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These notices are dated: 02-07-2005
Jack O. Putnick, 64, an expert on engines
Jack O. "Big Jack" Putnick was a whiz at building and fine-tuning engines -- all kinds of engines, for airplanes, cars, boats and just about anything else.
"All his life, he was into engines, " said Mr. Putnick's wife of 42 years, Marcella "Marcy" Reams Putnick. "He loved engines. He could tell you anything about any type of engine."
Mr. Putnick, 64, of Covington, died of cancer Saturday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Cincinnati.
He was a former supervisor of maintenance with Celo-Tex Corp. and the federal government's Fernald plant, a technician with Auto Zone Co., and an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
Mr. Putnick was well known in automobile racing circles as an engine designer and drag racer. He developed and built engines for several top drivers.
As a mechanic in the Air Force, he went on test flights in newly developed aircraft to help assess engines.
"During the Vietnam War, he was sent on special, secret missions that involved aircraft, " said his wife.
"I never knew exactly where he was or what he was doing. I wouldn't hear from him for months at a time and I would call his commander and would be told, 'Don't worry. We know where he is all the time.'"
Mr. Putnick had a variety of skills besides engines.
"He could do just about anything, " said his wife. "When he was out camping, he sewed up wounds when people cut themselves with a hatchet. He even delivered a baby one time.
"He was a jack of all trades, and he lived an exciting life."
Mrs. Putnick described her husband's personality as "straight-forward."
"He didn't tell you any lies, " she said. "He was upfront with you. Everybody liked to talk to Jack because he knew what he was talking about."
Other survivors include a daughter, Leanna Robbins of Covington; a son, Jack "Butch" Putnick, Jr., of Covington; a sister, Merrily Ann Webb of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Big Bone Baptist Church cemetery in Union.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ann Elizabeth Abig, 96, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired telephone operator with Cincinnati Bell.
Survivors include a sister, Wilhelmina Wormus of Erlanger; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Arthritis Foundation, 7124 Miami Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243.
Della M. Broderick, 100, of Fort Mitchell, died Saturday at St. Charles Village, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell, St. Mary's Ladies Society and the Auxiliary of St. Charles. Her husband, Dr. Joseph Broderick, died in 1965.
Survivors include a son, Joseph D. Broderick of Wyoming, Ohio; a daughter, Alice Lubbe of Erlanger; 12 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 100 Merchant St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45246; Juvenile Diabetes Association, 10901 Reed Hartman Highway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or St Charles Lodge, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Jane N. Catron, 43, of Crittenden, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a factory worker.
Survivors include brothers, Layne "Buddy" Catron of Crittenden and Richard Colston of Minnesota; and sisters, Drinda Kennedy of Florence and Crita Abercrombie of Huntsville, Ala.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Northern Kentucky Cremation Service, Walton. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Mischelle Renae Cook, of Lexington, died Friday at St. Dellas Nursing Home, Lexington. A daughter, Sarah Cook, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, William Cook of Nancy and Richard Stevens of Erlanger; a daughter, Nikki Mobrley of Erlanger; his mother, Linda Chadwell of Erlanger; a brother, J.R. Chadwell of Erlanger; and grandparents, Delphia and Earl Smith.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Mischelle Cook Memorial Fund, in care of any Fifth Third Bank.
Jasimine Marie Dean, 15 days, the daughter of Paula Gilbert and Jamie Dean of Owenton, died Saturday at her home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Wilbert "Bill" Dunckley, 50, of Newport, died Saturday at his home in Newport. He was a member of Corpus Christi Church, Newport.
Survivors include a sister, Barbara Schultz of Camp Springs, nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Camp Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Wilma A. Rouse Fischer, 89, of Fort Wright, died at 7:35 p.m. Friday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired employee of Clopay Corp., Cincinnati, a member of the company's Pioneer Club and a volunteer with the reading program at Glenn O. Swing School in Covington. Her first husband, Charles Huber, died in 1971. Her second husband, Franklin W. Fischer, died in 1972. A daughter, Joan Francisco, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Donald C. Huber Sr. of Covington; a stepdaughter, Myrna L. Huber of Covington; sisters, Rose Shie, Viola Bacon, Lil Loeback and Gladys Glassmeyer, all of Cincinnati, Renee Horton of Indiana and Nancy Wagner of Florida; brothers, Edward Rouse of Indiana, Elmer Rouse of Cincinnati and Robert Rouse of Missouri; 13 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Beverly Sue Brinegar Gaunce, 63, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Fairview Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, James "Shorty" Gaunce; daughters, Karen Fryman, Tonya Dryden and Melody Whitaker, all of Cynthiana; a brother, Ronald Brinegar of Paducah; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jacksonville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 110, Louisville, Ky. 40218; or Fairview Baptist Church, in care of Kathy Beckett, 477 Eureka Road, Berry, Ky. 41003.
Joseph F. Goetz, 93, of Edgewood, died Saturday at his home. He was owner of Goetz Nursery and Greenhouse in Edgewood, and a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. He was a former employee of Wiedemann and Redtop breweries, and was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Eleanor Goetz, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Stan Goetz and Ron Goetz, both of Edgewood, a daughter, Jan Rankin of Edgewood; brothers, Al Goetz, Carl Goetz and Eugene Goetz, all of Fort Mitchell; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Thursday at St. Pius X Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017; or Diocesan Catholic Children's Home, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; or the charity of the donor's choice.
LaVerne A. Henn Guenther, 79, of Elsmere, died at 4:14 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired deli clerk with the Kroger Co., and a member of St. Barbara Church, St. Henry Church Seniors and a former member of the Redwood Guild. Her husband, Charles "Doak" Guenther, died in 1986.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Ashcraft of Elsmere; sons, Steve Guenther of Falmouth, Kenneth Guenther of Independence and Wayne Guenther of Verona; a brother, Robert Henn of Covington; sisters, Hazel Henn and Ruth Robbins, both of Florence; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Barbara Church, Erlanger. 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 Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 75 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Billy Don Gullion, 69, of Fort Mitchell, died Friday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a mechanical trainer with Monsanto Chemical Co., Cincinnati, owner of Shining Bright Lawn Care and Quality Home Care and a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. He was a deacon, elder and youth group leader at Delhi Church of Christ in Sayler Park, a former baseball coach with the Sayler Park Knothole Baseball League and a past president of the Camp Ernst YMCA board of directors. He was very active in Scouting in Sayler Park.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Gullion; sons, Billy Gullion of Milan, Ind., Adam Wilson of Athens, Ga., Rick Gullion of Guilford, Ind., and Alan Wilson of Crittenden; daughters, Debbie Apostol of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Amy Wilson of Fort Mitchell; brothers, Norvin Gullion of Indianapolis and Morris Jay Gullion of South Bend, Ind.; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church Missions Program, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017; American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or Village Life Outreach Project, 3306 Ruther Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Carrie "Polly" Adams Jackson, 86, of Warsaw, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Carl Maurice Jackson, and a daughter, Jana Sue Webster, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, William Edward Jackson of South Haven, Miss., and Carl Thomas Jackson of Olive Branch, Miss.; daughters, Mary Maureen Williamson of Sparta and Rhonda Faye Jackson of Warsaw; sisters, Lela Hodgett of Warsaw and Margaret Williams of Sanders; a half-sister, Beverly Utley of Glencoe; half-brothers, Wayne Adams and Ray Adams, both of Glencoe, and Paul Douglas Adams of Kansas; nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; Lupus Foundation, 2000 L St. NW, Suite 710, Washington, D.C. 20036; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Robert J. Kelly, 91, of Lakeside Park, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Byron Arthur "Butch" Kent, of Union, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a driver with Castellini Co., part owner of the Humpty-Dumpty Preschool and a volunteer firefighter with the Walton Fire Department. He was also a member of Walton United Methodist Church and Walton Masonic Lodge No. 715 F&AM.;
Survivors include his wife, Lynda Kent; sons, Andrew W. Kent of Chicago and David B. Kent of Carlisle, Pa.; daughters, Kristian D. Kent of Lamoyne, Pa., and Tracey A. Schwartz of Florence; his stepmother, Catherine Kent of Goshen, Ohio; brothers, Charles Kent of Wesley Chapel, Clark Kent of Goshen, Ohio, and Corby Kent of Fort Meyers, Fla.; a sister, Charlotte Sydell of San Antonio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Children's United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 749, Versailles Road, Versailles, Ky. 40383.
M. Adam Kessler, 31, of Crescent Springs, died Saturday at his home. He was an investment consultant with All State Co., and a member of Crossroad Community Church in Cincinnati. A son, Aidan Cole Kessler, died in 2002.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Paula and Bob Clore of Edgewood; his father, Mark Kessler of Cincinnati; sisters, Cindy Kessler of Memphis, Tenn., and Tiffany Bentley of Alexandria; and his fianc�e, Christy Detmer of Newport.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Crossroads Community Church Kids Club, 3500 Madison Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.
Clara Lee LaCally, 77, of Florence, died Thursday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a housekeeper with St. Luke Hospitals.
Survivors include a son, James Weinstein of Fort Wright; a daughter, Cheryl Milish of Villa Hills; her stepmother, Ruth Holloway of Bluefield, W.Va.; two granddaughters and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 2045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45273.
Oscar B. McDowell, 86, of Covington, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired employee of LeBlond Corp. in Cincinnati and a former member and officer of Covington First Church of the Nazarene. He was a member of Eastside Church of the Nazarene, Covington, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Alma Carroll McDowell, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eastside Church of the Nazarene. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Eastside Church of the Nazarene, 2505 Eastern Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014; Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Floral Louise Juett Orphan, of Covington, died Friday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Christine Owens, 77, of Falmouth, died Saturday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler. Her husband, Archie Owens, and a daughter, Joan Owens Courtney, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, David Owens of Falmouth and Norman Boehnke of the state of Washington; brothers, Jimmy Bishop and William Bishop, both of Falmouth; sisters, Lena Orr of Falmouth, Brenda Tackett of Jackson County and Nancy Seedle of Columbus, Ohio; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to River Valley Nursing Home, 305 Taylor St., Butler, Ky. 41006.
Vera Mae Schaeffer Rechtin, 83, of Ludlow, died at 7 a.m. Friday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired sales clerk with J.C. Penney Co., Newport, and a member of St. Therese Church, Southgate. Her husband, Carl Rechtin, died in 1967.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Freppon of Cold Spring and Peg Herringer of Ludlow; a son, James Rechtin of Sevierville, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese School, 2516 Alexandria Pike, Southgate, Ky. 41071; or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Frank J. Schroeder, 74, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a truck driver with Pennsylvania Truck Lines, Cincinnati, and a member of St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas. He was an employee of the Fort Thomas Park and Recreation Department, was a board member of the Fort Thomas Swim Club and was a booster of both St. Thomas and Highlands High School.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Harris Schroeder; daughters, Nancy Gilmore, Barb Reibling and Jennifer Ford, all of Fort Thomas; a son, Ted Schroeder of Mason, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Fort Thomas Parks and Recreation Department, in care of Fort Thomas City Building, 130 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky.
Mary Hill Slusser, 74, of Independence, died Thursday at her home. She was an office payroll officer with Velva Sheen Manufacturing Co.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Albert Slusser; sons, Eddie Slusser of Bradenton, Fla., and Dave Slusser of Demossville; daughters, Sharon Hendricks of Lebanon, Ohio, and Karen Nitschke of Walton; sisters, Barb Redmon of Independence and Francis Cox of Covington; a brother, Melvin Hill of Gatlinburg; nine grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., New York, N.Y. 10016.
Eugene Smallwood, 71, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an employee of the Kroger Co. and a member of Holy Hill Pentecostal Church, Ludlow.
Survivors include his wife, Eunice Miller Smallwood; sons, Roy Miller of Williamstown, Ricky Smallwood and Joseph Ray Smallwood, both of Dry Ridge; daughters, Wanda Catherine Burford and Sheila Marie Norman, both of Dry Ridge; brothers, C.B. Smallwood of Monroe, Ohio, and Alvie Smallwood of Manchester; sisters, Nancy Lee Smith and Jewel Hoskins, both of Manchester; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sherman Full Gospel Church, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the church. Burial will be in Snuffer Cemetery, East Bernstadt. Memorials are suggested to Sherman Full Gospel Church, 3185 Dixie Highway, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Wells, 78, of Latonia, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Latonia Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Jackie Wells of Latonia; daughters, Juanita Phillips, Joni Witt and Alice Commodore, all of Covington, Dorothy Gaston of Miami, and Betty Jahnke of Jonesville; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at noon today at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
