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Date of these obituaries: 10-29-97
Florence's Paul Howe, promoted malls
Paul Howe and his wife, Judy, went to hundreds of shopping malls all over the United States - not because they loved to shop, but because it was their business.
As owners of Marketeers Classic Mall Productions, they organized special events and shows - such as bridal and home and garden shows - to help promote business at malls.
"We met so many nice people, " said Judy Fortney Howe. "We did shows all the way from Michigan to New York."
Mr. Howe died at 5 p.m. Monday at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati.
The Florence resident was 62.
Mr. Howe was born in Dry Ridge, where he lived until he went into the Army in the early 1960s.
When he returned, he married
in 1962 and moved to Florence in 1969. He got a job as an operations manager for a trucking company in Cincinnati, where he worked for about 15 years.
Through that company, Mr. Howe met an executive for the Seven-Up Co. who was looking for someone to take over and expand a small company specializing in mall promotions.
Mr. Howe got the job, and for the last 20 years has been organizing programs for malls in Greater Cincinnati and as far away as New York and Michigan.
The company organized as many as three or four shows a weekend, and Mr. Howe would travel to many of them.
"The malls were all different, the people were all wonderful to us, and they were really special events, " Mrs. Howe said.
Mr. Howe also participated with the Dry Ridge Masonic Lodge No. 849 F&AM, the Indra Consistory Scottish Rite in Covington and the Syrian Shrine in Cincinnati.
He was a member of Florence Baptist Church.
"He was very kind, always had time for people, " Mrs. Howe said. "He was very friendly, and everyone knew him. He was in a business he was meant to be in."
Other survivors include a sister, Ruth Urbanowicz of Cleveland; and brothers, Larry Howe of Dry Ridge and Harold Rohrs of Madison, N.J.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042, or Shriners Burns Institute, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Ida Mullins Brock, 65, of Newport, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Community Pentecostal Church, Taylor Mill.
Survivors include her husband, A. J. Brock; sons, Matthew Brock of Walton, Jay Brock of Newport and David Brock of Harrison, Ohio; daughters, Margaret Grandstaff of Louisville, June Bellis of Edgewood and Juanita Sue Lawrence of Covington; a brother, Edgar Mullins of High Point, N.C.; sisters, Dorothy Mullins and Betty Mullins, both of Sneedsville, Tenn.; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Joseph William Clinkenbeard, 71, of Florence, died at 10:39 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Edgewood. He was an employee of Williamson Heating Co. and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local No. 212, Cincinnati. He also was a Kenton County Schools employee and a member of Wilmington Lodge No. 362, Covington White Shrine, Florence United Methodist Church, and Wellness Center support group. He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Emogene "Jean" Clinkenbeard; sons, William L. Clinkenbeard of Redmond, Wash., and Dale K. Clinkenbeard of Florence; sisters, Martha Bowling of Lawrenceburg, Ind., Marjorie Fisk of Erlanger, Betty Webster of Walton and Jane Hembree of Florence; brothers, Charles Clinkenbeard of Erlanger, Edward Clinkenbeard and James Clinkenbeard, both of Morning View; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014, or Florence United Methodist Church Vision 2000, 8585 Old Toll Road, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Jessie R. Culbertson, 92, of Tallahassee, Fla., died Sunday at Tallahassee Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Tallahassee. She also was a member of the church Sunday School class.
Survivors include sons, Allen Culbertson of Tallahassee and Franklin Culbertson of California; daughters, June Williams and Ann Hicks, both of Tallahassee; a sister, Lyda Rapp Finnell of Kentucky; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Florida Baptist Children's Home, 8415 Buck Lake Road, Tallahassee, Fla., 32301. Chambers and Grubbs Fu neral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Nellie Dudgeon Fulton, 95, of Walton, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Walton Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, James Omer Dudgeon of Garden City Beach, S.C.; stepchildren, Terry Fulton and Vera Narhup, both of Cincinnati; and one grandchild. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Union.
Dennis H. Hay, 61, of Burlington, died Sunday at Alois Alzheimer's Center in Cincinnati. He was a retired employee of General Electric, Cincinnati.
Survivors include daughters, Denise Hay of Eugene, Ore. and Michelle Hay of Cincinnati; his mother, Stella Moreland Hay of Cincinnati; and a brother, Dave Hay of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Argo-Bolton & Lunsford Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to the American Liver Foundation.
Helen Louise Ketcham, 68, of Independence, died at 6:15 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, James Ketcham Sr., died in 1988.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Christine Bramble of Morning View and Deborah Holiday of Independence; a son, David Ketcham of Ryland Heights; a sister, Joyce Childers of Cincinnati; a brother, Tommy Childers of Augusta; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Rose E. Pelle, 84, of Alexandria, died at 2:15 a.m. Saturday in Port Orange, Fla. She was a homemaker. Her husband, James Pelle, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Pelle of Port Orange, and Patricia Nott of Miami Beach, Fla.; and one grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Alexandria Cemetery. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Edna Dale Rauch, 77, of Ft. Mitchell, died at 10:55 a.m. Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, Kenton County. She also was a past president of Ladies Auxiliary of Norman Barnes American Legion Post No. 70. Her first husband, Clarence Wigglesworth, died in 1963. Her second husband, Jacob Rauch Jr., died in 1991.
Survivors include sons, Robert Wigglesworth, Jake Rauch and Clarence "Mousie" Wigglesworth, all of Covington, and Gary Wigglesworth of West Chester, Ohio; a brother, Willard Howell of Mason, Ohio; a sister, Margie Drake of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Mausoleum, Taylor Mill.
Jackie W. Redmon, 67, of Covington, died Sunday in Stoneham, Mass., of cancer. He was a retired Air Force sergeant and a Master Mason. He was a member of Grand Lodge Masonic Lodge No. 1178, Newport, and American Legion Post No. 327, Newport.
Survivors include a son, Max "Scooter" Redmon of Montgomery, Ala.; daughters, Teresa Elwell of Belmont, Mass., and Rae Redmon of Girdwood, Ark.; 11 stepchildren and 38 grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Garden of Hope, 699 Edgecliff Drive, Covington. A reception will follow from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Park Avenue Club, Newport. Memorials are suggested to Hospice Care Inc., 41 Montvale Ave., Stoneham, Mass., 02180, or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling local arrangements.
Joyce Darlene Sasher, 52, of Williamstown, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Stewartsville Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Walter "Buck" Sasher; a son, Dennis Sasher of Stewartsville; and her mother, Lucy Reeves of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Elizabeth "Betty" Schneider, 66, of Southgate, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday at her home.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Duke Schneider; daughters, Vicky Sylvester of Cincinnati and Nancy Schneider of Ft. Thomas; sons, Daniel Schneider, Tim Schneider and Todd Schneider, all of Ft. Thomas; brothers, Daniel Taggart of Detroit and Jim Taggart of Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky., 41042.
Sidney S. Schwartz, 89, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a retired clerk with Central Life Insurance Co.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Schwartz; and a stepdaughter, Mary Elizabeth Dixon of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery.
Mary Alice Knecht Stephenson, 56, of Elsmere, died Tuesday at her home. She was a sales clerk with Interstate Brand.
Survivors include a son, Guido "Guy" A. Stephenson of Ludlow; daughters, Katherine C. Daniel of Bradford, Ark. and Colleen Michelle Arns of Dry Ridge; her father, George J. Knecht; a sister, Connie J. Leigh of Hamilton, Ohio; brothers, George R. Knecht of Germantown and William C. Knecht of Cincinnati; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Ft. Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Charles W. Truss, 56, of Ludlow, died Sunday at his home. He was a painter with Cincinnati Drum Co. and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Truss of Ludlow; and a brother, Jack Dorsey of Florida.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Ralph Charles Wagner, 79, of Camp Springs, died at 6:52 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a farmer and a member of Catholic Order of Foresters of St. Joseph Court, Cold Spring.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Gunkel Wagner; daughters, Mae Hoskins of Ft. Thomas and Judy Taylor of Butler; sons, Stanley Wagner of Camp Springs, Larry Wagner of Silver Grove, Jerry Wagner of Foster and Steve Wagner of Butler; a brother, Albert Wagner of Alexandria; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
Rita Catherine Eton Wagner, 77, of Dayton, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Bernard Church in Dayton. Survivors include her husband, James F. Wagner; a daughter, Mary Anne Habel of Villa Hills; sisters, Cecelia Schaffield of Dayton and Ann Grever of Newport; a brother, Lawrence Eton of Washington, D.C.; three grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Prayers will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the church, 701 Fifth Ave., Dayton, Ky. 41074.
Willard Wallace, 89, of Lauderhill, Fla., formerly of Dayton, died at 4:21 p.m. Friday at Florida Medical Center in Lauderhill. He was a retired salesman with Cloverleaf Dairy, and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Utz Wallace; and a sister, Irene Mastrapoalo of Middletown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church, Eighth and Monroe, Newport, Ky., 41071.
Lynn Beckley Nielander Whitney, 62, of West Covington, died at 1:08 a.m. Monday at Batavia Nursing and Convalescent Inn in Batavia, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church of Taylor Mill. A daughter, Deborah Ann Nielander, died in 1973.
Survivors include sons, James Nielander of Independence, Thomas Nielander of Taylor Mill and Joseph Nielander of Florence; and six grandchildren.
Graveside services were this morning at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky animal shelters. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
