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These notices are dated: 12-04-2004
Mary Stoddard, loving grandma
When her great-granddaughters visited her in Fort Mitchell, Mary Margaret Stoddard often played a game with them.
She made fake mail and stuck it in the mail slot beside her door, the one that opened into the house. The children, squealing with delight, would pick it up and take it outside to her, so she could do it again.
Mrs. Stoddard, who died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood, adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, said her son, Steve Stoddard of Sparta.
Her family was important to her throughout her 86 years.
When her husband, Romayne Stoddard, died in 1964, she didn't remarry but raised her two children on her own.
She worked as a secretary at the former LaSalette Academy in Covington for many years.
When the children grew up, she occupied herself with volunteer work, including visiting the sick at St. Elizabeth's and being a volunteer tour guide at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption.
She worked twice a week for Be Concerned, a Covington food pantry and thrift shop, until she crushed her ankle in an auto accident in the late 1990s.
She was a stubborn woman, but very loving, who had lots of friends, said her daughter-in-law, Madeline Stoddard.
Technological advances left her behind.
"Microwave ovens and electric can openers scared the daylights out of her, " Steve Stoddard said.
Other survivors include a daughter, Marcia Stoddard of Cook, Minn.; sisters, Patricia Cattani and Sr. Immaculata Campbell, O.S.B., both of Villa Hills; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Madonna Manor Chapel, Villa Hills. There is no visitation. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the Parish Kitchen, 141 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Wayne Anderson, 69, of Burlington, died Thursday at his residence. He was a retired medical technologist from St. Elizabeth Medical Center and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Blau-Anderson; sons, Wayne Anderson, II, and Martin Anderson, both of Covington; a daughter, Dorinda Daniel of Monroe, N.C.; a brother, Dean Anderson of Waukesha, Wis.; sisters, Lynn Dailey and Christine Gassman, both of Tampa, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Anderson's body was donated to University Hospital Anatomical Donation Department, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Wood Hudson Cancer Research, 931 Isabella St., Newport, Ky. 41071; or St. Vincent De Paul Community Pharmacy, 2655 Crescent Springs Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Robert E. "Hot Dog" Brown, 63, of Covington, died Wednesday at Garrard Convalescent Center, Covington.
Arrangements are pending with Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Ruth Carol Burns, 70, of Daytona Beach Shores, Fla., died Sunday at her residence. She was a retired head emergency room nurse from St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Covington. She was a member of the Halifax River Yacht Club, Daytona Beach, Fla., the Herrington Lake Yacht Club in Charleston, W.Va., and the International Order of the Blue Gavel Auxiliary, District No. 7.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Burns; a daughter, Frankie McCarroll of Ponce Inlet, Fla.; and brothers, Jim Meadows of Russell, Hugh Meadows of Bluefield, W.Va., and Donald Meadows of Greenup.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Nicholasville. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Volusia/Flager, 3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, Fla., 32129; or Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 27106, New York, N.Y. 10087. Baggett & Summers Funeral Home, Daytona Beach, Fla., is handling the arrangements.
Elnora B. Decker, 95, of Newport, formerly of Bellevue, died Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired assembler from NuTone. Her husband, Roy E. Decker, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Shirley Fultz and Joyce Benge, both of Bellevue, and Jeanette Neil of Cincinnati; sons, James E. Decker of Cincinnati and Harlin Pete Decker of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Ruth Cole of Fairfield, Ohio; 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Monterey Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Convalescent Center, 120 Main St., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Marian K. Glahn Iles, 74, of Williamstown, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was retired from the quality control department at Levi Strauss and a charter member of Grace Baptist Church, Dry Ridge.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph William Iles, Sr.; sons, James Michael Iles of Villa Hills, Paul Douglas Iles and Robert Andrew Iles, both of Erlanger, William Iles of Florence, Joseph William Iles, Jr., of Verona, Kevin Ray Iles of Walton, and Brian Keith Iles of Independence; daughters, Barbara Hedger of Williamstown, Susan Kunkel and Laura Tanner, both of Cincinnati, Shirley Monhollen of Hebron, Kathryn Gough of Erlanger, and Virginia Iles of Dry Ridge; brothers, Kenneth Glahn and Ronald Glahn, both of Alexandria, Daniel Glahn of Provo, Utah, and Michael Butler of Gray, Tenn.; sisters, Thelma Coble of Florence, Margaret Brandt of Ludlow, and Karen Vick of San Ramon, Calif.; 41 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Grace Baptist Church, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
James Calvin McKenzie, 75, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired ironworker from Local Union No. 44 and an Army veteran of World War II.
Services are private and at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Don Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Elsmere-Erlanger, is handling the arrangements.
Anna Margaret McKinney, 75, of Owenton, died Friday at her residence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, James B. McKinney, and sons, Delbert Gibson and Tony J. McKinney, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Donald Gibson of Pike County, Jackie Coleman of Florida, Dewey Gibson of Mason County, Roy Gibson of Brooksville, Larry Gibson and Johnny Gibson, both of Cincinnati, Elmer Gibson, formerly of Sadieville, James Gibson of Augusta, and Gary Gibson of Beattyville; daughters, Alice Sebree of Taylor Mill and Linda McKinney of Owenton; a brother, Gilbert Gibson of Dry Ridge; sisters, Mary Rose Whitson of Crittenden and Lillie Mae of Louisiana; 27 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Owenton. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owenton Cemetery.
Esther Wilson Oliver, 79, of Verona, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Concord Pentecostal Church, Gallatin County. Her husband, Judge Russell Oliver, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Clyde E. Oliver of Verona; daughters, Elaine Casey and Lillian McCord, both of Verona; brothers, Kiser Wilson of Verona, and Donnie Wilson and Billy Wilson, both of Mount Sterling; sisters, Brenda Lockhart and Devonia Vance, both of Mount Sterling; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to Gallatin County Life Squad, 501 Main Cross, Warsaw, Ky. 41095.
Susan Humphrey Piper, 37, of Williamstown, died Friday at St. Luke East Hospice, Fort Thomas. She was a waitress and cashier at Wendy's in Richwood and Gold Star Chili in Florence.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Piper; a son, Johnathan L. Piper of Williamstown; a daughter, Kayla J. Piper of Williamstown; her father, Lowell Humphrey of Dry Ridge; her mother, Shelia McClenney Piper of Piner; and a brother, Kenny Humphrey of Hebron.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at noon Monday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.
Florence Stuntebeck Tatman, 100, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Thomas Church, Campbellsville, the St. Thomas Church 55 Club, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, the Fort Thomas Women's Club, and was past president of the St. Thomas Church Rosary Society. Her husbands, Daniel Stuntebeck and Ray Tatman, and a son, Daniel Stuntebeck, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Mark Stuntebeck of Las Vegas, Nev., and Paul Stuntebeck of Independence; daughters, Mercedes Leopold of Fort Thomas, Heloise Pelgen of Homosassa, Fla., and Betty Ramler of Scottsdale, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Church, Campbellsville. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Edna Marie Wiefering Walters, 59, of Bellevue, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a teller with the Cinfed Credit Union, Covington and a member of St. Therese Church, Southgate.
Survivors include sons, Steven Walters of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Anthony Walters and Rocky Walters, both of Bellevue; daughters, Kathi Walters Robbins of Fort Mitchell, Gerilynn Walters Harris of Crescent Springs, and Maria Walters of Bellevue; her mother, Marie Giani Wiefering of Southgate; a brother, Bill Wiefering, Jr., of Southgate, and four grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to The Brighton Center, 741 Central Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
