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These notices are dated: 05-07-2004
Raymond Kleine Jr., artist, patriotic singer
Raymond C. Kleine Jr., loved to sing for anyone who would listen.
He loved singing so much that he was planning to sing "Daddy's Little Girl" at his granddaughter's wedding this weekend in New Jersey.
Mr. Kleine, 75, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
His sister, Janet Niehaus of Taylor Mill, said her brother was the highlight of the family's Derby party last weekend when he sang all night on a karaoke machine. She said his favorite song to perform was "My Way, " by Frank Sinatra.
"He was just marvelous to all of us, " she said.
Mr. Kleine had two other loves in his life: his wife, Shirley, and his country.
Niehaus said her brother was married
for 55 years and dearly missed his wife, who died March 18. .
"He loved to be around people and he loved Shirley, " she said. "I think he just missed his wife."
Mr. Kleine, a Navy veteran, always wore a hat with a flag on it and would stop at somebody's house if he saw the flag flying the wrong way to show the resident how to fix it.
The entire family also had big parties every Fourth of July in Michigan. Last year, Niehaus said, the party was even bigger because they also celebrated the birthdays of Mr. Kleine and his wife.
Mr. Kleine was a retired commercial artist with Reynolds Aluminum, Philadelphia, and a member of the Sunday Morning Club and Latonia Social Club. He was a former chaplain of American Legion Post No. 20 in Elsmere, a member of the 40 & 8, VFW Lodge No. 314 in Florence, VFW Post No. 6423 in Erlanger and Moose Lodge No. 1469 in Covington.
In addition to his sister, survivors include sons, Randy Kleine of Cincinnati and Raymond Kleine of Florence; daughters, Debbie Kleine and Kim LaRosa, both of Berlin, N.J., Brenda Chappine of Indian Mills, N.J., and Lisa Love of Presidential Lakes, N.J.; brothers, Theodore Kleine of Warren, Mich., and Bernie Kleine of Independence; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 4:30 p.m. Monday, with an Erlanger Lions and VFW services at 6:45 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Kathleen Barnes-Moak, 56, of Corning, Calif., formerly of Williamstown, died April 22 in Corning. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Moak; brothers, Donald Barnes, Lenuel Barnes and Brent Barnes, all of Williamstown; sisters, Mary Lonkard and Carol McCreary, both of Williamstown, Wilma Updike of Dry Ridge and Sue Ellis of Corinth; three stepchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Services have already been held. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Mary Katherine Ewbank LeGrand, 78, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at her home. She was an employee of Sam's Club in Florence and a former employee of Ewbank Insurance Agency, Warsaw. She was a member of Warsaw Christian Church and Gallatin County Homemakers, and was a volunteer with 4-H in Gallatin County.
Survivors include her husband, William Richard LeGrand; a son, Bill L. LeGrand of Warsaw; a daughter, Karen Sue Burris of Princeton; brothers, James Louis Ewbank of Georgetown and William Robert Ewbank of Warsaw; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at her home. Burial will be in Beaverlick Christian Church Cemetery, Walton. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Research, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
Allan Robert Monroe, 60, of Butler, died at 9:11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a truck driver.
Survivors include sons, Todd Monroe of Georgetown, Jeremy Monroe and Matthew Monroe, both of Northern Kentucky; a brother, David Monroe of Hebron; a half-brother, Guy Howard of Lexington; and sisters, Debbie Maurer of Cincinnati and Linda Lourash of Decatur.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Winchester Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Dorothy Jane Simpson, 68, of Villa Hills, died at 2:30 a.m. Thursday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Paul G. Simpson II, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Paul G. Simpson III of New York; daughters, Kelley Smart of Pickerington, Ohio, and Jane Bratton of Crescent Springs; brothers, Dean Cusick of Prospect, Ohio, and Robert Cusick of Marion, Ohio; sisters, Catherine Sens, Rose Mary Figerell and Rose Marie Granger, all of Marion; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Church, Marion. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Marion. Gunder/Hall and Folk Funeral Home, Marion, is handling arrangements.
Roy Leonard Smith, 88, of Dayton, died at 5:12 p.m. Wednesday at Veterans Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a jeweler with I.B. Goodman Jewelers, Newport, and an Army veteran of World War II.
His wife, Marcella Smith, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Donald Smith of Erlanger and Jerry Smith of Alexandria; a sister, Evelyn Bornhorn of Union; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
James C. Welch, 58, of Bellevue, died April 20 at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. A daughter, Michelle Kessen, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Diana Able of Bellevue; a daughter, Tammy Kessen of Covington; a stepson, Daniel Hicks of Bellevue; a stepdaughter, Hanna Hicks of Bellevue; four brothers, four sisters and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Veterans Administration National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Benedictine Sisters Retirement Fund, St. Walburg Monastery, 2500 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Ann M. Arlinghaus Zerhusen, 78, of Fort Mitchell, died at 11 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Elmer F. Zerhusen; sons, Joe Zerhusen of Newport, Bob Zerhusen of Fort Mitchell and Ron Zerhusen of Fort Mitchell; daughters, Debbie Linneman of Fort Mitchell and Mary Ann Wilcox of Edgewood; brothers, Lee Arlinghaus of Villa Hills, Paul Arlinghaus of Erlanger, Bob Arlinghaus of Punta Gorda, Fla., Rich Arlinghaus of Fort Wright, Joe Arlinghaus of Cincinnati and Kenney Arlinghaus of Fort Myers, Fla.; sisters, Betty Knasel of Edgewood and Martha Arlinghaus of Fort Mitchell; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Kindervelt No. 56, Children's Hospital Medical Center, P.O. 428732, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., No. 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
