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Date of these obituaries: 06-23-2003
Rich King, former Cincinnati radio personality
Rich King, whose three stints in Cincinnati during a 50-year broadcasting career made him one of the best-known names in local radio, died of pancreatic cancer Saturday in Naples, Fla. He was 68.
King began his Cincinnati career working for WCKY in 1964. He joined WLW in 1965. After a brief stint in San Diego, he returned to Cincinnati to work for WKRC before leaving for Florida in 1990.
His career also took him to St. Louis, Kansas City and Milwaukee.
"What everyone remembers about Rich King is his unique wit, " wrote Nick Clooney, Post columnist and television and radio personality, in a column last year.
"There was never a moment when I sat with him on his show, my show, or anyone else's show that I did not know I was outclassed. And let me hasten to add, I was not chopped liver. He was just better, " Clooney wrote.
"Rich has always been, forgive the overused adjective, unique. I grieve for a generation of Cincinnatians who have not heard him on the radio, a medium he helped reinvent in the 1960s."
Clooney wrote that King was battling recurring cancer "with the same unquenchable courage he showed battling ignorance, and the other evils that surround us, all his professional life."
Late-night TV host David Letterman wrote in his biography that King was one of his comedic influences, along with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno.
"He used to devote large portions of his programs to broadcasting imaginary events, such as paddleboat races on the Ohio River or baseball games between nonexistent teams, the biography noted.
Born Richard Weidenbruch, the broadcaster spent the last dozen years doing an afternoon talk show on WNOG and later WINK-WNOG radio in Naples.
He is survived by his wife, Joan, and four grown children.
Mass will be held for King on Friday at St. John the Evangelist Church in North Naples.
The family requests that memorials be sent to the Ricky King Fund, which was set up after the death of his four-year-old son in 1978. Donations may be sent to the Ricky King Fund, 5051 Castello Drive, Naples, Fla. 34103.
Joseph Megerle, 90, former assistant chief
Joseph Megerle, 90, of Independence, died at 7:25 p.m. Friday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired assistant chief with the Covington Police Department, and a former Kentucky state trooper who drove for Gov. A.B. "Happy" Chandler. He was the first certified police instructor in Northern Kentucky, and a member of Covington Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 1 and the Ludlow Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy M. Megerle; a daughter, Luanne M. Brown of Fort Thomas; sons, Mark Megerle of Fort Thomas and Joseph L. Megerle of Independence; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church, 131 E. Fifth St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Jesse P. Adams, 60, of Owenton, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a heavy equipment operator with Hall Contracting Co. of Kentucky.
Survivors include is wife, Julia Mae Wilhoite Adams; a son, Jeff Adams of Owenton; a daughter, Erika Kelley of Owenton; brothers, Robert "Bud" Adams, Pete Adams and Earl Adams, all of Broadhead; a sister, Jeanette Sigaroe of Crab Orchard; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Alma Jean Allnutt, 75, of Owenton, died Saturday at her home. She was a nurse's aide with Owen County Medical Hospital, Owenton, and a member of Owenton First Christian Church. Her husband, Marshall Allnutt, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, David Allnutt and Danny Allnutt, both of Lexington; a daughter, Marsha Etler of Owenton; sisters, Mary Betty Baldwin of Mobile, Ala., and Thelma Marston of Owenton; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Seminary Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504; or First Christian Church, 113 N. Main St., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Carroll J. "Carl" Axt, 70, of Covington, died Jan. 2 at Hospice of Northern Kentucky, Fort Thomas.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Mr. Axt 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.
Mary Andras Bishop, 90, of Newport, died Friday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Thelma Bowling, 74, of Highland Heights, died Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Dorothy Boyce, 72, of Walton, died Saturday at her home. She was a laundry worker with Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Ray R. Boyce and Cecil W. Boyce, both of Richwood; daughters, Linda Watters of Latonia, Donna McLaughlin of Dry Ridge and Victoria G. Bean of Richwood; a brother, William R. May of Erlanger; sisters, Flora May of Erlanger and Joan Beck of Lynchburg, Ohio; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P.O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 40209.
Jeannette Young Brownfield, 85, of Covington, died Saturday at Jewish Hospital, Kenwood campus, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Julie A. Darenkamp, 64, of Cincinnati, formerly of Ludlow, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a retired manager with Little Dutch Bakery in Cincinnati and a member of Church of the Assumption, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Darenkamp Sr.; a daughter, Jamie McGrate of Hartwell, Ohio; sons, Lt. Comm. Jim Darenkamp Jr. of Sierra Vista, Ariz., Jeffrey Darenkamp and John Darenkamp, both of Cincinnati, and Jerome Darenkamp of Goshen, Ohio; brothers, Ralph Bultman of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Daniel Bultman of Charlotte, N.C.; a sister, Judith Messner of West Chester, Ohio; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Assumption, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to United Cerebral Palsey Foundation, 3601 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Robert Milton Dennis, 84, of Crittenden, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Melvin 'Todd' Faulkner, 83, of Berry, died Sunday at his home. Woodhead, Berry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Howard Fraysure, 80, of Augusta, died Sunday at Augusta Health Care Center. He was a farm laborer and a member of Assembly of God, Brooksville. His wife, Anna Jo Teegarden Fraysure, died in 1955. There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 170 Haley Ridge, Brooksville, Ky. 41004.
Kenneth P. Sharp, 59, of Latonia, died Friday at his home. He was a medical supplies sales representative.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Nelson Sharp of Waco, Texas; a daughter, Jennifer Patrece Sharp of Waco; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Elbert Tunis Wolfe, 93, of Florence, died Friday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. He was a self-employed cabinetmaker, a member of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in Covington, Pennington Gap, Va., Lodge No. 165 F&AM and Valley of Covington Scottish Rite. His wife, Esther Wolfe, died in 2002.
Survivors include daughters, Sue Lanningham of Covington, Joyce Hall of Wilmore, Barbara Perkins of Walton and Carolyn Wilham of Florence; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lee Memorial Gardens, Pennington Gap, Va. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41012. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
