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Date of these obituaries: 01-06-2004
Elsie Bartels, 'always put everyone else first'
Elsie M. Bartels was a very, very caring person who gave money to all kinds of organizations, said her niece, Mary Schmidt of Fort Mitchell.
"When you looked at her, she was very common, but she had a big heart, " Schmidt said.
Bartels, 88, of Southgate, who died Sunday evening at Carmel Manor in Fort Thomas, worked as a legal secretary for some of the region's most prominent attorneys, including Simon Leis and the late Morris Weintraub.
She visited Israel almost 30 years ago in a group with Weintraub and his wife and made a wish at the Wailing Wall that Schmidt would have a child.
"And now, my child is 27 years old, " Schmidt said.
Mrs. Bartels belonged to several senior citizens groups, including Golden Age and the Bellevue Christian Neighbors.
She taught Sunday school at St. John's United Church of Christ in Newport and was a member of the Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post Ladies Auxiliary in Newport.
She had a keen sense of humor, and always had a comeback to whatever was said to her, Schmidt said.
Her husband, Charles Bartels, died in 1961. They didn't have any children, so she became a second mother to Schmidt and her sister, Joanne Winstel of Hebron.
"I don't think words could even describe her, " Winstel said. "She was very loving. She always put everyone else first."
Other survivors include a nephew, Charles Adkison of Vista, Calif.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, 415 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Frieda Louise Chaney, 59, of Latonia, died at 5:54 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, James Chaney; sons, John Morgan, Thomas Chaney and Marshall Chaney, all of Latonia, Gary Chaney of Taylor Mill and Douglas Chaney of Covington; daughters, Frankie Chaney of Latonia and Tracy Cozart of Lewisburg, Tenn.; and 18 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mother of God cemetery Chapel, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Ernie W. Conrad, 52, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was an assembly foreman with Gusher Pumps, Dry Ridge.
Survivors include his wife, Millie Martin Conrad; a son, Justin Wayne Conrad of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Amanda Marie Barker of Verona; brothers, Larry Conrad of LaMirada, Calif., Garry Conrad and Bill Conrad, both of Dry Ridge; and a sister, Margaret Ann Jones of Falmouth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ellison-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Jonesville.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Earl Dean Ellis, 44, of Elsmere, died Saturday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Elizabeth Ware Goodan, 89, of Lexington, died Monday at River Valley Nursing Home, Butler.
She was a retired employee of Irvin Co. Inc. and a member of Woodland Christian Church, Lexington.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Bay of Butler; a grandson and three great-grandsons.
Private graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Winchester Ceme-tery. Memorials are suggested to Pendleton County Public Library, 228 Main St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Peoples Funeral Home, Butler, is handling arrangements.
Robert Vernon Harms, 89, of Villa Hills, died Monday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Helen Harms; daughters, Mary J. Alrich of Bentonville, Ark., and Harriet Mueller of Villa Hills; a sister, Barbara Ann Perry of Florence; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Jimmy W. Jordan, 70, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at his home.
He was a retired farmer and a former employee of Seagrams Distillery. He was a member of Ruddles Mills Christian Church, Paris.
Survivors include his wife, Mary King Jordan; a son, James "Butch" Jordan of Millersburg; daughters, Katie Walker of Cynthiana, Terry York and Becky Thornton, both of Paris; a sister, Cathy Hughes of Richmond; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Paris Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Ruddles Mills Christian Church, Ruddles Mills, Paris, Ky. 40361 or to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Marynell Lowe, 83, of Taylor Mill, died at 10:05 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired receptionist with Duro Bag Co., Covington, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Her husband, Robert M. Lowe, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Timothy Allen Smith of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Joan Pence of Covington; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Richard B. Mann, 82, of Latonia, died at 4:20 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a retired supervisor with Cloverleaf Dairy, a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Reed Mann; a son, Rick Mann of Taylor Mill; daughters, Carolyn Stiehl of Muncie, Ind., and Katherine Mann of Cleveland; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Mausoleum, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, West Southern and Tibbatts, Covington, Ky. 41015.
David James Miller, 20, of Walton, died Sunday in an automobile accident in Walton.
He was a construction foreman with Nolting Foundation Co.
Survivors include his parents, James Wallace Miller and Patti C. Huff Miller of Walton; a sister, Angela Carroll Miller Smith of Crittenden; grandparents, Ellis and Shirley Huff of Lexington and Myrtle Miller of Salyersville; and great-grandparents, Adna Neace of Ned and Ernest and Amy Huff of Fletcher, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Walton.
Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P.O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Lillian J. Moorman, 67, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Timothy Church, Union. She was a member of its Young at Heart group and New Friends of Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include her husband, Alvin B. Moorman; sons, Bernard H. Moorman II of Florence, Chris Moorman of Batavia, Ohio, and James Moorman of Louisville; daughters, Stephanie Taylor of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Mary Beth Gunter of Fort Drum, N.Y.; a sister, Merle Hollstegge of Bridgetown, Ohio; five grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Timothy Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
James Shell, 79, of Walton, died at 10:10 p.m. Saturday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger. He was a machinist withGeneral Motors.
Survivors include a daughter, Darlene Morrison of Union; sisters, June Walters of Woodbine and Lucy Shell of Bowling Green; brothers, Montgomery Shell and Godfrey Shell, both of Corbin; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Brown Cemetery, Woodbine.
Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Ruth C. Tierney Stottlebower, 83, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
She was a keypunch operator with Nutone Inc.
Her first husband, Vincent Tierney, and second husband, Robert Stottlebower, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith Tucker of Erlanger; brothers, Bernard Gerde of Covington and Richard Gerde of Cincinnati; a sister, Marilyn Moss of Erlanger; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Barbara Church, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or in the form of Masses.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
