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Date of these obituaries: 07-21-2001
Eleanor Goetz, 85, co-owned family nursery
Eleanor Goetz was more than the co-owner of a family nursery in Edgewood.
To her children, she was their strongest supporter. To her husband, she was a partner and best friend. To her neighbors and customers, she was a trusted adviser who shared secrets of growing plants and attracting hummingbirds.
"She was very supportive and helped raise her four grandchildren, " said a daughter, Jan Rankin of Edgewood.
"My parents were married
for nearly 60 years. And she had a lot of friends. She was a very social person."
Mrs. Goetz, 85, of Edgewood, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She was the co-owner of Goetz Nursery and Greenhouse in Edgewood.
Mrs. Goetz and her husband, Joseph, ran the nursery for more than 20 years before shutting it down several years ago.
Their children worked in the nursery shop and also developed green thumbs, according to Mrs. Rankin.
In fact, a neighbor once said of Mr. Goetz that "I think if Joe put a match stick in the ground, it would grow."
Mr. Goetz, in turn, complimented his wife, who served as bookkeeper, cook and "everything."
In a 1991 interview, Mr. Goetz said some men worked weekends at the greenhouse for $1.50 an hour just to eat his wife's cooking.
Mrs. Goetz, a native of Ludlow, enjoyed watching the Cincinnati Reds and doing crossword puzzles, her daughter said.
Mrs. Rankin said her parents gave each of their children a plot of land in Edgewood to build their homes.
"Her doctors all found her to be a delightful person. She had a great spirit, up until the end, " Mrs. Rankin said.
In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Goetz is survived by her sons, Stan Goetz and Ron Goetz, both of Edgewood; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. MondayJ23 at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017, or St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, 1 Medical Village South, Edgewood, Ky. 41018.
Lillian Case, 87, of Brooksville, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Jerome Preston Case, died in 1997.
Survivors include her daughter, Margie Mains of Brooksville; son, Donald Case of Brooksville; sisters, Virginia Groves and Helen Moneyhon, both of Augusta and Edith Ernest and Leona Smith, both of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at Concord United Methodist Church, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery, Brooksville.
Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, is handling arrangements.
Earl George Chalk, 76, formerly of Florence, died Friday at Trident Medical Center in South Carolina.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Melvin Cowart, 67, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Anthony Cowart of Atlanta, Ga., and Johnny Cowart, Ricky Cowart, Billy Cowart and Timothy Cowart, all of Covington; daughters, Marvar Cowart, Angelia Nelson, Denise Newell, Patricia Cowart, Minerva Cowart and Sherry Cowart, all of Covington; sisters, Martha A. Sandlin of Tampa, Fla., and Mary Ann Ketstone, Betty Fuller and Dorothy Marable, all of Alabama; 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
James Stewart Dees, 62, of Fort Thomas, died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday at his home. He was distribution manager at Plaid Clothing Co., Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Yates Dees; sons, Michael Dees of Newport and Richard Dees of Alexandria; brothers, William Dees of Newport, Robert Dees of Montgomery, Ala., and Joseph Dees and Greg Dees, both of Highland Heights; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Raymond N. Elsbernd, 77, of Covington, died at 5:50 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired factory worker for Lockwood Manufacturing, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Preston of Covington; daughter, Ruth Ann Hannahs of Seminole, Fla.; brothers, Irvin Elsbernd, Lawrence Elsbernd and Bernie Elsbernd, all of Covington; sisters, Dell Doker of Lakeside Park and Ruth Trame, Deloris Willen and Ann Whittle Falck, all of Erlanger; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Catholic Blessing and services will be at noon Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested in the form of masses.
John Charles "Fuzzy Duck" Hayes, 53, of Crittenden, died Thursday at his home. He was a bus driver for the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky, and a member of the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Campbell Hayes; sons, Thomas Campbell of Hebron and Robert Hayes, Raymond Hayes, Johnny Hayes and Billy Hayes, all of Dayton; daughter, Tonya Crawford of Newport; mother, Mildred Lou Hayes of Highland Heights; sister, Kathy Campbell of Dayton; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to the Hayes Family, P.O. Box 146, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Frances C. I. Kueven, 85, formerly of Taylor Mill, died at 7:20 a.m. Friday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas.
She worked in the meat department at the Kroger grocery store in Fort Thomas, and was a member of Hilltop Church of Christ, Taylor Mill. Her husband, Harold Kueven, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Schooler of Germantown; brother, Edward Fausz of Hamilton, Ohio; sisters, Ann Ziegler of Latonia and Thelma Lucas of Alexandria; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
William B. Oldiges, 82, of Covington and formerly of Cold Spring, died at 12:15 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired electrician and a Navy veteran of World War II. His first wife, Elizabeth Oldiges, died in 1984.
Survivors include his wife, Louetta Oldiges; daughter, Jean Ann Mainville of Hollywood, Fla.; sons, Raymond Oldiges of Lake Okeechobee, Fla., and Robert Oldiges of Bellevue; stepdaughters, Debbie Lynn Fogle of Naples, Fla., and Brenda Fogle of Batavia, Ohio; stepson, Gary Fogle of Dayton; sister, Marie Ampfler of Cold Spring; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
James D. Schevene, 61, of Covington, died at 1:15 a.m. Thursday at the Veterans Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. He was a maintenance man/janitor with National Cleaning and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his son, Donald Schevene of College Hill, Ohio; daughters, Donna Schevene of Westwood, Ohio, and Patty Zeuch of Cincinnati; sister, Barbara Keene of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:05 p.m. Monday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Loretta Schurrer, 91, of Covington, died at 7:57 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was a retired cafeteria worker for Holmes High School and a member of Gemma Guild, the Daughters of Isabella, St. Benedict Senior Citizens and St. Benedict Church, all in Covington.
Survivors include a number of friends.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Benedict Church. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Donald R. Strange, 57, of Dayton, died at 5:01 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a lathe operator at William Powell Co. and a member of Kersten-O'Day VFW Post No. 2899, Dayton, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Bacon Strange of Dayton; daughters, Rebecca Strange of Hamilton, Ohio, and Tamara Strange and Amanda Strange, both of Dayton; sons, Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Strange of Fountain, Colo., and Master Sgt. Donald R. Strange Jr. of Fort Knox; sisters, Louise Sebastian of Independence and Betty Parrish of Newport; brother, Goebel Strange of Newport; and 1 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Amy G. Wynn, 93, of Warsaw, died Thursday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Warsaw Baptist Church. Her first husband, John Monson, second husband, Harvey Wynn, son, William B. Monson, and daughters, Jeanette Marksberry Webb and Elizabeth Foster, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Liddie Giles Jackson of Worthville and Nellie Daulton and Dorothy Littrell, both of Warsaw; 31 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Kentontown Cemetery, Robertson County. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
