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Date of these obituaries: 01-15-00
Gertrude Dorothy Bush, devoted to family, work
Gertrude Dorothy Bush was known for her community spirit and hospitality.
Mrs. Bush lived in Fort Thomas most of her life and helped found the Fort Thomas Swim Club. She had been active in the Fort Thomas Women's Club, Homemakers Club and Highlands High School PTA.
During the 1960s, '70s and early '80s, she was a receptionist for Dr. John J. Finnegan, a dental surgeon, first in the Finnegan, Owens & Williams partnership in Covington and later for Dr. Finnegan in downtown Cincinnati.
Mrs. Bush, 93, died Thursday at Lakeside Care Center in Highland Heights.
"My mother believed there was no problem that couldn't be overcome," said her son, Ted Bush of Highland Heights. "She was an optimist. She found something to like about everybody."
She married
Theodore H. Bush, a telephone switching technician, in 1924.
Mrs. Bush had a strong sense of family and responsibility, her son said. When Mrs. Bush's mother and stepfather became ill, she cared for them in her home.
"They lived with us in the 1940s and '50s," Ted Bush said.
Mrs. Bush tackled every problem with a smile and had an ability to put people at ease with her gracious manner, according to her family. She hosted card parties and neighborhood gatherings. She could make any day a special event, her son said.
"She would come every Saturday morning with doughnuts," said her son. "It's one of my son's favorite memories."
During holidays, Mrs. Bush hosted the family dinners, enlarging the immediate family with an array of cousins of all generations.
"We used to put plywood over the pool table in the basement so we'd have a big enough table to fit everyone around," said Ted Bush. "My mother was the one who kept the family together."
She and her husband had been married
for 72 years when he died in 1997. Her health then started to fail.
Other survivors include a grandson.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Christ Church United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. Her body was donated to science.
Memorials are suggested to Christ Church United Church of Christ, 15 S. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41076.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Juanita Courtney, 67, of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Falmouth, died Friday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Stanley Sanford Faulkner, 71, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana.
He was a retired Southern Baptist Minister with Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Berlin Baptist Church, Demossville Baptist Church and Fairview Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lorraine "Rennie" Courtney Faulkner; a son, Randy Lee Faulkner of Cynthiana; a daughter, Judy Gail Faulkner of Cynthiana; brothers, Melvin Todd Faulkner of Pendleton County and Thomas Faulkner of Cynthiana; and a sister, Catherine Smith of Harrison County.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Courtney Cemetery, Harrison County.
Virginia Fulcher, 84, of Edgewood, died at 6:25 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington.
She was a homemaker and a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church.
Her husband, William "Pat" Fulcher, died in 1999.
Survivors include a son, Jim Fulcher of Edgewood; a sister, Margarite Grover of Nitro, W. Va.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Spring Grove cemetery Mausoleum, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Margie I. Harter, 65, of Burlington, died at 7:08 p.m. Thurs day at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
She was a server for Frisch's restaurant, Burlington, and a re tired server for SkyChef at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. She was a member of Florence Baptist Temple, Burlington, where she was a member of the Ladies Bible Study and treasurer of the Ladies Open Class.
Survivors include her husband, Hilton Dean Harter; sons, Rick Hatfield of Cincinnati, Michael Hatfield of Louisville, Mark Hatfield of Ludlow and Bill Harter of Fort Sill, Okla.; daughters, Rita Harris of Ludlow, Ann Ober of Newport, Becky Noll of Burlington and Tammy Christian of Gilbert, Ariz.; brothers, Ralph Tucker Sr. of Baltimore, Md., Ray Tucker of Jenkins, Wayne Tucker of Indianapolis and James Tucker of Hazard; sisters, Ruth Robinson of Greenfield, Ind., and Geneva Statzer of Jeff; 24 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Florence Baptist Temple, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Florence Baptist Temple, 1898 Florence Pike, Burlington, Ky. 41005. Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Gifford Hitt, 87, of Mays Lick, died Friday at Maysville Extended Care. She was a homemaker and a member of Shannon United Methodist Church.
Her husband, Lloyd "Buss" Hitt, preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, William D. Hitt of Maysville; daughters, Mary Leslie Boger of Lexington, Betty Chain of Washington and Jo Ann Berry of Mount Olivet; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Shannon United Methodist Church, Mason County. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 8:30 a.m. until time of services Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056. Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet, is handling arrangements.
Katherine L. James, 85, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a retired factory worker for Western Felt Co. A daughter, Jeanette Wigglesworth, died in 1970.
Survivors include a daughter, Josephine Dugan of Mason, Ohio; a son, Bradley J. Schultz of Chicago; brothers, James R. Ellis of Hebron, John Ellis of Milford, Ohio, and Truman "Ike" Ellis of Covington; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Anna Durstock Kaelin, 98, of Fort Thomas, died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at Carmel Manor nursing home in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, John Kaelin, died in 1994. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Carmel Manor Chapel, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at Carmel Manor. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Zilphia Ferguson Lakes, 73, of Berea, died Thursday at Berea Hospital. She was retired from Parker Seal, Berea, and a member of Dixie Park Full Gospel Baptist Church, Berea.
Her husband, Arthur D. Lakes, and a daughter, Carol Jean Harrison, preceded her in death. Survivors include sons, Jimmy D. Lakes and Larry R. Lakes of Berea, Bradley I. Lakes of Arab, Ala., and Kenneth Wayne Lakes of Somerset; sisters, Lucy Pennington, Flora Lee Melton and Leona Bowles of Dry Ridge; a brother, Herman Ferguson of Owington; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services are at 2 p.m. today at Lakes Funeral Home, Berea. Burial will be in Berea Cemetery.
Ollie Mae Martin Laycock, 73, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Newport, died at 1:59 p.m. Thursday at University Hospital in Cincinnati. She was a retired worker for D. Russell Lee Vocational School and a charter member of Fairfield Church of Christ.
Her husband, Jay D. Laycock, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Sandy Huiett of North Olmsted, Ohio, and Carol Falk of Hamilton, Ohio; sisters, Nancy Strasinger and Doris Hines of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Hamilton, Ohio. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. Memorials are suggested to Fairfield Church of Christ, 745 Symmes Road, Fairfield, Ohio 45014.
Dana A. Lenhof, 49, of Spring Hill, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Thursday at Veterans Hospital, Spring Hill. Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
William Aris Martin, 85, of Cynthiana, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. He was a retired car salesman, former owner of Rock Haven Restaurant in Carlisle and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Piqua Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marlyn Meyers Chandler Martin; sons, William Aris Martin Jr. of Glendale, Ariz., and Mark Wayne Chandler of Dry Ridge; daughters, Diane Sue Martin Wells of Mount Olivet, Lynn Whitaker of Cynthiana and Cheryl Dampier Wipf of Nicholasville; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
There will be no services. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, is handling arrangements.
June H. Vaughan, 81, of Taylor Mill, died at 12:05 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a retired carpet installer for Carpenters Union Local No. 2, and a retired maintenance worker for Covington Board of Education.
Survivors include his wife, Carrie Belle Wigglesworth Vaughan; a son, Bill Vaughan of Union; daughters, Linda Justice of Union and Candy Hurley of Burlington; brothers, Ed Vaughan of Gainesville, Ga., and Mose Vaughan of Spring Hill, Fla.; sisters, Virginia Andrews of Hebron, Betty McDanold of Inverness, Fla., and Edna Sothard of Covington; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to City of Taylor Mill Fire and EMS Dept., 5225 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Nancy Carol Whaley, 57, of Maysville, died Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was an owner and operator of Whaley's Produce, Maysville, and a member of Lewisburg Baptist Church. A son, Charles Lee Whaley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Whaley; stepdaughters, Elaine Devers, Dianne Johnson and Dora Smith of Georgetown; a brother, Eugene Newdigate of Mason County; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wedonia Cemetery.
John Alan Wilson, 49, of Newport, died Wednesday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a maintenance worker for Cross County Inn, Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his father, John A. Wilson of Newport; and brothers, Steve Wilson and Terry Mike Wilson of Newport.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport, with visitation from 10 a.m.
