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Date of these obituaries: 01-22-2004
Granville Carey was noted local architect
His children don't have to go to the cemetery to see monuments that commemorate the life of Granville O. Carey.
The Florence resident, who died Wednesday at age 80, was a retired self-employed architect who designed dozens of churches, retirement homes, hospitals and schools.
Mr. Carey designed Lakeside Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon and where all six of his children were married, said a son, Marcus Carey of Poplar Grove.
He also designed Florence Baptist Church, the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service building in Burlington, the Tri-City YMCA in Florence, several Erlanger school buildings and the old Covington Catholic High School.
He also helped design the original layout for Northern Kentucky University.
"His reputation as an architect was as a perfectionist, " Marcus Carey said. "If he built something, he built it to last forever."
When he was 70, Mr. Carey learned how to use a computer and do computer-aided design.
He was an avid birdwatcher, and a member of the Cincinnati Bird Club. He designed, built and set up nesting boxes for eastern bluebirds on the Fox Run Golf Course.
He and his late wife, Shirley, had enjoyed watching the birds nest in the trees there before the golf course was built. The endangered species was his favorite bird.
Mr. Carey was also involved in local politics.
He was a former Edgewood City Council member and member of the Kenton County Republican Party Executive Committee. The Army Air Corps veteran also served on the Selective Service board during the Vietnam War.
A very well-read person, he had tremendous curiosity about the world. "He could talk about things on a variety of topics, from space exploration to diesel mechanics, " his son said.
He also had an offbeat sense of humor. He was fond of making jokes with waitresses in restaurants. When the waitress would hand him the check, he would frequently point to some strangers and say, "Those people over there will pay for it, " said his son.
Survivors in addition to his son include daughters, Christy Boone of Loveland, Ohio, Pam Durstock of Burlington and Patti Ramsey of Union; sons, Matthew Carey of Edgewood and Martin Carey of Burlington; a sister, Minnie Connley of Bradenton, Fla.; and 14 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the National Audubon Society, 3398 W. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45239.
Evelyn Alig, 82, of Ludlow, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Christina Renee Barbian, 25, of Cold Spring, died at 7:15 p.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was an elementary school teacher and a part-time instructor for the Sylvan Learning Center, Crestview Hills.
Survivors include her parents, Robert and Nancy Bressler Barbian of Cold Spring; a sister, Tracy Barbian Greenwell of Louisville; and grandmothers, Faye Bressler of Cold Spring and Velma Barbian of Camp Spring.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Prayers will be at 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Christina Barbian Scholarship Fund, in care of St. Anthony School, Grand and Howard, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015
Helen Bates, 88, of Independence, died Wednesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence.
Wanda Lee Jones Bertsche, 71, of Dayton, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired medical records keeper and a member of New Hope United Methodist Church, Southgate. Her husband, Donald Bertsche, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Donette L. Jemison of Crestline, Calif., Brenda L. Stewart of Alexandria, Teri A. James of Springfield, Tenn., and Traci S. Biss of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sons, Ronald E. Bertsche of Florence, Bernard E. Bertsche of Lexington, and Donald L. Bertsche of Paige, Ariz.; a brother, Scott Jones of Gardner, Kan.; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at New Hope United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Big Bone Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, Kentucky Region, 333 Guthrie St. Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
June M. Sidwell Bradhold, 78, of Covington, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Augustine Church, Covington. Her husband, Joseph Bradhold Sr., died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Joseph Bradhold Jr. and Mike Bradhold, both of Erlanger, David Bradhold of Crescent Springs, and Steve Bradhold of Covington; daughters, Mary Elam and Evelyn Klein, both of Covington; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Oliver E. Clark, 75, of Edgewood, died Wednesday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. He was a construction superintendent and carpenter with GA Fibbe Co., Cincinnati, an elder of First Presbyterian Church in Dayton and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Clark; sons, Barry Clark of Cincinnati and Brian Clark of Alpharetta, Ga.; sisters, Patricia Fitz of Pittsburgh and Denise Stieritz of Bellbrook, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church, 400 Ervin Terrace Road, Dayton, Ky. 41074.
Charlotte M. Coldiron, 71, of Latonia, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired childcare worker and a member of Mother of God Church, Covington.
Survivors include brothers, Gerald "Jerry" Coldiron of Hebron and Ronald Coldiron of Park Hills; sisters, Beverly Baugh of Covington, Karen Murphy of Park Hills, Sandra Shafer of Florence and Pamela Curtis of Latonia.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Leroy "Pete" Dougherty, 70, of California, died at 6 p.m. Sunday at Miami Haven Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a retired maintenance mechanic with Kenner's Toys, Cincinnati, a former fire chief of the Eastern Campbell County Department and a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, California. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Loraine A. Dougherty; daughters, Marilyn Carstens of Lexington and Teri Conn of Hooven, Ohio; sons, Doug Dougherty of Butler, Mark Dougherty and Marty Dougherty, both of California, and Mike Dougherty of Mentor; a brother, Ernest Dougherty of Wagner, S.C.; and 15 grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, California. Mr. Dougherty bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Memorials are suggested to Eastern Campbell County Fire Department, 3707 Smith Road, California, Ky. 41007; or Miami Haven Nursing Home, 5485 State Route 128, Cleves, Ohio 45002. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mary Patricia Geisen, 57, of Lakeside Park, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a special projects coordinator with the University of Cincinnati and an employee of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Bauer; her mother, Margaret R. Wagner Dusing of Fort Wright; and a sister, Peggy Dusing Ehlen of Albany, N.Y.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Notre Dame Academy, 1699 Hilton Drive, Park Hills, Ky. 41011; or St. Rita's School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale Milford Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45215.
Beulah Irene Brindley Glover, 95, of Carrollton, died Monday at Swiss Villa Nursing Center, Vevay, Ind. She owned Branhams Garage in Worthville, was an employee of Websters Drug Store in Carrollton and a clerk with Goldsmith's in Cincinnati. She was a member of Covington Christian Church. Her husband, Harold Glover, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a stepson and step-grandson.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Memorials are suggested to St. Peter Lutheran Church, 6147 Highway 36 W., Milton, Ky. 40045.
Loraine D. Gray, 79, of Fort Mitchell, died at 10:18 a.m. Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell and the St. Mary Ladies Society. Her husband, Max E. Gray, died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, Thomas Gray of Rolling Meadows, Ill., and Richard Gray of Arlington Heights, Ill.; a daughter, Pam Fairbanks of Fort Mitchell; sisters, Mary Helen "Boots" Schmidt of Cold Spring and Jeanette Liston of Columbus, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Beulah Lee Gillespie, 77, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Church of God, Erlanger.
Survivors include her husband, John Gillespie; a son, David Wayne Gillespie of Falmouth; a daughter, Linda K. Seaman of Union; a sister, Nancy Conrad of Oneonta, Ala.; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Mary Christine Heaberlin, 81, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Waters of Clifty Falls Nursing Home, Madison, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Carrollton.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Helen Heaberlin Reece of Kingman, Ariz.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Orval Lee Luke, 40, of Covington, died Friday in an auto accident in Dry Ridge.
Survivors include daughters, Alicia George of Cincinnati, Courtney Ludwick and Tiffany Luke, both of Elsmere; sons, Brandon Englemon of Covington and Chad Ludwick of Elsmere; his parents, Claudette Luke Oden and Orval L. Johnson; a brother, Emery Cason of Cincinnati; and sisters, Zina Franklin of Milwaukee and Thomda Retine Luke of Cincinnati.
Services will be at noon Saturday at First Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones, Simpson and Gee Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Bessie Murray, 86, of Wilder, died at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired assembly worker with Formica Corp., Cincinnati. Her husband, John Lee Murray, died in 1963. A daughter, Clara Guilkey, died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, James Murray of Jacksonville, Fla., Martin Murray of Florence, Darrell Murray and Thomas Murray, both of Alexandria, and Robert Murray of London; daughters, Sandra Richard of Cold Spring, Mary Smith and Susan Murray, both of Newport; a brother, Edwart Wyatt of Fairfield, Ohio; a sister, O'Rita Sutton of Fairfield; 35 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery.
Joseph Nordwick, 80, of Alexandria, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday at his residence. He was a farmer and a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters Court No. 1967 at St. Mary Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include his wife Altha M. Nordwick, and a sister, Margie Frye of Loveland, Ohio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Dorothy Jean Sebastian, 72, of Carrollton, died Tuesday at her home. She was a retired teacher.
Survivors include her husband, Arlie Sebastian.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Ted Sebastian, 87, of Dry Ridge, died Wednesday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. He was a retired farmer and a former employee of Clow Corp., Florence.
Survivors include his wife, Aretta Crouch Sebastian; a son, Jerry Sebastian of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Reba Carol Ashcraft of Crittenden; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Mount Pisgah Cemetery, in care of Larry Jones, 11515 Taft Highway, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Anna Mae Fogle Shields, 68, of Ludlow, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a nurse at the Hamilton County, Ohio, Justice Center, Cincinnati.
Survivors include daughters, Jerri Jenkins of Ludlow and April "Kitty" Leach of Newport; sons, Ric Shields of Lexington, Steven Shields and Scott Shields, both of Bromley, Mike "Dave" Shields of Elgin, S.C., and Todd Shields of Ludlow; brothers, Robert Fogle of Ludlow and James Fogle of Gainesville, Ga.; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Andrew Michael Turner, 18, of Covington, died at noon Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a member of Mother of God Church, Covington.
Survivors include his parents, Roger and Robin Morris Turner of Covington; sisters, Ashley Turner and Alicia Turner, both of Covington; grandparents, Phyllis Wood of Covington, Claude Morris of Verona, and Mary Turner of Glencoe; and great-grandmother, Loraine Morris of Warsaw.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Friday at Mother of God Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be at Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to Andrew Turner Burial Fund, in care of Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, 917 Main St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling the arrangements.
Marian Swisher Woltering, 55, of Green Township, Ohio, died Wednesday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Woltering; a son, Jay Woltering of Covington; a sister, June Wegelin; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Neidhard-Minges Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati, Ohio 45263.
Gregory Arthur Young, 49, of Florence, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a disabled construction worker.
Survivors include sons, Travis Dehner and Tyler Dehner, both of Covington; his father, Paul Young of Burlington; sisters, Toni Moore Cowherd of Walton and Colleen Pieper of Independence; and brothers, Ronnie Young and Wayne Young, both of Independence.
Services were Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Memorials are suggested to Lisa Rump Memorial Fund, in care of Holy Cross High School, 3617 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
