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Date of these obituaries: 06-01-1998
Sister Elizabeth Gilbert, served others
In her youth, Sister Elizabeth Gilbert lived on a Louisiana farm so isolated that a priest visited her home once a year to say Mass.
From those beginnings, Sister Elizabeth went on to a lifetime in the convent, performing a number of valuable duties, in Covington, La., and then for the last decade at St. Walburg Monastery, Villa Hills.
Sister Elizabeth, 73, died Friday at St. Walburg.
"She was a wonderful person, a most gracious farm girl. She had physical afflictions, but was never down," said Sister Andrea, the sub-prioress of St. Walburg.
Sister Elizabeth worked in the monastery kitchen, the laundry or the infirmary, wherever she was needed, said Sister Andrea.
"There was no one more thoughtful. She always remembered other sisters' birthdays and special occasions with a card," Sister Andrea said. "Sister Elizabeth Gilbert was a very prayerful person, and a lot of prayers will be coming for us now," said Sister Andrea.
Sister Elizabeth and her brother, James Gilbert, a retired teacher in Memphis, Tenn., were very close, and he visited her several times a year at St. Walburg, Sister Andrea said. He is on a tour of Australia, and so far hasn't been reached, she said.
She is also survived by a sister, Dorothy Bright of Fayette, Miss.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at St. Walburg Monastery. A vigil service will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the monastery. Burial will be in St. Walburg Cemetery, Villa Hills. Memorials are suggested to 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Mildred Jeanette Adams, 82, of Williamstown, died Sunday in Florida.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Ruth Moormeier Carpenter, 65, of Covington, died at 10:15 a.m. Thursday at her home. She was a retired sales clerk with Dick's Liquors, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Donald Carpenter of Independence and Michael Carpenter of Cincinnati; daughters, Linda Todd of Ludlow and Sharon Meyer of Piner; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Private services were Sunday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Bernice K. Dennler, 55, of Cincinnati, formerly of Erlanger, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Leslie Sapienza of Pittsburgh and Holly Angel of Erlanger; sons, Michael Dennler of Florence, Scott Dennler of Bellevue and Patrick Dennler of Covington; a brother, William Becknell of Lebanon; sisters, Ena Faye Warren and Pauline Stuerenberg, both of Cincinnati; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.
Mary Duncan, 82, of Crittenden, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Clifford F. "Shorty" Harrison, 92, of Newport, died at 10:52 p.m. Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Alexandria. His wife, Lena J. Harrison, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Everett Harrison and Nelson Harrison, both of Alexandria; a daughter, June Burchett of Ft. Myers, Fla.; brothers, Clyde Harrison and Roy Harrison, both of Grants Lick, and Rolley Harrison of Florence; sisters, Thelma Miller of Alexandria and Dorothy Darlington of Cold Spring; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul United Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or St. Paul United Church of Christ, 1 N. Jefferson St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Pearl Hudson, 68, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Doreen Mason, 22, of Florence, died at 5:41 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere-Erlanger.
Anna D. McClure, 94, of Erlanger, died Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church. Her husband, Howard R. McClure, died in 1967. Sons, Jack McClure and Russell McClure, died in 1997 and 1992, respectively.
Survivors include a son, Donald R. McClure of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Joanne Skidmore of Erlanger; a brother, Ray Reffitt of Erlanger; a sister, Jean White of Elsmere; 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Erlanger Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011; Woodspoint Nursing Home, 7300 Woodspoint Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042 ; or Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Donald McClure, 62, of Verona, died at 3:15 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Frank L. Merkle, 65, of Edgewood, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a lab technician with Post Glover Electric Co., a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere, and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423 and a Parish Kitchen volunteer. His wife, Glenda Helen Merkle, died in 1990.
Survivors include daughters, Paula Hodge of Erlanger and Connie Kreutzjans of Edgewood; brothers, Al Merkle of Ft. Thom as, John Merkle of Cincinnati and Robert Merkle of Crestview Hills; sisters, Dorothy Rehkamp of Florence and Roselyn Smith of Cincinnati; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry District High School, 3827 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Jack Mitchell Murphy, 61, of Lakeland, Fla., died Wednesday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was a member of Shepherd Road Presbyterian Church in Lakeland.
Survivors include his wife, Bonita Murphy; sons, Gregory Murphy of Cincinnati and Jason Murphy of Lakeland, Fla.; a daughter, Jennifer Murphy of Lakeland; brothers, Wharton Murphy Jr. of Macon, Ga., and David Murphy of Spartanburg, S.C.; and sisters, Nellie Moore, Hazel Turner and Blanche Murphy, all of Spartanburg, S.C., Pauline Lawrence of Mason, Ohio, and Dott Harrison of Woodruff, S.C.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Chapel Mausoleum, Erlanger. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Carl Victor Pierson, 78, of Somerville, Texas, died May 30 at his son's home in Demossville. He was a retired pilot with Petrolite Corp., Houston, and a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Wives Carolyn Pierson and Beverly Pierson both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Carl V. Pierson Jr. of Demossville; a brother, Hylmar Pierson of Old Lyme, Conn.; sisters, Ruth L. Pierson and Frida Lynn Pierson, both of Largo, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending at South Park Funeral Home, Pearland, Texas. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling local arrangements.
Macey Pinch, 67, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Christopher Reinhart, 33, of Covington, died Friday morning at his home. He was a maintenance supervisor with Pinnacle Management Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Debra Britt Reinhart; sons, Alex Reinhart and Eric Reinhart, both at home, and Christopher Gaines of Tennessee; his mother, Clara Kissel of Covington; brothers, Joey Reinhart of Covington and Russell Kissel of South Korea.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Cremation will be at Hillside Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Charles B. Rhodus, 83, of Florence, died at 9:25 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Lois J. Caylor Rombold, 50, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and member of Community Pentecostal Church, Independence.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Robert Rombold; sons, Anthony Leach of Cincinnati, and David Leach, Matthew Rombold and Noah Rombold, all of Florence; daughters, Theresa Rombold of Florence, Kimberly Lewis of Mason, Ohio, and Denise Gripshover of Independence; her mother, Wilnore Caylor of Cold Spring; brothers, Richard Caylor of Crittenden, Dennis Caylor of Edgewood, David Caylor of Baltimore and Donald Caylor of Somerset; sisters, Belinda Romito of Alexandria and Joann Conner of Newport; and 12 grandchildren.
Services were at noon today at Community Pentecostal Church, Independence. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Community Pentecostal Church, 11875 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Melvin E. Shoemaker, 70, of Williamstown, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired employee of American Tool Works Co., Cincinnati, a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Alexandria, and a former employee of Sun Manufacturing Co., Williamstown.
He was a member of Grant Lodge No. 82 F&AM, Williamstown Order of the Eastern Star No. 301, and Indra Consistory Scottish Rite in Covington. He was an Air Force veteran. His wife, Nadine Cummins Shoemaker, died in 1997.
Survivors include daughters, Debbie Souder Penick of Dry Ridge, Teri Taylor and Jody Howard, both of Williamstown; sons, Michael Shoemaker of Williamstown and Mickey Shoemaker of Crittenden; a brother, Robert Shoemaker of Newport; sisters, Ruth Beck of Highland Heights and Louise Weir of Covington; 10 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202; or St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Paul "Poppy" Stafford, 63, of Owenton, died Friday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. He was a farmer, a former truck driver for Kraft Dairy in Owenton, and a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church, Owenton.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Purcell Stafford; a daughter, Paula Dempsey of Owenton; a brother, Donald Beck Stafford of Wheatley; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Beech Grove Baptist Church, Owenton, Ky. 40359; or American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Fred C. Trolley, 53, of Carmel, Ind., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died May 14 in Carmel. He was field vice president and general manager of Maryland Small Construction Co., Carmel.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Berling Trolley; and sons, Andrew Trolley and Gregory Trolley.
Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. June 13 at New Thought Unity Center, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association of Kentucky, P. O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 40209. Flanner and Bu chanan Funeral Home, Indianapolis, is handling arrangements.
Charles Vance, 73, of Elsmere, died Friday in Newport . He was a retired heavy equipment operator and a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Covington. His wife, Lorene Vance, died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Charles Vance of Dallas, Hillard Vance of Elsmere, Howard Vance and Edward Vance, both of Covington; daughters, Constance Goldsby of Covington, Malvonica McCaully and Phyllis Pass, both of San Diego; a sister, Jane Booker of Bessemer, Ala.; 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Macedonia Missionary Church. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Wilbur W. Wagner, 81, of Union, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a clerk with the Cincinnati Board of Education.
Survivors include his wife, June L. Wagner; a daughter, Phyllis Fisher of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; sons, Dennis Wagner of Dry Ridge and Ronald Wagner of Maui, Hawaii; stepsons, David Chamberlin and Ervin Chamberlin, both of Dry Ridge, and Mark Chamberlin of Florida; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery, Union.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Evelyn C. Wells, 79, of Latonia, died at 10:45 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired sales clerk with Kmart, and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Gessner of Latonia.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
