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Date of these obituaries: 04-12-2002
Margaret Bosse, saved town as mayor from being annexed
Margaret Bosse, one of the first women mayors in Northern Kentucky, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor in Latonia. She was 84.
Mrs. Bosse was a longtime Democratic campaigner who became a candidate when annexation threatened her tiny town of Latonia Lakes in 1974. She served eight years as chairman of the 500-resident town's board of trustees and in 1981 was elected mayor when state law changed the trustee government to a mayor and council.
"Covington wanted to annex the city, and she wanted to help it stay a city, " said her daughter, Helen Vincent of Independence. Mrs. Bosse gathered petitions door-to-door and kept the town alive.
She was a Girl Scout leader, managed a softball team, bowled, was a tireless campaign worker and worked nearly 16 years as a receptionist at the Palm Beach Co.
"She was outspoken and always the life of the party, " said her daughter. Gatherings usually included her breaking into a rousing rendition of "Bill Bailey."
Her husband, Al, died in 1975. Their home was a gathering place for their children's friends, who called her "Aunt Margaret."
When Mrs. Vincent's husband died in 1983, Mrs. Bosse moved in with her to help care for Mrs. Vincent's daughter while she worked.
Mrs. Bosse helped organize the Women of Moose in Covington and the first Women's Auxiliary of the Oak Ridge Fire Department.
"If she saw something that needed to be done, she did it, " her daughter said.
Mrs. Bosse was a member of Taylor Mill Church of Christ, St. Patrick Church Irish Rovers, Covington Moose Lodge No. 985 and Staffordsburg Homemakers.
She traveled to every state in the union, mostly on Senior Citizen tours.
She moved to the Colony retirement center in Latonia in December and moved to Rosedale Manor six weeks ago when her health started to decline.
Survivors in addition to Ms. Vincent include a son, James "Beau" Bosse of Independence; daughters, Ruth Winterman of Latonia and Goldie Michels-Manning of Fort Thomas; a brother, Blaine Edmonds of Florence; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Gerald Lee Brookover Jr., son of Angela and Gerald Brookover of Latonia, was stillborn Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include a sister, Aleene Marie Brookover, at home; paternal grandparents, Sue and Terry Blades of Latonia; and maternal grandparents, Joyce and David Bowling of Latonia and Thelma and Ed Trent of Warsaw.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Margaret Kraus Corcoran, 103, of Fort Mitchell, died at 8:45 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired bookkeeper.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Care Center Chapel, Covington. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday at the care center chapel. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.
Paulette Marie Craven, 55, of Madisonville, Tenn., formerly of Ludlow, died April 3 at Fort Sanders Hospital, Knoxville, Tenn. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, David Craven; daughters, Lisa Marie Sargent of Carmel, Ind., Pamela Ann Palmarini of Cincinnati and Alexis Christine Henke of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a son, Patrick Henke of Chattanooga, Tenn.; sisters, Diana Bowen of Sweetwater, Tenn., and Donna Jean Abplanalp of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was held April 6 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Madisonville, Tenn. Memorials are suggested to St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church Building Fund, Madisonville, Tenn.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling local arrangements.
Bernie R. Crawford Jr., 73, of Brooksville, died Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a pipefitter and a member of Brooksville United Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge and Pipeliners Local Union No. 798. His wife, Betty Miller Crawford, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Ken Crawford of Grafton, N.D.; daughters, Sherry Henderson of Germantown and La'Nae Insko of Foster; his girlfriend, Nauva Harding of Brooksville; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 West McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
William Wayne Duzan, 59, of Germantown, died Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a machine operator with Clopay. A son, Danny Wayne Duzan, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Billy Ray Duzan of Germantown, Michael Duzan of Maysville and David Duzan of Hillsboro; a daughter, Penny Conley of Hillsboro; a stepdaughter, Kimberly Shields of Germantown; stepsons, Joey Blevins of Maysville and William Blevins of Augusta; two grandchildren and a step granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Palmer Funeral Home, Germantown. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery, Tollesboro.
Lois Ann Stephens, 54, of Park Hills, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a supervisor with the I.R.S. in the RPS department, a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright, the Park Hills Life Squad, a volunteer for Be Concerned, past president of the St. Agnes Altar Society, and co-manager of the St. Agnes Church Hall.
Survivors include her husband, Roger Stephens of Park Hills; a daughter, Leanne Stephens of Park Hills; a son, Randy Stephens of Ludlow; her mother, Rita McAtee of Park Hills; sisters, Linda Pieper of Florence, Marsha McAtee of Ludlow, Monica Finke of Park Hills and Connie Sorg and Cindy Berns, both of Fort Wright, and a brother, Rob McAtee of Park Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Be Concerned, 714 Washington Street, Covington, Ky. 41011; or St. Agnes Church Organ Restoration Fund, 1680 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41014.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling the arrangements.
Margaret Alice Thom, 66, of Covington, died Thursday at Bayley Place Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a supervisor for the Hamilton County Board of Education.
Survivors include her husband, Stan Thom; a son, Jonas Thom of Augusta; daughters, Nora Gorham of Park Hills and Carrie Thom of Covington; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Victory Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Westwood. Burial will be in Our Lady of Victory Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Jeff Updike, 84, of Louisville, formerly of Dry Ridge, died Thursday at Audubon Hospital, Louisville. He was a farmer and a member of Concord Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. A son, Steven Updike, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Andrew Updike of Independence; daughters, Judy Behan of Louisville, Anita Slaughter of Jonesville, Gloria Chandler of Owenton and Rosie Thrasher and Betty Wall, both of the state of California; sisters, Ruth Evans of Williamstown, Stella Grubbs of Dry Ridge and Mary Sue Piles of Shelbyville; and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Louisville, 3532 Ephraim McDowell Drive, Louisville, Ky. 40202; American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
