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Date of these obituaries: 12-25-2003
Woodrow Greene loved helping people
Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Greene "loved the challenge of figuring out a solution to a fix-it problem, " said his granddaughter, Ronda Arnold.
He could fix anything, and that skill gave the Walton resident many opportunities to help others, she said.
And he never turned them down, she said. "He loved helping other people, " she said.
The only thing he liked better than fixing things was teaching others how to do it. "He would teach us everything from driving a car to replacing plumbing or hanging wallpaper, " Arnold said.
Mr. Greene, who died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth South Medical Center in Edgewood, was a retired dispatcher with the L & N Railroad in Latonia and a farmer.
He also partnered with his son, Larry Greene, in Greene & Greene Electric. After he retired, he worked as a custodian at the First Baptist Church in Walton, where he was also a deacon.
He served as a Walton city council member in the 1960s, Arnold said.
He and his wife, Georgia Mae Henry Greene, would have been married
68 years Sunday.
Mr. Greene liked to tell the story of their wedding day, when he bought a marriage license, gasoline, lodging, supper, breakfast and a movie, all for less than $10.
"He was always happy and laughing and very much a tease and a big flirt with the girls, " Arnold said.
He and his wife shared a passion for University of Kentucky sports. The family had to schedule birthday parties and other celebrations around games.
They also shared a passion for playing cards, and competed for 15 years in a local Rook league.
Mr. Greene learned a new card game, Phase 10, about three years ago. Seventy-five years of smoking had ruined his lungs, but he could still sit up for up to seven hours to play the game, Arnold said.
His son, Larry Wilson Greene, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife; daughters, Kaye Ellis of Erlanger and Rheda Harper of Walton; a sister, Geneva Phillips of Erlanger; a brother, Nevel Greene of Florence; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church.
Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Memorials are suggested to Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, Triad East, Suite 200, 10200 Linn Station Road, Louisville, Ky. 40223.
Anna M. Bowman, 80, of Covington, died Tuesday at her son's home in Burlington. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Church, Covington. Her hsuband, Robert Bowman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Gary Bowman and Larry Bowman, both of Covington, and Bob Bowman of Burlington; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling the arrangements.
Mildred M. Falbush, 94, of Independence, died Wednesday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a former bookkeeper with Booth Hospital in Florence and Sears. Her husband, Horace Falbush, died in 1957.
Survivors include nephews, Norman Meier and Charles Meier, both of Independence.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Salvation Army, 1424 Northeast Expressway, Atlanta, Ga. 30329. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Jeanne Fardo, 72, of Monroe, Ohio, died Thursday at her home.
Survivors include her husband, Irv Fardo; stepdaughters, Linda Laurelle of Seattle and Karen Schuchter of South Carolina; a stepson, Richard Fardo of West Chester, Ohio; brothers, Marvin Carpenter of Monroe and Fred Carpenter of Dayton, Ohio; and sisters, Mary Beth England of Carlisle and Becky Schultz of Seven Mile, Ohio.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Cold Spring. Memorials are suggested to Scleroderma Foundation, 12 Kent Way, Suite 101, Byfield, Mass. 01922; or the charity of the donor's choice. Breitenbach McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home, Middletown, Ohio, is handling arrangements.
Willis Fugate, 68, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed construction worker and a member of Carpenters Union Local No. 265.
Survivors include his wife, June Fugate; daughters, Pam Foster of Lancaster and Kim Neace of Newport; a son, Taylor Keith Fugate of Newport; sisters, Della Mae Lenberg of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Lillie Turner of Newport; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mills Dam Cemetery, Jackson. Memorials are suggested to Kidney Foundation, 2200 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
Raymond J. Hahn, 85, of Fort Thomas, died at 6:10 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a lithographer for the Hennegan Co., Cincinnati, a volunteer of the Brighton Center in Newport and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Dolores Marie Hahn, died in 2001. A son, Greg Hahn, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Robin Hahn of Cold Spring; daughters, Regina Eckert of Cincinnati and Arlene Hawes of Camp Springs; nine grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Brighton Center, 741 Central Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071; or Holy Spirit Parish, 825 Washington Ave, Newport, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling the arrangements.
Harold Harrison, 82, of Washington Court House, Ohio, died Monday at Carlton Manor Nursing Home in Washington Court House.
Survivors include a daughter, Patsy King of Williamstown.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Joyce Henke, 78, of Newport, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold Henke, died in 1984.
Survivors include a son, Steven Henke of Newport; a daughter, Carol Ashcraft of Covington; a sister, Sheila Brindley of Indianapolis; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to charity of the donor's choice.
Margaret F. Kreimer, 86, of Bellevue, died Tuesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a nurse with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, and a member of Divine Mercy Church, Bellevue.
Survivors include a sister, Rose Mary Kreimer of Fort Thomas, and a brother, Rudolph Kreimer of Cincinnati.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Divine Mercy Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Lucille NeCamp, 91, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a retired clerk with Enslen's Grocery in Fort Thomas and a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Fort Thomas. She taught Sunday School classes at the church. Her husband, John R. NeCamp, died in 2000.
Survivors include a son, John P. Necamp of Alexandria; a daughter, Cyndi K. Wenck of Delhi, Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at A.C.Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or the charity of the donor's choice.
James A. Nolan, 75, of Edgewood, died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was an attorney and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Joy Eckerle Nolan; a daughter, Sharon Nolan Dickman of Lakeside Park; sons, Brian D. Nolan of Highland Heights, Daniel J. Nolan of Crestview Hills, Edward M. "Ted" Nolan of Erlanger and James P. Nolan of Cincinnati; sisters, Patricia Gottlied and Peggy Flannery, both of Cincinnati, and Pauline Kelly of Muskegon, Mich.; a brother, John J. Nolan of Cincinnati; and five grandsons.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
LaVonne "Bonnie" Stodghill, 84, of Newport, died Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was the owner of Bonnie's Beauty Shop in Newport. Her husband, Herbert Stodghill, died in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Davis of Fort Thomas; a son, Robert McGovern of Hodges, S.C.; sisters, Dorothy Beyersdoefer of Fort Thomas and Norma Ramsey of Dayton; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Entombement will be in Spring Grove Mausoleum, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Neediest Kids of All, P.O. Box 636666 Cincinnati, Ohio 54263.
Anne Marie Thorpe, 46, of Morning View, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton.
Patricia Stothfang Walden, 53, of Wilmington, Ohio, formerly of Ludlow, died Tuesday at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Brian Walden, and son, Michael Stothfang of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Carolyn K. Wenz, 53, of Latonia, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a coordinator for J.M.S. Nursing, Florence, and a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill.
Survivors include her husband, Donald J. Wentz; sons, Brian E. Wenz of Orlanda, Fla., and Jason M. Wenz of Independence; a brother, Charles R. McEntee of Erlanger; and two granddaughters.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
