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Date of these obituaries: 02-07-2000
Gene Schulkers, union president
Gene Schulkers of Fort Thomas was generous with his time, doting on his family, serving as union president for fellow workers at the Cincinnati Enquirer and volunteering as an exercise instructor at the Campbell County YMCA.
But the 50-year-old Mr. Schulkers did not ask much from others.
So when he fell ill Wednesday evening after arriving at St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas for choir practice, he quietly dialed 911 for help.
Mr. Schulkers was taken to St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas and then transferred to University Hospital in Cincinnati, where he died of a brain aneurysm Thursday night.
Today, Mr. Schulkers and his wife, Mary Schulkers, would have celebrated 30 years of marriage.
"He was very outgoing. He loved people. He loved being with people," said Mrs. Schulkers.
"The minute he met you, you felt like he was your best friend.
"He loved his kids and his grandchildren dearly. He was very proud of them all."
Mr. Schulkers was born and reared in Dayton. He worked in production at the Cincinnati Enquirer for 26 years.
At the time of his death, Mr. Schulkers was president of the Teamsters Local 1717 Mailers Union.
Vice president Jim Ruth knew Mr. Schulkers 25 years.
"He was a leader that you could depend on," Mr. Ruth said.
"He was also a friend."
In addition, Mr. Schulkers was active with the Teamsters Joint Council No. 26. He was assistant to the president, recording secretary and co-chair of the group's Political Action Committee.
"He was a friend and a very active labor leader," said Roger Insprucker, president of the joint council.
Survivors include a daughter, Christy Finfrock of Fort Thomas; sons, David Schulkers of Cold Spring and Daniel Schulkers of Fort Thomas; his father, Eugene Schulkers of Dayton; a sister, Lenora "Sis" Mocciola of Dayton; brothers, Ronald Schulkers of Erlanger and Irvin Schulkers of Newport; and two grandchildren, Tyler Owens and Kyle Finfrock, both of Fort Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Fort Thomas with prayers at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Stephen cemetery in Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Church Building Fund, St. Thomas Choir, 26 E. Villa Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or St. Bernard School, 401 Berry Ave., Dayton, Ky., 41074.
Mary S. Burnette Beaman, 89, of Latonia, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington. She was a retired message processor with Western Union Co. in Cincinnati and a member of Latonia Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Edward Beaman of Strathroy, Ontario, Canada; a daughter, Betty Sue Hines of Lexington; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Donald Spencer Blackburn, 64, of Reseda, Calif., formerly of Falmouth, died Tuesday at his home. He was a millwright with Chandler Lumber Yard and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Blackburn of Delmar, Calif.; sons, Donald W. Blackburn of Yakima, Wash., Terry Blackburn of Reseda and David Blackburn of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; sisters, Emma Raney and Dorothy Garrison, both of Florence, Ann Parrott of Covington, Frances Raney of Burlington and Lucille Kennedy of Charlotte, N.C.; brothers, James Blackburn of Florence and Allen Blackburn of Burlington.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Gum Lick Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Mary Evelyn Furnish, 66, of Burlington, died Saturday at her home. She was a retired licensed practical nurse.
Survivors include sons, Jerry Furnish of Tallahassee, Fla., Mike Furnish of Florence and John Scott Furnish of Elsmere; daughters, Ann Marie Allen of Covington and Kathy Hodges of Burlington; a brother, Jim Downing of Cincinnati; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Building Fund, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Raymond C. Gaskins, 80, of Newport, died at 8:20 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired public works employee for the City of Newport. His wife, Frances Dolonce Gaskins, died in 1987.
Survivors include daughters, Franny Rae Panko of Elsmere and Birdie Ann Mills of Manchester; a son, Rick Gaskins of Newport; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to New Hope Christian Center, 943 Central Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Charles W. "Buck" Gossett, 82, of Newport, died Friday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired bartender with Lawler Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662, Newport, where he was a member.
Survivors include sisters, Jewell Weber of Fort Thomas and Betty Bauer of Newport; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday, with a noon VFW service. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Doris M. Grissom, 81, of Bellevue, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired observation deck hostess with Carew Tower in downtown Cincinnati, and was a member of Bellevue Moose Lodge and Northern Kentucky Senior Citizens. Her husband, Robert Grissom, died in 1966.
Survivors include daughters, Lynn Dirks of Butler and Vonnie Davis of Erlanger; a son, Rob Grissom of Erlanger; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Ethel M. Baker Hall, 87, of Covington, died at 8:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Coving ton. She was a homemaker and a member of Uptown Church, Cincinnati, and a former member, band member and Sunday school teacher with the Salvation Army in Covington.
Survivors include sons, Andrew James Hall of Withamsville, Ohio, and Raymond Foster Hall of Akron, Ohio; daughters, Ann Snow of Taylor Mill, Charlene Hall of Albuquerque, N.M.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Uptown Church, 18 E. McMicken Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45210.
Winifred M. Kersting, 81, of Erlanger, died Saturday at Gallatin Health Care Center, Gallatin County. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Donald Kersting of Crescent Springs; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry Church, 3813 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, Ky. 41018. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Clydia Jane Parker Kurtz, 54, of Brooksville, died Jan. 31 at Maysville Extended Care Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Brooksville Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Harry R. Kurtz; a daughter, Cheri Heater of Augusta; a son, Mickey Kurtz of Brooksville; her parents, Clyde S. Parker and Edna Lenox Parker, both of Lenoxburg; a sister, Mary E. Hall of Lenoxburg; and one grandson.
Services were Thursday at cemetery Chapel Christian Church, Lenoxburg. Burial was in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, handled arrangements
Dolores K. O'Day, 92, of Dayton, died Friday at her home. She was a timekeeper with the Wadsworth Watchcase Co. and an Avon saleswoman, and a member of the Dayton Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, the Dayton Lions Club Auxiliary and the Dayton Ladies Club. Her husband, George P. "Odie" O'Day, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Ronald Dapper of Villa Hills and Michael O'Day of Dayton; a sister, Verna Woolum of Salt Lake City; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard Church, St. Bernard Church, Fifth and Berry Sts., Dayton, Ky. 41074; or the Dayton Fire Department, 514 Sixth Ave., Dayton, Ky. 41074.
Flora Ruschman Roberts, 92, of Fort Thomas, died at 12:15 a.m. Thursday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Carl Ruschman, died in 1942.
Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Hafele of Fort Thomas; four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was Saturday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Bernstein Allergy Group and Clinical Research, 10495 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, handled arrangements.
Stacey Sorrell, 40, of Falmouth, died Friday in New Mexico. She was a driver with Griffin Industries, Averett Co. and M&S; Carriers in Memphis, Tenn.
Survivors include a son, Bryan Sorrell of Falmouth; a daughter, Brandy Sorrell of Falmouth; and her mother, Fletchie Sorrell of Falmouth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Brandon Spegal, 20, of Dry Ridge, died at 12:55 a.m. Saturday at Ford's Mill Road in Dry Ridge of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a 1997 graduate of Grant County High School, where he was a varsity baseball player. He was an employee of CBS Personnel Services.
Survivors include his mother, Lisa Martini Finn of Burlington; his father, James R. Spegal of Dry Ridge; a sister, Stacey Spegal of Burlington; a brother, Nickolaus Finn of Burlington; grandparents, Ray and Fay Spegal of Dry Ridge, and Joseph and Mary Martini of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; and great-grandmother, Laverne Spegal of Williamstown.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Grant County High School Baseball Boosters, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Margaret Finley Stalnaker, 84, of Butler, died Friday at River Valley Nursing Home in Butler. She was a retired employee of the Internal Revenue Service and a member of Chapel of Praise Church, Falmouth. She was a former librarian, pastor's secretary and mission worker with the church. Her first husband, John O. Finley, died in 1968. Her second husband, Ralph Stalnaker, died in 1980. A son, John "Butch" Finley, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Pat Antrobus and Connie Morgan, both of Butler; a brother, Paul Fossett of Erlanger; 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Chapel of Praise Church, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Jane Stegeman, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Altar Guild and the Episcopal Church Women group at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Fort Thomas. She was a past president of the Holly Hill Children's Home and a member of the Fort Thomas Garden Club.
Survivors include a son, Robert Stegeman of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Marjorie S. Tyler of Niles, Mich.; a brother, William D. Littleford of New York City; a sister, Marjorie L. Ross of Fort Thomas; six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Andrews Church. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Andrews Church Book of Remembrance, 3 Chalfant Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, 3333 Sanibel-Captiva Road, P. O. Box 839, Sanibel, Fla. 33957.
Charles E. Steiner, 86, of Dry Ridge, died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. He was a retired postal clerk at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and a member of Sand Run Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. He was a member of Hebron Masonic Lodge and a World War II veteran. His wife, Louise Davis Steiner, died in 1985.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorris J. Melton of Dry Ridge; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Sand Run Baptist Church, 1327 North Bend Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048; or Gideons International, 500 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Charles Velissarios, 82, of Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly of Falmouth, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired federal auditor and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Elaine Meeks Velissarios, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Marianne Fisher of Madison, S.D.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Jim Wallace, 63, of Cincinnati, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a retired welder with Rotex Co. in Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Olive Maud Bradford Wallace; a daughter, Cindy Fox of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; a son, Michael Henson of Lawrenceburg; and a brother, Albert Wallace of Thompson, Ga.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster. Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Zoo, 3400 Vine St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
Donald "Jimmy" Welte, 67, of Maysville, died Sunday at Maysville Extended Care Center in Maysville.
Arrangements are pending at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta.
Jimmie Ellen Williams, 85, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
