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These notices are dated: 08-07-2004
Jonathan Dreifort, 51, knew his way around machines
Jonathan Dreifort believed in fixing things. While most people threw a broken product away, Mr. Dreifort would get on the phone, order a part and fix it, said his wife, Lucy Dreifort.
Mr. Dreifort, 51, who died Friday at his home in Hebron, worked for 20 years as a manager of service stations for Sohio, which became BP. Then he decided he wanted to teach; for the past seven years, he taught auto mechanics at Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio.
He always had a home-improvement project in progress, such as a new patio, his wife said.
He liked to tell the story of a man who paid several auto mechanics to find a rattle in his car, without success. The man came to Mr. Dreifort's shop. Mr. Dreifort took a ride with him and found the rattle -- the car keys hitting the steering column.
Mr. Dreifort and his wife grew up together in Cleveland, where they were junior high sweethearts. They married
other people, were divorced, and Mrs. Dreifort took a job teaching at Burlington Elementary School, near her relatives in Cincinnati.
Mr. Dreifort contacted her from Cleveland about six years ago. They started dating again, were married
in March 2002 and bought a house in Hebron.
Mr. Dreifort taught Sunday school and enjoyed singing in the choir of the First Church of Christ in Burlington, where he was a member.
"He loved to make a joyful noise, " his wife said. "He felt he was worshiping by singing."
Other survivors include a son, Kristen Dreifort of New Hartford, N.Y.; a daughter, Jennifer Dreifort, also of New Hartford, N.Y.; a stepson, Christopher Lindsay of Oxford, Ohio; stepdaughters, Elizabeth Lindsay and Patricia Lindsay, both of Hebron; a brother, Ronald Dreifort of Corning, Calif.; a sister, Cathy Dreifort of Cleveland; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Church of Christ, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042 or First Church of Christ, 6080 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Raymond Ralph Carter, 60, of Louisville, formerly of Carrollton, died Thursday at Floyd Memorial Hospital, New Albany, Ind.
He was retired from Ford Motor Truck Plant, Louisville, and a member of United Auto Workers No. A62, Louisville.
Survivors include sons, Jim Joslin and Jason Douglas Carter, both of Louisville; a daughter, Lesley Ann Childers of Palmyer, Ind.; brothers, Otis Carter of Campbellsburg, Douglas Carter of Poke City, Fla., and Lyter Carter of Louisville; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday and at 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
L.B. Collinsworth, 66, of Rolla, Mo., formerly of Morgan, died Thursday at Phelps County Hospital, Rolla, Mo.
He was a heavy equipment operator and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Collinsworth, and a sister, Jewell Elbeck of Falmouth.
Graveside services with full military honors will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Morgan Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling the arrangements.
Madeline Marie Noble Crouch, 77, of Covington, died Sunday at Villasprings Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a homemaker and a member of Covington Baptist Temple. Her husband, Thomas Crouch, and a son, George Crouch, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Joe Crouch of Burlington and Jerry Crouch of Independence; daughters, Sue Powell of Independence and Cindy Finn of Crittenden; a brother, Jake Noble of Beckley, W.Va.; sisters, Cora Jackson of Sparta and Nancy Powell of Florence; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services and visitation were on Thursday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial was in Burlington Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Villaspring of Erlanger Health Care and Rehabilitation, 630 Viox Drive, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
John Wright Day, 82, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a restaurant owner and a British Royal Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Veterans Service Association.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Day; daughters, Elizabeth Holdsworth of Florence and Lorraine Jimison of Stillwater, Okla.; sisters, Hilda Ayala of Riverview, Fla. and Marjorie Tomana of Manchester, England; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. There is no visitation. Mr. Day will be cremated.
Memorials are suggested to Macular Degeneration Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 531313, Henderson, Nev. 89053.
Edna DeBerry, 82, of Taylor Mill, died Friday at Woodcrest Manor Nursing Home, Elsmere.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Willis "Vic" Duggan, 64, of Burlington, died Thursday at his residence.
He was a retired construction foreman from Ford Development Co., Sharonville, Ohio, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Brown Duggan; sons, John Duggan of Amarillo, Texas, and Vic Duggan of Knoxville, Tenn.; daughters, Ann Ossege of Alexandria, Vicki Gray of Shingle Springs, Calif., and Terry Gray of Eldorado Hills, Calif.; a brother, Bob Duggan of Carefree, Ariz.; sisters, Charlotte Stoltenberg of Tampa, Fla., and Eva Moses and Joyce Murphy, both of Lakeland, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren.
Service will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Monday. Mr. Duggan will be cremated.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Lawrence R. Geyer, 80, of Cincinnati, formerly of Newport, died Thursday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired maintenance worker from the City of Newport and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Ellanor Merrill Geyer, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Laverne Harris of Kennisaw, Ga.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling the arrangements.
Judith Lee Hodge Huff, 58, of Florence, died Sunday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, John Huff, Sr.; sons, Joe Huff of Truckee, Calif., John Huff, Jr., and J. Kelly Huff, both of Florence; brothers, Frank Robbins of Carrollton and Orville Robbins, Jr., of Georgia; sisters, Theresa Broaddus of Richmond, Mary Maines of Paducah, Dianna Robbins of Madison, Paula Staugle of Carrollton, Rosie Dunaway of Turner Station, and Connie King and Debbie Meadows, both of Georgia; and nine grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
