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Date of these obituaries: 01-02-2003
Julius Bare, never let illness get best of him
Diagnosed with kidney disease at age 45, Julius A. Bare battled the illness to a standstill in the next 20 years, most of which he spent on dialysis. Not even two failed transplants got him down, said his wife, Kitty.
"He accepted his illness and worked through it, " she said. "He kept fighting it. He never let it get the best of him."
Mr. Bare died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was 65.
He had his first kidney transplant in 1984, a year after he was diagnosed with the disease. That organ worked for 3� years before his body rejected it. He rejected a second transplant, attempted in 1988, almost immediately.
Mr. Bare didn't let his need for dialysis three times a week curtail the traveling he and his wife liked to do, said a daughter, Jeanie Bailey, of Milford, Ohio. He would get treatment on the road in places like Florida, Houston and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
"The social worker at his place here would help him find clinics where he could dialysize, " Bailey said.
Mr. Bare, an engineering specialist for 40 years for Cincinnati Gas & Electric, played on company softball and basketball teams for about 10 years. Later he coached CYO basketball at St. Andrew in Milford, Ohio, and won a city championship in the early 1970s.
He was a sports fan, too, particularly when his grandchildren were involved.
He liked to watch them play soccer and basketball, and swim and cheer lead, said Bailey.
"He was a private, quiet man, but he had strong opinions on things and a good sense of humor, " Kitty Bare said.
Other survivors include a daughter, Julie Mullalley of Cincinnati; four sons, Ken Bare of Cincinnati, Rusty Bare of Batavia, Ohio, and Gary Bare and Ron Bare, both of Milford; a brother, Robert Bare of Cincinnati; four sisters, Pat Vandegeraft of Cincinnati, Ruth Bare of Royal Oak, Mich., Kathy Dawson of Spring, Texas, and Mary Turner of West Hartford, Conn.; and 17 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be said at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Crescent Springs.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Road, Erlanger, 41018.
Jacob Bailey, 82, of Covington, died at 2:56 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Marilyn Rae Boshears, 62, of Dayton, died Tuesday at the Northern Kentucky Care and Rehab, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Johnny Boshears, Billy Boshears, Jimmy Boshears, Hymer Boshears and Troy Boshears, all of Dayton; daughters, Teresa Bucchi of Newport, Holly McClaughlin of Brooksville and Dolly Boshears of Dayton; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at the House of Deliverance Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the church. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery, Alexandria.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling the arrangements.
Clifford Coyle, 58, of Latonia Lakes, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Shirley Cummins, 66, of Harrison County, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Ida "Sis" Dickerson, 76, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at St. Luke West Hospital, Warsaw. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Dickerson Jones of Sanders, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw.
Lamon Lovell Sr., 72, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at St. Luke East Hospital, Fort Thomas. He was retired from Leanler Cones and was a member of the Love and Faith Church, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Lovell; sons, Lamon Lovell Jr. of Erlanger, Dennis Lovell of Fort Mitchell, and Bob Lovell and Al Lovell, both of Bellevue; sisters, Elsie Sparks and Ada Lovell, both of Cincinnati; a brother, Thurman Lovell of Hamersville, Ohio; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Bernard "Ben" E. Lubbers, 75, of Villa Hills, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired supervisor with R.A. Jones Co., Crescent Springs, and a member of St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs, and Turner Hall, Covington.
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Survivors include his wife, Marian Baum Lubbers; sons, Bernie L. Lubbers of Florence, Charlie R. Lubbers of Fort Thomas and Gary L. Lubbers of Alexandria; a daughter, Joanne Scanlan of Cincinnati; sisters, Mildred Cox of Cincinnati and Rose Siegrist of Fort Wright; a brother, Paul Lubbers of Cincinnati; and 10 grandsons.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or St. Joseph Church, 2470 Lorraine Court, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Edwin Malcolm McDowell, 39, of Dover, died Monday. He was a mazak set-up operator at LSI Industries in Erlanger. He was a member of Highland Christian Church, active in Children's Church and a former member of the Highland Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa Hargett McDowell; his mother and stepfather, Phyllis Barlow McDowell Landreth and Robert Landreth of Florida; and brothers, Ernie McDowell of Sarasota, Fla., Steve McDowell of Harper Heights, Texas, Billy McDowell of Southport, Pa., and Jeff McDowell of Aberdeen, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Staton Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to Highland Christian Church, 4037 Ky. 10 Maysville, Ky. 41056, or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Winford Ray Martin, 67, of Owenton, formerly of Williamstown, died Wednesday. He retired from Nutone Corp. in Cincinnati after 44 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mossie Moore Martin; a son, Winford Ray Martin Jr. of Las Vegas, Nev.; daughters, Brenda Sue Kadera of Las Vegas, Barbara Ann Chestnut of Florence and Patricia Rae Prather of Owenton; brothers, Floyd Cecil Martin of Las Vegas, Ottis Lee Martin of Murphreesboro, Tenn., and Stanley Elwood Martin of Mason; a sister Alma Louise Faulkner of Mason; seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mason Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Elizabeth Lela Roettger, 70, of Burlington, formerly of Whitman, Mass., died Friday. She was a retired bookkeeper for Robert Hale Accountants, Boston, Mass.
Survivors include her husband, the Rev. C. Donald Roettger; a son, Dick Roettger of Fort Thomas; daughters, Martha C. Glowacki of Sierra Vista, Ariz., Mary Turnbull of Covington, Donna Douglass of Columbia, Calif., and Rebecca Shingai of Morgan Hill, Calif.; brothers Robert Cole of N. Andover, Mass., and Richard Cole of Boxford, Mass; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to New Hope United Methodist Church, 22 William Blatt Ave., Southgate, Ky. 41071, or to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
