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Date of these obituaries: 08-05-2003
Bennie Russell, 74, butcher, sold cars
Covington drive-in moviegoers of the 1960s knew Bennie Charles Russell as "Mr. Renault of Cincinnati."
Mr. Russell, who died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas, sold Renaults for Madison Motors in Covington. He was featured in commercials advertising the French-made car that played at local drive-ins, said his daughter, Julie Utz of Butler.
Mr. Russell found many ways to make a living during his 74 years, she said, but he was most proud of his work as a butcher, a trade he practiced for more than 40 years.
He owned and ran Monarch Quality Beef in Hamilton, Ohio, for about 17 years. He also worked for Griffin Industries and Bluegrass Provisions.
After he retired from the meat business in 1976, he moved from Covington to Butler, where he drove a fuel truck for Licking Valley Oil.
When he wasn't working, the Korean War Army veteran enjoyed playing bluegrass music on the mandolin at local dances. He was a 37-year member of the Masonic Golden Rule Lodge in Covington, and a member of the Butler Baptist Church.
He also served as a Sunday school superintendent for Faith Baptist Church in Covington.
Diagnosed with cancer in 1994, he went into remission but never recovered from the chemotherapy and radiation treatments, his daughter said.
When his wife, Norma Sullivan Russell, died in 1997, "that really kicked the rug out from under him, " his daughter said. "But he found reasons to go on.
He always kept his chin up, she said, and always had a funny story to tell.
He considered it an honor that he lived to see his great-grandchildren, she said, and added that she thought his greatest fear was that they might forget him after he left this world.
But there's no chance of that, she said.
Other survivors include daughters, Donna Thacker and Marsha Fay Meyer, both of Butler; a son, Bennie Russell Jr. of Butler; and a sister, Millie Warner of Covington.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Maxwell Joseph Boerger, 23, of Fairview, died Friday on Prestwicke Drive in Edgewood. He was an electrician with PCB Contracting.
Survivors include a son, Joseph Donald Boerger of Fairview; his parents, Eric and Kelly Boerger of Fort Mitchell; a brother, Nicholas Boerger of Centerville, Ohio; grandparents, Helen and Dick Kemper of Lakeside Park and Fred and Mary Jo Boerger of Fort Mitchell; and great-grandchildren, Ray and Thelma Ellis of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Joseph Donald Boerger Scholastic Fund, in care of Fifth Third Bank, 1701 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Charles D. Bresch Jr., 62, of Fort Wright, died at 10:25 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a sales representative with Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Lynn Nienaber of Hebron; a son, Charles D. Bresch III of Crescent Springs; and three grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Kathleen Simons Eversole, 60, of Covington, died at 4:29 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald Eversole; sons, Timothy R. Eversole, Jimmy A. Eversole, Michael R. Eversole and Billy J. Eversole, all of Covington, Troy L. Eversole of Newport and Joey W. Eversole of Silver Grove; daughters, Gladys L. Eversole, Tina M. Crumes, Lisa F. Wright and Tonya S. Eversole, all of Covington; brothers, John Simons of Walton, Ernest Simons of Owenton and Ron Simons of Corinth; a sister, Mildred Crawford of Cynthiana; 24 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Virginia Jean Dennis Garnett, 70, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Mary Jo Dennis, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Beverly Jane Arnold of Cynthiana and Henrietta Dallas Fraze of Elizabethtown; a brother, Lawrence Dennis of Cincinnati; a sister, Mary Irvin of Cynthiana; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
Ethel Rose Harlow, 83, of Covington, died at 5:20 a.m. Saturday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Robert Harlow, died in 1985.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Whalen of Fort Mitchell and Kathy Mullen of Grants Lick; sons, Mike Harlow and Dave Harlow, both of Cincinnati, Danny Harlow of Florence and Bob Harlow of Covington; a brother, Justin Brinkman of Florida; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Thursday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Betty Louise Kelly, 59, of Cincinnati, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was the former owner of Chevron Mini Market, Brooksville.
Survivors include sons, Leonard P. Morgan of Covington, Timothy Ray Morgan of Falmouth and Daniel Morgan of Cincinnati; brothers, Robert William Kelly of Florence and George Franklin Kelly of Minnesota; sisters, Dorothy Kelly of Butler and Ruby Ann Wilson of Butler; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Powersville Cemetery, Bracken County.
Julia Mildred McCarty, 85, of Cincinnati, formerly of Falmouth, died Sunday at Harrison House Health Center, Cincinnati. She was a retired employee of Kenner Products Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a brother, Shirley B. McCarty of Cincinnati, a niece and a nephew.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery, Harrison County.
Charlotte Jean Pfouts, 68, of Vandalia, Ohio, died Sunday in Vandalia. She was a retired employee of Sears Roebuck Co. and a member of Miami Valley Golf Club.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Pfouts; a daughter, Cindy Snyder of Butler Township, Ohio; sisters, Nina Henderson of Walton and Cathy Rahrig of Englewood, Ohio; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Baker-Hazel Funeral Home, Dayton, Ohio. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of America, 100 Merchant St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.
Tammy Jean Perry Smith, 43, of Morning View, died Friday in Walton of injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
Survivors include sons, Kenny Smith of Crittenden and Brian Bumgardner of Morning View; brothers, Mike Bumgardner of Hebron, William Patrick Bumgardner of Erlanger, Kevin Bumgardner of Toledo, Ohio, and Keith Bumgardner of North Carolina; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery, Fiskburg. Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P.O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Manual L. Thacker, 54, of Garrison, formerly of Covington, died at 1 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a truck driver and a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Angie Thacker of Covington; sisters, Maxine Klink of Fort Mitchell, Katherine Bullock of Taylor Mill and Arlene Ober of Latonia; brothers, Barney Thacker of Fort Mitchell, Ralph Thacker of Union and Tony Thacker of Elsmere; and a grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Burlington Cemetery. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
