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Date of these obituaries: 10-15-2003
Virginia Obel, taught Sunday school 62 years
Church was one of the constants in the life of Virginia Ellen Obel.
Mrs. Obel, 79, who died Monday at her home, the Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport, was a 45-year member of the Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Latonia Lakes.
She taught Sunday school there and enjoyed singing in the choir.
She started teaching Sunday school when she was 17, at South Side Baptist Church in Covington, and never stopped, said her son, David Obel of Cold Spring.
She sang with her father, the late Frank Miller, when she was a little girl and he played the violin in a band. She sang on WLW radio with a sister when she was 6 years old.
The former Taylor Mill resident married
John William "Bill" Obel and became a homemaker and mother to three children. She made sure that David and his friends made it to all their baseball, basketball and football games.
"I can never thank her enough for that, " her son said.
For her 40th wedding anniversary, her children sent her and her husband on a trip to Washington, D.C., by train. Soon after the trip, in 1991, Bill Obel died.
"She was never the same after dad died, " David Obel said. "They were so close and did everything together."
Other survivors include a daughter, Billie Jeanne Obel of Covington; another son, Mike Obel of Latonia Lakes; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Oak Ridge Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Lighthouse Ministries, in care of Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 6036 Clubhouse Drive, Latonia Lakes, Ky. 41015.
A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
John Bowen, 75, of Richmond, formerly of Kenton County, died Monday at his home.
He was a retired farmer and custodian with Eastern Kentucky University and was a member of Westside Christian Church, Richmond.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Abney Bowen; sons, Raydean Bowen of Florida, Ronnie Bowen and Johnnie Bowen, both of Richmond; daughters, Linda Towery, Bonnie Wade, Connie Reid and Nancy Lewis, all of Richmond; a brother, Perry Simpson of Independence; a sister, Elizabeth Easterling of South Carolina; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Combs, Parsons and Collins Funeral Home, Richmond. Burial will be in Richmond Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice Care Plus, 208 Kidd Drive, Berea, Ky. 40403.
Catherine Marie Carroll, 78, of Elsmere, died Monday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere. She was a legal secretary and a member of Florence United Methodist Church, Florence.
Survivors include a sister, Bertha Mae Black of Union, and a brother, Robert Carroll of Nashville, Tenn.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Emma L. Connelly, 81, of Highland Heights, died at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday at Carmel Manor, Fort Thomas. She was a retired housekeeper with Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights.
Survivors include daughters, Judy Rawe of Alexandria and Patricia Kemper of Independence; sons, James Connelly of Erlanger, Terry Connelly of Alexandria and Thomas Connelly of Falmouth; sisters, Evelyn Fahey of Alexandria and Joyce Funston of Fort Thomas; brothers, Vernon Egan of Florence, Elmer Egan of Newport and James Egan of Falmouth; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Oliver "Rooster" Cox Jr., 78, of Covington, died at 6:35 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired lathe operator with Lunkenheimer Co., Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include wife, Hazel A. Cox; a daughter, Deborah Kelley of Florence; a son, Stephen Cox of Covington; brothers, Stewart Cox of Covington and Elmer Cox of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; sisters, Juliet Anderson of Texas, Margaret Woodward of Florence and Joann Abahazi of Morning View; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Wilma E. Hatton, 78, of Walton, died at 10:28 a.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of American Legion Post. No. 203, Latonia.
Survivors include sons, Donald E. Tomlin of Crittenden, Randall D. Tomlin of Latonia, Warren "Cubby" Wasson Jr. and Michael L. Hatton, both of Walton; daughters, Vicki A. Jenkins of Hebron, Melody J. Wasson of Taylor Mill and Sheri L. Wasson of Latonia; a brother, Joseph Wilder of Independence; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Helen Hebbeler, 78, of Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a seamstress and homemaker, and a member of St. Mary's Auxiliary and St. Agnes Church Altar Society.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Hebbeler; daughters, Kathleen Hebbeler of Davis, Calif., and Sharon Wight of Fort Wright; brothers, Joseph Anneken and Walter "Dick" Anneken, both of Cincinnati, and Ray Anneken of Fort Mitchell; and sisters, Loraine Popp of Latonia, Aurelia Fitzpatrick of Edgewood, Jeanette Brady of Erlanger, Audrey DeRosa of Mohawk, N.Y., Joan Stratman of Covington and Dolores Landwehr of Lakeside Park.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 tonight at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to St. Agnes Church, 1680 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011; or Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 106, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Frances Hazel Trame Kruse, 88, of Villa Hills, died at 11:05 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker, a volunteer with Carmel Manor in Fort Thomas and a member of the Altar Society at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Newport. Her first husband, Elmer "Bud" Connett, died in 1962. Her second husband, Harold Edward Kruse, died in 1983.
Survivors include a stepson, Tim Kruse Sr. of Waynesville, Ohio; four step-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Madonna Manor Chapel, Villa Hills. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Judith Ann McCormick, 57, of Silver Grove, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was an associate with Walmart, Alexandria, and an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, Covington.
Survivors include daughters, Kristina Marie McCormick of Independence and Ardena McCormick of Silver Grove; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Persimmon Grove Cemetery.
Frederick Gerald "Jerry" Moss, 64, of Burlington, died Monday at his home. He was a former warehouse foreman with the McKesson Co. and was a past master of Golden Rule Lodge No. 345 F&AM and the Scottish Rite.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Moss; sons, Scotty Moss of Dry Ridge and Joe Howe of Dayton; his mother, Alma Moss of Dry Ridge; sisters, Barbara Saylor of Williamstown and Brenda Rogers of Covington; a brother, Don Moss of Florence; and a grandson.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
David Ratcliff, 62, of Villa Hills, died at 1:01 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired security officer with the Internal Revenue Service in Covington, served as a former Erlanger police officer from 1962-70, and a member of Union Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Ratcliff; a daughter, Tamara Bell of Villa Hills; a son, Tim Ratcliff of Burlington; a brother, George Ratcliff Jr. of Erlanger; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
George A. Rechtin, 94, of Westlake, Ohio, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Saturday in Westlake. He was a retired Army colonel and a veteran of World War II. His wife, Mary Ellen Ducey Rechtin, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Gregg Rechtin of Vashon, Wash.; a daughter, Kieran Mulhausen of Westlake; a sister, Clara Hummel of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Clarence Church, North Olmsted, Ohio. Visitation will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Jenkins Funeral Home, Westlake, followed by prayers. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Cleveland. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Audrey Violet Fortner Roland, 81, of Williamstown, died Sunday at Owenton Manor nursing home. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Jesse H. "Jake" Roland; sons, Jesse H. "Pete" Roland and Larry W. Roland, both of Williamstown; daughters, Cheryl Darlene Roland of Lexington and Beverly Sue Roland of Williamstown; brothers, Franklin Fortner of Lubbock, Texas, Fred Fortner of Corinth, Bobby Fortner of Mabank, Texas, and Philip Fortner of Frankfort; sisters, Emma Anderson of Covington and Freda Locke of Carrollton; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Burial will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Williamstown. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Leonard S. Vaughan, 92, of Park Hills, died at 9:20 a.m. Friday at Clermont Nursing and Convalescent Center, Milford, Ohio. He was the former owner of Able Driving School in Covington. His wife, Mary Louise Vaughan, died in 2002. A brother, Julian Vaughan, died Oct. 9.
Survivors include a daughter, Ann Vaughan of Williamstown; a son, John Vaughan of Demossville; a sister, Nell Mercer of Jacksonville, Fla.; three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Taylor Mill. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Lilbon L. Wiley Sr., 88, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital, Florence. He was a retired airport security worker.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Wiley; sons, Gary M. Marsh of Bellevue and Lilbon L. Wiley Jr. of Fresno, Calif.; daughters, Cathy Heckman of Taylor Mill, Barbara Jean Spaulding of Georgia, Cindy Fields of Plant City, Fla., and Cathy Lynn Rider of Independence; a sister, Frances Bradbury of Georgia; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services were Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to First Church of Christ, 6080 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, Ky., 41005.
