Search Archived Marriage Records
Date of these obituaries: 12-23-97
Dolores Turner, nurse at St. Elizabeth
Dolores Faye Stewart Barr Turner of Covington was a "caretaker, " according to a son who said she faithfully helped, loved and protected her family, the patients she nursed - and anyone else who came to her in need.
"She was really loving and sweet, " said son William Barr of Covington. "She took care of the sick, her own father in her own home until he died a couple years ago.
"She was always giving. Her table always was open for anybody who was hungry."
Mrs. Turner died Sunday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was 64.
Mrs. Turner grew up in Newport. She was a homemaker until she needed to take a job outside her home to support her first two sons, William Barr and Lawrence Barr, now also of Covington.
Mrs. Turner briefly studied to be a telephone operator, but decided she wanted to work in a hospital instead. She worked more than 27 years at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Hired as a nurse's aide, Mrs. Turner continued to work while she earned a nursing degree at Northern Kentucky Vocational School, now Northern Kentucky Tech, on Amsterdam Road in Covington. She retired in the early 1990s.
"She was the most compassionate nurse I've ever seen, " said son Lawrence Barr. "Mother was extremely compassionate to people with AIDS, minorities and gay people. She was always there for the underdog."
Mrs. Turner loved to collect dolls. Among her favorites were the old-fashioned porcelain kind with knobs on the head that turned to reveal three different faces, said William Barr. She also collected angel figures.
To Lawrence Barr, "My mother was an angel from heaven to me. "And now she's gone back to be with God and with the angels."
Other survivors include her husband, Orville Turner; son Michael Turner of Covington; stepsons Bruce Turner and Bob Turner, both of Covington; stepdaughters Joann Turner of Connecticut and Kris Combs of Royal Oaks, Mich.; a brother, Ted Wolf of Peach Grove; sisters, Doris Prather and Joyce Capal, both of Taylor Mill, and Betty Graziani of Highland Heights; four grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home in Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Floral Hills cemetery in Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky., 41014, or to AIDS Volunteers of Northern Kentucky, P. O. Box 175743, Covington, Ky. 41017.
Robert R. Broering, 62, of Indianapolis, formerly of Covington, died Sunday at his home. He was a senior account executive with 3M Co. in Indianapolis, and a charter member of St. Barnabas Church, Indianapolis. He was a member of the Electric League of Indiana, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Diana S. Schnetzer Broering; a son, Robert R. Broering of Greenwood, Ind.; daughters, Susan L. Bokelman of Lafayette, Ind., Sharon L. Raney of Martinsville, Ind., and Kristen M. Milharcic of Beechgrove, Ind.; brothers, Leo Broering of Ft. Wright and William Broering of Taylor Mill; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Barnabas Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at G. H. Herrmann Funeral Home, Indianapolis. Burial will be in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery, Indianapolis.
Jackie Lewis Cooper Jr., 38, of Covington, died at 11 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was owner of Jackie's Garage, Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa Brautigan Cooper of Covington; sons, Louis Earl Cooper and Jackie Lewis Cooper III, both of Covington; a stepson, Christopher Simpson of Covington; daughters, Jacqueline Cooper, Brandy Marie Cooper, Elisha Kay Cooper and Melissa Marie Cooper, all of Covington; his mother and stepfather, Marjorie and Clay Hall of Covington; brothers, Frank Cooper and Clay Cooper, both of Covington; sisters, Geraldine Klette, Ada White and Penny Morris, all of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Jackie Lewis Cooper Memorial Fund, in care of Provident Bank, 1616 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Linda Lee Hodges, 69, of Latonia, died at 11:36 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include a brother, Clarence Hyden Hodges of Covington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Fri day. Burial will be in East Bend Methodist Cemetery, Boone County.
Nicholas C. Klein, 65, of Erlanger, died at 7:06 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Maryann Klein; sons, Maston Klein, Mark Klein and Gregory Klein, all of Covington, Adam Klein of Erlanger and Donald Klein of Independence; daughters, Connie Klein of Elsmere and Nikki Courtney of Covington; a sister, Gail DeMichele of Texas; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Mr. Klein's body was donated to University of Cincinnati Medical College. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Eleanor Morgan, 95, of Florence, died at 4:45 p.m. Monday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia.
Clara Catherine McCormick, 89, of Winchester, formerly of Latonia, died at 4 a.m. Monday at Winchester Health Care Center. She was a retired sales clerk with Coppins Department Store, Covington, and a member of St. Joseph Church, Winchester. She was a former member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia, and American Legion Post No. 203 Ladies Auxiliary, Latonia. Her husband, Robert McCormick Sr., died in 1979. Three sons also preceded her in death: Timmy McCormick in 1942; Robert McCormick Jr. in 1959; and Donald Lee McCormick in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Ted McCormick of Lexington; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Friday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice, P. O. 363, Lexington, Ky. 40585.
Elsie Parson, 87, of Ft. Wright, died at 10:25 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
George Purnell, 74, of Covington, died at 8:52 p.m. Sunday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired coal miner.
Survivors include his wife, Sarah Holmes Purnell; a step daughter, Sarah Ann Kettle of Moundsville, W.Va.; sisters, Mollie Colston of Walton, Lula Moore of Petersburg and Georgia Embree of Sanders; half-brothers, Lawrence Gould of Crittenden, James Gould of Florence, Ben Gould and Cecil Gould, both of Sanders, and Charles Lily of Brooksville.
Services will be at the conve nience of the family. Midden dorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrange ments.
Sue A. Ruschell, 68, of Villa Hills, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert A. Ruschell; daughters, Cindy Weisenberger and Rebecca Kennedy, both of Villa Hills, Susan Pederson of Independence, Paula Reeves of Loveland, Ohio, Sandra Geisen of Edgewood, and Mary Beth Hall of Taylor Mill; sons, Robert Ar thur Ruschell Jr. of Independence and Pete Ruschell of Bata via, Ohio; brother, Jack Geaslen of Detroit; sisters, Margaret Kohl of Villa Hills and Kathy Geaslen of Macon, Ga.; and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Church of God Tri-State, 5843 Viking Drive, Guilford, Ind. 47022.
William Raymond Schewene Jr., 70, of Macon, Ga., died Friday at Macon Northside Hospital. He was a retired Norfolk- Southern employee, and a member of Cherokee Heights Baptist Church in Macon; Macon Rotary Club, and a Navy veteran of Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Evans Schewene; a son, Michael Schewene of Lakeville, Minn.; a stepson, Vince Young of Milledgeville, Ga.; a stepdaughter, Shannon Stone of Mohawk, Tenn.; sisters, Jean Niemer of Covington and Dorothy Fuhrman of Quinton, Va.; and eight grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Cherokee Heights Baptist Church, 2656 Napier Ave., Macon, Ga. 31204. Hart's Mortuary, Macon, is handling arrangements.
Fern Smith, 72, of Falmouth, died Friday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Robert Alvin Tuel, 55, of Martinez, Calif., formerly of Germantown, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired bus driver for Amtrak.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Hatton of Winchester; a son, Robert A. Tuel Jr. of West Portsmouth, Ohio; his father, Robert W. Tuel of Brooksville; his mother, Louise Grimes of Vanceburg; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Delbert Turner, 74, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired machinist with Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Turner; daughters, Betty Lawson and Carol Arp, both of Ripley, Ohio; a brother, Wilgus Turner of Newport; sisters, Ida Baker, Deltha Turner and Ollie Bowling, all of Grants Lick, Martha Herald of Silver Grove, Nancy Combs of Newport and Georgia Deaton of Franklin, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
William J. Vonderheide, 70, of Cincinnati, died at 11:07 a.m. Sunday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was a retired truck driver with Phillips Supply Co., Cincinnati, and a former owner of Vonderheide Express Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Jane Groeschen of Cincinnati.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Joseph Old Cemetery, Cincinnati. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Thomas L. Willenbrink, 68, of Norwood, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Monday at his home. He was a retired psychiatric nurse with Longview State Hospital in Cincinnati, and a member of American Legion Post No. 888, Cincinnati. He was active in the Ohio Republican Party, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include brothers, James Willenbrink of Cincinnati and Melvin Willenbrink of Corinth; and sisters, Edith Strohmaier of Cincinnati and Marilyn Willenbrink of Ft. Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 5 p.m. today at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Anna Mae Wolf, 81, of The Woodlands, Texas, formerly of Ft. Thomas, died at 8 p.m. Friday at Woodlands Memorial Hospital. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Debbie Collett of The Woodlands; a brother, Jack Ritter of Ft. Thomas; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
