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These notices are dated: 04-01-2004
Karen Jones, traveled country on motorcycle
Fitness and the human body interested Karen Judith McHugh Jones.
The Dry Ridge woman loved the outdoors and loved to hike and ride bicycles, said her husband, Donald A. Jones. Together on their Harley Davison motorcycles, they saw much of the country.
Mrs. Jones was an aerobics instructor in the Bridgeport, Conn., area, and also had a short stint as a professional bodybuilder.
Mrs. Jones, who died March 23 of cancer at age 48, was a licensed massage therapist. She worked part-time with the Family Massage Center in Madeira, Ohio, as well as with some clients in her home.
Her full-time job was health unit coordinator at the Shriners Burn Institute in Cincinnati, where she had worked for about five years. She was a licensed practical nurse.
Mrs. Jones grew up in Bridgeport, and attended a business school in that area after she graduated from high school.
She joined the Navy and was stationed in San Diego, where she went AWOL after two years and joined an ashram, where she received a new name -- Siriatmakar.
While in San Diego, Mrs. Jones ran a skate shop, and became a pretty good roller skater herself, her husband said. She also became accomplished at Tai Chi.
After two years, the Navy found her and threw her in the brig. But she did eventually receive an honorable discharge, her husband said.
She returned to Connecticut and worked for the Sprague Meter Co. making natural gas meters, where her future husband also worked.
When the company announced a move to Owenton in 1989, they married
and moved to Northern Kentucky.
Mrs. Jones joined the First Christian Church of Owenton, and became active in Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
She was an animal lover, and kept a whole houseful of pets, her husband said, including a turtle, rat, parrot and dog.
Other survivors include stepsons, Kent Jones of Bridgeport, Conn., and Keith Jones of Phoenix; a stepdaughter, Renee Jones of Clinton, Conn.; a brother, Kevin McHugh of Lafayette, La.; and five step-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Hannah Hume Baird, 64, of Florence, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker, a former teacher with Jefferson County Schools, a volunteer with local, state and national political campaigns and a political activist. She was a founding member and chair of the Kentucky Women's Political Caucus, a member and chair of the Kentucky Commission on Women and an historian whose most recent preservation project was the development of the Dinsmore Homestead in Burlington. She was a member of the boards of the Greater Cincinnati Community Chest, the Greater Cincinnati Red Cross, Northern Kentucky University, Homemakers Program, the Kentucky Manpower Council, the Northern Kentucky's Commission of Kentucky's Bicentennial, Kentucky Heritage Commission, the Northern Kentucky Area Development District and the Northern Kentucky Leadership Foundation.
Mrs. Baird was a fund-raiser for the Northern Kentucky Women's Crisis Center, chair of the Northern Kentucky Council on Aging, chair of the Boone County Bicentennial, and the charter chair and founding member of the Boone County Arts Council. Earlier this week, she was recognized as one of the winners of The Kentucky Post's Outstanding Women of Northern Kentucky Award.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. Glenn F. Baird; a son, Glenn Whitman Baird of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter, Hannah Elizabeth Baird of Charlotte; and a sister, Martha Hume of Nashville, Tenn.
No services are planned. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Service, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the C.W. Hume Scholarship Fund, Somerset Community College, 808 Monticello St., Somerset, Ky. 42501, to the attention of Ann Zwick; Dinsmore Homestead Foundation, P.O. Box 453, Burlington, Ky. 41005; or the Hannah Hume Baird Fund for the Advancement of Women and Children, Northern Kentucky Women's Crisis Center, 835 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
George Thomas Baker, 84, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville. He was a retired electrician with the Army Corps of Engineers at Markland Locks and Dam, a member of the Carrollton Fire Department and Carrollton Masonic Lodge No. 134 F&AM.; He was a past master and secretary of Browinski Lodge IOOF, Carrollton, a member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Covington, York Rite, Carrollton Moose Lodge and the local cemetery board. He played the role of Santa Claus at Carrollton city functions.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy M. Baker; daughters, Denise Lucas of Louisville and Bonnie Rogers of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Milton J. Gillespie, 72, of Taylor Mill, died at 12:49 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired painter with General Electric Aircraft Engine Division and a member of St. Benedict Church, Covington. He was a member of the church Holy Name Society and General Electric Retiree Association, and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Christina M. Myers Gillespie; sons, Richard M. Gillespie of Elsmere and David E. Gillespie of Erlanger; a daughter, Cindy A. Sandel of Florence; sisters, Mildred Turner and Marilyn Dugan, both of Covington; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Vivian M. Macke, 88, of Lexington, formerly of Fort Wright, died at 1:27 p.m. Wednesday at Mayfair Manor, Lexington. She was a retired accounting clerk with Heekin Can Co. and a member of Latonia Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Janet Dobson of Lexington; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church Book of Remembrance, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Arthur S. Rayhle, 62, of Union, died Monday at his home. He was owner of SAR Image Concepts in Burlington and a former secretary and commodore of the Northern Kentucky Boat Club, Bellevue. He was a member of Florence Elks Lodge No. 314 and a former hydroplane racer.
Survivors include his wife, Vicki L. Morgan Rayhle; a son, Steven A. Rayhle of St. Cloud, Fla.; a stepson, Julius Claypool of Covington; a daughter, Cheryl L. Eckelman of Milford, Ohio; his father and stepmother, Arthur H. and Bertha Rayhle of Alexandria; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight and from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Florence Elks Lodge No. 314, 7704 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Donato M. Rainone, 78, of Erlanger, died March 23 at his home. He was a former New York City sanitation department worker.
Survivors include a son, Donald Rainone of Erlanger; a sister, Elizabeth Fiscine of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Roberta "Bert" Reker, 87, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was an independent fashion consultant and a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Bellevue.
Her husband, Frank "Jerry" Reker, died in 1966.
Survivors include daughters, Debbie Reker of Fort Thomas, Geraldine Losey of Bellevue, and Bobbie Reker-Dickason of Oak Hill, Ohio; her parents, Frances and Robert D. Siebenthaler; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John United Church of Christ, Bellevue. Memorials are suggested to Campbell County YMCA, 1437 Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. John United Church of Christ Accessibility Fund, 520 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Betty Jo Ballou Strange, 63, of Independence, died Wednesday at her home.
She was a reprocessing technician with St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Survivors include her husband, John Strange; daughters, Cindy Kurtz of Fort Wayne, Ind., Linda Scott of Williamstown and Sheila Woodward of Independence; sons, Bruce Strange of Covington and Brian Strange of Burlington; a sister, Barbara Dorn of Delhi, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Beverly J. Wolfe, 64, of Owenton, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a nurse with Owenton Manor Care Center.
Survivors include a son, Jon Wolfe of Owenton; brothers, James Vaughn of Erlanger and Joseph Broughton of Edgewood; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Johns Hill Cemetery, Highland Heights. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Steve Wolfe, 43, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at his home. He was a member of Falmouth Baptist Church.
Survivors include his mother, Christel Wolfe of Falmouth; brothers, Rudy Wolfe and Ben Wolfe, both of Falmouth; and a sister, Theresa Bruin of Falmouth.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
