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Date of these obituaries: 03-24-97
Phillip "Jerry' Greeson, GE designer
Phillip "Jerry" Greeson picked up technical and musical skills easily.
"He was very good at just picking up things. He was a quick learner, " said his daughter, Michele Greeson Hughes of Florence.
Mr. Greeson, 57, of Erlanger, died Saturday morning in the St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a engineering designer with General Electric, Cincinnati, until taking a disability retirement a year ago, Mrs. Hughes said. A native of Dayton, Mr. Greeson worked for General Electric for years, and the firm sent him to the University of Cincinnati for aeronautical technical training, his daughter said.
"With training in the armed forces and his schooling at UC he had the equivalent of a college degree, " Mrs. Hughes said.
Mr. Greeson also picked up the guitar on his own, and played at church meetings, she said.
Mr. Greeson was a member of Vineyard Fellowship Church, Florence. He couldn't attend services in recent months because of his health, Mrs. Hughes said, but members of the church visited with him often. "The people are wonderful there, " she said.
An Army veteran in the years before Vietnam, Mr. Greeson also coached Knothole Baseball for a time, Mrs. Hughes said. "My husband, Joe, coached, and my father would laugh at the stories he told, " she said.
Other survivors include his wife, C. Marie Napier Greeson; his mother, Margaret Greeson McCoy of Dayton; a sister, Linda McCoy Gifford of Dayton; brothers, Larry LaCally of Alexandria, and Mike McCoy of Bellevue, and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
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Emma Tripp Baird, 91, of Hurst, Texas, formerly of Covington, died Friday at H. E. B. Hospital in Hurst. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Everett Joseph Craven Jr., 65, of Latonia, died at 3:40 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Charles Ray Dawson Sr., 68, of Newport, died at 2:30 a.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired Realtor with Century 21, and salesman with Riverside Ford, Newport. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Emma L. Farris Dawson; sons, Charles R. Dawson Jr., Patrick M. Dawson and Anthony P. Dawson, all of Newport; a daughter, Diana L. Tester of Newport; brothers, Julius Dawson Jr. and James L. Dawson, both of Lorain, Ohio; sisters, Mary Alice Fuleki of Lorain, Charline Gill and Doris Ann Clifford, both of New Richmond, Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Mausoleum, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1419 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas 41075.
Lucille Dews, 89, of Owenton, died Saturday at Kings Daughters Hospital in Madison, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of Richland Baptist Church, Owenton.
Survivors include a son, Harry Dews of Madison, Ind.; a brother, Frank Mason of Taylor Mill; a sister, Viola Cox of Florence; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to the church.
Raymond "Sonny" Dickson, 63, of Maysville, died Saturday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. He was a machine operator with U.S. Shoe in Ripley, Ohio, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Dickson; sons, Jerry Dickson and Terry Dickson, both of Flemingsburg; a daughter, Patty O'Bannon of Flemingsburg; stepsons, Mark Poe of Clarksville, Tenn., Michael Poe of Maysville and Terry Poe of Harveysburg, Ohio; sisters, Dorothy Armstrong, Penny Rice and Barbara Beckett, all of Maysville, and Betty Medley of Carlisle; a brother, Douglas Dickson of Marion, Ind.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Mary Rose Duncan, 52, of Latonia, died at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a medical assistant in the offices of Dr. Alvin Poweleit, Covington, and Dr. A. C. Poweleit, Lakeside Park. She was a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia.
Survivors include sons, Christopher Duncan of Seattle and Shae Duncan of Bellingham, Wash.; a daughter, Bridgette Mills of Cincinnati; brothers, Marty Drees of Ft. Thomas, Denny Drees of Florence, Norbert Drees of Dayton, Ohio, and Michael Drees of Latonia; sisters, Diane DeMoss of Latonia and Catherine Dibello of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Norman W. Ehlinger, 71, of Elsmere, died Friday at his home. He was a retired materials handler with Ford Motor Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Ralph Fulton VFW Post No. 6423, Elsmere.
Survivors include sons, James Ehlinger and Ken Ehlinger, both of Glencoe, George Ehlinger and Don Ehlinger, both of Elsmere, Michael Ehlinger of Florence, Greg Ehlinger of Corona, Calif., and Bob Ehlinger of Burlington; daughters, Debbie Collins of Rising Sun, Ind., Connie Miller of Elsmere and Judy Bailey of Union; a sister, Loretta Dietzer of Florence; 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Juanita Ficke, 71, of Covington, died at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Benedict Church, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Jeff Ficke of Dallas, John Ficke of Edgewood and Jay Ficke of Elsmere; daughters, Joanna Mann of Ft. Thomas and Joyce Ventre of Cincinnati; a brother, Ernest Throckmorton of Flemingsburg; sisters, Louise Walton of Covington and Hazel Bray of Ft. Wright; and 10 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington 41014.
Ruth R. Furnish, 87, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John Congregational Church, Covington. She was a member of the church choir and Rosebud Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Covington. Her husband, Louis Furnish, died in 1979.
Survivors include two nephews.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
James G. Geiger, 74, of Latonia, died at 6:40 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Anna Mae Darnell Geiman, 75, of Newport, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Therese Church, Southgate, where she was a member of the Altar Society. Her husband, Andrew Geiman, died in 1977.
Survivors include daughters, Kathleen Emerson of Union Township, Ohio, Sylvia Lonneman of Delhi, Ohio, JoAnn Bradhold of Erlanger, June Geiman-Stephenson of Ft. Mitchell and Judy "Heidi" Thiem of Cold Spring; sons, Jim Geiman and Ken Geiman, both of Cold Spring, Tim Geiman of Independence and Keith Geiman of Ft. Thomas; a sister, Dorothy Walsh of Ft. Thomas; 27 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Vernon Michael Haigis, 46, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a coordinator with Buschman Conveyor Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Angela Londa Duvall of Covington; his mother, Gladys Veal of Newport; sisters, Marilyn Campbell and Carolyn Kearns, both of Newport; brothers, Dennis Haigis, Thomas Haigis and David Haigis, all of Newport and Donald Haigis of West Chester, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Radel Funeral Home, Newport.
Juanita Golden James, 70, of Covington, died Wednesday at her home. She was a retired factory worker with Plastic and Molding Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Jerry James of Livermore, Calif., and Robert James of Salisbury, N.C.; a daughter, Linda Gayle Brooks of Salisbury, N.C.; a brother, Jesse Gatliff of Cleves, Ohio; sisters, Nora Lankford of Latonia, Gladys Curtis of Lexington, Ida Cundiff of Harlan and Elizabeth Messer of Hampton, Tenn.; nine grandchildren and seven great-
grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in IOOF cemetery in Livermore, Calif. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Martin J. Lenen, 93, of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired salesman with Suburban Chevrolet.
Survivors include a son, Martin J. Lenen Jr. of Villa Hills; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 6:30 p.m. today at St. Agnes Church, Ft. Wright. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Napoleon (Ind.) Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Elnora H. Maheras, 83, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Nicholas Maheras, died in 1981.
Survivors include daughters, Joan Bowman of Crescent Springs and Bettie Maheras of Covington; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church, Ft. Wright. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Douglas Manning, 72, of Covington, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Arthur T. "Tee" Poetter, 78, of Covington, died at 11:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired self-employed floor contractor and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Kenton County. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille E. Mardis Poetter; daughters, Beverly Hopkins of Florence, Candy Lytle of Taylor Mill and Sandy Leen of Independence; a brother, Chester Poetter of Florence; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Floral Hills cemetery Chapel, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery.
James Slaughter, 84, of Newport, died Sunday at Providence Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending with Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Gerald V. Weigle, 80, of Cincinnati, formerly of Ft. Thomas, died Friday at Dupree Community in Cincinnati. He was a retired senior vice president of First National Bank of Cincinnati and an attorney. He was a member of American Bankers Association, where he served on the Executive Committee. He was Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Salvation Army and an overseer of Thomas More College. He was active in United Appeal fund-raising and the Cincinnati Rotary Club. He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Weigle; and sons, Gerald V. Weigle Jr. and Douglas S. Weigle, both of Cincinnati.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Marielders Senior Center, 6743 Chestnut St., Cincinnati 45227, or the Salvation Army, 114 E. Central Parkway, Cincinnati 45210. Elden A. Good Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
