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Date of these obituaries: 10-12-1998
Former Anderson Ferry owner Richard L. Kottmyer, traveled world
Richard Lee Kottmyer and his family left a historical legacy for Northern Kentucky that has continued for more than 130 years.
Mr. Kottmyer, 75, of Constance, died Wednesday in Dakar, Senegal. His flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, to the U.S. was diverted there after he was stricken with an apparent heart attack on the plane.
Mr. Kottmyer and his wife Ruth traveled extensively since his retirement in 1986, according to son-in-law, Bill McPeak.
"They traveled throughout the world and had been to every continent, including Antarctica. They had been in South Africa for three weeks," said McPeak.
"He died very quickly and very quietly, and doing what he loved to do. He and his family were part of the Cincinnati area for a long, long time," said McPeak.
Mr. Kottmyer's family operated the Anderson Ferry from just after the Civil War until the mid-1980s. Paul Anderson, no relation to the original founders, was a long-time employee of the Kottmyers, and now operates the ferry.
Anderson's memories of Mr. Kottmyer and Mr. Kottmyer's father, Henry, go back to his own childhood years. "I learned a lot from them," said Anderson, recalling that Mr. Kottmyer was his Sunday school superintendent at the Constance Christian Church.
Mr. Kottmyer was also a former foreman for Interlake Steel Co., and an Army veteran of World War II. He served as an infantryman in Germany, and participated in the Battle of the Bulge, said McPeak.
Mr. Kottmyer was also a member of Hebron Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, American Legion, OES at Florence, Boys & Girls Ranch Club, and Constance Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Vivian Shinkle Kottmyer; daughters, Judy Tinsley McPeak of Syracuse, N.Y., and Sherry Phelps of Verona; a sister, Ruth Huey of Hebron; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Constance Christian Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Burial will be in Hebron Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Constance Christian Church.
John Baucum, 84, formerly of Carroll County, died Friday at Medco Center of Pembroke. Survivors include a brother, Edger Baucum of Phoenix.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Graham-Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Worthville Cemetery.
Mable B. Buerkley, 84, of Latonia, died at 8:10 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired machine operator for Overhead Door Co., Latonia, and a member of Runyon Memorial Christian Church, Latonia. Her husband, Herman Buerkley, died in 1976.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Clark of New Albany, Ind.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Kenton County Animal Shelter, 1020 Mary Laidley Drive, Covington, Ky. 41017.
Mary Rose Campbell, 72, of Covington, died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Survivors include a son; David K. Bailey of Erlanger; daughters, Bonnie Boggs of Covington, Elaine Settle of Tampa, Fla., and Cheryl Miller of Guam; brothers, William Eilers of Erlanger, and Elmer Eilers of Gainesville, Fla.; a sister, Margaret Wallace of Covington; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Benedict Church, Covington; Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Don Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Elsmere/Erlanger. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Mary Mauritia Carrico, 58, of LaGrange, formerly of Carrollton, died at 2:40 p.m. Friday at her residence. She was retired from General Electric Co., Louisville, and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, LaGrange.
Survivors include her husband, Ray Carrico; daughters, Alicia Carrico and Kimberly Hill, both of Jeffersontown; sisters, Alicia Mattingly and Lois Beaven, both of Loretto, and Iona Miles of Louisville; brothers, Phillip Sims of Mishawaka, Ind., Gerald Sims of Columbus, Ohio, Eddie Sims of Louisville and Freddie Sims of Loretto; and one grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at St. Rita Catholic Church, Louisville. Burial will be in Brookland Cemetery, Shepherdsville. Mattingly Funeral Home, Loretto, handled arrangements.
George Cofojohn, 73, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Bellevue, died at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired consignments manager for General Electric Co., and a Navy veteran of World War II. He also taught business classes at Silver Grove High School and formerly served on the Bellevue school board, coached Little League baseball, and attended Springdale (Ohio) Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Peters Cofojohn; a daughter, Julie Walz of Fort Thomas; a son, Grant Cofojohn of Cold Spring; stepdaughters, Joyce Kreger and Janice Heck, both of Bradenton, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Springdale Church of the Nazarene. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home, 1350 Millville Ave., Hamilton. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hamilton. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
Robert W. Collins, 98, of Elliston Community in Grant County, died at 1:10 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center/Grant County, Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
J. Patrick Fanning, 75, of Alexandria, died at 4:40 p.m. Friday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was the current mayor of Alexandria, a salesman for Dayton Supply & Tool Co., Cincinnati. He also had served on Alexandria City Council, was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Campbell County VFW No. 3205, Alexandria; Newport Elks Lodge No. 273 BPOE, Cold Spring; and Knights of Columbus Father De Jaco Council No. 5220, Alexandria.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Elsie Roach Fanning; sons, Michael Patrick Fanning of Alexandria, Daniel Raymond Fanning of Lexington and Patrick Brian Fanning of Miami Heights; daughters, Julia Corinne Fanning and Janine Marie Shively, both of Alexandria, and Jennifer Lynn Fanning of Crittenden; a brother, Robert J. Fanning of Cincinnati; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Church, Alexandria. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorials are suggested to Parish Kitchen, P. O. Box 1234, Covington, Ky. 41012-1234.
Richard Harbers, 67, of Villa Hills, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Gertrude Cook Smith, 92, of Dry Ridge, died at 12:40 a.m. today at St. Elizabeth Medical Center/Grant County, Williamstown.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Dry Ridge Baptist Church, Dry Ridge. She was a former director of the Crittenden Baptist Association WMU.
Survivors include her husband, Louis R. Smith; sons, John Smith of Taylor Mill and Bill Smith of Crittenden; daughters, Marie Coldiron of Crittenden, Anna Ruth Martin of Walton, Helen Smith of Villa Hills and Leetta Doelling of Ft. Worth, Texas; 17 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Dry Ridge. Memorials may be made to the Dry Ridge Baptist Church, 19 Broadway, Dry Ridge, 41035.
Lorraine Winifred Soard, 79, of Latonia, died at 7:08 a.m. Friday in the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood. She was a retired secretary for the Fort Mitchell Garage. She was a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia, where she was a member of the 50-plus Club.
Survivors include a son, David Allen Soard of Memphis, Tenn.; a daughter, Suzanne Wehrman of Ludlow; brothers, Harold Bunkelman, Wilmer Bunkelman, Lloyd Bunkelman, Bernard Bunkelman, Duane Bunkelman and Gerald Bunkelman, all of Wisconsin; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Church, Latonia. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, with prayers at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Charles W. Watson, 83, of Cynthiana, died Friday at Edgemont Manor Nursing and Convalescent Home in Cynthiana. He was a farmer and a member of Claysville Christian Church. His wife, Eula Christine Conner Watson, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Charles C. Watson of Lexington; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Thelma Wolking, 86, of Florence, died at 10:29 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Mary Louise Young, 72, of Florence, died at 3:40 p.m. Saturday at Woodspoint Geriatric Care Center, Florence. She was a retired manager for Klosterman Bakery, Newport, a member of Greenview Baptist Church, Florence, and a former pianist for Rosedale Baptist Church, Covington.
Survivors include her husband, Earl H. Young; a son, Earl Edward Young of Cincinnati; a daughter, Shirley Sparks of Taylor Mill; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greenview Baptist Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Suite 102, Louisville, Ky. 40202.
