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These notices are dated: 04-02-2004
Norman L. Hager, 72, Ludlow school teacher
Students looked forward to having Norman Lee Hager for a teacher.
Mr. Hager, 72, who died Thursday at his home in Fort Wright, taught more than 40 years in Ludlow Independent Schools, first as a junior high teacher, then as a speech therapist in the elementary school. That school recently named its media center for him.
He was known as a fun, innovative teacher who always found ways to entertain himself and the students, said his daughter, Medrith Lee Norman of Lexington.
A very patriotic man, he would have younger students march from class to class singing patriotic songs. But he would have his fifth-graders put on very serious dramas such as Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
He often bought stuffed animals or books to give away to his students.
He had nicknames for all of them. "He never met a kid he didn't believe in, " his daughter said. "He found something they were good at, and bragged on them for doing it, whatever it was."
Mr. Hager's wife, Jody, worked at the elementary school as a secretary. They were inseparable.
"He was in love with her every day from the day he met her, " she said. "They did everything together."
They met when both were in college at the University of Kentucky and married
in 1967. All her friends thought he looked just like James Dean, their daughter said.
Mr. Hager did some acting at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, directed school plays and sponsored the drama club. He had a bit part in a movie, "April Love, " starring Shirley Jones, which was made in 1957.
"You blink, and you miss the part, " his daughter said.
Mr. Ludlow was a Navy veteran, a lifelong member of the Ludlow PTA, a member of the Ludlow Educational Foundation and was very involved in the Republican Party.
"We never went anywhere in Northern Kentucky that he didn't know anyone, " his daughter said. "He was like one of those guys who everybody who met him had a different story about him."
Other survivors include his wife, Jody Hager; a brother, Robert C. Hager of Lexington; and sisters, Evelyn Blount of Venice, Fla., Louise Lacy of Farmersville, Ohio, and Gaile Lewellen of Frankfort.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow Independent Schools, 525 Elm St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Ann Morgan Arnold, 84, of Maysville, died at 8:12 p.m. Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a waitress with Brown's Restaurant in Aberdeen, Ohio, and Frisch's and Porter Morgan restaurants, and was an employee of Wald Manufacturing Co. during World War II. Her husband, Edward Allen Arnold, died in 1984. A son, Jimmy Allen Arnold, and daughter, Carol Applegate, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Charles Arnold of Maysville; daughters, Brenda Toy and Linda Sartin, both of Maysville; sisters, Ruth Dotson of Tyler, Texas, and Audrey Stears of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Edna Beckerich, 61, of Alexandria, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Louis Beckerich; daughters, Debbie Cobb and Tricia Williams, both of Alexandria, Tina Hickman of California and Tara Lawson of Taylor Mill; sons, Doug Beckerich and Tom Beckerich, both of Alexandria; sisters, Ruth Orth of Alexandria and Millie Martin of Cold Spring; brothers, Norbert Kremer of Lancaster, Ohio, and Jerry Kremer of Alexandria; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria.
Edith Lucille Doherty, 90, of Latonia, died at 7:25 a.m. Thursday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a member of Latonia Baptist Church and a cafeteria cook with Covington Independent Schools. Her husband, John Pudd Doherty, and a son, Richard Doherty, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Al Doherty of Latonia and Mike Doherty of Elsmere; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Memorials are suggested to Kenton County Animal Shelter, 1020 Mary Laidley Drive, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
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. today 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.
Elaine Dickerson Greenup, 89, of Florence, died Wednesday at Woodspoint Health Care Center, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Florence Baptist Church and the Union Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, William L. Greenup, died in 1950.
Survivors include a daughter, Sue Allison Ryle of Swannanos, N.C.; a sister, Marilyn Bennett of San Diego; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Charles Lee Johnson, 92, of Ghent, died Thursday at King's Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind. He was a retired farmer and retired employee of Kentucky Ladder, and was a member of Jordon Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Stelma Bladen Johnson; a son, Charles "Buck" Johnson of Carrollton; daughters, Linda Swihart of Pendleton and Debbie Rader of Ghent; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Ella Faye Cook Kincer, 64, of Erlanger, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Community Pentecostal Church, Independence.
Survivors include her husband, Wilmoth H. Kincer; daughters, Vickie D. Batton of Florence and Angie K. Kincer of Erlanger; sons, Timothy W. Kincer of Milford, Ohio, and Michael D. Kincer of Hebron; sisters, Laverne Smith of Toledo, Ohio, and Iva Thomas of Michigan City, Ind.; brothers, Eugene Cook of Swanton, Ohio, Isaac "Bud" Cook of Jenkins, Doug Cook of Millestone, Ralph Cook of Ermine and Jesse Cook of McRoberts; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Community Pentecostal Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Helen Monroe, 80, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was a retired tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service and an Army veteran of World War II. Her husband, Howard Monroe, died in 1989. A daughter, Darlene Monroe-Beason, died in 2001.
Survivors include a daughter, June Steidle of Enon, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese Church, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071.
Jerry L. Scarberry Sr., 61, of Crittenden, died Sunday at his home. He was a sandblaster with Rolf Monument in Newport and Becco Monument, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Scarberry Jr. of Cincinnati; a daughter, Sherrie Eversole of Amelia, Ohio; brothers, Larry Scarberry and Johnny Scarberry, both of Ohio, and Eddie Scarberry of Dayton; sisters, Fay Poplar of Columbus, Ohio, and Pam Clark of Erlanger; and six grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Jerry Scarberry Sr. Memorial Fund, in care of A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, 241 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
