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Wilbert "Gabe" Perry, 55, of Taylor Mill, died at 6:38 p.m. Sunday at Mercy Anderson Hos pital, Cincinnati. He was a re tired facilities manager with Federal Reserve Bank, Cincin nati, and a deacon with Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Latonia. He was a volunteer with Senior Services of Northern Kentucky.
Survivors in clude his wife, Mary Lou Speaks Perry; a daughter, Krista Perry of Taylor Mill; a son, Gabe Perry of Cincin nati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Visita tion will be from 6 to 9 p.m. to day at Swindler and Currin Fu neral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Tay lor Mill. Memorials are sug gested to the church, 6056 Taylor Mill Road, Latonia 41015, or Se nior Services of Northern Ken tucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Cov ington 41011.
Announced on: 08-05-1997
Garnett "Bud" Ryle, 91, of Latonia, died Friday at his home. He was a retired manager with O. K. Trucking Co. and a member of Latonia Baptist Church. His wife, Ella Mae Hil ton Ryle, died in 1992.
Survivors include a son, James Ryle of Park Hills; a daughter, Alice Mae Gower of Florence; sisters, Agnes Dorsey and Maude Haynes, both of Cov ington; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the conve nience of the family. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church building fund or the church Book of Rememberance, 38th and Church streets, Latonia 41015. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 08-05-1997
Helen M. Biehl Schmidt, 87, of Mayfield, formerly of Ft. Thomas, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley Stewart of Dayton, Margaret Davis of Cincinnati and Sharon O'Brien of Norcross, Ga.; sons, Dr. Carl Schmidt of Louisville and Albert Schmidt of Mayfield; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimers Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati 45203.
Announced on: 08-05-1997
Laura C. Kemmerling Schoepf, 75, of Newport, died Friday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William J. Schoepf, died in 1992.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Dietz of Southgate.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Burial was in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring 41076. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 08-05-1997
Wilford E. Schwartz, 83, of Covington, died at 7:03 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired stock clerk with Mosler Lock Co., Cincinnati, and a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps. He also was involved with the Kenton County League for Animal Welfare. His wife, Geneva Reed Schwartz, died in 1969.
Survivors include nieces, Margie A. Davidson of Taylor Mill and Billie S. Rose of Radcliff.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Middendorf-Bull ock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell.
Announced on: 08-05-1997
Lucille Thompson, 73, of Augusta, died Sunday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a niece, Brenda Jefferson of Augusta; a great-nephew, Jim Sherwood of Ludlow; and a great-niece, Tina Riggen of Augusta.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Bracken County Cemetery.
Announced on: 08-05-1997
Jack Zitt, 70, of Walton, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a member of VFW National Home, a past commander of Simon Kenton American Legion Post No. 20, Elsmere, and a member of military Order of the Cootie Pup Tent No. 002.
Survivors include a son, two daughters, two sisters and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Veterans Home, Ft. Thomas.
Announced on: 08-05-1997
Firefighter Ronald Lee Bridewell, Beverly Hills hero
Firefighter Ronald Lee Bridewell rushed into the smoke and flames of the Beverly Hills fire over and over, pulling victims out, taking off his oxygen mask to give the clean breaths to others.
His actions saved lives that night in 1977, and ultimately cost him his own life Monday afternoon, when he died at St. Luke Hospital from respiratory problems caused by inhaling the smoke and heat that night.
"He always felt he could have saved more people than he did had he not collapsed and been sent to the hospital," said his daughter, Mary Ann Tischner of Newport.
"He was going in with his mask, and then putting it on the people he found, so they could make it out."
His lung problems for 20 years after the blaze were "because of the fire," she said.
"But if he was standing here now and there was a fire, he'd do the same thing."
Mr. Bridewell had wanted to be a firefighter since he was a child, his daughter said.
"His parents didn't want him to; they were afraid he'd get hurt. But it was all he ever wanted," Mrs. Tischner said.
He and his wife, Marilyn Roll Bridewell, had six children. "He was a perfect father. He didn't have a favorite kid - he had six of them. He tossed ball with the boys and he was there for all the gymnastics and cheerleading for the girls. Family was the most important thing to him."
When the Beverly Hills Supper Club burned in 1977, Mr. Bridewell was on the Newport fire crew that rushed to help.
"He pulled 26 to 28 people out by himself," said Newport Assistant Fire Chief Jim Schafer. He said a National Fire Association book about the Beverly Hills fire devoted several pages to Ron Bridewell's rescue efforts.
"He had a lot of respect on the fire ground," Schafer said.
Mr. Bridewell was assistant chief when Schafer joined the Newport force, two years after the Beverly Hills fire.
"I saw pictures of him from before the fire and he was a stocky man. When I came on he was thin and frail- looking," Schafer said.
But he wasn't frail in spirit.
"He was known as a disciplinarian. He kept things in line. He was strict with all the rules. He was good on a fire," Schafer said.
"He was calm. He knew what he was doing.
"He came up through the ranks. He proved himself and he got respect from the guys that way. If he told the guys to do something, they did it. They knew he wouldn't send them in to do anything he wouldn't do."
Mr. Bridewell retired from the fire department in 1980, when doctors told him he had six months to live. "I was afraid he wouldn't be there for my graduation, but he saw me graduate and got to see me get married," his daughter said.
He became active with the Retired Firefighters and Police Association, helping to arrange conventions and working with retirees and widows on pension questions.
Two weeks ago he fell ill at his Highland Heights home. "We thought it was a heart attack, but it was an infection in his lungs," his daughter said. He died at 4:15 p.m. Monday.
In addition to his wife and daughter, survivors include sons Ron Bridewell of Melbourne, Greg Bridewell of Alexandria and Steve Bridewell of Southgate; daughters, Lisa Ruschman of Butler and Sandy Giles of Alexandria; brothers, Ray Bridewell of Newport and Bill Bridewell of Ashland; sisters, Bonnie Walter of Highland Heights and Sharon Montgomery of Taylor Mill; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011, or American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati 45242.
Announced on: 08-06-1997
Russell Cook, 48, of Covington, died at 9:25 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Covington. He was an employee of Butler Heating and Air Conditioning Co.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Katherine Cook of Covington; a son, Scott Cook of Ft. Mitchell; daughters, Marissa Clare and Emily Cook, both of Ft. Mitchell; stepdaughters, Violet Penick and Mary Penick, both of Covington; a brother, Richard Hensley of Louisville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Announced on: 08-06-1997
Robert DeVore, 87, of Wilder, died Tuesday at his home. He was a stationary engineer with Sterns and Foster Co. and a former Wilder city treasurer.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine Bourne DeVore; daughters, Jane Haney and Nancy Losey, both of Wilder; sisters, Bess Carter and Evelyn Stutzman, both of Sayler Park, Ohio; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011.
Announced on: 08-06-1997
