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Date of these obituaries: 03-20-97
John "Jack' Schmidt, spent lifetime serving community
John "Jack" Schmidt believed in giving to the community, whether it was more than 30 years with the Covington Fire Department, serving on the Ft. Wright City Council or volunteering at his church.
"He wanted to help people, " said a son, Tom C. Schmidt, of El Paso, Texas. "He liked to be committed to things that he could make a difference in."
Mr. Schmidt, 70, of Ft. Wright, died at 9 a.m. Wednesday at his home.
A native of Latonia, he and his wife, Gloria Larsen Schmidt, moved to Ft. Wright about 14 years ago.
He was a retired assistant fire chief with the Covington Fire Department and a member of Holy Cross Church in Latonia. He was a past president of the church's Boosters Club, the Holy Name Society and Firefighters Union local chapter.
Mr. Schmidt was a former Ft. Wright city councilman, first elected in the mid-1980s.
He also was a Navy veteran.
Fishing and church work were his favorite pastimes. He used to enjoy taking an annual fishing trip to the Land Between the Lakes with friends.
Other survivors include sons, John S. Schmidt of Ft. Wright and Stephen Schmidt of Villa Hills; a daughter, Diane Wagner of Edgewood; a brother, Elmer Schmidt of Ft. Wright; and nine grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Notre Dame Scholarship Fund, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky., 41011, or National Association of USS-LCSL, in care of Bob Augustad, 6715 Anders Terrace, Springfield, Va., 22151. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
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Lawrence F. Blank Jr., 56, of Clermont County, Ohio, formerly of Edgewood, died Monday at his home.
He was the owner of Larry Blank's Schwinn Cyclery, located in Covington and Florence, and a truck driver with Schneider National Trucking Co.
Survivors include a daughter, Lisa L. Blank of Florence; his parents, Lawrence F. and Ruth G. Nehring Blank of Crestview Hills; and brothers, Richard Blank of Perry Park and Donald Blank of Park Hills.
Memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Ruth F. Mattingly, 75, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a retired owner of R & R Pet Store, Bellevue, and a member of St. Stephen Church, Newport. Her husband, William Mattingly Sr., died in 1989. A son, William Mattingly Jr., died in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Robert Mattingly of Jacksonville Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Franciscan Mission Associates, PO Box 598, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 10551-0598. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Emily C. Miskell, 71, of Edgewood, died at 12:54 a.m. Wednesday at her son's home in Edgewood. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Her husband, John Miskell, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Loretta Sands of California, Carol Adams of Taylor Mill and Julie Hampton of Elsmere; sons, John Miskell of Taylor Mill, Michael Miskell of Burlington, Frederick Miskell and Kenneth Miskell, both of Edgewood; brothers, George Crusoe of Norwood, Ohio, and Robert Crusoe of San Diego; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial: Independence Cemetery.
James D. O'Brien, 70, of Edgewood, died at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
He was a retired maintenance man with St. Pius X. Church and School in Edgewood. He was a member of the church Holy Name Society.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Mary Hanneken O'Brien; daughters, Patti Steinmetz of Edgewood and Rose Marie Kuebbing of Latonia; sons, Dr. Michael J. O'Brien of Milford, Ohio, Dr. Thomas P. O'Brien of Endicott, N.Y., Dave R. O'Brien of Elsmere and Kenneth J. O'Brien of Covington; brothers, John O'Brien of Ft. Mitchell and Robert O'Brien of Villa Hills; a sister, Dorothy Halpin of Ft. Mitchell; and 13 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, St. Elizabeth Medical Center Foundation, or Children's Hospital.
Albert Perin, 63, of Covington, died Wednesday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Godfrey "Goldy" Tretter, 78, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Tuesday at Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Fla.
He was a retired general manager with Stewart Sandwich Co., Cincinnati, and a former employee of Vogelmann Bakery, Newport, and the Fuller Brush Co.
He was a member of St. Anne Church, West Covington, where he was a eucharistic minister.
Mr. Tretter also was a member of All Saints Church in Clearwater, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Norma R. Moylan Tretter; a son, Philip Tretter of Denedin, Fla.; daughters, Sandy Taylor of Dunellon, Fla., and Sue Foltz of Burlington; a brother, Richard Tretter of Covington; sisters, Leona Hazen of Bloomington, Ind., Mary Jo Shepard of Sebastian, Fla., and Almeda Sicko and Elsie Clingner, both of Covington; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Curlew Hills Funeral Home in Palm Harbor, Fla., is handling arrangements.
Jacob Warren, 69, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a vaultman with Baxter Vault Co., Cincinnati, and a member of the Cornerstone Pentecostal Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Warren; daughters, Linda Byers and Katherine Scott, both of Cincinnati; sons, Gary Warren of Amelia, Ohio, Jerry Warren, Michael Warren and Jacob Warren Jr., all of Cincinnati, Dennis Warren of Newport and Mitchell Warren of Erlanger; brothers, Isaac Warren of Plymouth, Ind., and Bill Warren of Franklin, Tenn.; sisters, Betty Garland of Las Vegas, Wanda Grubbs of Franklin, Tenn., Charlotte Doyle and Mary Polk, both of Hamilton, Ohio; 26 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in Reading cemetery in Reading, Ohio. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Earlene Gail "Sissy" Wilson, 54, of Williamstown, died at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Padgett; a son, Anthony Wayne Wilson of Houston; daughters, Telina Jane Bratton of Houston and Teri Lynne Koglin of Butler, Pa.; her mother, Alta Mae Martin Dunn of Williamstown; a sister, Patsy Nunnelley of Williamstown; a brother, Pete Humphries of Napoleon; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 2805 W. McMicken Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45225.
