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Date of these obituaries: 03-25-2003
William Kordenbrock, trained racehorses
William Jack "Hutch" Kordenbrock was the kind of man who liked to sit around the kitchen table and debate the issues of the day.
His son, Rusty Kordenbrock of Erlanger, remembers doing that with his father and a friend during the 1960s.
His father, who died Monday at age 78 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood, was a personable, outgoing man. "He was a feisty son of a gun. He could get a little hot under the collar here and there, but he was liked by a lot of people, " the younger Kordenbrock said.
"Hutch" Kordenbrock loved sports.
The Independence resident was a member of the Lloyd Boosters and did the announcing at Lloyd home football games.
He also coached Dixie Knothole baseball teams.
"He had an impact on a lot of young people, " his son said.
"To this day, when they talk about my father, they have a warm spot in their heart for him."
Mr. Kordenbrock served in the Army during World War II, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he worked as a tile setter for about 23 local builders.
Then he made an abrupt career switch, and started training racehorses. He never trained a horse worth more than $10, 000, his son said, but the horses raced at River Downs, Turfway Park and Keeneland.
It was a small, family business, Rusty Kordenbrock said, "a way for me and my brother and dad to do something together."
Mr. Kordenbrock's first wife, Judy Kordenbrock, died in 1980.
Surviving in addition to his son are his wife, Dorothy Kordenbrock; another son, Matt Kordenbrock of Hebron; a daughter, Cindy Galloway of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a sister, Barbara DePres of Fort Wright; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Mary Belle Aldridge, 84, of Owenton, died Monday at Owenton Manor.
A homemaker, she was a member of Hesler Assembly of God Church, Owenton. She was a former member of Richland Baptist Church in Owen County.
There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Memorials are suggested to Hesler Assembly of God Church, 25 Breck Road, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
Richard Lee Allen, 56, of Milford, Ohio, died Saturday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was a sheet metal worker.
Survivors include his wife, Colleen Terri Allen; daughters, Renee Allen of Silver Grove and Heather Johns of Macclenny, Fla.; a son, Richard Allen of Milford; a stepson, Jerry M. Williams Jr. of Milford; a brother, Rodney Allen of Dry Ridge; a sister, Nancy Lodes of Shawano, Wis.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
George H. Berry, 73, of Lakeside Park, died at 7:05 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was president and owner of Buckeye Collection Co., Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sons, Michael T. Berry and Christopher M. Berry, both of Latonia, and Jeffery S. Berry of Burlington; daughters, Sandra K. Berry of Latonia, Suzanne L. Berry of Crestview Hills, Sonya Flannery of Park Hills and Showna Adams of Cincinnati; a brother, Vernon Berry of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the con-venience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Carolyn Lee Bricker, 61, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of Williamstown Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald Bricker; sons, Blaine Bricker of Williamstown and Brian Bricker of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Rhonda Wagers of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; a sister, Barbara Cox of Goshen, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Williamstown Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Eleanor Catherine Litmer Carroll, 90, of Highland Heights, died Wednesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Orene Dewey Carroll, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a brother, Albert Litmer of Fort Thomas, and a sister, Rose Honebrink of Highland Heights.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Pauline Jeanette Caudill, 84, of Newport, died Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Walter Caudill of Erlanger, Richard Caudill of Brooksville, Fla., and Harold Caudill of Bellevue; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Evergreen Mausoleum Chapel, Southgate. Cremation will be at Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Alta Frances Sharp Harrison Fryman, 69, of Maysville, died Saturday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville.
A private duty nurse, she was a member of New Hope Christian Church, Maysville. Her first husband, Claude William "Bill" Harrison, and second husband, Hershal Fryman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Billy Ray Harrison, Eddie Lee Harrison and Ronald Jay Harrison; daughters, Carolyn Fay Wilson and Marilyn Kay Moore; a sister, Mildred Wagel of Bryan, Ohio; a brother, Bill Sharp of Brooksville; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Foster.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Anna Mabel Gilbert, 87, of Latonia, died at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, John E. Gilbert, died in 2000.
Survivors include a stepson, Robert Gilbert of Grant County; a brother, James Herbert Barton of Indianapolis; a sister, Yueltia Fernn "Babe" Barton Sponcil of Demossville; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Earnest Martin Hammond, 70, of Latonia, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, a member of Disabled American Veterans and Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Leona Irene Johnson Hammond; a son, Mark Hammond of Latonia; a daughter, Sharon Parrett of Amelia, Ohio; brothers, Warner Hammond of Morefield, Ind., and Pete Hammond of Louisville; sisters, Edna Whisman and Edith Lee, both of Frankfort; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Leonard A. "Sonny" Kunkel, 65, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Florence, died Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.
He was retired, and was a member of St. Paul Church in Memphis, and the Knights of Columbus. He was an eucharistic minister and usher with the church.
Survivors include his wife, Emily S. Kunkel; a sister, Myrtle Davis of Olive Branch, Miss.; and brothers, Mike Kunkel of Erlanger, Richard Kunkel of Crittenden and James Kunkel of Corona, Calif.
Mass of Christian burial was Saturday at St. Paul Church, Memphis. Burial was in Blocker Cemetery, Olive Branch, Miss. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Church, 1425 E. Shelby Drive, Memphis, Tenn. 38116. Family Funeral Care, Memphis, handled arrangements.
Paul Wayne Lowe, 62, of Covington, died March 7 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired welder with Hosea Construction Co.
Survivors include a daughter, Gwen Trammel of Owenton; a half-brother, George H. Hartford of Newington, Ga.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Cremation was at Southwest Ohio Cremation Co., Milford, Ohio.
Judith Rose Melford, 62, of Cincinnati, died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Western Hills campus, Cincinnati.
She was a kitchen worker with the Cincinnati Club.
Survivors include a son, Michael Melford of Cincinnati; daughters, Marsha McFarland and Tangie Melford, both of Cincinnati; a sister, Pat Johnson of Covington; and seven grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at New St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Bryan P. Mullikin, 33, of Chicago, formerly of Covington, died at 2:35 p.m. March 17 at his home.
He was a personnel director with Seton Co., Chicago.
Survivors include his parents, Phyllis S. Warren Mullikin and Steven P. Mullikin of Covington; and grandparents, Norma Jean George of Crossville, Tenn., and Lawrence Warren of Pomona, Calif.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Church, Covington.
Memorials are suggested to Bryan Mullikin Memorial Fund, in care of any branch of Fifth Third Bank.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
James Russell Murphy, 45, of Verona, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a sales manager with Thorton's Convenience Center and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Marie Sullivan Murphy; daughters, Jamie Thomas and Cassie Murphy, both of Verona; his mother, Berttie Evelyn Engle Murphy of Florence; a brother, James William Murphy Jr. of Union; sisters, Kathy Niece of Warsaw, Evelyn Murphy of Burlington, Laura Tincher of Verona and Berttie Ferguson of Florence; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Memorials are suggested to James Murphy Memorial Fund, in care of Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 67, Verona, Ky. 41092.
Agatha C. Sacksteder, 90, of Highland Heights, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a retired processor with the Internal Revenue Service in Covington, a member of St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring, the church Ladies Society, Campbell County VFW Post No. 3205 in Alexandria and Bluegrass Seniors Club. She also was an Army veteran of World War II. Her husband, Bernard J. Sacksteder, died in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Jan Sacksteder Lahey of Fort Thomas; and sons, Robert Kenneth Sacksteder of Fort Thomas and Father Thomas B. Sacksteder of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway, Suite 305, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Lula Sanders, 95, of Owenton, died Saturday at New Horizon Medical Center, Owenton.
She was a caterer and a member of New Liberty Second Baptist Church. Her husband, Charles Sanders, died in 1986.
Survivors include a sister, Lucy Garnett of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Seminary Street location, Owenton. Visitation begins there at noon Wednesday.
Howard "Hap" Williamson, 89, of Fort Thomas, died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired employee of Hamilton Tailoring Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, James Williamson of Lexington and Gerry Williamson of Orlando, Fla.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation begins there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Cremation was at Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati.
