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Date of these obituaries: 06-18-1998
Carletta Wolf Smith, devoted nurse
Carletta Wolfe Smith comforted the sick and dying as a nurse in the cancer unit of St. Luke Hospital East in Ft. Thomas.
After 15 years, she decided she had enough of watching people die from the terrible disease, so she switched jobs and worked as a home- health nurse for Olsten Nursing Service.
Last year, cancer again touched Mrs. Smith, when she herself was diagnosed with the disease. The Alexandria resident had lung cancer, and she died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was 64.
"She was dedicated to the nursing profession," said her husband, Jack Smith. "She loved her family - she came from a big family - and she was constantly counseling them and comforting them when they were sick.
"She just liked taking care of other people, making sure they were comfortable."
Mrs. Smith grew up with eight brothers and sisters in Falmouth. She was trained as a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, where she graduated from the nursing program in 1955.
She met her husband in Lexington while he was attending the University of Kentucky. They married
in 1955, and she took a job with Good Samaritan Hospital while he finished college.
They had one child, daughter Jackie Kyle of Ft. Thomas.
In 1958, the couple moved to Ft. Thomas, and Mrs. Smith worked for three years as director of nursing at Sheltering Oaks, a geriatric hospital affiliated with Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati.
She then took a nursing job at St. Luke, where she worked for about 15 years, mostly in the cancer unit. She left briefly to work at Speers Hospital in Dayton, but returned to St. Luke.
The last 10 years, Mrs. Smith worked as a home health nurse.
"I think the cancer ward kind of got to her. . .So she resigned and worked for Olsten. . .where she wasn't dealing with terminally ill people all the time," her husband said.
Mrs. Smith enjoyed visiting her family. Before moving to Alexandria, Mrs. Smith often saw her parents or siblings several times a day, Mr. Smith said.
"She was dedicated to her family," he said.
Mrs. Smith was a member of Cold Spring Baptist Church and the Pendleton County Country Club.
Besides her husband and daughter, other survivors include her mother, Hilda Auchter Wolfe of Falmouth; sisters, Geri Hampton of Ft. Thomas and Paula Wolfe of Alexandria; brothers, Boyd Wolfe and Donnie Wolfe, both of Falmouth, Clarence Wolfe of Butler and Rick Wolfe of Bellevue; and one grandson.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Josephine Bramble Armstrong, 78, of Ft. Thomas, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home. She was a homemaker, and a member of First Baptist Church in Newport and the Ladies Auxiliary of Disabled American Veterans No. 19, Cold Spring. She was active in charity drives.
Survivors include her husband, Leslie R. Armstrong; sons, William L. Armstrong of Alexandria and Robert L. Armstrong of Lakeview Terrace, Calif.; a brother, Clyde Bramble of Cincinnati; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Peter J. Cantwell, 72, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a retired printer with the Detroit News.
Survivors include sons, John Joseph Cantwell of Scott Air Force Base, Ill., James Edward Cantwell of Hollywood, Fla., Donald Peter Cantwell of Farmington, Mich., and Joseph Henry Cantwell of Elsmere; brothers, Edward Cantwell of Lincoln, Neb., and Donald Cantwell of Whitmore Lake, Mich.; sisters, Marguerite Cantwell of Detroit and Winifred Jeremy of Jackson, Mich.; and 16 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Northern Kentucky Baptist Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8:30 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Mark F. Crossen, 52, of Union, died at 11:41 p.m. Monday in a two-car crash on U. S. 42 near Union. He was an auto appraiser with Crawford & Co., Cincinnati, and an Army veteran.
Survivors include a son, Mark E. Crossen of Union; sisters, Sister Nancy Crossen, O.S.F. of Mobile, Ala., and Agnes Wallace of Wilmington, Del.; brothers, William D. Crossen of Westminster, Colo., Thomas P. Crossen of Palm Harbor, Fla., and Paul L. Crossen of Las Vegas; and one granddaughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday in McKeesport, Pa. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 tonight at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in McKeesport. Memorials are suggested to Passionist Nuns, 1151 Donaldson Highway, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Nick F. Davis, 79, of Chapel Hill, N.C., formerly of Ft. Thomas, died April 6 at Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, N.C. He was a medical researcher with the VA Hospital in Cincinnati, a retired funeral director with Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include daughters, Karen Sue Davis of Chapel Hill, N.C., Kathy Davis of Pompano, Fla., and Carol Burns of Lewisville, Texas; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery, Dandridge, Tenn.
Memorials are suggested to charity of the donor's choice.
Jeanette Christine Cooper Fronk, 62, of Brooksville, died Tuesday at Ohio Valley Manor Nursing Home, Georgetown. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Eugene Fronk, died in 1984.
Survivors include sons, Paul "Andy" Puccini of Augusta, Larry W. Puccini of Maysville and Phillip F. Fronk of Brooksville; a daughter, Tammy J. Clos of Radcliff; sisters, Geneva Gordley of Maysville, Mae Purdy of Falmouth, Nancy Wolfe of Falmouth, and Pearl England and Eloise Moorhead, both of Brooksville; and brothers, Ronnie Cooper of Brooksville and Ralph Dale Cooper of Augusta.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville.
Sandra Hoskins, 49, of Newport, died Wednesday at her mother's home in Newport. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Ellis Hoskins of Butler; a daughter, Lori Hoskins of Latonia; a son, Christopher Hoskins of Butler; her mother, Helen Means of Newport; brothers, Roger Means, Terry Means and Darrell Means, all of Newport; sisters, Elaine Turner of Covington and Lois Clayton of Newport; and three grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Miriam S. Littner, 63, of Crittenden, died Friday at her home. She was a receptionist with Williamson Heating Co., Cincinnati. Her husband, Robert C. Littner, and a son, Thomas C. Littner, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include stepsons, Daniel L. Littner of California and Robert J. Littner of Cincinnati; a sister, Helen Godfrey; brothers, Harold Shown and Ben Shown; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Vitt, Stermer and Anderson Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dianne Cruse Meconio, 52, of Covington, died Wednesday at Highlands of Ft. Thomas nursing home.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
R. Lester Mullins, 91, of Williamstown, died at 12:10 a.m. today at Grant Manor Health Care Center, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Sherri Lynn Sisson, 39, of Florence, died Wednesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a former nurse at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a member of Hebron Baptist Church.
Survivors include her mother, Ruth Sisson of Hebron; brothers, Donald Charles Phillips Sisson of Loveland, Ohio, Lonnie Sisson of Holly Hill, Fla., Rex Sisson of Hebron and Jeffrey Sisson of Burlington; and sisters, Ronnie Riley of Independence and Velvet Sisson Hatton of Highland Heights.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Steve Smith, 43, of Alexandria, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick.
James Robert Stanfield, 53, of Newport, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired Newport police officer and a member of Fraternal Order of Police.
Survivors include sons, Patrick Stanfield of West Virginia, John Stanfield of Newport and Tom Stanfield of Bellevue; a daughter, Robin Stanfield of Newport; a brother, Tom Stan field of Newport; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Eunice Switzer, 77, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington.
Eugene Talbert, 69, of Latonia, died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday at Rosedale Manor, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
