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Date of these obituaries: 09-30-1998
Jerome F. "Jerry' Futscher, delivered milk, trust and friendship
For more than 40 years, Jerome F. "Jerry" Futscher was a door-to-door milkman in Northern Kentucky. To him, the job was about more than just delivering milk.
He checked on his customers to make sure they were in good health. During the holidays, he used his truck to deliver used clothes and household items to needy residents.
And during the 1964 flood, when Silver Grove was under water, he loaded a boat with milk bottles and delivered them.
"People wouldn't leave their homes - they weathered the flood in their homes with their children," said a daughter, Sue Bradley of Alexandria.
"He got a boat - scared to death of water - and loaded it up with milk bottles. He took two days and went into Silver Grove and delivered milk, house to house. It wasn't because it was his job. It was because they were his friends, and he cared about them."
Mr. Futscher, a lifelong resident of Camp Springs, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at his home. He was 70.
The son of a Camp Springs blacksmith, Mr. Futscher lived his entire adult life two houses from where he was born and reared.
He began delivering milk for Trauth Dairy in 1948 and had a route through Camp Springs, Silver Grove, Melbourne, Alexandria and Fort Thomas. His work day started at 4:30 a.m. and often didn't end until 6 p.m.
He knew the name of every customer, and when Trauth delivered ice cream, he often gave it away to children. Mr. Futscher's customers knew him well and trusted him. Many gave him keys to their homes so that he could fill up their refrigerators when they weren't home.
When Trauth discontinued its residential delivery routes, Mr. Futscher delivered milk to schools and businesses. He retired in 1991.
During the 1960s, Mr. Futscher was the Fifth District magistrate in Campbell County. As magistrate, he could authorize marriages and sign search warrants for police.
Mr. Futscher also was a member of the Simon Gosney American Legion Post No. 219 in Camp Springs, Campbell County VFW Post No 3205 in Alexandria and Knights of Columbus Father DeJaco Council No. 5220 in Alexandria. He also enjoyed raising beans, corn and tomatoes.
Other survivors include his wife, Irma; sons, Dan Futscher and Doug Futscher, both of Camp Springs; daughters, Sharon Ramler of Camp Springs and Janet Steller of Elizabethtown; brothers, Alex Futscher of Alexandria and Maynard B. Futscher of Cold Spring; sisters, Edna Heiert of Camp Springs and Stella Franzen of Alexandria; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Joseph Church, 225 Four Mile Road, Camp Springs, Ky. 41059.
John M. Ashcraft, 58, of Independence, died Monday at his home. He was a cook with Ninth Street Diner in Covington and a charter member of Grace Baptist Church, Independence.
Survivors include his mother, Ruth Koenig Ashcraft of Independence; and sisters, Esther Webb of Independence and Myra Day of Highland Heights.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
L. Pearl Buckley, 77, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Stanley Buckley, died in 1996.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Oberhausen of Highland Heights and Sharon Ruschman of Alexandria; a son, Gerald C. Buckley of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; a sister, Madeline Boyle of Brawley, Calif.; five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Janice Elizabeth Winters Clark, 73, of Greenville, Ga., formerly of Dayton, died Aug. 13 at Joan Gelancy Memorial Hospital in Duluth, Ga. She was a homemaker. Her husband, James Gordon Clark, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Nannette Coleman of Kansas City, Kan., Diana Udey of Rockford, Ill., Mary Clark of Albuquerque, N.M., and Jane Penny of Berkeley Lake, Ga.; a son, James Wright Clark of Greenville, S.C.; 16 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Memorials are suggested to the church, Fifth and Berry streets, Dayton, Ky. 41074. Crowell Bros. Peachtree Funeral Home, Norcross, Ga., is handling arrangements.
Regina E. Darpel, 96, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Catholic Ladies of Columbia and Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Her husband, John Darpel Sr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, James Darpel of Latonia and Dr. John Darpel Jr. of Edgewood; daughters, Dorothy Dietz, Rosemary Sweeney, Joan Hoos and Dolores Ehlman, all of Edgewood; 31 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church. Visitation will begin there at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Mary Lou Freund, 85, of Newport, died at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. She was a retired office manager with Newstedt-Loring Andrews Jewelry Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Joseph Volpenhein of Ludlow; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Woodrow Howell, 85, of Prospect, formerly of Covington, died at 12:15 p.m. Monday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. He was a retired house painter.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen Greenrose of Borden, Ind.; brothers, Earl Howell of Newport and Ray Howell of the state of California; a sister, Dorsey Powell of Irvine; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Adelaide "Addie" Fischer Jones-Noelker, 96, of Covington, died Tuesday at her home. She was a retired employee of the Monte Casino Wine Co., a member of St. Augustine Church in Covington and a former member of Central Covington Civic Club. Her first husband, William Jones, died in 1964. Her second husband, Bernard Noelker, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, William T. Jones Jr. of Pinellas Park, Fla., Robert J. Jones of Covington and Thomas C. Jones of Williamstown; daughters, Marjorie Shipman of Walton and Shirley Cook of Covington; a stepson, Norbert Noelker of Lakewood, Ohio; stepdaughters, Marian Riley and Teresa Shuff, both of Cincinnati, and Irene McCarty of Columbia, S.C.; 17 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and several step grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine Church Building Fund, 1839 Euclid Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Meals on Wheels, in care of Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
James D. "Denny" Mays, 46, of California, Ky., died Monday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a disabled mechanic with J. W. Harris Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Jeremy Mays and James Mays, both of Alexandria; daughters, Denise Mays and Diane Mays, both of Alexandria; his mother and stepfather, Doris and Wilbur Moore of West Virginia; a brother, Finley Moore of California; a sister, Judy Mitchell of California; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery, California. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, Leukemia
Memorial Fund, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Justin Messer, 15, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown.
Survivors include his parents, Mark and Peggy McCabe Messer of Ludlow; a sister, Molly Messer of Ludlow; grandparents, James and Barbara Messer of Fort Wright, Charlene and Raymond Foster of Williamstown, and Justin and Mildred McCabe of Fort Wright.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Kathleen J. Mitts, 50, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, after being attacked in her home early Saturday morning. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Mitts; daughters, Heather Hopper of Dayton and Rebecca Mitts of Bellevue; her mother, Betty Day of Newport; brothers, Bradley Day of Union, David Day of Newport, Dennis Day of Cincinnati, Robert Day of Lackey and Wilbur Day Jr. of Erlanger; and a sister, Phyllis Day of Newport.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Anthony Church, 320 Poplar St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073; or Neediest Kids of All, P. O. Box 631700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.
Gerald Wayne Rust, 57, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Erlanger, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Winfred Spaulding, 78, of Greensburg, Ind., died Monday at Community Hospital South, Indianapolis. He was a retired truck driver and an Army veteran of World War II. Two sons, Cecil W. Spaulding and Michael Spaulding, and a daughter, Winnie Spaulding, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Alberta Bickers Spaulding; a son, Greg Spaulding of Newport; daughters, Gail Brown of Greensburg, Ind., and Jenny Cathey of Westport, Ind.; brothers, Roy Spaulding and Charles Spaulding, both of Covington; sisters, Juanita Gee and Ellen Yelton, both of Covington; 10 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday at Porter-Oliger-Pearson Funeral Home, Greensburg, Ind. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Union Flat Rock Cemetery, Ripley County, Ind. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Ruth Farmer Whitfield, 78, of Independence, died at 1:14 a.m. Tuesday at her home of cancer. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Kavin Whitfield, died in 1985.
Survivors include a daughter, Karin Whitfield of Erlanger; a son, Greg Whitfield of Union; and two grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
