa M. Croghan; a son, James C. Goetz; his mother, Margaret D. "Bessie" Goetz; and a grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic Church. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery. Flanner-Buchanan Carmel Mortuary, Carmel, Ind., is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Indiana University Research for the Brain, P. O. Box 67, Indianapolis.
Vicie Hoskins, 75, of California, Ky., died at 6:25 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Alexandria Funeral Home.
John Walton Moon, 87, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at V. A. Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include a sister, Charlotte Fisher of Covington; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen cemetery Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Cremation was at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to Disabled American Veterans.
Everett M. "Rabbit" Moran, 83, of Sardis, died at 10:22 p.m. Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a farmer and carpenter. His wife of more than 50 years, Lucille French Moran, died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Everett M. "Marty" Moran Jr. of Mays Lick; daughters, Nellie Linville and Linda Fleming, both of Maysville, Doris Henson of Sardis, Anna Stoker of Mt. Olivet, and Pamela Moran of Florida; brothers, Jim Moran of Bracken County, Omar Moran and Emmitt Moran, both of Mason County; sisters, Sarah Mastin and Anna Jewell Ross, both of Maysville, Stella Cropper of Lewis County and Ruby Henderson of Robertson County; half- brothers, Bob Moran of Atlanta, Don Moran of Robertson County and Larry Moran of Maysville; half-sisters, Betsy Robinson of North Carolina and Rosetta Hafer of Maysville; 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from there 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick.
Anna Ruth Newdigate, 88, of Maysville, died at 10:25 a.m. Monday at Maysville Extended Care Facility. She was an assessor for 20 years for the city of Maysville and a member of St. Patrick Church, Maysville.
Survivors include a son, George William Newdigate; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery. Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is in charge of arrangements.
Stanley T. Poland, 61, of Sadieville, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired specialist welder for National Distillery and Jim Beam Distillery.
Survivors include his wife, Jackie Sievers Poland; a son, Craig Charles Poland of Cincinnati; daughters, Jill Lynn Edmondson and Jaime Marie Poland, both of Corinth; his mother, Mary Helen Gulley of Cincinnati; a sister, Billie "Bea" Margaret Voynovich of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky., 40504.
Louis Bonie Stamper, 84, of Hebron, died at 1:05 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired farmer and a member of Bullittsburg Baptist Church, Burlington. He coached baseball and basketball for many years in Hebron.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Scroggin Stamper; a son, Don Stamper of Burlington; a daughter, Jan Peeno of Hebron; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bullittsburg Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Bullittsburg Baptist Church, 2616 Bullittsburg Church Road, Burlington, Ky., 41005.
Bonnie J. Furnish Wilson, 66, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired cashier for St. Elizabeth Medical Center North and a member of the First Nazarene Church, Newport.
Survivors include sons, John Wilson and Steve Wilson, both of Newport, and Terry Wilson of Southgate; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Nazarene Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
William R. Wolff, 75, of Elsmere, died at 7:52 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired mail sorter for U. S. Postal Service for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Cruse Wolff; daughters, Martha J. Justice of Elsmere and Annette Cooley of Crescent Springs; sons, Guy Frazier III of Dry Ridge, William G. Wolff, Edward "Butch" Wolff and R. Geoffrey "Jeff" Wolff, all of Elsmere; a brother, Donald Wolff of Erlanger and Ray Wolff of Florence; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is in charge of arrangements.
Gary L. Wood, 43, of Fort Mitchell, died Sunday after apparently suffering a heart attack at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
