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These notices are dated: 11-18-2004
Michael Wayne Landers was retired firefighter
When Michael Wayne Landers married
his wife, Mary, on June 28, 1974, a justice of the peace performed the ceremony at the Quality Inn in Covington.
Thirty years later, the Covington residents renewed their vows in front of a priest in a Catholic church in Port Orange, Fla., where they owned a second home.
When Mr. Landers became ill with pancreatic cancer 17 months ago, he wanted to be sure that God recognized his marriage, said his daughter, Ti-Ata Couch of Erlanger.
When he was diagnosed, the doctors gave Mr. Landers only six months to live, but the 65-year-old beat their estimate, dying Wednesday at the St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
"Mom's heart is broken today, " Couch said. "I'm not sure she'll ever mend."
Mr. Landers grew up in the Latonia area and graduated from Covington Holmes High School. He worked briefly for the Taylor Mill Fire Department, then served 27 years with the Covington Fire Department, retiring in 1993 as a lieutenant.
He loved the closeness of his brothers, as he called his fellow firefighters. When he needed help because of his illness, they were there to help him, his daughter said.
After retirement, he spent most days on the golf links, either playing or maintaining the greens at Twin Oaks Golf Club. He would always say the club didn't have to pay him because he loved the job so much, his daughter said.
Mr. Landers had his share of tragedy.
In 1990, another daughter, Diana Isaacson, died in a fire at her Cambridge Square apartment, along with her two children. A son, Michael Landers, 13, a member of the Covington Holmes wrestling team, died of a brain aneurysm during practice.
During his own illness, he tried not to let on how much pain he was in. "He fought hard, and stayed strong for his family, " Couch said.
Mr. Landers was a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia, Our Lady of Hope in Port Orange, Fla., and Local No. 38 Firefighters Union, Covington. A brother, Daniel Landers, died in September.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Johnson Landers; a son, Strother Walker of Melbourne; daughters, Theresa Concotelli of Tampa, Fla., Tonya Landers of Covington and Ti-Ata Couch of Erlanger; a brother, David Landers of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Robert Bluhm, 79, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at his home.
He was a former printer with the Cincinnati Times-Star and a retired Cincinnati Police Department homicide detective who made the arrest in the Cincinnati Strangler case in the 1960s.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Bluhm; a son, Stephen Bluhm of San Diego; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by FOP services at 11:45 a.m. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Charles Morton Dolby Jr., 90, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton.
He was a farmer and a former employee of Kentucky Ladder, and a deacon and former trustee of Ghent Baptist Church.
He was also a former Sunday school director and former adult men's Sunday school teacher at the church.
He was a member of Carrollton Masonic Lodge No. 134 F&AM.; His wife, Christine Wilson Dolby, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, John N. Dolby Sr. of Carrollton; a sister, Virginia Hendricks of Carrollton; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to New Liberty Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 53, New Liberty, Ky. 40355.
Mary F. Gardner, 98, of Huntington, Ind., formerly of Latonia, died Saturday at her home.
She was a retired employee of Pogue's Department Store in Cincinnati and a member of Latonia Baptist Church, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Latonia and St. Giles Episcopal Church in Pinellas Park, Fla.
Her husband, Bruce Gardner, died in 1982.
Survivors include a sister, Bea Skaggs of Lagrange; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Giles Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pinellas Park. Memorials are suggested to Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 W. Park Drive, Huntington, Ind. 46750.
William T. Gold, 82, of Lakeside Park, died at 8:52 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired employee of Interchemical Corp., a member of St. John Church in Covington and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Georgetta Kruempelman Gold, nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:15 a.m. Friday at St. John Church, Covington.
Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. John Church, 627 W. Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Mary Agnes Grote, 101, of Fort Mitchell, died Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Mary's Ladies Society, Legion of Mary, St. Charles Auxiliary, Guardian Angel Guild, Benedictine Guild and Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens.
Her husband, Carl Grote, died in 1965. Daughters, Mary Anne Grote, Rosemary Stamm and Dorothy Groene, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Virginia "Ginny" Vulhop of Fort Mitchell and Anita Martin of Fort Wright; 17 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Blessed Sacrament Church, 2415 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
John Thomas Hiten, 83, of Harrison County, died Wednesday at Laurel Manor, New Tazwell, Tenn.
He was a retired farmer, a member of Union Baptist Church and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
His wife, Anna Elizabeth Day Hiten, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, James Thomas Hiten of Greensburg; brothers, Frank Hiten of Cynthiana, Eugene Hiten of Harrison County and Ray Hiten of Georgetown; and sisters, Cornelia Hiten and Mary Lou Hiten, both of Lexington, and Charlotte Faye White of Indianapolis.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
James "Hearsh" Hoskins, 64, of Ryland Heights, died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at his home.
He was an installation technician with Climate Masters Pools in Newport.
His wife, Elena Mae Poteet Hoskins, died Feb. 28.
Survivors include sons, Jose Hensley of Taylor Mill, Darrell Hensley and Jimmy Klein, both of Ryland Heights; daughters, Frances Kleinmann of Cincinnati, Karen Boles of Covington, Marsha Hunt of Alexandria, A. Pauline Rassche of Independence and Margie Klein Davis of Ryland Heights; brothers, Sam Hoskins, Troy Hoskins, Charlie Hoskins Jr., Arvil Hoskins and Bill Hoskins, all of Barbourville, Roy Hoskins of Dryden, Va., and Gentry Hoskins of Erlanger; sisters, Martha Davis and Myrtle Dawson, both of Covington, and Mittie Jones of Barbourville; 21 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Howard E. Melching, 70, of Newport, died Friday at his home.
He was a retired truck driver and an Army veteran.
His wife, Virginia Melching, died in 1993.
A son, Steven Melching, died in 2000.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Sharon Gill of Bellevue; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Michael L. Rump, 43, of Covington, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a custodian with Millard Co., Florence.
Survivors include his parents, Leo Joseph and Janet Rump of Covington; and sisters, Anna Mann of Covington and Mary Lee of New Liberty.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Theodore Courtney Schrand, 81, of Covington, died at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
He was a retired supervisor with Bavarian Brewery and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Schrand; a son, Steven C. Schrand of Lakeside Park; daughters, Sue Kramer and Patti Uhling, both of Villa Hills, and Cindy Schrand of Covington; a sister, Mary Hebbler of Fort Wright; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Della E. Slavey, 84, of Covington, died at 10:49 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired cafeteria worker with Latonia Elementary School.
Her husband, Luther Slavey, died in 1999.
A stepdaughter, Pauline Lockhart, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Eddie Slavey of Covington, Jimmy Slavey of Barbourville and Everett Slavey of Michigan City, Ind.; a stepson, Raymond Slavey of Valparaiso, Ind.; a daughter, Jeanette Slavey of Covington; a sister, Jessie Cain of Cincinnati; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mary A. Smith, 91, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker, a member of First Presbyterian Church in Ludlow and a former member of the Ludlow PTA.
Her husband, Ernest J. Smith, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Donald Smith of Ludlow and Jack Smith of Florence; a brother, Joseph Bennett of Winston Park; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Bruce Henry Tabb, 79, of Dover, died Tuesday at his home.
He was a salesman with Coca-Cola Bottling Co., a member of St. Patrick Church, the Knights of Columbus and the U.S.S. Callahan Survivors Club, and was a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jo Cooney Tabb; sons, Charles Tabb of Augusta and Bobbie Hampton of Dover; daughters, Betty Eder and Ann Zumma, both of Dover; brothers, Thomas Tabb of Louisville and Gene Tabb of Dover; a sister, Molly Mundy of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church, Maysville.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta, is handling arrangements.
Terry Lee Webster Sr., 50, of Covington, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a senior machinist and foreman with Precision Truing Tool, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Kerns Webster; sons, Terry Lee Webster Jr. and Clifford T. Webster, both of Covington; his mother, Wanda Combs Webster of Covington; a brother, Mike Webster of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Janet Epperson of Jacksonville, Fla., Beth Hoffman of Latonia, Jinny Meyer of Covington and Debbie Webster of Erlanger; a grandchild and two stepgrandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Virginia Meyer/Debra Cochran Trust, in care of U.S. Bank, 3937 Winston Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Gertrude H. Wehrmeyer, 85, of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, George William Wehrmeyer Jr. of Niagara Falls, N.Y., John Albert Wehrmeyer of Maryville, Tenn., and Thomas Paul Wehrmeyer of Coral Springs, Fla.; a daughter, Susan Elaine Otte of Falmouth; sisters, Elsie Nordman, Helen McClure and Marion Schnorbus, all of Villa Hills, Martha Rauen of Oxford, Ohio, and Vera Mae Baumer of Fort Thomas; and 16 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Entombment will be in St. John Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Prince of Peace School, 625 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
