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Date of these obituaries: 09-19-2002
Henry Fedders, homebuilder
Henry L. Fedders Sr. had a reputation for building quality homes - and quality exemplified other aspects of his life, too.
Mr. Fedders, 84, of Florence, who died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington, taught himself how to build houses and became one of the Florence area's first homebuilders through Fedders Builders.
He built his first house, on Lynn Street in Florence, for his sister-in-law and her husband.
He built hundreds of custom-built homes before he retired in 1985, earning a reputation for quality. One real estate agent would tell customers, "This is a Fedders home, " said Mr. Fedders' son, Henry L. Fedders Jr. of Walton.
"He took great pride in his work. Whenever he built anything, it was really solid, and he backed it up with great personal service, " said another son, Richard L. Fedders of Ipswich, England.
Mr. Fedders was a charter member of the Northern Kentucky Home Builders Association, created in 1955.
He was one of eight children born to Henry and Barbara Fedders of Crescent Springs. He married
Frieda Graue, also of Crescent Springs, in 1942. They moved to a farm in Richwood in 1978, where he raised cattle. Mr. Fedders' other hobbies included fishing, wood carpentry, welding and traveling.
A member of St. Paul Church in Florence from 1946 until his death, he was also one of the church's first eucharistic ministers, Henry Fedders Jr. said.
He served in that capacity until poor health forced him to stop about five years ago, his son said, which was a great disappointment to him.
Richard Fedders described his father as a quiet man who always said if you can't say something good about someone, don't say anything at all.
Other survivors include his wife, Frieda Graue Fedders; a daughter, Kathleen Fedders of Independence; sons, Paul J. Fedders of Florence, David A. Fedders of Union, and James M. Fedders of Beckley, W.Va.; a brother, Mil Fedders of Florence; a sister, Sister Barbara Fedders, C.D.P., of Melbourne; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will follow Mass at the church. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
James Robert Adams, 84, of Florence, died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired construction worker and a member of Glencoe Baptist Church and Glencoe Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include a sister, Anna Mary Bethel of Warsaw; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Glencoe Baptist Church, West Howard Street, Glencoe, Ky. 41046; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Hendon Blades, 92, of Southgate, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a salesman with Seibert Office Equipment and owned Blades Cleaners in Southgate. He was a former sales clerk with J.C. Penney department stores. His wife, Beatrice Alice Blades, died in 1999.
Survivors include a half-sister, Joyce Wiseman of Harrison, Ohio; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Evergreen cemetery Chapel, Southgate. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Entombment will be in Evergreen Mausoleum, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Southgate United Methodist Church, 22 William Blatt Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Wilma F. "Billie" Chowning Bluemlein, 83, of Erlanger, died at 4:15 a.m. Saturday at Village Care Center, Erlanger. She was a retired employee of American Airlines. Her husband, George Bluemlein, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Tom Bluemlein of Fort Mitchell; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Crestview Hills. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 2718 Dixie Highway, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Helen Coleen Boswell, 77, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Charles William Clay, 52, of Cincinnati, died Sept. 13 at Beechknoll Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his mother, Rosetta Clay Willis, and a sister, Donna Clayton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ninth Street Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. J.C. Battle Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
Susie M. Cook, 91, of Burlington, died at 12:26 p.m. Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, the Boone County Fair Board, Boone County Senior Citizens and Boone County Quilters. Her first husband, Eugene Gordon, died in 1962. Her second husband, John Cook, died in 1996.
Survivors include a sister, Verina Budde of Florence; and a niece, Alice Jarrell of Burlington, who took care of Mrs. Cook.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Burlington Fire Department, P.O. Box 264, Burlington, Ky. 41005.
Golden "Rod" M. Owens, 78, of Walton, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired crane operator with Carlton Machine Tool Co.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Roden Owens; a son, John J. Owens of Burlington; a daughter, Donna J. Rains of Walton; and sisters, Sybil Browning of London, Edna Smith of Hamilton, Ohio, Jewel Doris of Umatilla, Fla., and Geneva Williams and Dorothy Cornwell, both of Dry Ridge.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., Suite 102, West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Luther Raleigh, 78, of Newport, died at 11:44 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired sheet metal worker with Cincinnati Sheet Metal and Roofing Co. and a member of Church of Christ, Newport. His wife, Polly Ann Turner Raleigh, died in 2001.
Survivors include sons, Jimmy Raleigh of Bellevue, Elliott Raleigh of Talbert, and Johnny Raleigh, Billy Raleigh and Mark Raleigh, both of Newport; a daughter, Shirley Hall of California; brothers, Joe Raleigh and Elliott Raleigh, both of Wolf Coal, Henry Raleigh of Talbert and Leonard Raleigh of Melbourne; sisters, Elsie Johnson of Altro and Faye Raleigh of Wolf Coal; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Juanita Stewart Roland, 73, of Jeffersonville, Ind., died Tuesday at Robert E. Lee Health Care Center, New Albany, Ind. She was a retired cosmetics consultant, president of the Claysburg Towers II resident committee and Sherman Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. Her husband, James Roland, died in 1962.
Survivors include a son, Larry Roland of Westerville, Ohio; a daughter, Myra March of Springfield, La.; a brother, Allen Stewart of Dry Ridge; sisters, Doris Hall and Linda Harvey, both of Sherman, and Mary Crupper of Dry Ridge; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Vista Care Hospice, Suite 10, 2676 Charlestown Road, New Albany, Ind. 47150; or Consultants for Blood Disorders and Cancer Relay for Life, 4003 Kresgee Way, Suite 500, Louisville, Ky. 40207.
Shirley Ann Scudder, 55, of Cincinnati, formerly of Boone County, died Wednesday at Hospice of Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Owen C. Walton, 68, of Independence, died Tuesday at Salem Woods Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a manager with Dee Sign Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Walton, and a brother, Russell Walton of San Antonio.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Ralph P. Watson, 60, of Latonia, died at 3:58 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a factory worker with Formica, Cincinnati, and a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Conley Watson; sons, Ralph Watson Jr. and Michael Joseph Watson, both of Latonia, Steven Kraus of Orlando, Fla., and Ronald H. Kraus of Columbus, Ohio; daughters, Robin Raiff of Sebastian, Fla., and Melissa Day of Covington; his mother, Katherine Watson of Latonia; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
