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Date of these obituaries: 03-12-1999
Wilbur Winebrenner Jr., good with hands, heart
Wilbur E. Winebrenner Jr. of Burlington was a a mechanic, youth sports coach and Vietnam veteran with a knack for making friends and fixing things.
But to Mr. Winebrenner's family, he was first and foremost a family man.
'He was a good husband and a good father and we're going to miss him,' said his wife, Marie Winebrenner.
Mr. Winebrenner died Thursday morning at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was 52.
Mr. Winebrenner grew up in Florence and served in the U.S. Army from 1966 through 1968.
He lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident in 1974.
But he kept on going, said Mrs. Winebrenner. 'He never let anything get him down.'
Mr. Winebrenner was a senior mechanic and 30-year employee of the Cinergy Co. in Cincinnati. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 1347.
Mr. Winebrenner also was a Boone County knothole baseball coach in the mid-1990s. One year his team won a district tournament championship and advanced to a city tournament for Kenton County.
A 'jack of all trades,' according to his wife, Mr. Winebrenner made a motorized pitching machine to teach his players to bat.
When practice fields were scarce, he made his own on the 33-acre former dairy farm where his family lived in a house he built after the motorcycle accident. 'He could fix anything,' said Mrs. Winebrenner. 'He would do anything for anybody.
'He was a good friend, and well-liked. He liked people.'
Mr. Winebrenner loved to fish in an acre-size lake he dug on his property and stocked with channel catfish, blue gill, crappies and bass.
He also grew vegetables, planted fruit trees and built and flew model airplanes.
Mr. and Mrs. Winebrenner celebrated 32 years of marriage Feb. 25.
Besides his wife, Mr. Winebrenner leaves his sons, Jamey Winebrenner, Joshua Winebrenner and Justin Winebrenner, all of Burlington; daughters, Jacqueline Thompson of Chicago and Jeanetta Winebrenner of Burlington; his mother, Mildred Winebrenner of Florence; sisters, Janet Scott of Covington and Judy Barlow of Union; brothers, Jack Winebrenner of Richmond, Va., James Winebrenner of Independence, Jeff Winebrenner of Burlington and Jon Winebrenner of Florence; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Linnemann Funeral Home in Burlington.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Burial will be in Floral Hills cemetery in Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 7330 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky., 41014.
Robert Adams, 57, of Park Hills, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Ann Bodie, 82, of Union, died Thursday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Willard Eugene Browning Sr., 77, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co., a former restaurant owner and attended First Church of God, Cynthiana. He was a member of the United Auto Workers and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Martha Lee Browning, and a son, Joe M. Withers, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Willard E. Browning Jr. of Calvert City; daughters, Janice Withers and Judy Gasser, both of Cynthiana; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to the Humane Society of Marshall County, 303 W. Fifth St., Benton, Ky., 42025; or St. Edward Catholic School, N. Main St., Cynthiana, Ky., 41031.
Mary Josephine McCormick Draper, 88, of Payson, Utah, formerly of Grant County, died Wednesday in Payson. She was a retired teacher, having taught in the Grant, Kenton and Fayette county school systems. Her husband, C. H. Draper, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Johanna Flynn of Spanish Fork, Utah; and four grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Richard Lee Gadker Sr., 62, of Punta Gorda, Fla., formerly of Independence, died at 12:15 a.m. Monday at his home. He was a retired customer engineer with IBM and owner of Lucky JoDi Charters Inc. in Punta Gorda. He was a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia, and was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. A son, Richard Lee Gadker Jr., died in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann Wedderstrand Gadker; a son, Bob Gadker of Independence; daughters, Cindy Marsh of Beckley, W.Va., Peggy Lutes of Independence and Jenny Roth of Okeana, Ohio; a sister, Marilyn Verst of Taylor Mill; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Elizabeth Henry, 92, of Dayton, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a sales clerk in the drapery department of the former Pogue's department store, and a member of First Baptist Church of Dayton where she was a Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the Christian Senior Fellowship of Dayton.
Survivors include a son, Paul F. Henry of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church of Dayton, P. O. Box 76, Dayton, Ky., 41074.
Anna K. Hill, 92, of Independence, died Thursday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. She was a retired Kmart sales clerk. Her husband, Thomas Hill, died in 1963. A son, Ray T. Hill, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include as son, Melvin Hill of Tennessee; daughters, Barbara Redmon of Independence, Mary Slusser of Independence, Katherine Wiglesworth of Cynthiana and Frances Cox of Covington; half-brothers, Charles Tolle of Cynthiana and William T. Tolle of Maryland; a sister, Rose Wiglesworth of Cynthiana; 28 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Whaley-McCarty Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Dorothy Vivian Hutton, 84, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Covington, died Wednesday at Virginia Beach Rehabilitation Center. She was a retired outpatient clerk with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, and a member of First United Methodist Church, Covington. She was a member of Northern Kentucky Senior Citizens and Senior Citizens of Virginia Beach. Her husband, Raymond Ellis Hutton, died in 1960.
Survivors include daughters, Jeannine Hemsath of Virginia Beach and Sherry Hammons of Erlanger; 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Anglican Church, Dayton. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Nancy White Therapy Scholarship Fund, in care of Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky., 41017. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Henry W. Jones, 77, of Holbrook Community, died at 6 p.m. Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Dorothy Hafner Koester, 73, of Erlanger, died at 8:20 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere. She was a member of the parish's Altar Society. Her husband, Richard L. Koester, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, David R. Koester of West Chester, Ohio; a brother, Dr. Charles D. Hafner of Marco Island, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Saturday at St. Henry Church. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association of Ohio, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242.
Jayne Elizabeth Lang, 85, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Covington, died March 3 at her home. She was a retired teacher, having taught in Kentucky public schools and the Rockwood School District in Portland. Her husband, John L. Lang, died in 1966.
Survivors include sons, John Lang of San Francisco, Jim Lang of Portland and Tom Lang of Venice Beach, Calif.; and a brother, George Read of Covington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart Church, Portland. Burial will be in Wil liamette National Cemetery, Portland. Zeller Chapel of the Roses, Portland, is handling arrangements.
Joseph 'J. S.' Mefford, 81, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. He was a member of Worthville Christian Church, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lucretia Alexander Mefford; sons, Gary Mefford of Minneapolis and Ricky L. Mefford of Carrollton; brothers, Bill Mefford of Florida and Ronnie Mefford of Carrollton; sisters, Kathryn Tilley and Wanda Richmond, both of Carrollton, Daisy Jones of Madison, Ind., and Sue Taylor of Lexington; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Madison, Ind.
Regina Mae Staton Parker, 77, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at her home. She was a sportswear buyer with J.C. Penney in the Newport Shopping Center.
Survivors include a daughter, Jackie Frith of Cold Spring; a son, John C. Staton of Fort Thomas; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor. Memorials are suggested to Melbourne United Methodist Church, 1011 Mary Ingles Highway, Melbourne, Ky., 41059.
Marie Stephens, of Florence, died Thursday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Robert L. Webster, 73, of Sardinia, Ohio, formerly of Alexandria, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired employee of General Motors in Norwood, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Welsch Webster; daughters, Carolyn Borchers of Alexandria and Beverly Ruschman of Sardinia; sisters, Mable Howell of Okeechobee, Fla., and Betty Jean Stewart of Highland Heights; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Saturday at St. Elizabeth Church, Sardinia. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services at Beam-Fender Funeral Home, Sardinia. Burial will be in Sardinia Cemetery.
Myrtle P. Welch, 94, of Florence, died Thursday at Woodspoint Nursing Home in Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
