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Date of these obituaries: 03-31-1999
Robert Schletker, riverboat pilot, devoted to family, lure of Ohio
Robert Lee Schletker spent most of his life as a riverboat pilot in Northern Kentucky.
Although he retired in 1986, he never gave up his love for the Ohio River and would take occasional jobs supervising loading and unloading of barges.
But it was his work as a pilot that gave Mr. Schletker the most satisfaction.
'Once you get started on the river, it's hard to quit,' Mr. Schletker said in a 1988 Post interview. 'It's never monotonous. There's always something new every time you come around another bend.'
Mr. Schletker, 78, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
Mr. Schletker began his career during World War II, when he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was stationed on the Greenbriar, a buoy tender on the Ohio River. Mr. Schletker piloted the landing-ship tanks that were used to ferry tanks and troops during the war.
After the war, Mr. Schletker became a pilot for several barge companies that pushed coal, grain and steel along the Ohio River.
In 1970, Mr. Schletker took a job for Valley Line Co. in Cincinnati as a supervisor in charge of repairs and maintenance. He retired after the company shut down its maintenance terminal in Cincinnati.
Mr. Schletker's father, Arthur Schletker, also was a riverboat pilot, known as 'Captain Red.'
Mr. Schletker's own work inspired two of his children - sons Robert L. Schletker Jr. of Richwood, a former port engineer in Cincinnati, and Steven Schletker of Villa Hills, an attorney who specializes in maritime law - to earn their livings in part from the mighty Ohio.
'He was the best man in the whole wide world,' said a daughter, Terri Neltner of Villa Hills.
'He loved his 12 grandchildren and he never met an enemy. He was endeared to every person that he met and he was soft-spoken. I don't think I ever heard him raise his voice or his hand to anybody.'
Mr. Schletker was a member of St. Augustine Church in Covington, Ludlow Veterans and the Cincinnati Propeller Club.
In addition to his daughter and sons, survivors include his wife, Roseanna Costa Schletker; daughters, Toni Bravo of Crescent Springs and Angel Keene, of Villa Hills; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Neville-Vesper Cemetery, New Richmond, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame Retirement Fund, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011.
Charles G. Fulks, 57, of Crittenden, died at 11:20 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired gas serviceman with Cincinnati Gas & Electric, and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Cincinnati. He was a member of Mid-South C. T. & Dressage Association, and a former member of United Steel Workers Local No. 12049, Cincinnati, and the Kentucky Dressage Association.
Survivors include his wife, Debra Witson Fulks; a son, Kevin Fulks of Crittenden; a daughter, Kendra Jodway of Elkhart, Ind.; his father, James Glen Fulks of Crittenden; sisters, Donna Blackburn and Sandra Gibbins, both of Dry Ridge; a brother, John Fulks of Dry Ridge; and four grandsons.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Gertrude Florence Govan, 87, of Fort Thomas, died at 5:55 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Charles Govan Sr., died in 1978.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Maggard of Melbourne; sons, Charles Govan Jr. of St. Louis and Jeffrey Govan of Fort Thomas; sisters, Rita Rust of Highland Heights and Mary Parchman of Mason, Ohio; six grandchildren and six great- grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, with a wake service at 5 p.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to New Perceptions, 1 Sperti Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017.
Jane Schlarman Knochelman, 75, of Park Hills, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Hilltoppers senior citizens club and St. Agnes Church Altar Society, Fort Wright. A son, Scott Knochelman, died in 1983.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond Knochelman; a daughter, Nancy Noel of Park Hills; sons, David Knochelman of Lakeside Park and Mark Knochelman of Park Hills; and five grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be in 7 tonight at St. Agnes Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Scott Knochelman Scholarship Fund, Covington Catholic High School, 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011.
Ralph Frank Krutzkamp Sr., 77, of California, died at 3:20 p.m. Monday at his home. He was a dairy farmer and a member of Catholic Order of Foresters No. 1492, California, Knights of Columbus Father DeJaco Council No. 5220, Alexandria, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Vera Krutzkamp; sons, Ralph Krutzkamp Jr. of California and David Krutzkamp of Alexandria; daughters, Elaine Rauch of California and Ruth LeMaster of Alexandria; sisters, Dean Schack of Fort Thomas and Lillian Barbian of Melbourne; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, California. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 tonight at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075; or Sts. Peter and Paul Building Fund, Route 2, Box 134, California, Ky. 41007.
Gladys M. Losey, 88, of Erlanger, died Monday at her home. She was a matcher with Palm Beach Clothing Co., Newport.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Yelton of Elsmere and Janice Fichlie of Fort Mitchell; 13 grandchildren and 28 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Home-Health Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Ella Hargett Ware Miller, 102, of Maysville, died at 1:06 p.m. Monday at Maysville Extended Care Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Augusta Church of the Nazarene. Husbands, Charles Ware and Otis Miller, and a daughter, Aileen Ware Teegarden, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a grandson, Donald Teegarden of Florence; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Augusta.
Keevil Clark Monson, 62, of Southgate, died Saturday at his home. He was a retired truck driver with Carlisle Construction Co., Wilder, and a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Rosalie Monson; a daughter, Amy McCoy of Newport; a son, Gregory Monson of Newport; sisters, Christine White of Alexandria, Irene Martin of Mount Olivet and Judy Monson of Newport; brothers, Ralph Monson of Independence and Donald Monson of Brooksville; and three grandsons.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Therese School Building Fund, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071.
Ada L. Moore, 83, of Wilder, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired seamstress with Mack Shirt Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Church of God, Newport. Her husband, George Moore, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara Combs of Wilder, Joyce Kraft of Taylor Mill and Dorothy Bell of Anderson, Ind.; sisters, Ceina Jackman of Mansfield, Ohio, and Emma Jean Kramer of Crittenden; brothers, Bobby Rose of Kentucky, John Rose of Dayton and Mike Rose of Richmond, Ind.; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Hester Hazel Penick, 91, of Walton, died Monday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. She was a homemaker and a member of Walton Baptist Church. Her husband, Ernest Penick, died in 1981.
Survivors include daughters, Helen Chance Ewing of Burlington and Jean Hoffman of Providence, R.I.; a sister, Frances Hall of Lexington; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials are suggested to Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, in care of Walton Baptist Church, Walton, Ky. 41094.
Edith F. Perkins, 85, of Owenton, died Tuesday at Owen County County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. She was a homemaker and a member of Dry Ridge Baptist Church. Her husband, Robert Lee Perkins, and a daughter, Clara Ann Mills, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Doug Perkins of Owenton; a daughter, Emma Jean Madison of Cox's Creek; a brother, Bill Frederick of Walton; sisters, Alvina Lloyd of Cincinnati, Rowena Allen of Dillsboro, Ind., Una Jones of Albuquerque, N.M., Mary Rose Cordery of North Carolina and Agnes Day of Corinth; nine grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, 13 step-great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and one step-great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge.
Charles Riddell, 93, of Southgate, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired steel worker with Newport Roller Mill and a former deacon with Highland Avenue Baptist Tabernacle, Fort Thomas. A son, Charles Riddell II, died in 1997.
Survivors include his wife, Effie Riddell; a brother, Eugene Riddell of Irvine; a sister, Henrietta Horn of Irvine; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Highland Avenue Baptist Tabernacle. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the church, 1080 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Harry W. Shrewsbury Sr., 70, of Alexandria, died at 5:12 a.m. Tuesday at his home. He was a repairman with General Motors in Cincinnati, a supervisor of the Campbell County Girls Rural Softball League, and a member of United Auto Workers Local No. 674, Cincinnati. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda E. Clark Shrewsbury; a son, Harry W. Shrewsbury Jr. of Alexandria; a daughter, Deborah Nienaber of Scarborough, Maine; a brother, J. R. Shrewsbury of Bluefield, W.Va.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Gertrude Smith, 82, of Cold Spring, died Sunday at her home. She was a retired kitchen helper with Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. Her husband, Wilbur Smith, died in 1966. Daughters, Mary Smith and Carol Sue Smith, and a son, Philip Smith, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Rose of Covington; sons, Wilbur Smith, Roland Smith, David Smith and Gary Smith, all of Newport, Donald Smith of Cold Spring and Michael Smith of Florence; a sister, Sylvia Parrish of Newport; a brother, Oscar Bartel of Bellevue; 22 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Woodrow W. Winston, 80, of Taylor Mill, died Sunday at Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center in Largo, Fla. He was a foreman with Meade Paper Co., Cincinnati, a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a daughter, Ruth Fannin Walker of Largo; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Largo Cemetery, Largo, Fla. Moss Feaster Funeral Home, Largo, is handling arrangements.
