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Marian C. Deavers, 82, of Florence, died at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Announced on: 06-25-1997
Lucy Flynn Aulick Green, 81, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Announced on: 06-25-1997
Marie Hamilton, 90, of Florence, died at 7:40 a.m. Monday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Beaver Lick Christian Church, Union. Her husband, Edward Hamilton, died in 1994.
Survivors in clude a son, Ervin Hamilton of Florence; a daughter, Evelyn Ganci of Florence; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beaver Lick Christian Church Cemetery, Union.
Announced on: 06-25-1997
Raymond J. Malapelli Jr., 72, of Covington, died Monday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia. He was a retired meter reader with Cincinnati Gas & Electric, and a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Anna Dice Malapelli; his mother, Julia Meyer Malapelli; a stepdaughter, Linda Hester of Taylor Mill; sisters, Audrey Arrowsmith and Laura Chadderton, both of Covington; four step-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Salvation Army, 340 W. 10th St., Newport 41071.
Announced on: 06-25-1997
Taylor Nicole Rice, was stillborn at 11 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Survivors include her parents, Brian Rice and Jaime Callis, both of Covington; and grandparents, Joyce Rice of Covington, Jerry Callis of Arizona and Carol Brockell of Ft. Wright.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 06-25-1997
Ronald A. Ripberger, 51, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas.
Announced on: 06-25-1997
Bertha Hopper Swangin, 69, of Glencoe, died at 9:50 p.m. Monday at her home of cancer. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Hillard Swangin; sons, Jimmy Swangin, Tommy Swangin, Donald Swangin and Timmy Swangin, all of Glencoe; daughters, Shirley Hughes, Barbara Hartsock, Tammie Medley and Candy Patrick, all of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery.
Announced on: 06-25-1997
Lewis James Wever, 87, of Covington, died at 5 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired carman with L&N Railroad, and a member of Staffordsburg United Methodist Church, Visalia. He was a member of Wilmington Masonic Lodge No. 362 F&AM, Fiskburg, and Order of the Eastern Star Fiskburg Chapter No. 334.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Beatrice Hurst Wever; sons, James Edward Wever of Cincinnati, Louis Garfield Wever of Covington and Douglas Eugene Wever of Florence; daughters, Anna Jane Spurlock, Betty Louise Ballinger and Rose Marie Sebastian, all of Covington; 25 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the church, 11815 Staffordsburg Road, Visalia 41051.
Announced on: 06-25-1997
Eugene Woodward, 81, of Germantown, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. He was a mechanic with the Bracken County Board of Education, and former owner of Woodward Farm Service in Germantown. He was a member of Germantown United Methodist Church. His wife, Helen Case Woodward, died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Eugenia Markey of Germantown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to the church, 4027 Broadway Alley, Germantown 41044, or Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville 41056.
Announced on: 06-25-1997
Ronald Ripberger, fishing lure creator, loving father
Ronald Allen Ripberger, 51, was a fisherman who designed his own bait.
Mr. Ripberger's fishing lures became so popular that he went into business making them, all by hand. The lure was called the Darting R.
"There was such a demand for them, that he couldn't keep up," said his wife, Lorraine Cruse Ripberger. "Everybody just kept wanting them."
Mr. Ripberger, of Cold Spring, died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at his home.
Mr. Ripberger loved fishing. He taught his wife and children to fish. Mr. Ripberger had a bunch of fish stories that he loved to share.
"He had some fish pictures to go with his stories, where he caught a 6- or 8-pound fish," Mrs. Ripberger said. "Every opportunity he had, he would go fishing. Any time he wasn't working, he was fishing. He'd even go fishing in the evening after work. He loved to fish."
But there was more to Mr. Ripberger than his work.
"He was a wonderful man and father and we all miss him a lot," his wife said.
Other survivors include a daughter, Tina L. Holt of Florence; a son, Ronnie A. Ripberger of Cold Spring; brothers, Fred Ripberger of Los Angeles and Russell Gross of Butler; sisters, Carol Funaro of High land Heights and Darlene Glen of Newport; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 06-26-1997
Wilfred A. "Charlie" Berberich, 70, of Beverly Hills, Fla., formerly of Covington, died June 20 in Crystal River, Fla. He was a retired electrician and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, JoAnn Berberich; a son, Jack Berberich of Cincinnati; daughters, Carol Sanderson of Abilene, Texas , and Alane Mills of Danville; brothers, Bob Berberich and Greg Berberich, both of Kentucky; sisters, Thelma Mosier of Kentucky and Sister Ann William of Colorado; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Fero Funeral Home in Beverly Hills, Fla., is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 06-26-1997
Rebecca Jane Bertke, 88, of Covington, died at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Bernard Bertke, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Romito and Irma Morgan, both of Covington, and Emma Oliver of Ludlow; brothers, Luda Marksberry and James Marksberry, both of Newport; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Ann Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses, or to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Announced on: 06-26-1997
Melbern L. Boone, 70, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Columbia Health Care Center in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Announced on: 06-26-1997
Robert E. Criss, 62, of Burlington, died at 10:04 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired carpenter with Kokosing Construction, Cincinnati, and a member of Gathering Place Church, Florence. He was a member of Ohio Valley Carpenters Union.
Survivors include his wife, Eva Jo Criss; daughters, Connie Jo Hamlet of Alexandria, Terri Lynn Parsons of Union, and Stacy Lee Crosslin of Vine Grove; a son, Robert William Criss of Burlington; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Announced on: 06-26-1997
Marian C. Deavers, 82, of Florence, died at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. She was a retired employee of Central Trust Bank.
Survivors include a daughter, June A. Partin of Erlanger; and nine grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 06-26-1997
