Kentucky Obituaries

Jul 27, 2011

John J. Stolz, Sr., 95, of Covington died Wednesday afternoon at Florence Park Care Center, Florence. He was a retired Body Assembler for Trailmobile of Oakley, a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII with the rank of Sgt. and having served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre, a member of St. Augustine Church and the Pathfinders, a life member of Knights of Columbus...

Jul 25, 2011

JoAnn Robinson, 74, of Covington, Kentucky died Monday morning at Hospice of St. Elizabeth, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. She was a former clerk for Loschiavo's Produce and Deli of Park Hills, Kentucky, a Cincinnati Reds fan and a member of Mother of God Church, Covington, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frazier and Helen D'Erminio Deatherage. Survivors include...

Jul 23, 2011

Arthur Fredrick Kellerman, 87, of Florence, Kentucky and formerly of Erlanger, Kentucky died Saturday, July 23, at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired machine assembler for 38 years at the former Lodge & Shipley Machine Company. Mr. Kellerman was a graduate of the Ohio Mechanics Institute and a member of St. Henry Church, Elsmere. He is survived...

Jul 19, 2011

Robert Scott Acree, 48, of Cincinnati and formerly of Erlanger died Tuesday afternoon at Hospice of St. Elizabeth, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. He was a real estate appraiser for the SAI Group of Cincinnati, a former member of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and the Blue Wisp Big Band and a graduate of Lloyd Memorial High School, Erlanger. He was preceded...

Jul 19, 2011

Gloria June Weber Rayborn,84, of Erlanger, Kentucky died Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at her residence She was a professional cook and she attended Elsmere Baptist Church. She is survived by daughter, Connie Prye of Florence, Kentucky; sons, Herschel “Fred”(Bobbie) Rayborn of Erlanger, Kentucky George W. (Naomi) Rayborn of Elsmere, Kentucky and Robert L. Rayborn of Corpus Christi, Texas and...

Jul 16, 2011

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Edward John Reinecke, Jr., 60, of Covington died Saturday morning at the Providence Pavillion, Covington. He was a self employed painter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward John Reinecke, Sr. and Dorothy McClanahan. Survivors include his longtime companion of 35 yrs, Patricia McConnell of Covington, Kentucky; a granddaughter, Desirae McConnell of Covington, Kentucky and a...

Jul 16, 2011

June L. "Junebug" Peddicord Valz, 79, of Hebron, Kentucky died Saturday afternoon at the Florence Park Care Center, Florence, Kentucky. She was a retired Real Estate Broker for Peddicord Realty West Shell Realtors, a former Supervisor for Cincinnati Bell, a member and Deacon Emeritus of Bullittsville Christian Church and a former Board member of the Camp Ernst YMCA, she enjoyed...

Jul 15, 2011

Dolores Jean Ulm Connelly, 89, of Lakeside Park, Kentucky died Friday, July 15, 2011 at her residence. She was a retired Employment Counselor for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, she received her Bachelors Degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio and her Masters Degree from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde W. Connelly in 2000...

Jul 13, 2011

Sydney Gordon Powell, 69, of Fairfield, Ohio and formerly of Ludlow, Kentucky died Wednesday afternoon at his residence. He was a retired car salesman for Busam Nissan and Mile Albert's Auto Group, he most recently was a host at Pearl's Diner, Fairfield, Ohio. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and he enjoyed fishing, reading, history, music and dancing. He...

Jul 11, 2011

Donald Lee Brooks, Sr., 74, of Burlington, Kentucky died Monday evening at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood, Kentucky. He was a retired machine clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, Dalton Street Station. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He enjoyed golfing and bowling. He once rolled a 899, for which he was very proud to have accomplished. He was preceded in...

Jul 7, 2011

Robert G. Dickman, 79, of Crestview Hills, passed away on Thursday, July 7, at Madonna Manor Nursing Home, Villa Hills. Mr. Dickman was the owner of the Dickman Company, member of Mother of God Church, past member of the Covington Optimist Club, past president of the Kenton County Jaycees, and former chairman of the Covington Police Merit Board. He is...

Jul 1, 2011

Mildred Ruth Beckman Kreeb, 91, of Fort Wright, formerly of Park Hills, passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Kreeb was an active member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright and a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood and Be Concerned of Covington. Survivors include daughter, Mary Jean (Gary) Hampton...

Jun 28, 2011

Jean Kennedy Niehaus, 95, died peacefully on June 28, 2011 at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph B. Niehaus, former mayor of Park Hills, Kentucky. Mrs. Niehaus was the loving mother of Joe (Linda) Niehaus of Louisville, the late Thom (Sue) Niehaus of Canton, Ohio, John (Julie) Niehaus of Lutherville, Maryland, and...

Jun 25, 2011

Mildred A. Huffman, nee Molique, 96, of Ft. Thomas, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Hospice in Ft. Thomas. Mildred was a retired saleslady for the former Ideal Shoe Store in Cincinnati, a member of VFW Ralph Fulton Post#6423 Auxiliary and member of Ft. Mitchell Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Edward...

Jun 25, 2011

Robert C. Suhr, 62, of Edgewood passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Health Care, Edgewood. Mr. Suhr was a manager for the I.R.S., a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Florence, and a University of Cincinnati graduate with a masters degree in history. He was an accomplished author with many articles appearing in historical magazines. Robert is...

Jun 16, 2011

Ida Mae Herbstreit Roberts, 80, of Covington, died Thursday morning, June 16, 2011 at the Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a retired personal caregiver. Survivors include a grandson, Jeremy Holtzclaw of Edgewood; and numerous nieces and nephews. The last of ten siblings, she was also preceded in death by her parents, George and Clara Holloway Herbstreit. Memorials are...

Jun 16, 2011

John B. Crawford, 87, of Florence, died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Florence. He was a retired research chemist, having worked for Asario Corp. for 40 years. He was born June 14, 1924 in Graniteville, Missouri to Benjamin and Jennie Walker Crawford. Mr. Crawford was a United States World War II Army veteran, having served as a...

Jun 13, 2011

Lucille Irwin, nee Puckett, 70, of Erlanger passed away on Monday, June 13, 2011 at University Hospital, Cincinnati. Mrs. Irwin was a homemaker and child care worker for Kinder Care of Independence. She is survived by her husband, Fred Ray Irwin; sons, Gary Irwin of Paris, Kentucky, James Irwin of Erlanger, William Stanley Irwin of Highland Heights, Christopher Thomas Irwin...

Jun 12, 2011

Stephanie Rae Berry Coleman, 50, of Edgewood, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood. She was the Office Manager for Allstates Mechanical. Survivors include son, Nathan Coleman of Cincinnati; mother, Mary McDaniel Gindhart of Columbus, Ohio; brothers, Homer H. Berry of Batavia and James E. Berry of Grove City, Ohio; sister, Nancy Ussery of Van Buren, Arkansas...

Jun 11, 2011

Violet Fay Hodges Wiley, 82, of Florence, formerly of Hebron, died Saturday evening, June 11, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood. She was a retired Housekeeping Department employee for Gateway Rehabilitation of Florence. Survivors include daughters, Marsha (Michael) Logsdon of Florence and Cheryl Cordle of Florence; son, Edward (Betty) Wiley of Florence; sister, Allene Fryar of Florence; grandchildren, Mike...