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Date of these obituaries: 01-11-2003
Rev. Stanley Tillman, taught 30 years at XU
The Rev. Stanley Tillman, a Newport native who taught philosophy at Xavier University for nearly 30 years, had a reputation for being a bit of a bulldog, a natural teacher who filled the classroom with his personality.
He was "an excellent teacher who engaged his students directly and personally, " said the Rev. Frank Oppenheim, who teaches philosophy at Xavier now. "He challenged students to meet deep questions and think about them. His personality was all over the room. Pedagogy was his gift."
Another of Rev. Tillman's Xavier colleagues, the Rev. Hank Kenney, was struck by his enthusiasm for life.
"He had great passion for whatever he taught. If it was Thomas Aquinas, then nothing bigger or better could come down the pike, " Kenney said.
"He had the same passion for the students he taught and for the parishes he served in his declining years. He always saw the sunny side of things and the good in people."
The Rev. Tillman died Thursday at Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Mich. He was 88.
He attended St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati and entered the Society of Jesus soon after his graduation in 1932. He graduated from Xavier with degrees in Greek, Latin and English in 1937 and earned a master's degree in Greek at Loyola University in 1942. Ordained in West Baden, Ind., in 1945, he gathered a Ph.D. in philosophy from St. Louis University in 1954.
He was invited to teach philosophy at Mundelein Seminary in Illinois in 1947, then joined the faculty at Xavier six years later, where he was appointed chairman of the philosophy department in 1954. He left for Loyola's Chicago campus in 1962, taught there for two years and spent two more years at Loyola's Rome Center, before returning to Xavier in 1966.
At Xavier, Ft. Tillman organized a series of summer retreats to the Holy Land for Jesuit priests and brothers that went on for more than 10 years.
After retiring from Xavier in 1985, he moved to Murray, and served as pastor at St. Leo Church, as well as campus minister at Murray State University. In 1992, he took over as administrator of St. Gregory's parish in Barbourville, Ky., helping to rebuild the church and surrounding buildings. In 2002, he celebrated his 70th anniversary as a Jesuit.
Survivors include his sister, Ruthanne Rust, and two nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:45 a.m. Monday at Colombiere Center. Visitation will be there from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Colombiere Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Jesuit International Missions or Jesuit Partnership, 2059 North Sedgwick St., Chicago, Ill., 60614. Desmond Funeral Home, (248) 362-2500, is in charge of arrangements.
Hazel N. Baker, 71, of Hebron, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker, a former member of the Boone County Extension Board, past president of Bullittsville Homemakers, past president of Boone County Homemakers, past president of Boone County PTA, past Florence Rotary Citizen of the Year, past member of Boone County Fair Board, and a member of Northern Kentucky Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Jasper Baker; a son, Buddy Baker of Burlington; brothers, Arlas Napier of Nabb, Ind., and Burnett Napier of Frankfort; and sisters, Wanda Morgan of New Carlisle, Ohio, and Maude Stevens and Ida Miracle, both of Hazard.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Grigsby Cemetery, Hazard. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Walter Bernard Bodkin, 86, of Erlanger, died Friday at Villaspring Care Center, Erlanger.
He was retired owner of Bodkin's Liquors, Fort Mitchell, and the former Rock Bar Caf�, Ludlow, He was a former member of the American Legion Bromley post, a former volunteer at Redwood Rehabilitation Center and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Stella Bodkin; a son, Jerry Bodkin of Erlanger; daughters, Darlene Lawless of Erlanger and Judy Kirby of Union; and a grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. today at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. today at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Redwood Rehabilitation Center, 71 Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Lawrence Burchell, 74, of Erlanger, died at 11:34 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a sheer operator for Kent Corp., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Pearl Burchell; sons, Jim Tackett of Erlanger, Tom Tackett of Taylor Mill and Sam Tackett of Villa Hills; daughters, Sue Weis of Chicago and Polly Richardson of Villa Hills; a brother, Charles E. Burchell of Knoxville, Tenn.; a sister, Gladys Tinch of Sunbright, Tenn.; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Julie Ann Burton, 31, of Florence, died Wednesday at her home. She was an employee of Kroger.
Survivors include her husband, Michael A. Burton; and parents, Eva and Joseph Lukens of Lakeside Park.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorials are suggested to New Perceptions, Inc., 1 Sperti Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Elmer Cox, 86, of Covington, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at his home.
He was a retired truck driver for Ashland Oil and a volunteer driver for Latonia Baptist Church. His wife, Louise Barnett Cox, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, James Cox of Illinois and Edward Cox of Texas; daughters, Renie Cox of Covington, Sylvia Hastings of Demossville, Janice Schulte of West Chester, Ohio, Charlene Argue of Burlington, Penny Bayse of Dry Ridge, Jackie Cox of Erlanger and Barbara Pippin of Morning View; a sister, Beulah Goldfuss of Cincinnati; 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Medical House Program, 7380 Turfway Road, Florence, Ky. 41042.
William Idus Faust, 82, of Ludlow, died Thursday at his home. He was a retired carman with the Southern Railroad, a member of Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, and a World War II veteran of the Army. His wife, Iona Faust, died in 1971.
Survivors include his son, Byrum Faust of Ludlow; a daughter, Phyllis Waibel of Florence; brothers, Ernie Faust of Bernice, La., and Charles Faust of Bloomington, Calif.; a sister, Norma Simpson of West Palm Beach, Fla.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at First Church of God, Latonia. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to First Church of God, Southern and Ashland Avenues, Latonia, Ky. 41015.
Norma J. Goines, 66, of Highland Heights, died at 10:58 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired machine operator for Au-Ve-Go Auto Parts and a member of St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Her husband, James Goines, died in 1995.
Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Carmack of Southgate; sons, James Goines of Cincinnati and Charles Goines of Southgate; a sister, Kay Lloyd of Florence; a brother, Larry Brock of Highland Heights; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Rose Mary Hudepohl, 84, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert A. Hudepohl; daughters, Karen Elfers of Fort Wright and Mary Ann Hudepohl of Fort Thomas; sons, James Hudepohl of Crescent Springs, Kenneth Hudepohl of Taylor Mill and Robert Hudepohl Jr. of Crestview Hills; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Della Jones, 92, of Covington, died at 5:40 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
William Robert Journey, 74, of Union, died Wednesday at his home. He was owner of City Refrigeration Sales and Service, a member of First Presbyterian Church, Portsmouth, Ohio, Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park, Aurora Lodge No. 48 F&AM, Portsmouth, Mount Vernon No. 23 R.A.M., Portsmouth, Calvary Commandery 12 KT, Portsmouth, Solomon Council 79, Portsmouth, and American Legion Post 23, Portsmouth, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Journey; a son, Robert Journey of Wheelersburg, Ohio; daughters, Debra Lust of Lucasville, Ohio, and Sue Zoellner of Portsmouth; a stepson, Ronald Queen of Sunbury, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Deborah Gillespie of Erlanger; and five grandchildren.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society NCICFUL, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, Ga. 30368-2454.Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Thomas Lee Kern, 85, of Fort Wright, died at 6:17 p.m. Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was former owner of Clifton-Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, Dixie Service Center, Park Hills, Dixie Rentals, Park Hills, and Colonial Car Company, Park Hills, and a World War II veteran of the Army. His wife, Mary Virginia Bryant Kern, died in 1999.
Survivors include his daughter, Nancy L. Barczak of Edgewood; a son, Jerry L. Kern of Fort Wright; a sister, Emily K. Gillen of Park Hills; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Prayers will be at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Russell E. Landrum, 74, of Crescent Springs, died at 10:30 p.m. Thursday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Ida Mae Lytle, 78, of Augusta, died at 7:45 a.m. Friday at Prestonburg Health Care, Prestonburg. She was a farmer and a member of Augusta Presbyterian Church. Her husband, Vernon Scott Lytle, a daughter, Lana Sue Sweeney, and a son, Scotty Lytle, all preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Jean Montgomery of Ohio; a brother, Wayne Cooper of Ohio; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery, Foster. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Doris Ann Mullins, 48, of Morning View, formerly of Ludlow, died Thursday at her home.
Survivors include her father, Lloyd Mullins of Morning View; a brother, William Mullins of Ludlow; a sister, Judeann Mullins of Erlanger; a foster brother, Ryan Riggs of Morning View; and a foster sister, Vena Riggs of Morning View.
Services will be at noon Monday at Central Church of the Nazarene, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Central Church of the Nazarene, 2006 Pieck Drive, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling the arrangements.
Stevenson Brooke Ranson, 82, of Walton, died Friday at Woodcrest Manor, Erlanger.
He was a retired aircraft technician with TWA Airlines, a member of Richwood Presbyterian Church, a passenger on the maiden voyage of the Queen Elizabeth, and a passenger on the first overseas flight of a flying boat to Africa. His wife, Jane McGill Dunlop Ranson, died in 1985.
Survivors include daughters, Jane Lawrie Sullivan of Burlington and Nancy May Kellerman of Erlanger; a brother, William Wade Ranson of Wilmington, Del.; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Richwood Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Richwood Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Humane Society of Northern Kentucky, 22 Commonwealth Ave., Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Clarence Reynolds Whalen, 65, of Covington, formerly of Harrison County, died Friday at his home. He was a retired auto body refinisher.
Survivors include daughters, Pamela Whalen of Edgewood and Debra Whalen and Terri Louden, both of Covington; a brother, Raymond Whalen of Cynthiana; sisters, Betty Penno of Fort Mitchell, Marie Florence of Cynthiana and Gayle Sexton of Lexington; a half-brother, Michael Whalen of Covington; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery, Harrison County.
Michel E. Zaidan, 74, of Edgewood, died Thursday at Drake Center, Cincinnati. He was a criminal investigator for Department of Advocacy and retired from the Army where he served as Green Beret and was a member of the Special Forces Association, and was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Zaidan of Edgewood; a daughter Karen Brock of Rohnert Park, Calif.; brothers, Charles Zaidan of Scituate, Mass., and Joseph Zaidan of New Hampshire; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Memorials are suggested to Drake Center, 151 W. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45216.
