The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
November 13, 2008Emma Elizabeth Musser, 93, of Florence, died Oct. 28 at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a retired secretary and receptionist for Dr. Thomas G. Lutes, Erlanger., a member of Asbury United Methodist Church, Highland Heights, and a former member of the Erlanger Women's Club.
Her husband, George W. Musser, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Don W. Musser of West Chester, Ohio; and a brother, Thomas F. Haskell of Cincinnati.
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
April 20, 2006George Musser, 90, of Florence, died Tuesday at the Florence Park Care Center.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired traffic manager in interstate commerce for the federal government. He was also a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, Highland Heights, the American Legion, Simon Kenton Post 20, and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Musser; a son, Don Musser of West Chester, Ohio; a brother, Thomas R. Musser of Newport, Pa.; and a sister, Mary Kelley of Silver Lake, Ohio.
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert E Haskell
Birth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: Kentucky
County or City: Boone
Enlistment Date: 19 Feb 1946
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Louisville
Branch: Quartermaster Corps
Grade: Corporal
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital status: Single, without dependents
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
December 26, 2007John Haskell
In marriage, most couples pledge their love until "death do us part." But apparently, John Haskell wanted something even more permanent when he joined hands with his bride, Mary, 71 years ago.
Mr. Haskell's family said that being half of Boone County's longest-married couple wasn't enough for their dad. He intended to stay with his bride for eternity. In his final hours, Mr. Haskell told his family he was glad to die before his wife so that he could get to heaven and start preparing for the rest of their lives together. "He always treated her like a little princess -- and he said he was not going to let her be going before he got there," said Haskell's daughter, Marlene Brown, of Florence. "He said he was going to go and save a place for her in heaven and he would have a place waiting. He wanted to be there to welcome her home."
John K. Haskell, 96, died Saturday morning at the home he shared with Mary in Union.
He and his 90-year-old wife had been named the longest-married couple at the Boone County Seniors Picnic for four years. And though the couple did not attend this year's picnic, Brown said her parents would have received the honor again, along with a repeat recognition for Mr. Haskell as the oldest man at the annual gathering.Ms. Brown said her parents just seemed perfectly suited for each other and rarely even exchanged harsh words. But, she said in the early 1930s a friend had actually dissuaded her mother from even taking an interest in the young and popular John Haskell. "Mother said she saw dad walking down the street and she was standing there talking to her girlfriend and mom said, 'The only guy I've seen around that I'd be interested in is that guy over there,'" Ms. Brown recalled. "So her friend said, 'Well, don't set your cap for him. He's the most popular guy in Erlanger and he has a girl for every night of the week.' So the first person (her mother) showed her wedding ring when she got it was the friend who told her not to set her cap for him."
Mr. Haskell spent most of his working years as a carpenter for a variety of homebuilders. Ms. Brown said her father also built two homes for his own family, and one for his adult son in Erlanger.
After he retired in 1973, Mr. Haskell started his own small nursery business. He sold a variety of plants and trees at flea markets until he was about 95. He was a member of the First Church of Christ in Burlington.
He was preceded in death by a grandson.
Aside from his wife, Mary Ash Haskell, and daughter, he is survived by two sons, Jerry and Dwayne, both of Union; seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
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Find-a-GraveJohn Kenton Haskell, 96, of Union, died Saturday, December 22 at his home. He was a retired Finish Carpenter and a member of the First Church of Christ, Burlington.
He was married for 71 years to Mary Ash Haskell and was recognized at the Boone County Fair for being the oldest known married couple in Boone County.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ash Haskell; daughter, Marlene (Bob) Brown of Florence; sons, Dwayne Haskell and Jerry Haskell, both of Union; seven grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.
Middendorf Bullock Funeral HomeMary Caroline Haskell, nee Ash, 100, of Union, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017, at Villaspring of Erlanger.
She was born on June 29, 1917, in Cleveland, Georgia, to the late Bartley C. and Nancy Seabolt Ash.
Mary was a cafeteria manager at Lloyd Memorial High School for 16 years and also at R. A. Jones Company for another 16 years. She was known for her excellent cooking, quilting and gardening skills. She was a member of First Church of Christ, Burlington.
Mary was predeceased by her husband, John Kenton Haskell; son, Jerry Haskell; and grandson, T. J. Bushelman.
She is survived by her daughter, Marlene (late Robert) Brown of Florence; son, Dwayne Haskell of Union; daughter-in-law, Nancy Haskell of Florence; sister, Lona Friedman of Florence; 7 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and 11 great great grandchildren.
Burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Everett Walter Haskell
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1894
Death Date: 13 Nov 1960
Cemetery: Forest Lawn Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Erlanger, Kentucky
Enlisted: February 26, 1918
Discharged: July 17, 1919
Corp., US Army, Co. K, 1 Pioneer Inf.
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U.S., Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty, 1917 1918
Name: Everett Walter Haskell
Gender: Male
Entrainment Date: 26 Feb 1918
Entrainment Camp: Camp Taylor
Local Board: Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Residence Year: Abt 1918
74254. Everett Walter Haskell Jr.
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Everett L Haskell
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Connecticut
State of Residence: Connecticut
County or City: New London
Enlistment Date: 16 Feb 1943
Enlistment State: Connecticut
Enlistment City: Hartford
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Skilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 118
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U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Name: Everett W Haskell
Death Age: 73
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1923
Death Date: 31 Dec 1996
Cemetery Address: C/O Lorberg Funl Chapel Inc 829 North West End Blvd Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Cemetery: Memorial Park Cemetery
Interment Place: Missouri
Notes: SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Everett Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Feb 1923
Death Date: 31 Dec 1996
SSN: 407120302
Branch 1: A
Enlistment Date 1: 29 Jan 1943
Release Date 1: 25 Jan 1946
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH)
February 7, 1974Betty Ann (nee Dreesman); wife of Everett Haskell; mother of Dale Haskell. Mrs. Sue DeKelver of Madison, Wisconsin, Patricia, Richard, and Scott Haskell; dear daughter of Mrs. A. B. Dressman; dear sister of Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. Lee Foltz, Robert and Alfred Dressman and John Dressman; one grandchild.
The Kentucky Post
March 29, 2001Lucille B. Haskell Houston, 91, of Florence, died at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a homemaker and a member of Erlanger Christian Church and the Christian Women's Fellowship. She was a former member of the Erlanger Women's Club and a volunteer with Patty A. Clay Hospital, Richmond.
Her husband, Dr. Wilbur R. Houston, died in 1983. A daughter, Sue Ewing, died in 1986.
Survivors include daughters, Caroline Harris of Florence and Nancy Thompson of Dayton; 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
May 24, 2006He was known as "Hop" and y'all should know he really put Florence on the map.
Carroll M. "Hop" Ewing was the mayor of Florence for 20 years and among his myriad achievements was an inspired change to a great big sign that still catches the fancy of folks today.
Faced with the fact that the words "Florence Mall" on a water tower were illegal in 1974 because it advertised something that hadn't yet been built, and faced with the fact that Florence didn't have enough money to repaint the entire tower, Ewing came up with the idea of changing "Mall" to "Y'all."
Every day, thousands of people driving past the water tower still get a big kick out of Florence's southern hospitality, courtesy of Mr. Ewing. "Simply put, Hop was a great, great guy," said Florence Council Member Ted Bushelman.
Mr. Ewing, 81, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence after suffering a heart attack. His death was a shock to his family and friends. "On Monday, he worked all day in the yard, then did some plumbing, took a shower, watched the Reds game on TV and went to bed, just like everything was fine," said Mr. Ewing's daughter, Diane Whalen, the current mayor of Florence. "It had been an ordinary day for him. His death was a complete surprise."
The Henry County native served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II and during the Korean War. He taught school many years and retired in 1984 from the Boone County Schools.
Mr. Ewing was the mayor of Florence for five consecutive terms spanning 20 years from 1961 to 1981. As mayor, he was instrumental in bringing the former Booth Hospital to Florence, where today it is St. Luke Hospital West. He was influential in starting the Northern Kentucky Industrial Park Area, setting up a city water and sewer system for Florence and getting Florence Mall built. When the mall opened in 1976, it was the first two-level mall in Greater Cincinnati and all of Kentucky.
The mall helped to transform not only Florence, but all of the surrounding Northern Kentucky region, into an economic juggernaut. The mall led to a complete reshaping of the area's retail landscape. "There was nothing like the Florence Mall anywhere on this side of the (Ohio) River and that definitely opened up a whole new world," said Whalen. "Florence Mall was the catalyst for the regional shopping mecca that we have become."
Mr. Ewing was president of the Boone County Jaycees, a member of Optimist International and worked with the Kentucky State Police to start Trooper Island. He was an active member of Florence United Methodist Church, on the church's board of trustees and helped arrange funding for the Aldersgate senior housing project.
Mr. Ewing raised cattle and tobacco on a farm and enjoyed the farm life. He was handy with woodworking and home repairs. As a summer venture, he did roofing and gutter repairs.
"He was a little bit of everything," said Whalen. "He was almost larger than life. He didn't do things halfway. It was 100 percent all the time. When he believed in something, he gave it his all.
"His favorite thing in the world was family, and he had a huge family." Mr. Ewing was an influential school teacher. "People come up to me and say he was the best teacher they ever had," said Whalen. Whalen said she is constantly reminded of the progress the city made while her father was mayor. "Everywhere I look, I can see his touch," she said.
Bushelman fondly recalled when he and Mr. Ewing hosted a radio program. "We had a heck of a listening audience because Hop would just say whatever he thought," said Mr. Bushelman. "We would play a little music and do a lot of talking. Hop's idea of a radio show was a whole lot of talking and people loved it."
Mr. Bushelman recollected when he collaborated with Mr. Ewing to try to remedy the Florence Mall water tower sign problem in 1974. "I started at the top of the alphabet to try to come up with something and he started at the bottom of the alphabet and came up with Yall," said Bushelman. "I told him, 'Come on, that's not even a word.' He said, 'When I put the apostrophe in there it will be.'
Surviving in addition to his daughter are a son, Alan Ewing of Irving, Texas; daughters, Elizabeth Brown of Hopkinsville, Rebecca Ewing Daley of Erlanger, Carol Robey of Fordsville and Emily Gillum of Walton; stepdaughters, Colleen VanBenshoten and Candice Dawson, both of Florence, and Rebecca Hudson of Milford, Ohio; a brother, Rev. John Ewing of Kissimmee, Fla.; sisters, Nelda Cannon of Louisville and Evelyn Glass of South Carolina; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The Kentucky Enquirer
March 6, 2015
Mary "Caroline" Houston Harris, 84, of Florence, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Dover Manor Nursing Home, Georgetown, Kentucky.Mary was born on April 12, 1930 in Cincinnati to the late Wilbur R. Houston, MD and Lucille B. Haskell Houston.
She was a homemaker and member of Erlanger Christian Church.
She is survived by son, William (Martha) Harris of Georgetown, daughter Amy (Jerry) Smith of Deltona, Florida, grandchildren, Chance Smith, Jensen Smith, Ben Harris and 5 nieces, 2 nephews and many cousins. Preceded in death by her husband, Ira Richard Harris, sisters, Sue Ewing, Nancy Thompson and 1 niece.
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
August 14, 2002Nancy L. Thompson, 68, of Bath Township, Ohio, formerly of Erlanger, died Saturday at Hospice of Dayton, Ohio. She was a retired teacher with Fairborn City Schools in Ohio and was a member of Bethel Christian Assembly of God, Dayton, Ohio.
Survivors include her husband, George E. Thompson; a son, Mark H. Thompson of Fairborn; a daughter, Suzanne Meredith of Champaign County, Ohio; a sister, Mary Caroline Harris of Kentucky; and two grandchildren.
Detroit Free Press
January 9, 1983Osborne, Florence P.. Jan. F, 1983, age 62. Beloved wife of Norman Lee Cupelli; sister of Margaret Nieblas.