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Date of these obituaries: 01-26-1999
Sister Rose Francis Korte, served others
Sister Rose Francis Korte, RGS, spent more than 60 years as a nun.
Sister Rose Francis was known for her kindness, faith, smile and sense of humor.
Early in her career, she was a cook, housekeeper and nurse's aide. She later became a mentor and inspiration to her fellow sisters, said Bea Zeis, a staff nurse at Sisters of the Good Shepherd Pelletier Hall in Fort Thomas.
'She liked to read and do crossword puzzles,' Ms. Zeis said. 'Her presence will be missed. She was loved by everyone.'
Sister Rose Francis of Fort Thomas, died at 5:40 p.m. Sunday at the Sisters of the Good Shepherd Pelletier Hall in Fort Thomas. She was 87.
A retired member of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Sister Rose Francis was a Michigan native who made Northern Kentucky her home for many years. Besides taking care of her fellow sisters, Sister Rose Francis also enjoyed feeding Rusty, a husky that became the house pet, Ms. Zeis said.
'She was good-hearted. She always kept dog bones in her room, and Rusty knew where to go to get them. He will miss her, too.'
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sisters of the Good Shepherd Pelletier Hall. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Pelletier Hall. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Sisters of the Good Shepherd Pelletier Hall, 930 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Thelma Barton, 93, of Cincinnati, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday at Salem Park Nursing Home in Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Ona Beach, 87, of Florence, died at 6:59 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
John 'Jack' Bethel, 68, of Covington, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a former owner of Bethel Fish and Oysters in Covington and a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright.
There are no immediate survivors.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rosedale Manor Chapel, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Junior Board for Crippled Children, 212 Levassor Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Bernice Hosking Blum, 83, of Dayton, died at 2:47 a.m. Monday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. She was a saleswoman with Lings Bakery in Dayton and a member of Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky, the 123 Club and Women's Social Club of Dayton. Her husband, Elmer F. Blum, died in 1980.
Survivors include daughters, Beverly Sheridan of Morning View and Betty McGuire of Dayton; sons, Elmer F. Blum Jr. and Vernon Blum, both of Taylor Mill; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Place Nursing Home, 3510 Alexandria Pike, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.
Maude Bowlin, 83, of Independence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence.
James O. Collins, 62, of Cincinnati, formerly of Covington, died Thursday at Christian Care Center in Cincinnati. He was a machine operator with Murdoch Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Anita K. Mounce Collins; daughters, Youlanda Collins, Joyce Collins and Melissa Collins, all of Covington; sons, James R. Collins and Truman Ray Collins, both of Covington; a brother, Darrell Collins of Covington; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Spaeth Sons Schaefer & Busby Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Baltimore Pike Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Mattie Beagle Cramer, 101, of Covington, died Sunday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton. She was a member of Latonia Christian Church. Her husband, Orville C. Cramer, died in 1996.
Survivors include a nephew, Dudley Peddicord of Williamstown.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Christian Church, 3900 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
John 'Ozzie' Elliott, 74, of Covington, died at 3 a.m. Monday at his home. He was a retired car foreman for CSX Railroad and a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
He was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Independence, and the LST Association. His wife, Ruth Elliott, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Gwendolyn J. Waddle of Covington, Rebecca Arwood of Independence and Sandra Sue Phillips of Taylor Mill; sisters, Viola Martens and Cleo Bunch, both of Chicago; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 11969 Taylor Mill Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Wilma Englemon, 33, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington. She was a nurse's aide.
Survivors include son, Brandent Englemon, and daughter, Brittaney Englemon, both at home; her mother, Maggie Englemon of Covington; brothers, Humphrey Englemon, William Englemon, David Englemon, Robert Englemon and Michael Englemon, all of Covington; and sisters, Mary Frazier, Jackie Englemon, Carol Englemon, Erica Englemon, Barbara Brown and Mareca Englemon, all of Covington.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Mary Smith Memorial Cemetery, Elsmere. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Gloria F. Forge, 73, of Bellevue, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Wil Forge; daughters, Carol Wuest of Fort Thomas, Sharon Norman of Elsmere, Debbe Wassler of Cincinnati, Karen Terrell of Union, Mimi High of Franklin, Tenn., Terry Schmits, Tammy Butler and Sandy Olliges, all of Bellevue; sons, Mike Forge and Gary Forge, both of Highland Heights; brothers, George Butts of Dayton, Robert Butts of Taylor Mill and Jack Butts of Independence; 27 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Anthony Church, 320 Poplar St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073; or St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.
Agnes Maria Josephine Gurdon, 77, of Owenton, died Sunday at Owen County Memorial Hospital in Owenton. She was a homemaker, president of Owen County Senior Citizens, and a member of Sweet Owen Homemakers. She served as a poll worker during elections.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Gurdon; sons, George Ferenc Gurdon of Los Angeles and Mario Gurdon of Clearwater, Fla.; a daughter, Rose Marie Juliska Gurdon of Virginia Beach, Va.; brothers, Josephus Wilhelmus Hernicus Schute and Frits Willem Joseph Schute; sisters, Henriette Elisabeth Josephina Maria Schute, Louisa Johanna Josephina Maria Schute, Johanna Hubertina Josephina Marie Schute, Maria Josephine Schute and Constance Josephina Maria Schute; and one grandchild.
Memorial services will be at 7 tonight at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation will begin there at 3 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of America, 100 Merchant St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45246.
Carroll 'Curly' Harden, 79, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an engineer with American Bakeries, Cincinnati, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Hoffman Harden; a son, David Harden of Louisville; and a sister, Rudolpha Carnahan of Emmett, Idaho.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Millie Kate Hearne Hicks, 85, of Bedford, died Sunday at Green Valley Health Care Center, Carrollton. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Frank A. Skinner of Glencoe and Lindsay Hicks of Eagle Creek Resort; daughters, Mary Florence Bibb of Madison, Ind., Isabell Fisher of Carrollton, and Janice Smith, Daisy West and Trisha Neel, all of Bedford; a sister, Eunice Cohorn of Owenton; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials are suggested to Green Valley Health Care Center, 1206 11th St., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Eleanor B. Goetz Hollenkamp, 78, of Florence, died at 7:02 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul Church, Florence. Her husband, Harold W. 'Holly' Hollenkamp, and a son, Guy Hollen kamp, both died in 1997.
Survivors include sons, Gary Hollenkamp of West Chester, Ohio, Greg Hollenkamp of Elsmere and Glenn Hollenkamp of Prospect; daughters, Gail Hollenkamp of Florence and Gaye Eubanks of Edgewood; brothers, Joseph Goetz of Edgewood, Albert Goetz, Carl Goetz and Eugene Goetz, all of Fort Mitchell; a sister, Lucille Schreiber of Villa Hills; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:10 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Guy Hollenkamp Memorial Fund, in care of Huntington Bank, 540 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Willard L. 'Bill' Kelley, 87, of Las Vegas, formerly of Covington, died Jan. 19 at his home. He was a retired casino executive with Holiday Casino and Desert Inn Casino, both in Las Vegas, and a former Newport nightclub worker. He was a member of the Cincinnati Chapter of Disabled American Veterans and St. Francis De Sales Church in Las Vegas, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Bonita Kelley; sons, Dennis James Kelley and Thomas Randall Kelley, both of Las Vegas, and Michael Timothy Kelley of Maui, Hawaii; daughters, Diana Clark and Alita Feaver, both of Las Vegas; a sister, Virginia Becker of Fort Wright; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to Make a Wish Foundation, 100 W. Clarendon, Phoenix, Ariz. 85013; or Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4141 S. Swenson St., Las Vegas, Nev. 89119. Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society, Las Vegas, is handling arrangements.
Woodrow W. Nickerson, 81, of Maysville, died Sunday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. He was a retired farmer and an Army veteran.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth 'Johnny' Nickerson of Bracken County, Lee Roy Nickerson of Dayton, Ohio, and William Otis Nickerson of Oklahoma; a sister, Mary Estep of Mount Olivet; 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Shannon Cemetery, Mays Lick.
Charles L. 'Butch' Otten, 50, of Covington, died at noon Saturday at his home. He was a body and fender repairman with Walt Sweeney Ford in Cincinnati, and a former employee of Riverside and Weller Ford. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include a son, Charles Otten of Covington; stepsons, Bruce Drewry and Brian Drewry, both of Cincinnati; a daughter, Michele Otten-Smith of Rocky Mount, N.C.; his mother, Dorothy R. Pruess Otten of Covington; a brother, George E. Otten of Covington; a sister, Mary E. Schneider of Edgewood; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the Kenton County Animal Shelter, 1020 Mary Laidley Drive, Covington, Ky. 41017.
George W. Robinson, 67, of Crestview, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Clara Mae Wilhite, 96, of Winter Haven, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Saturday at Haines City Health Care in Winter Haven. She was a homemaker, a member of Madison Avenue Christian Church and Daylight Chapter Order of the Eastern Star in Covington, and a past president of the Opti-Mrs. Club of Covington.
Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Thompson of Winter Haven; six grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
