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Rick B. Farwick, 42, of New York City, formerly of Alexandria, died Monday at his home. He was a performer who danced, sang and acted in many plays and musicals, including New York summer stock and a 1995 Christmas program at Carnegie Hall, where he was a soloist. He also worked as a waiter in several restaurants, including El Greco's in Southgate, and was an assistant manager for J. Riggins, Florence. He was a former member of the choir at St. Mary Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include his parents, Claude and Angela Farwick of Alexandria; a sister, Claudia Kremer of Alexandria; and brothers, David Farwick of Cincinnati, Dan Farwick of Alexandria and Paul Farwick of Nashville, Tenn.
Memorial Mass will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Clifford Paul Haigis, 87, of Bellevue, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Gwendolyn A. Hall, 40, of Newport, died at 12:45 a.m. Saturday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home. She was a housekeeper with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, and a member of Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include sisters, Rhoda Gross of Crescent Springs, Patricia Hall of Newport, Kay Hall of Covington and Carrie Hall of Montgomery, Ala.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Herman "Bo" Hohnhorst, 69, of Crestview Hills, died at 8:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired director of grounds and buildings with Kenton County Board of Education and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
He was a former head of engineering with Krouse-Hines, Florence, and an engineering consultant with Maxfield, Edwards and Backer in Covington. He was a member of Kentucky Electrical Engineering Society and Summit Hills Country Club, and a former member of Kenton County Jaycees.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Faulhaber Hohnhorst.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry High School Building Fund, 3813 Dixie Highway, Elsmere 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Thelma Isaacs, 75, of Fairfield, Ohio, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at Mercy Hospital in Fairfield. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Glen Isaacs of Dayton and Dennis Isaacs of West Monroe, La.; a sister, Pauline Marsh of Hamilton, Ohio; a brother, Orville Madden of Hamilton, Ohio; nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Webb-Noonan Funeral Home in Hamilton, Ohio. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Venice Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimers Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati 45203.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Betty Jean Dugan Mastin, 59, of Cynthiana, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Charles Walker Mastin of Corinth, Derek Scott Mastin of Cynthiana; daughters, Darla Kaye Mastin of Cynthiana, Monica Carol Mastin of North Carolina and CaSandra Leigh Wagers of Corinth; stepsons, Melvin Ray Mastin of Frankfort, Richard Keith Mastin of Cynthiana and David Allen Mastin of Pikeville; a stepdaughter, Deborah Alice Mitchell of Cynthiana; a sister, Anna Lee Green of Hicksville, Ohio; two grandchildren and 10 step-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Assembly of God.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Darlene Sharpe, 53, of Crittenden, died at 10:45 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, of cancer. She was a retired machine operator with Phillips Driscopipe, Williamstown.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence Sharpe; a son, Mark Adam Townsend of Dry Ridge; daughter, Kathy Lykins, Carmen Townsend and Millie Townsend, all of Dry Ridge; her father, Harold M. Simpson of Lexington; sisters, Norma Adams of Lexington and Zella Simpson of Georgetown; a brother Curtis Murphy of Texas ; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Nellie M. Spegal, 92, of Mt. Auburn, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charlie Spegal, died in 1951.
Survivors include a son, Larry Spegal of Falmouth; daughters, Alice King of Covington, Helen Weaver and Mildred Woodrum, both of Cincinnati, and Ruby Denny of Erlanger; 22 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Rexford Stokley Sr., 71, of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a shipping and receiving employee of LeBlond Machine and Tool Co., Cincinnati. His wife, Ruth Ann Stokley, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, Lawrence Stokley and Michael Stokley, both of Milford, Ohio, Samuel Stokley of Florence and Rexford Stokley Jr. of Erlanger; daughters, Sherri Hausfield of Cincinnati and Melissa Stokley of Erlanger; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Stokley Cemetery, Clay City.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Roland C. Usleaman, 64, of Ludlow, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired driver with Al's Towing Service, Covington, and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Ludlow.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Brewer Usleaman; a son, Barry Usleaman of Ludlow; daughters, Janice Elaine Rouse of Ludlow and Tina Crase of Verona; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence 41042.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Louise Walton, 80, of Ft. Thomas, died at 4 a.m. today at Highlands of Ft. Thomas Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
Effie Mae Wiley, 83, of Silver Grove, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas.
Announced on: 05-12-1997
"Peck' Ryan, Kenton magistrate
On the Suspension Bridge, on horseback in Devou Park and even in a bowling alley - almost anywhere a couple wanted to get married - retired Kenton County magistrate Arthur "Peck" Ryan was willing to go there to perform the ceremony.
Mr. Ryan, 78, of Covington, died 6:23 a.m. Monday at home. He was a magistrate for 12 years and a Kenton County sheriff's deputy for 10 years. He retired from the sheriff's office at age 72, said a daughter, Sara Wiley of Covington.
"He was a pretty popular guy," she said. "Everyone knew and loved him."
Mr. Ryan is believed to have officiated at more than 13,500 weddings. He continued to receive Christmas cards from couples long after the nuptials.
Once he married a bride and groom dressed like hobos.
"He would do it no matter where it was, as long as it was in Kentucky in his jurisdiction," Mrs. Wiley said.
Mr. Ryan was a dignified man, Kenton County District Judge William Schmaedecke said. While most people called him "Peck," Judge Schmaedecke said he called him "Arthur" out of respect.
"He was a no-nonsense deputy sheriff when he was in the courtroom as a bailiff," Schmaedecke said. "He was almost like a bulldog - so husky. If he was on your docket, you knew there would be no fooling around."
Mr. Ryan lived and worked near the Kenton County Courthouse, Schmaedecke said. His son-in-law, Tom Hall, took over as a magistrate when Mr. Ryan retired.
Mr. Ryan was a member of the Northern Kentucky Baseball Hall of Fame and Kenton County Democratic Club. He also was an honorary clerk with Kentucky Court of Appeals. His wife, Helen Ryan, died in 1986.
Other survivors include daughters, Donna Vastine and Joan Maybury, both of Stuart, Fla., Mary Jane Ferrari of Hudson, Fla., Sue Hall and Mabel Bailey of Covington, and Pat Walton of Alexandria; sons, Arthur Ryan of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Tom Ryan of Pensacola, Fla.; a brother, Chet McKee of Florence; 34 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and two great-great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Covington. Visitation will be 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to the St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Announced on: 05-13-1997
Joyce Behanan, 55, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a former employee of Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky and a member of First Baptist Church, Elsmere.
Survivors include her husband, Robert L. Behanan Sr.; a son, Robert L. Behanan of Cincinnati; daughters, Erica Flagg of Cincinnati and Priscilla Williams of Covington; a brother, Steve Luke of Elsmere; sisters, Betty Jo Parks of Cincinnati, Bernice Webb of Elsmere, Dorothy Marks, Claudette Oden and Willa Mae Luke, all of Covington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be 6 to 8 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-13-1997
Ethel A. Hildebrand Bonkowski, 90, of Wallingford, Vt., formerly of Cold Spring, died April 27 at Rutland Regional Medical Center in Vermont.
Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Jorgensen of Wallingford, Vt.; sisters, Dolores Steffen of Alexandria and Geneva Steffen of Cold Spring; a brother, Walter Hildebrand of Alexandria; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial mass will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Church, Cold Spring. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Aldous Funeral Home in Rutland, Vt., is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 05-13-1997
