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These notices are dated: 09-14-2004
Ruth Wolnitzek, 90, her family came first
Like many women of her generation, Ruth Meiners Wolnitzek saw raising a family and keeping house as her most important job.
"Whenever one of the three of us needed something, she was always there, " said her son, Steve Wolnitzek of Fort Wright. Her grandchildren felt the same way about her, he said.
Mrs. Wolnitzek, 90, who died Sunday at St. Margaret Hall in Cincinnati, grew up in Latonia and went to Holy Cross High School.
When her father died, she had to quit school to help support her family. For a while, she worked as a sales clerk in a candy store her mother owned.
When she was in her late 20s, she met Fred Wolnitzek, an Austinburg resident who also had to quit school to support his family. They were married
in 1939.
They moved to Fort Wright in 1948 and joined St. Agnes parish, where Mrs. Wolnitzek would worship until her death.
For many years, she prayed for an hour a week as part of the church's Perpetual Adoration Society. She also served with the church's altar society.
Her children attended St. Xavier High School in Finneytown, Ohio, and she volunteered with the school's mother's club even after they graduated.
In her later years, Mrs. Wolnitzek enjoyed traveling with her friends in clubs for seniors such as the Happy Hilltoppers, Kentucky Rovers and Golden Age.
A member of the Summit Hills Country Club, she played golf until she was 80. Once on a Kenton County course, she made a hole-in-one.
Her husband preceded her in death in 1978.
Other survivors include a son, Rick Wolnitzek of Fort Wright; a daughter, Sue Thompson of Cincinnati; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or St. Margaret Hall, 1960 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling the arrangements.
Marilyn Lee Beck, 49, of California, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Silver Grove Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Beck; a daughter, April Howard of Florence; a brother, Robert Riggs of Independence; and a half-sister.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grant's Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Louise Besse, 84, of Bellevue, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired clerk with the federal government, and a member of Divine Mercy Church Bereavement Committee and Altar Society, the Northern Kentucky Guild for the Retarded, Avenue Women's Club and Bellevue Lionetts. She was a volunteer with Hosea House, Christian Friends and Bellevue Vets Retirees.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Divine Mercy Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
James M. Brumer, 55, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include a sister, Jackie Hill of Covington.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. C&C; Mortuary Service, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Jerry Franklin Craddock, 57, of Covington, was found dead Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Mildred Wishman Hart, 84, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired buyer with the J.C. Penney Co., and was a member of Latonia Christian Church, a past president of the church's Builders Class, and a past matron of Rosebud Chapter No. 39 Order of the Eastern Star. She was also a member of the Queen Esther's Court Order of the Amaranth. Her husband, James B. Hart, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, H. Paul Hart of Florence, James E. Hart of Piner and Ronald E. Hart of Taylor Mill; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Eastern Star services at 7:45 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Louise A. Harvey, 94, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a retired machine operator with Frank Tea and Spice Co.
Survivors include a son, William L. Harvey of Cincinnati, a niece and nephew.
Services were this morning at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial was in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Brayden Jacob Hoffman, the son of Mark N. and Gina Hoffman of Taylor Mill, was stillborn at 4:06 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include a sister, Abbey S. Hoffman of Taylor Mill; grandparents, Mark A. and Susan Hoffman, and Melvin and Susan Downey, all of Independence; and great-grandmother, Diane Bickers of Erlanger.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Independence Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Randell Scott Holder, 61, of Owenton, died Sunday at his home. He was a butcher with Gallatin County IGA and a member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene Beckham Holder; a son, Troy Holder of Sanders; a daughter, Traci Holder Courtney of Carrollton; a brother, Jimmy Holder of Sanders; sisters, Connie Clifton of Louisville and Debbie Smith of Greenup; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McDonald and New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Willa Louise Karrick, 79, of Florence, died Sunday at her home. She was a comptroller with First National Bank, a member of Florence Christian Church and a past president of the Florence Elementary School PTA.
Survivors include her husband, Jack T. Karrick; a son, Greg Karrick of Florence; a brother, C.W. Flairty of Media, Pa.; sisters, JoAnna Russo of Concord, Calif., and Betty Webster of Deltona, Fla.; two grandchildren and a step-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Forest Lawn Mausoleum Chapel, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Deloris Losey McNabb, 80, of Erlanger, died Sunday at her daughter's home in Verona. She was a bookkeeper with Crestville Dugs in Crescent Springs and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church. Her husband, Walter L. McNabb, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Yvonne McNabb Smallwood of Verona; sons, Roger McNabb of Pomona, Calif., and Robert "Larry" McNabb of Burlington; a brother, Ray Losey of Walton; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Thomas Nathan Rogg, 55, of Bellevue, died Saturday at his home. He was a truck driver with Crown Aluminum, Cincinnati, a member of Lawler Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 in Newport and a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a daughter, Brooke Rogg of Silver Grove; a son, Jason Rogg of Silver Grove; a stepson, Chris Sapp of Dayton; sisters, Lynn Schweitzer and Mary Bryan, both of Newport, Angela Perry of Dayton and May McDaniel of Williamstown; brothers, Joe Rogg of Bellevue, Jim Rogg of Newport and Harry Rogg of Butler; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Thomas Rogg Memorial Fund, in care of Dobbling Funeral Home, 241 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Irene Newby Schmidt, 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Grant County, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor Care Center, Elsmere. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Albert Schmidt, died in 1990. A son, Kenny Schmidt, died in 1995.
Survivors include a daughter, Pam Fields of Villa Hills; brothers, Clinton "Bud" Newby of Taylor Mill, James Newby and Gene Newby, both of Union; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Mary Schwab, 47, of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a former employee of the Gibson Greeting Card Co.
Survivors include a daughter, Jessica Schwab of Erlanger; her parents, Jesse and Nannie Parton of Liberty; and brothers, Willard Parton of Fort Knox, and James Parton, Lawrence Parton, Harold Parton and Jerome Parton, all of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Sheila Gail Slocum, 48, of Demossville, died Saturday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Raymond Turner, 69, of Covington, died Sunday at his residence. He was a retired supervisor from Duro Bag, Richwood. He was a member of the New Macedonia Old Regular Baptist Church, Newport; White Dove Baptist Church, Williamstown; and Robert Burns Masonic Lodge, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Judith Turner; a son, Brian Carrington of Norwood; daughters, Ina Dockery and Nora Moscoe, both of Falmouth, Mary Baughn of Newport, Bobbi Herald of Elsmere, Rachael Bowman of Hazel Park, Mich., and Linda Thompson of Taylor Mill; his mother and stepfather, Ellen and Sam Bach of Cincinnati; a brother, Orville Turner of Covington; a sister, Mavery Jett of Highland Heights; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grant's Lick. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Oxana H. Uze, 99, of Fort Wright, died Saturday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First Congregational Church, Passaic, N.J. Her husband, Joseph A. Uze, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Ivan J. Hughes of Park Hills; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton, N.J. Memorials are suggested to UNICEF, 333 E. 38th St., New York, N.Y. 10016. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling the arrangements.
Ronald R. Vogel, 66, of Newport, died Sunday at Cardinal Hill Specialty Hospital, Fort Thomas. He was a retired private detective and a Navy veteran. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 200.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Bartholomew Vogel; a son, three daughters, and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Sydney Rose VonHandorf, of Taylor Mill, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her parents, Matthew W. and Kelly J. VonHandorf of Taylor Mill; paternal grandmother, Dolores VonHandorf of Cold Spring; and maternal grandparents, Jay and Nancy Brun of Bellevue.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Mother of God Cemetery, Latonia. No visitation is scheduled. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling the arrangements.
