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Date of these obituaries: 06-13-2001
Manola "Nodi' Burchell, high school grad at age 85
Manola "Nodi" Burchell put the highest priority on education.
In fact, she was greatly embarrassed that her own education was interrupted during the Great Depression, when she was forced to drop out of Notre Dame Academy to go to work to support her family.
That made her determined to give her five children the educational opportunity she had missed. Each attended college; two of her sons graduated from medical school and went on to become doctors in Northern Kentucky.
In 1998, her children repaid the favor, arranging to send her back to her former high school for her senior year at the age of 83. Mrs. Burchell finally graduated from Notre Dame in May of 1999 after a 69-year absence.
"The sisters and the girls were so good to her and didn't treat her like an outsider, " said Judy Bloom, a daughter. "She looked at her album every day and showed people the album and clippings from the paper."
Persistent health problems, including pneumonia, a broken knee and a heart attack, failed to keep Mrs. Burchell from her lifelong dream of graduating and enjoying her long-delayed senior year, even dancing at her senior prom in 1999.
Manola "Nodi" Burchell, 85, of Fort Mitchell, died of natural causes Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell, and the church's senior citizen group. Her husband, Eugene Burchell, died in 1997.
Besides her daughter, survivors include sons, Dr. Eugene J. Burchell Jr. of Edgewood and Dr. Del Burchell of Lakeside Park; daughters, Suzanne Bush of Edgewood and Linda Kenning of Villa Hills; a brother, Donald Cooper of Fort Mitchell; 20 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Returning to high school helped ease her mother's pain at losing her husband, said Ms. Bloom.
"Education was important to her, and Notre Dame was always important to her in particular, " Ms. Bloom said.
That's why Mrs. Burchell requested before her death that all memorials in her name be donated to the Notre Dame Academy General Scholarship Fund, 1699 Hilton Drive, Park Hills, Ky. 41011. Memorials are also suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Howard "Tiny" Alexander, 67, of Crittenden, died at 8:08 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired teacher, principal, coach and athletic director in Gallatin, Grant and Kenton County school systems, and was a member of Crittenden Baptist Church. He was also an antique dealer.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia Landrum Alexander; and a daughter, Lisa Alexander of Crittenden.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Crittenden Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Crittenden Cemetery.
Jessie M. Bane, 82, of Newport, died at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was an administrative assistant with the Newport Board of Education.
Survivors include her husband, William E. Bane Sr.; a son, William E. Bane Jr. of Appling, Ga.; daughters, Barbara Morris of Booneville, Sandra Stacey of Piner, Carol Burkhardt of Williamsburg, Ohio, and Diane Lawson of Newport; a brother, Claude Macdonald of Southgate; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Holy Spirit School Endowment Fund, 825 Washington St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or Newport High School Alumni Association, P. O. Box 75129, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
William B. Corman Sr., 73, of Florence, died at 1:04 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired maintenance worker with Cincinnati Gas & Electric, and a member of St. Paul Church in Florence and Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, Betty L. Lankheit Corman; sons, William B. Corman Jr. of Mascot, Fla., Anthony C. Corman of Cynthiana, Timothy G. Corman and Melvin L. Corman, both of Florence, and Paul E. Corman of Ludlow; a brother, Larry Corman of Latonia; a sister, Marie Ann Lorenzo of Buffalo, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Frank Gilvin Courtney, 87, of Mays Lick, died at 2:39 p.m. Monday at his home. He was a retired mechanic for several garages, including Gibson Motor Co., Mason County Implement Co. and Jolly's Garage. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Maysville, and Foreman's Chapel United Methodist Church. Sons Franklin Guy Courtney and Herman Franklin Courtney both preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Shepherd Courtney; a son, Norse Courtney of Mays Lick; daughters, Dixie Scott of Mays Lick, Martha Hamilton of Hillsboro, Judy Grayson of Falmouth, Kathy Penick of Florence, and Beverly Taylor of Spring Hill, Tenn.; a brother, M.P. "Bus" Courtney of Ewing; nine foster children, 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
John J. Dotson, 74, of Bellevue, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired coal miner, a member of Disabled American Veterans and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sons, Jeffery Dotson and Ronald Dotson, both of Bellevue, and Larry Dotson of Cold Spring; a brother, Dallas Dotson of Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Josie Dotson, Corrine Eggers, Julia Justice, Mary Justice and Linda Spradlin, all of Columbus; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
William "Bill" Green, 56, of Kenton County, died at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Darleen "Benny" Greene, 46, of Newport, died at 8:09 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired nurse with Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include a son, Shannon Lowe of Taylor Mill; daughters, Renee Turner and Erin Greene, both of Newport; her mother, Jenny Bennett of Newport; sisters, Carolyn Walls of Fort Thomas, Joyce Woods of Louisville, Juanita Fields and Mary Francis Turner, both of Covington, and Jean Casey of Crittenden; brothers, Cecil Bennett, Raymond Bennett, Thomas Bennett and Buddy Bennett, all of Newport, and Dave Bennett of Covington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Mary A. Gripshover, 94, of Villa Hills, died at 7 p.m. Sunday at Madonna Manor, Villa Hills. She was a retired teacher with Good Shepherd School, Columbus, Ohio.
Survivors include sisters, Mildred Theis of Southgate and Emma Gripshover of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Earl William Hellebush, 74, of Ludlow, died at 1:10 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired ramp worker with TWA at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and a member of First Baptist Church, Ludlow. He was an active volunteer with the church youth program, and a former assistant fire chief with the Ludlow Volunteer Fire Department. He was a volunteer with the Ludlow-Bromley Interfaith Commission and a volunteer cook with the commission's summer park program. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Lois Faye Moreland Hellebush, died in 1985.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Haynes of Ludlow, Connie Ramos of Batavia, Ohio; sons, Gary Hellebush of Taylor Mill and Paul Hellebush of Garrison, N.D.; brothers, Gene Paul "G.P." Hellebush and Claude Hellebush, both of Ludlow; a sister, June Lee Phillips of Beattyville; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and from 9 a.m. Thursday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Patrick V. Kyle, 58, of Florence, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a captain with Comair, a member of the Pilots Union and Boilermakers Union Local No. 105, and an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include a son, Patrick M. Kyle of Xenia, Ohio; his mother, Hazel Kyle of Florence; and a brother, Joseph C. Kyle of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. A reception will follow services at Meadowood Golf Course Clubhouse, Burlington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Comair Pilots Family Fund, 8100 Burlington Pike, Suite 280, Florence, Ky. 41042 in Mr. Kyle's name.
Ruby Marshall Patterson, 66, of Williamstown, died at 6:20 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown. She was an in-home caregiver and a member of Grassy Run Baptist Church, Williamstown.
Survivors include her husband, Flem Patterson Sr.; daughters, Pat Jones of Corinth, Christine Martin of Williamstown and Barb Magee of Burlington; a son, Flem Patterson Jr. of Williamstown; sisters, Gladys Price of Beattyville, Alpha Donahue of Erlanger, Kathy Mayes, Viola Marshall, Evon Marshall, Jody Campbell and Phyllis Gumm, all of Booneville; brothers, Luchian Marshall of Connersville, Ind., Dale Marshall and Eddie Marshall, both of Booneville; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Williamstown. Memorials are suggested to Patterson Benefit Fund, in care of Christine Martin, 8865 Dixie Highway, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Viola Stowers, 72, of Covington, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Wendell Stowers, Jeffrey Stowers, James W. Stowers Jr., Phillip Stowers and Joseph Stowers; daughters, Robin Sheffield, Kathleen Michelle Stowers, Sharon Bass and Dianne Stowers; a stepdaughter, Rosie Marie Wilson; a brother, Dan Elliott Jr.; sisters, Helena Chambers and Gertrude Nolan; 28 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Hildreth Ishmael Venable, 86, of Independence, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired waitress and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, Covington.
Survivors include a sister, Helen Nay of Las Vegas; and two nieces.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Epworth United Methodist Church, 1229 Highway Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Regency Manor, 11725 Madison Pike, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Mary E. Wood, 82, of Cold Spring, died Tuesday at Lakeside Place Health Care Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
