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These notices are dated: 03-24-2005
Margery Thomas Rouse, was dedicated to teaching
Margery Thomas Rouse lived in the same house all her life and never drove a car, but she ventured out to become a pioneer.
When she became chairman of the board at the Erlanger Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) she was the first female to hold that position in Kentucky.
She was the first female chair of the intercollegiate athletics committee at Northern Kentucky University, where the annual outstanding female athlete award is named in her honor.
Mrs. Rouse, 84, of Erlanger, died Tuesday.
The graduate of Lloyd Memorial High School and the University of Kentucky taught English at Lloyd and Dixie Heights high schools before staying home to rear a family.
She returned to teaching English at the UK Northern Community College and remained a member of the faculty as the institution grew and became Northern Kentucky University.
She developed the popular "Bible as Literature" course at NKU and taught it many years before her retirement and election as professor emeritus of literature and language.
After retirement she remained close to the university and was a member of the "Friends of the Steely Library" committee.
She was a member of the Lloyd Memorial High School Alumni Hall of Fame, Delta Kappa Gamma and Christian Women's Fellowship.
"She was a very, very intelligent woman, but also a very simple person, " said Mrs. Rouse's daughter, Lucy R. Riffle of Erlanger.
"She loved to cook and garden. And she canned every year. She taught me how to can vegetables because she wanted it to be carried on."
Lucy Riffle said her mother was "the best role model anyone could have wanted."
"She sewed and made all my clothes when I was a girl, " she said. "She was a gourmet cook. We never sat down to any fast foods. We had a full dinner every single night, even when she was working full-time.
"She absolutely valued education. A day never went by when she didn't pull a word game out of the paper and work it. She had great language skills."
Since Mrs. Rouse never drove a car, she got to work by sometimes riding with her husband, Clyde Rouse, who died in 1991, or by taking a taxicab or by paying college students to drive her to and from college.
Other survivors include a son, Thomas L. Rouse of Erlanger; a sister, Shirley Axel of Urbana, Ill., and three grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at Erlanger Christian Church, 27 Graves Ave., Erlanger, preceded by a visitation from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Homes of Erlanger is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Erlanger Christian Church, NKU Women's athletics program, NKU Steely Library or the Lloyd Memorial Alumni Association.
Rosemary Beach, 41, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Eric Cleveland and Tommy Cleveland, both of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Jennifer Gayhart of Columbus, Ohio; and sisters, Lisa Bussell and Theresa Cook, both of Crittenden, Sandra Jones of Elsmere and Charlene Schooler of Williamstown.
No services are planned. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Service, Cincinnati. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
William Feldhaus, 90, of Maysville, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a farmer and a member of East Bend Baptist Church. His wife, Elizabeth Feldhaus, died in 1999.
Survivors include a son, Allen Feldhaus of Maysville; a sister, Midge Setters of Covington; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in East Bend Methodist Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to East Bend Methodist cemetery Fund, in care of Dennis Stephens, 6481 Beaver Road, Union, Ky. 41091.
Margie Fulmer, 68, of Covington, died at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Church in Covington and the Covington Turners Club. Her husband, Ralph Fulmer, died in 1998. A son, Keith Fulmer, died in 1995.
Survivors include daughters, Lynne Elsbernd and Lori Speaks, both of Covington; a son, Mark Fulmer of Covington; a sister, Barbara Bode of Independence; a brother, Neal Budde of Fort Mitchell; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine School Tuition Assistance Program, 1840 Jefferson Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Maggie Jane Harlow, 92, of Worthville, died Tuesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a member of Worthville Christian Church. Her husband, Bennie Harlow, died in 1987.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Frances Roberts of Worthville and Delores Christine "Sug" Alexander of Sanders; sons, Issac Harlow of Worthville and William Harlow of Cynthiana; a sister, Bessie Lucas of Covington; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Worthville Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Worthville Cemetery.
Carl W. Hoffmeier, 79, of Erlanger, died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. He was a retired designer and engineer with John Oester Electronics, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and a member of Ludlow Vets. He was a former member of Doric Masonic Lodge F&AM; in Fort Lauderdale, and was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Marrs Hoffmeier; a daughter, Carol Lynn Hoffmeier of Pomona, Calif.; and a brother, Donald L. Hoffmeier of Fort Lauderdale.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow-Bromley Interfaith Commission, in care of Nancy Ziegler, 2121 Castlebar Court, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Elaine G. LaWarre, 79, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was an employee of H.S. Pogue Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. She was a cafeteria worker with the church, where she also taught sewing and worked in the library. She was a volunteer with the Holy Spirit Thrift Store and a member of St. Mary's Ladies Society. Her husband, John W. LaWarre Sr., died in 2003.
Survivors include a son, John W. LaWarre Jr. of Highland Heights; daughters, Jo Anne Althammer of Sardinia, Ohio, Deborah DeWald of Highland Heights, Jacalyn M. Hoffman of Independence, Donna Jean Snow of Elsmere and Deneen M. Dirr of Fort Thomas; a brother, John Fry of Fort Thomas; a sister, Janet "Bobby" Schuster of Southgate; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Ernestine Beach Lear, 75, of Warsaw, died Monday at her home. She was the former owner of the Verndale Beauty Salon and author of books and articles on local history and the arts. She was a member of Warsaw Baptist Church.
Survivors include daughters, Mrs. James Guido of Pittsford, N.Y., and Mary Josephine Angel of Covington; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Public Library, 209 W. Market St., Box 848, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Anita Martin, of Fort Wright, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Robert Miller Sr., 85, of Covington, died at 6:05 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a former head football coach and athletic coordinator with Newport High School, and head football coach, teacher and athletic director for Campbell County High School. He was a former assistant football coach at the University of Cincinnati, his alma mater, and was a basketball official for college and high school basketball games in Northern Kentucky.
He was a member of the Bellevue High School Hall of Fame, Northern Kentucky Athletic Directors Hall of Fame and Kentucky High School Athletic Association. His wife, Emily Miller, died in 2004.
Survivors include sons, Robert Miller Jr. of Anaheim Hills, Calif., and Roger Miller of Franklin, Ohio.
Services will be at noon Monday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Marie Osborne Poland, 78, of Warsaw, died Tuesday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was an employee of the W.T. Grant and Sears department stores, was a farmer and a member of Warsaw Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Poland; a son, Edward D. Poland of Florence; daughters, Judith Poland McGuire of Walton and Janet Poland Osterbrook of Independence; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Warsaw Christian Church, 207 W. High St., Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Maurice S. Price, 79, of Crestview Hills, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired manager with General Electric, a former general manager of Crouse-Hinds in Florence and an insurance agent with Sherryll Morgan Agency. He was a member of the board of directors o
f the Marydale Center, Villa Madonna Academy and the Lookout Farms Condo Association, a member of Mother of God Church in Covington and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Dery Price; sons, Barry Price of Los Angeles and David Price of New York; daughters, Margaret Hall of Erlanger, Sarah Spees of Dayton, Ohio, and Jennifer Hennessey of Crescent Springs; and 12 grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Mother of God Church, Covington. Memorials are suggested to Mother of God Church Foundation, 119 W. Sixth St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Blanche Ryan, 85, of Verona, died Tuesday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of All Saints Church, Walton.
Survivors include sons, Paul Ryan of Batavia, Ohio, Stanley Ryan Sr., Dwight Wayne Ryan, Roger Dale Ryan, Michael Ryan and Kevin Ryan, all of Verona; daughters, Joan Willett of Walton and Betty Johnson of Russellville; a brother, George Washum of Walton; a sister, Bonnie Renaker of Sparta; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Anne Peel Thomas, 78, of Florence, died Tuesday at her home.
She was a retired bookkeeper with Thomas Tax Service and a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. She was a Sunday school teacher at the church, and a member of the Gideons International Auxiliary and Christian Woman's Club.
Her husband, Kenneth Ross Thomas, died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, Stephen Thomas of Flemingsburg and Paul Thomas of Lexington; a daughter, Rebecca Atkinson of Walton; a brother, Fred Peel of Los Gatos, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Gideons International, Northern Kentucky West Camp, P.O. Box 965, Florence, Ky. 41042.
