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Date of these obituaries: 03-01-1999
Ex-Butler mayor William O. Harrison, ran ice cream store, youth hangout
William Ollis Harrison Jr. was not a pharmacist, but he had the right prescription for getting along with youngsters.
'It was the place to go,' Mr. Harrison's daughter, Betty Dunn, of Butler, said of the store operated by her father, next door to the old Butler High School. 'He practically raised many of the kids,' she said.
Mr. Harrison, 83, of Butler, died Friday in St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Mr. Harrison's place was called the 'drug store' because it had once been a pharmacy, but under his ownership it was more of an ice cream shop. 'He had a soda fountain and a back room where everybody danced. His children and his grandchildren always had all the ice cream they could eat,' said Mrs. Dunn.
The inventory of the store also included over-the-counter medicines and sundries, but more than anything, it was a gathering place for the youngsters of the community, Mrs. Dunn said.
'His main interest was children. He hid them behind the counter sometimes when they skipped school, and when the boys went away to the service he kept in touch,' she said.
In addition to operating the store, from 1949 until the early 1980s, Mr. Harrison also served as the mayor and on city council in Butler.
'He was the mayor two or three times, off and on, and was on the council for 12 or 13 years,' his daughter said.
One of his key goals in city government, Mrs. Dunn said, was getting a medical doctor for the community. He was successful in that effort, she noted.
In his earlier years Mr. Harrison coached in Owen County, and also farmed and worked at a tobacco warehouse, Mrs. Dunn said.
Mr. Harrison had been retired for the last several years. He was a former member of the Butler Lions Club and a member of Butler Baptist Church.
His wife, Mildred Harrison, died in 1990.
In addition to Mrs. Dunn, survivors include daughter Joy Greenwell, of Butler; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Butler Baptist Church, Butler, Ky. 41006; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Dr. Norman Adair, 85, of Covington, died at 7:15 p.m. Friday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. He was a radiologist with a private practice in Covington, a president of the Campbell-Kenton Medical Society, and a former Fort Mitchell city councilman.
Dr. Adair was a member of the board of directors of Peoples Liberty Bank, and a member of the Radiological Society of North America and the American College of Radiology. He was a Kentucky Medical Society counselor for eight years, a president of the Greater Cincinnati Radiology Society, and a member of the Fort Mitchell Country Club. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Beimdick Adair; a son, N. Douglas Adair of Knoxville, Tenn.; daughters, Barbara Roach of Boulder, Colo., and Sara Sperry of Evergreen, Colo.; a sister, Ola Mae Lantow of Tulsa, Okla.; four grandchildren and six great- grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Park Cemetery, Carthage, Mo. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Gertrude Blakely, 93, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. She was a retired secretary with Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, and a member of St. Charles Community Chapel, Fort Wright.
She was a past president of the Blessed Sacrament Church St. Mary Altar Society and was an tireless volunteer. Her husband, Archibald Blakely, died in 1962. A son, Paul Blakely, died in 1970. A daughter, Nancy Lahner, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Blakely of Fort Mitchell; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center Chapel, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Edward B. Broerman, 98, of Villa Hills, died Friday at Grant Manor nursing home in Dry Ridge. He was a retired employee of Auto Manufacturing Co. and was a former state employee. His wife, Marcella Broerman, died in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter, Beatrice Eith of Villa Hills; two grandsons and one great-grandson.
Memorial Mass will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Xavier Church, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Marianne Case, 46, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a waitress with Chef Henry's restaurant in Newport.
Survivors include sons, Jimmy Case and Philip Case, both of Lexington, and Jerry Russell of Covington; sisters, Diane Cole of Falmouth, Brenda Martin of Naples, Fla., Rose Mofford of Dayton and Linda Thorne of Newport; brothers, Butch Russell of Conroe, Texas, Charles Russell of Newport, Joe Russell of Ludlow, Kenny Rusell and Ray Russell, both of Covington; three grandchildren and her fiance, Gary Klare of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the Marianne Case Memorial Fund, 241 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Mary Lorraine 'Rainey' Heck Cruse, 75, of Newport, died Sunday at Ivy Woods Care Center, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Shirlye C. Dunn, 83, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of First Church of Christ, Burlington. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution and Boone County Senior Citizens. Her husband, Raymond E. Dunn, died in 1974.
Survivors include sons, Edwin Verne Dunn and Richard E. Dunn, both of Florence; five grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Church of Christ, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, with Eastern Star services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to First Church of Christ, 6080 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
John A. Essex, 69, of West Chester, Ohio, died Thursday at Mercy Fairfield Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a prep cook with the McDonald's restaurant in Fairfield and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cincinnati. He was a member of the Price Hill CB Club, and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a prisoner of war.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Missionary Fund, 8250 Cornell Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Charles J. Fugazzi Jr., 85, of Edgewood, died Saturday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. He was a retired tool and die maker with Libel-Flarsheim Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Fugazzi; daughters, Theresa Dwyer and Mary Weltzer, both of Edgewood; sons, Joe Fugazzi of Fort Mitchell and Charlie Fugazzi of Crittenden; sisters, Millie Czirr of Latonia, Sister Evelyn Fugazzi of Little Rock, Ark., and Elizabeth McCrosky of Doylestown, Pa.; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Delbert Hacker, 71, of Corinth, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth.
Golda Mae Huber, 94, of Minerva, died at 7:15 a.m. Sunday at Maysville Extended Care Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Lawrence Creek Christian Church, Minerva.
Survivors include sisters, Etheleen O'Neill of Lexington and Thelma Weaver of Maysville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Frank Pierce 'Boss' Irvin, 71, of Paris, died Sunday at Bourbon Heights nursing home in Paris. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include brothers, Russell Irvin and Henry Clay Irvin, both of Cynthiana, and Charles Irvin and Parker Douglas Irvin, both of Paris.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Paris Cemetery.
Vernon E. Jenkins, 84, of Covington, died at 2:50 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired supervisor with Cambridge Tile Manufacturers, Cincinnati, a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 3662 in Newport, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lenora F. Malone Jenkins; a daughter, Linda F. Merz of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Lowell Ray Lovelace, 88, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at Harmony Health Care Center in Cincinnati. He was a retired farmer, a former school bus driver and self-employed carpenter. He was a member of the Knoxville Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Isabelle Taylor Lovelace; sons, Gaylon Lovelace of Elsmere and Thomas Michael Lovelace of Narrowsburg, N.Y.; a daughter, Cheryl Ruthman of Cincinnati; 11 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services were this morning at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Burial was in Butler Cemetery.
Robert W. Lutkenhoff, 76, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a carpenter with H. B. Lutkenhoff & Sons Co. and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sons, Robert Lutkenhoff of Cincinnati and Steve Lutkenhoff of Fort Thomas; a sister, Clare Effler of Cincinnati; brothers, Donald Lutkenhoff of Alexandria and Walter Lutkenhoff of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky, 502 Fry St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Ida Mae McGuire, 91, of Florence, died Saturday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of the Walton Order of the Eastern Star and Elsmere Baptist Church. Her husband, Willis Russell McGuire, died in 1988.
Survivors include a brother, Oliver Skidmore of Erlanger.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Elsmere Baptist Church, 250 Garvey Ave., Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Virginia Lee Nie, 87, of Fort Wright, died at 8:05 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a homemaker and a volunteer nurse's aide at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a former member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and a former Red Cross volunteer. Her husband, Norbert George Nie, died in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Norbert Gregory Nie of Norwood, Ohio; a daughter, Marcy Deitmaring of Fort Mitchell; a brother, Elmo Tanner of Florence; a sister, Audrey McGuire of Tennessee; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 6 p.m. today at St. Charles Care Center. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Gertrude Rieger, 88, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bellevue, died Friday at Miami Haven Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Miami Haven Nursing Home, 5485 State Route 128, Cincinnati, Ohio 45002. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Blanche Lusby Rose, 89, of Owenton, died Thursday at her daughter's home in New Castle. She was a homemaker and a member of Richland Baptist Church in Owenton. Her husband, Harrison Rose, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Kemper of New Castle; a brother, Russell Lusby of Cincinnati; two grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services were at noon today at McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Richland Baptist Church, Hwy. 227, Owenton, Ky. 40359; or Hospice of Louisville, 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, Ky 40205.
Louise A. Ross, 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bellevue, died Thursday at Harmony Court Nursing Home in Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Frank Ross of Bullhead City, Ariz.; a daughter, Betty Spain of Portland, Ore.; brothers, Carl Rogg of Dayton and Edwin Rogg of Bellevue; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Agnes Ruth Simpson, 73, of Covington, died at 3:33 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a former employee of Safeguard Co., Covington, and a member of Visalia Baptist Church. Her husband, Hugh Simpson, and a son, Vernon 'Gunny' Harris, both died in 1970.
Survivors include brothers, Charles Adams of Florence and Robert Adams of Independence; and sisters, Helen Camsler of Lakeside Park, Millie Huffman of Morning View, Virginia Hicks of Taylor Mill, Evelyn Darlington of Demossville, Vera Edgington of Latonia and Dorothy Williams of Crittenden.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
John Stewart Jr., 73, of Carrollton, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital. He was grand secretary for the state Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and a member of Browinski Rebekah Lodge No. 60; Independent Order of Odd Fellows No. 64; Carrollton American Legion and VFW posts; and Carrollton Wesleyan Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His first wife, Evelyn Bickers Stewart preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, G. Marie Stewart; a daughter, Scarlet Stewart of Oneonta, Ala.; sons, Terry Stewart of Turners Station and Larry Stewart of Winchester; stepsons, Thomas Buchanan and Bryan Buchanan, both of Madison, Ind., and Richard Buchanan of Flower Mound, Texas; a stepdaughter, Cindy Webster of Bedford; sisters, Mary W. Wright of Carrollton and Anita Crockett of Jekyll Island, Ala.; 10 grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Port Royal Cemetery.
Mary Madelene Walton, 96, of Florence, died at 8:07 a.m. Sunday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Belleview Baptist Church. Her husband, George H. Walton, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Robert L. Walton and Donald E. Walton, both of Burlington, and George Walton Jr. of Cottonwood, Ariz.; a brother, James R. Huey of Astatula, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Woodspoint Nursing Home, 7300 Woodspoint Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
Mary N. Ware, 88, of Fort Thomas, died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Albert E. Ware, died in 1969. A son, Albert E. Ware Jr., died in 1993.
Survivors include a sister, Margaret Vinson of Fort Thomas; and a brother, Bill Weber of Fort Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis de Sales Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, with prayers at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Kathleen Weisgerber, 71, of Florence, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Millville, N.J., Wesleyan Church.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene Weisgerber Sr.; a daughter, Kay Lynn Friant of Cincinnati; sons, Buck Weisgerber of Petersburg and Russell Barringer of Millville, N.J.; brothers, Donald Clendaniel, Louis Clendaniel and William Clendaniel, all of Millville, N.J.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family in Millville, N.J. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Wilma L. Wright, 71, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington.
Elmer S. 'Hank' Zwick, 79, of Ludlow, died Friday at Western Hills Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a retired clerk with the U.S. Postal Service in Cincinnati, a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church in Ludlow and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Mildred Long Zwick, died in 1980.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Haseltine and Teresa Meisberger, both of Walton, Claudia Davis of Covington and Joan Lecoy of Atlanta; sons, Bill Poetter of Birmingham, Ala., Joe Zwick and Vince Zwick, both of Ludlow, and Vic Zwick of California; a brother, Jim Zwick of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 am. Tuesday at Sts. Boniface and James Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 2045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
