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Date of these obituaries: 10-28-2002
Giles Conrad, owned Waco Oil Co., bank
Giles Conrad, 71, of Hebron, who parlayed a Covington gas station into the Waco Oil Co. and became a prominent Northern Kentucky business and civic leader, died Saturday of lung cancer at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence.
A new Boone County park was recently dedicated and named in Mr. Giles' honor after he donated 43 acres of land to create the only Ohio Riverfront park in Boone County.
Mr. Conrad and his brother, Don, opened a gas station at Tenth and Scott streets in Covington in the mid 1950s. They kept building their business and accumulated more than 30 gas stations in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.
The brothers turned their operation into Waco Oil Co. in the 1980s and almost all Shell stations in the area were owned by Waco. The company has since been sold to Shell.
The Conrad brothers also bought Covington Trust Bank, which later became a Huntington bank.
Mr. Conrad, a Navy veteran of the Korean War, was a member of American Legion Post No. 203 in Latonia, a board member of Huntington Bank and belonged to Hebron Lutheran Church. He also was very active in the Special Olympics of Northern Kentucky.
"Giles never met a stranger; he was very outgoing, " said Mr. Conrad's wife of 35 years, Selma McGlasson Conrad. "He was very happy-go-lucky.
"He was diagnosed with lung cancer in May and underwent chemotherapy, but he didn't let that stop him. He went out daily. He had always loved traveling and he continued to travel.
"He lived life to the fullest. He said he had no regrets. He said he was a very, very happy man."
Other survivors include four sons, David G. Conrad of Cincinnati, Mark E. Conrad of Edgewood, Jay D. Conrad of Union, and William C. Conrad of Villa Hills; a daughter, Susan Dreihs of Frankfort, Ind.; a brother, Don Conrad of Union; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hebron Lutheran Church.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Hebron and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Special Olympics, 4777 Red Bank Road, Suite 19, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45227; Hebron Lutheran Church Foundation, 3140 Limaburg Road, Hebron, Ky., 41048; or The Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky., 41011.
Lowell Glen Allen, 64, of Latonia, died at 5 p.m. Thursday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired, self-employed truck driver and Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Wilda M. Allen; sons, Rick Allen, Garrett Allen and John Allen, all of Latonia, and Jeff Allen of Florence; brothers, Edwin Allen of Manchester, Ind., Marvin Tarter of Indianapolis and Pete Tarter of Scottsville, Ind.; sisters, Carrie Tarter of Somerset, Margie Issacs of Sandy Gap, Geraldine Garner of Aurora, Ind., Rebecca Powell of Miamitown, Ohio, and Judy Goetz of Cincinnati; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Mary Ellen Cason, 60, of Covington, died at 12:55 a.m. Sunday at her home. She was a billing supervisor with Powell Valve Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Timothy P. Cason; a son, Sean P. Cason of Park Hills; daughters, Jacqueline S. Terry of Elsmere and Rhonda L. Wolfe of Erlanger; sisters, Ruth A. Matery of Burlington and Sharon Ernest of Fort Wright; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Virginia Childress, 73, of Morning View, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Eulah Fisk Durr, 94, of Erlanger, died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a farmer, and a member and Sunday school teacher with Wilmington Baptist Church. Her husband, Adrain Durr, died in 1990.
Survivors include sisters, Beulah Pelley of Independence and Nina Hopperton of Dry Ridge; and brothers, Maurice "John" Fisk of Cincinnati and R.C. Fisk of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Wilmington Baptist Church, Demossville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Wilmington Cemetery, Demossville. Memorials are suggested to Wilmington Baptist Church, 15472 Madison Pike, Demossville, Ky. 41033.
George E. Ent, 65, of Falmouth, died Friday at his home. He was a retired railroad detective and a member of Oakland Christian Church and Orion Masonic Lodge No. 222.
Survivors include his wife, Gail Ent; a son, John Downton of Cold Spring; a daughter, Dawn Nordwick of Milan, Ind., and Monica Lee of Cincinnati; a brother, Robert Ent of Cincinnati; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oakland Christian Church, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Oakland Christian Church, 5161 Milford Road, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Michael Gibson, 51, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at his home. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Lynda Gibson; a daughter, Mackenzie Burgess of Norfolk, Va.; a son, Nathan Gibson of Burlington; stepsons, Elijah Carter, Joshua Carter, Micah Carter and John Paul Carter, all of Cynthiana; his mother, Claudie Gibson of Sadieville; brothers, Jerry Gibson and Jackie Gibson, both of Pensacola, Fla., Richard K. Gibson Jr. of Walton, Alfred Gibson of Taylor Mill, Ottis Gibson of Crittenden and Raymond Gibson of Erlanger; sisters, Phyllis Colston and Zadah Marie Edmonds, both of Covington, Debbie Kay Black of Latonia and Rita Joyce Gibson of Sadieville; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Gardnersville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Michael Gibson Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
Charlie O. Gillespie, 67, of Cincinnati, died Friday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was a retired automobile salesman with several dealers in the Cincinnati area and was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Sherri Jones of Jacksonville, Fla.; brothers, Jim Gillespie of Peru, Ind., and Ray Gillespie of Seneca, S.C.; sisters, Maxine Hudson, Elizabeth Waldrop and Charlotte Giles, all of Owenton; and a grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street location, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Maymie Hensley, 92, of Florence, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles Hensley, preceded her in death.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Edward M. Herrman, 54, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington.
Ke'ayrah Holtman, 3, of Covington, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Ben Keairns, 64, of Florence, died Saturday at his home. He was a publications manager with KECO, Florence, and a member of Erlanger Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Ina Moses Keairns; daughters, Linda Otten of Walton and Karen Jenkins of Lexington; a stepdaughter, Darla Honkomp of Florence; stepsons, Tim Courtney of Palm Springs, Calif., and Jeff Courtney of Dry Ridge; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202; or Erlanger Church of God, 3412 Hillcrest, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Raymond King Jr., 76, of Falmouth, died Saturday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. He was a retired dairy and tobacco farmer, a member and former deacon of Oakland Christian Church in Falmouth, and a member of the Oakland cemetery Board. He was a member of Woodmen of the World Lodge, Falmouth, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Jones King; a daughter, Janice Bertram of Falmouth; a son, Larry King of Albany, Ga.; a brother, Harold King of Brooksville; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with a Woodmen of the World service at 8 p.m. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Falmouth. Memorials are suggested to Oakland cemetery Board, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Eugene L. Kuessner, 84, of Alexandria, died at 2:43 a.m. Sunday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was a retired salesman with Sears in Cincinnati, and a member of Happy 100, Alexandria Lodge No. 152 F&AM, Harry S. Johnson Lodge No. 641 in Cincinnati, Alexandria Chapter No. 337 Order of the Eastern Star, Covington Scottish Rite and Main Street Baptist Church, Alexandria. He was a past president of the Fifth District Federation of Kentucky Sportsmen, a past secretary of the Kenton Game and Fish Club and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. A son, Edward Kuessner, died in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Kuessner; a daughter, Joy Hill of Alexandria; a son, Kevin Kuessner of Peach Grove; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Main Street Baptist Church, Alexandria. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Main Street Baptist Church, 306 W. Main St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Howard G. "Skinney" McElfresh, 73, of Foster, died at 2:23 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired supervisor with the Kentucky Department of Highways.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille "Lou" Teegarden McElfresh; sons, Tommy McElfresh of Falmouth, Marty McElfresh of Brooksville, Brian McElfresh of Foster and Scotty McElfresh of Foster; sisters, Garnett McQuinlin of Foster, Irma McElfresh of Covington and Irene Nagle of Wilder; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Johnsville Cemetery, Foster.
Nancy J. Dempsey Nowland, 78, of Crestview Hills, died at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Covington, where she was active in the Altar Guild, and Episcopal Church Women and was a Sunday school teacher. She was a founder and the first president of the Betty Carter Morgan Women's Club in Erlanger, a past president of the University of Kentucky chapter of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and a past chairwoman of the Junior Board of the Covington Protestant Children's Home. She was a member of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association and the Northern Kentucky Heritage League.
Survivors include her husband, Clark C. Nowland; a son, Clark C. Nowland III of Park Hills; daughters, Betsy Nowland-Curry of Lexington and Cathy Nowland Shotzberger of Hatboro, Pa.; a brother, Frank W. Dempsey Jr. of Park Hills; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 2045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206; or Trinity Episcopal Church Book of Remembrance, 326 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Wanda Christine Rider Perkins, 60, of Rising Sun, Ind., formerly of Pendleton County, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a former cook with Grand Victoria Casino and Resort and a member of Sherman Church of Christ, Dry Ridge. Her husband, Robert Perkins, died in 1998.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Cuneo of Corinth and Elsie Adams of Vevay, Ind.; a son, David Perkins of Burlington; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon. Burial will be in Roanoke Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Virginia C. Hunt Rechtin, 94, of Bellevue, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue, and the Campbell County Fish and Game Association. Her husband, Bernard L. Rechtin, and a daughter, MaryJo Sprague, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Derrick of Whispering Pines, N.C.; sons, Bernard "Sonny" Rechtin and Thomas Rechtin, both of Bellevue, and David L. Rechtin of Fort Thomas; 19 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Campbell Lodge Boys Home, 150 Skyline Drive, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076; or Bellevue Volunteer Firefighter Memorial Fund, in care of Dobbling Funeral Home, 241 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Albert E. Seiter, 81, of Covington, died at 10:05 a.m. Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. He was a retired officer with the Covington Police Department and airport police at the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport, was a member of Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099 and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. His wife, Mary Seiter, died in 2000.
Survivors include daughters, Paula Seiter of Covington, Barbara Ketterer of Villa Hills, Kathy Von Hagel of Independence and Karen Lahner of Alexandria; brothers, Walter Seiter of Covington and Charles Seiter of Warsaw; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Catchen Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, 3510 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
David Wayne Stevens, 55, of Cynthiana, died Saturday at his home. He was a farmer and a member of Boyers Chapel United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dianna Giles Stevens; sons, Charles Martin Power of Georgetown, Douglas Eugene Power of Cynthiana, Wayne David Minton of Minnesota and Timothy Minton of Georgetown; brothers, Charles Stevens and James Stevens, both of Massillon, Ohio; a sister, Karen Courtney of Stamping Ground; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pythian Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Naomi Jean Turner, 69, of Alexandria, died at 11:10 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a retired employee of Provident Bank, Cincinnati, and a member of Alexandria Chapter No. 337 Order of the Eastern Star. She was a former grand chaplain of the Grand Chapter of the Kentucky Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Paul Turner, died June 11.
Survivors include a son, Gregory Turner of Alexandria; brothers, Everett J. Cordray and Harvey R. Cordray, both of Falmouth, and Melvin L. Cordray of Fort Thomas; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Mildred "Betty" Thompson, 77, of Lexington, formerly of Falmouth, died Saturday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
