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Date of these obituaries: 09-30-2003
Henry Stark, 104, loved woodworking
Henry August Stark often entertained family and friends with his stories of growing up in Covington at the beginning of the 20th century.
He talked of his first carpentry job, which paid 60 cents an hour, a penny per minute.
In recent years, he often said with a devilish smile that he could say whatever he wanted to, because no one was left alive to say otherwise.
Mr. Stark died Saturday in the Crestview Hills home that he built. He was 104.
Since the late 1990s, he had been honored as the oldest living member of the Council of Carpenters. He carried his original membership card in his wallet and attended meetings well into his 100s.
He had a phenomenal wood shop in his basement, which he used to make tables, birdhouses and doll beds for his nieces, said one niece, Mary Hunter Ellis of Lakeside Park.
He also like to garden and at one point had hundreds of rose bushes in his backyard.
He served on the board of directors for Kentucky Federal Savings & Loan for 54 years and made real estate appraisals for it until a broken hip slowed him down two years ago.
He was ready to leave this world, Ellis said, but the many people who called him "Uncle Henry" were not ready to let him go.
"When he couldn't go down to the basement to be in his wood shop anymore, he was ready to try something else, " Ellis said.
Survivors include sisters, Dorothy Stark Nageleisen of Latonia and Ruth Stark Hunter of Erlanger, nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6:45 p.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church.
Mass will be followed by a reception in the church hall.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Latonia.
Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Helen Morgan Blake, 72, of Maysville, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Owensboro Mercy Health System, Owensboro. She was a cook with Maysville Extended Care Center and Clyde's Super Value, and was a member of Hawesville Church of Christ. Her husband, Herbert T. Blake, died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Paul Vaughn of Lewisport and Sgt. Donald Blake of Las Vegas; daughters, Linda Whaley of Louisville and Mary Bowen of St. Petersburg, Fla.; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elizaville Cemetery.
Joseph Hobart Brown, 92, of Burlington, died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired truck driver with the Kentucky Highway Department and a member of Bullittsville Christian Church and Hebron Masonic Lodge No. 757.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred Allen Brown; a son, Charles Allan Brown of Burlington; a daughter, Jo Ann Sorensen of Hebron; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Entombment was in Highland Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Bullittsville Christian Church, 3094 Petersburg Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005; or Burlington Fire Department, P.O. Box 479, Burlington, Ky. 41005. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
Sarah Corinne Wallace Cooper, 86, of Dry Ridge, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Unity Baptist Church, Demossville. Her husband, Elza Ray Cooper, a son, Elza Ray Cooper Jr., and a daughter, Mary Lou Williamson, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Russell Cooper of Latonia and Larry Cooper of Demossville; a daughter, Rosella Justice of Falmouth; 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, a step-great-grandchild and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Demossville.
William A. Eschenbach, 74, of Burlington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron.
Dorothy S. Fritz, 82, of Florence, died Friday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was a clerk with Shillito's department store and a member of St. Paul Church in Florence, the Homemakers Club and Tri-City Seniors. Her husband, Joseph Peter Fritz, died in 1987.
Survivors include sons, Nicholas Fritz of Delft, Netherlands, and Joseph Fritz II of Cincinnati; a daughter, Dorothy Graham of Erlanger; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Effie J. Fuston, 55, of Cincinnati, died Saturday at Jewish Hospital, Kenwood campus, Cincinnati. She was a machine operator with Beiersdorf Inc., Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Albert Fuston; sons, Dave R. Fuston of Cincinnati and Rodney A. Fuston of Verona; sisters, Virginia Bundy of Norwood, Ohio, Irene Woodall of Independence, Mary Hensley of Portland, Ind., and Lucille Kirby of Dankirk, Ind.; brothers, Bill Woodall of Florence, Bob Woodall of Livingston, Carl Woodall and Denver Woodall, both of Dayton, Gene Woodall of Taylor Mill and James Woodall of Florence; and a grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Forester "Jack" Gross, 72, of Crittenden, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a contractor and a member of War Creek Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Ann Conrad Gross; daughters, Loretta Thomas of Maineville, Ohio, Linda Carter of South Lebanon, Ohio, Kathy Fisher of Mason, Ohio, Connie Cole of Middletown, Ohio, Tena Kolb of Burnside and Rebecca Young of Blanchester, Ohio; sons, Rick Gross of Burnside, Jerry Gross of Morrow, Ohio, and Robert Edward Gross of South Lebanon; a brother, Richard Gross of Michigan; sisters, Bonnie McDowell of Lawrenceburg and Aleen Mullins of Lexington; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tucker, Yocum and Wilson Funeral Home, Georgetown. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Mitzie Lee Frazier Haber, 70, of Williamsburg, Ohio, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Sept. 23 in Batavia, Ohio. She was a retired employee Hennigan Co.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Haber; sons, Michael Haber and Tracy Haber, both of Williamsburg; a daughter, Melinda of Williamsburg; a sister, Linna Hardtke of Florence; and three grandchildren.
Services were Friday in Williamsburg. Mrs. Haber bequeathed to her body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
John L. "Cheyenne" Hess Jr., 58, of Carrollton, died Monday at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton. He was a former worker on the Delta Queen in New Orleans and a member of Sons of American Legion Post No. 41, Carrollton.
Survivors include his mother, Bertha Colen Beard of Carrollton.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Marion L. "Hutch" Hutcherson, 63, of Amelia, Ohio, died Thursday at Vista Care, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Sara Jane Hutcherson; daughters, Jo Ellen Owens and Tracey Burke, both of Loveland, Ohio; and a sister, Marilyn Howard of Williamstown.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lucy Run Cemetery, Batavia, Ohio. E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Robert Franklin Jones, 76, of Owenton, died Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a former chef.
Survivors include sons, Richard Jones of Colorado and Michael Jones of Cincinnati; a daughter, Wyvonna Mae Jones of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a sister, Darlene Kitchens of Jacksonville, Ark.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were Monday at IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. McDonald & New Funeral Home, Owenton, handled arrangements.
Christos "Chris" M. Kalfas, 66, of Butler, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired tailor with Gidding-Jenny and a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a daughter, Marina Branch of Cold Spring; a son, Mina Kalfas of Butler; sisters, Despina Katakos of Florence and Gramatighi Caludis of Cincinnati; a brother, Paul Kalfas of Athens, Greece; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Fred Klein, 73, of Covington, died at 5:17 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a moving man with Benkins Moving Co., Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Klein; sons, Freddy Klein of Louisville and Steve Klein of Covington; daughters, Vicky Glass and Brenda Sipple, both of Independence, Tracy Fultz of Morning View, Rena Gearding of Southgate and Jenny Current of Latonia; a brother, Bobby Klein of Louisville; sisters, Mildred Riesenberg of Cincinnati, Ruth Furnish of Florence, Florence Tuttle of Covington and Margaret Conway of Covington; 22 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Wanda Bridges Stambaugh, 77, of Ithaca, N.Y., formerly of Morning View, died Saturday at Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca. She was a former guidance counselor with Ithaca City Schools.
Survivors include a brother, Wendell Bridges of Morning View; nieces and nephews.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Wilmington Cemetery, in care of Wilmington Baptist Church, 15472 Madison Pike, Demossville, Ky. 41033. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Wanda Stephens, 89, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Walton, died Friday at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital, San Antonio.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Jack Douglas Story, 81, of Warsaw, died Sunday at his daughter's home in Hebron. He was a retired carpenter, a member of Sugar Creek Christian Church and Carpenters Union Local No. 698, and secretary of Glencoe Masonic Lodge No. 498. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Roxie Story, died in 2001. A son, Douglas Ray Story, died in 1975.
Survivors include daughters, JoAnn Ebert of Hebron and Constance Story of Louisville; a grandson, two great-grandsons and a step-granddaughter.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Marita R. Spiller, 80, of Bellevue, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, George Spiller, died in 1986. A daughter, Anna Marie Spiller, died in 1947.
Survivors include sons, Greg Spiller and George Spiller, both of Bellevue, and Gary Spiller of Newport; daughters, Patricia Metzger of Salt Lake City, Marita Barton and Carol Sharpe, both of Newport, Mary Rogge of Latonia, Jerri Smith of Port Orange, Fla., and Deborah Morrison of Covington; 20 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
William Carlos Turner, 64, of Walton, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired foundry worker with Reliable Castings and a member of Christ's Chapel, Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, Nellie Mae Turner; daughters, Jennie Gulley and Pam Setters, both of Verona, and Sherrie Reed of Florence; sons, James I. Turner and Jeff Turner, both of Verona; sisters, Evelyn Turner of Walton and Maude Thompson of Newport; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery.
