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Date of these obituaries: 09-13-2002
Margaret Popovich loved sports, and helping others
Margaret Louise Popovich's passion for athletics was responsible for her meeting the man who would become her husband.
Mrs. Popovich, who played on an amateur softball team called the Cold Spring Kittens and for a Covington brewery team, was jumping rope one day in 1940 outside the Blair Saloon, on Licking Pike in Wilder, when Paul Popovich saw her and decided to join her.
He told her he was older than she was - he was actually four years younger - and she didn't find out until he received his draft notice months later, said their daughter, Shelley Buechel, of Seattle, Wash.
They married, raised six children and were wed for 55 years, until her death Wednesday at age 84 at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Popovich was active her whole life, her family said. As a girl, she walked nearly five miles to school every day from her home on Lincoln Pike in rural Campbell County, where she lived with relatives who took her in after her father died during the flu epidemic of 1918, when she was nine months old.
After she married, she helped her husband build their home on Winters Lane in Cold Spring, even digging ditches for the sewer line, Paul Popovich said. They moved in in 1953 and spent their entire marriage there.
At St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring. Mrs. Popovich helped guide the construction of the church baseball field.
After her husband retired, they started two senior citizens' clubs, and guided senior tours to Europe, Canada, Hawaii and Alaska.
"She was a great person, " Paul Popovich said. "She just wanted to help everybody, down through the years."
Mrs. Popovich was a homemaker and member of Campbell Social Seniors, and the Mothers Club, choir and Married Ladies Society at St. Joseph. .
Other survivors include daughter, Vicky Percival of Raleigh, N.C.; sons, Mark A. Popovich of Florida, Paul Robert Popovich of Cincinnati, Gregory Popovich of Fort Thomas and Stephen Popovich of Cold Spring; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring. Memorials suggested to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 10901 Reed Hartman Hwy., Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Michael R. Bankemper, 46, of Ludlow, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a music director with Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include his mother, Miriam Bankemper of Florence; brothers, Paul Bankemper of Southgate, Mark Bankemper of Shillington, Pa., Stef Bankemper of Mundelein, Ill., Patrick Bankemper of Winter Park, Fla.; and a sister, Martha Wolking of Crescent Springs.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Mary Queen of Heaven Church, 1150 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Ruby Helen Bowling, 63, of Warsaw, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church. Her husband, Ralph Bowling, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Jeff Kilburn of College Corner, Ohio; brothers, Billy Neeley of Florence, Ralph Neeley of Richwood and Eddie Neeley of Georgetown, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery, Warsaw.
Ralph W. Colvin, 94, of Butler, died Wednesday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. He was a retired worker with the Kentucky Highway Department and a member of Oakland Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Novenda Galloway Colvin; a stepson, Leon Galloway of Falmouth; two grandchildren and one step-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Eula Wilhoite Cook, 97, of Monterey, died Thursday at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Monterey Baptist Church. Her husband, Herndon Cook, and a son, John C. Cook, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, James Edward Cook of Monterey; daughters, Alice Margaret Wheeler and Mary Lee Tackett, both of Monterey; a brother, Walter Wilhoite of Frankfort; sisters, Nancy Mae Bibb and Mayme Lee Smith, both of Owenton; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Monterey Masonic Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Monterey cemetery Fund, in care of McDonald Funeral Home, 202 N. Main St., Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Frances Lucille Crawford Donaldson, 77, of Maysville, died at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday at Vanceburg Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was a former employee of French Folder and Lucky Stride Shoes, Maysville, and Maysville Extended Care Center. Her first husband, Eugene Allen Crawford, died in 1971. Her second husband, Mitchell Auburn Donaldson, died in 1982.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Muse and Frances Muse, both of Maysville; a sister, Mildred Butcher of Cincinnati; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville.
John G. Howard, 70, of New Richmond, Ohio, died at 4:27 a.m. Thursday at Mercy Hospital Anderson, Cincinnati. He was a retired conductor with Norfolk Southern Railroad and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Howard; sons, Larry Howard of Cincinnati, Michael Howard of Cincinnati, Gregory Howard of Florence and Jeffrey Howard of Tallmadge; daughters, Elizabeth Groendyke of Cincinnati, Sandra Curtis of Las Vegas and Julie Bond of Burlington; sisters, Wanda Messer of Ypsilanti, Mich., and Louise Watkins of East Bernstadt; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
David King, 60, of Neave, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Ruth Roaden, 80 of Florence, died Thursday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Juanita Rodamer, 81, of Hebron, died at 6 a.m. Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Sand Run Baptist Church. Her husband, Milton Rodamer, died in 1999.
Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Ross of Crittenden; a son, Samuel Rodamer of Hebron; sisters, Kathleen Hughes of Highland heights and Faye Popp of Carrollton; brothers, Milton Holt of Florence and Donald Holt of Hebron; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sand Run Baptist Church, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Sand Run Baptist Cemetery, Hebron. Memorials are suggested to Sand Run Baptist Church, 1327 North Bend Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Angie F. Scott, 72, of Augusta, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert J. Scott; daughters, Connie Roeller and Kathy Besselman, both of Bracken County; sons, Don Scott and Robert Scott, both of Bracken County; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ronald Lee Shelton, 58, of Williamstown, died Thursday at his home. He was a truck driver with Circle Express, Florence, and a member of Dry Ridge Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Ann Breeden Shelton; a son, Chris Shelter of Williamstown; a daughter, Anna Lee Brock of Williamstown; a sister, Freda Ashcraft of Williamstown; a brother, Norman Shelton of Alabama; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Ronald Shelton Memorial Fund, in care of Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
William Arthur Tolle, 51, of Mays Lick, died at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday at Maysville Extended Care Center. He was a school bus driver with Mason County Schools and a former sexton of Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick.
Survivors include sons, Troy Tolle of Mason County and Chris Tolle of Mays Lick; sisters, Emma Hatfield of Dover, Janet Bradford of Brooksville and Debbie Orme of Maysville; and a brother, Charles Tolle of Maysville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shannon United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Carter Vallorani and Landon Vallorani, sons of Jared and Amy Vallorani of Walton, were stillborn Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, Ray and Linda Vallorani of Grafton, W.Va., and Mark and Jane Hiner of Rustburg, Va.; and great-grandparents, Hartley and Margaret Burgreen of Grafton, Eugene and Edith Vallorani of McKeesport, Pa., Rev. Marvin and Marie Hiner of Altavista, Va., and Elmo and Doris Torian of Rustburg.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Big Bone Baptist Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Claude Williams, 75, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a carpenter with Turner Home Improvement and a maintenance man with Aldersgate Apartments, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include daughters, Sherry Clifton of Covington and Debbie Poole of Petersburg; a son, Darrin Williams of Erlanger; sisters, Ada Back and Jean Steder, both of Florence, and Charlotte Turner of Dry Ridge; a brother, Glenn Williams of Independence; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Smith Cemetery, Faber.
