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Date of these obituaries: 12-21-2002
Norma Buschelman, 64, loved to help out others
Norma J. Buschelman, longtime library assistant at Dixie Heights High School, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice Unit in Covington. She was 64.
Mrs. Buschelman, of Florence, started working at the school in the mid 1970s, said her daughter, Charla Mitchen of Crestwood, who graduated from Dixie Heights.
"I was in cheerleading and band, and my mom and dad went to all the band concerts and games, " she said. They continued long after their daughter graduated, because Dixie Heights had become Mrs. Bushelman's school, too.
"She knew all the kids. She was always interested in what was going on in their lives, " Mitchen said. "She loved to socialize and talk with people. She really cared about people. She was always putting other people's cares and concerns ahead of hers."
She retired from the school library in 1998. For several years, Mrs. Buschelman volunteered at St. Paul Church in Florence. She enjoyed sewing and quilting.
She was diagnosed with cancer last spring. "She never complained, " her daughter said. "Even when she was sick, she was interested in how other people were doing, "
She and her husband, Charles, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday.
Other survivors include brothers, Danny Mullins Jr. of Centerville, Ohio, and Jay Mullins of Engelwood, Ohio; sisters, Irene Herron of London, Wennona Brown of Richmond and Fannie Hicks of Dayton, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Monday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
James Taylor Earls, 68, of Newport, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a demolition specialist retired from Collins Wrecking and Excavations.
Survivors include his wife, Beulah Earls; sons, Chuck Earls and George Earls, both of Newport; daughters, Jamie Emerson of Covington and Beulah Earls and Angela Earls, both of Newport; sisters, Sally Bailey of Pittsburgh, Louise Earls of Dayton, Lillie Earls of Florence and Mary Bell of Florida; brothers, John Earls of Crittenden and Homer Earls and Jesse Earls, both of Newport; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Earl T. Fields, 83, of May's Lick, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his sister, Iona Hughes of Maysville; and brothers, Joseph Fields Jr. and Harry Richard Fields, both of Maysville.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Palmer Funeral Home, May's Lick. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mason County.
Edward B. Gronotte Jr., 37, of Independence, formerly of Lakeside Park, died at 6:30 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed landscaper.
Survivors include his son, Jacob Gronotte of Cold Spring; brothers, Stephen P. Gronotte and Robert C. Gronotte, both of Independence; paternal grandmother, Anne Raum Gronotte of Lakeside Park; and maternal grandmother, Thelma Tracey of Erlanger.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Entombment will be in St. Mary cemetery Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Howard Jones, 55, of Williamstown, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a former machine operator with Rotek, Inc., Independence, and formerly operated a service station in Erlanger.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Ruth Bailey Jones; sons, Terry Hanover of Florence and Howard T. Jones II, Raymond Lee Jones and Edward Allen Jones, all of Williamstown; a daughter, Marie Lynn Jones of Williamstown; a brother, Bob Jones of Florida; a sister, Bonnie Harper of Florence; a grandchild and two step grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from noon until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Jones Family Cemetery, Williamstown. Memorials are suggested to the family of Howard Jones, c/o Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Dorothy A. Langenbusher, 81, of Newport, died at 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Newport, and Seniors and Swans Club. Her husband, W. Robert Langenbusher, died in 1975.
Survivors include a nephew, William Hull of Highland Heights.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, Park and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Edna Abbott Penick, 86, of Covington, died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday at Villa Spring Health Care, Erlanger.
She was a homemaker a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Her first husband, Carl Abbott, died in 1985, and her second husband, Louis Penick, died in March.
Survivors include sons, Glenn Abbott of Covington and Zane Abbott of Iwakuni, Japan; a sister, Lillian Jones of Manchester, Tenn.; a brother, Albert Gaddis of Tullahoma, Tenn.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, West Southern & Tibbatts Avenue, Latonia, Ky. 41015.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Verna M. Smith, 78, of Warsaw, died Wednesday at Gallatin County Health Care, Warsaw. She was a retired cook. Her husband, Marvin Smith, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Walter Smith of Warsaw; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in Warsaw Cemetery.
Alice Elizabeth Powell Theetge, 83, of Taylor Mill, died at 1:13 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker, and a member of Full Gospel Assembly of God Church, Newport. Her husband, Myron Elmer Theetge, died in 1996.
Survivors include her daughter, Carol Bieber of Taylor Mill; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Juanita B. Tomlin, 77, of Ludlow, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a customer service representative with Anderson Publishing Co. Her husband, Herbert Tomlin, died in 1968.
Survivors include a son, Terry Tomlin of Hebron; daughters, Sue Godman of Crescent Springs and Mary Jo Mullins of Oldsmar, Fla.; sisters, Thelma Franz of Latonia and Bernette Randall of Burlington; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Martha "MaryBelle" Epeards Wadsworth, 78, of Goshen, Ohio, died at 5:52 p.m. Wednesday at her home. She was a former horticulturalist for Grants Farm, Goshen. Her first husband, William John Epeards Sr., died in 1981, and her second husband, Ralph Wadsworth, died in 1996.
Survivors include a son, William J. Epeards Jr. of Goshen; and a sister, Celia Louise McDougall of Noblesville, Ind.
Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Tufts-Schilmeyer Funeral Home, Goshen, and from noon until the time of services Monday in the cemetery.
Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville, is handling arrangements.
