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Date of these obituaries: 12-27-2001
Carl Nelson Kettenacker Sr., one of Edgewood's first leaders
In the 1950s, Carl Nelson Kettenacker Sr. of Edgewood was one of the city's first leaders, serving on the board that was the precursor of city council.
"It was a new area and he knew a lot of the people. He was very friendly toward people, " said his son, Carl W. Kettenacker of Lecanto, Fla.
"They actually used his house for the first board meeting."
Carl Nelson Kettenacker Sr. died Monday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. He was 91.
Mr. Kettenacker was born and reared in Bellevue.
He worked 45 years for Cincinnati Bell Telephone, retiring in 1975 as a line supervisor. He was a member of Telephone Pio neers of America, a social club, and a charter member of Summit Hills Country Club in Crestview Hills.
He was a former member of Madison Avenue Christian Church in Covington, the Henry Barnes Masonic Lodge in Bellevue and the Cincinnati Nature Center.
"He loved to play golf, and he played all sports when he was in high school, " said his son.
Mr. Kettenacker also is survived by a grandson.
His wife, Alma Lee Kettenacker, died in 1976. A son, Donald W. Kettenacker Sr., died in 1978.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home in Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery in Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
James W. Collins, 59, of Taylor Mill, died Monday at home. He was a retired machinist with General Motors.
Survivors include sons, James C. Collins of Loganville, Ga., and William L. Collins of Florence; a daughter, Lori A. Gilbert of Taylor Mill; sisters, Mary Ann Stone of Hebron, Sandy Martin of Cincinnati and Debbie Murrell of Walton; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Rev. Thomas Condron, 62, of Houston, formerly of Fort Thomas, died Dec. 12 in Houston.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Jeffrey Scott Daniel, 33, of Riverdale, Ga., formerly of Villa Hills, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at his parents' home in Villa Hills.
He was a disabled painter and a member of First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, Ga.
Survivors include his wife, Karen Neace Daniel; a daughter, Ashley Daniel of Riverdale; sons, Ryan Daniel and Logan Daniel, both of Riverdale; his parents, George and Jo Daniel of Villa Hills; sisters, Michele Daniel of Cincinnati and Debbie Mardis of Edgewood; a brother, Tim Daniel of Villa Hills; and grandparents, Lionel and Corinne Reynolds of Crescent Springs and Effie Daniel of Fort Mitchell.
Services will be at noon Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery, Richwood.
Memorials are suggested to Jeffrey S. Daniel Children's Fund, in care of Fifth Third Bank, 590 Buttermilk Pike, Crescent Springs, Ky. 41017.
John Albert Finley, 35, of Prospect, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died Monday in Prospect.
He was an attorney with Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Louisville.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Finley; sons, Christopher Finley and Benjamin Finley, both at home; a daughter, Callie Finley, at home; his parents, Beulah Moore and Robert Finley; and sisters, Nicki Johnson, Janice Roberts, Robin Finley and Holly Finley .
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Pearson Ratterman Brothers Funeral Home, Louisville. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Thomas More College, 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017.
Alafair Gibson, 91, of Highland Heights, died Tuesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home, Highland Heights. Her daughter, Georgia Daniels, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her sister, Rachel Shipman of Pineville; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Christopher Leo Gillespie, 72, of Crestview, formerly of Falmouth, died Tuesday at VA Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired printer, an Army veteran of World War II and Korean War, and a member of Flag Springs Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge, Falmouth, Disabled American Veterans and VFW Post 109.
Survivors include his wife, Rosamund Carol Gillespie of Crestview; sons, Christopher L. Gillespie of Burlington and Tony Kushniroff of St. Leon, Ind.; daughters, Annie Gillespie of Fort Worth, Texas, and Pamela Lay of Brookville, Ind.; a brother, O.T. Gillespie of Falmouth; a sister, Virginia Mask of Pearl, Miss.; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation begins there at noon Friday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Clifford E. Haas, 79, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a retired mixologist with the Cincinnati Club, a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington and active at the Hathaway Court Apartments, Covington. He was president of the community Birthday Club.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia J. Haas; sons, Thomas J. Haas of Alice Springs, Australia, and James T. Haas of Cincinnati; a daughter, Molly Haas Skinner of Amelia Island, Fla.; a brother, Elmer Haas of Brookville, Ind.; and three grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption. Mr. Haas bequeathed his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Memorials are suggested to Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, 1140 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011; St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Earl M. "Ted" Hardin, 79, of Falmouth, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
He was a farmer, a member of the Falmouth VFW, on the board of directors of the Pendleton County Soil Conservation Board, a deacon at Blanket Creek Baptist Church in Pendleton County and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Leach Hardin; sons, David Hardin, Randall Hardin and Steve Hardin, all of Falmouth; a brother, Louis Hardin of Park Hills; two grandchildren and one great- grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Pendleton County.
Memorials are suggested to Blanket Creek Baptist Church, Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Geraldine "Jerry" Horton, 91, of Latonia, died at 10:30 p.m. Monday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia.
She was a retired teacher for the Covington schools, a past patron of Emera Chapter No. 392 Order of the Eastern Star, a past president of Girls Friendly Society and a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Cincinnati. She was a volunteer with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Survivors include a cousin, May Creech of Paris.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Runyan Memorial Christian Church, 3625 Decoursey Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Zetta Meade Terry Kitch, 64, of Crittenden, died Dec. 13 at her home.
Survivors include her husband, Jerome Lee Kitch; a son, William Terry III; a daughter, Cindy Galbreath; a stepson, Jerry J. Kitch; a stepdaughter, Jeanne Campee; brothers, Muncie Meade Jr., Earl Eugene Meade, Eddie Meade, Randy Meade and Ned Meade; sisters, Barbara Meade Nolan, Mary Meade Waukechon, Louise Meade King and MeloDee Meade Spink; one granddaughter and four step grandchildren. Services were Dec. 16 at Hindman Funeral Home, Hindman. Burial was in the Meade Family Cemetery.
Juana Martin, 68, of Florence, died Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence.
She was a cashier with Ameristop and a member of Florence Christian Church. Her husband, Robert Louis Martin, died in 1984.
Survivors include sons, Jeffrey Martin of Union and Arthur Martin of Florence; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at noon Friday at Hopeful Lutheran Cemetery, Florence. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Memorials are suggested to Woodspoint Aviary Fund, 7300 Woodspoint Drive, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Winifred May McDonald, 78, of Taylor Mill, died at 11:50 p.m. Monday at her home.
She was a retired finance supervisor with St. Elizabeth Medical Center and a member of Covington Moose Lodge No. 1469. Her husband, Albert John McDonald, died in 1960.
Survivors include a son, Mike McDonald of Independence; daughters, Kathy Robison of Florence, Collen DeHaan of Cincinnati and Arin Brann of Taylor Mill; a brother, George Crow of Clearwater, Fla.; a sister, Juanita Fleming of Clearwater; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Joan Bernadine Kroger Meadows, 69, of Cold Spring, died at 3:50 a.m. Sunday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport.
She was a homemaker and a member of Hamilton County Police and Fire Widows Group. Her husband, Herman V. Meadows, died in 1992.
Survivors include a sister, Genevieve K. Huber of Fort Thomas.
Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Friday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075 or to St. Joseph Church, 4011 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Lionel "Red" Ravenscraft, 77, of Covington, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a retired mechanic with Green Line bus service. His wife, Betty H. Mayer Ravenscraft, died in 1999.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Railey and Ruth Ryan, both of Covington, and Beverly McHendrix of Lakeside Park; sons, John Edward Ravenscraft of Riggins, Idaho, William Raymond Ravenscraft of Newport and Kenneth Cecil Ravenscraft of Covington; 11 grandchildren and one great- grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Mary Martha Ritter, 85, of Newport, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a retired clerical worker with Western Publishing Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Holy Spirit Church, Newport, and its Altar Society.
Survivors include brothers, Edwin Ritter of Camp Springs, Richard Ritter of Phoenix and Wilbert Ritter of Bellevue.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Church, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs.
Velma E. Steele Rockwell-Lyons, 90, of Florence, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a secretary with Aetna Insurance Co. and a member of St. Helena Episcopal Church and of Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, S.C.
Survivors include a son, Robert M. Rockwell of Largo, Fla.; a daughter, Joyce Campbell of Norwood, Ohio; brothers, John Steele of Sacramento, Calif., and Louis Steele of Fort Pierce, Fla.; 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation begins there at 11 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042 or to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Ann Tedesco Schaeper, 79, of Covington, died at 8:55 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
She was a retired food purchaser with St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington, and a member of St. Benedict Church, Covington. Her husband, John J. "Jack" Schaeper, died in 1987.
Survivors include a sister, Rosella Tedesco Kent of Louisville; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Benedict Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. 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.
