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Date of these obituaries: 06-23-1998
Sister Mary Marina, teacher, historian
Sister Mary Marina spent her entire life learning and teaching others.
She was a school teacher for 53 years with the Diocese of Covington and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. After she retired, Sister Marina, always a history buff, worked for 15 years in the archives of the Sisters of Notre Dame Provincial House in Park Hills.
"Her love for history and love for our community were things I always loved about her," said Sister Shauna Bankemper of the Sisters of Notre Dame.
"She was a person who could always get into details. She loved knowing the little details that are part of history."
Sister Marina, 90, died Monday at St. Joseph Heights in Park Hills, where she had lived since 1982.
She was born Mary Margaret Hackman and made her vows 67 years ago. She was trained to be a teacher at Villa Madonna in Covington.
She taught elementary and junior high school students at 14 different schools in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Most of her teaching years were spent at Sacred Heart in Bellevue and Our Lady of Loretto in Linwood, but she also taught at St. Joseph School in Cold Spring, St. Augustine School and St. John's in Covington and other Northern Kentucky schools. She also was a principal at several of the schools.
Sister Marina taught Sister Bankemper in the eighth grade at St. Agnes School in Park Hills.
"She was a very prayerful woman who loved her community, was very interested in the people - especially the students she taught and the people who were part of her life - and she was very supportive of them throughout life," Sister Bankemper said.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Marianne Hackman of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Provincial House at St. Joseph Heights, Park Hills. Visitation will be there from 4 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, with a wake service at 5 p.m. Burial will be in the convent cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of Notre Dame, 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Nettie Burris, 92, of Butler, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Claude Burris, died in 1978.
Survivors include a nephew, Len Baynum of Hamilton, Ohio; and a niece, Ester Bell of Crestview Hills.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Russell G. Chenot, 69, of Highland Heights, died at 12:10 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired ink manufacturer for Inmont and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Norris Chenot; sons, Rick Chenot of Ft. Thomas, Steve Chenot of Newport, Rusty Chenot of Bellevue, Tim Chenot of Florence and Dennis Chenot of Dayton; a daughter, Debbie Bricking of Bellevue; a brother, Charles Chenot of Newport; a sister, Mary Ruff of Cincinnati; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
Hughie Carlton Cole Sr., 53, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at his residence. He was the owner and operator of Cole's Used Auto Parts.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Griffeth Cole; sons, Hughie Carlton Cole Jr. of Cynthiana and Jamie Ray Cole of Paris; a daughter, Teresa Robin Bertram of Brooksville; brothers, David Cole and Randall Cole, both of Harrison County; sisters, Patsy Manley of Harrison County, Linda Carson, Martha Gaunce, Iona Callahan and Betty Slade, all of Cynthiana, Doris Morris of Carlisle and Janice Southerland of Bourbon County; a half-sister, Anna Stella Simpson of Harrison County; two half-brothers, Ernest Cole of Texas and Charles Cole of Ohio; five grandchildren, six step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
John Wallace "Jack" Geaslen, 67, of Detroit, formerly of Northern Kentucky, died June 15 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Arrangements are pending.
Josephine Goebel, 99, of Covington, died at 8 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Alice Jane Walker of Erlanger; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Highland cemetery Chapel, Ft. Mitchell. Burial will also be in the cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimers Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45203; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Paul A. Gunkel, 69, of Verona, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired chief clerk for B&O; Railroad, C&O; Railroad and CSX Railroad. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Holy Name Society of Holy Cross Church, Covington, where he was a Cub Scout master; a member of Clerks Union Lodge No. 1; and a member of Carroll Council Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Gunkel; sons, Paul A. Gunkel Jr. of Florence and Rick Gunkel of Verona; daughters, Lisa Iles of Latonia and Kim Barker of Hebron; a sister, Laverne Lampeing of Cincinnati; brothers, Frank Gunkel of Michigan, Mel Gunkel of Villa Hills and Earl Gunkel of Taylor Mill; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Napoleon. Memorials are suggested in the name of Brittany Barker to Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Joan Duffy Hentz, 64, of Bedford, Texas, formerly of Covington, died Friday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Friday near Albuquerque, N.M. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Tim Hentz and Mike Hentz; a daughter, Eileen; a brother, Tom Duffy; sisters, Eileen Ormond, Sheila Flaherty, Peggy Hudepohl, Alice Heilmann and D.J. Nolan; and eight grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael Church, Bedford, Texas. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Lucas Funeral Home, Hurst, Texas. Burial will be in Bluebonnett Hills Cemetery, Colleyville, Texas. Memorials are suggested to National Parkinson's Foundation 1501 Northwest 9th Ave., Miami, Fla. 33136; or Comboni Missionaries, 8108 Beechmont Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45255.
Mary J. Hofstadter, 79, of Florence, died Saturday at Florence Park Care Center. She was a retired sales person for Parisian Clothing. Her husband, Ed win P. Hofstadter, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, John Hofstadter of Clearwater, Fla., and Robert Hofstadter of Glencoe, Ill.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The body will be cremated. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Gertrude Schneider Lorenz, 76, of Ft. Thomas, died Sunday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker, head of the Bereavement Ministry at St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas, a member of St. Anne Convent Associates and a volunteer at ECHO. Her husband, Robert H. Lorenz, died in 1992.
Survivors include daughters, Peggy Eilerman and Terri Manning, both of Ft. Thomas, Jean Listerman of Alexandria and Janet Wegert of Ft. Worth, Texas; and sons, Robert N. Lorenz and John N. Lorenz, both of Ft. Thomas, Stephen J. Lorenz of Ft. Wright, Edward J. Lorenz of Dry Ridge, David A. Lorenz of Bowie, Md., and Jerome J. Lorenz of Tavernier, Fla.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas, with prayers there at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Thomas Church, 26 E. Villa Place, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Michael Louis Parr, 50, of Butler, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. He was a carpet installer for Buddy's Carpet, Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran. He was a past member of Eagles Lodge, Chevi ot, Ohio.
Survivors include a son, Robert L. Parr of Fairfield, Ohio; a daughter, Chelsey Ann Parr of Burnside; his mother, Dolores Parr of Cheviot, Ohio; and sisters, Marilyn Haulin of West Chester, Ohio, and Rebecca Frederick of Harrison, Ohio.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati.
Quynh Pham, 99, of Latonia, died Monday at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Hazel F. Rasor, 79, formerly of Elsmere, died Saturday at Rosedale Manor, Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Edward T. Rasor, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth Rasor of Union and David Rasor of Goulds, Fla.; sisters, Grace Franks of Columbus, Ohio, Dorothy Lawson of La Grange and Ruby Rogers of Stanton; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Isora Townsend, 77, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington.
