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Date of these obituaries: 04-17-1999
Ocie Bell found good in all
Ocie Martin Nelson Bell could be counted upon to find something good in everyone.
'She could always find some good in everybody,' said a cousin, Wilma Lois Cook of Covington. 'I never heard her speak evil of anyone. She was the person you went to when you felt sad or down. She was always a delight to be around.'
Mrs. Bell, who turned 106 years old on Christmas Day, died at 7:35 a.m. Friday at Georgetown Community Hospital.
Mrs. Bell had been the oldest living member of Southside Baptist Church in Covington. She believed in hard work, loving families and appreciating the beauty of life, said her cousin. Mrs. Bell was known for her family dinners and her stories that spanned the century. 'She had a wonderful, sharp mind her whole life,' Mrs. Cook said.
Her grandfather and an uncle were killed in the Civil War. She was married
the same year the Titanic sank.
Mrs. Bell was born on Christmas Day 1892. Her mother died 18 months later, and she was raised by grandparents on their farm near Corinth. Mrs. Cook's father and Mrs. Bell grew up together like brother and sister.
She married
Vernor Martin in 1914 and moved with him to Covington. He died in 1934. Several years later she married
Daniel Bell, who died in 1946.
'She never had any children of her own, but she would have made a perfect mother. She did make a perfect mother for a lot of us,' said Mrs. Cook.
She worked at Cin-Made, a packaging plant in St. Bernard, Ohio, until she was 72.
She had joined Southside Baptist church in the 1920s and remained an active member most of her life.
In the 1980s Mrs. Bell moved from Covington to Hinton, Ky., to live with a great-niece. She later moved to a nursing home after arthritis made it difficult to get around and her eyesight started to fail.
Even as age crept into her body, her mind and spirit remained strong and loving.
On her 100th birthday, she explained her secret to long life:
'I worked hard, and I helped other people. I went to church and Sunday school.'
Survivors include a niece, Beulah Fields of Georgetown; two great-nieces; and several generations of cousins.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will begin at noon Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Michael Hund, a "quiet fighter' who conquered adversity
With quiet determination, Michael Hund conquered bouts with Crohn's Disease to return this year to baseball, his favorite sport, at Grant County High School.
The 18-year-old senior was hospitalized twice during his junior year with problems related to the chronic intestinal disorder, forcing him to take a year off baseball and to sit out two soccer seasons.
'He was a quiet fighter to the point where he was able to be active again like before he got sick,' said his father, Ken Hund of Dry Ridge. 'And he was good. He played shortstop and batted leadoff and did some relief pitching. He was getting better and getting his strength back.'
With plans to attend Northern Kentucky University and live in a fixer-upper in Newport, Michael's future looked bright before he died in a single-car traffic accident Thursday in Grant County.
The tight-knit family is pulling together to remember the good times, his father said.
Ken Hund, the Boone County parks and recreation director, said he and his family are thankful they indulged Michael last Christmas with a trip to Key West, Fla.
'We went for broke. One of the highlights was the scuba diving. It's an unnatural thing to scuba dive, but Michael just took right to it. He had no fear,' his dad said.
Michael's last weeks were filled with things he loved: baseball, fishing and hanging out with friends.
'They had a great week of spring break,' his father said.
Michael went to a favorite fishing spot on a Grant County lake and caught more fish than he ever had, his father said.
Fifteen of Michael's friends gathered Friday night to grieve, his father said, a testament to the friendships he nurtured.
'Michael was soft-spoken, very easy going, well liked. He had a lot of friends,' Mr. Hund said.
Other survivors include his mother, Patricia Hund of Dry Ridge; a sister, Carisa Hund of Newport; a stepbrother, David Bunten of Newport; and grandparents, Frances Koher of Fort Thomas and Roland Renaud of Tucson, Ariz.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick.
Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Florence E. Brandenburg, 71, of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, George Brandenburg; sons, Donald Brandenburg of Florida and David Brandenburg of Erlanger; brothers, Gordon Gassert of Houston and Phillip Gassert of New Miami, Ohio; a sister, Phyllis Raitt of West Chester, Ohio; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Lawn cemetery chapel, Erlanger. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
William Carpenter, 73, of Covington, died Wednesday at his residence. He was a retired captain in the Covington Fire Department, an investigator for the Kentucky State Fire Marshal's Office and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Covington, Fort Thomas Retirement Club and Covington Elks Club.
Survivors include his wife, Ceinwen 'Ci' Carpenter; and a brother, Tom Carpenter of Mount Olivet.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church, 1400 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Nora Holliday Combs, 87, of Ryland Heights, died at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a retired owner and operator of Don-Le-Ron's Bridal Shop, Covington, and a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church, Taylor Mill.
Her first husband, Burnice Holliday, died in 1968, and her second husband, Cleaon Combs, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Ronald Holliday of Latonia and Donald Holliday of Wheat Ridge, Colo.; a daughter, Lenora Hampton of Ryland Heights; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Loretta Brewer Griffith, 57, of Southgate, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was an accountant for the Internal Revenue Service, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Kermit Griffith; a son, Darrin Griffith of Southgate; a brother, Ronald Brewer of Elsmere; sisters, Willa Combs of Crescent Springs and Wanda Suttles of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Christian Tabernacle Church, Newport. Visitation will begin at noon Monday at the church. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Christian Tabernacle Church, 325 Washington Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
James Ollie 'Stoney' Ingram, 80, of Walton, died at 1:25 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a retired mechanic for Consolidated Freightways, Cincinnati. His wife, Hulda Matilda Ingram, and a son, Wally Ingram, both died in 1994.
Survivors include a daughter, Katherine Kirtley of Walton; sons, James Ingram of Burlington and Leroy Ingram, Gary Ingram and Marvin Ingram, all of Walton; sisters, Anna Pearl Johnson and Mary Lou Rice, both of Walton; a brother, Arthur Ingram of Walton; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Baptist Church, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Walton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Zion Baptist Church, 35 Church St., Walton, Ky. 41094. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton, is handling arrangements.
Frank R. Jacobs, 93, of Erlanger, died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was a retired chemist for Stahlings and Ex-Cell-O Co. He was a member of Lakeside Christian Church in Lakeside Park, Golden Rule Lodge No. 345 F&AM, Indra Consistory Scottish Rite and Syrian Temple Shrine.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Newton of Oxford, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Carolyn O'Connell of Park Hills; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a stepgrandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, and at noon Monday at the church. Masonic services will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church Building Fund, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017.
Josephine L. 'Josie' Jenkins, 95, of Madison, Ind., formerly of Carroll County, died Friday at Clifty Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center in Madison. She was a homemaker and a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. Her husband, Mose Jenkins, and a son, Roscoe Way Jenkins, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Emma Kathryn Graham, Joan Daleure and Ella Jean Dougherty, all of Louisville, Edith Ford of Dupont, Ind., Rachell Scott of Bedford and Ethel Mae Rosenbarger of Jeffersonville, Ind.; a son, John Carroll Jenkins of Lexington, Ind.; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Jewell Johnson, 64, of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Johnson; daughters, Phyllis Johnson of Fort Wright and Michelle Humphrey of Erlanger; sons, Harold Johnson of Dupont, Wash., Jonathan Johnson of Elsmere and Donald Johnson of Florence; a brother, William Johnson of Covington; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, 2200 Victory Parkway, Suite 510, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Francine French Kotrc, 63, of Fort Thomas, died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was an administrator for human resources at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her husband, Rev. Ronald F. Kotrc French; sons, James A. Kotrc and Peter T. Kotrc, both of Philadelphia, and Joel R. Kotrc French of Fort Thomas; and a sister, Janice Schaefer of Omaha, Neb.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Fort Thomas. The family will receive friends in the church undercroft after the service. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Memorials are suggested to Wood Hudson Cancer Research Lab, 931 Isabella St., Newport, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Shirley Prewitt Manning, 67, of Wilder, died at 2:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. She was a retired clerk and treasurer for the City of Wilder. She was a member of St. John Church, Wilder, and a past member of Wilder Civic Club and Ladies Auxiliary of Wilder Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors include her husband, William F. Manning; sons, Bill Manning of Newport, Robert Manning and Steven Manning, both of Wilder, and John Manning of Villa Hills; daughters, Peggy Lauer of Fort Thomas, Diane Miller of Bellevue, Janet Hoffman of Rocklin, Calif., Nancy Beck of Wilder and Jerri Coyle of Highland Heights; a brother, Gerald Prewitt of Villa Hills; and 16 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. John Church, Wilder. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:15 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Roy R. Massey, 85, of Bellevue, died at 9:12 p.m. Thursday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a retired owner and operator of Ted's Cafe, Covington, and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Bellevue, Campbell County VFW Post No. 320 and AMVETS. His wife, Anna Connor Massey, died in 1989, and a son, Burch Massey, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Sharon Daunt of Butler and Juanita Stevenson of Covington; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to VA Nursing Home, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Holton A. Mulroney, 80, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a retired machinist for American Tool Works. He was a member of St. Paul Church in Florence and the Holy Name Society. He was a coach in Boone County Knothole baseball.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Mulroney; daughters, Phyllis Berling of Burlington, Colleen Bolmer of Florence and Karen Daniels of Richwood; a son, Dennie Mulroney of Cincinnati; a brother, Charles Mulroney of Newport; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association of Kentucky, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Edward C. Petering Sr., 75, of Southgate, died Friday at his residence. He was a retired railroad worker.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Petering; sons, Erwin Cline of Indianapolis and Edward Petering Jr. of Southgate; daughters, Karen Blackburn-Ivey of Newport and Kathy Blackburn-Lewis of Charleston, S.C.; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Earl F. Smith, 85, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Latonia, died at 3:40 p.m. Thursday at Meese Countryside Hospital in St. Petersburg. He was a retired trucker for Allied Motor Freight Line and a member of Teamsters Local 101.
Survivors include his wife, Dorels Webster Smith; sons, David Smith and William B. Kemper, both of Homosassa, Fla.; daughters, Juanita Kethman and Darlene Morrison, both of Covington, and Debbie Waren and Brenda Schrichte, both of St. Petersburg; 22 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
James B. Smith, 81, of Highland Heights, died at 3:30 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was a retired automotive inspector for Ford Motor Co., a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Lina Taulbee Smith; daughters, Judy Schweitzer of Wilder and Ruth Ann Enzweiler of Melbourne; sons, Donald Smith of Granite Falls, N.C., and James B. Smith Jr. of Cold Spring; a sister, Effie Sasser of Fremont, Ohio; a brother, Nathan Smith of Norwalk, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Melbourne United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 71, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Pauline Frazier Snow, 72, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a retired waitress for LaRosa's and a member of VFW Post No. 6423, Erlanger.
Survivors include daughters, Sharon Baker of Lawrenceburg, Donna Harrison of Taylor Mill, Bernadine Davis of Goshen, Ohio, and Michele Rohan of Independence; sons, Dan Frazier of Morning View, Ronald Snow of Cincinnati and Paul Snow of St. Bernard, Ohio; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Anthony Lee Thomas Whaley, son of Amy Francis and James Whaley of Burlington, was stillborn Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
