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Date of these obituaries: 07-21-2003
Beverly Bickel, 79, devoted to Highlands
The Fort Thomas schools have lost a woman who for years supported the cause with her hard work, her smile and her contributions to the Highlands High School Alumni Association.
Beverly Bickel, 79, of Fort Thomas, died at 5:52 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, of complications from a bleeding ulcer.
She was a retired treasurer of the Fort Thomas Independent Board of Education and editor of Over the Hilltopper, the alumni newsletter for the Highlands High grads who'd moved beyond the age of the school's Hilltopper school paper.
"She was just devoted to that school system. She would just give very generously of her time. There was no 'well, I'm off the clock' -- she would work until the job was done, " said her son-in-law Danny Davies of Highland Heights.
Born in Fort Thomas in a house on Bellaire Place that her father built, she met her husband, Douglas M. Bickel, in high school. Meeting him wasn't too difficult, though -- he lived just two doors down on Bellaire.
Mrs. Bickel graduated from Highlands High School. She married
shortly after graduation, during World War II, marrying Mr. Bickel just before he shipped out for service with the Navy.
Well known in Fort Thomas, Mrs. Bickel "was never without a smile. She was the most gracious and generous and loving woman, " Mr. Davies said.
She was a devoted member of St. John United Church of Christ, Newport, secretary of Highlands High School Alumni Association and organist for Carmel Manor and Lakeside Place nursing homes.
Other survivors include a daughter, Bonnie B. Davies of Highland Heights; a son, John D. Bickel of Highland Heights; a sister, Betty J. Drake of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Highland High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, 2400 Memorial Parkway, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075, or St. John United Church of Christ, 415 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Gloria Erickson Beck, 79, of Newport, died at 10 a.m. Friday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was owner of Beck's Lawnmower Service in Covington and a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. She was a member of the Cathedral Ladies Society. Her husband, George Bernard Beck, died in 1972.
Survivors include a son, George B. Beck of Lakeside Park; daughters, Franceen Tharaldson of Gulfport, Miss., and Terry Beck of Wilder; sisters, Maurine Embretson of Iowa, Minerva Shea and Jerry Narricci, both of the state of California; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Cecilia Cemetery, Independence. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Theodore Junior Birkle, 79, of Petersburg, died at 2:10 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was the retired owner of Petersburg Coal and Oil Co., a member of Bullittsville Christian Church and Hebron Masonic Lodge No. 757 F&AM, and a founding member of the Petersburg Fire Department. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Patty A. Birkle; a son, William E. Birkle of Petersburg; daughters, Rebecca A. Lancaster of Petersburg and Mollie J. Leibecke of Aurora, Ind.; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Petersburg Fire Department, P.O. Box 68, Petersburg, Ky. 41080, or Bullittsville Christian Church, 3094 Petersburg Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Lawrence "Leo" Black, 86, of Berlin, died at 1:25 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of Oakland Christian Church. Sons, Charles Black and Everett "Johnny" Black, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Jo Hannah Clifton of Covington and Beverly Dayton of Union; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Bracken County.
Evelyn K. Brinkhaus, 83, of Newport, died at 12:15 a.m. Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired optician with York Optical.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Huck of Newport; a sister, Lorraine Rose of Newport; a grandson and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Isabel Wright Cook, 88, of Lexington, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church, Lexington.
Her husband, Elbridge Cook Sr., and a son, Alben B. Cook, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Elzora Johns of Rotonda West, Fla., Emma Lee Perkins of Corinth, and Irah Baston, Bertha McClure and Pearl May, all of Lexington; sons, Albert Cook of Rockwood, Tenn., Elbridge Cook Jr. and Harry Cook, both of Corinth, and Ernest Cook, William Cook and Tommy Cook, all of Lexington; grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren and step-great-great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Burial will be in New Columbus Cemetery, Corinth. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Thelma C. Habermehl, 84, of Augusta, died Friday at Augusta Health Care Center.
She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Augusta, where she was a past treasurer with the church board and a past president of the Church Women of Trinity United Methodist Church.
She was a former member of Double A. Cruisers Car Club. Her husband, Fred Habermehl Jr., died in 1997.
A son, Fred "Buddy" Habermehl III, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Anna "Corky" Mains of Augusta; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in St. Augustine Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to Bethel Methodist Church, in care of Larry Dillon, 4115 Ky. 596, Mays Lick, Ky. 41055; or Methodist Women, in care of Hope Adams, 2469 Augusta-Berlin Road, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Robert Louis Hamilton, 60, of Falmouth, died Saturday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler.
He was a retired painter.
Survivors include a son, Robert Hamilton of Bowling Green; brothers, Clyde Hamilton Jr. and George "Dickey" Hamilton, both of Falmouth, Frank Hamilton of Demossville; and sisters, Priscilla Lee Owens of Falmouth and Jean Debruler of Cynthiana.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Ernest A. Henderson Jr., 70, of Cynthiana, died Friday at his home.
He was a former accountant with Kawneer Corp. and a retired accountant with Eaton and Grede Perm Cast.
He was an elder of Unity Christian Church, Cynthiana, and a former elder of Robinson Christian Church. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Rankin Henderson; a son, Stephen Henderson of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; daughters, Lisa Duckworth and Donna Muntz, both of Cynthiana; a brother, Kenneth Henderson of Cynthiana; sisters, Nellie Turner and Hattie Owens, both of Cynthiana, and Dorothy Rison of Independence; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031, or Unity Christian Church Building Fund, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
David Juengling, 62, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Charles F. Lorenz, 89, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home.
He was a retired civil engineer with Schweitzer Construction Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas, and Knights of Columbus.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Lorenz; a daughter, Mary Lorenz Doherty of East Stroudsburg, Pa.; sisters, Adelaide Gough of Fort Thomas and Rita Schoech of Bellevue; a brother, Edward Lorenz of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Catherine of Siena School, 1803 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Mary M. Banks Lykins, 86, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired lab technician with Booth Hospital, Covington, and a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Independence.
Survivors include her husband, Vernon E. Lykins; daughters, Shirley Brewer of Cincinnati and Phyllis Gravitt of Florence; sons, Ray Lykins of Pensacola, Fla., Eddie Lykins of Covington and Gary Lykins of Taylor Mill; a sister, Ethel Taulbee of Jackson; brothers, Herman Banks of Franklin, Ohio, G.B. Banks of Jackson, Joe Banks and Carl Banks, both of Winchester; 21 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hickory Grove Baptist Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 11969 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Ollie K. Harrison Oaks, 76, of Williamstown, died at 2:50 a.m. Sunday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
She was a retired packer with Grant County Foods Inc. in Dry Ridge and a member of Williamstown United Methodist Church.
Her first husband, Gordon Donald Robinson, died in 1948.
Survivors include sons, William Harrison Robinson of Indianapolis, Donald L. "Mickey" Robinson of Williamstown and Jerry W. Oaks of Mount Washington; daughters, Lucille Smith of Newport, Ark., Mary Jane Oaks of Corinth, Patty Cook of Jonesville and Tammy Oaks of Owenton; a sister, Tina Masterson of Georgetown; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Harry L. Roland, 59, of Port Richie, Fla., formerly of Crittenden, died at 12:05 a.m. Saturday at his home.
He was a retired forklift operator with Square D Co., Florence, a former Crittenden city councilman and a former assistant fire chief with the Crittenden Volunteer Fire Department.
He was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grant County.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Covey Roland; daughters, Debbie Claypool of Port Richie, Fla., and Lisa Hodge of Fort White, Fla.; a sister, Ethel Jean Penick of Demossville; two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to Mount Zion Baptist Church, 5320 Sherman-Mount Zion Road, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
