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Date of these obituaries: 10-24-2001
Sister Georgiana, 86, teacher and archivist
Before making her vows, Sister Mary Georgiana Schulte nearly gave up on her dream of joining the Congregation of Divine Providence in Melbourne. Not from a crisis of faith, said Sister Carleen, provincial vicar of the order, but because of her commitment to her family.
"She had only been here a short time and hadn't become a sister yet when her father became very ill, " Sister Carleen said. "She stayed home (in Cincinnati) for a couple months, but her mother finally convinced her to return to the order. She insisted because that's what her father would have wanted her to do."
Sister Georgiana, of Melbourne, would remain with the order for 67 years. She would later record she joined "to share my love for God and to share that love with others."
She died Monday morning at age 86, after a long career as a teacher, principal and archivist.
Sister Georgiana said teaching, particularly music, was her "greatest happiness, " Sister Carleen said. She taught throughout the Midwest, and locally at St. Edward's School in Cynthiana from 1938 to 1944 and at Corpus Christi in Newport from 1944 to 1951. Sister Georgiana returned to Northern Kentucky to be principal of St. Thomas School in Fort Thomas from 1968 to 1974.
"Everyone always loved her, whatever role she was in - as teacher, principal or archivist. She always was very loving, gentle and compassionate, " Sister Carleen said.
After serving as archivist at St. Anne Convent in Melbourne, Sister Georgiana retired to Holy Family residence, also in Melbourne. But even in retirement, she continued working, performing pastoral care for other sisters at the home, Sister Carleen said.
"Until she broke her hip last year, she was always a good friend there to everybody who needed help, " she said. "Even until the end she was still very sharp and very capable, helping others as best she could."
Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at St. Anne Convent Chapel, Melbourne. Visitation will be from 3 to 4:15 p.m., with a wake service at 3:30 p.m., at the convent chapel. Memorials may be made to the Sisters of Divine Providence, Route 8, Melbourne, Ky. 41059.
Paul E. Arnette II, 21, of Ludlow, died Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a pipe fitter with Century Construction Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include his parents, Paul E. Arnette of Ludlow and Paula Swim of Florence; brothers, Bryan Arnette and Eric Arnette, both of Florence; grandparents, Anna Arnette of Ludlow and Jim and Frances Bledsoe of Speedwell, Tenn.; and great-grandmother, Rebecca Bledsoe of Rockville, Md.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Anna L. Crawford-Hopper, 93, of Newport, died Sunday at her home. She was a beautician and a member of Newport Chapter No. 105 Order of the Eastern Star and Corinthian Baptist Church.
Survivors include sons, Thomas L. Crawford Sr., Alfred Crawford Sr. and Eugene Crawford, all of Cincinnati, and Freddy Crawford of Sacramento, Calif.; a daughter, Sharon J. Harper of Newport; a brother, Henry C. Lowe Sr. of Covington; a sister, Lessie B. Fowler of Cincinnati; 26 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Corinthian Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at the church, with an Eastern Star service at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Woods Dale Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Jones and Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Robert Lee Emmert, 73, of Ludlow, died Monday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired electrician with Cincinnati Milacron and a member of Ludlow Christian Church. His wife, Shirley Emmert, died in 1983.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Wilson of Edgewood and Barbara Emmert of Florence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
Virgil Gentry, 45, of Independence, died at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Health Care Center, Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Ralph Bishop Gunderson, 85, of Pompano Beach, Fla., died Oct. 5 in Pompano Beach. He was a retired employee of the Internal Revenue Service in Cincinnati and a former city councilman and vice mayor of the city of Taylor Mill. He served on the regional planning commission for Northern Kentucky.
After retirement, he owned Gunderson Accounting Service in Pompano Beach and was a chapter and national president of the National Army Infantry 83rd Division Association, also serving as chairman of the group's board of directors. He was a past president of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter 558 and an Army veteran of World War II. A son, Lawrence Gunderson, died in 1967.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Dance Gunderson; a daughter Carole Massey of Tallahassee, Fla.; a son, Richard Emminger of Pompano Beach; and three grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at Lebanon Chapel, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to John Knox Village Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program Fund, 651 S.W. Sixth St., Pompano Beach, Fla. 33060. Baird Case Broward Memorial Funeral Home, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., handled arrangements.
Horace Albert Jackson, 70, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a machinist and a member of Beulah Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Anna P. Jackson; sons, Richard A. Jackson and Michael A. Jackson, both of Cincinnati; daughters, JoAnn Mack, Lynn D. Jackson, Renee Jackson and Saundra Jackson, all of Cincinnati; a brother, Rosseau O'Neal of Cincinnati; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Beulah Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
John Kruetzkamp, 91, of Erlanger, died Tuesday at Village Care Center, Erlanger.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Rosemary Matz, 80, of Villa Hills, died Tuesday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Irene Elizabeth Mendenhall, 87, of Southgate, died at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a retired clerk with Woolworth Department Store. Her husband, Ernest Mendenhall, died in 1984.
Survivors include a daughter, Rosalie Monson of Southgate; a brother, James Winkel of Newport; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Esther F. "Becky" Niemand, 88, of Highland Heights, died at 8:35 a.m. Monday at Lakeside Health Care Center, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Raymond Niemand, died in 1985.
Survivors include nieces, Pauline Venneman of Southgate, Peggy Mastin and Mary Galvin, both of Cincinnati, Barbara Bell of Huntington, W.Va., Patricia Benner of Valparaiso, Ind., Judy Massa of Alexandria, Va., and Barbara Urlage of Wilbraham, Mass.; and a nephew, Tim Hotz of Greensboro, N.C.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, Park Ave. and Nelson, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Donald Lee Ravencraft, 58, of Mason, Ohio, formerly of Florence, died Oct. 17 at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was a trucker broker with J. W. Express Co., Cincinnati, a past president of the Florence Lions Club and a charter member of the Boone County Public Library. He was an Air Force veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Katherine Ravencraft of Independence; a son, Benjamin Ravencraft of Dallas; a sister, Mary Pfeffer of Florence; brothers, James Earl Ravencraft of Erlanger and William Ravencraft of Atlanta, Ga.; and a grandson.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Violet D. Rentas, 88, of Florence, died Tuesday at Villa Spring Health Care Center, Erlanger. She was a homemaker and a member of the Williamstown Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include a son, Gordon Anderson of Florence; daughters, Joyce Garrett of Holden, W.Va., Shirley Mutters of Florence and Judy Piecuch of Michigan; a sister, Gladys Jones of West Virginia; brothers, Ferrel Reeves and Wandall Reeves, both of Florence; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Camp Nelson Cemetery, Nicholsville. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Mary Helen Ross, 66, of Walton, died Tuesday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a nurse's aide at the nursing home and a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Elsmere. Her husband, Edward Ross, died in 1993.
Survivors include sons, William Edward Ross of Walton, Victor Lee Ross of Burlington and Gerald Wayne Ross of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; daughters, Debra Lynn Russell of Warsaw, Linda Cornett of Walton, Janet Vest of Independence and Thelma Jean Ross of Richwood; brothers, Louis Cecil Jones of Butler, Larry Jones, Leroy Jones, Lenny Jones and Billy Jones, all of Detroit, and Ronald Eugene Perkins of Verona; sisters, Elizabeth Sue Leach of Elsmere, Janice Ingram of Union and Debbie Jones of Detroit; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Verona.
James G. Schaeffler, 53, of Cold Spring, died at 10:33 a.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a senior programmer analyst with Ameritrac.
Survivors include brothers, Carl R. Schaeffler of Covington, Bob Schaeffler of Greendale, Ind., and Ed Schaeffler of Walton; and sisters, Martha Curran of Walton and Barbara Ridiman of Newport.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.
Lelia Mae Swart, 84, of Fort Mitchell, died Monday in Richmond, Va.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Charles F. Tanner, 79, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a carpenter with the Erlanger-Elsmere Board of Education and an Army veteran of World War II. His wife, Virginia Lee Tanner, died in 2000.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Stiene of Burlington and Nancy Dauwe of Walton; sons, Charles S. Tanner of Union, Edward Lee Tanner of Elsmere and Dennis Ray Tanner of Florence; a sister, Bernice Meeker of Fort Wright; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Joyce B. Vaughn, 65, of Independence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a retired employee of AT&T; and a member of Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Thomas D. Vaughn, died in 1998.
Survivors include sisters, Helen D. Johnson of Las Vegas, Norma Turn er of Jackson, Shirley Faehr of Morning View and Janice C. Minnich of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
William R. Wetenkamp, 77, of Tavares, Fla., died at 6:18 p.m. Oct. 16 in Leesburg, Fla. He was a retired Navy SEAL and a veteran of World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors include his wife, Linda McCoy Ward Wetenkamp; a son, Bill Wetenkamp Jr. of Tavares; a daughter, Linda Karne of San Francisco; brothers, Frank Wetenkamp, Elmer Wetenkamp and Robert Wetenkamp, all of Cincinnati, Earl Wetenkamp of Palmetto, Fla., Larry Wetenkamp of Park Hills and Clifford Wetenkamp of New Castle; and sisters, June Nolan of San Diego, Helen Gerdling, Joan Stewart and Mary Steiner, all of Cincinnati.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Tavares.
Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
