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Date of these obituaries: 04-05-2000
John 'Mike' Guenther, loving father, gardener, served on Edgewood Council
John "Mike" Guenther didn't need the limelight to perform as a member of the Edgewood City Council, as a sheet metal worker or as a crossing guard.
Mr. Guenther wanted to better his family and his community, said a daughter, Nancy Woeste of Edgewood.
"He was a very loving, kind, man who would do anything for anyone," Mrs. Woeste said.
"He was soft-spoken. He was the kind who would stay in the background, but you knew where he stood."
Mr. Guenther, 80, of Edgewood, died Monday at his home. He was a retired sheet metal worker with Sheet Metal Workers Union Local No. 24.
A Covington native, Mr. Guenther served as a member of the Edgewood City Council during the 1960s. He was a member of St. Pius X Church in Edgewood and the Monte Carlo Club, and was a former crossing guard with Edgewood schools. His wife, Mildred Guenther, died in 1989.
As a council member, Mr. Guenther wanted his growing community to preserve greenspace for families, his daughter said. He became a crossing guard during his retirement because he enjoyed being around children, Mrs. Woeste said.
Mr. Guenther was an excellent gardener who raised green beans, corn and potatoes to feed his family, Mrs. Woeste said.
"He had a huge garden. He would feed us and then sell or give food away," Mrs. Woeste said.
"He was just a giving person."
Besides his daughter, Mr. Guenther is also survived by his sons, Denny Guenther and Greg Guenther, both of Edgewood, Jay Guenther of Taylor Mill and Jeff Guenther of Independence; daughters, Sandy Hoffer and Colleen Wright, both of Edgewood, and Joyce Summer of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Louise Nagelisen of Pinellas Park, Fla., and Mary Wilson of Edgewood; 20 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Stations of the Cross, in care of St. Pius X Church, 348 Dudley Road, Edgewood, Ky. 41017; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Cornelia Ballou, 81, of Florence, died Tuesday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Betty Brock, 71, of Covington, died at 4:01 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired assembler with Kenner Toy Co., Cincinnati, and a member of the Ludlow Hobo Club. Her husband, McKinley Brock, died in 1993. A daughter, Linda Sue Schmidt, died in 1989.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Brock of Covington; daughters, Sharon Reynolds of Bromley and Terri Atkins of Ludlow; seven grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Epilepsy Council of Greater Cincinnati, 895 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Robert L. Crouch, 59, of Burlington, died Tuesday at his home after an extended illness. He was a retired school counselor and educator with Boone County Schools, spending many years at Conner High School.
Survivors include his wife, Arline Crouch; a son, Carlin Crouch of Burlington; a daughter, Cara Crouch of Burlington; his mother, Virginia Crouch of Owingsville; a sister, Sharon Farmer of Frankfort; and a brother.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, and from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Richie Hunt Funeral Home, Owingsville. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Co., Cincinnati.
John P. "Jay" Flaherty Jr., 80, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Fort Thomas. He was a retired mechanic with Walker Ford, and a member of Bellevue Vets and Knights of Columbus Bishop Mulloy Council No. 1301. His wife, Helen Flaherty, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Dan Flaherty of Falmouth; a brother, Charles Flaherty of Covington; two grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Veterans Nursing Home, Volunteers, 1000 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Allie Geneva Hudson, 69, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 11:05 a.m. Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Kipton Hudson of Covington; daughters, Angie Stewart of Las Vegas and Kimberly King of Winfield, Texas; a brother, Hub ert Hudson of Peru, Ind.; a sister, Lucille Hudson of Peru; and nine grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Gertrude Mary Leick, 87, of Camp Springs, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a housekeeper.
Survivors include a brother, Albert Leick of Camp Springs; and sisters, Christine Greis of Fort Thomas, Rose Dunckley of Newport, Dorothy Cryer of California, Alma Ruschman of Camp Springs and Coletta Bucher of Bellevue.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Visitation will be from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church, 225 Four Mile Road, Camp Springs, Ky. 41059; Camp Springs First Response Team, in care of the Camp Springs Fire Department, Camp Springs, Ky. 41059; or the charity of the donor's choice.
John W. "Bill" Mastin, 72, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a retired service technician for ADT and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Mastin; sons, Philip Mastin of Verona, Gregg Mastin of Latonia and Paul Mastin of Petersburg; sisters, Jo Maury and Ruth Kiger, both of Lexington, Rebecca Barth of Cincinnati and Dorcas Straman of Fort Mitchell; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children, P. O. Box 749, Versailles, Ky. 40383; or Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. Ohio Cremation and Memorial Society, Milford, Ohio, is handling arrangements.
Arlettie "Artie" Martin Peel, 89, of Covington, died Saturday at Communicare of Clifton Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a member of Crucifixion Baptist Church.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Mausoleum, Taylor Mill.
Marie B. Seaman, 88, of Catlett, Va., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died at 1:55 p.m. Monday at Warrenton, Va., Overlook Comprehensive Care. She was a retired bookkeeper. Her husband, Forrest Charles Seaman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen F. Poe of Mount Airy, Md.; sisters, Gertrude Wilson of Anderson, Ind., and Lurline Arnett of Louisville; three grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
