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Date of these obituaries: 09-26-2002
Adam Victor Feinauer, home builder
Adam Victor Feinauer, 86, of Alexandria, the largest home builder in Northern Kentucky in the 1950s, died Wednesday at his home.
Mr. Feinauer went into the construction business after World War II and in a few years was building 100 homes a year. He served as president of the Northern Kentucky Home Builders Association.
As a youngster, Mr. Feinauer was a blacksmith and a Golden Gloves boxer. During World War II, he was a U.S. Navy electrician.
Mr. Feinauer was past president of the Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Department, a member of the Cold Spring Fire Department and a former Campbell County deputy sheriff.
He was an avid rabbit and squirrel hunter and raised and trained beagles for field trials and hunting.
"Dad had many irons in the fire, " said Mr. Feinauer's son, Adam W. Feinauer of Fort Wright. "He was a very exceptional man.
"When he was 78, he was just as active as a 25-year-old man. He was very outgoing and helpful. He helped many people get started in business."
Hunting rabbits and squirrels was one of Mr. Feinauer's favorite activities.
"He never missed an opening day of hunting season in 70 years, " said Mr. Feinauer's son. "When he was in the Navy, he would have mom call and say that a relative had died so he could come home for the first day of hunting season."
Other survivors include a son, Robert J. Feinauer of Alexandria; a daughter, Diana Barlow of Alexandria; sisters, Catherine Feinauer of Fort Thomas and Alma Mueller of Fort Thomas; brothers, Frank Feinauer of Highland Heights and Roy Feinauer of Hillandale, Ga.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Alexandria.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Fort Thomas.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery in Southgate.
Madeline Bonar, 70, of Newport, died Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Helen Coleen Boswell, 77, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold Lamb, died in 1991. A daughter, Ceola Lamb, died in 1961.
Survivors include a daughter, Ida Rasnake of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; a son, Harold Lamb II of Fort Thomas; a sister, Elizabeth Vories of Newport; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Walter "Pa" Creech, 75, of Dayton, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired employee of Mike Finks, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Dane Collins of Newport and Keith Creech of Lexington; a daughter, Patty Creech of Covington; sisters, Lena Turner of Butler and Nora Faulkner of Trenton, Ohio; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Jacque DiPaoleaux, 80, of Cold Spring, died at 7:08 p.m. Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Alexandria Funeral Home.
Robert Ferguson, 76, of Highland Heights, died at 4:42 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired machinist with Interlake Steel and a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662, Newport. A son, Wayne Ferguson, died in 1986.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Marsh Ferguson; a stepson, James Houp of Ludlow; stepdaughters, Peggy Stone of Texas and Darleen Wynn of Fort Wright; a brother, Leroy Ferguson of Falmouth; sisters, Jennie Tirey, Alberta Gibbs and Delores Ferguson, all of Morning View, Rosemary Johnson of Cincinnati, and Laura Ihrig of Alexandria; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
John A. Goetz, 47, of Lebanon, Ohio, died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lebanon Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Survivors include his parents, Albert and Maryann Goetz of Fort Mitchell; sisters, Margie Poppel of Edgewood and Jeanne Goetz of Fort Mitchell; and brothers, Mike Goetz of Louisville, Dan Goetz of Independence, and Paul Goetz and Tom Goetz, both of Fort Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Welcome House of Northern Kentucky, 205 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Chris Harrison, 20, of Latonia, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his mother, Lovetta Harrison of Bellevue; a brother, Brian Harrison of Bellevue; and grandfather, Lloyd Harrison of Latonia.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at New Life Ministry Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Jacob George Hedger, 60, of Worthville, died Tuesday at University of Louisville Hospital. He was a truck driver with IMI Concrete.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah Edington Hedger; daughters, Carlena Hedger Tucker of Carrollton and Alisha Hedger of Worthville; sons, John Hedger of Ghent and Jacob Hedger Jr. of Worthville; a stepdaughter, Amanda Edington of Vanceburg; a brother, Eugene Hedger of Erlanger; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday.
Shirley James, 85, of Burlington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Charley Leon McQueen, 78, of Ransom Canyon, Texas, died Sept. 7 at his home. He was a stockbroker with Soloman Smith Barney and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Jean M. McQueen; a son, Geoffrey McQueen of Laguna, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Holly Carpenter of Long Beach, Calif.; a stepson, Ted Tillman of Garden Grove, Calif.; and four grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Helen M. Pierce, 89, of Burlington, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Sarah Slayback, died Feb. 8.
Survivors include two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to ALS Family Charitable Foundation, P.O. Box 170, N. Falmouth, Mass. 02565.
Barbara Ann Trimble Robinson, 56, of Bellevue, died at 1:50 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was an employee of the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include her husband, Terry Robinson; daughters, Lana Helton of Newport and Lona Helton of Cincinnati; a son, James Robinson of Bellevue; sisters, Nancy Rogers of Alexandria and Linda Zerden of Annandale, Va.; brothers, Jerry Trimble of Newport and Tom Trimble of Indianapolis; and six grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bellevue First Baptist Church. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton, is handling arrangements.
Robert Herman Rottinghaus, 86, of Fort Mitchell, died Tuesday at Northern Kentucky Health and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was a former insurance salesman with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Florence, and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell, and Senior Citizens of Fort Mitchell. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Ann Rottinghaus, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, John Rottinghaus of Villa Hills and Tom Rottinghaus of Murray; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Mr. Rottinghaus bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Ruby Lois Robinson Sewell, 72, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday at Charlotte Regional Medical Center, Port Charlotte. She was a retired housekeeper with Marydale Seminary. Her husband, Robert E. Sewell, died in 1989.
Survivors include daughters, Dianne Slusher of Port Charlotte, Donna Davis of Norfolk, Va., and Cathy Maynard of Charleston, S.C.; sons, Danny Sewell of Hebron and John Sewell of Batavia, Ohio; sisters, Grace Elliott of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Ruth Black of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Ester Young, 74, of Butler, died Tuesday at his home. He was a self-employed painting contractor.
Survivors include sons, Jessie Young of Butler, Jeff Young of Independence and John Young of Covington; a stepson, Doug Cornet of Latonia; a brother, Everlee Young of Pikeville; sisters, Eunice Young and Lillian Ray, both of Pikeville; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial was in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
