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Date of these obituaries: 01-02-2004
Brownie Oechsner, 82, was good with numbers
Brownie Oechsner was one of those people who was good with numbers and who was always willing to help out.
In a small community like Gallatin County, that meant she was always being called on to keep the books of one organization or another.
And in Mrs. Oechsner's case, she almost always said "yes."
So she was treasurer of the March of Dimes and the Cross County Homemakers and the Gallatin County Life Squad.
For the last-named organization, she volunteered to be treasurer when it started in the late 1970s and didn't give up those duties until 23 years later, when the squad began hiring paid staff.
"She was treasurer of just about anything that came along around here, " said a son, Michael Oechsner of Warsaw.
Mrs. Oechsner, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. She was 82.
She had a natural facility with numbers, said her son.
She started working for the Gallatin County Board of Education as a secretary to the superintendent but eventually became the board's treasurer.
"She always did bookkeeping and secretarial work, " said her son. "She didn't have any formal training. She just picked it up."
His mother was a positive person who had a good time helping others, Michael Oechsner said.
"She had 82 years, and I don't know anyone who had more fun, " he said. "She was a very cheerful person who lifted the spirits of others wherever she was."
She was a member of the Warsaw Baptist Church.
Her husband, Ernest Oechsner, preceded her in death.
Survivors in addition to her son include another son, William Oechsner of LaGrange; a daughter, JoAnn Oechsner of Hebron; brothers, Elbert Bowling of Louisville, Delbert Bowling and Paul W. Bowling, both of LaGrange; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Virginia E. Brown, 82 of Fort Wright, died Thursday at her daughter's home in Ludlow.
She was a retired licensed practical nurse at Ridgeview Nursing Home, Covington.
She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years.
During World War II, she worked at Davis-Mouton Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., repairing bombers.
She fulfilled a lifetime dream by graduating from nursing school at 52 years old.
Her husband, Robert E. Brown, died in 1973.
Survivors include a daughter, Christy Troehler of Ludlow; sisters, Sarah Labrier of San Francisco, Frances Grillo of Crystal City, Mo., and Eileen Fanger of Lake St, Louis, Mo.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Wesley United Methodist Church, Ludlow.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Wesley United Methodist Church, 319 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Joseph I. Clark, 64, of Newport, died Tuesday at Batavia Nursing Home, Batavia, Ohio.
He was a retired maintenance worker for Barleycorn's Restaurant, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Clark.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling the arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to American Parkinson's Disease Association, P.O. Box 15044, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215.
Myrtice Clarkson, 87, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Blake Johnathon Conley, 5 days old, of Florence, died Wednesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Robert Carl Krohman, 63, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending with Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Frank Parker, 85, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Allison & Rose Funeral Home Inc., Covington.
Robert Lee Stith, 68, of Manassas, Va., formerly of Campbell County, died Dec. 25 at Fauquier Hospital, Warrenton, Va.
He was a systems engineer for Quantico, Prince William County, Va.
He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanne L. Stith; sons, Jeffrey K. Stith of Damascus, Md., and Eric M. Stith of Sterling, Va.; a daughter, Melanie C. Novack of Monrovia, Md.; stepsons, Dennis Lutero of Culpeper, Va., and Timothy Lutero of Richmond, Va.; a sister, Mary Lou Ingram of Huntington Beach, Calif.; and six grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Bright View Cemetery, Warrenton.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, Va.
