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Date of these obituaries: 01-21-2004
Leroy 'Pete' Dougherty, chief of fire department
Leroy "Pete" Dougherty's interest in fighting fires began half a century ago when his brother-in-law convinced him to take a trip to Mentor to watch a house burn.
"That's when it caught his interest, and it went from there, " said Mr. Dougherty's wife, Loraine Dougherty of California.
Mr. Dougherty joined the Eastern Campbell Volunteer Fire Department and served it for more than 20 years -- 13 of them as chief.
"He enjoyed the people, " Mrs. Dougherty. The couple was married
47 years.
"He had some wonderful friends we kept in contact with, " she said. "He had an outgoing personality, and he always had a smile."
Mr. Dougherty died Sunday evening at Miami Haven Nursing Home in Cleves, Ohio. He was 70.
Born in Peach Grove, Mr. Dougherty served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.
He worked as a maintenance mechanic at Kenner Toys, formerly headquartered in Cincinnati, for 19 years, retiring in the late 1980s.
Mr. Dougherty began volunteering with the Eastern Campbell Volunteer Fire Department in the late 1950s and served off and on through the 1980s.
He was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in California.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters, Marilyn Carstens of Lexington and Teri Conn of Hooven, Ohio; sons, Doug Dougherty of Butler, Mark Dougherty and Marty Dougherty, both of California, and Mike Dougherty of Mentor; a brother, Ernest Dougherty of Wagner, S.C.; and 15 grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in California.
Mr. Dougherty bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Eastern Campbell Volunteer Fire Department, 3707 Smith Road, California, Ky. 41007. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Helen Henderson Conner, 69, of Spartanburg, S.C., died Tuesday at Kindred Hospital, Greensboro, N.C. She was a retired textile employee and a member of Restoration Church, Spartanburg. A daughter, Wanda Bentley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Fuller of Saxon, S.C., Phyllis Hudson of Florence and Judy Hoyle of Charleston, S.C.; a son, Larry Blain of Lincolnton, N.C.; a brother, Henry Henderson of Spartanburg; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Floyd's North Church Street Chapel, Spartanburg. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Heritage Memorial Gardens, Roebuck, S.C.
Audrey Marquette Cummins, 92, of Falmouth, died Monday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. She was a retired school cafeteria manager and a member of Short Creek Baptist Church, Falmouth. She helped organize the Pendleton County Homemakers and Pendleton County Senior Citizens.
Survivors include a son, Terry L. Cummins of New Albany, Ind.; a daughter, Ann Ammerman of Falmouth; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Short Creek Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Memorials are suggested to Gideon International, P.O. Box 147, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Short Creek Baptist Church, 6212 Highway 22 West, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Evelyn J. Dunn, 71, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Lawrence T. Dunn, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Valerie Moller of Dry Ridge and Linda Wilson of Cynthiana; a son, Estill T. Dunn of Dry Ridge; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
Lee Earhart Jr., 61, of Ludlow, died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a diesel mechanic with Metro Transit Co., Cincinnati, and formerly with the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky. He was a member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 627 in Cincinnati and an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his partner, James Johnson of Ludlow; his mother, Eleanor Jackson Phillips of Cincinnati; a brother, John W. Phillips of Latonia; and sisters, Pat Stalf of North Bend, Ohio, Jackie Ramsey of Tampa, Fla., and Kathy Nevels of Ross, Ohio.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation is from 4 to 8 tonight and noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Harold Fardo, 82, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired truck driver with Dolly Madison Cakes, Cincinnati, a member of Main Street Baptist Church in Alexandria and VFW Post No. 3205, Alexandria. He was a member of Aspen Grove Lodge No. 297 F&AM in Alexandria and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Agnes Fardo, died in 1999.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Thomas of Alexandria; sons, Don Fardo of Peach Grove and Dick Fardo of Alexandria; a brother, Robert Fardo of California; a sister, Velma Pangburn of Peach Grove; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Annie Belle Freeman, 82, of Florence, died Monday at her residence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Henry Freeman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Wanda Lanhorn of Burlington, Deborah Peterson and Anna Louise Deilich, both of Los Angeles and Anna May of Covington; sons, Melvin Martin, Roy Lee Martin and Jimmy Martin, all of Covington, and Johnny Cain of Detroit; stepdaughters, Debra Bass and Mary Cooper, both of Florence, and Hilda Carter of Cincinnati; stepsons, Bobby Freeman, Duke Freeman, Joe Freeman, Will Freeman and Ray-Ray Freeman, all of Florence; 14 grandchildren, 11 grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Burial will be at Big Bone Baptist Cemetery, Union. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
John William Grant Jr., son of John William Grant and Kathleen Murray of Newport, was stillborn Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include brothers, Austin Ziegelmeyer and Kedrick Newton, both of Newport; sisters, Alyssa Stamper and McKenna Murray, both of Newport; grandparents, Barbara and George William Murray of Alexandria and Cathy and Doug Grant of Newport; and great-grandmothers, Ila Murray of Edgewood and Laura Turner of Newport.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Marcella M. Gubser, 78, of Alexandria, died at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. She was a retired cook with St. Mary School, Alexandria, and a member of St. Mary Church, Alexandria. She also worked at Sunshine Cleaners in Cold Spring. Her husband, Clarence Gubser, died in 1970.
Survivors include sons, Don Gubser of Melbourne and John Gubser of Alexandria; daughters, Sandra Gubser of Cold Spring, Joyce Hartig of Alexandria, Linda Heiert of Melbourne and Angela Wolfe of Cold Spring; sisters, Evelyn Crowley of Independence, Ruth E. Kramer of Southgate, Anna Mae Ritter of Highland Heights, and Alvina Steffen of Cold Spring; brothers, Clifford Simon of Highland Heights, Frank Simon of Cold Spring and Louis Simon of Fort Wright; and 13 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Vincent DePaul Society, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Alexandria Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Ralph A. Hallau Jr., 63, of Florence, died at 3:52 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired machinist with Dana Corp. His wife, Barbara Bruck Hallau, died in 2003.
Survivors include sons, Darrin Hallau of Ludlow, Donnie Clark of Summerville, S.C., and Jimmy Clark of Greensboro, N.C.; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Ruth Marie Heuser, 84, of Independence, died at 7:20 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Cecilia Church, Independence.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph C. Heuser; sons, Bob Heuser of Crestview Hills, Steven Heuser of Walton and Gary Heuser of Independence; a sister, Martha Smith of Highland Heights; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Cecilia Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
George Lay, 87, of Stanford, died Tuesday at McDowell Regional Hospital, Danville. He was an inspector with General Motors, a member of Erlanger Baptist Church and a World War II veteran. His wife, Pauline Lay, died in 1997.
Survivors include a daughter, Doris Berry of Stanford; three grandchildren and three 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 Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Martha Jean Mattingly, 46, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a cashier with Ameristop stores.
Survivors include a son, Kevin Sean Mattingly of Newport; her parents, Don and Lucinda Mattingly of Burlington; sisters, Donna Hoskinds of Burlington, Ibeita Byerley of Crittenden and Katherine Perkins of Florence; stepsons, Raymond Donato of Erlanger and Thomas Donato of Dry Ridge; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Fairhaven Rescue Mission, 260 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Robert D. McKenzie, 75, of Ludlow, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending with Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Anna Rose Pfeffer, 87, of Minerva, died Monday at her home. She was a retired cafeteria manager with Mason County Schools. Her husband, Charles Andrew Pfeffer, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Charles "Buddy" Pfeffer of Maysville; a daughter, Kathryn Kern of Brooksville; 10 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. James Church, Minerva. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville.
Paul Albert Schmitz, 75, of Alexandria, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired sanitation district field supervisor and a member of American Legion Post No. 11 and St. Mary Church in Alexandria. He was a Coast Guard veteran and a veteran of World War II. His wife, Louise Baker Schmitz, died in 2002.
Survivors include son, Richard Schmitz of Latonia, Guy Schmitz of Cincinnati and Dwain Bowling of Cold Springs; daughters, Paul Powell of Union, Barb Cawood of Bromley, Ohio, Cindy Bailey of Ludlow and Vicki Mastin of Latonia; caregivers, Judy and Elva Bowen of Hebron; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Linda Spaeth, 47, of Villa Hills, died Monday at the Villaspring Health Care Center, Erlanger. She was owner of Del Monde HVAC Co.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert Spaeth; stepdaughters, Ellen Martin of Calgary, Canada, and Anita Spaeth McWilliams of Fort Wright; stepsons, David Spaeth of Indianapolis and John Spaeth of Pittsburgh; her parents, Gottleib and Minna Leicht of Calgary; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home Florence.
Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday.
Memorials are suggested to Barrett Center for Cancer, 234 Goodman Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45256.
Andrew Michael Turner, 18, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
