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Date of these obituaries: 05-20-2003
George Boh, farmed for much of 91 years
George H. Boh farmed most of his 91 years, and when he became too old to farm, he still raised a garden.
Just two weeks before he died, the Richwood resident was working in his garden. By the time he died, on Sunday at the St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington, his tomato plants were ready for transplanting.
His rows of corn, beans and broccoli had a head start on those of his fellow gardeners. And his children were already picking his strawberries for themselves.
Even after his nine children were all grown, Mr. Boh supplied them with seedlings for their own gardens, said his daughter, Mary Brady of Petersburg.
Mr. Boh was born on a farm his uncle and aunt owned that is now part of the Thomas More College campus in Crestview Hills. He grew up on a farm in Villa Hills.
He and his wife, Alma Lankheit Boh, raised their children on a tobacco and dairy farm across the road from what is now Turfway Park. He farmed there until the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport bought the property. Then he farmed land in southwestern Boone County, near the Ohio River.
His family was very important to him. Until his health declined, he hosted monthly birthday parties for the immediate family, typically drawing 50 to 60 people, Brady said.
"He always thought of us before he thought of himself, " she said.
A lifelong Reds fan, Mr. Boh attended his first and only game in the Great American Ball Park two weeks ago, in his wheelchair.
A very religious man, he prayed the rosary daily. On the day he died, he tried to say it with his family even though he was too weak, Brady said.
"He was a heck-of-a good man, " she said.
Other survivors include his wife, Alma Lankheit Boh; sons, John Boh of Covington, Richard Boh of Richwood and Norbert Boh of Cincinnati; daughters, Sister Roseanne Boh, S.N.D., of Covington, Martha Kirby of Walton, Doloures Ryan of Richwood, Rosalind McCafferty of Fayetteville, Ohio, and Rita Christy of Union; a sister, Clara Vonderhaar of Cincinnati; a brother, Clarence Boh of Petersburg; 33 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011; or St. Paul Church Faith, Vision and Values Campaign, 7301 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ruth G. "Pat" Nehring Blank, 84, of Crestview Hills, died at 1:05 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker. Sons, Lawrence F. Blank Jr. and Robert Blank, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Lawrence F. Blank Sr.; sons, Richard Blank of Perry Park and Donald Blank of Park Hills; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
William K. "Kenny" Brock Jr., 65, of Bellevue, died Sunday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired production department worker with Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Bernard Church, Dayton.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine "Kay" Brock; sons, Aloysius Leonard Brock of Dayton and William Keith Brock of Bellevue; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard Church, 401 Berry St., Dayton, Ky. 41074.
Raymond L. Burns, 78, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired clerk with the U.S. Defense Supply Agency and a member of Latonia Christian Church and Barbershop Quartet of Newport. His wife, Esther L. Burns, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Hall of Florence, and a sister, Norma Strassinger of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Huntington Disease Society of America, 3537 Epley Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio 45247; or Veterans Nursing Home, 1000 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Rosie Moore Hollingsworth, 85, of Dayton, died at 7:05 p.m. Sunday at Ohio Valley Manor Nursing Home, Ripley, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Millard Hollingsworth, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Doris Hatton of Corbin, Patricia Ackerson of Sardinia, Ohio, and Sheila Winstrup of Walton; sons, Charles E. Hollingsworth and Billie Michael Hollingsworth, both of Dayton, Millard Hollingsworth Jr. and Carl Hollingsworth, both of Worthville, Jerry L. Hollingsworth of Taylor Mill; 32 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Corbin Funeral Home. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling local arrangements.
Alan Stephenson, 56, of Independence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a senior inventory planner with Arvin Meritor Inc., Florence, and an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Sabatka-Stephenson; his mother, Mildred Stephenson Gharrett of Indianapolis; and a brother, Harry Neal Stephenson of Greenwood, Ind.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hinchliff Pearson-West Funeral Home, Galesburg, Ill. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Galesburg Memorial Park. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Lillian M. VanBenschoten, 79, of Alexandria, died Sunday at St. St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring.
Survivors include her husband, Benjamin VanBenschoten; daughters, Marlene Bobb of Butler, Donna Elliott of Erlanger and Barbara VanBenschoten of Alexandria; sons, Robert VanBenschoten of Alexandria, Ron VanBenschoten of Florence and Thom VanBenschoten of Cincinnati; a sister, Jean Grever of Bellevue; 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Rubye Alice Wyatt, 87, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Falmouth, died Sunday at Imperial Health Care Center, Naples. She was a sales clerk with the former Moreland Drug Store. Her husband, William Edward Wyatt, died in 1976. Daughters, Betty Ann Crowley and Carol Jean Ockerman, died in 1991 and 1996 respectively. Sons, Billy Wyatt and Tony Wyatt, died in 1991 and 1955 respectively.
Survivors include a son, Bobby Lee Wyatt of Naples; 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
