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Date of these obituaries: 08-11-97
Florence's Mary Gaitskill Graves, early "Super Mom, ' devoted volunteer
Mary Gaitskill Graves was a working mother in a time when it was a rarity.
"She worked all her life. She was a working mother when there weren't a lot of them. She tried to do it all, to work, raise a family and attend school activities. She was "Super Mom' before the term was used, " said Mrs. Graves' daughter, Gayle Graves Holten of Independence.
Mrs. Graves, 75, of Florence, died Saturday night in St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Mrs. Holten, who writes a parenting column for The Kentucky Post, said her mother often remarked about the modern outlooks on rearing children, and how she wished she had had that expertise. "She did her best. People in those days just wanted to do the best for their children, to send them to college and see that they got to church on Sunday, " Mrs. Holten said.
Her mother also had an aura of compassion that even strangers would spot, Mrs. Holten said. "People would come up to her on the street and tell her about their troubles, and she would listen. She and my father also helped less-advantaged youngsters in the neighborhood, outfitting them for Easter."
Mrs. Graves was a retired sales clerk with McAlpin's, working in the Crestview Hills department store from the time it opened.
"She worked in the candy department and picked up the nickname "Mary in Candy, ' " said Mrs. Holten.
Mrs. Graves also worked as a bookkeeper with B&B; Heating Co. in Covington and for Harry's Carpet, Cincinnati.
After retirement she was a volunteer at St. Luke Hospital West.
"She worked in the gift shop. It was just the right niche for her. She took the bus to the hospital. It was the most important thing in the world for her, " said her daughter.
Mrs. Graves was a member of Florence Christian Church. She also was a member of the Erlanger Women's Club.
Survivors include her husband, Kreko U. Graves; a son, Lawrence L. Graves of Boca Raton, Fla.; another daughter, Joyce A. Graves of Freedom, Maine; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Family Nurturing Center, 329 Dixie Highway, Suite 202, Edgewood 41017.
Mary Katherine Wagers Allen, 53, of Monterey, died Friday at University Medical Center, Lexington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Doyle Wilburn and Randy Wilburn, both of Monterey; a daughter, Belinda Ernsperger of Monterey; brothers, L. R. Wagers and Lloyd Wagers Jr., both of Owenton, Ernest Wagers of Sadieville and Billy Edward Wagers of Georgetown; sisters, Virginia Dickey of Sadieville, Linda Ragsdale of Elkhart, Ind., and Rosa Brewer of Montana; and four grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Aug. 16 at Martin cemetery in Bimble. McDonald Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Llano Carl Ashcraft, 79, of Falmouth, died Thursday at Great Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. He was a retired employee of Wilson Brothers Trucking Co. and was the manager of the Williamstown boat dock at Williamstown Lake. He was a member of Southside Church of Christ, Falmouth.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Ashcraft; daughters, Patricia Schutz of Van Vleck, Texas, Virginia Sparlin of Aurora, Colo., Donna Jean Hyde, Judy Silverstein of Harvard, Mass., and Sandra Ashcraft of Covington; nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. to day at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Pendleton County Senior Citizens or Pendleton County Library.
John "Red" Boillard, 65, of Corinth, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co., and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores Boillard; a daughter, Gail Bizzer of Pawtucket, R.I.; sons, Alan Boillard and Robert Boillard, both of Lexington, Ernest Boillard of Detroit, John Anthony Boillard, Joseph Boillard, Robin Boillard and Roger B. Boillard, all of Pawtucket; a sister, Doris Carley of LeHigh Acres, Fla.; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth, is handling arrangements.
Sierra Justine Caldwell, the daughter of Lori Ann Arnold and Michael Bryant Caldwell of Newport, was stillborn at 4:56 a.m. Friday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include her grandparents, David and Mary Crum, and Harry Butch and Lee Caldwell, all of Newport.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Graceland cemetery in Milford, Ohio. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Mabel L. Galloway, 81, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. She was a member of Harrison Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary and the Cynthiana Thursday Club. She was a member of Oakland Christian Church, Pendleton County, and attended Cynthiana Baptist Church, Harrison County. Her husband, Norleigh Galloway, died in 1984.
Survivors include a brother, Ross Lee Simpson of Dayton, Ohio.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funer al Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Pendle ton County. Memorials are suggested to Harrison Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary.
Julius Garera, 65, of Florence, died Saturday in New York City.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Dennis Edward Gordy, 40, of Owenton, died Saturday near Jonesville Road in Owen County. He was a member of Lighthouse Church, Owen County.
Survivors include daughters, Amanda Gordy and Megan Gor dy, both of Dry Ridge, and Annie Barlow of Indiana; and a sister, Linda Agrue of New Liberty.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funer al Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to the family.
Sidney "Buster" Edward Griffith, 77, of Warsaw, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired truck driver and a member of Teamsters Local No. 100, Cincinnati. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include daughters, Stella Beagle of Harrison, Ohio, Martha Richey of West Carrollton, Ohio, and Betty Parsons of Warsaw; a son, David Griffith of Cincinnati; brothers, Henry Griffith of Covington and Elde Griffith of Bellevue; 17 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be there from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Harold Gunsauley, 53, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at his home. He was a construction worker.
Survivors include a son, Wayne Gunsauley of Cynthiana; a daughter, Trish Kiser of Cynthiana; brothers, John Gunsauley of Springfield, Ohio, and Clarence Gunsauley of Pennsylvania; a stepbrother, James Roberts of Sadieville; sisters, Virginia Gunsauley Giles and Mary Baker, both of Cynthiana; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington 40504.
Charles E. Hamlin Sr., 77, of Taylor Mill, died at 1:45 a.m. Saturday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home. He was a retired manager of Western Auto Store, Independence, and a clerk with Crescent Springs Hardware. He was the former owner of Hamlin General Tire Co., Covington, and two Sunoco service stations in Southgate and Latonia. He was a member of Golden Rule Lodge No. 345 F&AM, Indra Consistory Scottish Rite and Rosebud Chapter No. 39 Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include his wife, Larena F. Hamlin; a son, Charles E. Hamlin Jr. of Lexington; a daughter, Sandra Hamlin Hurley of Edgewood; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Indra Consistory services will be there at 7:30 p.m. today, followed by Golden Rule services at 7:45 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Scottish Rite Language Disorders Foundation, 153 Madison Ave., Covington 41011.
Jeanie Hutton, 74, of Covington, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. She was a retired inspector with Plastic Moldings Inc., Cincinnati.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in New Vine Run Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Robert Kirsch, 82, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Elinor Manter, 90, of Independence, died at 6:10 a.m. today at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence.
Walter A. Neville, 70, of Latonia, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired shipping and receiving department worker with U.S. Playing Card Co.
Survivors in clude a daughter, Opal Bush of Covington; and a brother, John Neville Jr. of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Loretta M. Newsom, 91, of Covington, died Friday at Crestview Parks Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include grandchildren, Beverly Marshall and Gregory Page of Covington, Carole Brown, Arnold Page and Hollis Pouncy, all of Cincinnati; 16 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. to day at the church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. today. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is han dling arrangements.
James A. Ponchot, 53, of Bellevue, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a teacher with Winton Wood School District in Cincinnati, and a member of Village Players of Ft. Thomas. He was also a member of Footlighters theater group, Newport; Mariemont Players in Cincinnati, and of the Ohio Community Theater Association.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Kehoe Ponchot; a daughter, Kelly Ripperger of Knoxville, Tenn.; a son, Keith Ponchot of New Orleans; his mother, Ruth Linkugel Ponchot of Ft. Thomas; a sister, Barbara Caudill of Ft. Thomas; and a brother, Joe Ponchot of Edgewood.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011.
Carolyn Rentz, 73, of Owenton, died Saturday at her daughter's home in Owenton. She was a retired employee of Montgomery Ward department stores.
Survivors include her son, Ted Bratcher of Watertown, Wis.; daughters, Joetta Gonzales of Chicago, Shirley Kessel of New Port Richey, Fla., and Barbara Raisor of Owenton.; 10 grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rest Haven Cemetery, Louisville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, in Owenton. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright 41011.
Robert J. Schulten Jr., 66, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Harold Schwed, 79, of Alexandria, died at 6 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a retired sheet-metal worker and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a prisoner of war at Stalag 4-B in Germany, and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He was a charter member of Campbell County VFW Post No. 3205, Alexandria, and DAV Chapter No. 148, Cold Spring. His wife, Virginia Fowler Schwed, died in 1955.
Survivors include daughters, Margaret Floyd of California, Mary Schwed of Alexandria and Theresa Went of Burlington; a son, Harold Schwed of Alexandria; sisters, Dorothy Shatzman of Bellevue and Rita Hicks of Indiana; a brother, William Schwed of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial with military honors will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U.S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, 41042.
Doris J. Kruselman Syphax, 81, of Blanchester, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Merle Syphax; a son, Jim Syphax of Blanchester; a sister, Mary Kaiser of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Name Church in Blanchester. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hanna Tufts Schildemeyer Funeral Home in Blanchester. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Clinton County, 31 W. Main St., Wilmington, Ohio 45177.
Mary Kathleen Porter Vickers, 48, of Louisville, formerly of Mays Lick, died Saturday at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. She was a teacher with Lassiter Middle School, Louisville, and a member of Second Baptist Church, Mays Lick. She was a member of JCPS Teachers Association, Louisville.
Survivors include her husband, Don A. Vickers; a daughter, Virginia D. Vickers of Louisville; and sons, Vernon N. Vickers and Porter A. Vickers, both of Louisville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Beta Club of Lassiter Middle School.
