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Date of these obituaries: 06-12-2003
Geraldine O'Quinn Austin, known for her cooking skills
Geraldine O'Quinn Austin had the best reason in the world to learn how to be a good cook -- her family's survival depended on it.
"She came from a poor background in Sulfur Creek, W.Va., " said a daughter, Wilma Saylor Rodriguez of Covington. "They had burlap sacks for dresses, and they raised a lot of their own food. Everything they cooked they made from scratch."
Mrs. Austin's father died in a mining accident when she was a baby, and she was orphaned at 14 when her mother succumbed to tuberculosis. She married
within a year and took her youngest brother into her home, where she further honed her cooking skills.
They stood her in good stead years later when she served as lead chef at Thomas More College and then as head cook at Marydale.
Mrs. Austin died at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was 68.
"She was known for her fried chicken, her chicken and dumplings, and her homemade soups, " said Rodriguez. "She wasn't much on sweets, because she was diabetic, except she could sure make the fudge."
She moved to Cincinnati with her first husband, where she worked in a mattress factory, then later in her second husband's auto parts stores.
Growing up in tough times shaped her mother later in life, Rodriguez said. "She loved yard sales, and she loved money. If there was a dime to be made, she found a way to make it."
She tried to help her friends and was known for the good advice she dispensed to young people, Rodriguez said. "She was a very good mother and grandmother."
Besides her daughter, other survivors include a son, Edward Damron of Covington; daughters, Carol S. Damron of Coral Springs, Fla., Debra Saylor Strong of Highland Heights, and Billie Joann Damron Jump of Hebron; a sister, Ruby O'Quinn White of Varney, W.Va.; nine grand-children and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Memorials are suggested to Gambro Health Care Center, 400 Centre View Blvd., Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017.
Florabel Foley Cottengim Boedker, 94, of Florence, died at 8 a.m. Wednesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a member of Florence Baptist Church and a former member of Latonia Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher. She was a retired bookkeeper with Palm Beach Outlet, Cincinnati, and a former supervisor with Mills Restaurant.
Survivors include daughters, Donna Robertson of Burlington and Joyce Rice of Hudson, Fla.; a sister, Aleeta Laycock of Boise, Idaho; six grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mary E. Bright, 88, of Indianapolis, died Monday at Bethany Village Nursing Home, Indianapolis. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Carl Bright, died in 1980. There are no immediate survivors.
Graveside services were at noon today at Warsaw Cemetery. Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, handled arrangements.
Lena Peluso Fowler, 79, of Newport, died at 2:35 p.m. Tuesday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles Fowler, died in 1978.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley Vicario of Florence, Betty Deaton and Theresa McDonald, both of Newport, and Helen Marie Feeney of Brownsville, Calif.; sisters, Lucille Hoffman of Cincinnati and Margie Haddad of Cleveland; brothers, Frank Peluso of Spokane, Wash., and Johnny Peluso of Newport; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Holy Spirit Church, 825 Washington St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Jessie K. Hammond, 90, of Covington, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired housekeeping worker with St. Elizabeth Medical Centers and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Hammond Prather of Covington; a brother, Wallace Whitton of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in New Columbus Cemetery, Owen County. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Arva Corinne Hudson, 85, of Williamstown, died Tuesday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. She was a retired manager of Georgetown Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Williamstown, and a retired counselor with the Northern Kentucky Treatment Center, Crittenden. She was a member of Williamstown Baptist Church and Capt. John Lillard Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. Her husband, Charlie Hudson, and a son, Charles Evan Hudson, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Lola Dempsey Dunaway of Williamstown; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship Fund, in care of Edna Risen, 314 S. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Jean Knox Kittle, 78, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Embracing Hospice, Snelville, Ga.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Patricia H. Klein, 81, of Elsmere, died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere.
Survivors include her husband, Anthony J. Klein; sons, Anthony L. Klein and Greg Klein, both of Elsmere, and Larry Klein of Union; a brother, John Herrmann of Cynthiana; sisters, Lucille Elsbernd of Elsmere, Jean Kellerman and Frances Stephens, both of Erlanger; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Henry Church, Father Deye's Garden Fund, 3813 Dixie Highway, Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Viola Marshell, 88, of Campbell County, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
William McKenzie, 52, of Newport, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a chef with B&B; Riverboats and a member of Mountain Assembly Church of God, Newport, and Darters of Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include his wife, Mattie McKenzie; a son, Patton Lewis of Latonia; brothers, Patrick McKenzie and Jerry McKenzie, both of Newport, David McKenzie of Alexandria and Daryl McKenzie of Owensboro; and a sister, Winnie Sizemore of Newport.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Assembly Church of God. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peach Grove Cemetery. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Mary Margaret Meiman, 93, of Fort Wright, died at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. Her husband, Francis Joseph Meiman, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Joseph Meiman of Union, four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center Chapel, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Carl Edward Murphy, 67, of Dayton, died at 7:20 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired painter with Painters Local District Council No. 12, a past president of Dayton Pee Wee Football and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth "Nan" Bridewell Murphy; sons, Robert Murphy of Crittenden, David Melvin Murphy of Newport, Craig Murphy and Frank Murphy, both of Dayton; his stepmother, Diana Schneider of Elsmere; brothers, Frank Asberry of Dayton, William E. Schneider of Dayton, Gary L. Schneider of Goshen, Ohio, Gary Roberts of Erlanger and William L. Schneider Jr. of Cincinnati; sisters, Bernadine Nass of Newport, Juanita Brodbeck of Florida, Nancy L. Woodmanssee of Felicity, Ohio, Tammy Kellingsworth of Cincinnati and Amber Schneider of Elsmere; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian Burial was this morning at St. Bernard Church, Dayton. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard Church, 401 Berry St., Dayton, Ky. 41074. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton, is handling arrangements.
Garry Alan Noble, 54, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired customer service agent with Delta Airlines, a member of Civil War Reenactment 6th Ohio Cavalry and a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He was an extra in the movie "Gods and Generals."
Survivors include his wife, Christine Noble; a son, Jeffrey Noble of Atlanta; a daughter, Tiffany Walton of Lawrenceburg; his father, Guy Noble of Orlando, Fla.; and sisters, Kim Rodriguez and Janice Adams, both of Orlando.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Orlando. Memorials are suggested to Civil War Reenactment Group, 6th Ohio Cavalry, Company B, 3139 Perry Drive, Canton, Ohio 44708; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Rosalee Ann Shively, 66, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at her home. She was a district supervisor for White Castle. Her husband, Ray Shiveley Jr., died in 1982.
Survivors include a son, Steven Shiveley of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Vicki Yount of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; a brother, Richard Conway of Ohio; sisters, Lucille Wolfe of Kentucky and Mary Fritz and Betty Stephenson, both of Ohio; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
William Arnold Vallandingham, 87, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer and truck driver, and a member of Fairview Christian Church, Williamstown, and Cynthiana Elks Lodge No. 438. His first wife, Nancy C. Price Vallandingham, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma F. Vallandingham; sons, Billy Vallandingham of Mount Carmel, Ill., and Charles Vallandingham of Edgewood; a daughter, Yvonne Walsh of Cincinnati; stepsons, Fred Williams of Fort Thomas, and Marshall Williams, John Louis Williams, Gene Garnett Faulconer and John D. Faulconer, all of Harrison County; a stepdaughter, Nancy Furnish of Harrison County; a sister, Mary Frances Sowder of Williamstown; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Cynthiana Elks Lodge, 1544 U.S. 62 East, Frankfort, Ky. 40202.
