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Date of these obituaries: 07-03-2003
Maude M. Bowling, 78, school teacher
Maude M. Bowling dedicated her life to doing small things that make a big difference.
"If there was a kid at school with no jacket for winter, she'd just buy one, " said grandson Darrin McMillen, of Park Hills.
Mrs. Bowling of Florence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood. She was 78.
She spent nearly 30 years as an elementary school teacher in Kenton County, 21 of those years at Ryland Heights Elementary.
"She taught because she valued education and saw a chance to take care of kids, " McMillen said. "Some of the kids she was closest to came from the toughest backgrounds."
McMillen said he remembered being with his grandmother when former students, now grown, approached her "with gratitude -- almost reverence -- for the things she had done for them."
Her granddaughter, Stephanie Beutel of Florence, said growing up poor in rural Clay County might have softened Mrs. Bowling's heart for those who'd had a hard time. Her grandmother used to tell about how excited she'd get when her mother would hand-sew one new dress for her for each new school year.
"She grew up in a family with a lot of love but not much money, " Beutel said.
Mrs. Bowling was the first to make food if there was a death in a family, McMillen said, and she took care of him with meals and laundry when he was in college and far from home.
"I'm going on 30 now, and she would still call me a couple times a week just to see how I was, " McMillen said.
Mrs. Bowling was a deeply religious woman, almost from birth, her grandson said, and she was just living her life according to her religious convictions.
"She did so many little things every day (to help people), but never with any grandeur, " McMillen said. "She was awfully humble all the time."
Mrs. Bowling was a member of the Kentucky Education Association.
Survivors include her husband, Peter Bowling; a stepson, Larry Bowling of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Brenda McMillen of McKinney, Texas; a stepdaughter, Janet Mobley of Manchester; sisters, Wilma Jean Hughes of Florence and Joan Brigmon of Manchester; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 400 Linden St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Max Cramer, 66, of Cold Spring, died Wednesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was an employee of General Mills.
Survivors include a brother, Walter Cramer of Cincinnati, and a sister, Constance Anderson of Arizona.
No services are planned. Burial will be in Elgin, Ill. Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Shelby H. Frye, 66, of Augusta, died Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired construction worker and a member of the Aberdeen, Ohio, Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon White Frye; daughters, Kathy Taylor and Shelia Frye, both of Aberdeen; stepsons, Alvin Staggs of Augusta and Bradon Carl of Brooksville; stepdaughters, Kimberly Wenzel of Arthur, Neb., Carla Carl and Maggie Carl, both of Augusta; a sister, Joyce Ackley of Hillsboro, Ohio; a brother, Mike Frye of Georgetown, Ohio; two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Augusta. Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta, is handling arrangements.
Virginia Mae Hilf, 83, of Burlington, died Tuesday at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was a member of Briggsdale Methodist Church, Columbus. Her husbands, Homer Thomas and Daniel Hill, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Cheryl Skaggs of Burlington; a stepson, George Hilf; brothers, Donald Fritch and Charles Fritch; a sister, Donna Dunlap; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Jerry Spears Funeral Home, Columbus. Visitation began there at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery, Galloway, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Bertha L. McDonald, 94, of Monterey, died Monday at Owenton Manor, Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Swallowfield Church of Christ, Owen County. A son, Ralph McDonald, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Frank McDonald of Gratz, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald & New Funeral Home, Main Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Monterey Cemetery.
Margaret A. Due Murphy, 88, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died at 7:40 p.m. Monday at Parkview Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a former waitress with the Fountain Square Hotel, Cincinnati, and a member of Mother of God Church, Covington. Her husband, Edward T. Murphy, died in 1995.
Survivors include a sister, Colleen D. Albers of Covington, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Arthritis Foundation, 7811 Laurel Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45243; or Animal Welfare of Northern Kentucky, P.O. Box 330, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Boyd Reed, 75, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired engineer with B&O; and CSX railroads, Cincinnati, a member of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and an Army veteran of the Korean War. Daughters, Dianne Reed and Judith Ann Renner, both preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Frances Tinsley Reed; sons, Lionel Reed of Independence and Mark Boyd Reed of Florence; brothers, James Lloyd Reed of Houstonville and William Ollo Reed of Amelia, Ohio; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Christ Chapel, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice; or Boone County Animal Shelter, 5643 Idlewild Road, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Anna Belle Ryan, 92, of Erlanger, died at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday at Baptist Village Care Center, Erlanger.
She was a homemaker and a member of Women's Missionary Union, Daughters of the American Revolution and First Baptist Church of Highland Heights. Her husband, Rev. James T. Ryan, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Rose Lee Bell of Columbus, Ind., and Peggy Miller of Grants Lick; a son, Charles Patrick Ryan of Hubbard, Ohio; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Philadelphia Biblical University, 200 Manor Ave., Langhorne, Pa. 19047; or Association of Baptist for World Evangelism, P.O. Box 8585, Harrisburg, Pa. 17105.
Terry J. Seever, 70, of Florence, died Tuesday a t his home. He was a mechanic with TANK, a member of the Ludlow Auxiliary Police and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Seever; sons, Scott Seever of Burlington and Steven Seever of Johnstown, Pa.; a brother, Jerry Seever of Florence; and a sister, Francis Houge of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
James L. Siller, 64, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired employee of the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include a brother, William Siller of Newport, and a sister, Marilyn Kelhoffer of Brookville, Ind.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Vida Van Hook, 84, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
William Joseph Waller, 52, of Fort Thomas, died at 4:01 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a disabled security guard with CalCrim Security Systems, Cincinnati, and a former member of St. Anthony Church, Bellevue. He was a member of the parish council and was a CCD teacher with the church, and was a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Saelinger Waller; a son, William J. Waller Jr. of Fort Thomas; and a sister, Marcella Pierce of Lockland, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas.
Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, followed by prayers. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or in the form of Masses.
