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Date of these obituaries: 11-26-2003
Scott Class, excelled in a variety of sports
Over the last 10 years of his life, back problems that stemmed from a job accident left Scott Class in constant pain and unable to work much.
But before that, Mr. Class, who died Sunday at his Alexandria home at age 39, was a multi-sport athlete who delighted in amazing spectators watching his exploits.
He was an outstanding bowler who had a 204 per-game average, a 300 game and an 800 series at Southern Lanes in Alexandria.
He was a gymnast who taught that sport to youngsters in West Union, Ohio, Pendleton County and Maysville.
And he was a second baseman and shortstop in some of the best amateur softball leagues in Greater Cincinnati who liked to punctuate good fielding plays by doing backflips, a la Ozzie Smith, the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame shortstop.
"He liked to fool around and act goofy, " said his father, Irvin Class of Alexandria. "One time in a game he was running the bases, and he did a backflip between third and home."
That all ended about a decade ago when Mr. Class suffered a back injury and had to undergo surgery. The operation, in which a disc was removed from his back and a plate inserted, failed, and he had to rely on constant medication to cope with the pain he was saddled with.
"He had good days and bad, and, in the last year, it seemed like there were mostly bad, " Irvin Class said.
The pain occasionally lifted. "On those days when he was feeling good, he was a 14-carat nut, " said his father. "He was a joy to be around."
Mr. Cross was a former employee of Tate Builders & Supply in Erlanger.
Surviving in addition to his father are a daughter, Lauren Class of Wilder; a son, Zachariah Class of Wilder; his stepmother, Mary Class of Alexandria; a brother, Mark Class of Alexandria; and stepsisters, Gail Marshall of New Carlisle, Ohio, and Karen Wilburn of Grayson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 8 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese School, 2516 Alexandria Pike, Southgate, Ky. 41071; or St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 1 N. Jefferson St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Sophia Grace Chowning, the daughter of Jami and Stuart Chowning of Cold Spring, was stillborn at 4 p.m. Nov. 18 at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include a brother, Will Chowning; grandparents, John and Linda Bowers of Cold Spring, and Donald and Debra Chowning of Alexandria; and great-grandparents, Donald and Faye Chowning of Cold Spring, Bill and Texas Collins of Alexandria, Carl and Nettie Gentry of Lexington, Carol Bowers of Cold Spring and George and Carleen Kees of Alexandria.
Memorials services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Alexandria United Methodist Church. Burial will be in John's Hill Cemetery, Highland Heights. Memorials are suggested to United Methodist Children's Home, P.O. 749, Versailles, Ky. 40383.
Frank P. "Bud" Herzog, 89, of Cincinnati, formerly of Fort Wright, died at 9:47 p.m. Sunday at Alois Alzheimer's Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired plant manager with the former Avery Co., and assistant plant manager with Signode Corp., Florence. He was a member of St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright, where he was a former director of the church seniors citizens board, and a member of the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. His wife, Marcella A. Herzog, died in 1986.
Survivors include brothers, William Herzog, Richard Herzog and Paul Herzog, all of Covington; and sisters, Mary Murphy, Rita Kramer and Joanne Hacker, all of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Mabel C. Murphy Johnson, 74, of Latonia, died at 11 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Johnson, died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Spegal of Taylor Mill; sons, Robert Johnson and James Johnson, both of Independence, and Wayne Johnson of London, Ohio; brothers, Thomas Murphy of Pendleton County and Richard Murphy of Morning View; sisters, Rosalie Wright and Goldie Cowan, both of Covington, and Mary Stith of Orlando, Fla.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services were at noon today at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Burial was be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
John "Jack" Heuser, 69, of Covington, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Evan Louis Ipock, 6 months, of Morning View, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden.
Dolores Jones, 83, of Covington, died Monday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a clerk with the Internal Revenue Service in Covington and an owner of Jones' Market in Bellevue. Her husband, Lake Jones, died in 1984.
Survivors include a son, Ron Jones of Tampa, Fla., two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Allen Eugene Lawrence, 75, of Mays Lick, died at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired mechanic and bus driver, and a gas station owner. He was a member of Sardis Christian Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Glenna Mae Lawrence; a son, William Lawrence of Mays Lick; daughters, Carole Jean Hutchison of Milford, Ohio; stepdaughters, Lisa Lawrence, Ann Linville and Janice Rose, all of Mays Lick; stepsons, Kevin Lawrence, Greg Lawrence and Ronald Lawrence, all of Mays Lick; sisters, Dorothy Riggs of Maysville, Carol Hamm of Georgetown, Ohio, and Ruth Cracraft of Norwood, Ohio; brothers, Roy Lawrence of Aberdeen, Ohio, Colvin Lawrence of Bethel, Ohio, and Robert Lawrence of Hamersville, Ohio; six grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to Bethel United Methodist Church, 402 W. Plane St., Bethel, Ohio 45106.
Martha McEndre Martin, 82, of Latonia, died at 12:45 a.m. Nov. 16 at Atria at Summit Hills, Crestview Hills. She was a retired teller and data processor with Central Trust Bank and a member of First Church of God, Latonia. Her husband, Henry Martin, died in 1975.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Frakes of Edgewood; and three grandsons.
Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Dec. 14 at First Church of God, Latonia. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Mary Claire Rice, 70, of Lakeside Park, died Sunday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired teacher with Cincinnati Public Schools and a past president of Delta Kappa Gamma education sorority. She was a member of the Cincinnati Woman's Club, the Northern Kentucky Historical Society and Cincinnati College Club, and was a volunteer with the Covington Cathedral Foundation. She was a former teacher with the American Schools Abroad program.
Survivors include brothers, William Rice of Boone County, Glenn Rice Sr. of Fort Mitchell and Jay Rice of Lakeside Park; and sisters, Sue Rice Schulte of Marco Island, Fla., and Lynn Toner of Fort Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, 1140 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Charles A. Riedinger, 87, Fort Thomas, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was retired and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a daughter, Charlene Riedinger of Worthington, Ohio; sons, Alan Riedinger and Roger Riedinger, both of Cold Spring; and five grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Roger Evan Schanzle, 71, of Cincinnati, died Friday in Cincinnati. He was a retired chemical engineer with Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane S. Bishop of Fort Mitchell; a son, David Schanzle of Austin, Texas; a brother, Allan F. Schanzle; and four grandchildren.
Services will be private.
Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Nature Center, 4949 Tealtown Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45150; Oxbow Inc., P.O. Box 43391, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243; or the charity of the donor's choice. Jon Deitloff Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Ruth Bartlett Warren, 88, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at Hanover, Ind., Nursing Center. She was a retired chef with the Kentucky Department of Parks and General Butler State Park, Carroll County, and a member of Carrollton United Methodist Church. Her husband, Golden Warren, a son, George Warren, and a daughter, Priscilla Kelley Lucas, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Gary Warren of Louisville; a sister, Louise Tilley of Trimble County; seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Alta Josephine Meyer Wolfe, 78, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bracken County, died Tuesday at East Galbraith Health Care Community, Cincinnati. She was a seamstress with Standard Textile Co., Bracken County, and a member of Ashland Baptist Church, Norwood, Ohio.
Survivors include a son, Ralph Teegarden of Bellevue; a sister, Dorothy Ward of Norwood, Ohio; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ashland Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery, Foster.
