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Date of these obituaries: 11-13-2003
Bernard Meier, dedicated volunteer
Bernard G. Meier was a believer in the St. Vincent de Paul Society, a Catholic organization that helps the needy in a variety of ways.
He volunteered for it in Northern Kentucky for more than 40 years, interviewing people who were seeking assistance, distributing holiday food baskets, visiting nursing home residents and hospital patients.
One Thanksgiving, he got a call about a family who had nothing to eat.
"He took the food off our table and took it to them, " said his wife, Lois Williams Meier. "He was really devoted to the St. Vincent de Paul Society."
Mr. Meier, 77, of Taylor Mill, died at 6 p.m. Tuesday at his home.
His commitment to helping others was rooted in his strong Catholic faith, said Mrs. Williams.
"It was the way his parents brought him up, " she said. "He remained an altar boy even after we got married. He was just very faithful to his religion and all it meant."
Mr. Meier only went through the eighth grade at St. Anthony School in Forest Hills (now Taylor Mill), but used his G.I. bill benefits from Army service in World War II to train as a lens grinder. He worked in that trade 32 years for Cincinnati Optical.
"He was a good provider, a good husband and the greatest daddy who ever lived, " said Mrs. Williams. "He was a very, very, very good person."
Mr. Meier was a member of American Legion Post No. 203 in Latonia and St. Anthony Church in Taylor Mill, and a Kentucky Colonel.
Other survivors include sons, Bernie Meier of Taylor Mill, Michael Meier of Southgate and Tom Meier of Florence; a brother, Clifford Meier of Bellevue; a sister, Lorraine Klug of Banning, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or St. Anthony Church, 485 Grand Ave., Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Edna May Bowin, 70, of Williamstown, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker. A son, Paul D. Bowin, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Michael S. Bowin of Gulfport, Miss., George W. Bowin of Erlanger, Joe C. Bowin of Dry Ridge and Matthew K. Bowin of Williamstown; daughters, Dorothy F. Howell of Crittenden, Marrita Trenary of Corinth and Christine D. Bowin of Cincinnati; a sister, Joan Inda of Los Angeles; and grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Nancy E. Cummings, 72, of Alexandria, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Ladies Auxiliary of Campbell County VFW Post No. 3205, Alexandria, and the Alexandria Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, and a past commander of the Northern Kentucky chapter of Kentucky Colonels.
Survivors include sons, Carl E. Cummings Jr. and Curtis W. Cummings, both of Independence, Guy Cummings of California and Mark Cummings of Alexandria; brothers, Bruce Houp of Owensboro, Earl Houp of Erlanger and Raymond Houp of Newport; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Ruth Opal Kersey Hayes, 91, of Ashland, formerly of Grants Lick, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a former employee of J.C. Penney Co., Newport, and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Her husband, Robert E. Hayes, died in 1962. A son, Robert Allen Hayes, died in 1976, and a daughter, Clotine Harrison, died in 2002. Two other children died at birth.
Survivors include daughters, Roberta Kemper of Ashland and Bonnie Baker of Waxahachie, Texas; a son, Ronald Hayes of Alexandria; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fairview Baptist Church, Ashland. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ashland. Preston Funeral Home, Ashland, is handling arrangements.
Roger Lehman Hollis, 82, of Independence, died Tuesday at his home. He was a self-employed heavy equipment operator and a member of Union Presbyterian Church. He was a deacon and elder with the church, and ran the Goodwill Garden there. He was a former Boy Scouts leader, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. Hollis; daughters, Jo Carolyn Miller and Ruth Ann Town, both of Union, Janelle Moellman of Brooksville, Vickie Meyer of Hebron, Ava Lee Centers of Walton and Laura Hollis of Newport; sons, Lehman Hollis and David Hollis, both of Warsaw, William Hollis of Union, Steve Rachford of Crittenden, Christopher Rachford of White Sands, N.M., and Trace Rachford of Erlanger; a sister, Jayne May of Chico, Calif.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Union Presbyterian Church. A reception at the church will follow services. Memorials are suggested to Union Presbyterian Church, 10261 Highway 42, Union, Ky. 41091. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Ethel B. Meek Jump, 93, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a retired saleswoman with Avon. Her first husband, Arbie Meek, died in 1957. Her second husband, Ervin Jump, died in 1962.
Survivors include a son, Lowell Meek of Florence; a sister, Ruth Goff of Marion, Ind.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
David W. "Coca Cola Dave" Krebs, 54, of Covington, died Wednesday at his home. He was a production worker with Coca Cola Bottling Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Krebs; a stepson, Christopher Foster of Bellevue; a sister, Nadine Davis of Covington; and a brother, Linville Krebs of Alexandria.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Hospital Community Foundation, 85 N. Grand Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
John Loze, 64, of Hebron, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Joseph Walter Lydon, 82, of Alexandria, died at 6:22 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a facility manager with the Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Jimmy Lydon, died in 2000.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Lydon; a daughter, Pati Heck of Melbourne; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Norman J. Steffen, 79, of Burlington, formerly of Newport, died Sunday in an auto accident in Southern Kenton County. He was a retired plumber with Plumbers Union Local No. 59 and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Diana Steffen; a daughter, Melanie Skinner of Burlington; brothers, Paul Steffen of Wilder and Bob Steffen of Newport; sisters, Mary Schneider of Alexandria and Thelma Enzweiler of Newport; and granddaughters, Katie-Scarlett Skinner and Tera-Lynne Skinner, both of Burlington.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Memorials are suggested to Big Stef, P.O. Box 1844, Newport, Ky. 41071; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Elmer Young Sr., 76, of Newport, died at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. He was a retired custodian with Cathedral Child Development Center, Covington. A stepson, Ronald Murphy, died Oct. 16.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Young; a son, Elmer Young Jr. of Park Hills; daughters, Helen Walls of Newport and Shirley Turner of Nicholasville; a stepdaughter, Dianna Fairchild of Drummond Island, Mich.; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
