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Date of these obituaries: 06-01-2002
Libby Kaucher, chief deputy of Kenton County tax office
For more than half a century, Kenton County residents with questions about their property taxes got help from Libby Kaucher.
She started working in the tax office in 1948 and was still chief deputy there Friday when she died at her home at 7:40 a.m .
Elizabeth "Libby" Kruempelman Kaucher was 84.
When she started at the PVA's office, most of to day's subdivisions were family farms. Her family homestead is the Kruempelman Farm in Fort Mitchell. As a child, Mrs. Kaucher sometimes helped plant tomatoes there.
She married
Ralph D. Kaucher, a drafts man, and they lived just down the street from the family farm.
Mrs. Kaucher never drove. Her husband would drop her off at work.
She was the memory and the spirit of the tax office, and had already been there for 30 years when current Property Valuation Administrator Mark Vogt took office at age 24.
"She treated me with respect, and basically taught me everything I know, " Vogt said in an interview in 1998, when Mrs. Kaucher celebrated her 50th year on the job.
He said her attitude and pace inspired people a fraction of her age.
"She moves at a run, " he said.
Mrs. Kaucher welcomed Vogt into her family circle. When her husband died last year, Vogt saw her through the grief and helped her stay in her family house. He was her caretaker when she died.
Survivors include nephews and nieces.
A funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Church in Covington. Visitation will be 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials may be made to St. John Church, 627 Pike St., Covington, 41011 or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, 41014.
Patricia Clark, 77, of Dayton, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a Sears employee at the Eastgate Mall, Cincinnati, and a member of All Saints Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Arthur Clark III of Johnson City, Tenn.; daughters, Elizabeth Ann Wyatt and Maria Marshall Bowman, both of Cincinnati; sisters, Anna Frances Hunt of Mount Washington, Ohio, Minnie Brokamp of Cincinnati and Sandra Bonar of Foster; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P. O. Box 23872, Lexington, Ky. 40523-3872.
Lola B. Roberts Courtney, 91, of Carrollton, died Thursday at Green Valley Health an d Rehabilitation Center, Carrollton. She was a retired employee of Hill Shoe Store, Carrollton, and a member of Carrollton United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Lock Road Homemakers, and Order of the Eastern Star No. 442, Carrollton. Her husband, Beckham Courtney, died in 1972.
Survivors include her daughters, Amelia Pearce and Martha Jo Chasteen, both of Carrollton; a grandson and a great-grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Carrollton United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Gideons International, Northern Kentucky West Camp, P. O. Box 965, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling the arrangements.
Simmie E. Decker, 65, of Grants Lick, died Friday at his home. He was a painter for American Tool Works.
Survivors include his wife, Eula Holt Decker; sons, Danny Decker of Grants Lick, David Decker of Peach Grove and Steve Decker of Alexandria; a daughter, Saundra Decker Ambrose of Grants Lick; brothers, Raymond Decker of Somerset, Paris Decker of Lockland, Ohio, Russell Decker of Forest Park, Ohio, and James Decker and Clarence Decker, both of Mount Vernon; sisters, Thelma Bullock of Lexington and Mazie Childress of West Chester, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be fr om noon until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Plum Creek Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Charles H. Ecklar, 80, of Berry, died Thursday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of Colemansville Christian Church, Harrison County. His wife, Effie Ecklar, died in 1991.
Survivors include his daughters, Bridgett Barnes of Cynthiana and Beverly Marksbury of Lexing ton; sons, Chuck Smith and Roy Smith, both of Columbus, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
John D. Fazzio, 66, of Ghent, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired quality control inspector for Enerfab Inc., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Fazzio; a daughter, Dolores Fazzio Kreutzjans of Edgewood; and two granddaughters.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Cremation will be in Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
Norma Marie Goodan, 80, of Erlanger, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a former printer for the Boy Scouts of America. Her husband, Alvin F. Goodan, died in 1983.
Survivors include nieces, Marilyn Beil of Burlington and Sandra Presser Slomer of Walton.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Boy Scouts of America, Dan Beard Council, 2231 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Herb "Papa" Hamblin, 76, of Corinth, died Friday at his home. He was a former truck driver for E & L Transport, a member of North Lake Missionary Baptist Church, and a veteran of the Army. His wife, Jeanette "Peggy" Hamblin, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Marlene Blevins of Amherst, Ohio; a sister, Gwen Finley of Higginsport, Ohio; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Cornerstone of Faith Assembly of God, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Cornerstone of Faith Assembly of God, 22 Warsaw Road, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Clifford Wayne Hensley, 43, of Hebron, died at 1:10 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edge wood. He was a self-employed painter.
Survivors include his father, Boone Hensley of Hebron; and a sister, Sherry Hensley of Price Hill, Cincinnati.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery, Hebron.
Richard Holmes, 62, of Burlington, died Tuesday at his home. He was retired from the Army.
Survivors include his wife, Paula Rackers Holmes; sons, Richard Holmes of Front Royal, Va., and Mark Holmes of Fredericksburg, Va.; a stepdaughter, Teresa Starrs of Fredericksburg; a sister, Mary Davis of Fort Washington, Md.; and a granddaughter.
Cremation will be in Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Boone County Animal Shelter, 5643 Idlewilde Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Daisy Ruth Sellers Marshall, 86, of Latonia, died Thursday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
She was a retired floral clerk with Denigan Florist, Covington, and a member of First Church of God, Latonia. Her husband, Cecil Cole man Marshall, died in 1987.
Survivors include a daughter, Denise Ruth Vest of Independence; a sister, Gwenyth C. Spry of Maineville, Ohio; three grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Church of God, Latonia. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to First Church of God, Ashland and West Southern Avenues, Latonia, Ky. 41015.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling the arrangements.
Brenda Joyce Miller, 48, of Crittenden, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a teacher's aide for Grant County Schools, a school bus driver for Head Start, Williamstown, an employee of H&R; Block, Crittenden, a former employee of Up-John Nursing Service, Covington, and a member of Violet Ridge Church of Christ, Crittenden.
Survivors include her husband, Jackie Miller; a son, Jason Miller of Crittenden; a daughter, Kimberly Kilby of Latonia; parents, Dorothy and Carl Walters of Crittenden; a brother, Larry Walters of Hillsboro, Ohio, and a sister, Margie Rimer of Elizabethtown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Violet Ridge Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery.
Anna Marie Toll, 91, of Fort Wright, died at 1:20 a.m. Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Carolyn E. Witherup, 89, of Villa Hills, died Thursday at her home. She was a home maker and a member of Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church.
Her husband, Sylvan O. Witherup, died in 1984, and a granddaughter, Debbie Nation, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, William Witherup of Columbus, Ohio, and Samuel Witherup of Villa Hill s; a daughter, Rev. Emily Corrina Nation of Fort Worth, Texas; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Westwood, Ohio. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to James Hobson Scholarship Fund, Mount Union College, 1972 Clark Ave., Alliance, Ohio 44601.
