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Date of these obituaries: 05-29-2003
Earl J. Capito, could get laugh from anybody
Relatives and friends of Earl J. Capito jumped at the chance to talk about the man they called "everyone's papaw."
"I'm 41 years old, and I've never in my life ever heard him so much as raise his voice, " said Amy Ostendorf of Morning View, his granddaughter. "I've never known a more Christian man in my life, and I never will."
"He was the most loving person in the world, " said Melissa Oliver of Florence, his great-niece.
"I don't remember ever spending a bad time with him, " said Michael Ostendorf of Blanchester, Ohio, his great-grandson. "He was hysterical. He could get a laugh out of anybody, on your worst day."
"I thought of him as 89 years of life experience, " said Anita Lucas of Morning View, a close family friend. "I respected what he had to say because of his life experience."
Mr. Capito, who died at his home in Latonia on Wednesday, was a retired agent for Interocean Insurance Co.
In his spare time, he loved to fish, which he often did at a weekend getaway spot he had on the Ohio River near Warsaw. He also served as a Boy Scout leader for 28 years.
His family described him as a man devoted to his family, his grandchildren and his wife, Dorothy Wolfe Capito. "He was married
67 years and was still very much in love with his wife, " Amy Ostendorf said.
He had a strong Christian faith and served as a deacon at Latonia Baptist Church. "He read his Bible every day, but he wasn't the type to shove it down your throat, " she said.
Oliver remembers her mother buying her a toy shaving kit when she was 5, and Mr. Capito letting her pretend to shave him for about four hours. "He just let us do whatever we wanted to do with him, " Oliver said.
He liked to tell stories of his Navy service during World War II, she said, including being in Italy when Mussolini was killed.
"He was a great storyteller, and he didn't know a stranger, " she said.
A daughter, Connie Capito, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Wolfe Capito; a brother, Robert Capito of Indian Lakes Estates, Fla.; a sister, Ruth Watts of Casa Grande, Ariz.; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Morris G. Becker, 96, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a retired salesman with Rim and Wheel Service, Cincinnati, and a member of St. John Anglican Church, Dayton.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Becker; a daughter, Judith A. Tate of Fort Thomas; a grandchild and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John Anglican Church, Dayton. Memorials are suggested to St. John Anglican Church, 519 O'Fallon Ave., Dayton, Ky. 41074; Down Syndrome Center, 1821 Summit Drive, Suite 102, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237; or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Monique Antoinette Siffel Burton, 33, of Covington, died Monday at her home.
Survivors include her mother, Gloria Glover Siffel; a brother, Paul Siffel of Covington; and sisters, Valencia Siffel, Paula Siffel and Carmita Monroe, all of Covington, and Veronica Siffel and Crystal Siffel Render of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mary E. Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P.O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Harry G. Campbell, 80, of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday at Fort Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton. He was a retired employee of the Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Cleo Patricia Campbell, died in 1983.
Survivors include sons, Harry Nelson Campbell of Erlanger, Bobby Ray Campbell of Hamilton and Terry Eugene Campbell of Covington; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
William L. Dalhover Jr., 48, of Florence, died Tuesday at his home. He was a machinist for Manufacturing Inovations.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Butter Dalhover of Florence; a daughter, Amy Dalhover of Florence; mother, Mary Brooks of Covington; sisters, Cissy Brown of Tampa, Fla., Betty Meyer of Burlington, Mary Ahlers of Sparta, Charlene Lowe of Independence; a brother, Philip Dalhover of Kentucky; and a grandson.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ralph Dietz, 61, of Dry Ridge, died at 3:33 p.m. Wednesday in St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Quenton James Dunn, 9, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at Carroll County Hospital. He was a third-grader at Winn Elementary and a member of the Mariners Little League team and the Carroll County All Star Baseball Team.
Survivors include his parents, Diane and Darren Dunn of Carrollton; a brother, Austin Wayne Dunn at home; paternal grandfather, James Dunn of Carrollton; paternal grandmother, Cheryl Dunn of Madison, Ind.; maternal grandmother, Colleen Gividen of Bedford; maternal stepgrandfather, John Gividen of Bedford; and maternal grandfather, Gary Egerton of Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Family Worship Center, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 Friday at the worship center. Burial will be in English Cemetery, Carroll County.
Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling the arrangements.
Doris J. Grubb, 74, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at her home. She was a retired seamstress.
Survivors include a daughter, Denise Howard of Dayton; and a grandson.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Mausoleum Chapel, Southgate.
Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Ella Louise Hock, 79, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a supervisor with R.L. Polk Co., a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere and a volunteer with the Elsmere Senior Center.
Survivors include a sister, Edna Edmondson of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Henry Church, 3813 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Christian David Johnson, son of Paul Johnson and Kysha Meadows, was stillborn Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a brother, Michael Johnson of Hebron; a sister, Amber Johnson of Hebron; and grandparents, Richard and Janice Tucker of Walton, Shirley Thacker of Crescent Springs and Paul Johnson of Covington.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Wyetta Langenbrunner, 86, of Florence, died Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Betty Jane Nie, 80, of Lexington, formerly of Newport, died Tuesday at Cambridge Place Nursing Home in Lexington. She was a retired personnel manager with Kmart in Newport.
Survivors include brothers, Allen Nie of Fort Thomas and Donald Nie of Mooresville, N.C.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
William Oakley Noel, 91, of Glencoe, died at 6:02 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired farmer, a member of Ten Mile Baptist Church and a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Mae Simpson Noel; a son, Merle Noel of Verona; a brother, J.C. "Jake" Noel of Glencoe; a sister, Lorraine Webster of Burlington; three grandchildren, 10 step-grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ten Mile Baptist Church, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery, Warsaw.
William J. O'Connor, 83, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla.
He was a former director of national accounts with Johnson & Johnson in Cincinnati and New Jersey, a volunteer driver with the American Cancer Society and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Mae O'Connor; daughters, Peggy Kirk of Boston, Susan McKay of Stamford, Conn., and Karen Newman of McLean, Va.; sons, Timothy O'Connor of Branchburg, N.J., and William O'Connor II of Billings, Mont.; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Franciscan Mission Association, 322 West St., Carey, Ohio 43316; or Elder High School, 3900 Vincent Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45205.
Steven Shelton, 47, of Florence, died at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired postal worker and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Shelton; daughters, Sherri Shelton and Sara Walton, both of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a stepdaughter, Savannah Glancy of Florence; stepsons, Chad Glancy of Lawrenceville, Nathan Glancy of Middletown, Ohio, and Teddy Glancy of Fairfield, Ohio; a brother, Darrell Shelton of Ludlow; stepbrothers, Michael Bailer of Newport, Ben Bailer of Covington and Kelly Bailer of Alexandria; sisters, Theresa Morgan of Falmouth, Pamela Dance and Katherine Slaughter, both of Covington; stepsisters, Teresa Monroe of Kings Mill, Ohio, Tina Tabler of Dry Ridge, Victoria Dryer of Chester, Va., and Robin Meade of Covington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Bedford W. "Buck" Smith, 62, of Foster, died Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
He was a farmer.
Survivors include sisters, Capitola Todd and Sylvia Frederick, both of Brooksville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta.
Memorials are suggested to Augusta Fire Department, 213 Main St., Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Frances M. Yaegel, 85, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence.
Her husband, William Yaegel, and stepson, Robert Yaegel, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Janet Warning of Elsmere; a son, Richard Groger of Elsmere; a stepson, Jimmy Yaegel of Florence; 23 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, at St. Paul Church, in Florence.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
