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Date of these obituaries: 10-18-2002
Joseph Seibert, 74, golf club maker
That Joseph H. Seibert came from a large, closely knit family was illustrated in the final days of his life.
He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on Oct. 2, the birthday of his wife, Marie, who died in 1989.
He went into the hospital on Oct. 5, birthday of his son, Wayne.
And he came home, after doctors said there was nothing they could do, on Oct. 10, birthday of one of his grandsons.
Mr. Seibert, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at his home. He was 74.
"He went quick and peacefully, " said Wayne Seibert, of Crestview. "His last wish was to come home and be with his kids and grandkids."
Mr. Seibert held on against his disease until he received assurances from his daughter, Terri Krebs of Newport, that his passing would not cause her to give up her fight against breast cancer, Wayne Seibert said.
"She promised him that she would keep on fighting, because that's the way he raised us, to be fighters, " Wayne Seibert said.
Mr. Seibert spent most of his working life making golf clubs, first for 25 years for MacGregor Golf in Cincinnati, then when that company moved its operations to California, for 12 years for Cincinnati golf. He made clubs for stars of the game like Jack Nicklaus, but also for his family and friends.
"He made clubs, basically, for all of us, " Wayne Seibert said.
He later worked at Kentucky Motors in Covington, finally retiring for good in 1998.
His father was a gregarious sort, Wayne Seibert said, who liked to joke and laugh, particularly at parties.
"He was not one to sit in the corner, he was not a quiet person, " Wayne Seibert said. "He was a great dad, grandpa and brother, just a good guy all around."
Mr. Seibert was a member of St. Therese Church in Southgate and a Navy veteran.
Other survivors include sons, Joseph Seibert Jr. of Edgewood; daughters, Joyce Warren of Fort Thomas, Pam Slayline of Newport and Linda Adams of Fort Thomas; brothers, Gene Seibert of Newport, Richard Seibert of Alexandria, and Donald Seibert of Falmouth; a sister, Gertrude Smith of Independence; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Edward E. Bailey Sr., 70, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Earl Barkhau Jr., 81, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a machine tool operator with Cincinnati Inc., a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Florence and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Barkhau; daughters, Marsha Harris of Edgewood, Barb Lyons and Debbie Staggs, both of Florence; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Grace Episcopal Church, 7111 Price Pike, P.O. Box 244, Florence, Ky. 41042. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
James M. Bayless, 53, of Fort Wright, died Tuesday at his home. He was a pharmacist with Kmart. His wife, Carolyn Sue Broering Bayless, died in 2000. Survivors include brothers, Michael J. Bayless of Covington and Chris Bayless of Crestview Hills; and sisters, Sandy Gleeson of Fort Mitchell, Linda Ochs of Park Hills and Penelope Rogers of Lilburn, Ga.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Kerry A. Daley, 20, of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., for merly of Independence, died Monday at Thomason Hospital in El Paso, Texas, of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was an airman with the Air Force.
Survivors include his stepfather and mother, Jim and Colleen Ditomaso of Florence; his father and stepmother, William and Cathy Daley Jr. of West Union, Ohio; brothers, William John Daley III of West Union and Kevin Daley of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; a sister, Sarah Mills of West Union; stepsisters, Jaclyn Ditomaso of Mason, Ohio, Katie McCready and Hayley McCready, both of West Union; and grandmothers, Corrin Henkel of Independence and Jeanette Daley of Brookville, Ind.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Staffordsburg United Methodist Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Staffordsburg United Methodist Church Youth Outreach Ministries, 11815 Staffordsburg Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Leonard Frazier, 92, of Walnut Hills, died Tuesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired construction worker. His wife, Anna Mae Frazier, died in 1994. A son, John E. Frazier, died in 1988.
Survivors include a daughter, Anna Ferguson of Cincinnati; five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Nancy Lee Machcinski, 67, of Erlanger, died at 6:22 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Machcinski; sons, Mark Machcinski of Elsmere and Jay Machcinski of Erlanger; a daughter, Paula McNeill of Taylor Mill; a brother, Ed Blick of Montrose, Colo.; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church Chapel, Latonia. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Mary Elizabeth Wetzel Peddie, 81, of Maysville, died at 9:42 p.m. Wednesday at her home. She was an herbalist and owner of an herb store in Old Washington, and a member of Maysville Church of the Nativity. Her husband, Scott Joseph Peddie, died in 1985.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Frances Marshall of Maysville, Patricia E. Magyar of Beaufort, S.C., Elisabeth A. Glass of Georgetown and Debbie Newdigate of Maysville; sons, Scott G. Peddie of Frankenmuth, Mich., and Christopher J. Peddie of Houston; a brother, Otto K. Wetzel Jr. of Dallas; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Maysville Church of the Nativity.
Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Maysville. Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Church of the Nativity, 31 E. Third St., Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Donald G. "Butch" Stanfield, 63, of Edgewood, died Wednesday at his home. He was owner of Bell Day Cleaning Service and a member of American Legion Post No. 11, Newport. Survivors include his wife, Alvena Stanfield; sons, Donald Jr., Kevin and Vernon; daughters, Joyce, Tina, Peggy, Melanie, Sherry and Sally; and grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Cincinnati. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Edith Faye Staudinger, 71, of Winter Haven, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Wednesday at her home. She was a mailroom clerk with the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include sons, David Paul Staudinger of Live Oak, Fla., and Gregory Wayne Staudinger of Winter Haven; daughters, Helen Louise Specker of Diamond Head, Miss., and Alberta Jo King of Norwood, Ohio; sisters, Mame Wilson and Mary Herman, both of Covington; a brother, Harold Witlock of Oxford, Ohio; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Steele's Family Funeral Home, Winter Haven, is handling arrangements.
Elza Clayton West Sr., 73, of Taylor Mill, died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday at his home. He was a retired machinist with the former Oscar Phillips Tool & Die Co. in Cincinnati, a former owner of Clay's Grill in Covington and a member of the Ludlow Hobo Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Perry West; sons, Woodson West of London, Elza West Jr. of Fort Wayne, Ind., Russell West of Taylor Mill, Carl West of Latonia and Gary West of Taylor Mill; daughters, Sharon Hafer of Warsaw and Tracy Venable of Tampa, Fla.; brothers, Michael West of Covington and Johnny West of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
