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Date of these obituaries: 01-06-2000
Lucy Brandenburg, loved outdoors
Lucy Seale Brandenburg could do anything, said her daughter-in-law, Nancy Helton.
She canned her own foods, made her husband's T-shirts and was strong enough at 84 to draw a bucket of well water by herself. And the Booneville, Ky., native knew almost everything about Kentucky history, Mrs. Helton said.
"A world of knowledge died when she died," Mrs. Helton said.
Mrs. Brandenburg, of Taylor Mill, died early Tuesday morning at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a homemaker, a member of the Boone County Quilting Club and a former member of the Boone County Homemakers. She was 84.
Mrs. Branden lived on and took care of 38 acres in Constance on Ky. 8 for more than 50 years. She laughed at her son and daughter-in-law for stockpiling food and water in case of Y2K problems.
"She thought we were so stupid," Mrs. Helton said, laughing.
Mrs. Bradenburg had a love of the outdoors and a love for white cats. She liked to sit by a creek and read or just do anything outside. Even when she got sick she would sit in the yard and pull weeds, Mrs. Helton said.
"It didn't take much to make her happy...as long as she had her cats and the outdoors," Mrs. Helton said.
Mrs. Brandenburg's husband, Wallace P. "Red" Brandenburg, died in 1980. A son, Carl Edward Brandenburg, also preceded her in death.
Other survivors include a son, Don Helton of Taylor Mill; a sister, Ruth Best of Beavercreek, Ohio; a brother, Ed Seale of Somerset; one grandson; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Fairhaven Rescue Mission, 260 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or to charity.
Ervin J. Nutter, funded UK professorships, facilities
Businessman-philanthropist Ervin J. Nutter, who donated $3.5 million to establish professorships and building athletic facilities at the University of Kentucky, died at his home Wednesday after a long illness.
He was 85.
Nutter had suffered heart problems that led to a series of strokes, said his son, Bob.
"He'd had good recovery from the last stroke," his son said. "He'd been home since early December and was up and talking, so this was rather sudden."
Funeral services will be private.
Nutter, a mechanical engineer, founded Elano Corp. in Xenia, Ohio, about 15 miles east of Dayton. In 1985, he sold his interest in the company, which fabricates metal parts for jet airplanes.
A University of Kentucky alumnus, Nutter is a member of the university's Hall of Distinguished Alumni. He and his wife, Zoe, donated $1 million to establish professorships in mechanical engineering, $1 million to help build the E.J. Nutter Football Training Facility and $1.5 million for the Nutter Field House.
"It's fair to say that the University of Kentucky just lost one of the best friends we ever had," associate athletics director Kathy DeBoer said.
"Erv loved us, supported us and gave to us generously, yet he was always challenging us to be better," she said. "He believed in education and felt a strong athletics program was a good recruiting tool for a university."
In July, the Nutters donated $1 million to help build a learning and research center at the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton.
They also had donated $1.3 million for the Miami Valley Prep School Science Center. He had served on the board of trustees for Wright State in Dayton, Ohio, and he donated more than $1.5 million to build the sports and entertainment hall that opened there in 1990.
Rheuben P. Bluford, 74, of Mays Lick, died at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Lexington. He was a retired employee of Browning Manufacturing and Kendall Heating companies, a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Maysville, and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Darrell Bluford, died in 1996.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Lofton Bluford; daughters, Vicki Marshall of Cincinnati, April Bluford of Maysville, Laverne Bluford and Deborah Allen, both of Mays Lick; a son, Rheuben P. Bluford Jr. of Mays Lick; a stepson, Preston Porter of Lexington; brothers, Eugene Bluford and Jasper Bluford, both of Maysville, and Houston Bluford of Baltimore, Md.; sisters, Elizabeth Lail of Cincinnati and Flora Thomas, Ruby Holmes and Betty Jo Moore, all of Maysville; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church, Maysville. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. A fellowship meal will follow services at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Brenda Ann Coppage, 46, of Walton, died Tuesday at her home. She was an evening supervisor with Riverside Nursing Home in Cincinnati and a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Independence.
Survivors include her parents, Gene Coppage and Jessie Stephenson Coppage, both of Walton ; sisters, Linda Jean Best of Villa Hills and Vicky Lynn Hale of Pensacola, Fla.; and brothers, Rick Coppage of Ryland Heights and Rob Coppage of Walton.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Brenda L. Gerretson, 32, of Williamstown, died Tuesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
William Glenn "Bill" Jett, 67, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer. A daughter, Glenda Rose Cole, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Timothy Wayne Jett and William Allen Jett, both of Harrison County; daughters, Rebecca Ann Coy, Julie Ann Cole and Tracey Lynn Jett, all of Harrison County, and Mattie Ellen Russell of Scott County; 24 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the funeral home.
Eudelia Mae "Dayde" Carwile Kirchhoff, 76, of Houston, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at her home. She was a past president of St. Luke Hospital Auxiliary and Holly Hill Children's Home and was a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Place. Her husband, Martin Roy Kirchhoff, died in 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Ann Kirchhoff Long of Houston; and four grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Memorial Mission Mausoleum Chapel, Houston. Entombment will follow in Memorial Mission Mausoleum. Forest Park Funeral Home, Houston, handled arrangements.
Pricie L. McClure, 90, of Dry Ridge, died Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grant County.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sherman Full Gospel Assembly, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home in Dry Ridge, and from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Charles J. Muehlenkamp, 86, of Newport, died at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a civil engineer with United States Fidelity and Guarantee and Co. His wife, Alice Muehlenkamp, died in 1989.
Survivors include nieces, Joan Muehlenkamp-Gross of Fort Thomas and Sister Mary Peter Muehlenkamp, O.P. of Nashville, Tenn.; and nephew, Tom Muehlenkamp of Kenwood, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to charity. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Taylor Jean Nickell, 4 months, daughter of John and Trisha Marie Linville Nickell of Ezel, died Tuesday in West Liberty.
Other survivors include a sister, Destiny Marie, at home; grandparents, James and Betty Linville of Maysville; and great-grandmothers, Sarah Linville of Maysville and Christine Marie Fields of Brooksville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery.
William Northcut, 69, of Walton, died Wednesday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Charles F. Ottis, 75, of Independence, died at 9:58 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired truck driver with Teamsters Union Local No. 100 in Cincinnati and Local No. 104 in Phoenix. Mr. Ottis was a member of J. B. Court Masonic Lodge No. 437 in Withamsville, Ohio; the Scottish Rites of both Covington and Phoenix; the Cincinnati Shriners; and the Cincinnati Retired Teamsters Club. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Frances "Frankie" Holliday Ottis, died in 1993. A daughter, Ruth Tomanicek, and sons, Jack Burton and Bobby Burton, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Burton of Independence and Betty Evans of Gulfport, Miss.; sons, Kelson Burton of Independence, Alfred Burton of Elsmere, Charles Burton of Richwood and Harold Burton of Carrollton; sisters, Ciss Feldman of Cincinnati, Susan Adkinson of Ross, Ohio, and June Kuhn of Bright, Ind.; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Janet L. Reynolds, 55, of Dayton, died at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Reynolds; daughters, Margery Byrd of Erlanger and Dedra Klei of Cincinnati; brothers, Gene Nelson of Florence and Paul Nelson of Marietta, Ga.; a sister, Deborah Napier of Newport; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Fred Richie, 81, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at Edgemont Manor Nursing Home in Cynthiana.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Selma Mae Setters, 76, of Union, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Cal Setters, died in 1968. A son, William Setters, died in 1984.
Survivors include sons, Alfred Setters of Union, Walter Setters of LaGrange and Samuel Setters of Covington; daughters, Frances Olson of Greenville, Ga., Betty Hodges of Burlington and Barbara Gripshover of Union; a brother, Clyde Slayback of Dry Ridge; 18 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Lawrence J. Talbert, 56, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. He was a truck driver with the Thomas Trucking Inc. in Cincinnati and was a part of the Thomas Racing car racing team. He was a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his mother, Myrtle Kay Talbert of Newport; brothers, Terrance Talbert of Cincinnati and Robert Michael Talbert of Newport; and sisters, LaVerne Hoskins of Garden Grove, Calif., and Irene Dutle of Newport.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Mr. Talbert bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Emma E. Thiem, 98, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bellevue, died Tuesday at Western Hills Retirement Village in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of the Altar Society at St. Anthony Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include daughters, JoAnn Allspach of Houston and Marian Jacobs of Cincinnati; a son, Richard Thiem of Highland Heights; 12 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:0 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Raymond R. Vincent, 79, of Florence, died Wednesday at Wesley Hall Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
