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Date of these obituaries: 08-29-2002
John Winkler, known for generosity
John W. Winkler Sr.'s gestures of kindness touched people as near as his Taylor Mill neighborhood and as far away as the Mexican border.
For the last seven years, he and his wife, Cleo, traveled to a mission in Hildago, Texas, where they fed Mexican immigrants and helped them make various quilts and other crafts.
"Some friends from church got them involved, " said a daughter, Dianna Wiedemann, of Independence. "They were just great people and really hard workers."
In Taylor Mill, Mr. Winkler often sent checks to widowed women in his community. Wiedemann said the amounts varied, depending on what was needed.
Mr. Winkler, 79, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Her father's benevolence extended to his own family as well, Wiedemann said. He poured hours of affection on his grandchildren, taking some of them fishing at a pond off Mills Road in Kenton County.
"He was always very giving, " she said. "He loved his family, especially his grandkids."
A retired foreman at Intertank Lining Co., Mr. Winkler spent his free time reading westerns and working in his garden.
Even late in life when he was confined to a wheelchair, he still tended his tomatoes each day on his patio.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was wounded in Italy in November 1943 and received a Purple Heart.
He was a member of Disabled American Veterans, Kelly Furnish VFW Post No. 7099 in Covington, American Legion Post No. 203 in Latonia and the National Rifle Association.
Other survivors include a son, John Winkler Jr. of Ludlow; daughters, Barbara Ann Marcum of Maineville, Ohio, Lorene Padgett of Taylor Mill and Charlotte Pohlman-Schalk of Sunman, Ind.; brothers, Carol Winkler of Mount Vernon and Melvin Winkler of Okeechobee, Fla.; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church, 5336 Taylor Mill Road, Taylor Mill, Ky. 41015. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Mary Margaret Schulkers Berkemeier, 55, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a hair stylist with Hair Handlers, Cincinnati. Her husband, Donald Berkemeier, died in 1998. A brother, Virgil Schulkers, died Feb. 14.
Survivors include a son, James Ruschman of Alexandria; daughters, Kim King of California, Cindy Stith of Cincinnati, Christine Gerding and Peggy Sexton, both of Taylor Mill; brothers, Joseph Schulkers of Cincinnati and Leo Schulkers of Dayton; sisters, Patricia Young of Fort Mitchell and Regina Smith of Corinth; and nine grandchildren.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at St. Johns United Church of Christ, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; Big Steff Inc., P.O. Box 1844, Newport, Ky. 41071; or St. John United Church of Christ, Park Avenue and Nelson Place, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Marie Frances Borchers, 81, of Cold Spring, died at 2:48 a.m. Wednesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
She was a homemaker and an employee of Empress Chili in Highland Heights. She was a member of St. Mary's Ladies Society at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring, and the church Widows and Widowers and seniors groups. Her husband, George S. Borchers, died in 1977.
Survivors include sons, George Borchers of Fort Wright and William Borchers of Alexandria; daughters, Carolyn Forbeck and Barbara Taulbee, both of Alexandria; a sister, Naomi Wilberson of Tallahoma, Tenn.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring.
Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Robert E. Donovan, 64, of Jonesboro, Ark., formerly of Dayton, died Tuesday at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.
He was the former owner of Deluxe Tunnel Car Wash in Jonesboro and was a former Scoutmaster with Boy Scout Troop 4 in Jonesboro.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Donovan; sons, Chris Donovan of Detroit, Kevin Donovan and Billy Donovan, both of Whitehouse, Texas; a daughter, Vicki Ross of Brookland, Ark.; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Blessed Sacrament Church, Jonesboro. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Jonesboro.
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, Jonesboro, handled arrangements.
Nell Frances Midden Garrett, 74, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at her home.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Edward Church, Cynthiana.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Garrett; a son, Dr. Robert L. Busch of Botkins, Ohio; a daughter, Jo Lynn Perraut of Harrison County; a sister, Betty Megibben of Daytona Beach, Fla.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Edward Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in St. Edward Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to St. Edward Church, 107 N. Walnut St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Helen Sims Cleaver Gifford, 85, of Mount Olivet, died Tuesday at Fleming County Hospital, Flemingsburg.
She was a former member of Central Kentucky Women's Club, a grand matron with the Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Nicholas County Garden Club and First Christian Church of Mount Olivet.
Survivors include a son, Oney Gifford Jr. of Mount Olivet; daughters, Mary "Sonne" Graham and Betty Simms, both of Lexington; a sister, Mary Lucille Cooper of Maysville; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Neal R. Mathes, 62, of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a retired shipping department worker with Rockwell International, Florence.
Survivors include a brother, Gene R Mathes of Indianapolis.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Roberta "Bobbie" Mayle, 41, of Covington, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a saleswoman with Yellow Book, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her husband, Randy Mayle of Mason, Ohio; a daughter, Chelsea Mayle of Covington; her parents, Larry Short of Covington and Rosetta Short of Covington; a brother, Al Short of Independence; and grandparents, John and Ida Short of Corbin.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
James Everett Moore, 71, of Elsemere, died Wednesday.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home in Latonia.
Garrett Thomas Peterson, 17, of Crittenden, died Tuesday in an auto accident in Walton.
He was a senior at Walton-Verona High School and a member of New Bethel Baptist Church, Verona.
Survivors include his parents, Gary and Cindy Peterson; a brother, Trevin David Peterson of Crittenden; a sister, Reannon Peterson of Crittenden; and grandparents, Dale and Paula Peterson of Caribou, Maine, and Thomas and Phyllis Combs of Crittenden.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Bethel Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in New Vine Run Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Memorials are suggested to the Garrett Peterson Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of Walton-Verona High School, 30 School Road, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Myrtle Powell Turner, 80, of Warsaw, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a cleaning woman with Western-Southern Life Insurance Co., and a member of Walton Holiness Church and Verona First Full Gospel Church of God. Her husband, Dillus Turner, died in 1998. A daughter, Imogene Turner, died in 1941.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth Turner of Bargersville, Ind., and Lonnie Turner of Union; a brother, Albert "Dee" Powell of Palm Beach, Fla.; sisters, Mary Pennington of Franklin, Ohio, Marie Brewer of Fort Myers, Fla., and Opal Davidson of Dayton, Ohio; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Erlanger.
Nancy C. Webb, 62, of Warsaw, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Warsaw Consolidated Second Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Lynne Webb of Warsaw; sons, Mark Webb of Sparta and John E. Webb of Hinton, Okla.; a sister, Jean Yvonne Branom of Columbus, Ind.; brothers, Henry Brown, George Brown and Joseph Brown, all of Warsaw, and Richard Brown of Carrollton; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Warsaw Consolidated Second Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Burial will be in Warsaw Consolidated Baptist Cemetery.
Judith Wilson, 64, of Covington, died at 7:25 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
