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Date of these obituaries: 06-26-2002
Mary Elizabeth Vickers, 87, dedicated to family
Mary Elizabeth Vickers' life was dedicated to caring for children and providing for her family.
Besides raising seven children of her own, she also finished raising three brothers and one sister after her parents' death, and adopted and raised her three grandchildren after the untimely death of her daughter in a car accident.
"She was a very home loving person, " her daughter Alberta Vaughn of Erlanger said. "She loved her family above all else."
On Monday, Ms. Vickers, 87, of Butler, died at St. Luke Hospital East after an extended illness.
Ms. Vickers initially lived with her family on a farm with no electricity or running water. Her daughter Katherine Wilson, of Walton, remembers her cooking three meals a day on a wood burning stove all year long.
"I've seen her poor face be so red from heat in the summer time, " said Wilson. "I've always said I'll never be the women my mother was."
After moving off the farm, Ms. Vickers worked outside the home in a number of capacities until she and her husband bought and ran E&H; Grocery store on Pike Street in Covington.
Even then she continued to care for hungry children in the neighborhood by giving them sandwiches and milk. "They all loved her, " recalled Wilson.
Ms. Vickers's husband, Harvey, died in 1977. She continued running the store until 1980 when she retired. She's remembered as a person who never gave up and did what she had to regardless of how bad she felt.
Wilson said, "She had all the love and respect from everyone she knew."
Ms. Vickers was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Bromley. Her daughter, Betty Jean Price, died in 1961.
Other survivors include sons, Ronnie Vickers of Brooksville, Bob Vickers of Florence and John Vickers of Covington; daughters, Carolyn Griess of Demossville, Judy Littrell and Joyce Houston, both of Crittenden, Donna Ruff of Latonia, and Connie Cobb of Erlanger; 27 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren; and six great- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery.
Helen E. Arbogast, 94, of Fort Mitchell, died Tuesday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Karen Lynn McGill Bentley, 37, of Augusta, died Monday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a homemaker and attended Sharon Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Howard Wilson Bentley Sr.; sons, Andrew Christopher Bentley and Michael Aaron Bentley, both at home; a daughter, Miranda Lynn Bentley, at home; stepdaughters, Cassandra Sue Bentley of Bedford and Shannon Elizabeth Bentley of Lexington; a stepson, Howard Wilson Bentley Jr. of Lexington; a sister, Terri McGill Brock of Wallins Creek; and a brother, David McGill of Evarts, Ky.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sharon Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, and from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Brittian Creek Baptist Church, Evarts. Burial will be in Ball Family Cemetery, Evarts.
Matilda A. Brandner, 92, of Fort Mitchell, died Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Margie Carroll, 45, of Fort Wright, died Monday at her home.
She was a preschool teacher for Julie Learning Center, Park Hills.
Survivors include her husband, Mark Carroll; a son, Andrew Carroll at home; a daughter, Kristy Carroll at home; mother, Rica Lottman Otiz of Cincinnati; brothers, John London, Tom Lottman, Ed Lottman, Frank Lottman and Mark Lottman, all of Cincinnati; and sisters, Mary Rica Lottman of Charlotte, N.C., Anna Marie Bovich of Cincinnati and Mary Anne Patton of Cleveland, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Lillie Doll Erpenbeck, 82, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was an operator with the Stringtown & Drawbridge restaurant and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Her first husband, Henry P. Doll, died in 1970. Her second husband, Anthony J. Erpenbeck, died in 1984.
Survivors include a daughter, Rose Mary Benton of Walton; stepsons, Tom Erpenbeck and Larry Erpenbeck, both of Union, Ray Erpenbeck of Edgewood, Ron Erpenbeck of Florida and Tony Erpenbeck Jr. of Edgewood; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Henry Church, 3813 Dixie Hwy., Elsmere, Ky. 41018. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Reynolds Gaunce, 87, of Robertson County, died Monday at Hospice Care Center, Lexington. He was a retired farmer and a member of Lair United Methodist Church, Harrison County. His wife, Emma Kate Gilbert Gaunce, and a daughter, Kathy Parks, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Russell Gaunce of Robertson County; a daughter, Patsy Dawson of Harrison County; sisters, Aline Platt and Ruby Fryman, both of Paris; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jacksonville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Lair United Methodist Church, 355 Licking Valley Road, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
John William Johnston Sr., 70, of Alexandria, died at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired employee of Economy Drugs and A.J. Jolly Golf Course, an Army veteran of the Korean War, and a member of American Legion Post 126, Morehead.
Survivors include a son, John William Johnston Jr. of Alexandria; a daughter, Jody Robinson of Alexandria; a brother, Clifford Johnston Jr. of Cold Spring; a sister, Loretta Ferris of Wapakoneta, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Lorraine Brun Heck Kohls, 82, of Bellevue, died at 12:05 p.m. Monday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a retired private legal secretary with the Joseph Schwartz law office in Cincinnati, a member of St. Anthony Church Altar Society and the staff of the St. Anthony Newsletter. Her husband, Carl Kohls, died in 1969.
Survivors include daughters, Jeanine Huber of Cincinnati and Sharon Neal of Bellevue; sons, John V. Heck of Dayton, Carl J. Heck of Cold Spring and Paul A. Heck of Bellevue; 12 grandchildren and nine great- grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Thomas Edward Marksberry, 54, of Florence, died Monday at his home. He was a laundry operator with Wildwood Inn, Florence.
Survivors include his mother, Kathryn Marksberry of Florence.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Florence Cemetery.
Thomas K. O'Malley, 78, of Lakeside Park, died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. He was a sales representative with Westinghouse Philips and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a sister, Ruth Di Muzio of Lakeside Park; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor Care Center, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017.
Russell A. "Bud" Ralston, 88, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired assembler with National Register and a member of Scottish Rite and Blue Lodge, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Marie F. Ralston; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Cremation will be at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Palmer L. Shell Jr., 33, of Dayton, died at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at his father's home in Newport. He was a roofer with Imbus Roofing Co., Wilder, and a member of Roofers Union Local No. 42, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Carla Shell; sons, Arkansas Brewer of Newport, Michael Widner of Cincinnati, Richard Sapp and Tyler Lunsford, both of Dayton; daughters, Shanta Widner of Dayton, Crystal Shell and Azeria Shell, both of Cincinnati, and Laura Shell of Newport; and his father, Palmer L. Shell Sr. of Newport.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Albert J. Wagner, 80, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. He was a farmer and a member of St. Mary Church in Alexandria, the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Order of Foresters.
Survivors include daughters, Diane Asbury of Cincinnati, Donna Maschinot of Alexandria, Debbie Wagner of Erlanger and Denise Schaufler of Cleveland; sons, John Wagner, Daniel Wagner, David Wagner and Douglas Wagner, all of Alexandria; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Lucille E. Walerius, 83, of Florence, died at 11:53 a.m. Sunday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. She was a saleswoman with the Cookie Jar Bakery, Newport, and a member of St. Joseph Church in Crescent Springs and the Happy Timers Club. Her husband, Edward F. Walerius, died Feb. 7.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Ann Stevie of Florence, Carol Cady of Union and Nancy Brinkman of Covington; a sister, Delores Thompson of Fort Wright; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Friday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Middendorf- Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Ruth Williams, 72, of Dry Ridge died today at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
