Kentucky Obituaries

Jan 7, 2008

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Jesse Frank Chaplin, 18, of Demossville, died Monday, January 7 at his home. He was a Food Service employee of Burger King in Alexandria. He is survived by mother and step father, Yvette Snow Hensley and Roscoe Hensley of Demossville; brother, Dustin Chaplin of Demossville; maternal grandparents, Yvonne and Ronald Mahan of Demossville; step brother, Roscoe Lohr of...

Jan 7, 2008

Richard Edward Jennings, 69, of Ft. Wright, died Monday, January 7 at his home. He was a retired Lineman and Installer for 36 years with Cincinnati Bell Telephone. He was a member of the Community of Faith Presbyterian Church in Covington. He was also a member of the Cincinnati Bell Telephone Pioneers Club and the Ludlow-Bromley Swim Club. His...

Jan 5, 2008

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Loraine M. Due, 82, of Erlanger, died Saturday, January 5 at the Florence Park Care Center. She was a retired receptionist with the Retreat House at Marydale and was a member of St. Henry Church in Elsmere. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by husband, James C. Due; and parents, George...

Dec 27, 2007

Norma Helen Kmell Whitson, 86, of Taylor Mill, died Thursday, December 27 at her home. She was a retired Clerk with Fifth Third Bank. She is survived by son, James R. Whitson of Taylor Mill; two grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by parents, Richard J. and Emma E. Appel Kmell.

Dec 25, 2007

Kenneth E. Walker, 65, of Hebron, died Tuesday, December 25 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood. He was a retired Brakeman with Con-Rail Railroad. He was also a veteran of the United States Army. He was an avid member of both the Flying Cardinals Club and the Academy of Model Aeronautics. He is survived by wife, Judy M. Beck Walker;...

Dec 23, 2007

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Rita Mae Roth, 82, of Covington, died Sunday, December 23 at the Maple Manor Health Care Center in Cincinnati. She is survived by several cousins and a friend, Jimmy Miller. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Regina Henn Roth.

Monday December 31, 2007, 11:00 a.m. at Mother of God Cemetery,...

Dec 22, 2007

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John 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...

Dec 18, 2007

Eleanor Ernest, 85, of Villa Hills, formerly of Bayonet Point, Florida, died Tuesday, December 18 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood. She was a retired Glass Etcher with Fisher and Porter Company of Warminster, Pennsylvania. She was born on Jannuary 22, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her parents, Adolph and Olga Penk Merks, had came to the United States several...

Dec 17, 2007

F. May Hollern, 97, of Wyoming, Ohio, died Monday, December 17 at Kenwood Terrace in Sycamore Township, Ohio. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading and traveling. She is survived by nine grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by husband, John P. "Pete" Hollern, Sr.; son, John P. "Jack" Hollern, Jr.; daughter,...

Dec 8, 2007

Ruth Perry Stockler Brewer, 86, of Crestview Hills died Saturday, December 8 at Brighton Gardens in Edgewood. She was a homemaker. She was founding member of the Lakeside Presbyterian Church and was on the Architectural Committee for construction when the church was built in 1963. She was very active in church, having served as a Sunday School teacher and Youth...

Dec 2, 2007

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James A. Thomas, 85, of Whitesburg, Kentucky, formerly of Covington died Sunday, December 2, at Appalachia Regional Hospital. He was disabled. There are no immediate survivors. He was preceded in death by parents, Elijah and Minnie Vanmetter Thomas.

Thursday December 6, 2007, 11:00 am at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger Click for Map and...

Nov 29, 2007

Regina "Jean" Mary Dorsel, 97, formerly of Lakeside Park and Crestview Hills, died Thursday, November 29 in Florence, South Carolina. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, Norwood, OH. She was a retired registered nurse and an avid card player. She is survived by sons, Thomas Dorsel of Florence, South Carolina and Robert Dorsel of Wakefield, Ohio;...

Nov 26, 2007

James R. Thomas, 78, of Covington, formerly of Ft. Mitchell, died Monday, November 26, at the St. Charles Care Center. He was a retired Salesman with Truck and Trailor Supply of Cincinnati. He was a Covington Catholic Alumni, Class of 1947 and attended Mother of God grade school. He was a longtime scorekeeper for Knothole Baseball and a model...

Nov 22, 2007

Aloma Brooks (Harris) Quinn, 64, of Edgewood, died Thursday, November 22, at Batavia, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a volunteer for the March of Dimes Association. She is survived by husband, Harold R. Quinn; daughters, Lisa Keenan of Florence and Kristin Quinn of Edgewood; son, Rodney Quinn of Erlanger; sister, Tobi Kramp of Blairsville, Georgia; and three grandchildren....

Nov 20, 2007

Claude Charles Collins, 88, of Covington, died Tuesday, November 20 at St. Elizabeth South Hospital in Edgewood. He was a retired welder with Liebel Flarsheim Company of Reading, Ohio. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served in World War II, and a member of the American Legion and Kelly Furnish VFW. He is survived by son, Van Collins and...

Nov 20, 2007

Ellen Elizabeth Boone (nee Frazier), died Tuesday, November 20 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Edgewood. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Boone, former city attorney of Ludlow, Kentucky. She was the loving mother of nine children; Joanne E. Boone, Jesse R. Boone (Brenda), Rose Marie Ferrier (Ron), Mary Victoria Tewes (Ed), Irene F. Achor (Mark), Joseph A....

Nov 20, 2007

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John E. Emerson, 81, of Covington, died Tuesday, November 20 at the Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport. He was a retired deliveryman with J.C. Noyes Company. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, having served in World War II. He is survived by wife, Dolores M. Schreiber Emerson; son, David Emerson of Covington; daughter, Joan Tungate of Independence; and...

Nov 19, 2007

Thomas Lawrence Gillman, 73, of Covington, died Monday, November 19, at his home. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired Letter Carrier with the U.S. Postal Service. He is survived by wife, Margaret Tanner Gillman; stepson, Thomas O. Manning of Edgewood; sister, Joan Gillman of Crestview Hills; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by parents,...

Nov 18, 2007

James Anthony "Jim" O'Donnell was born on May 24, 1915, in Los Angeles, California to Anthony and Mamie Bloemer O'Donnell. Jim was the oldest of four brothers and one sister. His father was from Ireland and was an accomplished marble setter. Mamie was a restaurant manager and a homemaker. His youngest brother, Anthony "Tony" O'Donnell, is a resident at...

Nov 14, 2007

Chester L. Kemper, Sr., 67, of Morningview, died Wednesday, November 14 at St. Elizabeth Hospice, Edgewood. He was a Plastic Fabricator and Welder with Patson Lead Company of Latonia. He is survived by wife, Dorothy A. Deatherage Kemper; sons, Chester Lowell Kemper, Jr. of Morningview and Chester Lance Kemper of Independence; daughters, Sheila A. Meece of Walton, Margaret F. Kohorst...