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Date of these obituaries: 12-13-2001
Christine Finn, co-owned three Jerry's Restaurants
Christine L. Finn of Florence handled business matters for the three Jerry's Restaurants she and her husband owned, but always had time to listen to the troubles of a customer.
She was a strong Christian who dearly loved her church friends, but showed great respect for holidays celebrated by a Jewish relative.
After Mrs. Finn and her husband retired from the restaurant business, she happily made a raft of new friends in horse clubs and competitions.
Mrs. Finn just loved people, and people just loved her right back.
Today, the person who loved her the most, her husband of 61 years, is heartsick.
"I've lost the love of my life, " Michael Finn told his daughter, Bridget McGee of Lakeside Park.
Mrs. Finn died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was 84.
Mrs. Finn was reared in Harrison County. "Smart as a whip, " her daughter said, she won an academic scholarship to Transylvania University but had to turn it down because she needed to work to help support her family.
After she married, from the 1960s through the 1980s, Mrs. Finn and her husband owned Jerry's Restaurants in Florence, Park Hills and Western Hills in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Finn was a member of the Kentucky and National Restaurant Associations.
She also was a member of the Bluegrass Morgan Horse Association and the Kentucky Horse Council, largely because of her husband.
He grew up on a farm and loved horses, so, shortly before they retired, the Finns bought a horse.
For years, he competed in horse shows at county fairs and they would ride in parades in their horse-pulled surrey.
Mrs. Finn was a former member of St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright, and a member of Seniors of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Burlington.
"My mom was a very spiritual woman, " said Mrs. McGee. "I think the reason she was so kind to people was she came from very little and she always worked hard all her life. She just was always respectful of people.
"She had a knack at putting people at ease."
Besides her husband and Mrs. McGee, Mrs. Finn is survived by daughters, Carol Keimowitz of Minneapolis, Mary L. Braun of Florence, Martha Trenkamp of Savoy, Ill., and Patty Cobb of Edgewood; brothers, Gerald Turner of Cynthiana and Eugene Turner of Kingsley, Mich.; a sister, Geneva Bergeron of Marrero, La.; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home in Ludlow.
Burial will be in St. Mary cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Building Fund, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Cyrus A. Cassell, 79, of Park Hills, died at 11:05 p.m. Monday at his son's home in Florence.
He was a retired Air Force veteran, and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
He was a member of Marshall-Schildmeyer VFW Post No. 6095, Latonia.
His first wife, Edith Cassell, and second wife, Dorothy Cassell, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, David Stutler of Crittenden and Michael Stutler of Florence; a daughter, Carolyn Croft of Johnson City, N.Y.; brothers, Guy Cassell of Mayer, Ariz., and Gene Cassell of Orlando, Fla.; a sister, Mary Martin of Elkview, W.Va.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Fri day at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
John Michael Fronczak, 49, of Ghent, died Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton.
He was a member of Carrollton Faith Community Church, American Legion Post No. 41 in Carrollton, American Legion Post No. 9 in Madison, Ind., and the Eagles Club in Madison.
Survivors include brothers, Paul Seifert of Cincinnati and Michael Fronczak of Chicago; and his fiancee, Feru Trybus of Ghent.
Services were Wednesday at Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Madison. Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, handled arrange ments.
John Haverkamp, 89, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired foreman for Heekin Can Co. and a member of Sacred Heart church in Bellevue and Bellevue Veterans.
He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include a sister, Irma Gutfreund of Fort Thomas; a brother, Larry Haverkamp of Cincinnati; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church.
Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Paul R. Owings, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Dayton, died Saturday in Dunnellon, Fla.
He was an accountant with Federal Home Loan Bank, Cincinnati, and a member of the Northern Kentucky Amateur Radio Club, Antique Radio Club and Kuliga Dog Training Club.
Survivors include sons, Dan Owings of Cincinnati and William Owings of High Point, N.C.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Dayton.
Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church, 800 Ervin Terrace, Dayton, Ky. 41074.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Charles T. Sharp, 85, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired truck body mechanic for Roadway Express, a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100 in Cincinnati and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a son, Plege Sharp of Florence; a daughter, Verona Sharp of Florence; a brother, Elmo Sharp of Newport; sisters, Minnie Glover of Highland Heights, Edna Estepp of Newport and Myrtle Caudle of Las Vegas; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Margaret J. Schneider Shields, 79, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a retired laundry worker for Clarion Hotels and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Newport.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Clayton of Bellevue and Kathleen Wilson of Woodlawn; sons, Daniel Shields of Newport, Fred Shields of Fort Thomas and Tim Shields of Independence; brothers, William Schneider, Edward Schneider and Thomas Schneider; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Virginia L. Dykes Vahlsing, 85, of West Covington, died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church, Covington.
Her husband, Howard L. Vahlsing, died in 1970.
Survivors include a son, Joseph Vahlsing of Alexandria; a sister, Mary Burroughs of St. Paul, Va.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
