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Date of these obituaries: 08-11-2003
Arnold Brinker, opened automobile dealership
Arnold George Brinker was a businessman at an age when many people don't have time for such serious pursuits.
Mr. Brinker, 89, who died Friday at his Fort Mitchell home, played a lot of tennis while a teen-ager. His brother, the Rev. Paul Brinker of Fort Thomas, had the idea of custom-building tennis rackets.
They went into business together, and later met Joseph A. Kuchle, who designed some jigs for them to hold pieces of wood together after they were glued. Kuchle asked Mr. Brinker, who was in his early 20s, to start an auto dealership with him. Together, they started Joseph A. Kuchle & Co. on Dixie Highway in Erlanger.
When Florence Mall was being built, they moved the dealership to Florence and renamed it Airport Ford.
Mr. Brinker would have an ownership interest in the business for more than 60 years, until his death. His oldest son, Thomas, of Cincinnati, manages it now.
"He was so geared to the automobile business, that was his hobby as well as his vocation, " said Mr. Brinker's widow, Dorothy Mayleben Brinker. "He said the cars were like his children. He liked them all."
But Mr. Brinker also found time to play bridge and golf with his friends, his widow said. He also kept playing tennis well into his 70s.
He was an assertive man, a get-things-done type, but also very generous to his children and his church, his widow said. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell. "I hope he sounds like the wonderful person he was, " she said.
Other survivors include sons, Dr. C. Michael Brinker of Villa Hills, Gregory A. Brinker of Crescent Springs, Barry N. Brinker of Los Angeles and D. Anthony Brinker of Fort Wright; daughters, Susan Mullins of Fort Mitchell, Arlene Luebbe of Crestview Hills and Janet Franke of Delhi, Ohio; brothers, Rev. Paul J. Brinker and Rev. Louis B. Brinker, both of Fort Thomas; and 18 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Entombment : St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials: Covington Catholic High School, 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011; or Marydale Retreat Center, 945 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Tilford Eugene Allen, 39, of Taylor Mill, drowned Thursday in the Licking River. He was owner of Hobi Motor Service.
Survivors include his wife, Molly Eckler Allen; sons, Jason Allen of Indianapolis, Carl Allen and William Allen, both of Taylor Mill; a daughter, Terra Allen of Chicago; his mother, Mary Henton Allen of Latonia; a brother, Hobert Allen of Covington; and sisters, Reva Vanzijl of Florence and Nellie Vitucci of Delhi, Ohio.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation: 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Frank M. Asbell, 92, of Wilder, died at 11:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired meteorologist with the federal government and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Ann M. Asbell; daughters, Carol Combs of Wilder and Gail Luchetti of Ukiah, Calif.; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Linda Sue Carrier, 52, of Highland Heights, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a clerk with the Northern Kentucky Health Department and a member of Valley Chapel Church, Silver Grove.
Survivors include a brother, Harold Carrier of Highland Heights.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Valley Chapel Church. Visitation: 4 to 8 tonight at the church. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Grants Lick. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Schadler Collins, of Latonia, died Thursday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
Tanya Powers Conrad, 55, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Jacqueline Mae Dins, 24, of Largo, Fla., died Monday at Largo Medical Center.
Survivors include her father, Gary Dins of Largo; mother, Lora J. Suchan of Cincinnati; brothers, Justin Dins of Bellevue and Joshua Shane of Cincinnati; a sister, Amanda Kistner of Bellevue; grandparents, Jean and Charles Dins of Waupaca, Wis., and Marlene and Harlan Suchan of Green Bay, Wis.; and her fiance, Dion Rajewski of Largo.
Services were this morning at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Memorials: Animal Adoption and Rescue Foundation, P.O. Box 15262, Richmond, Va., 23227.
Wanda Faye Coomer Ellis, 63, of Erlanger, died Friday in her daughter's home in Burlington. She was a homemaker and a member of Sherman Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur Ellis; daughters, April Cogswell and Alisha Blocker, both of Burlington; a son, Stephen Ellis of Erlanger; brothers, Shirley Coomer and Eugene Coomer, both of Crittenden, and Frank Coomer of Covington; sisters, Mary Huff of Dry Ridge, Edna Sipple of Latonia and Pauline Hamlin of Williamstown; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Covington. Memorials: Arthur Ellis Family, in care of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, P.O. Box 55, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Mary "Sis" England, 87, of Augusta, died Saturday at Augusta Health Care Center. She was a retired cook with Augusta Independent Schools and a homemaker, and a member of Augusta Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Woodrow W. England, died in 1987. A son, Delbert Ray England, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Ron England and John England, both of Maysville; daughters, Judy Mefford and Ann Bach, both of Augusta; sisters, Wilma Jones of Foster, Naomi Ruf of Augusta and Catherine Mains of Indiana; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Augusta Presbyterian Church. Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Bracken County.
Logan Robert Eversole, 76, of Cincinnati, died at 8:40 p.m. Friday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was the retired owner of Eversole Insurance Co. and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include sons, Robert Eversole of Columbus, Ohio, and Nicholas Eversole of Los Angeles; daughters, Laura Eversole and Peggy Oyler, both of Cincinnati; a sister, Shirley Eversole Keating of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and Evette Howard of Cincinnati, who took care of him.
Private memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials: Hospice of Cincinnati, 3131 Queen City Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45238. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
William J. Fahey, 81, of Covington, died at 6:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired paper cutter with Berman Printing Co., Cincinnati, and a member of St. Ann Church, Covington. She was a member of Ludlow Senior Citizens, Father Kehoe Knights of Columbus and American Legion Post No. 203, Latonia. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Ellonoria Fahey, died in 1983.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel Winningham Selm Fahey; daughters Janet Souther of Walton and Lillian M. Warndorf of Hebron; sons Jerry Stewart of Edgewood and Harry W. Keuper of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; five grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and 19 step-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. Visitation: 9 a.m. Tuesday. Cremation: Southwestern Ohio Cremation Co., Milford, Ohio. Memorials: St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Paul D. Griffis, 58, of Goshen, Ohio, formerly of Ludlow, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired assembler with Ford Motor Co. in Sharonville and Batavia, Ohio, and a member of United Auto Workers of America. His wife, Gloria Griffis, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Paul Griffis of Alexandria; a daughter, Robin G. Bishop of Cold Spring; his mother, Sylvia Griffis of Erlanger; a brother, Ward Lee Griffis of Loveland, Ohio; sisters, Billie Jean Kinser of Edgewood, Sue Johnson of Mount Juliet, Tenn., Peggy Ann Drohan and Judie Gaston, both of Erlanger, Mary E. Sims of Lenoir, N.C., and Rebecca Crabtree of Monticello; and five grandchildren.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Arlington Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Anna Frances Humphrey, 79, of Brooksville, died Thursday at Augusta Health Care Center. She was a foster mother, attended McKendrie United Methodist Church and was a member of Bracken County Senior Citizens. Her husband, William S. Humphrey, died in 1985. A son, Darrell Humphrey, died in 2001.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane DeWalt of Lexington; a son, David Rudd of Columbia, Md.; brothers, Allen Jones of Flemingsburg and Howard Williams of Dayton, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will begin there at noon Tuesday. Burial: Washington Baptist Cemetery. Memorials: charity of the donor's choice.
Kay F. Isaacs, 50, of Covington, died at 4:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include her mother, Lucille Isaacs of Covington; sisters, Joanne Middleton of Corbin, Angela Overstreet of Independence and Flora Smith of Covington; and brothers, Leonard Isaacs, Harold Isaacs, Larry Isaacs and James Isaacs, all of Covington.
Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation: 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
George Kerl, 80, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Edith A. "Dedely" Lee, 82, of Fort Wright, died at 2:18 p.m. Friday at her home. She was a teacher retired from St. Agnes School, Fort Wright, a member of St. Agnes Church, Leisure Timers, Rovers, Colonial Dames and Lookout Heights Bridge Club. She was a past president of the St. Agnes Altar Society. Her husband, Robert J. Lee Sr., died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters Nancy L. Bosch of Edgewood, Terry Pirie of Byesville, Ohio, and Brenda E. Lee of Park Hills; sons, Robert "Jeff" Lee Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., and Daniel P. Lee of Lakeside Park; a sister, Marian Wendling of Latonia; a brother, Bernard J. Kathman of Edgewood; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Agnes Church. Burial: Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials: New Perceptions Inc., 1 Sperti Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41018. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, handled arrangements.
Marcella Riggs Lenhof, 91, of Alexandria, died at 7:55 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John Church, Covington. Her husband, Carl T. Lenhof, died in 1978.
Survivors include a son, Carl E. Lenhof of Dayton, Ohio; daughters, Carol Glasgow of Goshen, Ohio, and Mary Gamble Heck of Alexandria; a sister, Vena Riggs Delk of Independence; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Church, Covington. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial: St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials: American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Virginia Rose Risch, 72, of Alexandria, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond Risch; a son, Raymond Risch Jr. of Amelia, Ohio; a daughter, Georgianna McCullough of Taylor Mill; a brother, Richard Young of Alexandria; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation: Noon Tuesday. Burial: Alexandria Cemetery.
Elmer Swarthout, 92, of Edgewood, died Sunday at Marriott Brighton Gardens, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Brittany Nicole Taylor, 13, of Erlanger, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a student at Turkeyfoot Middle School, a member of the school band and First Church of Christ in Burlington.
Survivors include her parents, Jeffrey and Sherry Taylor of Erlanger; a brother, Derek Taylor of Erlanger; a sister, Tiffany Taylor of Erlanger; and grandparents, Robert and Alice Taylor of Westerville, Ohio, and Herald and Betty Herron of Florence.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at First Church of Christ, Burlington. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial: Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials: First Church of Christ, 6080 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Robert Louis Vasseur, 61, of Florence, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was owner of Twin Shirt Laundry in Erlanger and a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere and Knights of Columbus Father Bealer Council. He was a National Guard veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Angela Vasseur; sons, Rob Vasseur of Erlanger, Chris Vasseur of Elsmere and Scott Vasseur of Florence; his mother, Mary Vasseur of Florence; and brothers, John Vasseur and Lou Vasseur, both of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Henry Church. Visitation: 5 to 9 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial: St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Charles Kirtley Waits, 61, of Cynthiana, died Friday at his home. He was an independent contractor, a former Lexington police officer and detective, a U.S. Supreme Court investigative officer and Kentucky state courts administrative office worker. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Harrison County, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Harney Waits; sons, Marty Waits of Harrison County and Mike Waits of Winchester; a daughter, Deanna Hall of Paris; his mother, Anna Lee McCauley Waits of Harrison County; a brother, Robert Waits of Lexington; and six grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials: Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Sylvia Mae Wright, 89, of Williamstown, died at 6:20 p.m. Friday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. She was a retired housemother and supervisor of the infirmary at Midway College, an artist and a former employee of Narcotics Hospital, Lexington. Daughters Freda Elaine Jones and Connie Walters both preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Trava Nicholas of Destin, Fla., and Janet Prewitt of Versailles; a son, Russell Craig Jones of Shalamar, Fla.; sisters, Ruth Lee of Williamstown and Thelma Glass of Lexington; 16 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. today at McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Lexington. Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 1941 Bishop Lane, Suite 110, Louisville, Ky. 40218.
Paul L. Wyatt, 80, of Independence, died at 11:35 p.m. Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center. He was a retired pattern man with Klaene Foundry, Covington, and a door finisher with Sewco Co. He was an active scout leader and a member of Simon Kenton Boosters, Independence Lions Club and Ashland Avenue Baptist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
His wife, Bette A. Wyatt, died in 2000.
Survivors include sons, Paul E. Wyatt of Independence; Michael A. Wyatt of Walton, Terry L. Wyatt of Park Hills and Brian L. Wyatt of Crittenden; half-brothers, Bob Gegner of Newport and George Gegner of Vero Beach, Fla.; half-sisters, Anne Gess of Vero Beach and Mary Gegner of Florence; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. today at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation : 11 a.m. Burial: Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
