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Date of these obituaries: 06-06-97
Tailor Albert Barone filled retirement with active life
When Albert Barone left his job as a tailor for Hyde Park Clothes in Cincinnati, it didn't take him long to find something else to occupy his time.
Mr. Barone went into business with one of his sons, and worked at Tom's TV in Alexandria. Working kept him busy, which is exactly the way he liked it.
"Dad was happy to be busy, " said his son, Tom Barone, of Alexandria. "He was always busy, right up to his last day. He and my mother would go out to eat, go grocery shopping and do all kinds of things. The day he died, they'd just driven to Falmouth and back."
Mr. Barone, 82, of Alexandria, died at 7:41 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas, after suffering a heart attack. He had worked at Hyde Park Clothes until his retirement in 1972, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Following his son Tom's lead, he took up television repair after leaving the clothes shop,
and found other chores to take up his time when there weren't repairs to do.
Mr. Barone didn't have the time for hobbies, his sons said, between remodeling his basement, running errands and doing odd jobs.
"He was kind of a quiet guy, but a great role model, " said Dan Barone, of Lakeside Park. "He was well-liked, had alot of friends, and never had an enemy to my knowledge. He was someone to really look up to."
He was a great dad, too.
"Absolutely the best, " said Tom. "He was a good friend and a good dad. He was the kind of dad most people wish they had."
Other survivors include his wife, Rosemary Harthun Barone, and five grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Marie "Sylvia" Thomas Berning, 77, of Cincinnati, died May 31 at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Earl Berning, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Tom Berning of Cold Spring; a daughter, Sharon Wilson of Knoxville, Tenn.; sisters, Mary Workman and Sabrina Thomas, both of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042.
Lewis Bishop, 81, of Ft. Thomas, died at 12:35 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired machine operator with the former Frye Corp., Cincinnati, and a member of Love and Faith Fellowship Church, Newport. He was a member of the International Printing and Graphic Communications Union, Cincinnati.
Survivors include daughters, Alvenia Harris and Darlene Stewart, both of Ft. Thomas; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church, 720 York St., Newport, Ky., 41071.
Mary C. Sundler Croke, 91, of Highland Heights, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John E. Croke, died in 1980. A stepson, Edward Croke, died in 1979.
Survivors include a daughter, Corinne Hagedorn of Highland Heights; a brother, Fredrick Sundler of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; a sister, Ellen Livingston of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; seven grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon today at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
William Franklin Embs Jr., 66, of Ft. Thomas, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a retired salesman with Beechmont Ford, Cincinnati, and a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post 5662, Newport. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Embs; sons, Steve King of Ft. Thomas, Mark Embs of Cold Spring, Billy Embs of Burlington and Greg Embs, at home; daughters, Deena Mavis of Carroll, Ohio, and Karen Embs of Alexandria; his mother and stepfather, Marie and Bud Ralston, of Dundee, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation is there at 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Carl Furnish, 97, of Versailles, died Wednesday at Owenton Manor Nursing Home in Owenton. He was a farmer and a retired employee of Central State Hospital, Anchorage.
Survivors include sons, Joe Furnish of Owenton, Carl Furnish of East Chicago, Ind., Thomas Furnish of Frankfort and Johnny Bob Furnish of Lexington; daughters, Sue Kemper and Jayne Furnish, both of Versailles; a brother, J. D. Furnish of Anderson, Ind.; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky., 40601-2744.
Patrick H. Hayes, 67, of Bellevue, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired bricklayer, a member of St. Anthony Church, Bellevue, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Stewart Hayes; and sisters, Janice Miller and Shirley Dennis, both of Cincinnati, and Mary Jean Halloran of Bellevue.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the church, 320 Poplar St., Bellevue, Ky., 41073. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Thomas P. Hill, 70, of Lakeside Park, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was an accountant with Kohlhepp, Wolfe & Associates, Park Hills; a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann O'Connell Hill; and sons, Paul G. Hill of Ft. Wright and Charles T. Hill of Lakeside Park.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Ft. Mitchell. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Fred A. Moss, 80, of Dry Ridge, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Dr. Austin Roberts, 80, of Danville, died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. He was a retired minister, having pastored in Williamstown, Cynthiana, Midway and Lexington. He was a Mason and a member of the Danville Rotary Club. He also was a March of Dimes chairman, Salvation Army board member and a moderator for the Southern District Baptist Association.
Survivors include his wife, Eloise Bennett Roberts; sons, Jim Roberts of Dayton, Ohio, Bill Roberts of Lexington and John Roberts of Virginia Beach, Va.; a sister, Anne R. Apperson of Ocala, Fla.; a stepsister, Olivia Garlett Jones of Richmond, Va.; six grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church, Danville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home, Danville, and from 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Grace B. Schirmer, 90, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a retired teacher with the Gallatin and Boone county schools and a member of the Gallatin County, Kentucky and National Retired Teachers Associations. Her husband, Paul V. Schirmer, died in 1983.
Survivors include a sister, Jane McNeely of Richmond, Ind.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Jerry J. Searp, 72, of Ludlow, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a self-employed painter and a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Searp; daughters, Debbie Arkenau of Pendleton County and Jo Rene Hass of Lexington; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242, or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45208.
Laura Duffy Wenstrup, 82, of Covington, died at 3:15 p.m. May 30 at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was retired from the Disabled American Veterans, Cold Spring, and a member of Hilltoppers. She volunteered for St. Charles Care Center, Villa Madonna Manor and St. Charles Auxiliary. Her first husband, Edward Duffey, died in 1970.
Survivors include her husband, Gerhard B. Wenstrup.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial was today at St. Charles Care Center. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky., 41011. Arrangements: Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home.
