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Date of these obituaries: 12-02-2002
Jerry 'Cotton' Moellman, 74, mechanical expert
Jerry C. "Cotton" Moellman Sr. could fix anything.
With the exception of televisions, which he never felt quite comfortable with, there were no gadgets, machines or appliances Moellman couldn't figure out.
"He could pick anything up on anything, " said his wife, Angie R. Goeke Moellman, who met Jerry on an Island Queen riverboat dance 53 years ago. "He was very mechanically inclined. I don't think a service man ever visited our home."
What started as a hobby for Moellman turned into a career as an electrician with CSX and C&O; railroads. He also became co-owner of Jerry's Repair in Alexandria.
Mr. Moellman, 74, of Alexandria, died at 5 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a member of St. Mary Church, Alexandria, and a former scoutmaster with Boy Scouts Troop No. 78, Alexandria.
A religious and loving man, Mr. Moellman enjoyed spending free time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also loved the state of Hawaii and visited there several times, his wife said.
Friends and family say Mr. Moellman had a photographic memory and that he remembered personal information as well as business-related items.
Moellman's passed his gift for gadgets along to one of his sons, who eventually left the family business to start their own lawn mower repair business.
"If you treated him right, he would treat you right, " Mrs. Moellman said. "He loved his family very much."
Other survivors include a daughter, Barbara Claybern of Fort Mitchell; sons, Jerry Moellman Jr. of Cold Spring, Kenneth Moellman and Ron Moellman, both of Alexandria; and Tom Moellman of Brooksville; sisters, Virginia Schwartz of Florence, and Rita Thomas of Park Hills.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses, or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Geneva Bussell, 71, of Covington, died at 8:25 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Rector Bussell, died in 1975.
Survivors include daughters, Gloria Haussler of Florence and Beverly Morgan of Latonia; sons, Butch Bussell Jr. of California and Kenneth Bussell of Cincinnati; a brother, James Lawrence of Covington; a sister, Mary Yates of Newport; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Jeanette Feltman, 65, of Latonia, died Saturday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Charles A. Flesch, 80, of Edgewood, died Saturday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a purchasing manager with White Consolidated Industries and a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta M. Flesch; a son, Timothy Flesch of Evansville, Ind.; daughters, Patricia Denny of West Chester, Ohio, Sue Keller of Verona and Geri Rowan of Taylor Mill; stepdaughters, Donna Laake of Norwood, Ohio, Judith Schofield of Villa Hills and Joann Cummins of Tacoma, Wash.; a sister, Anna Lee Sawyer of Batavia, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Dr., Suite 236, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or St. Pius Church Building Fund, 348 Dudley Road, Edgewood, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Lena Odell Fulton, 60, of Mays Lick, died at 12:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. She was a retired district administrator with Western Southern Life Insurance Co., a member of Mays Lick Christian Church and attended Mays Lick Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons, James Roland Fulton of Brown County, Ohio, and Roger Scott Fulton of Nicholas County; a brother, Stanley W. Schiltz of Brooksville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery.
Loraine Minter "L.M." Galloway, 89, of Independence, died at 3:11 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired homebuilder, a past president of the homebuilders associations of Northern Kentucky and Kentucky, and a charter member and post commander of Moor Brothers American Legion Post, Independence. He was an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Genevieve Stephens Galloway, died Jan. 18.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Independence American Legion, P.O. Box 36, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Linda Lou Hancock, 62, of Independence, died Sunday at Mount Crest Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Donald Hancock, died in 1976.
Survivors include sons, Robert Hancock of Lordstown, Ohio, Donald Hancock of Alexandria and Leroy Hancock of California; daughters, Ruth Hulley of California and Mary Roland of Latonia; a brother, Paul Moore of Lordstown, Ohio; a sister, Mary Moore of Niles, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Roger Dale Hankins, 49, of Maysville, died at 10:21 a.m. Friday at Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a retired Army veteran, and a member of Aberdeen, Ohio, Nazarene Church, the Maysville VFW post, Disabled American Veterans and Ripley, Ohio, American Legion post. A son, Christopher Allen Hankins, died in 2001.
Survivors include his wife, Eden Hankins; a daughter, Michele Clough of Red Oak, Texas; stepdaughters, Amy French, Jessica Sentney and Kate Sentney, all of Maysville; sisters, Brenda Campbell, Linda Berry and Natalene Griffey, all of Maysville, and Debbie Whicker of Lexington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brell Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. today. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Jeffrey Robert Helterbridle, 39, of Crescent Springs, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a flight attendant with<243> Comair, a volunteer with the American Red Cross and a member of Anchor Church, Erlanger.
Survivors include his parents, Robert and Nancy Helterbridle of Florence; and a sister, Linda Helterbridle of Burlington.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
John "Ed" Michael Sr., 66, of Ludlow, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a truck loader with A&H; Truckline, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Merrell Michael; sons, John Michael of Covington and James Michael of Rabbit Hash; daughters, Jackie Michael, Tempy Smith and Norma Foster, all of Ludlow; a brother, Gene Michael of Burlington; sisters, Hazel Parks and Sue Drummonds, both of Jellico, Tenn., and Agnes Glover of Phoenix; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery.
Herbert L. Moore, 91, of Butler, died Friday at Front Gate Nursing Home, Butler. He was a farmer and a member of St. Mary Church, Alexandria. His wife, Beulah Cummins Moore, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Ed Moore of California; daughters, Linda Enzweiler of Butler and Dorothy Wiley of Lakeland, Fla.; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier Church, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Burial will be in Lennoxburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Pendleton County Public Library, 228 Main St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or the charity of the donor's choice.
James Bryce "J.B." Mullikin, 76, of Williamstown, died Friday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. He was a sales manager with J.C. Noyes & Son, Covington, and a member of Erlanger Baptist Church and the Masonic Order. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. His wife, Violet J. Mullikin, died in 1997.
Survivors include daughters, Patti Mullikin of Covington and Vicki Mullikin-Capal of Fort Wright; four sisters and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Evelyn Schafer-Burch, 71, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Ludlow, died Wednesday at Blake Medical Center, Bradenton, Fla.
She was a homemaker, a member of First Presbyterian Church in Ludlow and a volunteer with Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Her husband, Bruce Burch, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Brian Burch of Sarasota; a daughter, Leslie Burch of Novato, Calif.; her mother, Gladys Schafer of Covington; brothers, Bruce Schafer of Burlington and Robert Schafer of El Paso, Texas; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ronald. B. Jones Funeral Home, Lud-<243>low. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Lettie Mae Spence, 92, of Falmouth, died Sunday at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown. She was a member of Falmouth Baptist Church. Her husband, Thomas Spence, died in 1965.
Survivors include daughters, Bonnie Spence and Juanita Ramsey, both of Falmouth; sons, Bill Spence of Falmouth and Franklin "Junior" Spence of Cynthiana; 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Neave Cemetery, Bracken County. Memorials are suggested to Falmouth Baptist Church, Fourth St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Vernon L. Taylor, 71, of Fort Thomas, died at 8:38 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired pressman with Formica Corp., Cincinnati, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a niece and two nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, with prayers following. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Richard E. Williams, 62, of Carrollton, died Saturday at Carroll County Hospital, Carrollton. He was a retired personnel manager with Dow Corning Corp., Carrollton, an elder at Community of Christ in Louisville and a member of Webster's Coffee Club. He was a former member of board of Carroll County Memorial Hospital and the Carrollton Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Marian Williams; a daughter, Kari Williams of Frankfort; a sister, Susan Behnke of Lowell, Mich.; and a granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Community of Christ Scripture Garden, Louisville. Memorials are suggested to Carroll County Hospital, 309 11th St., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Hazel Zimmerman, 78, of Covington, died Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
