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Date of these obituaries: 01-13-2001
Mary Kathleen Jones, took care of sick
Mary Kathleen Jones spent her life taking care of others as a nurse and privately when her own relatives faced death.
"She just enjoyed taking care of people - anybody who was sick, " said her son, Todd Jones, a former Post reporter who now lives in Columbus, Ohio.
"She took care of several of her dying relatives. That was her role in life, to take care of people.
"I think when she was sick, it was difficult for her. . . . She was always used to being the one taking care of others."
Mrs. Jones, 56, of Wilder, died Thursday at her home.
Her work included 18 years as a pediatric nurse at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
"I think she liked working with children and just helping families, " her son said. "She knew when she was helping a child, she was helping a whole family."
She left the hospital in 1983 and spent the next eight years at the Northern Kentucky Health Clinic in Newport.
After being diagnosed with cancer in March 1999, she fought hard against the disease, her son said.
"She was a very proud person and not in a vain way, " he said. "She did have a lot of pride about her family, and she faced her illness with a lot of pride and dignity. One thing we told her was we were proud of her for accepting it when she had to."
He described his mother as outgoing and gregarious.
"She liked to have fun, " he said. "She wasn't afraid to be the life of the party. She and my father have a group of friends - a few other couples. They have been friends forever. They taught my brothers and I to value a friendship."
The things that matter most in life - raising her children, maintaining her friendships and loving her family - she took very seriously, he said.
"The hardest thing for my mom was having three grandchildren and not being able to have the next 20 years or so with them, " her son said. "She really enjoyed that role as grandmother, and it was hard to give that up."
At home, Mrs. Jones had a flair for interior decorating.
Other survivors include her husband, Robert Jones of Wilder; sons, Jeff Jones of Wilder and David Jones of Fort Wright; sister, Diane Thorwarth of Alexandria; and three grandchildren.
A mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Prayers will be one-half hour before the service at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Fort Thomas Funeral Home.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be at St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
James "Jim" Adams, 83, of Covington, died at 8:50 p.m. Thursday at Lakeside Place Health Care Center, Highland Heights.
He was a retired garage maintenance foreman for Greyhound Lines Inc., Cincinnati. He was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Pendleton County, and the Amalgamated Transit Union. He also was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Forenash Adams of Covington; sons, James R. Adams of Canton, Ohio, and Jeffrey B. Adams of Covington; daughter, Brenda L. Elliott of Independence; sisters, Bessie Lovelace of Dry Ridge and Ethel Webster and Aileen Adams, both of Williamstown; eight grandchild ren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Ronald "Red" Bennett, 60, of Covington, died at 10 a.m. Thurs day at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired vocational school teacher in Northern Kentucky, a security officer at River Downs and Turfway Park, and former owner of Bennett Heating and Air Conditioning Co.
He also was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Covington and the Northern Kentucky Straight Shooter Association. He also volunteered for the Diabetes Association and helped form youth football in Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Carol Bennett of Covington; sons, John William Bennett of Latonia and Ronald Joseph Bennett of Falmouth; daughter, Jan Irene Steinfeld of Taylor Mill; step son, Christopher Tillery of Troy, Ohio; stepdaughter, Lisa Carol Tillery of Fort Mitchell; father, Joe Bennett of Latonia; sisters, Wanda Sizemore and Helen O'Connell, both of Cincinnati; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in the Mausoleum at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014 or American Diabetes Association, 745 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Glenn Earnest Caldwell, 60, of Cincinnati, died Thursday at his home.
He was president of Ceramic Coating Co., Wilder, an Air Force veteran and a member of Salem Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Gay Caldwell of Cincinnati; daughters, Amy Schieffo of Niles, Ohio, and Alison Caldwell and Andrea Essert, both of Cincinnati; son, Steven Woodrow Caldwell of Norfolk, Va.; foster mother, Helen Gene Earnest of Dallas, W.Va.; brother, Roger L. Caldwell of Cincinnati; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Jane M. Cochran, 50, of Edgewood, died at 6:50 a.m. Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Becky Lynn Cooper, 44, of Latonia, died at 10:58 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
She was a reservation clerk with several local restaurants.
Survivors include a daughter, Teresa C. Patrick of Columbus, Ohio; her mother, Thelma Thompson Cooper of Covington; brothers, Glenn Cooper of Erlanger, Roger Cooper, Nickie Cooper and Floyd Cooper, all of Covington, and Chester Cooper of Independence; and sisters, Connie Suedkamp and Vickie Owens, both of Latonia, Shirley Carpenter of Independence, Terry Bain of Ludlow, Linda Schattschneider of Crittenden and Sandra Schmitz of Bellevue.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Clara Hennard, 91, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Sacred Heart Mothers Club. Her husband, Wesley Hennard, and a son, Nicholas Hennard, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Donald Hennard of Fort Wright and Gary Hennard of Newport; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Felix J. King Jr., 71, of Berry, died at 6:35 p.m. Thursday at Veteran's Medical Center, Lexington.
He was the owner and operator of King's Tractor Parts, Berry.
He also was a member of Berry United Methodist Church; VFW Post No. 4075, Franklin County; the 2nd Amendment Association; Kentucky Admirals; the League of Kentucky Sportsmen; and Kentucky State Pistol and Rifle Association.
He also was an Army veteran of the Korean War and served on the committee that erected the Korean War Monument in Cynthiana.
In addition, he was a past president and co-founder of the North Harrison Rural Fire Department, Berry; a charter member and past president of Berry Lions Club; a National Rifle Association Life Member; a charter member of Ducks Unlimited; and a member of the Bluegrass Railroad Museum, Lexington.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Ann Adams King of Berry; son, Allen Ray King of Berry; daughter, Pattie K. Jackson of Virginia Beach, Va.; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry.
Memorials are suggested to North Harrison Rural Fire Department, Berry, Ky. 41003.
Marjorie Loutsenhizer, 77, of Newport, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired secretary.
Survivors include sons, Glenn Loutsenhizer of San Marcos, Calif., John Loutsenhizer of Dayton and Gerald Loutsenhizer of Canal Fulton, Ohio; daughter, Judy Cooper of Morning View; brothers, Ed Hauger of Highland Heights, Butch Hauger of Dayton and Ray Hauger of Arizona; sister, Mary Brock of Newport; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. There will be no visitation.
Cremation will be in Fares J. Radel Funeral Home and Crematory, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to New Hope Center, 3027 Dixie Highway, Edgewood, Ky. 41017.
Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Allen A. Madlener, 75, of Covington, died at 2:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include his brother, Charles Madlener of Covington; and sister, Mary Madlener of Covington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Jeanette S. Parker, 83, of Warsaw, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church. Her husband, John D. Parker, died in 1979.
Survivors include sons, George Parker of Fort Mitchell, Roger Parker of Warsaw and Mike Parker of Florence; a sister, Violet Moscoe of Warsaw; brothers, Fletcher Satchwell and Leo Satchwell, both of Warsaw, Wilmere Satchwell of Morrow, Ohio, and Marvin Satchwell of Thurmont, Md.; seven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon today at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. today. Burial will be in Ghent Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Life Squad, P. O. Box 377, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Clarence "Cy" Quillan, 61, of Edgewood, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a salesman for Superior Honda.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Quillan of Edgewood; son, Jeffrey Quillan of Edgewood; daughters, Karen Vickers of Taylor Mill and Cindy Quillan of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Entombment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to American Kidney Fund, 6110 Exec utive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, Md. 20852-9813.
Kenneth Paul Taylor, 61, of Florence, died Thursday at his home.
He was a retired master sergeant in the Army.
Survivors include his wife, Sherry A. Taylor of Florence; sons, Kenneth Paul Taylor Jr. of Tom ball, Texas, and Richard Scott Tay lor of Houston, Texas; daughter, Jennifer Leigh Doyle of Erlanger; brother, Lonnie Taylor of North Bend, Ohio; sisters, Carolyn Green of Morrow, Ohio, and Angela Stef fen of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cleves, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368-2454.
Raymond G. Wehrman Jr., 66, of Covington, died at 6:30 a.m. Fri day at his home.
He was a retired account manager for General Motors, a member of St. Augustine Church, Covington, and a volunteer at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Lee Wehrman of Covington; sons, Michael A. Wehrman of Greenwood, Ind., Gary R. Wehrman of Florence and Jerry D. Wehrman of Independence; daughters, Vicki I. Strinko of Taylor Mill and Linda M. Wince of Florence; brother, Robert Wehrman of Oregon; sisters, Mary Ann Woltenberg of Fort Wright and Connie Mills of Union; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Geneva Wheeler, 77, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, Leonard Wheeler, died in 1976.
Survivors include sons, Vince Wheeler of Hebron and George Wheeler and Martin Wheeler, both of Warsaw; daughters, Margaret McGuire of Bokeelia, Fla., Dixie Gastright of Warsaw and Dorothy Haines and Michele Sebree, both of Florence; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P.O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 45209-0067.
