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Date of these obituaries: 04-21-2000
Hot-air ballooning buoyed Mildred Brell of Maysville
Mildred Rose Voet Brell, a hot-air ballooning enthusiast who ran a Maysville funeral home with her husband for almost 40 years, died Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.
She was 75.
Hot-air ballooning was something Mrs. Brell always wanted to try, said her youngest daughter, Colleta Hamilton of Maysville. When one of Mrs. Brell's daughters started dating a man who had a balloon, she got her opportunity.
"She was pretty much addicted after that," Ms. Hamilton said.
Mrs. Brell filled her home with hot-air balloon collectibles. She wore hot-air balloon T-shirts and had enough hot-air balloon Christmas ornaments to decorate an entire tree.
She took rides in her son-in-law's balloon up until a few years ago, her daughter said.
Born in Dayton and raised in Bellevue, Mrs. Brell moved with her husband to Maysville in 1961 to open Brell and Son Funeral Home. She spent much of her time there, answering phones and helping with the operation of the company.
When her husband, James Andrew Brell, died in 1997, she took over as full owner.
Mrs. Brell also raised seven children while helping run the family business. And she stayed active in the community, Ms. Hamilton said.
Mrs. Brell was a Girl Scout as a youth and continued to be involved with the organization as a leader. With six daughters, she ended up working with the Girl Scouts for 40 years, Ms. Hamilton said.
She was also a member of St. Patrick Church, Maysville; Business and Professional Women's Club, Maysville; Outgoing Working Ladies Club, Maysville; Mason County Homemakers; Kentucky Central National Historical Society; and Aberdeen, Ohio, Lions Club. She was a former secretary of the Newport Merchants Association, while her husband worked at the Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home there.
Other survivors include a son, James Andrew Brell Jr. of Maysville; daughters, Pat Brell-Wade of Nicholasville, Connie Beckett of Lake Worth, Fla., Doris Strode of Maysville, Helen Brell of Signal Mountain, Tenn., and Judy Nichols of Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Ruth Ann Voet of Alexandria; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Church, Maysville. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Monday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, with prayers at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Maysville.
Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick Church, 110 E. Third St., Maysville, Ky. 41056; Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056; or Women's Crisis Center, 111 E. Third S t., Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Leroy "Nobby" Hall III, 19, of Milton, Fla., formerly of Covington, died in an automobile accident Wednesday in Milton. Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Morris "Bud" Hatfield, 89, of Park Hills, died at 6:25 a.m. Friday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia.
He was a retired machinist for American Laundry Co.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Wernsing Hatfield; sons, Monte Hatfield of Charlottesville, Va., and Dennis "Smokey" Hatfield of Covington; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren .
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, with visitation from 11 a.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to South Side Baptist Church Elevator Fund, 1501 Holman St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Roselyn Mary Raaker Hunkemoeller, 84, of Newport, died at 1:40 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 566 2, Newport.
Her husband, John E. Hunkemoeller, died in 1984. Survivors include daughters, Mary Lynn Hunkemoeller of Newport and Joan Racke of Crestview Hills; a son, John "Jack" Hunkemoeller of West Chester, Ohio; a sister, Margaret Diskin of Newport; a brother, William Raaker of New port; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, with prayers there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075, or Holy Spirit School Tuition Assistance Program, 840 Washington St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Christina A. Marrero, 26, of Florence, died Wednesday in an automobile accident at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Ky. 14 in Verona. She was a special-education teacher at Gallatin County Upper Elementary School in Warsaw.
Survivors include her husband, Christopher Marrero; her parents, Joseph and Sonia Acevedo of Brooklyn, N.Y.; brothers, Michael Acevedo of Wichita, Kan., and Paul Acevedo and Matthew Aceve do of Brooklyn.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Joseph G. Duffy Funeral Home, Brooklyn. Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Upper Elementary School, 201 Center Ave., Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Rachel M. McCalla, 23, of Erlanger, died Wednesday in an auto mobile accident at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Ky. 14 in Verona. She was a fourth-grade teacher at Gallatin County Upper Elementary School in Warsaw and attended Cawood Friendship Baptist Church in Cawood and Victory Baptist Church in Batavia, Ohio.
Survivors include her mother, Debra McCalla of Cawood; her father, Steven L. McCalla of Batavia, Ohio; and grandparents, Elsie Osborne of Cawood and Paul and Betty McCalla of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Cawood Friendship Baptist Church, Cawood, with visitation from 9 a.m. Burial will be in Res thaven Cemetery, Keith. Anderson Laws Funeral Home, Harlan, is handling arrangements.
William Mearns Quinlin, 53, of Augusta, died Friday at his home. Survivors include a son, Raymond Quinlin of Fostoria, Ohio; daughters, Billie Joe Quinlin and Dawn Quinlin of Fostoria, Ohio; brothers, Charles Robert Quinlin, James E. Quinlin, Bennie Lee Quinlin and Johnny Ray Quin lin of Augusta; sisters, Joyce Jett and Bonnie Kiskaden of Augusta; half-brothers, Tommy Bogart and Edgar Quinlin of Florida; a half- sister, Fern Merkel of Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta, with visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie High way, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Frances Schumann, 82, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at Lakeside Health Care Center in Highland Heights.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Therese Church, Southgate, where she was in the Altar Society, and of Southgate Super Seniors, Southgate Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and Southgate Opti Mrs. Club.
Her husband, Edward "Sonny" Schumann, died in 1997. Survivors include a daughter, Lorena Beckel hymer of Butler; a son, Edward Schumann of Melbourne; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Edna Vest Stephenson, 82, of Walton, died at 1:18 p.m. Friday at Grant Manor Health Care Center in Williamstown.
She formerly worked for Stephenson Brothers Locker Plant, Walton, and was a member of First Baptist Church, Walton.
Three husbands, James Robert Reynolds, Clay Kerns and Omer Lee Stephenson, all preceded her in death. A daughter, Bobbie Jean Reynolds Glenn, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a stepson, Ricky Lee Stephenson of Florence; three grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tues day at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Evelyn Lucille Thomas, 71, of Erlanger, died at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church, Covington. Her husband, Charles "Bill" Thomas Sr., died in 1986.
Survivors include sons, Mary Thomas of Florence and Bill Thomas Jr. of Kettering, Ohio; a brother, Terry Maddox of Texas; a sister, Madeline Rayburn of Tollesboro; and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, with visitation from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Donald A. Warner, 50, of Union, died Thursday at Jewish Hospital Kenwood in Cincinnati.
He was a truck driver for Kentucky Container and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Ramona Warner of Union; parents, Jack and Romona Warner of Lighthouse Point, Fla.; a daughter, Donna Robinson of St. Charles, Mo.; a son, Matthew Warner of Union; and a sister, Jackie Berning of Independence.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Timothy Church, Union. Memorials are suggested to St. Timothy Church, 10272 U.S. 42, Union, Ky., 41091, or Matthew 25 Ministries, 1425 Loveland-Madeira Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45243. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is in charge.
