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Date of these obituaries: 03-22-1999
Eugene Gosney, friendly nature earned him trust selling cars
Eugene Gosney had a way about him that made even strangers feel like they had found a friend.
'He had a unique quality about him that when you talked to him, you felt like he really was concerned about whatever you were talking about,' said his wife, Donna Gosney of Fort Thomas.
Mr. Gosney died Saturday after surgery at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was 60.
He grew up in Kenton County and graduated from Simon Kenton High School in 1957. The same year, he married
Donna, his high school sweetheart.
He worked for many years for A&P grocery stores, starting as a stock boy at the age of 16 and ending as a store manager in Indianapolis about 1970.
After several more years in Indiana working in industrial sales, Mr. Gosney moved his growing family - he and his wife had five children - back to Northern Kentucky in 1979.
Mr. Gosney was a sales representative for several auto dealerships in Northern Kentucky, including Taylor Lincoln Mercury and Jeff Wyler Dodge in Fort Thomas. Auto sales were particularly enjoyable for him, his wife said.
'He was a customer person,' she said. 'He liked meeting people.
'While (sales representatives) might not have always admired each other because of the competition in the business, there were not many people who didn't like the man, because he was so nice.'
In his free time, Mr. Gosney enjoyed hunting and playing softball and basketball for teams at his church, Lakeside Christian Church in Lakeside Park.
He also enjoyed spending time at his summer home in Indian Lakes, near Batesville, Ind.
Other survivors include a son, Christopher Gosney of Taylor Mill; daughters, Wendy Clifton of Erlanger, Terry Penick of Piner, Jody Gosney of Fort Thomas and Dena Ravenscraft of Alexandria; his mother, Irene Burns of Cincinnati; brothers, Kenneth Gosney of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Jerry Burns of Highland Heights; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lakeside Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017; or to charity. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Eva L. Anderson, 84, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Ludlow Christian Church. Her husband, Walter Anderson, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Ray A. Anderson of Crestview Hills; sisters, Catherine Johnson and Myrtle Glueck, both of Ludlow, Clair Troxel and Nina Moehring, both of Cincinnati, and Delores Boaz of Bromley; and one grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ludlow Christian Church. Burial will be in Florence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Ludlow Christian Church, P. O. Box 16251, Ludlow, Ky. 41016. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Orville L. 'Jack' Barnes, 74, of Burlington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a maintenance worker with General Motors and a member of Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662 and American Legion Post No. 327, both in Newport. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Two daughters, Rosemary Barnes and Patricia Wagner, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Bill Barnes of Highland Heights, Gerald Barnes of Burlington and John Barnes of Cold Spring; a daughter, Debra Willen of Bellevue; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ruby June Bass, 69, of Covington, died Friday at Mount Washington Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a waitress and a member of the Hobo Club, Ludlow.
Survivors include daughters, Ruby Hacker of Newport, Janet Said of Lexington and Barb Said and Pat Smith, both of Covington; a sister, Christine Clark of Amelia, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Vitas Health Care, 1132 W. Kemper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240.
Icy S. Coffey Bond, 78, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a retired supervisor with Thomas Emery & Sons, Cincinnati, and a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Newport. Her husband, Albert Bond, died in 1969.
Survivors include a son, Clyde Jerry Bond of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Alma Bond Taylor of Fort Thomas; a sister, Dicy Helton of Withamsville, Ohio; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of the Nazarene, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Helen C. Calsbeck, 70, of Dayton, died Sunday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Ira E. Cart, 99, of Covington, died at 10:44 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Anna Pearl McClain Cottrell, 72, of Williamstown, died at 3:10 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Versailles Baptist Church. A son, Duaine Clark, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Charles F. Cottrell; daughters, Gladys Marie Frederick of Williamstown and Darlene Roberts of Ketchikan, Alaska; sons, Gayle Clark of Winchester, Donald Ray Clark of Nicholasville and Charles Cottrell Jr. of Midway; a brother, Bobby McClain of Lexington; sisters, Dorothy Morgeason and Carolyn McNabb, both of Winchester; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Regina Mae Fyffe, 31, of Independence, died at 7:25 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was an employee of the Kenton County Health Department. A son, Nicholas Fyffe, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Wesley Fyffe; a son, Larry J. Taylor of Independence; her parents, Homer and Loraine Glass of Independence; brothers, Robert Glass and Daniel Glass, both of Independence, and Jeffery Glass of Erlanger; and sisters, Becky Casullo of Independence and Mary Ellen Stoful of Houston.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Alma Green, 72, of Milford, Ohio, formerly of Bellevue, died Sunday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Guy B. Hawes Sr., 83, of Ludlow, died at 11:40 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired maintenance worker with the Internal Revenue Service, Covington, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Reid Hawes; sons, Guy B. Hawes Jr. of Camp Springs and John W. Hawes of Hebron; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Vivian Hester, of Covington, died at 8:49 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Sherry Lee Hines, 41, of Independence, died Saturday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Billie Houston, 50, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Leonard D. Humphrey, 83, of Taylor Mill, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired molder with General Electric in Cincinnati, and a member of Bradford Lodge No. 123, Independence, and Indra Consistory Scottish Rite, Covington. He a Navy veteran of World War II. A daughter, Dorothy Humphreys, died in 1994.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Mae Austin Humphrey; a son, Daniel Lee Humphrey of Sanders; daughters, Delores Webb of Taylor Mill, Barbara Ruttenencutter-Dean of Crescent Springs and Sarah 'Ginny' Lehnhoff of Kettering, Ohio; a brother, Arthur E. Humphrey of Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Mildred Mitchner of Blanchester, Ohio; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday at at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Nellie J. Wever Lape, 94, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at Highlands of Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Daughters, Jean Becker and Shirley Duty, and a son, Robert Lape, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Hettel of Cincinnati; sons, Gerald Lape of Cincinnati and James Lape of Bellevue; 19 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, with prayers at 7:10 p.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Robert R. Miley, 71, of Ludlow, died at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired self-employed truck driver, a member of Ludlow Vets and a Navy veteran of World War II. A son, Joseph Miley, died in 1971.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Henry Miley; sons, Robert E. Miley of Edgewood, David W. Miley of Florence, Terry Miley of Cincinnati, Stephen Miley of Ludlow and Todd Miley of Covington; daughters, Lynda White of Covington, Jayne Stoeckle of Fort Mitchell and Janet Miley of Cincinnati; a sister, Jeanne Breene of Hollywood, Fla.; and 14 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Dorothy B. Mitchell, 81, of Villa Hills, died at 4:18 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Daughters, Sheila K. Mitchell and Cheryl J. Ross, died in 1956 and 1991, respectively.
Survivors include her husband, George Thomas Mitchell; sisters, Cora Lee Cobb of Massachusetts and Charlotte Boucher of Washington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Mary Niles, 86, of Erlanger, died Sunday at her son's home in Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Janet Faye Poole, 52, of Warsaw, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Church, Warsaw.
Survivors include her husband, Richard E. Poole; daughters, Lisa Terrell and Sarah Poole, both of Warsaw; sisters, Betty Bayer and Mary Lou Jones, both of Warsaw, and Joyce Masters of Verona; brothers, Joe Jones of Warsaw and Steve Jones of Valiant, Okla.; two stepsisters, three stepbrothers and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Fire and Rescue, 501 Main St., Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
John W. Roberts, 78, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Vera Berkemeier Rosel, 64, of Foster, died Friday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Church, Augusta. Her husband, Donald Rosel, died in 1989. A son, David Rosel, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Ronald Rosel of Florida, Mike Rosel of Foster, and David Berkemeier and Joshua Berkemeier, both of Dayton; daughters, Donna Rees of Maysville, Margaret Witt of Florida, Mary Lawson of Oklahoma, Connie Brown of Virginia, Joan Rosel of Richmond, and Kathy Randolph and Tammy Rosel, both of Foster; a brother, Richard Berkemeier of Florida; sisters, Carolyn Berkemeier, Irene Low, Linda Berkemeier and Mary Townsley, all of Dayton, and Ena Black of Indiana; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Burial will be in St. Augustine Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine School, Augusta, Ky. 41002; or to charity.
Paul Joseph Simmons, 59, of Covington, died Sunday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Katherine Martz Weinel, 81, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, William Martz of Burlington; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Edna C. Wiegner, 87, of Ludlow, died Sunday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
