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Date of these obituaries: 07-24-2003
John Kuhlman, WWII veteran, businessman
One of the few things that the John C. Kuhlman was always ready to talk about was his World War II combat experience.
Mr. Kuhlman, 78, who died Tuesday at his Edgewood home, fought with the 2nd Armored Division to liberate Normandy, participated in the Battle of the Bulge and helped occupy Berlin.
One of his favorite stories involved his work with a reconnaissance patrol that came upon a German convoy, said his son, Paul Kuhlman, of Atlanta, Ga.
The convoy carried pay rations for the German army in the area. After overwhelming the Germans, Mr. Kuhlman and some of his buddies tried to use the cash to buy a tavern or restaurant.
But the deed they got in the deal was not honored when they returned later.
Mr. Kuhlman returned to Europe in 1994 for the 50th anniversary of D-Day and revisited all the towns he had helped liberate.
He had very fond memories of the war, his son said, and the visit brought them all back.
After the war, Mr. Kuhlman worked for his father at the former Wadsworth Electric Manufacturing Co. at 11th Street and Madison Avenue in Covington. He became president of the company in 1978 until its sale in 1991.
He was a founding family member of St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church in Edgewood and a former member of the board of trustees of Thomas More College.
Mr. Kuhlman was a quiet, stoic, reserved man with a boy's sense of humor. "He was very simple in his needs, " his son said. "He was never really showy about anything."
His wife, Marian Wenstrup Kuhlman, died in 1975.
Other survivors include another son, Joe V. Kuhlman of Villa Hills; daughters, Arleen K. Meyrose of Erlanger and Connie Williamson of Cincinnati; a brother, Joseph L. Kuhlman of Lakeside Park; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Disabled American Veterans, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Jean Carr Bessey, 82, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton. She was a homemaker. Her second husband, former Kentucky Post reporter Joe Carr, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Bessey; a daughter, Carol Mersch of Bradenton; a son, Lawrence Carr of Virginia Beach, Va.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Witt, Good & Kelsch Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Laurel Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Louella Boyers, 90, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a travel consultant with Barney Rapp Travel Agency in Cincinnati and a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church, Covington. There are no immediate survivors.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Madison Avenue Christian Church, 1530 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
John Dudley Breeden II, 56, of Independence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was owner of Kenton County Motors, Independence, and a member of the Independence American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Breeden; a daughter, Krista Breeden of Independence; a son, John Adam Breeden of Florence; his mother, Wanda June Berkshire of Villa Hills; his father and stepmother, John Breeden Sr. and Dorothy Breeden of Independence; and a sister, Beverly Hill of Covington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Mary Coleman, 55, of Sparta, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a cook with Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw, and a member of Sparta Christian Church. Her husband, Hayes Coleman Jr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Pamela Baum of Warsaw and Cathy Armstrong of Sparta; a brother, David Lewis of Dry Ridge; sisters, Ann Dale of Belton, Texas, Doris Dickens of Columbia, Tenn., and Barbara Collins of Erlanger; and three grandchildren.
Services were Wednesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Burial was in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Arnold Frederick Fetters, 75, of Grants Lick, died Tuesday at his home. He was a retired carpenter with Hosea Import and Export Co., Newport.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Heath of Grants Lick; a brother, Garland Fetters of Alexandria; a sister, Ruth Ramsey of Covington; a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Dick Garnett, 61, of Covington, died Tuesday at his home. He was a tracer with Cincinnati Milacron and a member of Erlanger Lions Club. He coached baseball and football, and was inducted into the Erlanger Lions Youth Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Garnett; daughters, Beth Sterling of Crescent Springs and Kim Jones of Burlington; a sister, Barbara Carpenter of Ludlow; a brother, William T. Garnett Jr. of Largo, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Erlanger Lions, 5996 Belair Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Sylvan Milroy Hoiness, 63, of Cincinnati, died Friday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati.
He was a retired ironworker and a Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include a son, Joe Hoiness of Dekalb, Ill.; brothers, James Hoiness of Havre, Mont., and Carroll Hoiness of Cottage Grove, Ore.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Sherri Prather Jones, 47, of Maysville, died Tuesday at University Medical Center, Lexington.
She was a farmer, an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture and a market recorder with the Maysville Tobacco Market.
She was a member of Shannon United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Danny Jones; a daughter, Alison Hazelrigg of Fleming County; and a sister, Ernie Lou Sanders of Maysville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Shannon United Methodist Church, Mays Lick. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick. Memorials are suggested to Shannon United Methodist Church, in care of Dick Clary, 4065 Ky. 596, Mays Lick, Ky. 41055. Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Thomas E. "Tiger" Kyde, 55, of Covington, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a lead ramp agent with Comair Airlines and a member of St. Augustine Church in Covington, where he was a member of the Holy Name Society, an usher and a volunteer with the church fish fries and festivals.
He was a member of the Father DeJaco Council Knights of Columbus and was a referee and umpire with Knothole baseball, and high school baseball and basketball.
Survivors include his wife, Michele Lueke Kyde; a son, Kevin Kyde of Covington; a daughter, Karen Yunker of Florence; a sister, Dolores Clift of Virginia Beach, Va.; and a grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Augustine Church, 1839 Euclid Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
William Galen Northcutt, 79, of Cincinnati, formerly of Grant County, died Saturday at Mount Top Inn in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
He was a retired electrician with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local No. 212, Cincinnati.
Survivors include a son, Paul William Northcutt of West Chester, Ohio; a daughter, Gail Hatfield-Warren of Cincinnati; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Saviour Church, Cincinnati.
Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown, is handling arrangements.
George A. "Bud" Merz, 47, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was owner of Bud's Lock Service in Covington, and was a member of Mother of God Church in Covington and Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No. 345 F&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Jenkins Merz; a daughter, Amy Reimer of West Chester, Ohio; a son, Chris Reimer of Covington; a sister, Mary Owens of Covington; and a grandson.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Friday at Mother of God Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Cremation Co., Milford, Ohio.
Gregory Alan Skaggs, 41, of Hebron, died Monday at his home.
He was a self-employed horse trainer with River Downs, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy Skaggs; daughters, Ashley Skaggs of Louisville, Brittany Skaggs of Crittenden and Lexi Skaggs of Hebron; and his parents, Dodson and Bonnie Skaggs of Campbellsburg.
Memorial services will be at noon Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Cremation Co., Milford, Ohio.
