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Date of these obituaries: 09-04-2003
Richard Roberts, trucker, youth coach
When he was young and single, Richard R. "Red" Roberts played semi-professional football with abandon.
Then came a wife and plans for children. Mr. Roberts knew it was time to hang up his cleats.
Years later, he still couldn't get athletics, and football in particular, out of his blood.
For his seven children and scores of others, he was a youth football and baseball coach, a soccer and softball mentor.
He volunteered with the Ludlow AC Club and later coached the Kentucky Stallions semi-professional football team.
Mr. Roberts, 63, of Ludlow, died of cancer at 7:50 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
He was a retired truck driver with Advance Transportation, Cincinnati, and a member of Teamsters Union Local No. 100.
He was also a member of Mother of God Church in Covington, Father Kehoe Council Knights of Columbus and Ludlow Senior Citizens.
He considered himself lucky, said his wife, Charlotte A. Holt Roberts.
"He always said he wasn't afraid to die because he got to do the two things that were most important to him -- drive a truck and play football, " Mrs. Roberts said. "We weren't rich enough he could take a lot of time off, but he was always involved in sports with the kids."
A committed extrovert, he could converse with anyone about anything as if talking to a long-lost pal, Mrs. Roberts said. "He didn't know any strangers, " she said. "And hardly anyone knew him by his given name. But they knew 'Red.'"
Other survivors include daughters, Glenna M. Matejczyk of Seville, Ohio, Sherry M. Roberts of Atlanta, Anna M. Goubeaux of Cincinnati and Shannon M. Roberts of Elsmere; a son, Scott Roberts of Fort Mitchell; and six grandchildren.
Two sons, Barry Roberts and Darryl Roberts, preceded him in death.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at Mother of God Church.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow, followed by a memorial service. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Cremation Co., Milford, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Father Kehoe Council Knights of Columbus, 828 Elm St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
Patricia Ann Francis, 61, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Grand Haven Nursing Home, Cynthiana.
She was an administrative assitant with R.L. Polk Co., Cincinnati, and Taylor's Plumbing and Heating, Cynthiana.
She had also worked at McDonald's. A daughter, Deanna Mary Robinson, died in 1996.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas B. Francis; sons, Douglas Michael Burck of Cynthiana and Eugene B. Robinson of Dry Ridge; a half-sister, Gail Burck of Cincinnati; and a half-brother, Alan Burck of Cincinnati.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031 or to Grand Haven Nursing Home, 105 Rodgers Park Drive, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Brianna La'Nea Harrison, 7 months, daughter of Renee Lee and Chris Harrison of Newport, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Other survivors include grandparents, Brenda and Ernie Harrison of Bellevue, and Mary Lee of Newport.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Nellie Gladys Kendall, 91, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Carroll County Hospital, Carrollton.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Carrollton. Her husband, Clifford Edward Kendall, died in 1972.
Survivors include sisters, Lola Stark of Greenwood, Ind., and Mary Jo Perkinson of Richmond, Va.; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Carrollton.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the church. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Memorials are suggested to Edith Rodgers Scholarship Fund, in care of First Baptist Church, 401 Highland Ave., Carrollton, Ky. 41008.
Patsy Lynn O'Neill Ledonne, 55, of Independence, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service, Covington, and a member of National Treasury Employees Union Chapter No. 73, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Dennis Ledonne; stepdaughters, Terry Mazzella of Union and Kathy Meyers of Highland Heights; a stepson, Mike Ledonne of Crestview; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport.
Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Foundation, Nurse Navigation Program, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017.
Cleta Mitter Ramsey, 76, of Verona, died Wednesday at her home.
She was a retired waitress with 338 Truck Stop, Richwood.
Survivors include her husband, Sammy L. Ramsey; a daughter, Joy Ramsey of Verona; a brother, Ronnie Mitter of Fayetteville, Ark.; and a sister, Lena Kowalski of Hazel Park, Mich.
Services will be at the convenience of the family.
Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
