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Date of these obituaries: 12-06-2000
Flora Cornett, Teacher of the Year
Flora Riddle Cornett spent more than 30 years teaching youngsters from rural southeastern Kentucky to inner-city Cincinnati. Over all that time in all those places, one grade stood out above the rest as her absolute favorite.
"She always said she loved to teach third grade, " said her son, Ted Bundy. "I guess it's a transition grade. That's when she thought learning really started accelerating."
Mrs. Cornett, 91, of Latonia, died Monday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia.
She was awarded Teacher of the Year when she retired from the Cincinnati Public School system in the early 1970s. She had spent 21 years teaching third-grade students at William Howard Taft Elementary School in Mount Auburn.
Before that, she taught for 10 years in Perry County schools where the family had originally lived - at least for three seasons of the year.
Mr. Bundy said he, a brother and his mother had spent numerous summers on the campus of Georgetown College where Flora Cornett was earning her teaching degree.
"We would go to Georgetown every summer, " he recalled. "There were a lot of families living there during the summer. And we lived there with her all summer. It was great. We saw the same kids every summer."
Mrs. Cornett was a member of the National Education Association. She also was a Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Perry County.
Survivors include sons, Donald G. Bundy of Somerset and Ted Bundy of Union; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Cincinnati Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in memory of Mrs. Cornett's grandson Kristopher Bundy, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.
Joseph V. Frakes, 66, of Ludlow, died Monday at his home. He was a retired street maintenance worker for the City of Ludlow and a member of First Baptist Church of Ludlow.
Survivors include a brother, Harry E. Frakes of Edgewood; nieces and a nephew.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Francis "Dutch" Giancola, 73, of Miramar, Fla., formerly of Newport, died Friday in Miramar. He was involved in the flooring business and golf pro shops.
Survivors include daughters, Rose Hendren of Hollywood, Fla., and Anna Lee of Morriston, Fla.; sons, Jeff Giancola of Sebring, Fla., Terry Giancola of Lake Placid, Fla., Marty Giancola of Lake Forest, Fla., and Matt Giancola of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; a brother, Larry Giancola of Newport; sisters, Antoinette Dinger and Viola Barone, both of Cincinnati, and Tina Pferrman of Newport; and 15 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was Monday at St. Bartholomew Church, Miramar. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Omer Goins, 68, of Crittenden, died at 4 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a retired truck driver for ABF Trucking Co. and a retired farmer. He was a member of Turner Ridge Baptist Church, Pendleton County, Teamsters Union Local No. 100, Cincinnati, and Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Falmouth. He also was a member of Belgium Draft Mare Association.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Marie Hensley Goins; a son, Cecil Ray Goins of St. Petersburg, Fla.; daughters, Kathy Woodring of Erlanger and Cindy Petrey of St. Petersburg; sisters, Virginia Sullivan of Falmouth and Mary Jenkins of Cynthiana; seven grandchildren and one great- grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foun dation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206, or the charity of the donor's choice.
Delora "Dee" Gooch, 91, of Fort Wright, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired telegrapher for Westinghouse Corp., Cincinnati, and a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. She also was a member of American Business Women's Association, South Hill Civic Club, International Toastmistress Club and Hilltoppers Senior Citizens in Fort Wright.
Survivors include a sister, Della Kuntz of Fort Wright; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Lakeside Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Katherine A. Howe, 91, of Dry Ridge, died today at Woodcrest Manor in Elsmere.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Linda "Linny" Lair Donaldson Levin, 49, of Thetford, Vt., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Nov. 9 at her home. She was a teacher.
Survivors include her husband, Ted Levin; sons, Casey Levin and Jordan Levin, both of Thetford; her mother, Adrienne Donaldson of Wellfleet, Mass.; sisters, Susan Tiholiz of Dallas and Salli Donaldson of Fort Thomas; and brothers, Tom Donaldson of Berkeley, Calif., and Michael Donaldson of Ludlow.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Fort Thomas. Hale Funeral Home, Thetford Center, Vt., is handling arrangements.
Loretta McKinley, 78, of Ludlow, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Thurman Osborne, 80, of Fleming County, formerly of Robertson County, died Tuesday at Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg. He was a retired dairy and tobacco farmer and a member of Helena United Methodist Church in Fleming County. He was an administrative board member of the church, the Sunday school superintendent, the church treasurer and president of the United Methodist Men. He also was treasurer for the Ruggles Camp Meeting Association and president of the Fleming County Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Craig Osborne; a son, Farrell Steven Osborne of Lexington; and one grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Kain & Kabler Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Helena United Methodist Church, Flemingsburg, Ky. 41041.
Joseph Louis "June" Schaffer Jr., 70, of Covington, died Tuesday at his home. He was a laborer and head groundskeeper for Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger, and a decorated Army veteran of the Korean War.
Mr. Schaffer began working at the cemetery with his father at the age of 17, and worked there until his death.
He was a member of St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs, and helped build the current church building. Over the years, he painted the school rooms of St. Joseph School and when the church had a wood stove he would light it before services every Sunday.
He was also member of the Marion movement at the church that gathered weekly to pray the rosary.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Schaffer; sons, Edward Schaffer of Crittenden, Joseph L. Schaffer III of Crescent Springs and Jason Schaffer of Independence; daughters, Deborah Schaffer of Florence, Mary Jo Soard, with whom he lived, and Angela Schaffer, Jennifer Tibbs and Elizabeth Schaffer, all of Covington; a brother, Bill Schaffer of Boone County; a half-brother, Charles Finkenstedth of Covington; sisters, Agnes Davidson of Crescent Springs and Edna Deaton of Newport; and 15 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph School Scholarship Fund, 2474 Lorraine Court, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Ada Beatrice Steenken, 93, of Covington, died Tuesday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Her husband, Edward R. Steenken, died in 1987.
Survivors include sons, Edward Steenken of Erlanger, Kenneth Steenken of Villa Hills and Richard Steenken of Crescent Park; daughters, Margaret Gurren of Bel Air, Fla., Shirley Lambrinides and Phyllis Ruebusch, both of Winter Springs, Fla.; a brother, Surgues Dishon of Florence; sisters, Mildred Gordon of Fort Wright, Agnes Binder of Jacksonville, Fla., and Virginia Behymer of Edgewood; 18 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Salvation Army, 114 E. Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45210.
Jesse A. Waddell, 75, of Augusta, died Monday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. He was a construction worker and a member of Laborer's Union Local No. 265, Cincinnati. His wife, Mary Lou Nickerson Waddell, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara Riggen and Glenda Sue Colemire, both of Brooksville, Donna Waddell of Foster and Lisa Sebastion of Augusta; sons, Jesse Wayne Waddell and Danny Waddell, both of Augusta, and Paul Waddell of Independence; a sister, Jewell Gillum of Catlettsburg; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta.
Memorials are suggested to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2011 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.
Stephen Wade, 28, of Falmouth, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a truck driver for Rumpke Waste Removal Systems.
Survivors include his wife, Tabitha Wade; daughters, Kaylan Marie Wade and Julia Renee Wade, both of Falmouth; his parents, Clifford and Marilyn Wade of Butler; brothers, Clif Wade Jr. of Falmouth and Chris Wade of Butler; a sister, Tina Sims of Falmouth; and grandmother, Nellie Hulley of Newport.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to Southern Elementary School Girls' Sports, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Johnnie B. Watts, 75, of Covington, died Friday at his home.
He was a porter for Pompilio's Restaurant and a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Watts; daughters, Brenda Lyles and Felicia Watts, both of Covington, and Judy Lily of Cincinnati; sons, Johnnie Watts Jr., Robert Watts, Alphonso Watts, Jeffrey Watts, Carl Watts and Daryl Christopher Watts, all of Covington; 31 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Friday.
Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Garr Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Bruce Bailer Wesselman, 51, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 7:14 p.m. Sunday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
He was a paralegal for inmates in Kentucky prisons and a self-employed carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. Wesselman; a sister, Phyllis Bechtold of Fort Wright; stepsisters, Carrie Centers of Hebron, Loretta Hudgens of Dandridge, Tenn., and Kathleen Griffin of Burlington; and stepbrothers, Richard Seifert and Donald Seifert, both of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Irene West, 81, of Florence, died Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Mary Mildred Wiechman, 72, of Fort Wright, died Tuesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Eleanor K. Schaerges Williamson, 75, of Fort Wright, died at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Clayton A. Williamson, died in 1969.
Survivors include a son, Clayton A. Williamson of Florence; daughters, Portia K. Malott of Williamsburg, Ohio, Katherine Shumate of Villa Hills and Carol Ann Jones of Dry Ridge; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Bill J. Wilson, 61, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a printer for Dianagraphics in Norwood, Ohio, and a member of United Paper Workers Union.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Wilson; a daughter, Vicki Wilson of Florence; a sister, Joyce West of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Amis-Baker Cemetery, Ricetown. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
