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These notices are dated: 05-08-2004
Wilbur Owen loved his family and church
Above everything else, Erlanger resident Wilbur Thomas Owen was a family man.
"That sense of family pervades our whole family, " said Mr. Owen's son, Jeffrey Owen of Erlanger. "We're a very close-knit bunch. It doesn't matter where you go or what you do, you are a part of the family and always will be."
He credited his father with instilling that love of family into his children.
"If it was for family -- you did everything you could for family, " Jeffrey Owen said.
Mr. Owen, 83, died early Friday morning at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Born in Butler, he graduated from Bellevue High School in 1938. He earned bachelor's degrees in business and English from Georgetown College in 1942.
After graduation, he started a business career with the Teamsters Union Local 100 in Cincinnati. He left the Teamsters to join the Army, serving as a staff sergeant in World War II.
After the war he returned to the Teamsters, where he became office manager, a job he held until he retired in 1981.
Second to his love for his family was his love for his church, First Presbyterian Church of Covington, now called the Community of Faith Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Owen served as a deacon and elder for more than 50 years there. He taught Sunday school for more than 40 years, until near the time of his death.
He also served as clerk of the session and church treasurer.
Mr. Owen also was a representative to the Louisville Presbytery and later, the Presbytery of Cincinnati.
"He was always looking out for other people, and he always strived to instill in us that that's something you should do, " his son said.
Other survivors include his wife, Charlotte Haynes Owen; a daughter, Lindsay Otte of Erlanger; a sister, Mildred Hodge of Erlanger; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, 1400 Highland Pike, Covington. The funeral follows at 11 a.m. at the church, with burial in Highland cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Marion J. Schmeing Artmeier, 60, of Taylor Mill, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a registered nurse for more than 40 years and formerly worked at Good Samaritan.
Survivors included her husband, Jim Artmeier; a son, Mark Artmeier of Edgewood; daughters Michelle Willhoff of New Richmond, Ohio, Krista Renfro of Hilton Head, S.C., and Jennifer Artmeier of Independence; three sisters; three brothers; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Kentucky ALS Association, 2375 Fortune Drive, Lexington, Ky., 40509.
Virjeania Stull Ewing, 41, of Toronto, Kan., formerly of Newport, died Wednesday in an auto accident in Kansas. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Robert Ewing Sr., died in 2002.
Survivors include her parents, James and Sally Stull of Newport; daughters, Sally Peelman of Newport and Jennifer McGraw of Williamstown; a stepson, Robert Ewing Jr. of Texas; a brother, James Stull of Newport; sisters, Debra Noble of Scranton, Iowa, and Ruby Thompson of Newport; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Newport. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45203.
Irene Fox, 83, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and former volunteer for the Fort Thomas YMCA.
Survivors include a son, Dan Fox of Fort Thomas; daughters, Stephanie Fox Faulkner of Wilder and Vicki Fox May of Roseville, Ohio; a brother, Charles Maloney of Canton, Ohio; a sister, Florence Matthews of Bellevue; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Walnut Hills Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to the Autism Society of America, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 300, Bethesda, Md., 20814-3067.
Norven Glass, 74, of Owenton, died Thursday at his home. He was a farmer, an Army veteran and a member of Caney Fork Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Geraldine Barber Glass; a son, Steven Glass of Owenton; a sister, Naomi Gaines of Owenton; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be there from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Frankfort. Memorials are suggested to Caney Fork Cemetery, c/o Diane Shepherd, Owen County.
Garry Ray Hoskinds, Jr., 37, of Piner, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospital South, Edgewood. He was an elevator service technician for Fugitec, West Chester, Ohio. He was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Williamstown, and the Elevator Union executive board.
Surviving are his wife, Debbie Hoskinds; his parents, Garry Hoskinds, Sr., and Angeline Hoskinds of Ryland Heights; his maternal grandmother, Helen Marie Schmid of Ryland Heights; his paternal grandmother, the Rev. Lynda Hoskinds of Ryland Heights; and a sister, Renee Marie Hoskinds of Independence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
William R. Rawls, 89, of Ludlow, died Thursday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Bessie Louise Scalia, 78, of Union, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was homemaker and a member of the Florence Church of God. Her husband, Samuel G. Scalia, preceded her in death.
Surviving are a son, Wayne Ellis of Frankfort; a daughter, Beverly Jahnke of Union; a sister, Ruth Wilhoite, of Frankfort; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Florence Church of God, 7275 Hopeful Church Road, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Claude William "Webb" Webster, 67, of Erlanger, died Thursday afternoon at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
He was a machinist at Cincinnati Milacron for 22 years, retiring in 1987. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles and the Northern Kentucky Corvette Club. He loved bowling, camping at Eagle Valley in Sanders, country music and dancing.
Survivors include his wife, Barb Roberts Webster; a son, Jeffrey Webster of Crescent Springs; sisters, Clydia Kindoll of Independence, Christine Webster of Williamstown, Edith Bell of Erlanger, Georgia Watkins of Dry Ridge and Mary Kay Miller of Morningview; and a brother, Ed Webster of Erlanger.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Erlanger United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Highland cemetery in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials may be made to Change of Heart Inc., 2602 Canterbury Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45237.
