Kentucky Obituaries

May 9, 2013

Larkin Merrell, 79, of Burlington, died Saturday, May 9, at St. Elizabeth Health Care, Ft. Thomas. He was the owner of Merrell Construction Company. Mr. Merrell was a member of Sand Run Baptist Church. He was also a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Betty Sims Merrell; son, Gary (Diane) Merrell of Hebron; daughter, Sherry...

May 9, 2013

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William Gene Jones, 92, of Erlanger, passed away on Monday, May 9, at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Edgewood. Mr. Jones was a former truck driver for Consolidated Freightway and a member of Elsmere Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Mae Sullivan Jones, 2 daughters, Judy Etler of...

May 9, 2013

Karl M. Wissmann, 66, of Covington, died Friday, May 9 at the V.A. Medical Center in Cincinnati. He was a computer analyst for the U.S. government. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a member of St. Agnes Church in Ft. Wright and the Sunday Morning Club. He is survived by his sons, Scott Wissmann...

May 5, 2013

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Flossie Hazel Phillips Clark, 82, of Dover, Kentucky, formerly of Covington, died Tuesday, May 5, at Maysville Nursing and Rehab Center in Maysville, Kentucky. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughters, Lola (John, Sr.) Weaver of Dover, Kentucky, Bertha (John) Carroll of Covington, and Linda Vaughn of Stearns,...

May 4, 2013

John Levy Johnson, 87, of Ludlow, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Silverton Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation in Cincinnati. He was a retired Dock Foreman with Railway Express. Mr. Johnson’s hobbies included hunting and fishing. Survivors include son, Johnny (Patricia) Johnson, Lakeside Park, Kentucky; grandchildren, Nick, Neil, Johnny, Anita, Amanda, Jason, and Patrick; and great-grandchildren, Michael, Jordan, William, Austin, Damian,...

May 2, 2013

Evelyn Loud Schmitt, 94, of Erlanger, formerly of Verona, died Thursday, May 2, 2013 at her daughter’s home. Mrs. Schmitt was a member of Concord Baptist Church of Verona. She holds the record at Miami International Airport as the oldest skydiver, having done so at the age of 82. She was a retired employee with Wadsworth Electric, Covington. Survivors...

May 2, 2013

Mary Katherine Guenther Wilson, 84, of Edgewood, died Tuesday, May 2 at Woodcrest Manor in Elsmere. She was a retired Seamstress with Globe Tailors of Cincinnati. Mrs. Wilson was a member of St. Pius X Church. She loved gardening, flea marketing, and her winters in Florida. Survivors include son, Jerry (June) Wilson of Elsmere; grandsons, Jerry Wilson, Jr. of Hebron...

May 2, 2013

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Mary Joan Glenn McGill, 80, of Edgewood, died Saturday, May 2 at her home. She was a retired LPN and Administrative Assistant with Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati. Mrs. McGill was a member of Mother of God Church, the Mother of God Choral Club, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians....

Apr 30, 2013

John Hayward Cram, 97, of Shepherdsville, formerly of Burlington, died Friday, April 30, at the home of his grandchild.. He was a retired Foreman with Kent Corporation of Bellevue. Mr. Cram was a United States Army Veteran, having served during World War II. He was a member of Sand Run Baptist Church where he was a former Deacon. Survivors include...

Apr 30, 2013

Judy Lee Klaserner Smith, 68, of Hebron, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Health Care, Edgewood. Judy was born on March 1, 1945 in Covington to the late Joseph W. and Evelyn Jackson Klaserner. She was an executive assistant for Cincinnati Ventilating Company for many years and was a Rosie Red. Judy is survived by brothers, Joseph...

Apr 29, 2013

Pamela Kay Steele Meese, 59, of Lakeside Park, died Monday, April 29, 2013 at her residence. Pam was born on December 18, 1953 in Dayton, Kentucky to Don and Betty Jean Critchley Steele. She was a bookkeeper/secretary for Chas Seligman Distributors and a homemaker. Pam is survived by her husband, Dale G. Meese, mother, Betty Jean Critchley Leistner and...

Apr 23, 2013

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Patricia Lennon Burns, 87, of Florence, died Wednesday, April 23 at the Hospice Care Center of Northern Kentucky in Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. She attended St. Paul Catholic Church in Florence. She is survived by son, Robert E. Burns of Florence; daughters, Jo Ann Synder of Trinity, Florida and Leslye Kroeger of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren....

Apr 22, 2013

Hilda Alice Michaels Detherage, 93, of Villa Hills, died Wednesday, April 22 at St. Charles Care Center in Covington. She was a retired Nursing Assistant at Madonna Manor. She was a member of St. John Church in Covington and the Kentucky Certified Nursing Assistant Organization. Mrs. Detherage was survived by her sister, Catherine Michaels of Covington; three nephews; and six...

Apr 21, 2013

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Melody Dunn Ashcraft, 47, of Erlanger, died Monday, April 21 at St. Elizabeth South Hospital in Edgewood. She was a homemaker. She is survived by husband, Mark Ashcraft; daughter, Rhonda Jean Green of Erlanger; sons, Dennis Campbell and Douglas Campbell, both of Erlanger; father, Bill Dunn of Newport; mother,...

Apr 20, 2013

Mary Lee Hellmann Atkins, 85, of Park Hills, died Sunday, April 20 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood. She was retired from Good Samaritan Hospital as their Assistant Director of Nursing and Night Supervisor. She was a member of St. Agnes Church in Ft. Wright and the Leisure Timers of Ft. Wright. She served during World War II in the...

Apr 19, 2013

Dorothea Mae Marshall, 92 , of Florence, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013. Mrs. Marshall was born January 25, 1921 in Hebron. She is survived by daughter, Robyn (Rob) Genau of Burlington, stepson, Rick (Lettie) Marshall, stepdaughters, Sandy Gibson and Lisa Clos, grandchildren, Dottie, Andrea, Jon, Tony, John, Christina, Vanessa, Veronica, Stephanie and Ben, 13 great grandchildren and loving...

Apr 16, 2013

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Emily Jean Krebs, nee Gilberg, 85, of Crestview Hills, Ky. passed away Saturday, April 16, at her home. She was a registered nurse at Christ Hospital and a homemaker. Her husband, Werner Krebs preceded her in death in 2003 and her parents Louis and Della A. Burden Gilberg. Emily is survived by her two sons, Ken Krebs of...

Apr 16, 2013

Patricia Jane Mason Owens, 58, of Erlanger, died Wednesday, April 16 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood. She was a cook for Stringtown Restaurant in Florence. She was a member at Kento-Boo Baptist Church. She is survived by her sons, Shannon D. Owens of Florence, Sean A. Owens of Walton, and A. Scott Owens of Burlington; father, Thomas Mason of...

Apr 13, 2013

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Shirley Ann Dunagin Bradford, 63, of Florence, formerly of Covington, died Tuesday, April 13 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Bradford was a member of the Twenty Twenty Christian Church of Dry Ridge. Survivors include her daughters, Paula (Dave) Knipp of Florence, Lorna Bradford of...

Apr 11, 2013

Regina E. Schroder, 100, of Covington, died Sunday, April 11, at the home of her great niece in Edgewood. She was a retired Executive Secretary for Michels Art In Bronze. Ms. Schroder was a member of St. Augustine Church, Covington. Survivors include her sister, Ruth Bornhorst; nephews, Gary (Debbie) Bornhorst and Michael (Annette) Ryan; great nephews, Brad and Doug; great...