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These notices are dated: 02-28-2004
Rodney Fussinger, 'put his family first'
When Rodney Joseph Fussinger attended St. Henry High School in Erlanger, he played in the first game in the school's new gym, built in 1951.
He was also one of the first to play in the alumni game in 2001 at the newly built St. Henry District High School and gym.
Between those two games, Mr. Fussinger married, fathered three children, served in the Navy and for 40 years worked as a regional manager for Western Union.
Mr. Fussinger, 71, moved quite often because of his job, living in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Jersey and other locales.
He was living in an Atlanta apartment complex when a neighbor, Judith Gaillard, asked him to fix her broken air conditioner. The two would live together as husband and wife for 38 years until his death on Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South.
Mr. Fussinger worked hard for his family and sacrificed a lot for his children, said his daughter, Michelle Fussinger. "Anyone who knows him knew he put his family first, " the San Diego resident said.
He coached all his children's sports teams, including soccer, baseball and basketball.
He loved to talk about anything and everything, his daughter said, and loved to be the center of attention. He did magic tricks for the children, and continued to do them until his arthritis became too bad.
A member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Burlington, he had a very strong Catholic faith, and helped out with church fund-raisers.
Mr. Fussinger worked many hours on the board of directors for the Darlington Farms Homeowners Association, and served as chairman of the finance committee.
"He had a very good business mind, " his daughter said. "He was excellent with numbers."
In his spare time, the member of the St. John's Golf League also enjoyed bowling and playing cards with his friends.
Other survivors include his wife, Judith Fussinger; daughter, Kim Brown of Chicago; and a son, Mark Fussinger of Burlington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Patrick John Henry Cottingham II, 57, of Covington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a science teacher at St. Dominic School, Cincinnati, a member of First Presbyterian Church in Dayton, and a member of the National Education Association and the Nationl Rifle Association.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Willen Cottingham; his father, Patrick John Henry of Fort Thomas; a son, Patrick John Henry Cottingham of Covington; and a sister, Annette Cottingham Holtzleiter of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Dominic Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at A.C. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Patrick Cottingham II Scholarship Fund, c/o St. Dominic School, 371 Pedretti Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. 45238
Joan Downey, 61, of Latonia, died Saturday at her residence.
Survivors include adopted sons, Vincent and Walter Williams of Covington; brothers, Douglas Bragg of Southgate and Charles Perkins of Erlanger; sisters, Evelyn Jones of Covington, Patricia Williams of Batavia, Ohio, and Donna Baker of Newport.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Salvation Army Community Center, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Ronald Eversole, 65, of Silver Grove, died Wednesday at The Northern Kentucky Care & Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was the owner of the Community Cab, Newport.
Survivors include sons, Joey Eversole of Silver Grove, Billy Eversole, Mike Eversole, Jimmy Eversole and Timmy Eversole, all of Covington, and Troy Eversole of Newport; daughters, Gladys Eversole, Lisa Eversole, and Tonya Eversole, all of Silver Grove, and Tine Eversole of Covington; 26 grandchildren; one great grandchild.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in The Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is in charge of arrangements.
Dale "Big D" Fuller, 38, of Morning View, died Thursday. He was a welder for C&G; Welding Co., Williamsburg, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his father, Rondall "Ol Boy" Fuller in 2000.
Survivors include brothers, Danny Fuller of Taylor Mill, and Billy Fuller and Marty Fuller, both of Morning View; sisters, Sherry Ferguson of Morning View and Cindy Humphrey of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Chambers & Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery, Independence.
Robert "Bobby" Lambert, Jr., 80, of Covington, died at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth North Hospice, Covington. He was a retired truck driver for Roadway, and a Navy veteran of World War II and Korea.
Survivors include his wife, Madge C. Lambert; and brothers, Forest Lee Lambert, Bill Lambert and Don Lambert, all of Oneida, Tenn.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Allison & Rose Funeral Home Inc., Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday.
Rick Moser, 46, of Newport, died Friday at Mercy Hospital, Western Hills, Cincinnati. Arrangements are pending at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Weltha Otten, 95, of Florence, died Thursday at Woodspoint Health Care Center, Florence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Charles Otten of Florence and Norbert Otten, Jr., of Petersburg; a brother, Paul Robinson, of Florence; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Inc., Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
Meredith Evelyn Pauley, 83, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West. Florence.
She was a former manager for Cohen and Boggess Pharmacy, and a member of Green New Baptist Church and Northern Kentucky Senior Citizens.
Survivors include sons, Paul Pauley of Edgewood, Larry Pauley of Wingate, W. Va., and Fred Pauley of Charleston, W. Va.; sisters, Lizabeth Phillips of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Nola Huffman of Roanoke, Va., Louise Bonham of South Carolina, and CarolRollin of Crosslanes, W. Va.
Services and visitation are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, W. Va.
Edna Rose Browning Phillips, 71, of Augusta, died at 11:55 p.m. Thursday. She was a homemaker and a member of Oakland Christian Church, Bracken County.
Her husband, John Henry Phillips, died in 1989. Survivors include sons, John William Phillips of Augusta and George Phillips of Washington; daughters, Rosemary Youngman of Mayslick and Judy Hurdin of Corydon, Ind.; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore & Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owens Cemetery, Brooksville. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
John J. Schoenung, 67, of Dry Ridge, died at 1:20 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired pump mechanic for Cognis Chemical Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Bess Feltner Schoenung; stepsons, John Canada of Dry Ridge and Michael Canada of Fort Thomas; stepdaughters, Terri Miles of Milford, Ohio, and Eva Osborne of Covington; sisters, Sister Marguerite, S.H. S.N.D. de N., Sister Frances Mary, S.H. S.N.D. de N., Sister Ruth, O.S.F., and Julie Reece, all of Cincinnati; brothers, Jerome Schoenung and Joseph Schoenung, both of Cincinnati, and Thomas Schoenung of Milford; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie Street, Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202
Anna Sebastian, 52, of Silver Grove, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was an assembler for the Kendell-Futuro Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Sebastian; her mother, Ruby Frost of Booneville; a daughter, Amy Sebastian of Crittenden; a brother, Clyde Frost of Booneville; sisters, Bonnie Wilson, Betty McVey and Christine Frost, all of Booneville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is in charge of the arrangements.
James Smith, 80, of Alexandria, died Friday at Highland Heights Nursing and Rehab Center, Highland Heights. Arrangements are pending at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
Brandy Lynn Smith, infant daughter of Richard "Richie" Smith, Jr., and Sasha Harp Smith of Owen County, died Tuesday at Frankfort Regional Medical Center, Frankfort.
Survivors include her grandparents, Donna S. Harp of Owenton; great grandparents, Liz and Cecil Downey of Bethlehem; and Joann and James Walker of Owenton; and Richard and Wilma Smith and John Ruth and Raymond Smith all of Owenton.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Monterey Cemetery, Monterey. McDonald & New Funeral Homes, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
