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These notices are dated: 04-09-2004
Rita E. Elsener, 84, avid bowler and sports fan
Rita E. Sauer Elsener was a very young 84-year-old.
The Fort Thomas resident, who died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, was a very good bowler for her age, regularly rolling from 150 to 170, said her daughter, Rita Anderson of Elk Grove, Calif.
She would still get down on the floor to play with her seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She learned to swim when she was 55, after her doctor told her that arthritis would put her in a wheelchair if she didn't. To the end, she still swam three times a day at the YMCA in Fort Thomas.
She wasn't afraid of new things, her daughter said. In December, she had acupuncture treatment for some arthritis pain in her neck.
She cleaned her own apartment, washed her own car and shopped for her own groceries. She kept up with the latest fashions, and sometimes wore clothes that were probably too young for her, her daughter said.
An avid Reds fan, she listened to games on the radio while wearing her Reds cap. If the team was losing, she wore the cap backward.
She also followed the Bengals, and while watching a game, could give her daughter a play-by-play when her daughter was still trying to find the ball.
She'll be buried with her Reds cap, her crucifix and rosary, her daughter said.
Mrs. Elsener might have lived to be 100 if she hadn't choked on a piece of meat while alone in her apartment. It left her brain dead, her daughter said, and she didn't want to live on life support.
She was a member of St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas, where she was a member of the church choir.
Her husband, Ralph P. Elsener, died in 1991. He was the love of her life, and they were married
a little more than 50 years, her daughter said.
Other survivors include a daughter, Darlene Hemingway of Lady Lake, Fla.; and a sister, Marcella Meyers of Newport.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Church. Entombment will be in St. Stephen Mausoleum, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Drive, Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Paul V. Ahr, 57, of Covington, died Saturday at his home. He was a disabled Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Ahr; a daughter, Blanche Wathen of Covington; a son, Paul Ahr of Covington; sisters, Teresa Swain and Betty Deaton, both of Newport, and Gloria Hornsby of Highland Heights; a brother, Tom Ahr of Alabama; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation Society of Greater Cincinnati is handling arrangements.
Rebecca Gorsuch Burnett, 45, of Williamstown, died Thursday at Mercy Hospital Fairfield, Cincinnati. She was a server with Greyhound Tavern.
Survivors include a son, Derrick Burnett of Fairfield, Ohio; daughters, Jessica Fulmer of Louisville and Amanda Smith of Williamstown; her parents, Ronald Gorsuch of Citrus Springs, Fla., and Margaret Stamper Nichols of Seaford, Del.; sisters, Melissa Rump of Seaford, Kelly Miller of Cincinnati and Shauna Vosberg of Citrus Springs; brothers, Ryan Gorsuch of Cincinnati and Rev. Ronnie Gorsuch of Citrus Springs; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Alberta Iles Clark, 67, of Ryland Heights, died at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Clarence Clark, died in 1996.
Survivors include daughters, Tammy Turner and Judy Zipp, both of Silver Grove, and Lucie Clark of Ryland Heights; sons, Terry Clark and Andrew Clark, both of Ryland Heights, Joe Clark of Taylor Mill and Troy Clark of Dayton; sisters, Betty Casey of Independence and Lucy Clark of Newport; brothers, Charlie Iles of Taylor Mill, Bobby Iles and Jerry Iles, both of Latonia, Harlen Iles and Harry Iles, both of Covington; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Kenneth Colmire, 81, of Maysville, died at 4:14 p.m. Tuesday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired farmer, a member of Eagles Lodge No. 1564 in Maysville and an Army veteran. His wife, Goldie Colmire, died in 1980.
Survivors include daughters, Lottie Brumagen of Cynthiana, Anne Price of Helena, Janet Brown of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Barbara Reynoso of Salt Lake City; sisters, Margaret Jolly of Paris, Alice Cooley of Maysville, Stella White Moran of Sardis and Pauline Hughes of Fleming County; brothers, Oscar Colmire of Carlisle and Lovell Colmire of Mount Olivet; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. today. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick.
Christopher S. Hall, 32, of Florence, died at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday at his home. He was a foreman with OKI in Hebron and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Angel Hall; a son, Abraham Hall of Dry Ridge; daughters, Triston Hall and Courtney Hall, both of Dry Ridge; his parents, George and Virginia Hall of Petersburg; and grandmother, Wanda Sullivan of Niles, Ohio.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Saturday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Chris Hall Children's Memorial Fund, in care of any Fifth Third Bank.
Earl D. Hensley, 76, of Hebron, died at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday at his home. He was a mechanic with American Airlines and a member of Hebron Baptist Church and the Vanguards. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Wiley Hensley; sons, Marty Hensley of Cox's Creek, Brian Hensley of Burlington and Darren Hensley of Crittenden; a daughter, Tracy Mobley of Burlington; brothers, Charlie Hensley and Randy Hensley, both of Visalia, Bill Hensley of Morning View, Gilbert Hensley of Taylor Mill, Paul Hensley of Independence and James Hensley of Gallipolis, Ohio; sisters, Edith Harris of Visalia and Gloria Phillips of Edgewood; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hebron Baptist Church Building Fund, 1488 Petersburg Road, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Brenda Joyce Hughes, 62, of Florence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a housekeeper with Great American Ball Park.
Survivors include her husband, Vaten T. Hughes; a daughter, Rosie Walker of Cincinnati; a son, Walter Thompson Jr. of Covington; a brother, William Walker of Covington; and two granddaughters.
Services were held Thursday at Second Baptist Church, Newport. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Jones, Simpson and Gee Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Gussie Lenora Jones, 82, of Cincinnati, died Monday at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Jeanne Stewart of Fort Mitchell; a stepson, Charles E. Jones of Detroit; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Gaines United Methodist Church, Cincinnati. Burial was in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones, Simpson and Gee Funeral Home, Covington, handled arrangements.
Mildred Marie Smith Mains, 88, of Taylor Mill, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Latonia Christian Church and the Young at Heart Club at Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia.
Survivors include her husband, Everett Mains; sons, Donald Mains of Bedford, Ind., Larry Mains and Doug Mains, both of Independence, and Wally Mains of Florence; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Christian Church, 3900 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Alice Sarah Tunning Ross, 83, of Florence, died at 7:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Constance Church of the Brethren, Hebron. Her husband, Harry Franklin Ross, died in 1979. There are no immediate survivors. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Donald E. Ulrich, 75, of Augusta, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired farmer and rural mail carrier, and a member of St. Augustine Church in Augusta, Augusta VFW Post No. 9535 and Mary Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus Council in Augusta. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Perkins Ulrich; a daughter, Penny Jackson of Augusta; a son, Ronnie Reese of Maysville; sisters, Virginia Litzinger of Dover, Betty Jo Snapp of Augusta and Katherine Branam of Maysville; brothers, Marion Ulrich of Brooksville and John Ulrich of Mays Lick; three grandsons and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Church, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery, Bracken County.
Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine Church or St. Augustine School, both at 205 E. Fourth St., Augusta, Ky. 41002; or Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Barbara Warner, 47, of Southgate, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a realty administrative assistant.
Survivors include her husband, Bob Warner; a stepson, Rob Warner of Southgate; her mother, Reba Brock of Pendleton County; a brother, Ken Brock of Evansville, Ind.; and two step-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Worthville Cemetery. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Jessie Rae Wubker, 97, of Cincinnati, formerly of Cold Spring, died Wednesday at Twin Towers Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a nurse with Newport Steel, a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Cold Spring and was active with the Speers Nursing Association, Dayton. Her husband, Frank Wubker, died in 1978.
Survivors include a niece and a nephew.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
