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Date of these obituaries: 01-31-2003
Jack Sogar, veteran, radiator business owner
Two days before he died, Jack L. Sogar celebrated his 83rd birthday with dinner at the home of his son, Gary Sogar, in Florence.
It was a simple meal of roast beef and potatoes, the kind of fare that Mr. Sogar loved.
"That's my last memory of him, and it's a good one, " Gary Sogar said.
Mr. Sogar died Tuesday at his home in Erlanger.
Most people knew him through the business he ran for 30 years, Sogar's Auto Radiator, which he inherited from his father. Its last address was 209 Johnson St. in Covington.
His former employees bought it, and renamed it Covington Auto Radiator.
Mr. Sogar lunched every day with judges, lawyers and other garage owners.
"It was almost a family of them that went to lunch at various places, " his son said. "I guess he repaired their cars."During World War II, Mr. Sogar served in the Navy on an LST in the Pacific. The initials stand for "landing ship tank, " but the sailors joked that they more appropriately indicated "low, slow target."
He fought in seven battles, including the battle of the Coral Sea, his son said.
His military service was one of the things he was most proud of, Gary Sogar said.
Other survivors include his wife, Pat Sogar; a daughter, Judy Hanes of Park Hills; and a sister, Kay Fish of Bellevue.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Rosella Adkins, 96, of Ludlow, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Ludlow, the Covington Women's Club and Ludlow Senior Citizens. She was also a former Sunday school teacher. Her husband, Cecil P. Adkins, died in 1974.
Survivors include a niece and two nephews.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Louise Mosedale Boyd, 91, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at New Horizons Assisted Living Center, Carrollton. She was a member of Carrollton Christian Church.
Her husband, Edwin Oscar Boyd, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Stan Boyd of Lexington; and brothers, Leland Mosedale of Frederick, Md., and James Mosedale of Orlando, Fla.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to the Carroll County Public Library, 136 Court St., Carrollton, Ky. 41008. Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton, is handling arrangements.
Bonnie Jean Clifford, 71, of Falmouth, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
She was a retired laborer with Dr. Scholl's Shoe Co. and a private duty caregiver. She was a member of Oakland Christian Church and Trinity Southern Baptist Church, Falmouth.
Survivors include sisters, Margie Rainey of Cynthiana and Rose Mary Ramsey of Falmouth; and a brother, Leroy Clifford of Mount Olivet.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Sunday. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Pendleton County. Memorials are suggested to Robertson County Health Care Center, Mount Olivet, Ky. 41064.
Janet Garriott, 86, of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Garriott of Fort Thomas; a son, Walter B. Garriott of Louisville; and a sister, Ruth Cornwall of Louisville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, 415 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071; or Methodist Children's Home, 2050 Lexington Road, Versailles, Ky. 40383. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Charles W. Higdon, 95, of Erlanger, died Monday at Village Care Center, Erlanger.
He was a retired electrician with Cincinnati Milacron and a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No. 345 F&AM and Indra Consistory Scottish Rite.
His wife, Elta F. Higdon, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, George Higdon of Florence; a sister, Catherine Nicholson of Chicago; two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, 2323 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Pauline Ann Hoffman, 63, of Covington, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was an employee of the Meijer store in Florence and a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, James Hoffman; sons, Greg Ball and Timothy Ball, both of Covington, Doug Ball of Lexington and James Ball, of Anderson, Calif.; daughters, Roberta Watkins of Perris, Calif., and Denesia Goldsby of Great Falls, Mont.; sisters, Dot Simpson of Florence and Hazel Brotherton of Covington; a brother, Chester Thompson of Florence; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 tonight at Central Nazarene Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Edith Marcum New, 51, of Elsmere, died Thursday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Virginia B. Munroe, 81, of Burlington, died at 8:35 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a retired radiographer with McClelland Air Force Base in Sacramento, Calif., and a member of Native Daughters of the Golden West, Women of the Moose and Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Survivors include sons, Tom Gardner of Carson City, Nev., and Jim Crudele of Eugene, Ore.; a daughter, Barbara Rathbun of Burlington; a sister, Peggy Pauline Hierscho of Renton, Wash.; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ousley Osterman Huffstuttler Funeral Home, Lakeview, Ore. Burial will be in New Pine Creek, Ore., Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 1311 NW 121st St., Portland, Ore. 97209. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
William N. Strong, 61, of Verona, died at 10:37 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired truck driver with Paul Tuemler Gas Co., a member of New Bethel Baptist Church in Verona, the Walton American Legion and a former member of the Verona Fire Department.
He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Glenn Strong; sons, David D. Strong of Crittenden and William Russell Strong of Dry Ridge; brothers, Roy Strong of Dry Ridge, Terry Strong of Shelbyville and Bob Strong of Alexandria; sisters, Phyllis Hamilton of Florence, Janet Rodgers of Independence and Beverly Clifton of Boise, Idaho; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
Doris Waddell, 94, of Covington, died Thursday at Village Care Center, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
