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Date of these obituaries: 11-06-2002
Jerry Finn, toy shop owner, bookmaker and pool hall hustler
Jerry Finn was a hustler.
When he owned and operated the Pike Street Toy Shop in Covington, he sold toys out of the front of the business and ran a bookmaking operation and card games in the back, said his son, Mark Finn of Florence.
When the shop closed, Mr. Finn took his bookmaking operation on the road, following racing meets across Kentucky and the country.
When he wasn't taking bets, he was playing billiards - for money.
"He was like Paul Newman, " Mark Finn said. "He'd string somebody along, but he knew that he could beat them. And he did."
Mr. Finn of Florence died Tuesday at 1:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was 68.
In retirement, Mr. Finn liked to play in a daily gin game at World of Sports in Florence and spend time with his grandchildren.
"He'd watch my kids while I was playing ball at Boone Woods, " Mark Finn said. "When the game would end, I couldn't find him for an hour because he'd taken them for a hike."
Diagnosed with liver cancer three weeks ago, Mr. Finn got off his death bed four times to insist that he was still ready to go, his son said.
"He was still trying to prove something to us even then, " Mark Finn said.
Mr. Finn was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Florence.
Besides his son, other survivors include daughters Amanda Finn of Erlanger, Anne Finn of Florence and Tina Ortense of Centerville, Ohio; another son, Martin Finn of Florence; a brother, Edward Finn of Erlanger; and four grandchildren.
Mr. Finn will be cremated.
A memorial service will be held at the home of Mark Finn at 7 p.m. Friday.
Memorials are suggested to the Jerry Finn Memorial Fund, Account No. 04720192362, c/o Huntington Bank, 7170 Turfway Road, Florence, Ky., 41042.
Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is in charge of arrangements.
Paul Boyer, 74, of Warsaw, died Monday at his home. He was a retired security guard from Kentucky Utilities and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include a son, Paul Lewis Boyer, and a daughter, Paulette Tracy, both of the state of Washington; sisters, Virginia Huning of Covington, Vivian Still of Bowling Green, Lillian Gosney of Miami and Carolyn Fugate of Molus; a brother, Leon Boyer of Morning View; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Glencoe Cemetery.
Bernardine "Bernie" Mylor Brinkman, 60, of Verona, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was an administrative assistant at Big Bone Lick State Park in Walton, co-owner of Brinkman Oil in Walton and a member of All Saints Church in Walton. She was a member of the church altar society and a charter member of the Verona Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Richard J. Brinkman; daughters, Kay Webster of Verona, Annie Nichols of Walton and Emma Obertate of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; a brother, Joe Mylor of Warsaw; sisters, Helen Louise Elmore of Worthville and Martha Jean Woodrow of Louisville; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at All Saints Church, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to All Saints Church, New Church Fund, 46 Needmore St., Walton, Ky. 41094.
Margaret "Marge" Clark, 83, of Fort Mitchell, died at 1:05 p.m. Monday at Baptist Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a retired factory worker from Hyde Park Clothing Co.
Survivors include a nephew, William Koester of Lakeside Park; and nieces, Sister Margene S.N.D. of Park Hills, Deborah Macht and Susan Vetter, both of Burlington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Baptist Village Care Center, 3000 Riggs Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Florence MacDonald, 89, of Newport, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Newport, and Jolly Seniors. Her husband, Albert MacDonald, died in 1969.
Survivors include a daughter, Judi Handorf of Florence; sisters, Lena Geary of Newport, Dorothy Comer of Covington, Nora McKean of Florence, Marie Cottam of Veyo, Utah, and June Edinger of Daytona Beach, Fla.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, 415 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41017.
Floyd Stubbs, 83, of Sadieville, died at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Rogers-McDaniel Funeral Home, Corinth.
Jerry Thompson, 72, of Cincinnati, formerly of Bracken County, died Tuesday at his home. He was a draftsman, a member of Oakland Christian Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Thompson; sons, John Thompson of Florence, Ind., Jerry Lee Thompson of Florence, Ky., and Jerry Eugene Thompson of Granite City, Ill.; brothers, Wesley Thompson, Wayne Thompson and Don Thompson, all of Granite City; a sister, Carmen Williams of Granite City; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at noon Friday.
Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
