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Date of these obituaries: 10-18-1999
Leo Fleckinger, liked to cook
To those closest to him, Leo A. Fleckinger was known as "friend, brother, uncle, neighbor, Lee."
"I lived next door to him for five years, and that's what we called him, along with Lee Bird," said Mr. Fleckinger's brother, Jerry.
Lee Fleckinger, 59, of Independence, died Saturday in St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired salesman with Lazarus Department Store, where he worked for 27 years, and a member of Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger.
"He sold shoes at Lazarus downtown, and worked his way up to supervisor," said his brother.
Mr. Fleckinger retired from Lazarus about a dozen years ago because of health problems, Jerry Fleckinger said.
"He worked as long as he could. He was very determined," said his brother.
Mr. Fleckinger had battled through a number of medical problems, including brain surgery in 1970 and open heart surgery in 1991. He had a lung removed earlier this month.
While disabled, Mr. Fleckinger took up cooking as a hobby and became quite good at it, his brother said.
Mr. Fleckinger's specialties were oyster dressing and lasagna, and he sometimes cooked for his grandchild, University of Kentucky football player Brandon White, and his roommates, Jerry Fleckinger said.
Mr. Fleckinger hunted and fished in his younger years, and was known for woodworking. "He was a fine craftsman. People were always after him to finish their antiques, including pianos," his brother said.
Most of all, Mr. Fleckinger was a dedicated family man, said Jerry Fleckinger. "His children and grandchildren ranged from 40 to 1 year, and he was very close to them."
Other survivors include his wife, Marianne Fleckinger; sons, Michael Fleckinger and Martin Fleckinger, both of Florence, and Bobby Fleckinger of Erlanger; daughters, Margie Kuechler of Independence, Melanie Mounce of Alexandria and Janice Lubbers of Erlanger; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Mary Queen of Heaven Church, 1130 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Stella V. Aylor, 85, of Cincinnati, formerly of Hebron, died at 4:52 p.m. Saturday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She was a retired production worker with Tri-State Butter Co. in Cincinnati and a member of Love and Faith Christian Fellowship Church in Cincinnati. A daughter, Edwina Marie Meade, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Buddy Aylor of Watertown, Tenn.; daughters, Ginger L. Gray of Cincinnati and Cheryl J. Schwartz of Crescent Springs; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Love and Faith Christian Fellowship Church, 3946 Hopper Hill Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45255.
Mary Elizabeth Beach, 84, of Carrollton, died at 5:33 p.m. Friday at Madison Care Center in Madison, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of Ghent Baptist Church. Her husband, James Edward Beach, died in 1970. Daughters Betty Osborne and Wanda Weatherford also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Gracie Butters of Cannelton, Ind., Retha Simmons, Barbara Perkins and Dottie Wright, all of Carrollton; a sister, Martha Jones of Madison, Ind.; 18 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services were Sunday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Joseph Anthony Cioffi, 54, of Crescent Springs, died at 8:19 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed retail salesman and a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen A. Rohling Cioffi; his parents, Joseph Patrick and Marguerita A. Cioffi of Cincinnati; a brother, Nicholas Cioffi of Cincinnati; and a sister, Donna Hoffman of Golden, Colo.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses.
Paul Daniel Geise, 63, of Crescent Springs, died at 8 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a parts service manager with ITT Co. in Cincinnati and a member of St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs, and Kehoe Council Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include sons, Phillip Daniel Geise of Louisville, Charles Edward Geise of Ludlow and Christopher Michael Geise of Columbus, Ohio; daughters, Rebecca Ann Aud of Philpot and Patricia Marie Bradley of Columbus, Ohio; brothers, Carl Geise of Monfort Heights, Ohio, Jerome Geise of Union and Thomas Geise of Edgewood; sisters, Martha Winterhalter of Cincinnati, Margaret Goetz of Crescent Springs, Dorothy Geise and Virginia Geise, both of Fort Wright, and Mary Ruth Hammann of Erlanger; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Katherine Klaserner, 80, of Covington, died at 3:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Covington.
Survivors include a son, Butch Klaserner of Anderson, Ind.; daughters, Mary Sue Harney of Taylor Mill and Judy Prewitt of Covington; a brother, Milton Fisher of Taylor Mill; a sister, Margaret Schuster of Taylor Mill; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Hopeful Cemetery, Florence.
Willard E. Lakes, 75, of Cincinnati, formerly of Latonia, died at 4:47 a.m. Sunday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a maintenance worker with Walgreen's drug store in downtown Cincinnati.
Survivors include a brother, Garth D. Lakes of Latonia; and sisters, Elsie M. Lakes and Alma Kuhn, both of Latonia.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesdayin the chapel at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
William Jerry Lewis, 66, of Erlanger, died Friday at his home. He worked for the Internal Revenue Service and was a member of Erlanger Baptist Church and Good Faith Lodge No. 95 F&AM, Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Elouise Lewis; a stepdaughter, Nancy Rogers of Erlanger; sisters, Norma Jean Stansel of Morristown, Tenn., and Peggy Landrum of Etowah, Tenn.; a brother, Jack Lewis of Tennessee; and one step-grandson.
Services were this morning at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial was in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Good Faith Masonic Lodge No. 95 F&AM, 450 Graves Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or Erlanger Baptist Church, 116 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Sara Jessica Lovas, 11, of Burlington, died Sunday at her home.
Survivors include her parents, James and Mary Jo Lovas of Burlington; a brother, Christopher Lovas of Burlington; and grandparents, Theresa Lovas of West Miflin, Pa., and Joseph and Margaret Dankovic of Munhall, Pa.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Neurology Department, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Paul R. Maynard, 82, of Mays Lick, died at 6:19 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was a retired factory foreman, a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Maysville, and a member of Mays Lick Lions Club and Evanston, Ill., Elks Club. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include brothers, Emmitt Thomas Maynard of Georgetown, Ohio, William Hord Maynard of Ripley, Ohio, and Carl N. Maynard of Lewisburg; and a sister, Violet Maynard of Lewisburg.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Harold S. McCormick, 69, of Williamstown, died Friday at his home. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with Greer Bros. Co., London, and an Army veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Linda Lou Webster McCormick, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Billy Ray McCormick of Monterey and Jeffery Thomas McCormick of Lexington; daughters, Linda Mae Sammons and Clara Ann Hammond, both of Williamstown, Judy Lee Throckmorton of Georgetown and Elizabeth Ann Gonzales of Clearwater, Fla.; brothers, Ruben McCormick of Williamstown and Franklin McCormick of Radcliff; sisters, Clara Evelyn Crouch of Williamstown, Mayme Sikes and Myrtle Henry, both of Owensboro, and June Vonderhar of Conners, Ga.; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Grant County.
Michael Lee Mitchell, 2 months, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
Survivors include his parents, Michael Lee Mitchell of Cincinnati and Stephanie Pridgen of Florence; and grandparents, Michael Mitchell and Sandra Mitchell, both of Cincinnati, Lira Pridgen of Los Angeles and Vickie Pridgen of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Elsmere. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence.
Memorials are suggested to SIDS Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Nursing Department, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Bedford Nelson, 63, of Independence, died Sunday at Florence Park Care Center in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Leona Prince, 76, of Covington, died Saturday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Clara Ann Schmitz, 101, of Villa Hills, died Saturday at Madonna Manor Nursing Home, Villa Hills.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Ralph Stockman, 89, of Covington, died at 7:05 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired maintenance worker with Pace College in Briarcliff, N.Y., a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia and the church Young At Heart group. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma S. Stockman; sons, David B. Stockman of Covington and Clifford R. Stockman of Nashua, N.H.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church Missions Fund, West Southern and Tibbatts Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Robert W. "Bill" Wherry, 78, of Covington, died at 6:50 a.m. Saturday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. He was a filtration plant worker with the City of Covington. His wife, Ruby E. Case Wherry, died in 1997.
Survivors include daughters, Linda M. Wherry of Cincinnati, Mary Jean Hagar of Covington and Judy Marks of Erlanger; a brother, Walt Wherry of Crescent Springs; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Christine Hayden Yancey, 90, of Glencoe, died Sunday at Owen County Hospital, Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. Her husband, Herschel Glen Yancey, died in 1981.
Survivors include sons, C.W. Yancey and Lloyd Yancey, both of Poplar Grove; a sister, Willena Robinson of Burlington; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Squiresville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Poplar Grove cemetery Fund, in care of the funeral home, P. O. Box 474, Owenton, Ky. 40359.
