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Thomas J. Roderick, banker and Navy vet, loved to swim
Thomas J. Roderick, who spent 33 years working his way up from mail-room clerk to bank manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cincinnati, died of a heart attack Friday.
Mr. Roderick, 63, a lifelong resident of Fort Thomas, spent his work career at the Federal Reserve Bank and had been named manager of the bank's check collection department.
Family members recalled Mr. Roderick as someone who enjoyed a good laugh, had a keen interest in local sports teams and often watched sports with his three brothers: Lawrence of Bellevue, Robert of Fort Thomas and Patrick of Dayton.
'We were all close and liked to get together all the time,' said Robert Roderick, 57.
After joining the Federal Reserve Bank out of high school, Mr. Roderick left to serve in the Navy during the Korean War years.
Although he did not see any combat, he was involved in a car accident that left him disabled.
During his retirement, Mr. Roderick became a fixture at the swimming pool at the Campbell County YMCA.
He often swam more than three hours a day.
A son, Anthony Roderick of Wilder, who also went into banking, said his father had a strong sense of determination for getting ahead in his profession.
Mr. Roderick was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Catholic Order of Foresters St. Stephen Court No. 1380. A son, Kenneth, preceded him in death.
Other survivors include his wife, Nancy; a daughter, Deborah Ballard of Louisville; sons, Thomas Roderick of Wilder and Vincent Roderick of Fort Thomas; and three grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate.
Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
Harold Combs, 78, of Taylor Mill, died at 6:55 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired maintenance worker with the U.S. Postal Service in Covington, a deacon with Latonia Baptist Church, and a member of Covington Lodge No. 109 F&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Taylor Combs; a son, Gary W. Combs of Corbin; a daughter, Connie E. Kiser of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a brother, Harris Combs of Stewart, Fla.; sisters, Wanda Webster of Pine Island, Fla., and Janice Lambert of Fort Mitchell; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church Building Fund, 3800 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
Corbett Dixon, 73, of Covington, died at 10:39 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was a retired machinist with Littleford Brothers Co., Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Lucille Dixon, died in 1996.
Survivors include sisters, Mallie Elrod and Bethel Williams, both of Hazard, and Nancy Harvey of Cincinnati; brothers, John Dixon of Dayton, Ohio, Lee Dixon of Warner Robbins, Ga., and Pete Dixon of Hazard.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
George John Fibbe, 80, of Latonia, died at 7:40 a.m. Sunday at Franciscan Hospital Western Hills Campus, Cincinnati. He was a retired maintenance worker with Western Southern Insurance Co., a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Jane Kemper Fibbe; daughters, Cheryl Ann Rust of Taylor Mill and Nancy Jo Riedinger of Covington; brothers, Lawrence Fibbe of Cold Spring and Elmer Fibbe of Florence; a sister, Ruth Reynolds of Fort Mitchell; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
Allene Hudson, 74, of Carrollton, died Friday at her home. She was a retired employee of Teledyne Wirz Co., Carrollton. Her husband, Delbert Hudson, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Hudson of Ghent; a daughter, Judy Webster of Carrollton; a sister, Edna Marcum of Irvin; a brother, Roy Finney of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
Robert Jordan, 70, of Newport, died Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a Army veteran of World War II. No services are planned. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
J. Frances Mahaney, 95, of Bellevue, died Sunday ay St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a produce clerk with the Kroger Co., and a member of First Baptist Church of Bellevue. A son, James A. Mahaney, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Robert O. Mahaney of Bellevue; daughters, Shirley F. Fry of Covington and Thelma J. Wiethorn of Cincinnati; sisters, Clara Kaylor of Clearwater, Fla., and Alberta Mahaney of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
Flossie Newsom, 96, of Independence, died Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
Gorman Partin, 75, of Bedford, died Saturday at Tri-County Baptist Hospital in LaGrange. He was a retired mechanic and security guard, a past master of Carrollton Lodge No. 134 F&AM, and an Air Force veteran of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Partin; daughters, Paula Albrecht of Buellton, Calif., Theresa Cheeseman of Terra Haute, Ind., and Deborah Moore of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; sons, Winston Partin of Alabama, Charles Partin and Ronald Partin, both of Carrollton; sisters, Mayme Spears of Ontario, Calif., Imogene Dalton of Norris, Tenn., Wanda Bryant of New Castle, N.Y., and Roberta Neal of Ghent, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Entombment will be in Louisville Memorial Gardens East, Crestwood.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
Elizabeth 'Bette' Peace, 77, of Cincinnati, died Friday at Franciscan Hospital Western Hills Campus in Cincinnati. She was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. Her husband, Elmer C. Peace, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Diana Peace of Cincinnati and Belinda Peace of Erlanger; sisters, Ann Motz and Mickey Besko, both of St. John's Mich.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bridgetown Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
William G. 'Bill' Rettig, 43, of Fort Wright, died at 2:30 a.m. today at St. Charles Care Center in Covington.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
Bettie Lynn Tackett Saylor, 37, of Mount Vernon, formerly of Kenton County, died of cancer Saturday at Rockcastle Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was a truck driver and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include her husband, Bruce Saylor; sons, Charles Jeffery Elmore of Walton, Morgan Bruce Saylor of Cincinnati and Robert Blake Saylor of Mount Vernon; daughters, Amber Leigh Saylor and Stacia Lynn Saylor, both of Cincinnati; her father and stepmother, Robert and Patricia Tackett of Walton; her mother and stepfather, Lula and John Fields of Dry Ridge; and sisters, Debbie Tackett Mulford of Morning View and Lois Tackett Cain of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Dowell & Martin Funeral Home, Mount Vernon. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Saylor Cemetery, Mount Vernon.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
John C. Wainscott, 59, of Jeffersonville, Ind., formerly of Owen County, died Saturday at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, New Albany, Ind. He was an employee of Wal-Mart in Clarksville, Ind., and Eads Grocery in Owenton, and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church and the New Albany, Ind., VFW Post.
Survivors include a brother, Herbert J. Wainscott of Louisville; and sisters, Florence Popp of New Albany, Ind., Mary Keefe of Louisville, Emma McFarland of Bowling Green, Alice Staser of Lexington, and Ruby Ellis, Alma Perkins and Ann Carolyn Wainscott, all of Owenton.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Announced on: 12-14-1998
William Rettig depended on God, lived with courage
William G. Rettig, who worked as a senior accountant with Bethesda Oak Hospital in Cincinnati before his 10-year battle with brain cancer, died at 2:30 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright.
The Fort Wright resident was 43.
Mr. Rettig was diagnosed with a brain tumor in March 1989, while working at Bethesda Oak. Most of his final years were spent living with his parents, George and Dolores Rettig, in their Fort Wright home.
As his illness worsened, he turned to God. He attended church daily, or whenever he was well, and prayed constantly.
'When Bill lost his ability to converse, the only thing he could say was "Jesus Loves,' and that's what people will remember him by,' Dolores Rettig said.
'He was a very gentle person. He never complained about his illness.'
Mr. Rettig grew up in Fort Wright, and graduated from Covington Catholic High School in 1972.
He earned a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from Northern Kentucky University in 1977, and later earned his master's degree in finance from Xavier University.
'Fellow students who knew him best said he was noted for his tenacity and determination in academics, which later carried over to his relationship with God,' said his sister, Donna Meier of Crescent Springs.
After earning his bachelor's degree, he was hired by Touche-Ross, at the time a Big Eight accounting firm and nationally known. He also worked as an accountant with SuperX Drugs.
His final work was with Bethesda Oak.
Mr. Rettig was a talented pianist who also enjoyed baseball, basketball and running.
He did not have any children of his own, but for six years, he was a foster parent of a boy in Guatemala, and previously was foster parent of a Columbian boy.
He also was active in the Big Brother program.
'I think that what was important about Bill wasn't that he was an educated man or that he had many accomplishments, but that he cared about people, more than possessions,' said Mr. Rettig's brother, Jim Rettig of Erlanger.
Other survivors include his father and sister, Nancy Rettig of Redondo Beach, Calif.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday at the church.
A prayer service with shared rememberances will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Mr. Rettig donated his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky., 41011; or the charity of the donor's choice. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 12-15-1998
