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Date of these obituaries: 10-12-2000
'Soft-spoken' Norbert Fuehner worked to better his community
Norbert Bernard Fuehner quietly contributed to the betterment of his community.
Mr. Fuehner, a Covington native, was a retired bank officer with Provident Bank and was a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society.
He was also a Fort Mitchell Fireman Booster, a member of Fort Mitchell Senior Citizens and Blessed Sacrament Senior Citizens.
A son, Theodore Fuehner of Edgewood, said his father also was active in a number of churches.
"He gardened a little bit. He stayed active, " Theodore Fuehner said.
Norbert Fuehner, 90, of Florence, died Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center. He was a member of the Catholic Order of the Foresters.
Theodore Fuehner said his father was a good family man who had a generous spirit.
Other survivors: his wife, Ella Fuehner; sons, Theodore Fuehner of Edgewood, James Fuehner of Independence and Donald Fuehner of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; a daughter, Suzan Helmer of Florence; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Blessed Sacrament Church, Blessed Sacrament Church, 2415 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017 or St. Vincent DePaul Society, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Patricia A. Beckerich, 66, of Cold Spring, died at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Beckerich; a son, Gary Beckerich of Cold Spring; daughters, Cindy Montgomery of Leitchfield, N.H., Beverly Gray of Copperas Cove, Texas, and Connie Lockard of West Chester, Ohio; a brother, Stanley Kool of California; a sister, Marilyn Ice of Alexandria; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria.
Glenn Lee Bryson, 75, of Newport, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati. He was a retired housing inspector with the City of Covington, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Bryson; daughters, Cathy Lynn Wescott of Covington and Theresa Hehman of Florence; sons, James Norman Bryson and James C. Hehman, both of Covington, Charles Hehman and Thomas Hehman, both of Erlanger, and David Hehman of Union; brothers, Harvey Bryson of Cleveland and Lloyd Bryson of Kansas; a sister, Veneeta Hamrick of West Virginia; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Salvation Army, 1801 Scott St., Covington. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Florence E. Elswick, 94, of Fort Thomas, died Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Bellevue. Her husband, Samuel Elswick, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Emma Beck of Alexandria; and a brother, Irvin Class of Alexandria.
Services were this morning at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, Ward and Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Taylor Fugate, 90, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired laborer with Cincinnati Sheet Metal Co. His wife, Mary Deaton Fugate, and a son, Kermis Fugate, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Willis Fugate of Newport; daughters, Lillie Turner of Newport and Della Lemberg of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a brother, Vernis Fugate of Barwick; sisters, Opha Hudson and Luellen White, both of Jackson; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mill Dam Cemetery, Sebastian Branch.
Marvin Norbert Haigis, 77, of Fort Thomas, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a bus driver with the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Mary Heflin Haigis; sons, Steve Haigis of Erlanger, Kevin Haigis of Corbin and Marvin Haigis of Alexandria; daughters, Laura McCrann of Alexandria, Rose Marie Haigis, Brenda Haigis and Kathleen Liggett, all of Fort Thomas; a brother, David Haigis of Newport; a sister, Bernice Powers of Newport; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Drive, Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling ar rangements.
Cecil C. Mattox, 73, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired employee of Bundy Corp. and a member of Upper Curry United Methodist Church, Harrison County.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Howard Mattox; sons, Larry Gilbert and Timothy Cecil Mattox, both of Harrison County; a daughter, Beverly M. Harrington of Harrison County; brothers, William Henry Mattox and Rev. Harold Mattox, both of Harrison County, and Clarancie N. Mattox of Carlisle; sisters, Lorraine Mattox, Garnetta Fryman and Linda Spencer, all of Harrison County, Della Juett of Elizabeth City, N.C., Elizabeth Jean Porter of Falmouth, Wanda Wainscott and Annie Antrobus, both of Pendleton County; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Mary F. McKenna, 95, of Fort Thomas, died at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a volunteer with St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a member of St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas and Club 55. Her husband, Joseph A. McKenna Sr., died in 1980.
Survivors include sons, Richard H. McKenna of Savannah, Ga., Joseph A. McKenna Jr. of Cincinnati and Robert L. McKenna of Cold Spring; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Church, 26 E. Villa Place, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; St. Joseph Heights Foundation; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Inabel Mullins, 88, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a retired seamstress with Romanza Bridal Shop.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Yelton of Pearland, Texas, and Priscilla Singleton of Erlanger; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Guerney Harold Perkins, 76, of Augusta, died Wednesday at his home. He was a farmer and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Estelle Teegarden Perkins, died in 1991.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Stephens of Newport, Mary Justice of Florida, Betty Lathem and Patty Mains, both of Augusta; sons, Jackie Perkins of Brooksville, Ronnie Perkins and Bobby Perkins, both of Augusta; a brother, Calvin Perkins of Falmouth; 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville.
Eddie L. Reed, 68, of Fort Mitchell, died at 6:56 a.m. Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a supervisor with Cincinnati Gas and Electric, a past master of Bradford Lodge No. 123 in Independence and a member of St. Paul Christian Community Church, Fort Wright, and the Scottish Rite.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene M. Ballinger Reed; daughters, Cindy Meiners and Kim Jones, both of Fort Mitchell, and Ginger Baehner of Cincinnati; a brother, Charles Reed of Covington; sisters, Mary Davis of Cincinnati, Wanda Terlau of Palmetto, Fla., Carol Mullins of Dry Ridge and Linda McDaniel of Taylor Mill; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Beechwood Educational Foundation, in care of Beechwood High School, 54 Beechwood Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Patricia J. Matthews Ruef, 69, of Silver Grove, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Silver Grove. Her husband, Alben C. Ruef, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Bill Ruef of California and Tom Ruef of Cincinnati; a daughter, Elizabeth Yates of Lafollette, Tenn.; sisters, Frances "Pete" Cann of Wilder and Lily Mae Eppenstein of Palmetto, Calif.; and four grandsons.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, Silver Grove, Ky. 41085; or American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
J. B. Thompson, 56, of Frankfort, formerly of Owen County, died Tuesday at Owenton Manor Nursing Home.
Survivors include a brother, Carl Thompson of Frankfort; and a niece, Jennifer Elliott of Frankfort.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky. 40601; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
