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Date of these obituaries: 03-31-2001
Geraldine Eckler, 77, proud of her family and flowers
Geraldine Eckler was proud of her family and the flowers she grew in the yard of her Florence home.
Mrs. Eckler, 77, a longtime clerk at the SuperX drug store in Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Mrs. Eckler grew up in Northern Kentucky and met her first husband, Clyde Wolfe, while he was stationed at Fort Thomas during World War II.
They moved to West Virginia, where he worked as a railroad brakeman, and she became a butcher at a Piggly Wiggly grocery store. They raised three children.
"I never saw my mom and dad argue, " said a son, Jerry Wolfe of Cincinnati.
"The best thing they ever gave us was the love that was between my mom and dad and the love that was in our family.
"I never met a person who didn't like her."
Clyde Wolfe was killed in a railroading accident in the early 1960s, and a few years later the family moved to Florence, near Mrs. Wolfe's family.
She started working at the SuperX and later married
Roy Eckler, a retired railroader.
They lived in Florence, where Mrs. Eckler took pride in the flowers she grew in her yard. As a young girl she taught herself how to play the piano, and she maintained a joy in music throughout her life, Jerry Wolfe said.
As her children married
and started having families of their own, she remained their biggest supporter and their proud booster, her son said.
"My mother gave us unconditional love. She was always there for you, " he said.
She retired in the 1980s. A few years later, Roy Eckler died. She remained in the family home and continued to do her own yard work until she had her first stroke two years ago, her son said.
She was a member of Florence Baptist Church.
Other survivors include a daughter, Patti Hogan of Florence; a son, Sandy Wolfe of Dublin, Ohio; sisters, Betty Botts of Florence and Iola Jones of Gainesville, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Roselawn Gardens Cemetery, Princeton, W.Va.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Elmer Harvey Alexander, 75, of Warsaw, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. He was retired from the Kentucky State Highway Department and a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church. His wife, Beulah Alexander, died in January.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara Reinier of Brookville, Ind., Karlyn Sioux Turocy of Bedford and Sherry Schachleiter of Aurora, Ind.; a son, Wayne McFarland of Defoe; a sister, Pansy Alexander of Erlanger; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Monday until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery.
Ida S. Black, 61, of Newport, died Thursday at her home. She was a nurse's aide at Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport.
Survivors include sons, Jerry Howard Jr. and Carl Howard, both of Newport; daughters, Connie Seibert of Newport and Carol King of Palm Coast, Fla.; a brother, Roy Lewallen of Florida; sisters, Vivian Evans of Connecticut, Rachel Hibbard of Texas, and Dianna Packer and Linda Evans, both of Florida; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from noon Monday until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
James Michael Brand, 45, of Rocky Mount, N.C., and formerly of Maysville, died Friday at his home.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Brand of Rocky Mount; a brother, Charles Demetrios Brand; and sisters, Linda L. Hutcheson and Mary Carolyn Woodall .
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Church of the Nativity, Maysville. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the University of Kentucky, Attn. Basketball Office, Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Ky. 40506-0019.
Brell Funeral Home, Maysville, is handling the arrangements.
Alberta Margaret "Sally" Cottey, 80, of Brooksville, died Friday at Vanceburg Healthcare Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Germantown United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Loraine Colvin of Englewood, Fla.; and a brother, Joe Cottey of Brooksville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville.
Orville Gordy, 74, of Owenton, died Friday at Owen County Hospital in Owenton. He was retired from Schlumberger Industries, Owenton, a member of New Columbus Methodist Church and a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Addie Webster Gordy, and a son, Dennis Gordy, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Argue of New Liberty; brothers, Le Roy Gordy of Sparta, Ray Gordy of Warsaw and Evens Gordy of Louisville; sisters, Fran Cunningham of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mary Terrell of Cold Spring and Brenda Howell of Milroy, Ind.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Martha Osborne, 84, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Survivors include a sister, Myrtle Glaken of Fort Mitchell.
Services will be at the conve nience of the family. Burial will be in Lakeside Place Cemetery, Highland Heights.
William H. Smith, 77, of Williamstown, died at 5 a.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired truck driver for Harrison Terminal, Cincinnati. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Sheila Adkins Smith; sons, William Henry Smith of Florida, David Lynn Smith of Crescent Springs, Michael Smith of Erlanger and William Ray Smith of Williamstown; daughters, Barbara Jean Smith of the state of California and Linda Kay Smith of Bromley; sisters, Ethel Peters and Mary Elizabeth Ginter, both of Paris; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Adelaida V. Webster, 78, of Fort Mitchell, died at 12:20 p.m. Friday at her home. Her husband, James H. Webster, died in 1981.
Survivors include sisters, Ethel M. Clemmons of Dry Ridge and Kathleen Montuori of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Laura S. Zurborg, 37, of Sarasota, Fla., and formerly of Covington, died Wednesday in Sarasota. She was a banking administrator.
Survivors include her husband, Christopher L. Zurborg; a sister, Sandy Musser of Melbourne, Fla.; and a brother, Jeffrey A. Reffett of Sarasota.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hawkins Funeral Home, Sarasota. Memorials are suggested to Arnold Palmer Women's and Children's Hospital, Orlando, Fla. 32806-2036.
