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Date of these obituaries: 10-29-2002
Lawrence Kaiser Jr., warehouse manager
Getting cancer of the throat didn't slow Lawrence Robert Kaiser Jr. down - it spurred him to work harder.
During his last 2 1/2 years of his life, the Bellevue resident worked from 72 to 100 hours a week as a warehouse manager for the TFE Group in Hebron, said his sister, Dianne Eichhorn of West Chester, Ohio.
He wanted to make sure he maintained his health insurance and paid his medical bills, she said.
He received chemotherapy treatments while at work, through a kind of fanny pack that delivered medication into a port in his chest, she said.
"No matter what, nothing got him down. He continued to work, " she said.
Mr. Kaiser, 52, died Saturday at Mercy Hospital, Cincinnati.
Before his illness, Mr. Kaiser coached Little League baseball and served as a troop leader for the Boy Scouts.
He loved children, Ms. Eichhorn said, and he loved to joke with people.
Other survivors include sisters, Barbara Pharo of Tampa, Fla., Patricia Smith of Fort Thomas and Rose Watson of Newport; and brothers, Donald W. Kaiser of Kerrville, Tenn., Ken Kaiser of Pringle, Pa., and Ron Kaiser of Erlanger.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Cancer Treatment Center of America, 2408 E. 81st St., Suite 100, Tulsa, Okla. 74137. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Emma Belle Barrett, 7 weeks, daughter of Randy and Heather Barrett of Newport, died at 10:25 a.m. Sunday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include sisters, Alivia Barrett and Caitlin Barrett, both at home; and grandparents, Bill and Joyce Mesler of Cincinnati and Karen Williams of Newport.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
James Beach, 66, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired owner of Beach Pallet Co., Cincinnati. A son, James "Lenny" Beach, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lula Ailstock Beach; sons, Jerry Beach, Raymond Beach and Everett Beach, all of Florence, and Tom Beach of Petersburg; daughters, Debbie Kissick and Brenda Zapata, both of Florence; sisters, Mary Jo Angel of Covington and Ernestine Lear of Warsaw; 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Linda Kay Bills, 46, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at her home.
She was a former employee of Lexmark, Lexington, and a member of Cynthiana Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Christy Stanfield of Cynthiana; her mother, Ruth Kearns Bills of Cynthiana; sisters, Vickie Drakeford of Georgetown and Kimberly Kearns of Cynthiana; and two granddaughters.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Ray Bishop, 76, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired sheet metal roofer. A son, Ronald Bishop (1953), and daughters, Janice Bishop (1957) and Brenda Bishop (1997) preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Ronnie Bishop and Ricky Bishop, both of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Danny Bishop of Covington; daughters, Joanie Morgan of Madison, Ill., Wanda Bloe of Cincinnati and Jackie Groneck of Newport; a sister, Mary Barnes of Indianapolis; a half-brother, Doc Whitaker of Reelsville, Ind.; a half-sister, Betty Watson of Indianapolis; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery, Fiskburg.
Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Johnnie King Brooks Sr., 74, of Cynthiana, died Monday at Hospice Care center, Lexington. He was a retired farmer and a former employee of Kawneer Corp. and McLoney's.
Survivors include sons, William Taylor Brooks, Robert Allen Brooks and Johnnie King Brooks Jr., all of Cynthiana, and Thomas Ross Brooks of Florida; daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Brooks of Cynthiana and Mary Ruth Brooks of Lonoke, Ark.; brothers, James Brooks and Everett Brooks, both of Harrison County, and Stanley Brooks of LaGrange; sisters, Helen England, Barbara Stanley Brooks and Zona Palmer, all of Cynthiana; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Evelyn K. Caldwell, 83, of Sparta, died Monday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Sparta Baptist Church. Her husband, John Caldwell, died in 1987.
Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Caldwell of Sparta; sons, Eugene Caldwell of Greensburg, Ind., Walter Caldwell of Columbus, Ind., Wayne Caldwell of Warsaw and Doug Caldwell of Sanders; 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Virginia "Jenny" Childress, 73, of Erlanger, died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker and attended Oak Island Baptist Church, Independence. She was a member of Bradford Star No. 493 Order of the Eastern Star and White Shrine of Jerusalem.
Survivors include sons, Rick Childress and Ken Childress, both of Morning View; daughters, Sandra Hartman of Morning View and Sharon Black of Independence; and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:45 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Eastern Star services at 6 p.m. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Donald Closterman, 89, of Fort Thomas, died at 10:20 a.m. Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
He was a retired meat cutter with the Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Christ Church United Church of Christ in Fort Thomas and the church Men's Club. His wife, Joyce Simpson Closterman, died in 2001.
Survivors include nieces, Donna Closterman of Fort Thomas, Myrna Back of Indianapolis and Janet Walz of Houston; and a nephew, Gordon Walz of Houston.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Sylvia Willis Davis, 64, of Erlanger, died Friday at her home.
She was a retired owner of Sylvia's Day Care in Erlanger. Her husband, Dr. Neil C. Davis, and a son, Doug McGough, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Jack McGough of Williamstown; daughters, Cindy Sebastian of Covington and Michelle Bockerich of Salt Lake City; brothers, Tom Willis of Holiday, Fla., Jack Willis of Bromley and Greg Willis of Erlanger; a sister, Gloria Fitzpatrick of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Williamstown Baptist Church. A reception will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Davis bequeathed her body to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Memorials are suggested to National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, 500 Spanish River Blvd., Suite 14, Boca Raton, Fla. 33431.
Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Eulah Fisk Durr, 94, of Independence, died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a farmer, and a member and Sunday school teacher at Wilmington Baptist Church. Her husband, Adrain Durr, died in 1990.
Survivors include sisters, Beulah Pelley of Independence and Nina Hopperton of Dry Ridge; and brothers, Maurice "John" Fisk of Cincinnati and R.C. Fisk of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Wilmington Baptist Church, Demossville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery, Fiskburg.
Memorials are suggested to Wilmington Baptist Church, 15472 Madison Pike, Demossville, Ky. 41033.
Diane Haubner, 34, of Falmouth, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Ruth Herald, 75, of Independence, died Monday at her home.
She was an Avon representative and a member of Bradford Star No. 493 Order of the Eastern Star and Eastern Star of Independence. Her husband, Elbert Herald, died April 21.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley Bailey of Independence, Joyce Eversole of Butler and Melissa Worline of Covington; sons, David Herald of Hebron, Glenn Herald and Ron Herald, both of Independence; sisters, Faye Combs, Arrowood Zeta, Mary Pratt and Emma Deaton, all of Newport, and Herald Lena of Alexandria; brothers, Clifton Sebastian of Newport, Jerry Sebastian and Reed Sebastian, both of Fort Thomas; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fowler Creek Free Will Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Edward M. Herrmann, 54, of Covington, died at 6:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a control room operator with B.P. Chemical Co., a member of Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No. 345 F&AM and Rosebud Chapter No. 39 Order of the Easter Star. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Herrmann; sons, Robert Herrmann of Crittenden and Mark Herrmann of Pine Knot; stepsons, Richard Gullett of Atlanta, Howard Gullett of Berry, Michael Gullett of Cincinnati and Robert Gullett of Hebron; a stepdaughter, Linda Hunt of Batavia, Ohio; brothers, George Thompson and John Thompson, both of Cincinnati, and Bud Thompson of Florida; sisters, Gert Addington of Covington, Nellie Waddell of Charlotte, S.C., and Roxie Hurley of Westwood, Ohio; 20 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Ke'ayrah Holtman, 3, of Covington, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She attended Brighton Center Preschool in Newport, was a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia, and played basketball at the YMCA.
Survivors include her parents, Clarissa Holtman and Kenyale Simpson, both of Covington; grandparents, Brenda Kelsor of Cincinnati and Charles W. Holtman of Latonia; and great-grandparents, Arthur and Grace Kelsor of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Brighton Center, Attn: June Miller, 706 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Pearl Harris Poore, 95, of Williamstown, died Monday at Grant Manor, Williamstown.
She was a homemaker and a member of Williamstown Baptist Church. Her husband, Gliden J. Poore, died in 1974. A son, Ralph Poore, died in 2000. A daughter, Wanda Atha, died in 1999.
Survivors include a daughter, Jewell Poore Martin of Williamstown; a son, Dr. Floyd G. Poore of Florence; sisters, Martha Nixon of Latonia, Edith Rogers and Nora Iseral, both of Crittenden, Mattie Keck and Faye Dungan, both of Williamstown; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Gumlick Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Williamstown Baptist Church, 214 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Ann K. Sacksteder, 88, of Alexandria, died at 12:25 a.m. Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include her husband, William Sacksteder; daughters, Pat Bihl of Alexandria and Susan Sly of Seattle; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria.
Visitation will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mary Adopt-a-Student, 121 W. Main St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Stanley Smith, 89, of North Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Boone County, died Sunday at his home.
He was a retired retail salesman with Sears and a farmer. His wife, Clara Mae McCain Smith, died in 1984. A son, Stanley C. Smith, died in 1999.
Survivors include sons, Walter H. Smith of North Fort Myers, William E. Smith and John A. Smith, both of Hebron, and Roy L. Smith of Half Moon Bay, Calif.; a daughter, Sue A. Wehrman of Covington; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Entombment will be in Highland cemetery Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Earl Martin Straus, 79, of Independence, died Monday at Florence Park Care Center.
He was owner of ENSCO Hardware Supply Co., and was a former employee of Crown Cork and Seal and Curtis Industries. He was a member of St. Cecilia Church, Independence, and the Good Guys Club in Owenton.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Caryl Miner Straus of Florence; a daughter, Sheri McKinley of Dry Ridge; and three grandchildren.
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 Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mildred "Betty" Daugherty Thompson, 77, of Lexington, formerly of Falmouth, died Saturday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Her husband, James E. Thompson Sr., died in 1999.
Survivors include a son, James "Chip" Thompson Jr. of Lexington; and a sister, Cheryl England of Lexington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
