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Date of these obituaries: 03-17-97
Dixie Heights athlete, honors student Timmy Alexander, inspired with courage
In football parlance, Timmy Alexander faced fourth and long, but he never gave up.
A former Dixie Heights High School football player, Timmy, 18, of Crescent Springs, died Saturday in Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, of leukemia.
"From the time he was diagnosed he faced it head on. He was very positive and convinced he was going to beat it and return to normal, " said Timmy's mother, Kathy Alexander.
Last month Timmy received the National Football Foundation Award of Courage.
Although diagnosed with leukemia, Timmy was a member of the Dixie Heights team this past fall, playing offensive and defensive tackle. He was 6-4, and 245 pounds.
Along with his efforts on the football field, Timmy also excelled in the classroom, earning honor-roll status during his most recent grading period, his mother said. His long-range plans had been to attend college and perhaps study accounting.
Both his family and his teammates and coaches were very supportive of his efforts, Mrs. Alexander said, and he was able to play in most games. He entered the hospital shortly after the end of the season and remained until late December. He was home during the Christmas season, but re-entered the hospital Jan. 13.
At one point last year, Timmy received a bone-marrow transplant from his older brother, Christopher.
"He never complained, " Mrs. Alexander said of her youngest son. "Now he's a special angel."
Timmy was also an intramural basketball player with Beechgrove Boosters. Sports were his major interest, his mother said.
During his hospital stay, several Cincinnati Bengals stopped in to cheer him, and late last year the Bengals played a benefit basketball game against Dixie faculty members to raise money for medical expenses. A previously scheduled fund-raiser dance is Friday at the school.
Along with his mother and brother, survivors include his father, James Alexander; sisters, Lisa Alexander and Kimberly Alexander, both at home; maternal grandfather, Jack Mitts of Florence; and paternal grandmother, Blanche Alexander of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to the Timmy Alexander Memorial Fund with Huntington Banks of Northern Kentucky.
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Chester R. Brickler
, 66, of Newport, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a foundry foreman with Reliable Castings Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Lakeside Park.
Survivors include his wife, Eileene M. Traub Brickler; daughters, Laurel A. Tienda of Cincinnati and Monica L. Platt of Holland, Pa.; a brother, Robert A Brickler of Dallas; sisters, Gloria Hughes of Ludlow and Wanda Wiley of Englewood, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Arthur Doggett
, 77, of Verona, died Sunday at Florence Park Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Grace E. Irwin
, 76, of Crescent Springs, died at 6 a.m. Sunday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Mary Kirk, 102
, of Crestview Hills, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Harold K. Leigh
, 66, of Corinth, died at 9 a.m. Friday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired Grant County jailer and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Alberta Leigh; and sisters, Gearldine Edwards of Erlanger, Joyce Caldwell, Evelyn Correl and Sharon Joyce, all of Cincinnati.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of America, 100 Merchant St., Cincinnati 45246. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Emma M. Ford Marsh
, 83, of Florence, died Saturday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a former cook and waitress with Kaintucky Restaurant, Florence.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
No services are planned. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Charles R. Maurer
, 62, of Fayetteville, N.C., formerly of Ft. Wright, died Friday in Fayetteville as the result of an industrial accident. He was a project manager with Sigma Construction Co. in Fayetteville and a member of St. Agnes Church, Ft. Wright.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Fox Maurer; a daughter, Geyvenna Smith of Louisville; a stepson, Robert Fox of Dallas; a stepdaughter, Doreena Forsythe of Independence; and one grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Eva Mae Munro
, 76, of Highland Heights, died at 10:55 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She was a retired secretary with Eagle Savings and Loan Co. and a member of First Baptist Church of Cold Spring.
Survivors include her husband, George Munro; a son, E. Keith Loebrich of Ft. Thomas; a daughter, Sharon Ruehl of Cincinnati; a brother, Charles Baker of Ft. Thomas; sisters, Darlene Schafer of Grants Lick and Ida Lee Gaugker of Center Valley, Pa.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Helen Marie Shaw
, 88, of Ft. Wright, died at 1:15 p.m. Friday at St. John Nursing Home, Covington.
She was a nurse and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence E. Shaw Sr.; a son, Clarence E. Shaw Jr. of Cincinnati; a sister, Blanche Biedent of Dundee, N.Y.; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Geraldine Sherrard
, 58, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Thursday at Columbia Blake Medical Center in Bradenton.
She was a member of Latonia Baptist Church Choir.
Survivors include sisters, Sue Whisman of Williamsburg and Betty Lane Riley of Central City; and a brother, Bill Sherrard of Covington.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Book of Rememberance, 38th and Church Streets, Covington 41015. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Bradenton, is handling arrangements.
Lorena "Renee" Linville Thackston
, 77, of Dayton, died Saturday at her home.
She was a housekeeper with Cincinnati Bell Telephone. Her husband, Clayton Thackston, died in 1980.
Survivors include a daughter, Connie Vawter of Dayton; brothers, Keevil Linville of Mt. Olivet and Arnold Linville of Dover, Fla.; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Merle Virginia Weber
, 76, of Olive Hill, formerly of Cold Spring, died Friday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Women's Auxiliary VFW Post No. 3205, Alexandria. Her husband, Lawrence E. Weber, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Robert Scheibly of Olive Hill; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at noon Tuesday at Johns Hill Cemetery, Highland Heights. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Robert G. Wermeling Sr.
, 75, of Ft. Mitchell, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a carpenter and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Alice Maloney Wermeling, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Robert G. Wermeling Jr. of Villa Hills; a daughter, Dianna Lynn Sampson of Dayton; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1419 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas 41075.
