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Date of these obituaries: 12-24-2003
Lillian 'Lea' Meurer 'liked seeing the world'
Aside from a few trips to Hawaii with her husband, Richard, Lillian M. "Lea" Meurer stuck pretty close to home during most of her 70 years.
That changed about six or seven years ago when Mrs. Meurer, of Crestview Hills, retired from her job as a registered nurse.
She suddenly became a world traveler, to locales that included Morocco, Ireland, England, Germany, and Greece. She returned from her last trip, to China, at Thanksgiving, less than a month before her death Sunday at her home.
"Her favorite place was home, " said her son, Paul Herbst of Dry Ridge. "Her favorite trip was the one she'd just been on and her trip with the most promise was the one she was about to take."
Even when he was a boy, Herbst said, his mother read him books about places around the globe.
"She liked seeing the world, she wanted to learn about other places, " he said.
Mrs. Meurer worked as a licensed practical nurse before earning a registered nurse's degree from Northern Kentucky University. Among her employers was University Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati.
She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell, and the New Friends Group. She was a volunteer Airport Ambassador at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
"She'll be missed by a very large family and many friends who are sorry that she's gone and glad that she was with us, " Herbst said.
Mrs. Meurer's husband, Richard S. Meurer, died in 1991.
Surviving in addition to her son are sisters, Vella Racke of Alexandria, Verna Delaney of Dayton, Mabel Stephens of Bellevue, Margaret Boland of Cincinnati and Ruth Irene Trumbell of New Richmond, Ohio; a brother, Burlis Dean of Claryville; and two grandsons.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to United Ministries, 525 Graves Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or Friends of the Kenton County Public Library, 502 Scott Blvd., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Robert Drysdale, 68, of Burlington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired employee with Gleeson Trucking Co., Florence, and a member of Wilmington Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Drysdale; a son, Terry Drysdale of Independence; a daughter, Sherry Drysdale of Grant County; a brother, Leroy Drysdale of Crittenden; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Garnett Donward Egnew, 92, of Foster, died at 6:05 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of cemetery Chapel Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Everett Egnew; a daughter, Donna Sue Latimer of Florence; a son, Carroll Egnew of Russell Springs; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster. Memorials are suggested to cemetery Chapel Christian Church, in care of Dennis Moneyhon, 306 Main St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Frank Clay Franklin, 82, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired employee of National Cash Register, a member of Dayton Baptist Temple and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a son, Larry Douglas Franklin of Turners Station; a daughter, Sandra Clay Keesy of Venus, Texas; sisters, Annabelle Garrison and Betty Jo Tipton, both of Wilmore; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Jacksonville Cemetery.
Darrin Russell Fugazzi, 27, of Enid, Okla., formerly of Independence, died at noon Saturday at his brother's home in Enid. He was an employee of New Perceptions Packaging, Edgewood, and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Enid.
Survivors include his parents, David J. Fugazzi and Dorothy Kiser Fugazzi, both of Independence; brothers, Daniel Fugazzi of Enid, David Fugazzi Jr., Dale Fugazzi and Steve Fugazzi, all of Independence; and grandmother, Evelyn Sims of Ludlow.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Darrin Russell Fugazzi Memorial Fund, in care of Fifth Third Bank, 2064 Declaration Drive, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Roy Lawrence, 68, of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Monday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired teamster and a member of Pleasant Ridge Union Church, Mays Lick. His wife, Helen Linville Lawrence, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, J.R. Lawrence Jr. of Aberdeen and Mark Lawrence of Dayton, Ohio; daughters, Chris Kizer of West Union, Ohio, and Sharon Lawrence of Aberdeen; brothers, Landy Lawrence of Hamersville, Ohio, and Bob Lawrence of Bethel, Ohio; sisters, Ruth Cracraft of Norwood, Ohio, Carol Hamm of Georgetown, Ohio, and Dorothy Rigg of Maysville; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Charter Oak Cemetery, Aberdeen. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Hilda Kaelin Miller, 94, of Latonia, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was an employee of the Kroger Co. Her husband, William F. Miller, died in 1970.
Survivors include a son, William J. Miller of Villa Hills; and a granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 6 p.m. Friday at St. Clement Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Clement Endowment Fund, 4536 Vine St., St. Bernard, Ohio 45217. Imwalle Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Johnathan Osborne, 74, Wickenburg, Ariz., formerly of Covington, died Wednesday at home of daughter. He was the manager of the Vulture Gold Mine in Wickenburg, Ariz., and co-author of the book "The Vulture." He was a veteran of the Merchant Marine and Army.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Stephens Osborne; daughters, Roma Hagan of Phoenix, Sandy Glover of Black Canyon City, Ariz., Pat Rosendall of Gallup, N.M. and Lee Heard of Wickenburg; brothers, Tommy Osborne of Latonia and Jim Osborne of Wickenburg; 12 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Vulture Mine, Wickenburg. Cremation being handled by Samaritan Funeral Home of Phoenix.
Charlotte Ingram Pennington, 66, of Maysville, died at 3:35 p.m. Monday at Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was director of the Kentucky Employment Office in Maysville, a former teacher with Byran Station High School in Lexington and a member of First Christian Church, Maysville.
Survivors include a son, Scott Pennington of Maysville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Maysville cemetery Chapel. Visitation will begin there at noon Saturday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, 18 E. Third St., Maysville, Ky. 41065. Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling arrangements.
Raymond Race, 62, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired employee of J.C. Buckley's Warehouse, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Pam Race of Covington; sons, Michael Race, Raymond Race and David Race, all of Latonia; a brother, Harold "Pete" Race of Calipatria, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Luella Ovida Jacobson Thomas, 92, of Walton, died Tuesday at her home. She was a retired housekeeper with the University of Colorado, and a member of Atonement Lutheran Church in Boulder, Colo., and the church Circle Group. Her husband, Peter Thomas, and a son, Gary Lee Thomas, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Hollis of Colorado Springs and Cleone Savaloja of Walton; sisters, Norma Long of Rugby, N.D., Helen Simpson of Olympia, Wash., and Beaulah Dungan of Menomenee, Wis.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Atonement Lutheran Church, Boulder. Burial will be in Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Patricia Walden, 53, of Wilmington, Ohio, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Tuesday at Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Carolyn Wenz, 53, of Latonia, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Lillie Mae Wolfe, 87, of Villa Hills, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a clerk and a member of Southside Baptist Church, Covington. Her husband, Elbert Wolfe, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Dennis Wolfe of Villa Hills; a daughter, Donna Cox of Villa Hills; a sister, Amanda Beagle of Cordova; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Adult Daycare Program, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011.emailed mug
