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Date of these obituaries: 01-10-2004
Genevieve Reimer, Kenton Lakes owner
Genevieve Hehner Reimer first came to rural Kenton County as a newlywed with her husband, Charles, in 1938.
Their plan was to go into the pay lake business.
They bought a chunk of the old Armstrong estate on Ky. 177, a tract with a half-dozen silvery lakes teeming with bass, catfish and bluegill, and set up a bait shop at one end of the property.
Their son, Charles "Buck" Reimer of Independence, remembers driving 16 hours up to Lake Erie and back, hauling truckloads of fish to stock the ponds at the family enterprise that came to be known as Kenton Lakes.
One of Mrs. Reimer's jobs was to sell chicken livers and nightcrawlers to the people who would come by in the mornings to wet a line -- or more likely, a half-dozen lines.
Over the years, she became an institution in southern rural Kenton County, from Visalia to Morning View to White Villa and beyond.
"Every day, she was up at 6:30 in the morning, waiting for the fishermen to come, and she'd go strong from morning until dark, " said her other son, Gary Reimer of Kenton.
"She loved meeting people, and she loved running the lakes."
Mrs. Reimer continued to run Kenton Lakes on her own after her husband died in 1988 at the age of 78.
She continued to run the business until the middle of last month, when ill health forced her hospitalization.
She died Friday at the age of 85.
Buck Reimer said his mother also was "an absolute flaming Kentucky basketball fan."
"But in all those years, she never was able to go to a UK game because she and dad wouldn't leave the lakes -- it was a seven-day-a-week business, " he added.
She will be buried in a UK sweatshirt, in a casket that is UK blue.
Mrs. Reimer was one of the original volunteers at the Kenton Fire Department and formerly worked on the life squad there.
Surviving in addition to her sons are a sister, Mildred Williams of Erlanger, nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren, with another on the way.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Independence Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Kenton Fire Department, 14081 Decoursey, Kenton, Ky. 44015.
Clayton "Yogi" Davis, 44, of Florence, died Wednesday at his residence.
He was a repairman for Insight Communication, Covington, and a long-time bartender for Pleasure Isle, Independence.
Survivors include his wife, Cathy M. Davis of Independence; a stepdaughter, Ora Jean Stetter of Independence; sisters, Carol Chadwell of Cincinnati and Peggy Jacobs of Richwood; brothers, Jerry Davis of Okeana, Ohio, and Tommy Davis of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home Inc., Taylor Mill.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
Ruth Duddey, 86, of Erlanger, died at 3:45 a.m. Friday at Villa Spring, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler & Currin Funeral Homes, Latonia.
Marguerite "Peggy" F. Fenton, 97, of Florence, died Friday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
She was a bookkeeper, a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Florence, and Telephone Pioneers of America Kentucky and national organizations.
Survivors include a niece, cousins and many friends.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Kentucky 41075 or to Grace Episcopal Church, 7111 Price Pike, Florence, Kentucky 41042
William Harris, 76, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired pipefitter for Local Pipefitters' Union No. 392, a member of Hickory Baptist Church and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Harris; daughters, Tish A. Bach of Union and Judy R. Lovings of Dayton, Ohio; sons, Jerry Harris of Florence and Larry Harris of Covington; a brother, Homer Harris of Florence; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Fairhaven Rescue Mission, 260 W. Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011 or to Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 11969 Taylor Mill Road., Independence, Ky. 41051
Charles G. Lawson, 65, of Covington, died at 4:53 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a machine operator retired from Lingo Manufacturing. He attended Visalia Baptist Church and was a devoted NASCAR fan.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Robinson Lawson of Covington; a son, Jared Brown of Newport; a stepson, Randall Bishop Russ of Dry Ridge; daughters, Trina Louise Lawson of Newport and Belinda Joyce Cordell of Corbin; brothers, Sam and Donnie Lawson of Artemus, Ky., Jerry Lawson of Erlanger and Larry Lawson of Gray, Ky.; sisters, Phyllis Little of Dry Ridge, Shirley Osborne of Flat Rock, Mich., Wilma Hickman and Pauletta Harris both of Erlanger, and Brenda Honeycutt of Artemus; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of America, Southern Ohio Chapter, 100 Merchant Street, Suite 280, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.
Iva Catherine Perry, 81, of Carrollton, died Thursday at Hanover Nursing Center, Hanover, Ind.
She was a homemaker and a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Madison, Ind.
There are no survivors.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Madison.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday.
Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Opal Kathryn Anderson Pettit, 88, of Erlanger, died Thursday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
She was a homemaker and worked as a corporate secretary for Procter & Gamble, Kroger and Pettit Insurance Agency and as a sales associate for McAlpin's, Crestview Hills.
She was also a member of Erlanger Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gora Franklin "Pete" Pettit.
Survivors include a daughter, Rhonda Pettit of Erlanger; a son, Jay Franklin Pettit of Florence; and one grandchild.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Erlanger Christian Church, Erlanger.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 106, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203, or Erlanger Christian Church, 27 Graves Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Marion E. "Toby" Pierce, 59, of Covington, died at 5:05 p.m. Sunday at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati.
He was a former apartment repairman and maintenance man and an Army veteran of Vietnam, where he served two tours of duty.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Burlington Church of the Nazarene, Burlington.
Burial will be in Ingle Cemetery, Magan, Va.
Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden, is handling arrangements.
Calvin Ray "Curly" Simpson, 66, of Covington, died at 2:10 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth North Hospice.
Survivors include a son, Tony Simpson of Covington; a daughter, Dena Rump of Covington; a sister, Carol Daugherty of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at Heritage Fellowship, Florence. Cremation will be in Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Don Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Martha G. Stadtmiller, 70, of Newport, died at noon Wednesday at St. Luke East, Fort Thomas.
She was a cashier retired from A.R.A. Food Services.
Survivors include her ex-husband, Frank Stadtmiller of Newport; daughters, Patricia Seifert of Alexandria and Lisa Stadtmiller of Newport; sons, Jeffrey A. Stadtmiller of Fort Wright and Christopher W. Stadtmiller of Newport; a sister, Joy Wasser of Southgate; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association of Ky. Bluegrass Regional Office, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite One, Lexington, Ky.40603
Lester Timothy Stout, 68, of Union, died Thursday in Ypsilanti, Mich.
He was a retired civilian employee for the U.S. Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Wood Stout of Middletown, Ohio; daughters, Lynn Anstett of Union and Leah Harmon of Ypsilanti, Mich.; a sister, Rhoda Richards of Indianola, Miss; and four grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday.
Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery, Middletown.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or to Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice, 2300 Wall St., Suite 0 Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
