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Date of these obituaries: 06-30-2003
Becky Steltenkamp, a family inspiration
Although she knows the phrase "devoted wife and mother" is overused, Dr. Carol Steltenkamp used it to describe her late mother, Becky Steltenkamp, because it fit her perfectly.
"She was always there for us, " she said of her mother, who died Friday at her Fort Wright home, at age 77.
Carol Steltenkamp of Lexington spoke Sunday from the home of her brother, Steve Steltenkamp, in Fort Wright, where she and her three siblings had gathered to celebrate his birthday. She attributed their closeness as a family to her mother.
"That's the sort of thing that mom would have us do, " she said. "She was truly the matriarch, not only of our family of four, but also to her five nieces and nephews."
Her daughter gave her mother credit for encouraging her to become a doctor. "She was a personal source of inspiration for me, " Carol said.
Mrs. Steltenkamp stepped into the role of wife and mother the day she married
Robert Steltenkamp, her late husband. He died in 1998, and the family buried him on their 50th wedding anniversary.
When Steve's wife became terminally ill, Mrs. Steltenkamp helped take care of her.
When he remarried five years ago, she accepted her new daughter-in-law and became a grandmother to her two daughters.
"I think that says it all about her, " Carol Steltenkamp said.
Mrs. Steltenkamp was a member of St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright, and was also an election poll worker.
Other survivors include two daughters, Marianne Steltenkamp and Jeanne Steltenkamp, both of Fort Wright; a sister, Lois Rodgers of Florence; seven grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Building Fund, 1750 Summer Hill Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40515; or St. Elizabeth Medical Center Foundation, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
John I. Battistella, of Cincinnati, died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a salesman with Harber Technologies.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Battistella; daughters, Gina Hannig and Phyllis Battistella, both of Cincinnati; a son, Gino Battistella of Cincinnati; a brother, Dominic Battistella; sisters, Lillian Wilhelm, Antoniette Maher, and Nicoletta Schweinefuss of Northern Kentucky; and a grandson.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Anderson, Bauer and Sahnd Funeral Home, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Leroy Bonner, 69, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Newport, died Thursday at his home. He was a brewery technician with Anheuser-Busch of Columbus.
Survivors include his father, Love Bonner of Kentucky; sisters, Barbara Housley of Newport, Deloris Hayes and Doris Foster, both of Cincinnati, and Betty Blackburn of Newport; and brothers, Arzell Bonner, Herbert Bonner and Albert Bonner, all of Newport.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Second Baptist Church of Newport. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Cindy R. Brown, 42, of Silver Grove, died Saturday at her home. She was an employee of Fifth Third Bank and a member of First Christian Church of Silver Grove.
Survivors include her parents, Melvin D. and Shirley A. Brown of Highland Heights; a brother, Rick Brown of Silver Grove; and a sister, Kari Ritchie of Corinth.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, 122 W. Second St., Silver Grove, Ky. 41085.
Virginia Carberry, 81, of Covington, died Saturday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Katherine Stewart Clark, 85, of Maysville, died at 5:12 p.m. Friday at her home. She was a retired teacher and a member of First Christian Church, Maysville. Her husband, Gibson Clark, died in 1995.
Survivors include sisters, Jo Stewart of Mount Olivet.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Aileen Hellebush, 99, of Ludlow, died Sunday at the Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
John P. Hutsell, 79, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington.
Elizabeth M. Kaufman, 69, of Edgewood, died at 6:15 a.m. Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights. She was a disabled assembler with New Perceptions Inc. and a member of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood.
Survivors include brothers, Jerry Kaufman of Edgewood and Bob Kaufman of Wilder; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Pius X Church. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to the Point-ARC of Northern Kentucky, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011; or New Perceptions Inc., 1 Sperti Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41018. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
David Kirk, 65, of Bourbon County, died Sunday at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Betty J. Maher, 83, of Fort Wright, died at 2:40 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was an executive secretary with Community Action Commission. Her husband, Gene Maher, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughters, Ann Maher of Bellevue and Theresa Walton of Fort Wright; and two grandsons.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Otis Ritchie, 90, of Mays Lick, died at 3:57 a.m. Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired farmer and a former operator of Slip-Up Grocery, and attended Piqua United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Whaley Ritchie; a daughter, Mary Katherine Cropper of Mays Lick; a sister, Louise Snapp of Maysville; four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday 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. Memorials are suggested to Shannon cemetery Fund, 5782 U.S. 62, Mays Lick, Ky. 41055.
Rita Ann Harmeling Taylor, 66, of Newport, died at 9:57 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker. A son, David Taylor, died in 1965.
Survivors include her husband, William Taylor; sons, Gary Taylor of Covington, Denny Taylor of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Randy Taylor of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mark Taylor of Cincinnati; a daughter, Christina Estridge of Okeana, Ohio; sisters, Dorothy Malott of Covington, Alma McGraw of Taylor Mill, Jessie Labi of Sarasota, Fla., and Edna Moeller of Cincinnati; nine grandchildren, 10 step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cathedral Basilica of Assumption, Covington. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright. Memorials maybe made to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Harry W. Tenfelde II, 94, of Fort Wright, died at 10 p.m. Friday at his home. He was a retired salesman with Island Creek Coal Co., and a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. He was a member of the church Holy Name Society and St. Vincent DePaul Society and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Olivia Avery Tenfelde; a daughter, Mary Ann Greife of Park Hills; sons, Harry W. "Chip" Tenfelde III of Lexington and Thomas J. Tenfelde of Lakeside Park; a sister, Sister Mary Aileen, S.N.D., of Park Hills; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or the charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Melvin Brady Walton, 83, of Florence, died at 8:25 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired food service worker with Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence, and a member of Petersburg Baptist Church, where she was a former Sunday school teacher. She was also a former volunteer with Booth Hospital, Covington. Her husband, Thomas E. Walton, died in 1970.
Survivors include sons, Thomas C. Walton of Phoenix, Victor A. Walton of West Chester, Ohio, Hap Walton of Hebron and Ed Walton of High Point, N.C.; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hebron Baptist Church Building Fund, 1488 Petersburg, Hebron, Ky. 41048.
Walter E. Webster, 76, of Williamstown, died at 11:34 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. He was a former machinist with Wolf Machine Co., Cincinnati, a member and deacon with Concord Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. He was a Sunday school teacher and song leader at the church. He was also a former employee of Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky and the Days Inn Motel, Williamstown. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Hilda Kinman Webster; sons, Terry Webster and Daryl Webster, both of Williamstown; daughters, Patricia Burgess of Williamstown and Deborah Johnson of Dry Ridge; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Williamstown.
Memorials are suggested to Concord Baptist Church, 3505 Gold Valley Road, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
