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Date of these obituaries: 03-01-2002
Maria Catalano, 97, seamstress
Maria Catalano was nearly 60 when she moved here from Italy.
"She never learned the language except 'thank you' and 'goodbye' and little greetings like that, " said a granddaughter, Loretta Lucarelli of Villa Hills.
"But she always thought this was the land of opportunity."
Mrs. Catalano died Thursday morning at her home in Crescent Springs. She was 97.
Mrs. Catalano was a native of the Italian city of San Chirico in the province of Potenza.
Her husband, Vincenzo Catalano, died in 1932, after they were married
seven years, and she never remarried.
Instead, she single-handedly reared Mrs. Lucarelli's mother and two uncles.
Mrs. Catalano moved to the Cincinnati area in 1961, after her sons and before her daughter.
A tailor and seamstress, Mrs. Catalano worked first in a clothing store and then in a factory that made men's clothing.
When she retired, "She stayed home and took care of me and my siblings when our parents went to work, " said Mrs. Lucarelli.
'When I got married
and went back to work when my daughter was 3 months old, she baby-sat my little girl and then baby-sat all the other grandkids as well."
She was tough, but taught her offspring respect and self-discipline, Mrs. Lucarelli said.
"She had a very strong work ethic, and she was a very loving woman."
Mrs. Catalano liked to garden. "From tomatoes to peppers to peach trees to basil - you name it, she grew it, " said Mrs. Lucarelli.
Mrs. Catalano liked to knit and crochet.
"To this day every one of her grandchildren - who range from age 25 down to age 7 - still have socks that she knitted for them, " said Mrs. Lucarelli.
"She also crocheted blankets, and everybody has a blanket she crocheted as well."
Mrs. Catalano belonged to Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell. Her son, John Catalano, died in 2000.
In addition to Mrs. Lucarelli, Mrs. Catalano is survived by a son, Ralph Catalano of Fort Wright; a daughter, Filomena Palmieri-DiLonardo of Crescent Springs; eight other grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home in Erlanger.
Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Raymond M. Burgin, 78, of Highland Heights, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a machinist with American Tool Works, Cincinnati, and a member of Newport Masonic Lodge No. 358 and First Baptist Church of Highland Heights. His wife, Grace E. Burgin, died in 1996.
Survivors include sons, Kevin Burgin of Highland Heights, Wayne Burgin of Newport and Wesley Burgin of Fort Thomas; a daughter, Linda Jones of Alexandria; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Highland Heights.
Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial: Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to New Perceptions Inc., 1 Sperti Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017.
Charles B. Carroll Jr., 90, of Harrison County, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
He was a former owner of Half-Way Restaurant in Harrison County, a former horse and bird-dog trainer and a member of Cynthiana Elks Lodge No. 438.
He was an Army Air Corps veteran.
Survivors include a son, C. B. Hall Carroll III of Cynthiana; a daughter, LeJeune Carroll-Reed of Cynthiana; a brother, Graves Carroll of Harrison County; and two grandchildren.
Services: Noon Saturday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial: Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or Cynthiana Christian Church, 202 N. Main St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Gene Finn, 83, of Florence, died Thursday St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Services are pending at the Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Hazel Frank, 88, of Independence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home in Latonia.
Rosemary S. Aulick Hall-Rosenfeldt, 87, of Erlanger, died Wednesday at Florence Park Care Center, Florence.
She was a retired part-time florist with Swan Florist, Erlanger, and a member of Erlanger Methodist Church, Kenton Homemakers and Erlanger Senior Center.
She was a volunteer with the Erlanger Senior Center.
Her husbands, Virgil "Jack" Trammell Hall and Edward Henry Rosenfeldt, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Jack Trammell Hall of Erlanger; a brother, Lynn Aulick of Vero Beach, Fla.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
John R. "Dicky" Heger, 65, of Covington, died Wednesday at Fort Thomas Nursing Home.
He was a self-employed painter and a veteran of the Army and Marine Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Ratliff Heger; and a sister, Donna Roberts of Independence.
Memorial services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Memorials are suggested to John R. Heger Memorial Fund, P. O. Box 15104, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Gordon Bradley Karnes, 66, of Dayton, died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home.
He was a retired clerk with CSX Railroad and a member of St. Bernard Church in Dayton and the church's 55 Club.
His wife, Patricia Ann Karnes, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Natalie Powell of Cold Spring; sons, Dennis Karnes and Randall Karnes, both of Dayton, James Karnes of Lithicum, Md., and David Karnes of Cold Spring; brothers, Clarence Karnes of Ludlow and Oliver Karnes of Dayton; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Bernard Church.
Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to St. Bernard Church Pantry, Fifth and Berry, Dayton, Ky. 41074.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Dayton, is handling arrangements.
Chester Kolanowski, 84, of Independence, died at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
He was a retired electrician with Westclox Inc. in Peru, Ill.
His wife, Dora May Story Kolanowski, died in 1984.
Survivors include a daughter, Frances Tidwell of Independence; and a granddaughter.
Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Peru.
Burial: Granville, Ill., Cemetery.
Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Zachie Taylor Lanham, 79, of Glencoe, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a retired employee of Michal Arts and Bronze, Erlanger, A&P Food Store in Covington and Florence Mall, was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Erlanger and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ola Lucille Dummitt Lanham; daughters, Carol Qaudretch of Cincinnati and Candy Lanham of Fort Thomas; sons, Sheldon Lanham of Jacksonville, Fla., and Edward Lanham of Florence; brothers, Shirlee and Bud Lanham of Valrico, Fla.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Church of the Nazarene, Erlanger.
Visitation: 5 to 8 tonight at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Robert A. Schuler, 78, of Lakeside Park, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired employee of R. A. Jones Co., Crescent Springs, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Joanne Brungs Schuler; sons, Tom Schuler of Cincinnati, John Schuler of New York and Mark Schuler of Cold Spring; a daughter, Judy Hellmann of Edgewood; brothers, Ray Schuler of Lakeside Park and Ralph Schuler of Fort Mitchell; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
A reception in the church undercroft will follow Mass.
Memorials are suggested to Covington Catholic High School Building Fund, 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011; or Sisters of Notre Dame Academy Mission Office, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011.
Paul H. Standiford, 81, of Taylor Mill, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Mary Satchwell West, 78, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere.
She was a retired tariff agent with Western Union in New York.
Her husband, Raymond West, died in 1997.
Survivors include brothers, Bill Satchwell of Lebanon, Pa., and John Satchwell of Harpswell, Maine.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Cremation will be at Southwest Ohio Crematory, Milford, Ohio.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042; or American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
