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Date of these obituaries: 10-08-2002
Thomas Schuetz, owned electric motor repair shop
Thomas J. Schuetz loved the electric motor repair business that he started and nurtured over 40 years so much that he had trouble taking time off from it.
"Other people look forward to the weekend, " said his son, Steven A. Schuetz of Elsmere.
"When the weekend came, he looked forward to Monday. He just loved the people, just loved being there."
Thomas Schuetz, who lived in Corinth, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Grant County.
He was 71.
Mr. Schuetz, who was an orphan, went to work in his first electric motor repair shop at age 15.
After four years in the Navy as an electrician's mate during the Korean War, he returned to his native Covington and the same kind of work.
In 1961, he opened his first shop, on Pike Street in Covington.
He moved it to a larger building in Park Hills in 1985, and last year opened a Florence location that caters to industrial and public utility customers.
"We do sales and service, everything from bathroom exhaust fans to rock-crusher motors, " said Steven Schuetz, who joined the business in summer 1975 as a part-timer and now owns and operates it.
Illness finally ended Thomas Schuetz's daily trips to the shop about four months ago, but his son kept him updated with daily faxes and phone calls.
"I'd start talking business with him, and it'd bring him up, " Steven Schuetz said.
Thomas Schuetz was a Catholic.
Other survivors include his wife, Joan Barkus Schuetz; three sons, Joe Schuetz of Covington, Kean Schuetz and Gordon Schuetz, both of Elsmere; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Rogers-McDaniel Funeral Home in Corinth. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. there Thursday. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery.
Dorothy Mary Brown, 74, of Highland Heights, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Brown; daughters, Debby Chaplin of Grants Lick, Gail Schultz of Alexandria and Vickie Steffen of Highland Heights; sons, Gary Brown of Foster and Jeff Brown of Alexandria; a sister, Mary Ann Estes of Milford; a brother, Clifford Brown of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Burial was in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243. Alexandria Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Mary Schuetz Chandler, 91, of Cincinnati, formerly of Pendleton County, died Monday at Mercy-Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Winnie A. Exterkamp, 81, of Covington, died Monday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a retired punch press operator with Kent Cord Co.
Survivors include a daughter, Marlene Jelinek of Burlington; brothers, Albert J. Fields of Falmouth and Les Fields of Covington; sisters, Elizabeth Fisher of Ludlow, Edith Granbrell of Covington, Ruth Bonar of Richmond, Ind., Mary Neumeister of Walton and Edith Breeden of Dry Ridge; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Edna A. Fisher, 87, of Taylor Mill, died Monday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Clyde W. Fisk, 87, of Alexandria, died at 7:35 p.m. Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was a retired maintenance worker with Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his wife, Margery Fisk; sons, John Jewell and Charles Jewell, both of Alexandria; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Main Street Baptist Church, 306 W. Main St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Beverly J. Flannery, 67, of Villa Hills, died at 10:22 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was an owner of Tom and Jerry's Tavern.
Survivors include brothers, Tom Flannery of Villa Hills and Jerry Flannery of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Church Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Florence, Ky. 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Donald Francis Gillespie, 69, of Walton, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. He was a construction worker and a member of St. James Church, Brooksville.
Survivors include his wife, Jewell Gillespie; a daughter, Mary Rose Gillespie of California; a stepdaughter, Patricia Griffin of Walton; stepsons, Gary Hager of Covington and Michael Hager of Walton; sisters, Janet Meyer of Dayton, Mary Rose Dean and Delores Miller, both of Cincinnati, Tresa Kelley of Fort Thomas and Pauline King of Louisville; a brother, Kenneth Gillespie of Louisville; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at All Saints Church, Walton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials are suggested to All Saints Church, 46 Needmore St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
Donald Eugene Herman, 54, of Carrollton, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired employee of the Ford Motor Co., Louisville.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Wilson Herman; a son, Anthony Eugene Herman of Roger, Ark.; a stepdaughter, Trina Petit of Roger; a stepson, Frank Branum of Roger; a brother, Gail Miller of Lexington; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Cathy Lea, 43, of Cincinnati, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Bethany Adkins of Bellevue; a son, Buddy Wayne Trent of Cincinnati; and a grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Cathy Lea Memorial Fund, in care of Dobbling Funeral Home, 241 Fairfield Ave., Ky. 41073. Dobbling Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Charles Lipscomb, 76, of Latonia, died Monday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Ryan Andrew Marks, 23, of Covington, died Friday at his home. He was a woodworker and a member of Vineyard Christian Church, Florence.
Survivors include a daughter, Trinity Marks of Covington; his parents, Byron and Cindy Marks of Walton; brothers, John Marks and Kyle Marks, both of Walton; grandmother, Ruth Marks of Owensboro; and fiancee, Andrea Meckley of Covington.
Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Vineyard Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery.
Edna Dolly Marksberry, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. She was a retired employee of Woodland Inn, Walton.
Survivors include a brother, Edgar Marksberry of Dillonvale, Ohio, and a sister, Nelba Marksberry of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Muriel Lucille McDermott, 75, of Burlington, died Friday at Shilo Springs Care Center in Trotwood.
She was a former statistical clerk for with Boone County Water District and a member of Belleview Baptist Church, the YWCA of the Covington Women's Club and Dixie Porcelain Painters of Covington.
Survivors include sisters, Joyce Watts of Bradenton, Fla., and Hazel Ann of Wyoming; and a brother, David M. McDermott of Covington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger.
Virginia Moore, 86, of Hebron, at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Meadowbrook Nursing Home, Montgomery, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Richard Edward Pichotta, 25, of Alexandria, died at 11 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was an electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 212 in Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Haley Jane Pichotta of Alexandria; his parents, Richard and Nancy Pichotta of Alexandria; sisters, Karen Kilburn of Dayton, Laura Berkemeyer and Kelly Pichotta, both of Alexandria; and grandmothers, Frances Enzweiler of Fort Thomas and Juanita Pichotta of Cold Spring.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Haley Jane Pichotta Trust, in care of any U.S. Bank branch. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Almetta Bowlin Ross, 90, of Walton, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Walton. Her husband, Woodrow Ross Sr., died in 2000.
Survivors include daughters, Frances Bailey of Florence and Elizabeth Pray of Walton; sons, Woodrow Ross Jr. of Crittenden, Logan Ross of Walton and Archie Ross; 24 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 47 S. Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
Wilbur Schoulthies, 80, of Mentor, died Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Schoulthies; daughters, Patty Downton of Alexandria and Peggy Schoulthies-Fury of Mentor; a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johns Hill Cemetery, Campbell County. Memorials are suggested to Make A Wish Foundation, 5532 W. Raymond St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46241; or Fairview Christian Church Building Fund, Foster, Ky. 41043.
Barbara Ann McNutt Stevens, 69, of Maysville, died at 8:55 a.m. Monday at Augusta Health Care Center. She was a security guard at K-mart in Maysville and a member of Maysville Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Dan Stevens; brothers, Joe McNutt and Don McNutt, both of Maysville; and a sister, Marilyn Bulman of Cleveland.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Maysville Church of Christ. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery, with a reception following at the Maysville Lions Club. Brell Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
Charla Ray Cain Watts, 43, of Paducah, formerly of Elsmere, died Thursday at Norton Hospital in Louisville. She was an office clerk.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Watts; her stepfather, Elbert Ray Watts of Independence; sisters, Crystal Rhea Sturgill and Tanya Forgue, both of Independence, Cindy Cain of Covington and Brandi Spencer of Taylor Mill; and brothers, Charles Cain of Florence and Eric Spencer of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Charla Watts Memorial Fund, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P.O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
