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Date of these obituaries: 01-12-2001
Elwood 'Snakey' Wilson, meat store owner, pitcher
Elwood "Snakey" Wilson spent more than 30 years behind the counter of his store on Ninth Street in Newport.
Mr. Wilson and his wife, Ruth Demler Wilson, opened Wilson Meats in the mid 1940s and operated it until 1980.
"They worked together side by side in that store for all those years, " said their son Robert Wilson, of Cold Spring. The couple was married
64 years.
Mr. Wilson, 85, of Fort Thomas, died at 1:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
In addition to being remembered in connection with the meat store, Mr. Wilson's peers will remember his ability on the softball field. He played fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball in the 1940s and 1950s, when Northern Kentucky was known nationally for excellent softball. Mr. Wilson re ceived his nickname, Snakey, because of the movement on the ball when he pitched fast-pitch. He was a member of the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.
Mr. Wilson loved to fish and hunt when he was young and loved being around people.
He also loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife and his son Robert, survivors include a daughter, Beverly Pelle of Fort Thomas; son Larry Wilson of Greer, S.C.; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Beulah A. Alexander, 76, of Warsaw, died Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Harvey Alexander; daughters, Barbara Reiner of Brookville, Ind., Karlyn Turocy of Campbellsburg and Sherry Schachleiter of Aurora, Ind.; a son, Wayne McFarland of Defoe; brothers, George Webster of Warsaw and Tom Webster of Madison, Ind.; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial was in Paint Lick Cemetery, Warsaw.
Laurel "Curly" Ballinger, 64, of Frankfort, formerly of Owen County, died Thursday at Bradford Square Health Care Center in Frankfort. She was a former employee of Kenwell Industries and Bendix Manufacturing companies.
Survivors include a son, Billy Ray Ballinger of Monterey; stepsons, Ronald New and David New, both of Monterey; a daughter, Lori Ballinger of Frankfort; brothers, Westley Ballinger, Charles Ballinger, James Ballinger, Danny Ballinger and Kenneth Ballinger, all of Frankfort; sisters, Mildred Robinson, Rosemary Dews, Joan Penn, Linda Leitch and Janet Johnson, all of Frankfort, and Marsette Harris of Lake Charles, La.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Monterey Masonic Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Bradford Square Health Care, 1040 U.S. Highway 127, South, Frankfort, Ky. 40601.
Ronald Benentt, 60, of Independence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Loretta Bernens, 95, of Fort Mitchell, died Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Walter Bernens, preceded her in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 0 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Edith M. Brown, 70, of Verona, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was an order filler with Levi Strauss Co. A son, James Michael Brown, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Jeanie Ermer of Vevay, Ind., Jewell Gilbert of Dry Ridge and Jackie Hacker of Burlington; sons, Joey Brown of Shepherd, Texas, and Jeff Brown of Verona; a brother, Floyd Conrad of Williamstown; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Betty K. Caldwell, 83, of Florence, died Wednesday at Medical Center of Southern Indiana, Charlestown, Ind. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Curtis P. Caldwell; daughters, Judy Mitchell of Perry Park and Linda Smith of Florence; a son, John Caldwell of Wallingford, Pa.; a sister, JoAnn Ames of Detroit; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Services, Cincinnati. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Becky Lynn Cooper, 44, of Latonia, died at 10:58 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a reservation clerk with several local restaurants.
Survivors include a daughter, Teresa C. Patrick of Columbus, Ohio; her mother, Thelma Thompson Cooper of Covington; brothers, Glenn Cooper of Erlanger, Roger Cooper, Nickie Cooper and Floyd Cooper, all of Covington and Chester Cooper of Independence; and sisters, Connie Suedkamp and Vickie Owens, both of Latonia, Shirley Carpenter of Independence, Terry Bain of Ludlow, Linda Schattschneider of Crittenden and Sandra Schmitz of Bellevue.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mary Claire Jones Dougherty, 57, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired data entry employee with the Internal Revenue Service, Covington.
Survivors include a daughter, Christine Hammer of California; sons, Anthony Dougherty of Erlanger, Joseph Dougherty of Fort Mitchell and Thomas Dougherty of Wagener, S.C.; brothers, Ed Jones of Golden Valley, Ariz., Al Jones of Issaquah, Wash., Tom Jones of Dillsboro, Ind., and Bill Jones of Clarksville, Tenn.; sisters, Flora Spille of Elsmere, Liz Nelson of Crescent Springs and Lucy Griggs of Murray; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Ms. Dougherty bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, ADA Web, P. O. Box 96911, Washington, D.C. 20090.
Mary Jane Gesling Gideon, 62, of Lexington, formerly of Covington, died Thursday at her home. She was a retired assistant medical administrator with Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lexington and a member of Crossroads Christian Church, Lexington. Her husband, Michael J. Gideon, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Diana Toles of Nicholasville and Kristi Gideon of Lexington; sons, Jack Francis Jr. and Michael Gideon, both of Lexington; a sister, Betty Ann Briggs of Defiance, Ohio; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Lexington Mausoleum. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ohio 40504; or American Cancer Society, 160 Moore Drive, Suite 201, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Maryline Glover, 64, of Louisville, died Thursday at Norton Suburban Hospital, Louisville. She was a retired professor with Thomas More College and a member of Altrusa and the American Sociological Society.
Survivors include daughters, Threesae Washer-Gabbard and Terah Gill; a brother, Frank Head; a sister, Barbara Bunch; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. CST Saturday at Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home, Bowling Green. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Camp Nelson Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Thomas More Sociology Department, 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017. Pearson Ratterman Funeral Home, Louisville, is handling arrangements.
Hazel M. Gulick, 93, of Falmouth, died Thursday at Georgetown Health Care Center. She was a retired saleswoman with Conrad Hardware and Furniture Store in Falmouth, and a member of Falmouth Baptist Church and the Ladies Aid at the church. Her husband, Thomas Gulick, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Short Fitterer of Mountainside, N.J.; a brother, Clifford Callen of Hamilton, Ohio; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth Baptist Church, 403 Maple Ave., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Ephfrom F. Keith Jr., 65, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at Carroll County Hospital, Carrollton.
Survivors include sisters, Addie Gardner of Frankfort and Alice Baker of Lexington.
Services will be private. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. McDonald Funeral Homes, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Emogene Kinman, 73, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Jonesville. Her husband, Orville Kinman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a grandson, Scott Frost of Crittenden.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Jonesville.
Mildred B. Lillis, 86, of Cincinnati, formerly of Latonia, died at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday at Judson Village Retirement Community, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker, a former medical records supervisor with University Hospital in Cincinnati and a member of St. William Church, Cincinnati. Her husband, Nelson A. Lillis, died in 1970. A son, Michael Lillis, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Richard Lillis, James Lillis and Mark Lillis, all of Cincinnati, John Lillis of Gastonia, N.C., and Timothy Lillis of Latonia; daughters, Mary Ellen Lillis and Jeanne Colley, both of Cincinnati, and Anne Hackman of Portsmouth, Ohio; a brother, Richard Goettke of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 20 at St. William Church, Cincinnati. Mrs. Lillis bequeathed her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medi cine. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Connie Pierce Luers, 43, of Amelia, Ohio, formerly of Hebron, died Wednesday at her home. She was a computer analyst with Gap Stores Inc., Boone County. Her father, George Pierce, died in December 2000. Her husband, Mark Luers, and daughter, Nicole Lynn Luers, also died Wednesday.
Survivors include her mother, Betty Traft Pierce of Union; brothers, Steve Pierce of Hebron, Brian Pierce of Walton and Kevin Pierce of Florence; and a sister, Amy Stacey of Verona.
No services are planned. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Services, Cincinnati. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Nicole Lynn Luers, 9, of Amelia, Ohio, formerly of Hebron, died Wednesday at her home. She was a fourth grader at Merwin Elementary School in Pierce Township, Ohio. Her parents, Connie Pierce Luers and Mark Luers, also died Wednesday.
Survivors include grandparents, Betty Traft Pierce of Union and Al Luers of Cincinnati.
No services are planned. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Service, Cincinnati. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Allen A. Madlener, 75, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
John T. Masarik, 77, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a machinist with Rotek Inc., a member of St. Paul Church in Florence and the Knights of Columbus, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Irene Masarik; sons, Joe Masarik of Florence, Steve Masarik of Walton and Robert Masarik of Burlington; daughters, Marlene Clemons of Nashua, N.H., Kathie McNeil of Flatwoods, Cindy Masarik of Erlanger and Elaine Caudill of Ashland; a brother, Tony Masarik of Jeanette, Pa.; a sister, Ann Evans of Jeanette; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Vivian L. Minesinger, 80, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Highland Hills Baptist Church, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her husband, David E. Minesinger; a daughter, Binnie L. Brown of Fort Thomas; a brother, Harvey W. Morgan of St. Louis; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Highland Hills Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Highland Hills Baptist Church, 638 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Robert R. Rappa, 77, of Denver, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Tuesday in Wheat Ridge, Colo., after an extended illness. He was a licensed locksmith and a chef, a member of the American Legion in Cincinnati and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rita H. Rappa; a daughter, Antoinette Rappa of Denver; and a sister, Carmela Tonno of Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Memorial services were this morning at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver. Memorials are suggested to World War II Memorial, P. O. Box 96766, Washington, D.C. 20090. Cremation Society of Colorado, Littleton, Colo., is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Paul Taylor, 61, of Florence, died Thursday at his residence. He was a retired Army Master Sergeant and was a Vietnam veteran.
Survivors include his wife Sherry A. Taylor of Florence; sons, Kenneth Paul Taylor, Jr. of Tomball, Texas and Richard Scott Taylor of Houston, Texas; a daughter, Jennifer Leigh Doyle of Erlanger; a brother, Lonnie Taylor of North Bend, Ohio; sisters, Carolyn Green of Morrow, Ohio and Angela Steffen of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Services will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home in Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove cemetery in Cleves, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Geneva M. Wolfram Thies, 89, of Bellevue, died Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Anthony Church, Bellevue. Her husband, Robert L. Thies, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Mahoney of Florence; sons, James Thies of Bellevue and Robert J. Thies of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, with prayers at 10:40 a.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
