Ruth Ellen Buchheit Zeis, 55, of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, died Wednesday at her home. Survivors include a son, Christopher Lee Zeis of Moore, Indiana; a daughter, Michelle Bettner of Sarasota, Florida; her mother, Mary Buchheit of Alexandria; a brother, Joseph Buchheit of Fairfield, Ohio; sisters, Elaine Makin of Covington, Janet Hildebrand and Janie Scharstein, both of Alexandria, and Jeannie Frye of Erlanger; and a grandson. Services held Sunday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cincinnati Post, Saturday, August 4, 2001