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Date of these obituaries: 10-03-97
Lewis D. Renchen worked for railroad, loved family
The railroad was Lewis D. Renchen's life.
As a young man living in Vanceburg, he maintained and repaired signals for the C&O; Railroad.
When he came back from serving in the Army during World War II, he spent another 37 years doing the same thing for the Penn Central Railroad.
"He worked all those years as a signal man, working on the flashers on the railroad tracks. They climbed the poles and did electrical work, " said his wife, Mary Morgan Renchen.
After he retired, Renchen lived a quiet life, visiting with children and grandchildren, going to yard sales, piecing together jig-saw puzzles.
He died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas.
He was 73.
Renchen grew up in Vanceburg, where he met his wife of 49 years. They followed a railroad job to Northern Kentucky, where they settled and eventually made a home in Bellevue.
They lived there for about 45 years and raised four children.
He was a collector, Ms. Renchen said, and yard sales were his favorite place to find antiques, magazines and jig-saw puzzles.
The couple scouted for yard-sale bargains nearly every weekend.
"I guess it was just, you get out and you meet
people, " she said. "You maybe buy something, maybe a magazine or a puzzle."
As the children grew older, he loved to have them and the grandchildren over for lunches, dinners and holidays.
"The grandchildren were the apple of his eyes, and of course, the children were, too."
As they grew older, the couple liked the comfortable time they shared together alone.
"As we grew older, we got more private, me and him, " she said.
"I don't know how to express it. He was just honest, respected."
Other survivors include sons, John Renchen of Cincinnati and Michael Renchen of Williamstown; daughters, Nancy Brown of West Chester, Ohio, and Linda Johnston of Florence; brothers, James Renchen of Boston and Joe Renchen of North Carolina; sisters, Mary Horsley and Bertha Stone, both of Mansfield, Ohio, Roxie Lyles, Louise Zornes and Evelyn Fetters, all of Vanceburg, Ellen Martinello and Edith Euelette, both of Leesburg, Fla., Dorothy Trapp of Reading, Ohio, and Isabelle Fields of Texas; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Beverly Booker, 53, of Walton, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Louise C. Howe, 90, of Southgate, died Wednesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights.
She trained show dogs and was a member of St. Andrew Episcopal Church, Ft. Thomas. She also was a member of Covington Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Ross of Arizona; sisters, Jesse White of Cincinnati and Frances Carson of Timonium, Md.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Ronald L. Kannady, 61, of Morning View, died Thursday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Mary Jane Huffaker Alsip King, 83, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at her home.
She was a seamstress, a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Burnside, Ky.
Survivors include sons, James Jackson Alsip and Cecil Marion Alsip, both of Butler, Christopher Nelson Alsip of Walton and Robert Lee Alsip of Las Vegas; a stepson, Raymond King of Hamilton, Ohio; daughters, Sharon Belle Rozaieski of Williamstown and Eulonda Marie Alsip of Jonesville; sisters, Marie Ragle of Cedar Grove and Maudie Belle Stevens of Tateville, Ky.; 23 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Brothers Funeral Home, Burnside. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burnside Cemetery.
Lawrence McBee, 83, of Dry Ridge, this morning at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Grant County. Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Helen Benita McFarland, 73, of Corinth, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospice Care Center in Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mason Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons, Charles Reeves of Corinth, John Reeves of Marathon, Ohio, Ed Reeves of Norwood, Ohio, and Carl Reeves of Cincinnati; a daughter, Marjorie Parker of Winchester; a brother, John Thomas Jr. of Maysville; a sister, Betty Reeves of Mt. Olivet; 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Corinth.
Anna Jane Redden, 79, of Independence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Augusta United Methodist Church. Her husband, Slater Reed, died in 1971.
Survivors include daughters, Billie Miley of Mason, Ohio, and Perry Hester of Independence; a brother, Herbert French of Brooksville; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Henry Sanders, 91, of Covington, died Thursday at Harrison House Health Care Center in Westwood, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Mary Lea Zehnder Scott, 47, of Plantation, Fla., formerly of Florence, died Monday in Florida.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Elmo Sexton, 69, of Cincinnati, died Thursday at Oak Street Pavilion in Cincinnati, following an extended illness. He was a retired welder with Continental Electric, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, John Sexton of Cincinnati, Raymond Sexton of Norwood, Ohio, and Jim Sexton; daughters, Edith Edwards and Betty Foor, both of London, Ky.; a brother, Euel Sexton of Cincinnati; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Lucille Reese Swann, 86, of Ft. Thomas, died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a seamstress with Hyde Park Clothing Co. Her husband, Lynn Truitt, died in 1971.
Survivors include nieces, Connie Mirick of Bellevue and Norma Bishop of Paris, Ky., Wanda Poe, Rosemary Hamilton and Phyllis Abercrombie, all of Brooksville; and nephews, Johnny Bell of Taylor Mill and Charles Reese of Augusta.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Josephine F. Terrill, 91, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a bank teller with Community Bank, Erlanger, and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church. She was a former member of the Senior Volunteer Program of Northern Kentucky, and organizer of Elm Street Sewing Group in Erlanger.
Survivors include three cousins.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky., 41018.
Harry J. Toner, 88, of Alexandria, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired truck driver. His wife, Anna Toner, died in 1976.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Hughes of Alexandria, Josephine Pennington of Goshen, Ohio, and Rose Holzschuh of Trenton, Ohio; and nine grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Monday at Gilligan-Siefke Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale-Milford Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45215.
Hazel Webster, 67, of Cincinnati, formerly of Grant County, died Thursday at Price Hill Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Herman Williams Jr., 62, of Sparta, died Thursday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veteran, and an Army Veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Addie Williams; daughters, Vicki Lynn Wallace and Lisa Marie Sanders, both of Charleston, S.C.; sisters, Dorothy King of Pineville, and Margie Partin of Dry Ridge; brothers, James Williams of Union, Oakley William, Robert Boyd Williams and Alben Barkely Williams, all of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Warsaw Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky., 41011.
Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
Mary Eula Wright, 63, of Corinth, died Wednesday at Edgemont Nursing Home in Cynthiana. She was a retired employee of Mallard Pen and Pencil Co., Georgetown, and a member of Ray's Fork Primitive Baptist Church, Corinth.
Survivors include brothers, Glenn Wright of Cincinnati and Gayle Wright of Georgetown; and a sister, Helen Alene King of Georgetown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Burial will be in Ray's Fork Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Corinth.
