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Date of these obituaries: 12-02-97
Charles Butler, liked to paint
Charles Butler's life was marked with color.
When he was younger, he worked for Walt Disney Studios in California, painting vivid backgrounds for cartoon strips.
Later in life, he made painting his hobby, and loved to use color to contrast dark and light.
"He painted for color, " said his wife, Alice Butler. "He liked to show the light to see how he could express it on the canvas."
Mr. Butler of Glencoe died at 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was 79.
He grew up in the San Bernadino area of California and briefly worked for Walt Disney Studios on several cartoon strips, Mrs. Butler said.
"They were making something to do with Technicolor plates, " she said. "The man he worked for was inventing a new process . . . and I remember him saying he did something for "Fantasia.' "
When World War II began, he was stationed in England as a teletype operator in the signal and intelligence corps. He also served in the Army's spearhead division.
He returned from the war in 1946 and went to college in California. He married
his first wife, had four children and started a trucking business, Butler Trucking Co.
In the mid-1970s, Mr. Butler divorced and sold his trucking company. He started painting and took several art classes. He met his second wife, Alice, who was born in Northern Kentucky, and they married
in 1978.
"We came out here to visit a lot, but then we just decided to stay, " she said. They lived in Glencoe for 10 years. He continued to paint - mostly with oils - and he loved to paint scenes of desserts and the ocean.
Other survivors include sons, Charles Butler of Occidental, Calif., and Byron Butler of Rancho Santa Marguerita, Calif.; a stepson, Edwin Jockers of Oklahoma City; daughters, Rose Marie Heilman of Canyon Country, Calif., and Alisha Butler of the state of California; stepdaughters, Rosanna Martin of Camp Nelson, Calif., and Ruth Thornhill of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Rosemary Tenhundfeld Chalk, 73, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
William C. Dungan, 83, of Williamstown, died at 3:50 a.m. today at the Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Alma Elam, 64, of Florence, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Thelma B. Eichholz Fahrendorf, 88, of Villa Hills, died Sunday at Madonna Manor Nursing Home, Villa Hills. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Frank Edward Fahrendorf, died in 1976. A daughter, Jackie Lindley, died in 1988.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Kay Slaughter of Villa Hills; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at the nursing home. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the nursing home, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Mattie D. Fowler, 90, of Ewing, died at 6:38 a.m. Monday at Vanceburg Health Care Center after an extended illness. She was a homemaker, and a member of Formans Chapel United Methodist Church, Mason County, where she was organist and Sunday school teacher. Her husband, Wood L. Fowler, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Ruby Dryden of Mays Lick and Josephine Dryden of Ewing; a son, Charles E. Fowler of Maysville; brothers, Orville Doyle, Jack Doyle and Elmer Doyle, all of Mason County; a sister, Louise Prather of Mason County; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mason County. Memorials are suggested to the church.
James C. Frierson, 68, of Dry Ridge, died at 9:40 p.m. Sunday at his home, after a brief illness. He was a security guard with Allied Security Co., Cincinnati, and a former pipe foreman with Holloway Construction Co., Wixom, Mich. He also was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. His wife, Lou Alice Horner Frierson, died in January.
Survivors include sons, Curry Frierson of Dry Ridge and Allen Frierson of Cincinnati; sisters, Ruth Osman of Memphis, Tenn., and Martha Adkins of Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
Rosetta Mary Good, 64, of Highland Heights, died at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a member of St. Philip Church, Melbourne.
Survivors include her parents, Otto and Eleanora Heidkamp Good of Melbourne; brothers, Bernard Good of Alexandria and Donald Good of Memphis, Tenn.; and sisters, Natalie Niehaus of Livonia, Mich., and Mary Uchtmann of Crestview.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the church, 1404 Mary Ingles Highway, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Rita Marie Gruen, 77, of Union, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired cook with St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Her husband, Daniel P. Gruen, died in 1965.
Survivors include daughters, Rita Katheryn Tackett of Covington, and Donna Marie Johnson of New Richmond, Ohio; a brother, Robert Schreck of Edgewood; and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Cecilia Cemetery, Independence. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Norbert Frank Hegener, 72, of Erlanger, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired maintenance man for Covington Latin School and a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society. His first wife, Dolores Weghorn Hegener, died in 1992. His second wife, Pauline Sheriff Hegener, died in August.
Survivors include sons, Thomas Hegener of Taylor Mill, Donald Hegener of Florence and Michael Hegener of Hebron; daughters, Nancy L. Whitehead of Covington and Laura Hegener of Latonia; sisters, Helen Holt of Erlanger and Kate Hellmann of Winchester; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John cemetery Chapel, Ft. Mitchell. Entombment will be in St. John Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Viola L. Johnson, 68, of Ludlow, died at 1 p.m. Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Glen R. Johnson, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Royce Johnson of Ft. Thomas and Mark Johnson of Ft. Wright; daughters, Scarlett Degi of Crescent Springs, Lisa Beutel of Bromley and Katherine Sadler of Louisville; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
Cletos Nicholas Mouzourakis, 51, of Burlington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a pharmacist with Gray Drugs, Florence Mall, and formerly with Wender & Roberts Drugs, Atlanta. He was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Tarpon Springs, Fla., and God's Pioneers Sunday School Class of Burlington Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Akin Mouzourakis; a daughter, Cara N. Mouzourakis; and a brother, Jim Mouzourakis of Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Burlington Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Six Oaks Cemetery, Hilton Head, S.C. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Dorothea Lucille Landrum Penn, 72, of Riverton, Utah, formerly of Covington, died Nov. 27 at her home. She was a homemaker and a nurse's aide, and was a foster mother for 77 children. She also was a teacher and was involved in the Young Women's program of the Latter Day Saints Church. Her husband, Chester Cleveland Penn, died in 1978.
Survivors include sons, William Penn of Kansas City, Mo., Gregory A. Penn of West Jordan, Utah, and Gary Penn of Sandy, Utah; daughters, Diana True of Salt Lake City, Beverly Chidester of Lehi, Utah, and Kimberly Penn of Riverton, Utah; her mother, Serelda Duncan of Florence; a brother, Earl White of Florence; sisters, Catherine Sublett of Dayton, Ohio, and Rita Henderson of Villa Hills; 23 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning in Riverton, Utah. Burial was in Memorial Estates Redwood cemetery in West Jordan, Utah. Memorials are suggested to Dorothea Penn Trust Fund, Washington Mutual Bank, 1845 E. Ft. Union Blvd., Salt Lake City, Utah 84121. Wing Mortuary in Lehi, Utah, is handling arrangements.
Robert Rankin, 80, of Ft. Thomas, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas.
Robert Earl Robinson, 72, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at his home after an extended illness. He was a detective sergeant with Springdale Police Department in Springdale, Ohio, and a member of Lockland Church of the Nazarene, Cincinnati. He also was a member of Eastern Hamilton County Fraternal Order of Police No. 74. His first wife, Eleanor Glossner Robinson, died in 1976.
Survivors include wife, Elizabeth Stavermann Robinson; sons, Robert E. Robinson Jr. of West Chester, Ohio, and Steven Earnest Robinson of Fulsom, Calif.; daughters, Sharon Ann Erwin of Maryville, Tenn., Carol Jean Theobald of Ross, Ohio, Jean Ann Ebner of Dry Ridge and Carol Lynn Jackson of Crittenden; stepsons, Elmer Hilton of Walton, Rick Hilton of Millville, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Sherry Finn of Millville, Ohio; brothers, Cecil Robinson and Eugene Robinson, both of Cincinnati; sisters, Martha "Sis" Schmitz, Mattie "Mic" Boehner and Patricia Schmidt, all of Cincinnati; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and 11 a.m. Saturday at Lockland Church of the Nazarene. Visitation will follow both services. Memorials are suggested to Eastern Hamilton County FOP No. 74 Scholarship Fund, or the St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Flora Kathrine Williams, 71, of Owenton, died Friday at Owen County Hospital in Owenton. She was a member of Owenton Second Baptist Church.
Survivors include a brother, George Williams of Owenton; and a sister, Elizabeth Williams of Louisville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Owen County. Memorials are suggested to the church.
James Alan Winkle, 47, of Lexington, formerly of Covington, died Sunday at his home. He was an architect with James N. Gray Co., Lexington.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude "Trudy" Watts Winkle; a stepdaughter, Kandi J. Nevius of Boynton Beach, Fla.; a stepson, Allen L. Nevius of Lexington; his mother, Sylvia Wilson Winkle of Covington; a sister, Sharon Osborn of Covington; and a step-granddaughter.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Milward Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Rice Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to Lexington Humane Society, or Hospice of the Bluegrass.
Joan Therese Yost, 71, of Villa Hills, died Saturday at Madonna Manor Nursing Home, Villa Hills.
Survivors include a sister, Sister M. Ruth Yost O. S. B. of Villa Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Walburg Monastery Chapel, Villa Hills. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Madonna Manor. Entombment will be in St. Mary cemetery Mausoleum, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the nursing home, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
