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Brenda Faye Strok, 47, of Florence, died Oct. 11 at her home after an extended illness.
She was a homemaker, a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Crestview Hills, and a volunteer with the American Heart Association.
Survivors include her husband, Martin W. Strok; sons, Keith Allen Seroski of Cincinnati and Kagan Reed Strok of Florence; daughters, Kimberly Dawn Strok and Kelly Rene Strok, both of Florence; her mother, Erma Dickens of Naoma, and sisters, Nancy Lemon of Glen Daniels, W.Va., Nadine Bane of Oceana, W.Va., Wanda Johnson of Schiller Park, Ill., Debbie Turner of Naoma, W.Va., Ramona Harris of Surveyor, W.Va., and Beverly Hornkohl of Melrose Park, Ill.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Burial was in Dickens Cemetery, Naoma, W.Va. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 11-10-1998
Sheila Summers, 43, of Newport, died at 9 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her mother, Alma Lane, died Oct. 30.
Survivors include a son, Michael J. Roy II of Newport; and a daughter, Sascha Hartmann of Newport.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Announced on: 11-10-1998
Jack Hein, aided thousands via work at St. Vincent dePaul
When the flood of 1997 ripped through Falmouth and left hundreds of people homeless, John Joseph "Jack" Hein initiated a food distribution center that funneled donations from charities to flood victims.
Using the warehouses, trucks and manpower of the St. Vincent DePaul Society of Northern Kentucky, over which he served as vice president of the District Council, Mr. Hein helped set up the infrastructure that was needed in Falmouth for agencies to provide relief.
The Elsmere resident personally helped move people out of their flooded-out homes and into temporary housing, moved furniture, bought supplies and did many of the other tasks to help flood victims recover.
"Many times, people think something like a flood is something that lasts a couple of weeks and then you go home. But Jack always said a flood destroys everything. People have to start over. It's a long-term problem, not a short-term one," said a brother, Dr. Gerald F. Hein of Cincinnati.
"He just had an obsession with helping the underdog. He was always there to help."
Mr. Hein, 48, died of cancer at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday at his home.
He was a graduate of Thomas More College and started Jack Hein Nationwide Insurance Agency in Erlanger in 1985.
An active member of the Erlanger Lions Club, he served as director, vice president and president. During his tenure, he opened membership to women.
"He joined the Lions Club thinking it was a social activity, and it turned out to be an opportunity to help the community," Gerald Hein said.
"He was always finding people to help. They just came to him like a magnet."
Such was the case when he was asked to volunteer for the St. Vincent DePaul Society. He saw in the organization a charity that needed help, and quickly became intimately involved in its management. He soon became vice president of St. Vincent DePaul's District Council, overseeing warehouse operations and six thrift stores.
"At a time when the economy wasn't doing all that well, people needed help with their utility payments or house payments or needed furniture, and he just found ways of getting all that done," his brother said.
A graduate of Covington Catholic High School, Mr. Hein was born and raised in Ludlow. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietname War from 1970 to 1976. In 1979, he married. He and his wife had two children.
Mr. Hein also was a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere and Kehoe Council Knights of Columbus in Ludlow.
Other survivors include his wife, Katherine Ann Cook Hein; daughters, Tammy McKinley Reno of Elsmere and Jennifer Ann Hein, at home; a sister, M. Angela Erne of Elsmere; another brother, Thomas D. Hein of Florence; and one grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, with Erlanger Lions services at 6 p.m. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent DePaul Society of Northern Kentucky, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger, 41018. Linda L. Auton, 51, of Walton, died at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was an instructional aide with Erpenbeck Elementary School in Union, and a member of St. Timothy Church in Union, where she also was a eucharistic minister. She also served as chairperson for hospitality at Gray Middle School in Union.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Auton; sons, Jerry Auton Jr., Jason Auton, Jeffrey Auton and Justin Auton, all of Walton; her stepmother, Caroll Bailey of Lakeside Park; a brother, Randy Bailey of Burlington; and a sister, Vicki Kyle of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Timothy Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Justin Auton Scholarship Fund, in care of Huntington Bank, 287 Richwood Road, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Betty Brown, 43, of Butler, died Monday at her home. She was part-owner of Betty and Shirley's Korner Market, Butler, and a member of Butler United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her mother, Dorothy Brown of Butler; and sisters, Jean Bishop of Winchester, Shirley Mains of Butler and Faye Wilson of Mulberry, Fla.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Butler United Methodist Church, Butler, Ky. 41006.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Roger Dale Collins, 45, of Brooksville, died Monday at University Medical Center, Lexington, after a brief illness. He was a furniture sander with Broyhill Furniture Co. in North Carolina.
Survivors include his wife, Bonita Kay Lee Collins; a son, Roger Dale Collins II of Floyd County; daughters, Katrina Collins Bell of Elkhart, Ind., and Tabitha Lynn Collins and Shilo Zimmerman, both of Floyd County; a stepson, Patrick Shawn Collins of Brooksville; a stepdaughter, Rachel Janea Bryant of Brooksville; brothers, Ronald Dean Collins of Maysville, Charles Douglas Collins of Floyd County, Roy Eugene Collins and Donald Ray Collins, both of North Carolina, and David Glenn Collins of Chillicothe, Ohio; sisters, Edith May Collins of Floyd County, Jenny Reynolds and Kathy Lynn Henderson, both of Jeffersonville, and Glenda Sue Pennington of Columbus, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Wheelright, Ky., Freewill Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, and after 6 p.m. Thursday at Wheelright Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will be in Matthew Tackett Cemetery, Melvin.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Earl W. Davis, 63, of Chicago, formerly of Mason County, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired bus driver, a member of Timothy Lutheran Church in Chicago, a Boy Scout leader and an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Valerie Brooks Davis; a daughter, Earlene Jackson of Chicago; sons, Brian Davis, Eric Davis and Morris Davis, all of Chicago; his mother, Irene Breckenridge Davis of Lewisburg; brothers, John "Jack" Davis and Wayne Davis, both of Maysville, Fred Davis of Harvey, Ill., Winn Davis of Warner Robbins, Ga., and William Davis of Hamilton, W.Va.; sisters, Gloria Rice of Lewisburg, Evelyn Thomas and Virginia Sanders, both of Maysville, and Wanda White of Lexington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Robert A. Davis, 81, of Crestview Hills, died Monday at his home after an extended illness. He was a carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Jackie Davis; daughters, Judy West of Crestview Hills and Pamela Frech of Cincinnati; brother, Welch Davis of Nicholasville; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Betts and West Funeral Home, Nicholasville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bluegrass Memorial Cemetery, Nicholasville.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Dr. Helen Anna Diers, M.D., Ph.D., 81, of Fort Thomas, died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas. She was a retired psychologist and a Navy veteran of World War II. She was an alumna of the University of Cincinnati and New York University Medical School.
Survivors include cousins, Thelma Huetten and Dorothy Pandorf, both of Cincinnati, and Louis Hoffman of Springfield, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church Building Fund, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or Animal Welfare League, 1292 Heitman Lane, Batavia, Ohio 45103.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Rondal Fortner, 67, of Williamstown, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Alma Marie Gaines, 83, of Elsmere, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington. She was a member of the Missionary Society and Senior Usher Board at First Baptist Church, Elsmere. She belonged to the Golden Age Senior Citizens of Elsmere and Order of Eastern Star, Kenton Chapter No. 40, Covington.
Survivors include a daughter, Rosetta Gaines of Elsmere; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church, with Order of Eastern Star services at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Leona Green, 68, of Carrollton, died at 1:19 a.m. Tuesday at Jewish Hospital, Louisville. She was a homemaker and a member of Cove Hill Baptist Church, Carroll County. Her husband, Claude "Buddy" Green, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Dennis Green of Carrollton, Randy Green of Worthville and Greg Green of Bowling Green; a daughter, Regina Rich of Florence; sisters, Pauline Bray and Margaret Bickers, both of Carrollton; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Jack Hensley, 62, of Kenton, died at 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Ada Heyniger, 88, of Florence, died Monday at Florence Park Care Center, Burlington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael Church, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Survivors include her husband, Irvin Heyniger; a son, Frank Heyniger of Plymouth, Mich.; a daughter, Irene Nichols of Crestview Hills; a sister, Veronica Dumbar of Romeo, Mich.; a brother, Vincent Pflieger of Michigan; and four grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 21 at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Edward E. King, 68, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at Drake Center, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Robert E. "Jack" Lippert, 79, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Robertson County Health Care Center, Mount Olivet. He was a miner and an Army veteran of World War II. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Raymond "Pete" Lonkard, 63, of Union, died at 7:25 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was owner of Lonkard Construction Co., Boone County, and a former foreman with Foley Construction Co. He was a member of Northern Kentucky Home Builders Association, the Kentucky League of Property Owners, and was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene Bear Lonkard; sons, Steve Lonkard and Ronnie Lonkard, both of Union, and Kenny Lonkard of Independence; daughters, Julie Slayback of Union and Gina Hite of Elsmere; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Flor ence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to Beaver Lick Baptist Church, 11460 U.S. 42, Union, Ky. 41091.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
Daniel Joseph O'Brien, 28, of Covington, died Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a carpet layer with Carpetland.
Survivors include a daughter, Danielle Strinko of Covington; his mother, Deborah Sturgeon of Covington; brothers, Douglas O'Brien and Terry O'Brien, both of Covington; sisters, Deborah Richards and Teala Sizemore, both of Covington, Dee Phillips of Kettering, Ohio, and Tonya O'Brien of Southgate; and grandparents, June and Shelby Hedger of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Announced on: 11-11-1998
