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Date of these obituaries: 12-01-2003
Mary Elizabeth Wells, active in her church
Over the weekend, the youth group of Hilltop Church of Christ in Taylor Mill decorated the church for Christmas.
Karen Janice Wells-Sims of Dayton said she was pleased to hear so many of the teen-agers say, "We're making this pretty for Grandma."
"Grandma" is Wells-Sims' mother, Mary Elizabeth Jordan Wells of Dayton who died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was 74.
Mrs. Wells was an active member of the church. She was a member of the Beacons group there, as well as the Ladies for Christ.
"If the door was open, we were there, " said her daughter, also a church member. "There were weeks when we were never home, and I would say, 'Mom, I'm so tired.'"
An arthritis sufferer, Mrs. Wells also did aqua therapy twice weekly in the Health South swimming pool in Edgewood, with a group of grandmothers who dubbed themselves "The Baywatch Grannies, " after the television show "Baywatch."
"I'd sit there and laugh, " her daughter said of the group. "They were so funny."
Mrs. Wells was a retired bookkeeper with the former Gulf Oil Co., Campbell County, and a member of the Jolly 60s group of Grace Baptist Church in Middletown, Ohio.
She also was a former leader of the Girl Scouts Licking Valley Council Troop 329.
She and her husband, Chester Harold Wells, who died in 1993, brought up their two daughters to believe that they could do anything, that being a woman shouldn't stop them, Wells-Sims said.
As children, neither of her parents liked school, Wells-Sims said, but they raised two daughters who would become teachers. Wells-Sims formerly taught for the Dayton Independent Schools, and her sister, Charla Rene Wells of Latonia teaches at Ockerman Elementary School in Florence.
In her later years, Mrs. Wells suffered from many health problems, including renal failure, an inoperable heart blockage and diabetes. Yet she continued to walk the 26 steps from street level to the home she shared with Wells-Sims.
"With her health problems, some people would have given up, " Wells-Sims said, "but not Mom."
Other survivors include a granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Hilltop Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday and from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky University Children's Ensemble, Northern Kentucky University, Preparatory Department, Louis B. Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076; or Hilltop Church of Christ, 5300 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Melvin C. Aylor, 84, of Hebron, died Friday at Woodspoint Health Care Center, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Hubert Chrisman Brock, 94, of Friday, died Friday at Green Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carrollton.
He was owner of Brock's Shell, Carrollton, and a member of Carrollton Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite in Covington and Sparta Baptist Church. He also was a city council member with the City of Carrollton. His wife, Gladys Brock, died in 1988. A son, Billy Brock, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a grandson, Chris Brock of Carrollton; a granddaughter, Carolyn Bates of Sanders; six great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Poplar Grove Cemetery, Owenton.
Stella Foltz Code, 94, of Walton, died Sunday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere.
Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Venessa Craigmyle Duke, 36, of Sparta, died Friday at her home.
She was a musician, interior decorator, homemaker, and a member of Bedford Springs Church, Sparta.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Duke; a daughter, Laura Elizabeth Duke, at home; a son, Branden Suter Duke, at home; parents, Paul Suter and Barbara Griffin Craigmyle; and sisters, Stephanie Craigmyle of Sparta and Melody Craigmyle of Baltimore.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Lighthouse Church, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
McDonald & New Funeral Home, Owenton, is handling arrangements.
Mary Ernspiker, 59, of Boone County, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Wilmer Lee "Buddy" Fields, 69, of Falmouth, died Friday at his home.
He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Wallace Fields; a daughter, Cindy Diana Fields Slusher of Butler; a son, Wilbur "Bobby" Lee Fields of Falmouth; and a sister, Chloe Godman of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Road, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Edgar Thomas "E.T." Gaunce Jr., 91, of Paris, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Friday at Bourbon Heights Hospital, Paris.
He was a sales manager with Minneapolis Moline Co. in Hopkins, Minn., and a member of First Baptist Church of Paris and Maysville Masonic Lodge No. 52 F&AM. He was a Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Bertha Florence Wagoner Gaunce, died in 1997.
Survivors include nieces of nephews.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Paris. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Paris Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504.
Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, is handling arrangements.
Joyce A. Gerhardstein, 63, of Park Hills, died Saturday at her home.
She was a retired cashier with Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, and a member of and eucharistic minister with St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright.
Survivors include her husband, William Gerhardstein; daughters, Norma L. Gerhardstein of Louisville and Theresa A. Gerhardstein of Park Hills; her stepmother, Anita Schwartz of Covington; brothers, David Creutzinger of Sevierville, Tenn., Butch Schwartz of Washington, D.C., and Michael A. Schwartz of Fort Wright; and sisters, Tillie Hasson of Alexandria and Joyce Marie McMillen of Houston.
Mass of Christian will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to St. Agnes Church, 1680 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Dorothy Dolores Grainger, 77, of Independence, died at 9:50 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Cecilia Church, Independence.
Survivors include a daughter, Debbie K. Linneman of Independence; sons, Michael G. Grainger of West Chester, Ohio, and Ronald C. Grainger of Wilder; and two granddaughters.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, 1032 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Cynthia Ann Forehan Kaiser, 48, of Morning View, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include a son, Jacob W. Kaiser of Morning View; brothers, Dennis Forehan of Morning View and Steve Forehan of Powell County; a sister, Linda Fisk of Latonia; and a grandson.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Cynthia Kaiser Memorial Fund, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P.O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Velma L. Day Kircher, 86, of Independence, died at 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired demonstrator with ProDem Inc., Cincinnati, a former clerk with Ben Franklin department store in Latonia and a member of Hilltop Church of Christ, Taylor Mill. Her husband, Nevin W. Kircher, died in 1971.
Survivors include a son, Dennis W. Kircher of Largo, Fla.; a daughter, Donna Drennon of Independence; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Hilltop Church of Christ, 5300 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Morine Walden Millerhaus, 80, of Milford, Ohio, formerly of Villa Hills, died Saturday at Clermont Care Center in Milford.
She was a legal secretary with Vogel & Heist, Cincinnati, and a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Cincinnati Police Auxiliary. Her husband, William Millerhaus, died in 1982.
Survivors include a son, Brian Walden of Wilmington, Ohio; a daughter, Alexis Murray of Fort Mitchell; three grandchildren and a great-grand-children.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Preston C. Woods, 83, of Union, died Friday at his home.
He was a retired plant worker with Hanneken Dairy, Covington, and a member of First Baptist Church of Walton. He was a former elder and youth volunteer with Richwood Presbyterian Church and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Maxwell Woods; daughters, Linda "Wink" Widener and Melody Darlene Ryles, both of Union, and Robin Anne Creed of Verona; a son, David Preston Woods of Petersburg; 11 grandchildren, three step-grand-children, nine great-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2330 Victory Parkway East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 or to First Baptist Church, 47 S. Main St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
