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Date of these obituaries: 05-03-2002
Maurice and Thelma Lux, married
for five decades
Maurice W. Lux met his future wife at a church dance, and for the rest of their lives they were nearly inseparable.
Mr. Lux, 78, of Edgewood, died at 5 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood - 32 hours after his wife, Thelma M. Lux, died Tuesday.
Mrs. Lux had been valedictorian of her class at Holy Cross High School in Covington and was a popular girl when the couple met.
The joke in the family for years was that she had to work him into her schedule, said a son, Richard Lux of Fort Mitchell. They attended a prayer service for their first date.
Early in a marriage that would span nearly 54 years, Mrs. Lux worked in a department store. She quit when the first of the couple's three sons was born.
Mr. Lux worked as a division supervisor for Interstate Brands in Cincinnati, then later as a clerk in the Kenton County courthouse.
Perhaps because his own father died when he was 6, Mr. Lux enjoyed a close relationship with his sons, Richard Lux said.
Richard Lux remembers fondly a hear-to-heart talk with his father on the back porch of the family's home after a young lady had broken Richard's heart.
The same thing had happened to him as a young man, his father said, and "a week later I met your mother."
"Love your mother, " Mr. Lux told his son. "Always love your mother."
When he retired, Mr. Lux worked as a starter for the Kenton County Golf Course. He and Mrs. Lux went on several cruises with the Golden Age Club at St. Pius X Church in Edgewood. He was also a member of the Holy Name Society there.
Congestive heart failure caused his health to decline, and his wife developed Alzheimer's disease.
When his sons told him their mother had died, Mr. Lux said, "Fifty-four years, " and shook his head slowly. Then he started to cry a bit, said another son, Thomas Lux of Edgewood.
Knowing that his wife had died seemed to give him "permission to let go, " Thomas Lux said.
"He really hung on for the last year, wanting to know she was taken care of, " he said.
Other survivors of the couple include a son, Stephen W. Lux of Louisville, and six grandchildren. Other survivors of Mr. Lux include sisters, Donna Lux of Fort Wright and Marianne Aloe of Cincinnati. Other survivors of Mrs. Lux include a sister, Jane Quigley of Villa Hills, and a brother, Thomas Mistler of Edgewood.
Mass of Christian burial for both Mr. and Mrs. Lux will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Covington Catholic High School Building Fund, 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011, or Holy Cross High School, 3617 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Paul Monroe Abney, 67, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was an associate member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Covington.
Survivors include a son, Richard Abney of Ludlow.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Cremation Society of Southwest Ohio, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Frank Bamberger, 67, of Taylor Mill, died Thursday.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home in Latonia.
Matthew M. Gadd Sr., 77, of Erlanger, died at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired employee of Westinghouse Corp. and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. A son, Matthew Gadd Jr., died in 1972. A daughter, Carol A. Gadd, died in 1962.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Gadd; daughters, Virginia L. Wolfe of Florence, Sandra M. Parker of Hebron and Kathleen Bowen of Elsmere; a brother, Louis Gadd of Erlanger; a sister, Rose Dedden of Florence; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Genevieve Gaudett, 92, of Villa Hills, died at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Clarence Gaudett, died in 1982.
Survivors include a son, Richard Gaudett of Villa Hills; a daughter, Shirley Mulqueen of Pompton Plains, N.J.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Henry V. Hoer, 87, of Southgate, died at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired laborer with Wiedemann Brewing Co., Newport.
Survivors include daughters, Carolyn Galvin of Newport and Joyce Elkins of Cincinnati; three grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Audrey V. Markey, 83, of Taylor Mill, died at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Raymond Markey, died in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Alice Markey of Taylor Mill; and a sister, Mary Alice Jetter of Edgewood.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Jeffrey A. Pfetzer 19, of Villa Hills, died Thursday at the University of Kentucky. He was a freshman at the University of Kentucky, and a former member of the Covington Catholic High School soccer team. Survivors include his parents, Tom and Sally Pfetzer of Villa Hills; grandmother, Elaine O'Rourke of Cincinnati; brothers, Christopher and Douglas Pfetzer of Villa Hills.
A noon mass will be held Monday at St. Joseph Church in Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home in Latonia. Burial will be in St. Marys Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Covington Catholic Building Fund or Covington Catholic Soccer Fund, 1600 Dixie Highway Park Hills, Ky. 41011.
Gayle Prather, 82, of Owenton, died Thursday at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. He was a farmer, an employee of Peoples Bank and Trust Co. and a member of Hesler Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include his wife, Texia Sorrell Prather; a son, Danny Gayle Prather of Frankfort; a daughter, Shirley Ann Wainscott of Frankfort; brothers, Roy Prather of Owenton and Willard Prather of Hesler; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hesler Assembly of God Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P. O. Box 23872, Lexington, Ky. 40523.
Mary Lorraine Robirds, 67, of Burlington, died Wednesday at her home. She was a retired packer with Chicago Rawhide Co., Hebron.
Survivors include her husband, William Robirds; daughters, Debbie Jones of Independence and Brenda Hatton of Burlington; a foster son, Robert Perkins of Erlangen, Germany; her stepfather, Elwood Wolfe of New Carlisle, Ohio; a brother, Finn Wolfe of Portsmouth, Ohio; a sister, Phyllis Anglemeyer of New Carlisle; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Roberson Funeral Home, South Shore. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Harr Cemetery, South Shore. Memorials are suggested to First Church of the Nazarene, 21 Short Hill Lane, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Gladys Scott 88, of Covington, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home in Crittenden.
Robert E. Smoot, 67, of Fort Mitchell, died at 7:10 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired certified public accountant with the federal government and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. He was a member of the Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Durham Smoot; a daughter, Julie Janson of Fort Mitchell; sons, Robert L. Smoot of Fort Mitchell and Daniel J. Smoot of Jackson; a brother, Charles Smoot of Philadelphia and William Smoot of Atlanta; sisters, Frieda McNeely of Kennesaw, Ga., and Marjorie Peco of Orlando, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Sherry Eibeck Turner 47, of Falmouth, died Thursday after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home in Falmouth.
John Joseph "Jack" Watson Sr., 71, of Independence, died at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired educator with Millcreek Children's Psychiatric Center, a member of St. Cecilia Church in Independence and an Army veteran.
Survivors include sons, John Watson Jr. of Cincinnati, James Watson of Hamilton, Ohio, Joseph Watson of Vevay, Ind., and Mark Watson of Bright, Ind.; daughters, Melissa "Missy" Pizza of Panama City, Fla., Katherine Watson of Independence and Christine Watson of Cincinnati; a sister, Elizabeth Kane of Cincinnati; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Cecilia Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Old St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Katherine and Christine Watson Fund, in care of Firstar Bank, 5262 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051.
