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Date of these obituaries: 06-26-97
Ronald Ripberger, fishing lure creator, loving father
Ronald Allen Ripberger, 51, was a fisherman who designed his own bait.
Mr. Ripberger's fishing lures became so popular that he went into business making them, all by hand. The lure was called the Darting R.
"There was such a demand for them, that he couldn't keep up, " said his wife, Lorraine Cruse Ripberger. "Everybody just kept wanting them."
Mr. Ripberger, of Cold Spring, died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at his home.
Mr. Ripberger loved fishing. He taught his wife and children to fish. Mr. Ripberger had a bunch of fish stories that he loved to share.
"He had some fish pictures to go with his stories, where he caught a 6- or 8-pound fish, " Mrs. Ripberger said. "Every opportunity he had, he would go fishing. Any time he wasn't working, he was fishing. He'd even go fishing in the evening after work. He loved to fish."
But there was more to Mr. Ripberger than his work.
"He was a wonderful man and father and we all miss him a lot, " his wife said.
Other survivors include a daughter, Tina L. Holt of Florence; a son, Ronnie A. Ripberger of Cold Spring; brothers, Fred Ripberger of Los Angeles and Russell Gross of Butler; sisters, Carol Funaro of High land Heights and Darlene Glen of Newport; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Wilfred A. "Charlie" Berberich, 70, of Beverly Hills, Fla., formerly of Covington, died June 20 in Crystal River, Fla. He was a retired electrician and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Berberich; a son, Jack Berberich of Cincinnati; daughters, Carol Sanderson of Abilene, Texas, and Alane Mills of Danville; brothers, Bob Berberich and Greg Berberich, both of Kentucky; sisters, Thelma Mosier of Kentucky and Sister Ann William of Colorado; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Fero Funeral Home in Beverly Hills, Fla., is handling arrangements.
Rebecca Jane Bertke, 88, of Covington, died at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Bernard Bertke, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Romito and Irma Morgan, both of Covington, and Emma Oliver of Ludlow; brothers, Luda Marksberry and James Marksberry, both of Newport; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Ann Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses, or to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Melbern L. Boone, 70, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Columbia Health Care Center in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Robert E. Criss, 62, of Burlington, died at 10:04 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired carpenter with Kokosing Construction, Cincinnati, and a member of Gathering Place Church, Florence. He was a member of Ohio Valley Carpenters Union.
Survivors include his wife, Eva Jo Criss; daughters, Connie Jo Hamlet of Alexandria, Terri Lynn Parsons of Union, and Stacy Lee Crosslin of Vine Grove; a son, Robert William Criss of Burlington; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Marian C. Deavers, 82, of Florence, died at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. She was a retired employee of Central Trust Bank.
Survivors include a daughter, June A. Partin of Erlanger; and nine grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Clyde E. Fox, 76, of Tecumseh, Mich., formerly of Dayton, died Saturday at Bixby Medical Center in Adrian, Mich. He was a employee of General Motors at the Fischer Body Plant in Tecumseh, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Regina M. Stenken Fox; daughters, Sharon Moeller of Clinton, Mich., and Bonnie Pizio of Tecumseh; a sister, Viola Hassan of Highland Heights; and five grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Adrian, Mich. Burial was in Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh. Couture-Ochalek Funeral Home, Tecumseh, is handling arrangements.
Lucy Ann Aulick Green, 81, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Falmouth Nazarene Church. Her son, Kenneth Ray Aulick, died in 1994.
Survivors include five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the fu neral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Wade B. Hampton, 63, of Florence, died at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
C. Michael Huesing, 21, of Carmichael, Calif., died June 20 in Carmichael. He was a student.
Survivors include his parents, William C. and Jackie Huesing of Carmichael; and a brother, Bill Huesing of Carmichael.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring 41076.
Ethel M. Morgan, 68, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Alma Riddle, 90, of Louisville, formerly of Owenton, died Tuesday at Britthaven South Nursing Home in Louisville.
She was a former employee of Kozy Kitchen and Whitehouse restaurants, Owenton.
Survivors include a son, Billy Riddle of Mt. Washington; daughters, Ina Prather of Owenton, Alice McManama of Louisville, Ann Souder of Williamstown and Betty Gray of Warsaw; brothers, James H. Rice of Frankfort and Ralph Rice of Walton; 11 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 17 great- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery.
Glenna Stenger, 63, of Latonia, died at 6:33 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
