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Date of these obituaries: 10-16-2002
Richard Grone, 76, was content living quiet life
Richard Grone lived the quiet life of a retired bachelor, and seemed to like it that way.
"We used to say, 'Rich, why don't you do this, or why don't you go here?' " said his sister, Ethel Schoettker. Her brother would simply reply, "No, I don't think so."
Mr. Grone, who died Monday at age 76 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, worked with his brother, the late Arthur Grone, in the Tressel Co. in Cincinnati, a metalworking business their father had started.
They did repair work on "all kinds of fancy stuff, " including pieces for the Cincinnati Art Museum, said Mr. Grone's brother-in-law, Larry Schoettker.
"He was quite an artist, " Mr. Schoettker said.
Mr. Grone's major interest, and his brother's, was their work. Neither man ever married, or joined many organizations. Mr. Grone lived nearly all his life in the Fort Mitchell house where he was born.
"He was just content to live his life very quietly, " his sister said. "It wouldn't be a life for me, let's put it that way, nor for most people."
Mr. Grone didn't talk much, which may explain why he did have many friends, Schoettker said.
"They talked, and he listened, " he said.
Mr. Grone was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell and a Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors besides his sister include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:15 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Blessed Sacrament Conference St. Vincent de Paul Society, 2415 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Mayme "Garnet" Rogers Bobb, 80, of Cincinnati, formerly of Harrison County, died Monday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired loan officer with Peoples Savings and Loan Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Lockland Christian Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Lewis E. Bobb; daughters, Saundra Pittman of Columbia, S.C., and Kathy Brown of Birmingham, Ala.; a sister, Leatrice J. Hundley of Louisville; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Harry T. Bode Jr., 91, of Cincinnati, died Monday at Western Hills Retirement Community, Cincinnati. He was a packaging engineer with the U.S. Defense Department. His wife, Hortence Marie "Hearte" Howell Bode, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Marie Laiveling Seifert of Cincinnati; sons, Harry Bode of Union, Kenneth Bode of Independence and George "Pat" Bode of Cincinnati; a sister, Mary Ciprani of Cincinnati; a brother, George Bode of Cincinnati; 16 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Dominic Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Vitt, Stermer & Anderson Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Dominic Church, 4551 Delhi Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45238; or St. Xavier High School, 600 W. North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.
Robert Lee Collier Jr., 57, of Crittenden, died at 4 p.m. Monday at his home. He was a retired truck driver with Crossett Co., a former employee of the Kroger Co. and a member of Sherman Baptist Church, Williamstown American Legion and the National Rifle Association. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Ailene Collier; a son, Robert Lee Collier III of Alexandria; a daughter, Tammy Ducote of Chickasaw, Ala.; stepdaughters, Jan Isaacs of Worthville and Peggy Holland of Crittenden; a stepson, Mickey Gray of Crittenden; his mother, Dean Collier of Crittenden; one grandchild, six step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Sherman Full Gospel Church Building Fund, 3185 Dixie Hwy., Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Raymond A. Desmarais, 69, of Union, died Monday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was an electrician with General Dynamics, a member of St. Timothy Church in Union and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Therese Desmarais; daughters, Rose Black of North Carolina and Donna Bovi of Massachusetts; sons, Normand Desmarais of Union and Raymond Desmarais of Arkansas; sisters, Clair Cavitte of Florida, Pauline Champgne of Rhode Island and Lillian Chevalier of Coventry, Rhode Island; brothers, Gerard Desmarais and Paul Desmarais, both of Florida, Oliver Desmarais of the state of California and Robert Desmarais of Rhode Island; and nine grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Timothy Church, Union. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Ollie Ann Howser, 71, of Crestview Hills, died at 9 p.m. Friday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired food service director with the Newport Schools.
Survivors include a niece and two nephews.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.
Larry Ray King, 54, of Alexandria, died Monday at his home. He was an inspector for Newport Steel and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. A son, Patrick King, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene Barth King; a son, Andrew King of Alexandria; a stepson, Darin Flairty of California; a daughter, Melanie Stewart of Alexandria; a stepdaughter, Tracey Jolly of Alexandria; brothers, Donald King of California and Gary King of Newport; a sister, Connie Sue Egan of Latonia; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m.
Kenneth E. Leet, 67, of Mays Lick, died Monday at Kindred Hospital, Louisville. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with Brevard County Road Commission and was the former owner of Leet's Blacktopping in Fleming County. He was also a farmer and a machinist.
Survivors include sons, Keith E. Leet of Melbourne, Fla., and Robby Leet of Mays Lick; daughters, Pam Tribby of Maysville, Kim Razor and Michelle Koehler, both of Flemingsburg; his mother, Mary Ethel Leet; a sister, Betty Ruark; brothers, Ernie Leet, Tommy Leet and Ronnie Leet; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, Fleming County. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery.
Charles K. "Cheata" McCrady, 71, of Lakeside Park, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a manager with Duke Industries.
Survivors include his wife, Diane McCrady; a daughter, Virginia Kahn of Beverly Hills, Calif.; a son, Charles A. McCrady of Lexington; a sister, Edna Purcell of Owensboro; brothers, Earl McCrady and W.H. McCrady, both of Owensboro; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Snowdy Dempsey McIntosh, 81, a homemaker from Independence, died at her residence Tuesday.
McIntosh was a member of Latonia Christian Church in Latonia.
Survivors include three daughters, Patricia A. Osborne of Taylor Mill, Regina C. Fuller of Cincinnati, and Brenda K. Payne of Independence; seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Visitation is at 11 a.m. Thursday at Latonia Christian Church. Service are at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial is at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Taylor Mill. Memorials to Latonia Christian Church, 3900 Decoursey Ave., Latonia, Ky., 41015 and/or to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 East 20th St., Covington, Ky., 41014.
Arrangements are being handled by Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Sandra Lea Courtney Perez, 22, of Cynthiana, died Sunday in Cynthiana of injuries suffered in an auto accident. She was an employee of Dana Corp. and a member of Oakwood Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons, Brandon Miquel and Zach Perez, both of Harrison County; her parents, Wayne and Carla Wasson Courtney of Harrison County; a brother, C.L. Courtney of Harrison County; and grandparents, T.L. and Mary Courtney of Harrison County and Carl and Linda Wasson of Cynthiana.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Frank Clifford Snyder Sr., 84, of Las Vegas, Nev., and formerly of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home in Latonia.
