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Date of these obituaries: 08-12-2003
John William Meyer, horse carriage driver
Appropriately, John William Meyer will be taken to his final resting place in a horse-drawn hearse.
"John's whole life was horses and carriages, " said his sister, Kathryn Bitter of Edgewood.
Mr. Meyer, 49, of Covington, who made his living taking people on horse-drawn carriage rides, died Friday from injuries he suffered in a mysterious accident involving a horse and carriage nearly four weeks earlier.
He was preparing for a trip from Covington Landing on July 14 when a horse reared.
"He asked the clients to get out of the carriage and said he was going to take the horse around the corner and see if he could get things straightened out, " said Bitter.
"No one knows what happened next because there were no witnesses. His body was found two blocks up the street under the carriage. He had been drug. He suffered severe head trauma."
Mr. Meyer was treated at University of Cincinnati Hospital, where he died Friday.
He was a familiar sight in recent years at Covington Landing, where he operated a horse and carriage business. He sold the business last year, but continued to drive for the new owner.
"He was an avid animal lover, " said Bitter. "He got along better with horses than he did with people.
"He was a jovial little fellow and a fixture at Covington Landing and around town. He was quite a history buff and always told people a little Covington history when he took them around town."
Other survivors include a brother, Louis "Bucky" Meyer of Covington; an aunt, Virginia Meiners of Fort Wright, and seven nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home in Erlanger. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
A carriage procession and horse-drawn hearse will take Mr. Meyer to St. Mary Mausoleum in Fort Mitchell.
Memorials may be made to the University of Cincinnati Hospital Trauma Center, 234 Goodman St., Mail Location 774, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219.
Loraine Julia Mai Bogenschutz, 73, of Fort Wright, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright, and the Hilltoppers. She was also a volunteer with Madonna Manor, Villa Hills.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Bogenschutz; daughters, Peggy Sogar and Cindy Brake, both of Villa Hills; sons, Paul Bogenschutz of Crescent Springs and David Bogenschutz of Villa Hills; brothers, Robert Mai and Donald Mai, both of Fort Wright; sisters, Laverne Wagner of Fort Mitchell, Loretta Olding of Fairfield, Ohio, and Shirley Crowley of Delhi, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017; or Interfaith Hospitality Network, in care of St. Agnes Church, 1680 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Margaret Schadler Collins, 90, of Latonia, died at 1:25 p.m. Thursday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. She was a retired saleswoman with Sears in Covington and Florence, a member of Order of the Eastern Star and White Shrine No. 10, and was a school crossing guard with Holy Cross School in Latonia. Her first husband, Joe Schadler, died in 1960. Her second husband, Guy Collins, died in 1976.
Survivors include sons, Charles Edward "Ed" Schadler of Independence and Thomas Michael Schadler of Latonia; 10 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Eastern Star services at 7:45 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Tanya Powers Conrad, 55, of Dry Ridge, died Sunday at her home. She was a secretary with state of Kentucky and a member of Williamstown United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, William Clifton "Bubby" Conrad; a son, Larry Gayle Mann of Louisville; a daughter, Kandi Jo Follis of Naples, Fla.; her mother, Dorothy Taylor Powers of Williamstown; a brother, Richey A. Powers of Lexington; a sister, Georganna P. Burke of Carpenteria, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Williamstown United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Williamstown United Methodist Church, 206 Paris St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097; or Fellowship of Believers, 6800 Hazel Court, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Virginia Faye Elmore, 64, of Lubbock, Texas, died Sunday in San Angelo, Texas. Her husband, Russell B. Elmore, and a son, Russell Earl Elmore, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Virginia A. Hunter of Lubbock; a son, Joseph Elmore of Lubbock; sisters, Irene Longworth of Paris, Dorothy Bond of Winchester, Ruby Ball of Latonia, Katherine Humphries of Lexington; Barbara McCracken of Knoxville, Tenn., Linda Setters of Independence, Betty Haskamp of Fort Wright; Rose Chinn and Patricia Rich, both of Walton; brothers, Major Ball of Independence, James Ball and Paul Ball, both of Taylor Mill; and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Banklick Christian Church, Independence. Shaffer Funeral Home, San Angelo, is handling arrangements.
Hannah Catherine Fink, the daughter of Michael and Sandra Fink of Burlington, was stillborn Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Other survivors include brothers, D.J. Brosky and Michael Fink, both of Burlington; a sister, Chelsea Brosky of Burlington; and grandparents, Barbara and Robert Hensley of Walton and Mary and Arthur Fink of Cincinnati.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Nancy Gannon, 51, of Erlanger, died Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Kenneth Gannon, died in 1993.
Survivors include a daughter, Christina Gannon of Cincinnati; a son, Dominic Gannon of Cincinnati; stepsons, Thomas Gannon of Amelia, Ohio, and Kenneth Gannon of Ludlow; her mother, Margaret Stallkamp of Erlanger; a brother, James Stallkamp of Fort Thomas; sisters, Sharon Rexroat of Fort Mitchell and Joan Whittamore of Independence; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kemper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Margaret Keenan, 90, of Bellevue, died Monday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a retired secretary with Gibson Greeting Card Co. and TFK Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. There are no immediate survivors.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
George William Kerl, 86, of Fort Wright, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was the retired owner of Bromley Service Station and a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. He was a member of the church Holy Name Society, Bromley Vets, Kehoe Council Knights of Columbus in Ludlow, the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and Kenton County Senior Olympics. He was also manager of a girls softball team.
Survivors include his wife, Marcella Ziegler Kerl; daughters, Sally Tatarowicz of Trophy Club, Texas, Ninette Grout of Independence, Laurie Arnold of Fort Wright, Jeanine Mount of Madison, Wis., and Denise Manning of Erlanger; a sister, Emma Ochs Merz of Covington; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Right to Life, 1822 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; or Marianhill Fathers, P.O. Box 87, Dearborn, Mich. 48121. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
William K. Lacey, 71, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at his home.
He was a maintenance worker with Palm Beach Clothing Co., Erlanger, a past master of Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge No. 607, a past high priest of Temple No. 172 Royal Arch Masons and a past commander of Newport Commandery No. 13.
He was also a member of the Scottish Rite and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a daughter, Joylee Everett of Cincinnati; a brother, Ronald Lacey of Mason, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Edna Mae Purnell Miller, 93, of Williamstown, died Monday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a saleswoman with Miller's Drug Store, Williamstown, and a member of Williamstown Christian Church. Her husband, John Miller, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Frances Heilman of Indiana.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Janet Grace Nelson, 80, of Newport, died at 8:46 p.m. Friday at her home.
She was a retired waitress with Holiday Inn.
A daughter, Shirley Sensel, died in 1995.
Survivors include her husband, James G. Nelson; a stepson, Weslee Nelson of Union; a daughter, Sherry L. Vanhorn of Morning View; a stepdaughter, Rosalind Feldman of Alexandria; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lawler-Hanlon VFW Post No. 5662, Newport. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Everett Robinson, 76, of Wilder, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was owner of Robinson Men's Wear Clothing Store, Newport, attended Oak Ridge Baptist Church in Taylor Mill and was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Guilfoyle Robinson; daughters, Karen Sue O'Connor of Fort Thomas and Sandy Riedinger of Cold Spring; a son, Scott Robinson of Independence; a sister, Gladys Harden of Erlanger; brothers, Rufus Robinson of Columbus, Ohio, and Link Robinson Jr. of Florence; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 6036 Club House Drive, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015.
Elmer S. Swarthout, 92, of Edgewood, died Sunday at Brighton Gardens in Edgewood.
He was a deacon with Southside Baptist Church, Covington, Immanuel Church in Covington and Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church and a salesman with Vogelmann Bakery, Covington, Feldmann Dairy in Wilder and Cloverleaf Dairy, Newport. He was a volunteer fireman with the Crescent Springs Volunteer Fire Department and an Army veteran of World War II. Wives, Sarah May Moon, Blanch Elizabeth Orcutt and Allyne Grand, all preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Diane Hickey of Trenton, Ill., and Sally Wolf of Paxton, Ill.; a son, James Swarthout of Franklin, Tenn.; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Crescent Springs Presbyterian Church, 710 Western Reserve Road, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
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 Harold and Betty Herron of Florence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Church of Christ, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to First Church of Christ, 6080 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Mary E. Winkle, 89, of Falmouth, died Monday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown.
She was a member of Short Creek Baptist Church.
Her husband, James Winkle, died in 1973.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Gideons International, 500 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
