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Date of these obituaries: 12-07-2000
Paul Harris, Post delivery man When it came to working with his hands, Paul E. Harris was a genius.
He could repair houses and roofs. He was a cook in the Army who knew how to prepare meals for big crowds. And he even found ways to wrap newspapers in plastic by opening the bags with air from a vacuum cleaner.
"My dad taught us what a work ethic is, " said a son, Jerry Harris of Alexandria.
"And my father was always supportive of us. He liked to joke and he loved to fish, but the main thing is that he was always there for us."
Mr. Harris, 82, of Dayton, died Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a newspaper delivery man with The Kentucky Post and the Enquirer, a member of Highland Hills Baptist Church in Fort Thomas, and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Paul Harris, preceded his in death.
Mr. Harris was born in Missouri but spent most of his life in Northern Kentucky. After World War II he helped several brothers who had a small restaurant in Cincinnati.
He later began delivering newspapers in Bellevue and Dayton.
"I threw many papers with him. He had the route as long as I can remember, " Jerry Harris said.
He said his father enjoyed his work and was a good family man who attended church regularly.
"He wasn't into sports, he was into church, " Jerry Harris said. "He was a good, firm fat her figure. But when it came to being gentle, that was him."
Besides his son, Mr. Harris is also survived by his wife, Audrey Rush-Harris; a daughter, Patty Ann Brown of Longmont; sons, Jerry Harris of Alexandria, Larry Har ris of Edgewood, Richard Harris of Dover, Del., Terry Harris of Edgewood; a stepson, Charles Rus h of California; stepdaughters, Susan Bray of Fort Thomas and Kathy Mattingly of Villa Hills; a brother, Joe Harris of Hammond, Ind.; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Highland Hills Baptist Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be at Floral Hills cemetery in Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Highland Hills Baptist Church, 638 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Becky Anne Fileccia, 3, of Sugar Hill, Ga., died Tuesday in Sugar Hill.
Survivors include her parents, David and Stacy Fileccia; a sister, Justina Fileccia at home; a brother, Dylan Fileccia at home; grandparents, Charlotte and Gene Salyers of Fairborn, Ohio, Jim and Charla Fileccia of Dayton, Ohio, and Marianne and Larry Harris of Mount Dora, Fla.; and great-grandparents, Dorothy Moore of Florence, Katherine Colley of Columbus, Ohio, and Florence Felix of St. Claire Shores, Mont.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Prince of Peace Church, Buford, Ga. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, with prayers at 4:30 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Epilepsy Foundation, 4351 Garden City Drive, Landover, Md. 20785.
William Daniel Hardy, 65, of Maysville, died at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday at his daughter's home in Mount Olivet. He was a retired retail sales manager in Cincinnati, and a Marine Corps and Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Lee Adkins Hardy of Cincinnati; a daughter, Melissa J.L. Smithers of Mount Olivet; sons, William David Hardy of Sunman, Ind., and Harold F. Hardy of Goshen, Ohio; his mother, Adel aide Brackett Skirvin of Cincinnati; a brother, Fred Fox of Williamsburg, Ohio; sisters, Debbie Brehem of Loveland, Ohio, and Luann Reilly of Eaton, Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Graceland Memorial Gardens Chapel, Milford, Ohio. Entombment will be in Graceland Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Kain & Kabler Funeral Home, Mount Olivet, is handling arrangements.
Katherine A. Howe, 91, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at Woodcrest Manor in Elsmere. She was a homemaker and a member of Dry Ridge Baptist Church. Her husband, Harry Howe, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, Harry Wayne Howe of Williamstown, and Carl Lee Howe and Clyde E. "Pete" Howe, both of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Betty Webster of Dry Ridge; sisters, Hildreth Arnold of Brooksville, Ohio, and Frances Mitts of Dry Ridge; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
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 Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Dry Ridge Baptist Church, 19 Broadway, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Eugene C. Johnson, 84, of Demossville, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati. He was a mechanic, an Army veteran, and a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Brooksville. His wife, Dorothy Debruler Johnson, died in 1982.
Survivors include daughters, Jean E. Grissom of Augusta, Ella Louise Lawson and Glenda Mason, both of Dayton, and Lula Belle Slone of Demossville; a brother, Clarence Johnson of Wilder; a sister, Louella Moorhead of Brooksville; 15 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
John G. Kalker, 94, of Taylor Mill, died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday at his son's home in Edgewood. He was a retired machinist for R. A. Jones Co. His wife, Bernice M. Kalker, died in 1992.
Survivors include a son, John "Jack" Kalker of Edgewood; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Benedict Church, 338 E. 17th St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington is handling arrangements.
James Joseph Kennedy, 74, of Erlanger, died Nov. 30 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., after a brief illness. He was a retired clinical laboratory supervisor for Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a volunteer for the Erlanger Life Squad, Kids Helping Kids, the Florida State Park System and the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport Ambassadors.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Tillman Kennedy; sons, James Dennis Kennedy of Raleigh, N .C., Dr. Daniel Joseph Kennedy of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Michael Patrick Kennedy of Atlanta, Ga.; daughters, Marilee Kennedy Popolizio of Raleigh and Christine Kennedy Michels of Erlanger; a brother, Thomas Kennedy of Fort Mitchell; sisters, Katherine Bain of Erlanger, Mary Kruetzkamp, Ellen Meihaus and Ruth Kennedy, all of Fort Mitchell; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, Texas 75231. Akin-Davis Funeral Home, Fort Myers, is handling arrangements.
James E. Lawson, 48, of Bellevue, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a refrigeration technician for So-Low Environmental Equipment Co., Cincinnati. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue, and the Army Reserve in Fort Thomas.
Survivors include his wife, Vicki Gubser Lawson of Bellevue; daughters, Holly Lawson and Stephanie Lawson, both of Bellevue; brothers, Carl Lawson of Bellevue and Raymond Lawson of Cincinnati; and a sister, Mary Ann Samples of London.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Wilder. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Marion R. Rockwell MacDowell, 74, of Blanco, Texas, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at her daughter's home in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of All Faith Chapel, Blanco. She also served as food chairman of the Blanco Good Samaritan Center for many years.
Survivors include her husband, Hubert "Mac" MacDowell; a son, J. J. MacDowell of Plano; daughters, Eloise Smith of Irving, Texas, and Susan Turner of Fort Thomas; a sister, Eloise Engel of State College, Pa.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Blanco Good Samaritan Center, P. O. Box 298, Blanco, Texas 78606.
Linvel Richardson, 77, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a farmer and a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Dry Ridge, where he was a trustee for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Dues Richardson; daughters, Jean Clemons and Sue Davis, both of Dry Ridge; a sister, Mary Estes of Florence; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will b e from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Pleasant View cemetery Trust Fund, 7910 Napoleon Road-Zion Station, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Connie L. Robertson, 44, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was an employee of Band & Tag Co., Newport.
Survivors include her parents, William and Margaret Walters.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Delores Shields, 57, of Hebron, died at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a homemaker. A son, Paul Duane Shields, died in 1987.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Shields; a daughter, Cindy Smallwood at home; sisters, Leola Green of Hebron, Goldie Freeman, Mary McDaniel and Jean Mullins, all of Union, Joy Holt of Sparta and Kathy Sawyer of London; brothers, David Rowe of Walton and Clinton Rowe of Burlington; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, Hemophilia Fund, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Sondra Jean Toensmeyer, 36, of Demossville, died Tuesday on Highway 177 in Pendleton County of injuries suffered in an auto accident.
Survivors include her husband, John Toensmeyer; a son, Matthew Toensmeyer of Demossville; daughters, Sara Toensmeyer and Tara Toensmeyer, both of Demossville; a sister, Sheila Slocum of Demossville; her mother, Norma Jean Hughes of Chicago; her father, Jerry Fisk of Fiskburg; and a grandmother, Evelyn Marie Griffin of Demossville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin t here at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Fred Valentine, 82, of Williamstown, died at 6 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
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 c arpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. Wesselman; a sister, Phyllis Bethtold of Fort Wright; half-sisters, Carrie Centers of Hebron, Loretta Hudgens of Dandridge, Tenn., and Kathleen Griffin of Burlington; and half-brothers, Richard Seifert and Donald Seifert, both of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Paul Church, Florence. Burial was in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, handled arrangements.
Irene West, 81, of Dayton, died at 2:54 p.m. Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, William Homer West, died in 1979.
Survivors include sons, Eric West of Morning View, Earl Pennington of Pensacola, Fla., Paul Pennington of Portage, Ind., and James Pennington of Flint, Mich.; daughters, Roberta Larison of Morning View and Brenda Smith of Independence; brothers, Frank Powers of Brooksville and Bing Powers of Erlanger; a sister, Anna Rose McCoy of Covington; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
