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Date of these obituaries: 11-12-97
Celeste Schroder, strong in faith
Celeste M. Schroder's strong faith and constant commitment to her church inspired many people.
She went to church every day, and she ministered to the elderly and the poor.
She was a volunteer secretary for Covington Bishop Richard Ackerman, and she did volunteer clerical work for the Diocese of Covington's newsletter, the Messenger.
She was one of the first in the diocese to become a Eucharistic minister.
"This lady was as close to Mother Teresa as you can get, " said Ed Moeves, whose late wife, Mary Lee Schroder Moeves, was Ms. Schroder's niece.
"She was more religious than any nun I've ever met."
Ms. Schroder died at 10:30 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Care Center in Covington. The life- long Covington resident was 91.
She was born in 1906 at the same home on Eastern Avenue in Covington where she lived all her life.
Even at a young age, religion was an important part of her life. As early as age 7, she went to church every day.
Her father died when she was young, so she had to work to help her mother support her younger sister and brother. Ms. Schroder took some business courses at Villa Madonna Academy and got a job with a Cincinnati liquor distillery.
"That was probably the reason she didn't go into the religious community, " Moeves said.
Ms. Schroder worked for Early & Daniels Co. as an executive secretary until she retired in 1976. She also did volunteer work as a regent of Daughters of Isabella and a member of St. Mary Ladies Auxiliary at her parish, St. Benedict Church in Covington.
After she retired, she worked part-time for the bishop of Covington. She was a member of the Benedictine Guild, and was publicity director of the St. Charles Care Center Auxiliary.
She also was a Eucharistic minister.
Ms. Schroder suffered from bone cancer, and as she got older, her pain was at times excruciating, Moeves said. But she continued ministering to people in need of God and mentoring people considering converting to Catholicism.
"She offered up all her suffering to the poor souls in purgatory."
Survivors also include a sister-in-law, Winifred Schroder of Ft. Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Benedict Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Donald Randolph Cook, 89, of Warsaw, died Sunday at Gallatin Health Care Center in Warsaw. He was a retired insurance claims inspector.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Cook of Hebron.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis. Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
Sean M. Halloran, 34, of Patterson, La., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday in Patterson from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He was a diver for Ocean Corp., Houston. His mother, Anne Carole Rymarquis Halloran, died in 1996.
Survivors include his daughter, Jaclyn N. Halloran of Amelia, La.; his father, Kenneth A. Halloran of Lakeside Park; a brother, Brian P. Halloran of Lakeside Park; sisters, Michele C. Halloran and Molly P. Halloran, both of Lakeside Park, M. Colleen Zirkelbach of Union, and Kathleen A. Halloran of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Saturday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the Jaclyn N. Halloran Educational Trust Fund, 2608 Marlo Way, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Judith K. Hiter, 45, of Erlanger, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Bonnie Edward of Hebron and Bessie Forbis of Erlanger; a son, James Forbis of Cincinnati; sisters, Wanda Taylor, Peggy Hawkins and Joann Saunders, all of Cincinnati, and Retta Davis of Greenwood, Ind.; and brothers, Robert Thomas of Somerset, Roy Hiter of Lakeside Park, Timothy Hiter of Erlanger, and William Hiter and Donald Hiter, both of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Thursday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Rufus James, 89, of Latonia, died Tuesday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Pauline E. Lay, 82, of Independence, died at 10 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired seamstress with Palm Beach Co., and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, George Lay.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
G. Edwin Miller, 86, of Ryland Lakes, died at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired chief engineer with Bavarian Brewery, Covington, and a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.
Mr. Miller was a former Ryland Heights mayor, a city councilman and chief of the Ryland Heights Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of Latonia Masonic Lodge No. 746 F&AM, and a former employee of Safeco Insurance, Cincinnati. He was a member of Taylor Mill Lions Club, Syrian Shrine in Cincinnati, and a Royal Arch Mason. His wife, Hazel S. Craigmyle Miller, died in 1996.
Survivors include daughters, Edwina Setzer of Evansville, Ind., and Diane Victor of Ryland Heights; a sister, Jean Noll of Villa Hills; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Taylor Mill Lions Club.
Henry B. Nevels, 81, of Florence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Mary Louise Pfaff, 85, of Ft. Thomas, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas. She was a retired receptionist in a doctor's office in Newport.
Survivors include a son, Jack Pfaff of Ft. Wright; and a brother, Bill Grieme of Ft. Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Elizabeth Schulte, 92, of Ft. Thomas, died at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Ft. Thomas. She was a stock broker with A. Lepper & Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, John H. Schulte of Ft. Thomas.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Highland United Methodist Church, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church's Love Fund, 314 N. Ft. Thomas Ave., Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Geneva Stewart Gordon Sledge, 77, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. She was a retired nurse with Dry Ridge Home Personal Care.
Survivors include her husband, John Sledge.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Jeanne Smith, 79, of Ft. Thomas, died at 10:33 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. A son, Edward Smith, died in 1996. A daughter, Helen Lynne, died in 1952.
Survivors include a son, Albert "Butch" Smith of Bellevue; daughters, Phyllis Parrott, Nancy Parrott and Pam Hill, all of Ft. Thomas, Karen Boberg of Cincinnati and Judy Wilson of Taylor Mill; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Harlien Georgia Voges, 58, of Latonia, died at 4:59 p.m. Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Jerome E. Voges Sr.; sons, Jerome E. Voges Jr. of Bellevue, Mark A. Voges of Latonia, Gregory P. Voges of Norwood, Ohio, and Dwayne F. Voges of Taylor Mill; daughters, Pamela V. Thompson of Ft. Knox and Paula A. Wefer of Ft. Benning, Ga.; her mother, Virginia Ilg of Highland Heights; sisters, Virginia Eddy of Dayton, Bobbie Boehmer of Alexandria and Dorothy Schue of Covington; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 8:40 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Lupus Group Inc., P. O. Box 3114, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231.
Marie Wagner, 87, of Bellevue, died at 1:07 a.m. Tuesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Dayton, and American Association of Retired Persons. Her husband, Walter Wagner, died in 1972. A daughter, Suzanne Francis, died earlier this year.
Survivors include a daughter, Jane E. Green of Bellevue; six grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Spring Grove cemetery Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the church, 800 Ervin Terrace, Dayton, Ky. 41074. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
James Wainscott, 55, of Dry Ridge, died at 7:35 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Grant County. Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Leora Whitehead, 88, of Batavia, Ohio, formerly of Bellevue, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Batavia Convalescent Center. She was a retired employee of Fenton Dry Cleaners.
Survivors include a cousin, Hope Janow of Ft. Thomas.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Ann Brunton Wiese, 83, of Ghent, died Monday at King's Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of Ghent Baptist Church. She was a member of Carrollton Order of the Eastern Star, and a blood bank volunteer. Her husband, William "Dutch" Wiese, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Carl "Sonny" Wiese of Plano, Texas; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
