LIFE
B10 • FLORENCE-UNION RECORDER • SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
DEATHS Ophelia Beagle Ophelia Florence Beagle, 86, of Florence died Aug. 27, 2012. She was a member of First Church of Christ. Her husband, Leslie Beagle, and two daughters, Brenda Jump and Trudy Gatewood, died previously. Survivors include daughters, Phyllis Puckett and Becky Mobley; son Dale Beagle; brother Ronnie Spegal; sisters Faye Sexton, Linda Niece, Clemogene Spegal, Nola Hummel and Mary Arrowood; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial was in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Taylor Mill. Memorials: First Church of Christ, 6080 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, KY 41005.
Paula Bonfert Paula Jeanne Bonfert, 62, of Florence, died Aug. 28, 2012, at her residence. She was in the convent of the Sisters of Divine Providence in Melbourne for two years following high school. She was a legal secretary at Taft Law Firm in Cincinnati; president of the Kenton County Democratic Women’s Committee, a member of the Sisters of Whimsy Red Hat group, a volunteer at St. Elizabeth Women’s Health, and an active member, lector, and volunteer at St. Henry Parish in Elsmere. Her sister, Debbie Coy, died previously. Survivors include her husband, Walter Elmer Bonfert; daughter, Kasey Huck Bond; two grandchildren; sister, Bev Linkugel;
stepdaughters, Tammy Edinger and Jill Doniere; stepson, Todd Bonfert; 11 step-grandchildren; and a great-step-grandchild. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Erlanger. Memorials: Paula Bonfert Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Kasey Bond, 7310 Turfway Road, Suite 210, Florence, KY 41042.
Karen Burton-Catton Karen Burton-Catton, 54, of Florence died Aug. 25, 2012, at her residence. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Her mother, Doris Coss, died previously. Survivors include her sisters, Linda Austin, Pamela Coss and Judith Manning; seven nieces; and two nephews. Burial was at Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
JoAnn Damico JoAnn Kingcade Damico, 78, of Fort Mitchell, died Aug. 24, 2012, at the Liberty Nursing Center in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and member of St. John The Evangelist Church in Covington. Survivors include her husband, Raymond C. “Ray” Damico; daughter, Bonnie R. Johnson of Sarasota, Fla.; sons, Michael A. Damico of Burlington, Stephen J. Damico of Anderson Township, Ohio, Douglas M. Damico of Florence; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sisters: Helen Quinn of California and Janice Flood of Fort Wright. Interment was at Veterans
Cemetery North, Williamstown.
Vicky Eggleston Vicky Lynn Eggleston, 64, of Erlanger, died Aug. 27, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of American Legion Post 304 in Florida. Survivors include her husband Bob Eggleston of Erlanger; daughter, Bobbie Jo Eggleston of Charlotte N.C., son Jack Sheriff of Verona; sisters, Christie Fortner of Florence; Toni Perkins of Erlanger, Tracy Webster of Erlanger and Sandy Sheriff of Burlington; and six grandchildren.
Thomas Frolo Jr. Thomas Frolo Jr., 54, formerly of Fort Mitchell and Burlington, died Aug. 23, 2012, in Middletown, Ohio. A parent, Jean Frolo, died previously. Survivors include his children Nathan Frolo of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Kristy Blackwell of Winchester; three grandchildren; parents, Thomas Frolo and Kornelia Heinrich-Frolo; siblings Suzanne Lammers of Hendersonville, Tenn., Theresa Frolo Edelman of Waynesville, Ohio, and Jennifer Frolo-Baker of Florence; and companion, Debra Kirby of Lebanon, Ohio.
Marjorie Hensley Marjorie E. Hensley, 96, of Florence, died Aug. 24, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Edgewood. She worked as a secretary for the state of Kentucky and was a member of the Retired State Employees Association.
Survivors include her sister, Mary Jean Poston of Burlington; brother R.B. Hensley of Wilmore; and many nieces and nephews. Interment was at Burlington Cemetery in Burlington.
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Sue Henson Sue Reid Henson, 68, of Florence, died Aug. 29, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker, a member of Florence Baptist Church at Mt. Zion. She enjoyed arts and crafts, especially restoring furniture. Survivors include her husband, Billy Henson; daughters, Susan Henson Selzer of Cincinnati and Pamela A. Henson; son, William Glenn Henson of Kenosha, Wis.; sister, Patricia Ann Powell of Dallas; and seven grandchildren. Interment was at Union Rice Cemetery in Union. Memorials: Florence Baptist Church at Mt. Zion, 642 Mt. Zion Road, Florence, KY 41042 or Feed His Kids Ministry, P.O. Box 456, Florence, KY 41022.
Carrie McDaniel Carrie Ann McDaniel, 88, of Union, died Aug. 24, 2012. Her husbands, John Moore and Lloyd Norton, and a daughter, Paula, Orr, died previously. Survivors include her husband, Arthur McDaniel; daughter, Patricia Scott; stepchildren, Bobbie Richey, Arthur McDaniel, Charles McDaniel, Cassie Froman and Karen Ellis; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial was in Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
daughters, Sheila Stamper of Florence, Sandy Patterson of Independence; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Michael Jarvis of Franklin, Ohio, and Russell Jarvis of Crittenden. Interment was at Stamper Family Cemetery in Ryland Heights.
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Dorothy Parchert Dorothy Jean Parchert, 88, of Walton, died Aug. 28, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Arkansas and lived in Dearborn, Mich., and Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Her husband, Karl G. Parchert, and a grandchild, died previously. Survivors include her three children, Paul Parchert, Virginia Pfeiffer and Jim Parchert.
Brenda Stamper Brenda Jarvis Stamper, 70, of Ryland Heights, died, Aug. 23, 2012, at the St Elizabeth Edgewood. She was a homemaker and member of the Decoursey Baptist Church. A son, David Lynn Stamper, and a brother Reid Jarvis, died previously. Survivors include her husband, Donald Stamper; sons, Donald Lee Stamper and Christopher Stamper of Ryland Heights;
David E. Thomas, 48, of Plainfield, Ind., formerly of Burlington, died Aug. 24, 2012. He graduated from Conner High School in Hebron in 1982 and went on to graduate from Cincinnati Technical College in 1984. He was an inspector for 25 years for American Trans Air and most recently was employed at Rolls-Royce. An avid and accomplished pilot, he enjoyed all things related to flying, and was a member of the Screaming Eagles Model Air Plane Club and the Experimental Aircraft Association. Survivors include his wife, Stacy Thomas; son, Jaxson Gregory; stepdaughter, Leslie Ayers; stepson, Clayton Ayers; mother, Natalie Mains of Dry Ridge; father and step-mother, Clarence and Donna Thomas of Lake Wales, Fla.; brother, Jim Thomas of Indianapolis; and stepsister, Tamera Terew of Fishers. The body was cremated. Memorials: Quality of Life Fund, The Community Foundation of Morgan County.
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