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Date of these obituaries: 01-30-2001
Lorraine Epplen, 40 years as crossing guard
To Lorraine Epplen, the idea of retiring from her position as a school crossing gua rd while she was still able-bodied seemed ridiculous. However, her son, Gary Epplen, didn't know that when he suggested that his 70-something mother hang up her white gloves.
"She said, 'I have a purpose in life, "' he recalled. "She said, 'These kids need me, and I'm going to get these kids across safe.' "
And Ms. Epplen did that, almost up until her death Sunday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home.
The Covington woman was 77.
Her son said she had worked until she was hospitalized in December. In all, Mrs. Epplen served 40 years as a crossing guard with the Covington Police Department.
Gary Epplen said his mother always worked at 12th and Greenup streets, taking kids to and from Holy Family Elementary. She was a neighborhood fixture, he said.
"Everybody knew her and said hello to her, " said her son.
Mrs. Epplen was active in her Covington neighborhood and church. She was in charge of the local block watch, as well as the bereavement committee at St. Benedict Church, where she was a member.
Other survivors include two other sons, Joe Epplen of Cincinnati, and David Epplen of Fort Mitchell; a sister, Mildred Canfield of Fort Mitchell; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Tracy Michelle Argo, 31, of Taylor Mill, died at 7 a.m. Sunday at her home.
She was a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include her parents, John T. Argo of Walton and Aileen Smith Argo of Taylor Mill; a brother, Michael Argo of Covington; and grandmother, Millie Argo of Owensville, Ohio.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Guilford L. Blackburn, 83, of Fort Wright, died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. He was a maintenance worker. A daughter, Mary Jean Blackburn, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, May Perkins Blackburn; sons, Guilford Blackburn Jr. and Larry Blackburn, both of Fort Wright; a daughter, Martha Blackburn of Florence; a brother, William Blackburn of Rising Sun, Ind.; and a sister, Janice Blackburn of Rising Sun.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to SPCA Animal Shelter, 3949 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45223.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Rev. Maurice J. Brinker, 79, of Versailles, died at 3:55 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was a priest with the Diocese of Lexington. His assignments included St. Henry Church in Elsmere, St. Boniface in Ludlow and Mother of God Church in Covington. He also served on the faculty of LaSalette Academy in Covington.
Survivors include brothers, Father Paul J. Brinker of Fort Thomas, Father Louis B. Brinker of Cynthiana and Arnold Brinker of Fort Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Taylor Manor, 300 Berry Ave., Versailles, Ky. 40383 or in the form of Masses.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Alec Matthew Cain, 2 months, of Fort Thomas, died natural Sunday at his residence.
Survivors include parents Matt and Kimberly Cain of Fort Thomas; and brother, Brandon Joseph Ponder Cain living at home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Oakridge Baptist Church in Kenton County. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Alexandria. Burial will be in floral Hills cemetery in Taylor Mill.
Clarence H. Casson, 71, of Kenton, died at 7:10 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired electrical engineer with Diamond International, a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church and an Army veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Julie Ann Casson of Florence; his fiancee, Mary K. Cheesman of Kenton; sisters, Virginia Grimes of Montgomery, Ohio, Mary Lou Grimes of Cincinnati, Violet Lipscomb of Florence and Velma Sala of Oakland, Calif.; and brothers, Virgil Casson of Crescent Springs, Frank Casson of Morning View, Phil Casson of Walton and Aldin "Butch" Casson of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of the funeral home, P. O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Thelma T. Ebner, 83, of Warsaw, died Monday at King's Daughters Hospital in Madiso n, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of Assembly of God Church, Madison. Her husband, Frank J. Ebner, died in 1989. A daughter, Phyllis Ebner, died in 1940.
Survivors include a daughter, Erma Jean Alexander of Warsaw; sisters, Marie Ward of Hamilton, Ohio, and Helen Powell of Oregonia, Ohio; a brother, Lenvil Hall of Middletown, Ohio; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery, Warsaw. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Alene Faulkner, 80, of Newport, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Newport Church of God.
Survivors include sisters, Jessie Brewer of Dry Ridge, Norma Faulkner of Trenton, Ohio, and Lena M. Turner of Butler; and a brother, Walter Creech of Newport.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Helen Heringhaus, 99, of Fort Thomas, died at 7:50 a.m. Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a former member of Sacred Heart Church Altar Society, Bellevue.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, St. Bernard, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Maridale Newton Jackson, 96, of Covington, died at 9:40 a.m. Monday at Norton Audubon Hosptal, Louisville.
She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. She also was a musician and singer, and a teacher. Her husband, Allie Lee Jackson, a son, Allie Lee Jackson Jr., and a daughter, Marilee Dean, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Ruth Williams of Covington; and a brother, John Newton of Jacksonville, Fla.; 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Masonic Home of Kentucky, 240 Masonic Home Drive, Masonic Home, Ky. 40041 or Calvary Baptist Church, W. Southern and Tibbatts Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Mekaela Storme' Kenney, 1 day, daughter of Chris and Nadine Kenney of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at Children's Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, Vicki and Laurel Kenney Jr. of Dry Ridge, and Christa Bohlander of Mosby, Montana; great-grandparents, Laurel Porter and Anna Kenney of Crittenden and Huston and Florence Samples of Burlington; and great-great-grandmother, Beulah Samples of Shelbyville.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Burlington Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery.
Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Eileen K. Kramer, 85, of Latonia, died at 7:20 p.m. Sunday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home in Latonia.
She was a retired secretary with Beechnut Packing Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia. Her husband, Raymond Kramer, died in 1972.
Survivors include a sister, Marynell Lowe of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church, W. Southern and Tibbatts Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Stella Mcintosh, 77, of California, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Roy McIntosh, died in 1993. Two daughters, America Sebastian and Anna Price, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include her sons, Delbert McIntosh of Falmouth, Granville McIntosh of Amarillo, Texas, and Darrell McIntosh, Mitchell McIntosh and Moses McIntosh, all of Alexandria; daughters, Sharon Sanders of California and Helen Turner of Covington; and brother, Mitchell Herald of Alexandria.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Mary Margaret Niebuer Meyer, 59, of Bellevue, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a payroll specialist with Executive Jet Management Co. at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne Meyer of Bellevue; and sons, Dan Meyer of Cincinnati, Joe Meyer of Woodlawn and Tom Meyer of Bellevue; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Cancer Research Center, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Lillian Louise Chowning Nieberding, 88, of Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger Christian Church, where she played the organ. She also played piano at Colonial Heights Nursing Home in Florence for services. Her husband, Vincent George Nieberding, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Dennis Vincent Nieberding of Carrollton; a daughter, Deborah Kay Wasson of Bloomington, Ill.; a sister, "Billie" Bluemlein of Erlanger; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Erlanger Christian Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Christian Church Memorial Fund, 27 Graves Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Emma Lee Power Padgett, 81, of Harrison County, died Sunday at Grand Haven Nursing Home, Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Black Jack, Texas. Her husband, Nathan J. W. Padgett, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Norma Jean Wells of Harrison County; a grandson and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Services will also be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, with visitation beginning at noon Saturday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Thomas Ray Parnell, 57, of Crittenden, died Monday at his home. He was a farmer, a member of Crittenden Masonic Lodge No. 694 and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a wife, Patricia Parnell; sons, Jody Parnell and Matthew Parnell, both of Crittenden; daughters, Becky Epperson of Williamstown and Mandy Parnell of Crittenden; brothers, Kirby Parnell of Cleveland, Donald Parnell of Willingboro, N.J., and Jim Herald of Crittenden; a sister, Jalia Helscher of Harrison, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Francis Earl "Bud" Piper, 80, of Taylor Mill, died at 9:10 p.m. Sunday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington.
He was a retired electrician with Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, a member of St. Anthony Church in Taylor Mill, Disabled American Veterans and Moose Lodge No. 1469 in Taylor Mill. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Boots Bessler Piper; sons, Dennis Piper of Villa Hills and Patrick Piper of Florida; daughters, Debbie Patane of Tiburon, Calif., Linda Klare and Kathy Mitchell, both of Edgewood; a sister, Dorothy Schumacher of Lebanon, Ohio; and 15 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, Alzheimer's Unit, 500 Farrell Drive, Covington, Ky. 41011; or St. Anthony Church, 485 Grand Ave., Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Betty Robinson, 70, of Williamstown, died at 1:20 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Lawrenceville Baptist Church, Grant County. Her husband, Ernest Robinson, died in 1967.
Survivors include a son, Michael Ray Robinson of Williamstown; a brother, Raymond Wilson of Alabama; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Morris Family Cemetery, Williamstown. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Dolores J. Rocchio, 65, of Villa Hills, died Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include two aunts.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Madonna Manor Nursing Home, Villa Hills. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Old Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Urban F. Rust, 76, of Cold Spring, died at 8:38 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired part owner of Simon Fischer Olds, Newport, and a member of St. Joseph Church Holy Name Society, Resurrection Cho, St. Joe's Seniors and St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Fischer Rust; daughters, Christine Galbaugh, Debby Luebbers and Carolyn Schumacher, all of Cold Spring; a son, Michael Rust of Mason, Ohio; sisters, Florence Wagner of Fort Thomas and Ruth Daunt of Cold Spring; brothers, Albert Rust, Edward Rust and Art Rust, all of Cold Spring; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Vincent DePaul Society, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
Wayne K. Warren Sr., 60, of California, Ky died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas. He was an army veteran and a manufacturing technician at Ford Motor Company's Sharonville, Ohio plant.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Warren of California; daughter, Jennifer Warren McCormick of Butler; son, Wayne Warren Jr. of Butler; sisters, Phyllis Blanton of Bellevue, Martha Davis of Sparta and Dorothy Brandt of Corbin; brothers, James Warren of Williamstown; Jan Warren of Independence, Luke Warren of Union and Paul Warren of Jerseyville, Illinois.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Grants Lick Baptist Church, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Alexandria. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Rose Moore Welzel, 95, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker, attended Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church in Covington and was a member of New Corinth Church of Christ.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
No services are planned. Entombment will be in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or to Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church, 729 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
