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Date of these obituaries: 06-17-2003
Bradford Powell, loved Dayton
Bradford Powell enjoyed traveling, but to him there was no place like home in Dayton.
"After he retired, we traveled to 45 states, " said Vera Powell, Mr. Powell's wife of 45 years. "Each September, we just started driving. At some point, though, he would say, 'It's time to go home to Kentucky.'"
Mr. Powell especially loved living in Dayton.
"One time I suggested that we move away, and he said to me, 'They will take me out of Dayton in a pine box.'"
Mr. Powell, 70, died Monday -- at his home in Dayton.
He worked as a welding supervisor at Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., retiring in 1988 after 32 years.
After retiring, he purchased Fort Thomas Laundromat and operated it until 1996.
Mr. Powell was a member of Highland United Methodist Church in Fort Thomas.
He was a Navy veteran and an avid bass fisherman, camper and gardener.
"He was the most honest person I've ever met, " said Mrs. Powell. "For instance, we went to Canada on a trip and when we came back to the United States we had to declare what we bought in Canada.
"I bought a postcard, but wasn't going to declare it because it only cost 35 cents. He said, 'We have to declare that.' That was the kind of person he was.
"He was an extraordinary person. He was a very simple man, nothing fancy or anything like that. He was a wonderful, wonderful father and provider. He left his children a really good name."
Other survivors include a daughter, Kay Bales of Muncie, Ind.; a son, David Powell of Cold Spring; and sisters, Faustine and Marjorie Mayfield, both of Somerset.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home in Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home
Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Taylor Mill.
Memorials may be made to Highland United Methodist Church, c/o Roof Fund, 314 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky., 41075, or to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky., 41075.
Sue Henry Bates, 68, of Covington, died at 3:50 a.m. Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Virginia M. West, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, George W. Donaldson Jr. of Crittenden; daughters, Judy L. Lowry of Morristown, Tenn., Jacqueline C. Diltz of Covington, Yvette Copeland of Palm Springs, Calif., and Kelly Moore of Cincinnati; stepsons, Charles R. Weyrich and Michael G. Weyrich, both of Cincinnati; stepdaughters, Patrice Burton of Cincinnati and Linda Spears of Orlando, Fla.; 23 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Ethel A. Ireland Buckman, 90, of Burlington, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor, Erlanger. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Ralph T. Buckman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Jacquelyne Johnson of Burlington, and a sister, Lucille Ruwe of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 5876 Veterans Way, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Alice Verina Rogers Budde, 87, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a pharmacy secretary with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. Her first husband, Russell Rogers, died in 1952. Her second husband, Bernard Budde, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Knaley of Union; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Stroke Association, P.O. Box 182039, Dept. 13, Columbus, Ohio 43218; or St. Joseph Orphanage, 5400 Edalbert Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45239. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Della T. Burgess, 82, of Carrollton, died Sunday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. She was a retired employee of Wirz Tube Plant. Her husband, T.C. Burgess, died in 1992.
Survivors include a son, Billy Burgess of Ghent; a daughter, Joyce Elain Harmon of Ghent; a brother, Charlie Tyree of Florence; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a step-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ghent Masonic Cemetery.
Jack L. Haley, 63, of Bellevue, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired warehouse worker with Value City, Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley McDaniel Haley; daughters, Terri McIntosh Ashcraft of Highland Heights and Kelli McIntosh of Taylor Mill; sons, Robert McIntosh of Jefferson, Ga., Scott McIntosh of Hamersville, Ohio, Mark McIntosh of Dillsboro, Ind., and Jackie L. Haley Jr. of Bellevue; a brother, Charles Haley of Columbus, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
George McClanahan, 84, of Butler, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
Illeen V. Tedtmann, of Cincinnati, died at 10 a.m. Friday at Burlington House, Cincinnati. She was a retired administrative assistant with the University of Cincinnati and was a member of the Sweet Adelines Chorus.
Survivors include a daughter, Kay Ratcliff of Cincinnati; a sister, Juanita Knisley of Washington Court House, Ohio; and a brother, Maynard Leeth of Washington Court House.
Services have already been held. Burial was in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hamilton County Special Olympics, 4777 Red Bank Expressway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
William J. Timmerding, 49, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was an industrial engineer with Frost Engineering, and a member of St. Catherine of Siena Church in Fort Thomas. He was a member of had also served in the Peace Corps in Central America.
Survivors include his wife, Carolina Timmerding; daughters, Carmen Timmerding and Silvia Timmerding, both of Fort Thomas; and sisters, Nancy Bare, Carol Ihlendorf and Mary Koehler, all of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Highland High School Robotics Team, 2400 Memorial Parkway, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. A.C. Dobbling & Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
