Saturday, August 23, 2003

Charles Woeste lineman for 34 years



The Cincinnati Enquirer

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Mr. Woeste

VILLA HILLS - Charles Woeste, 58, a lineman for Cincinnati Bell for 34 years, died Wednesday while he was pulling cable at a work site in Petersburg.

Assigned to Bell's Florence Garage, Mr. Woeste had been a lineman for all of his tenure. Well-liked in his Appaloosa Court neighborhood in Villa Hills, he was known for his beautiful yard and his many home renovation projects.

He was a member of Mother of God Church in Covington.

Surviving are his wife of 34 years, Jane Arlinghaus Woeste; two sons, Bryan and Jeff, both of Villa Hills; a daughter, Beth Warren of Louisville; three sisters, Janet Schmitz of Cincinnati, Regina Dasch of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and Claire Merman of Newport; and three grandchildren.

Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. Sundayat Linnemann Funeral Home in Erlanger. Mass of Christian burial will be 12:05 p.m. Mondayat Mother of God Church in Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery in Fort Mitchell. Cincinnati Bell plans a procession of phone company trucks.

Memorials: Mother of God Church, 119 W. Sixth St., Covington, KY 41011.