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Date of these obituaries: 07-24-1998
Elsmere's Wanda Harrison loved work with Head Start
Wanda M. Harrison, a retired advocate for Northern Kentucky Head Start and Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky, died Thursday at her home. She was 69.
The Elsmere woman held various other positions through the Community Action Commission of Northern Kentucky's senior work program. She was a receptionist at the Kenton County Juvenile Court, and she worked for the welfare program.
Yet what she liked most was working with the children and parents in the Head Start program, said her daughter, Cheri Carlotta of Elsmere. She constantly volunteered for fund-raisers for the program that prepares preschoolers for kindergarten.
"When you work with little ones like that and their parents a couple of years, you get attached to them," Ms. Carlotta said. "She just really loved her job."
In failing health, Mrs. Harrison retired from Head Start in April after about five years. In May, she was honored by Head Start for her dedication. The Community Action Commission also recognized her for her work. She also was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Lawler Hanlon VFW Post 5662 in Newport.
Mrs. Harrison grew up in Newport and graduated from Newport High School in 1946. She married
her first husband, David Franks of Newport, in 1949. They had five children.
Mrs. Harrison had four more children by her second husband, Lyle Harrison, who died in 1989.
"She was a type of person that never knew a stranger," Ms. Carlotta said. "She always talked to people. She liked people."
Other survivors include daughters, Renee Matthews of Verona, Tammie Franks of Covington, Lisa Ollberding of Dayton; sons, David Franks of Campbell County, Ronald Franks of Alexandria, Richard Harrison of Claryville, Mark Harrison of Elsmere, Kristian Harrison of Newport; a stepson, Les Harrison of Dayton; brothers, Etzel Shields of New Port Richey, Fla., James Shields of Cold Spring and Griffin Carlisle of Highland Heights; 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday, with VFW services at 12:30 p.m. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Emogene Ruth Gould Bridges Bayer, 79, of Cold Spring, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Elmer Whitie Benge, 78, of Covington, died Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington.
Grace A. Warner Chumley, 90, of Florence, died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Crescent Springs Baptist Church. Her husband, William Chumley, died in 1968.
Survivors include sons, James Chumley and Lou Chumley, both of Crescent Springs; daughters, Jean Kimball of Cincinnati and Ellen Hartley of Erlanger; 22 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Chad Terrill Fain Jr., 2 months, the son of Chad Terrill and Leeanna Jo Cannon Fain of Falmouth, died at 12:27 a.m. Thursday at University Medical Center, Lexington.
Other survivors include brothers, Matthew Brian Fain and Christopher Alex Fain, both at home; grandparents, Barbara Cannon of Falmouth, Cheryl Berry of Atlanta, and Frank Fain of Stockbridge, Ga.; and a great-grandmother, Barbara Sturgil of Cincinnati.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Marva J. Foley, 84, of Augusta, died Wednesday at Extenda Care, Augusta.
She was a homemaker and a member of Augusta Baptist Church. Her husband, Chester Foley, died in 1981.
Survivors include daughters, Ellen Kathleen Chumbley of Augusta and Fena Marie Steele of Lebanon, Tenn.; a son, Dr. Ted H. Foley of Waco, Texas; sisters, Dot Brock of Cincinnati and Ruth Howard of East Bernstadt; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lynn Camp Cemetery, Corbin. Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta, is handling arrangements.
Allie L. Goodin, 71, of Cold Spring, died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Point and Citizens Advocacy, both in Coving ton.
Survivors include her hus band, Robert R. Goodin; and sons, Robert T. Goodin of Highland Heights and Rickey L. Goodin of Cold Spring.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Supported Living of Northern Kentucky, 16 W. Pike St., Covington, Ky., 41011.
Nick Hanser, 17, of Falmouth, died Thursday at University Medical Center in Lexington of injuries suffered in an auto accident on Ky. 330, southwest of Falmouth.
He would have been a senior at Pendleton County High School in the fall, and was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church, Falmouth. He was a member of 4-H and raced BMX bikes.
Survivors include his parents, Frank and Bethany Hanser of Falmouth; a brother, Frank Hanser of Falmouth; and sisters, Megan Hanser and Christa Hanser, both of Covington, and Sabrina Cain of Crittenden.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in the Hanser Family Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Nick Hanser Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home, 407 W. Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky., 41040.
Raymond Klausing, 76, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Fort Thomas, died at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at Riverside Method ist Hospital in Columbus.
He was a retired sales manager with Whirlpool Corp., a former member of Highland Country Club and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Macht Klausing; a son, Gregory Douglas Klausing of Birmingham, Ala.; daughters, Jameson Klausing of Lexington, Susan Allen Klausing of Traverse City, Mich., Mary Haiden of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Ann Douglas of Arlington, Texas; a sister, Marian Schneider of Cincinnati; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Holly Hill Children's Home, Summer Hill Road, California, Ky., 41007. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Sharron E. Mueller, 46, of Foster, died Wednesday at her home.
She was a truck driver.
Survivors include her husband, Dan Muller; a son, Shawn Cooper of Berlin; daughters, Dee Dee Kilburn of Pendleton County and Samantha Cooper of Erlanger; her mother, Jean Caskey Cox of Foster; brothers, Jeff Cox of Foster, Mike Cox of Berlin and Tony Cox of Silver Grove; and one grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Zion Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Harry Redman, 75, of Morning View, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a heavy equipment operator with Redman Construction and Fuller and Davies Construction companies. The Army veteran of World War II was a member of VFW Post 1095 in Ryland Heights and a Kenton Community VFW Post.
Survivors include his wife, Dixie Redman; a daughter, Janice Redman Moree of Visalia; sisters, Julia Hammond and Helen Kloentrup, both of Morning View; a brother, John Redman of Morning View; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
Randy Lee Rich, 37, of Covington, was found dead July 12 in the backyard of a Banklick Street residence in Covington.
He was a roofer with Mel Roofing Co.
Survivors include his parents, Harry Rich of Elsmere and Lorraine Rich of Hebron; a son, Dustin Rich of Hazard; daughters, Shannon Brown of Ludlow and Penelope Mason of Covington; brothers, Robert Rich of Taylor Mill and James Rich of Fort Mitchell; sisters, Connie Haywood of Independence, Brenda Bell of Hilton Head, S.C., and Phyllis Dixon of Elsmere; and one grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Independence Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Judy Datillo Sellers, 53, of Morrow, Ohio, formerly of Southgate, died at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Terry Sellers; a son, Damon Sellers of Newport News, Va.; her mother, Ruth Holderbach Datillo of Highland Heights; and brothers, James Datillo of Edgewood and Jerome Sellers of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky., 41076.
Curtis L. Stokes, 77, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Ellen Heck Van Dyke, 76, of Covington, died Thursday at Garrard Street Convalescent Center in Covington.
She was a retired nurse's aide with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Daniel Van Dyke and Preston Van Dyke, both of Newport; a daughter, Rosellen Marks of Newport; brothers, Jerry Heck, Virgil Heck and Jewell Heck, all of Florida; sisters, Louise Marywether of Frankfort and Mary Dye of Cincinnati; and six grandchildren.
No services are planned. Cremation will be at Baxter Crematory, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky., 40202. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Cynthia Lynn Williams, 33, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at her home.
She was a sales clerk with Meijer department stores in Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Matthew Williams of Covington, and Jonathan Williams and Dustin Williams, both of Ringold, Ga.; her father, Dale G. Smith of Mason, Ohio; her mother and stepfather, Frances and Rick Schulze of Covington; brothers, Dale G. Smith of Lebanon, Ohio, and Ronald S. Smith of Owensboro; and sisters, Crassandra Williamson and Jacqueline Colston, both of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
