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Date of these obituaries: 06-17-1998
Frances "Toots' Burkhardt, served St. Therese Church from founding
Frances "Toots" Burkhardt was a founding member of St. Therese Church in Southgate, where she was the first sacristan and a past president of the altar society.
Mrs. Burkhardt was a regular churchgoer who also helped out every way from washing vestments to calling bingo to driving nuns to appointments.
"It didn't make any difference what the project was, my mother was involved," said Mrs. Burkhardt's daughter, Jean Steffen of Cold Spring.
Mrs. Burkhardt, of Southgate, died Saturday night at St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas. She was 92 years old. Her husband, Henry Burkhardt, died in 1976.
Mrs. Burkhardt was born and reared in Newport. In 1925, when she and her husband were newlyweds, they built a house in Southgate. Mrs. Burkhardt was a homemaker.
The couple were members of St. Thomas Church in Ft. Thomas until 1927, when the parish split because it had grown too large.
Some 20 families - including the Burkhardts - established St. Therese Church in Southgate.
As church sacristan, Mrs. Burkhardt made certain the altar and sanctuary were clean and stocked with provisions for Communion and other sacraments. She headed the altar society, a group of women who sponsored a variety of projects.
"She helped out at all the festivals, with all the cooking," said Mrs. Steffen. "St. Therese still to this day has a bingo, and my mother was one of the people who worked every week on the bingo."
When St. Therese expanded, Mrs. Burkhardt helped sew new curtains for the church.
Mrs. Burkhardt enjoyed getting behind the wheel of a car and did so for 65 years - often chauffeuring nuns and sometimes a priest.
"She was a very dedicated person," said Mrs. Steffen. "She was a person who attended all religious services during the week," including Sunday afternoon services and weekday novenas.
Mrs. Burkhardt also is survived by a second daughter, Karen Burkhardt of Cincinnati, and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Burkhardt was buried Tuesday in St. Stephen cemetery in Ft. Thomas. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home in Ft. Thomas handled the arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075; or St. Therese Church, 11 Temple Place, Southgate, Ky. 41071.
Rosa B. Martin Cornette, 85, of Covington, died Monday at her daughter's home in Covington. She was a retired office cleaner with Cincinnati Gas & Electric, and a member of Oakland Avenue Baptist Church, Covington. Her son, Freddie L. Martin, died in 1994. A daughter, Nellie Virginia Voss, died in 1975.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara Marie Wagner and Rose Christine Ash, both of Covington; brothers, Martin Cross of New Castle, Ind., and George Cross of Crystal River, Fla.; 28 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren and 29 great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Emily A. Drake, 97, formerly of Ft. Mitchell, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones, Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Shirley J. Evans, 59, of Elsmere, died at 9:22 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired Van Leunen's saleswoman. A son, David Allen Evans, died in 1983.
Survivors include her husband, David Evans; and a sister, Wilma L. Teegarden of Latonia.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Jeanette Christine Cooper Fronk, 62, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Ohio Valley Manor Nursing Home, Georgetown.
Arrangements are pending at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta.
Wilma Spaulding House, 73, of Garner, N.C., formerly of Falmouth, died Monday at her home. She worked for the federal government at the U.S. Army Procurement Contracting Office, and was a member of Falmouth Baptist Church. Her husband, Thomas House, died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters, Diane Pettit and Deborah Clark, both of Raleigh, N.C.; brothers, Delbert Spaulding of Bellevue, Dwight Spaulding of Ft. Wayne, Ind., William Spaulding of Hudson, Fla., and James Spaulding of Dale, Ind.; sisters, Margaret Kathryn Di Biasi of Florida, Aleene Mapes of Rome City, Ind., and Vivian Lawson of Philadelphia, Tenn.; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Turner Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Virgie L. Jump, 91, of Amherst, N.Y., formerly of Grant County, died Sunday at Beechwood Nursing Home in Amherst. She was a retired pre-auditor for the Department of Education in Harrisburg, Pa. Her husband, Vestil Jump, died in 1989.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
Edward J. Knepfle, 78, of Sun City, Fla., formerly of Ft. Thomas, died Saturday in Sun City. He was a retired president of E. J. Knepfle & Sons Construction Co., and a past Campbell County courthouse commissioner.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Bardo Knepfle; sons, Steven Knepfle of Ft. Thomas and Paul Knepfle of Alexandria; a brother, Harlan Knepfle of Ft. Thomas; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dorothy Catherine Sederberg, 93, of Southgate, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Therese Church, Southgate.
She was treasurer of the Red, White and Blue Club in Southgate during World War II. Her husband, William A. Sederberg, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, George Sederberg of Alexandria; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Therese Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to River Valley Nursing Home, 305 Taylor Road, Butler, Ky. 41006; or Cerebral Palsy Service Center, 3601 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Carletta Smith, 64, of Campbell County, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
James Stanfield, 53, of Newport, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Frances M. Stephens, 82, of Burlington, died at 9:44 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Belleview Baptist Church. Her husband, William Ulysis Stephens, died in 1993.
Survivors include a nephew, Junior Stephens of Florence.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery.
Albert Spisak, 84, of Covington, died Tuesday morning at his home. He was a retired shipping foreman with Premier Industries, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include sisters, Irene Burden of Lancaster, Calif., and Jolana "Julia" Barber of Vancouver, Wash.; sons, Stephen Spisak of Frankfort, Chris Spisak of Glendale, Calif., and Karl Spisak of Latonia; and eight grandchildren.
A private family ceremony will be on Sunday. Mr. Spisak's body was donated to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Charles E. Webster, 47, of Independence, died Friday at his home. He was a general laborer with Newport Steel and a member of Loyal Order of Moose No. 1469 and Golden Rule Masonic Lodge No. 345, both in Covington.
Survivors include his parents, Sakae Webster and Lon Webster Jr. of Independence.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
