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Date of these obituaries: 10-29-2003
Esther Volpenhein, noted cook, hostess
Esther E. Berling Volpenhein of Park Hills was a homemaker whose reputation as a cook and a hostess reached beyond her husband and four children.
That was apparent when she and her husband, Joseph "Whitey" Volpenhein, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September 2001, and relatives read letters they'd composed about the couple.
"Several of my cousins said they always enjoyed coming to parties at my house because my parents always had the best parties, " said daughter Mary Jo McFadden, of Fort Wright.
"My mom always had such good food and games for the kids to play.
"One person said, 'Thanks for all you've done to keep our family close.'"
Mrs. Volpenhein died Tuesday morning at her home. She was 79.
Born and reared in Covington, Mrs. Volpenhein became a fixture at St. Agnes Church in Fort Wright.
Her faith was extremely important to her, McFadden said.
"Even as a child I can remember going to different religious services like the Sorrowful Mother Novena on Friday nights and the Rosary during May. We obviously went to Mass every Sunday."
Mrs. Volpenhein also was a member of Hilltoppers, a senior citizens social club in Fort Wright.
"She would do what she could to help anybody else, " McFadden said.
In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Volpenhein is survived by another daughter, Kathy Wilfong of Park Hills; sons, Dan Volpenhein and Gary Volpenhein, both of Park Hills; brothers, Ray Berling of Covington and Charles Berling of Fort Mitchell; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Agnes Church.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Agnes Church, 1680 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41017; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Covington is handling arrangements.
Mildred Pryor Edmondson, 95, of Cincinnati, formerly of Owen County, died Tuesday at Llanfair Retirement Community, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Long Ridge Baptist Church, Owenton, and the Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Ben Luke Edmondson, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Ben Edmondson of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; a daughter, Nedra Jane Michael of Cincinnati; a brother, C.F. "June" Pryor of Owenton; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street location, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Long Ridge Baptist Church, Sparta Road, Owenton, Ky. 41052.
Roma Franklin, 79, of Florence, died Monday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Florence Baptist Church, the Hilltoppers, Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky and the Widow's Club of Northern Kentucky. Her husband, Bernard Franklin, died in 1993.
Survivors include daughters, Sandy Franklin and Connie Franklin, both of Florence, and Beverly Sanford of Lexington, Tina Agnew of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Kim Byrne of Union; a son, Steve Franklin of Hebron; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Gerald D. Hartman, 60, of Covington, died at 3:26 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a heavy equipment operator with Barrett Paving Co., Wilder, and a member of Forresters and IUOE Union Local No. 18, Cincinnati.
Survivors include daughters, Karen Sue Hollin and Regina L. Garrison, both of Corbin, Toni M. Collins of Florence, Ginger L. Parson of Woodbine and Sandra Robinson of Valparaiso, Ind.; sons, Patrick Dreyer of Knoxville, Tenn., and Jared Dreyer of Covington; brothers, Raymond Hartman of Flemingsburg, Wendell Hartman of Demossville and Harry Hartman of Highland Heights; a sister, Madaline Ferwith of Mansfield, Ohio; his fiancee, Rita Dreyer of Covington; and 13 grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial was in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Janice Elaine Huffman, 60, of Lexington, died Monday at University Medical Center, Lexington. She was owner of Tommy's Drive-In Restaurant in Lexington, a former food service worker with University Medical Center and a member of Riverview Baptist Church, Harrison County.
Survivors include sisters, Helen Huffman of Lexington and Bonnie Smith of Paris; brothers, Jimmy Huffman, Billy Huffman, Ronnie Huffman and Shearl Huffman, all of Berry.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Delores "Dee" Lawson Lenara, 74, of Florence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired claims adjuster with the Internal Revenue Service and a member of National Federation of Retired Federal Employees.
Survivors include daughters, Terri Bonar-Stewart and Darla Kettenaker, both of Edgewood, and Linda Wiese of Florence; a sister, Nora Young of Deland, Fla.; brothers, Bob Lawson of Spring City, Tenn., and Raymond Lawson of Falmouth; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Edna Atherton Lippert, 83, of West Union, Ohio, formerly of Augusta, died Tuesday at Adams County Hospital, West Union. She was an employee of Clopay Corp. and a member of VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post No. 9535. A daughter, Sandra Browning, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Robert "Jack" Lippert of Manchester, Ohio; a daughter, Donna Cummins of Silver Grove; sisters, Betty Puccini and Mary Swanger, both of Augusta; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta. Memorials are suggested to VFW Post No. 9535, 206 Elizabeth St., Augusta, Ky. 41002.
Joyce McCoy, 71, of Highland Heights, died at 11:35 p.m. Monday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker. A son, Robert McCoy, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Michael McCoy of Tampa, Fla., Todd McCoy of Houston and Edward McCoy of Raymondville, Texas; daughters, Jackie Bell of Cold Spring, Jennifer Woodall of Eustis, Fla., and Raechel Price of Paisley, Fla.; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph Church Building Fund, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Judith Lynn Mosley, 63, of Newport, died Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a registered nurse with St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. Her son, James Leslie Mosley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, John Phillip Mosley of Grants Lick, David Mack Mosley of Cincinnati, Gerald Scott Mosley of Burlington and Joseph Andrew Mosley of Fort Thomas; and a daughter, Melinda Ann Hubbard of Burlington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
James Earl Mullins, 49, of Cynthiana, died Monday at his home. He was a farmer and owner of Toaster's Sports Bar and Grill, Cynthiana.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Beth Mullins; sons, James Bradford Mullins of Harrison County; daughters, Leigh Ann Lusby of Harrison County and Jenny Kay Mullins of Paris; brothers, Robert "Bo" Mullins of LaGrange, William "Buck" Mullins of Frankfort, Johnny Paul Mullins and Michael Ray Mullins, both of Bourbon County, and Ronnie Franklin Mullins of Frankfort; sisters, Elsie Griffin of Paris and Cindy Kay Mullins-Taylor of Lexington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Garnett Linville Perrine, 87, of Maysville, died at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a retired employee of Carnation Co., Maysville. Her husband, Dan Perrine, died in 1983.
Survivors include sisters, Donna Leach of Sharpsburg, Alma Moore of Mount Olivet and Mary Jett of Flemingsburg; and brothers, Everett Linville and Billy Linville, both of Mount Olivet.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Dorothy M. Purtell, 76, of Ashland, died Sunday at her home. She was a hospital laboratory technician.
Survivors include a nephew, Rev. G. Michael "Mickey" Greer of Erlanger, and other nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Church, Ashland. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Ashland. Memorials are suggested to Ashland Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, Ky. 41101. Lazear Funeral Home, Ashland, is handling arrangements.
Arthur B. Taylor, 88, of New Era, Mich., formerly of Covington, died Sunday at Hackley Lakeshore Hospital, Shelby, Mich. He was an employee of the L&N; Railroad, attended New Era Reformed Church in Michigan and was an Army veteran of World War II. His first wife, Mary Clyde Taylor, died in 1982.
Survivors include his wife, Lorraine Smith Taylor; a son, Bruce Taylor of Raleigh, N.C.; a stepson, Steven Smith of Muskegon, Mich.; daughters, Mary Pack of Covington and Sarah Peterson of Fayetteville, N.C.; stepdaughters, Sharon Raskiewicz of Grand Haven, Mich., Marcia Fekken and Lois Satterlee, both of New Era; a brother, Carl Taylor of Cincinnati; sisters, Ina Jo Duncan of Cincinnati, Ora Lee Henry of Lexington, Mildred Cyrus of Vandalia, Ill., and Dortha Weaver of Elizabethtown; grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to International Aide, 17011 W. Hickory St., Spring Lake, Mich. 49456; or Calvary Christian School, in care of Calvary Baptist Church, 3711 Tibbatts St., Covington, Ky. 41015. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling local arrangements.
Shirley L. Wohrley, 89, of Hebron, died at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger. She was a homemaker and a member of Heritage Assembly of God Church, Florence. Her husband, George Wohrley, died in 1975.
Survivors include a brother, Earl Glenn Aylor of Tavares, Fla., and a niece.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Heritage Assembly of God Church, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
