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Date of these obituaries: 11-08-97
Paul Hellmann of Florence fought fires for 28 years
Paul E. Hellmann dedicated 28 years of his life to fighting fires in his adopted town of Florence.
He is remembered by family and city officials alike as a good man who kept his city safe for 23 years as a volunteer and later as an assistant chief.
"He truly was a gentleman, " Mayor Evelyn Kalb said. "He was just a very nice person."
Mr. Hellmann, 67, of Florence, died at 9:35 p.m. Thursday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
Mr. Hellmann single-handedly raised six children since 1971, the year his wife, Theresa Ann Hellmann, died.
"He was a great dad. He was our sole parent. He took care of us all, " his son, Steve Hellman of Edgewood, said.
Mr. Hellmann enjoyed woodworking, a hobby he passed onto his sons.
Don Roberts, retired fire chief, said Mr. Hellmann was an exceptional firefighter.
"He was in charge of training for many years and always did a very good job, " Roberts said.
Mr. Hellman was also a building inspector for Florence. He was a member of St. Paul Church, Florence, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Other survivors include sons, Stan Hellman of Flor ence and Don Hellmann of Burlington; daughters, Paula Hellmann of Burlington, Jane Landrum of Florence, and Julie Lewis of Newport; brothers, Ron Hellmann of Edgewood, and Bernie Hellmann of Hermitage, Pa.; sisters, Mary Lee Atkins and Lu Ann Rassche, both of Covington, and 14 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Suite 102, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Gene D. Ayers, 62, of Newport, died Tuesday at his home.
He was a retired employee for General Motors.
Survivors include daughters, Kimberly D. Ridener of Will- iamsburg, Ohio, Tina Candella of West Chester, Ohio, and Terri Bettle of Milford, Ohio; a son, Clyde Roy of Georgetown, Ohio; sisters, Liddy Owens of Knoxville, Tenn., Martha Dickerson of Pulaski, Va., Flossie Walden of Pioneer, Tenn., and Rosa Walden of Newport.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Walters Funeral Home, LaFollette, Tenn., with visitation there from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and at Thompson-Stevens Funeral Home, Williamsburg, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Ayers Cemetery, LaFollette.
Edna Bay, 64, of Cross Plains, Ind., formerly of Covington, died Friday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Susan A. O'Dowd Vance Collins, 83, of Highland Heights, died Friday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of Ladies Auxiliary of Kersten O'Day VFW Post No. 2899, Dayton.
Survivors include sons, Jack Vance of Maryland and Rocky Vance of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; daughters, Fran Felty of Bellevue and Suzzette Tucker of Newport; a stepson, Jimmy Collins of Cincinnati; and a stepdaughter, Helen Lightfoot of Dayton.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, with visitation from 6 p.m. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Milford, Ohio.
Arline E. Ginn, 86, of Covington, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Benedict Church, Covington, and the women's auxiliary of St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include sons, Jack Edward Ginn of Morning View and Edward Lee Ginn of Erlanger; daughters, Virginia Conley of Independence; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will at 10 a.m. at the church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to New Perceptions, 1 Sperti Drive, Edgewood, 41017.
Anna Lola Goodman, 93, of Cincinnati, formerly of Erlanger, died Wednesday at Twin Towers, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Christian Center, Park Hills.
Survivors include her husband, James R. Goodman Sr.; daughters, Margaret Collins of Erlanger and Donna Adrain Falzone of Denver; sons, Robert Goodman of Scottsdale, Ariz., James Goodman Jr. of Independence, Ival Goodman of Xenia, Ohio, and Howard Goodman of Atlanta; a sister, Elsie Carpenter of Florence; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at noon Monday at the church, with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the church. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Clarence Marvin King, 58, of Covington, died Nov. 4 in Michael Unit Prison System, Palestine, Texas. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include his sister, Ruth Maloney of Covington; and brothers, Jerry King of Covington, William King of Louisville, and Bob King of Cincinnati.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home, Palestine, Texas, is handling arrangements.
Richard A. McQuillan, 79, of Covington, died Friday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Virginia "Ginny" Miller, 61, of Newport, died at 1:55 p.m. Thursday at the Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home, Ft. Thomas. She was a retired employee for Western-Southern Life Insurance Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport.
Survivors include sisters, Rosemary Miller and Nancy Wolke of Newport and Audrey Franxman of Covington; brothers, Lorimer Miller of Newport and Thomas Miller of Erlanger.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the church, with visitation from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas.
William Morehead, 68, of Northern Kentucky, died Friday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence.
Kathy Mullins, 26, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence, after a long illness. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Regina Myers, 67, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Garrard Street Church of Christ, Covington.
Survivors include a son, General Clark III of Atlanta; daughters, Judy Silverstein of Massachusetts, Sandy Ashcraft of Covington and Donna Hyde of Pensacola, Fla.; a sister, Janet C. Hunzicker of Covington; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services were held Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Edith Angell Rankin, 96, of Ft. Thomas, died Friday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Ft. Thomas. Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Edwin Douglas Rankin, 74, of Ft. Thomas, died at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired, self-employed private investigator, and a member of Highlands High School athletic boosters, Covington Scottish Rite, and the Laton ia Masons. His wife, Betty Rankin, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Edward D. Rankin of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a daughter, Sandra Rankin of Ft. Thomas, and one grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, with visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Covington. Memorials are suggested to Boys Town USA.
Rita M. Reed, 74, of Ft. Thomas, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Mary Rosenacker, 72, of Dry Ridge, died at 3:25 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired gift-wrapper for Shillito's department store, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a brother, James Rosenacker of Florence.
Services will be private, at the convenience of the family. The body will be donated to the University of Cincinnati Medical School. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
George R. Taylor, 77, of Independence, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Blue Ash Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
He was a retired installer for Rusk Heating and Air Conditioning, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie Catherine Brock Taylor; a daughter, Marsha Bailey of Covington; a sister, Ellen Brock of Brunswick, Ga.; three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Independence Christian Church, with visitation from 10 a.m. Cremation will be by Hillside Crematory, Cincinnati. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence, is handling arrangements.
Gertrude Mary Kruse Terry, 84, of Bellevue, died at 12:47 a.m. Thursday at Carmel Manor nursing home, Ft. Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Christian Mothers of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include daughters, Patricia Neary of Highland Heights and Marianne Bender of Townville, Pa.; a sister, Luella Kruse of Ft. Thomas; brothers, Edward Kruse of Ft. Thomas and Jerry Kruse of Dayton; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Carmel Manor Chapel, Ft. Thomas, with visitation at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Activity Department, Carmel Manor Road, Ft. Thomas, 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Donald Ray Wedding, 58, of Harrison County, died Thursday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
He was an employee of the Trane Co., Lexington, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Wedding, a son, Wayne Wedding of Cynthiana; a daughter, Melissa Cain of Harrison County; his mother, May Hulett Wedding of Cynthiana; brothers, Robert Wedding of Cynthiana, and Raymond Wedding of Lexington, sisters, Virgie Boardman of Nashville, Tenn., Wanda Buffington of Cynthiana, and Brenda Baldanza of Lexington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, with visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Burial will be in Wagoners Chapel Cemetery, Harrison County.
