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Date of these obituaries: 06-04-2002
Naomi Lawrence, 87, avid family genealogist
Naomi Katherine Penick Lawrence knew more about her family than anyone - she traced her roots all the way back to the Vikings.
"She was an avid genealogist, " said Betty Taylor of Williamstown, the oldest of Mrs. Lawrence's two daughters. "She not only did her own family's genealogy, but many others."
Mrs. Lawrence, of Bellevue, spent 50 years of her life investigating her family heritage. By the time she died Sunday at 87 from complications caused by Alzheimer's Disease, she was still dreaming of writing a book based on her research.
"She probably had 25 notebooks full of notes on genealogy, " Taylor said.
She said the dream may still come true for her mother. "I'm trying to get a lot of them into a computer and hopefully one of these days, I can do that (publish a book) for her."
Taylor said her mother had connections from Canada to Hawaii who helped her with the genealogy.
Mrs. Lawrence taught strict etiquette and cleanliness, Taylor said. "She was meticulously clean, " she said. "She checked everybody's fingernails before they went out the door."
And, no matter what, she was always smiling, Taylor said.
"She was very happy, very proud of her children and her grandchildren."
She was a homemaker and a member of Church of Christ of Dayton, where she was a Sunday school teacher and chaperone for Camp Northward in Falmouth. Her husband, Howard Lawrence, died in 1986.
Also surviving are sons, Mike Lawrence of Burlington and Tom Lawrence of Melbourne; another daughter, Joan Lawrence Topol of Sunrise, Fla.; brothers, Gerald Penick of Dry Ridge and Robert Penick of Elsmere; sisters, Dorothy Knight of Dayton and Helen Johnson of Indiana; 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Beulah "Boo" Harney Betts, 85, of Maysville, died at 12:05 p.m. Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was a homemaker, a member of First Christian Church, Maysville, and a former Girl Scout leader. Her husband, John William Betts, died in 1986.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Licking Valley Girl Scout Council, 6436 U.S. 68, Mays Lick, Ky. 41055; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Edna Florence Chain, 72, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired employee of Square D Co. A son, Greg Roberts, died in 2000.
Survivors include daughters, Sue Golfman of Latonia, Kay Fisk of Butler, Pat Wallace of California and Sherri Marksberry of Florence; sons, Jim Roberts of Newport, Steve Roberts of Houston, Darryl Roberts of Taylor Mill and Mike Eagle of Florence; sisters, Jean Lach and Lena Wells, both of Falmouth, Mary Yelton of Erlanger and Dorothy Greene of Dayton, Ohio; 19 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Charles "Chili" Connett, 71, of Newport, died at 3:05 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital, Florence. He was a retired maintenance worker with R. A. Jones Co.
Survivors include his wife, Marylou Morris Connett; daughters, Judy Johnting and Ivy Connett, both of Newport; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Wednesday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Brighton Center, 706 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp- Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Eugene Denlinger, 63, of Sadieville, died Sunday at his home. He was a retired machinist with General Electric, Cincinnati, and a member of Corinth Christian Church. His wife, Beverly Tomes Denlinger, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Cora Sullivan and Jessie Starr, both of Indiana, Tamara Polly of Crittenden, Tiffany Nicholson of Wilmore, Tina Crotty of Falmouth and Tana Tomes of Louisville; sons, Scott Denlinger and Terry Tomes, both of Cincinnati, Tim Tomes of Crittenden and Tally Tomes of Taylorsville; his mother, Louella Denlinger of Cincinnati; a sister, Jeanine Dixon of Williamstown; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Robert Dulin, 59, of Lakeside Park, died Saturday at his home. He was a chef with Summit Hills Country Club in Crestview Hills and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a daughter, Erica Dulin of Florence; and a granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Peach Grove Cemetery, Pendleton County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Jack Miley Eagan, 73, of Augusta, died Sunday at his home. He was an industrial pipefitter.
Survivors include a son, Rodney Eagan of Brooksville; sisters, Connie Thomas Joshi, Nancy Southard and Doris Houp; brothers, Billy Miley and Jimmie Miley; a grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Marguerite J. Barton Hayes, 88, of Fort Thomas, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday in Greenhills, Ohio. She was a retired tax auditor with the Internal Revenue Service.
Her husband, Dr. Edward F. Hayes, died in 1941. A daughter, Sister Sheila Hayes, C.D.P., died in 1967.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Jo Fredrick of Greenhills and Kathleen Kennedy of Fort Mitchell; a sister, Mary Rita Huber of Dayton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Holy Family Home, in care of St. Anne Convent, 1000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Rosella B. Meyer, 80, of Alexandria, died at 1:40 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker, and a member of St. Mary Church Seniors and King and Queens clubs.
Her husband, Anthony E. Meyer, died in 1990.
Survivors include sons, Gary Meyer of Edgewood and Rudy Meyer of Loveland, Ohio; a daughter, Sharon Schmidt of Lenoir, N.C.; a sister, Lucille Spaulding of Alexandria; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas.
Peggy Mullins, 73, of Highland Heights, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was an owner of ACME Driving School in Cincinnati.
Her husband, Carl Mullins, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Carl Mullins of Amelia, Ohio, and Jim Mullins of Florence; daughters, Sandra Parker of Silver Grove, Gail Ross of Hebron, Darlene Sylvester of Ryland Heights and Linda Turner of Las Vegas; brothers, Andrew Johnson of Knoxville, Tenn., and Nick Johnson of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Margaret I. Nicholson, 77, of Florence, died May 20 at Colonial Heights, Florence. She was a retired employee of the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cincinnati and a supervisor with the Fort Thomas Nursing Care Unit., and was a member of Altrusa. Her husband, George Nicholson, and a son, Cass Douglas Nicholson, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Dr. Marlyn A. Lupton of Tampa, Fla.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Colonial Heights, Florence, and at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 1241 Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45210; or Jewish Hospital, Cardiac Unit, 4777 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236.
Janice M. Overton, 61, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Thomas Overton, died in 1971. A daughter, Eula Ann Overton, died in 1966.
Survivors include daughters, Pam Overton and Linda Staverman, both of Florence, and Patty Platt of Latoina; a sister, Sue Ryland of Greencastle, Ind.; brothers, Jack Sergent and Jonnie Sergent, both of Petersburg, and Jimmy Sergent of Elsmere; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hopper Funeral Home, Barbourville.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Hopper Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Barbourville City Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Edward Piburn, 48, of Union, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was director of sales with Leece Neville Co. and a Marine Corps veteran of the Persian Gulf War.
Survivors include daughters, Amanda Piburn and Bessie Piburn, both of Union; his mother, Dorothy Piburn of Mobile, Ala.; a brother, Bobby West of Missouri; and sisters, Karen Bander of Dallas, Dorothy Simon, Marlene Arcement, Linda Harwell and Ann Piburn, all of Mobile.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Memorials are suggested to Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation, P. O. Box 56552, Philadelphia, Pa. 19111.
Donald Eugene Russell, 75, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired manager with Mike Sells Potato Chips Co., a member of Oak Island Baptist Church and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Russell; sons, Keith Russell and Kevin Russell, both of Independence; a sister, Elizabeth "Libby" Hiles of Erlanger; brothers, Raymond Russell of Fort Myers, Fla., and John Fredrick Russell of Vevay, Ind.; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Oak Island Baptist Church, 3445 Moffett Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
William C. Spivey, 79, of Williamstown, died Sunday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Fort Thomas. He was a retired maintenance worker with the former Allis-Chalmers Corp., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II.
A daughter, Barbara Woods, died in 1970.
Survivors include his wife, Opal Spivey; sons, William Spivey Jr. of Norwood, Ohio, Greg Spivey of Harrison, Ohio, Rick Spivey of Batavia, Ohio, Doug Spivey and Tim Spivey, both of Williamstown, and Jeff Spivey of Erlanger; a sister, Loretta Witt of McKee; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Corinth Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Veterans Administration Nursing Home, 1000 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
James C. Uehlein, 76, of Southgate, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired worker with U.S. Postal Service.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Uehlein; a son, James P. Uehlein of Southgate; a daughter, Linda Marie Uehlein Bowman of Edgewood; and a brother, Jack Uehlein of Newport.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of the Nazarene, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to First Church of the Nazarene, 830 York St., Newport, Ky. 41071. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
George L. "Tag" Zerhusen, 83, of Florence, died Sunday at his home.
He was a retired mail handler for Cincinnati Union Terminal, and a member of Mother of God Church in Covington and Marshall-Schildmeyer VFW Post No. 6095, Latonia. He was a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North pastoral care, and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
His wife, Dorothy A. Zerhusen, died Feb. 21.
Survivors include sons, George J. Zerhusen of Villa Hills, William Edward Zerhusen of Fort Mitchell, Edward Vincent Zerhusen of Taylor Mill and Mark Anthony Zerhusen of Latonia; daughters, Mary Therese Kersting of Erlanger and Anita Marie Zerhusen of Florence; sisters, Laura Reimer of Independence and Angela Krebs of Edgewood; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Thursday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Mother of God Church, 199 W. Sixth St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
