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These notices are dated: 06-01-2004
Harry 'Hank' Rawlings, was Newport High grad
Even into his 70s, Harry "Hank" Rawlings kept a hard hat in his car.
Mr. Rawlings, former associate director of the University of Cincinnati's physical plant division, died at his Delhi Township home Saturday. He was 75.
Mr. Rawlings worked for 23 years at UC after serving as an engineer for the City of Cincinnati. He oversaw physical operations, such as painting and plumbing, on campus.
"He was very popular there, " said his daughter, Christine Crapsey. "He got a standing ovation from every union when he retired."
After his retirement, Mr. Rawlings continued to do independent consulting work for architecture firms.
"He just wanted to keep his hand in it, " Crapsey said. "He loved going to visit job sites."
Mr. Rawlings, son of former Newport city manager John Rawlings, graduated from Newport High School at 17 and entered the Army. He served for a year and a half, mostly in U.S.-occupied Japan after World War II.
After his military service, Mr. Rawlings followed his father in earning a degree in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky through the G.I. Bill.
Mr. Rawlings also was an avid reader in many subjects.
"Literature, history, architecture, landscaping -- he would read up on it and be an expert, " Crapsey said. "He could recite whole passages from what he had read."
His grandson, Robert, developed the motto: "If you're stumped on any subject, just call Grandpa."
Mr. Rawlings was preceded in death by his parents, John and Margaret Rawlings; his sister, Adelaide Rawlings Levin; and his brother, William Rawlings.
Besides his daughter, survivors include his wife of 54 years, Joann Schwarz Rawlings; two other daughters Pamela Cheney and Maggi Erhart; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Victory Church, 810 Neeb Road, Delhi Township. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Radel Funeral Home, 650 Neeb Road, Delhi Township.
Memorials may be given to the Neediest Kids of All, Cincinnati, or the Hamilton County Foster Care Enrichment Council.
Donald L. "Sput" Barnes, 43, of Dayton, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital, Fort Thomas. He was a cashier with BP station in Highland Heights.
Survivors include a son, Jeff Nickell of Taylor Mill; daughters, Heather Barnes and Brittany Barnes, both of Dayton; brothers, Doug Barnes, Darryl Barnes and David Berkemeier, all of Dayton; a sister, Marilyn Barnes of Dayton; and a grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at A.C. Dobbling and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Myrtle Carrol Bays, of Latonia, died Sunday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, John P. Bays; sons, Billy Ray Bays of Morning View, Larry A. Bays of Cold Spring, and John E. Bays of Burlington; daughters, Doris Ernest of Latonia and Debbie Lynn Roland of Burlington; sisters, Grace Goddin of Middlesboro, Sallie Hembree and Mollie Hooper, both of Cincinnati; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Saundra Blackburn, 59, of Erlanger, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a teacher's aide with Erlanger-Elsmere Schools, and a member of the Civitan Club and St. Henry Church, Elsmere. She was actively working with disabled children, including serving as director of a baseball league and working with disabled children and children with behavioral disorders with the school system.
Survivors include her husband, Ron Blackburn; daughters, Kelly Blackburn of Florence and Elizabeth Beach of Hebron; a son, Jason Blackburn of Florence; her mother, Cecilia Lucas of Erlanger; and a sister, Debbie Schaffer of Louisville.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Flo Goetz, 84, of Newport, died at 3 a.m. Monday at her daughter's home in Southgate.
She was a homemaker and a cafeteria volunteer with Holy Spirit School, Newport. She was a member of Daughters of Isabella, St. Ann Auxiliary and Holy Spirit Church, Newport.
Survivors include daughters, Peggy Morenz of Cincinnati, Carol Borcher and Barbara Geiger, both of Southgate; sons, Bill Goetz of Camp Springs and Larry Goetz of Southgate; a brother, Roy Simon of Cincinnati; 18 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Spirit Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, followed by prayers. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Holy Spirit School, 10 Chesapeake Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Norma Jean Lawson, 53, of Alexandria, died Friday at Mercy Franciscan Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sisters, Edith Miller of Union, Mary Medeke of Cincinnati and Eva Smith of Fairfax, Ohio; and brothers, Burley Jent of Norwood, Ohio, Oscar Jent of West Harrison, Ohio, and Donald Jent of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 7 tonight at Northside Pentecostal Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be in Vine Street Cemetery, Cincinnati. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Robert Kenneth Sacksteder, 52, of Fort Thomas, died at 7:34 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
He was a postal worker with the U.S. Postal Service, Anderson Township, near Cincinnati. He was a member of Campbell County VFW Post No. 3205, Alexandria, the Father DeJaco Council Knights of Columbus and Catholic Order of Foresters St. Joseph Council, Cold Spring.
Survivors include a sister, Janet Lahley of Fort Thomas, and a brother, Rev. Thomas Sacksteder of Florence.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, Md. 20852.
Charity Turner, 46, of Newport, died Sunday at Highland Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center.
She was a substitute teacher with Newport Schools and an organizer with the Brighton Center in Newport.
She was president of the Newport Board of Adjustments, and secretary of both the Democratic Executive Committee and the Licking Valley Girl Scouts Council of Northern Kentucky. She was a past president of the Democratic Women's Club of Campbell County and the Friends of the Campbell County Public Library, and a member of New Friendship Regular Baptist Church, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sisters, Ida Ann Turner of Lakeside Park and Rosemary Turner of Newport; and brothers, Gran Turner of Crestview, Carson Turner and Larry Turner, both of Newport, Paul Turner of Breathitt County and Gary Turner of Fort Thomas.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Buck Herald Cemetery, Breathitt County.
Shelvia D. Turner, 66, of Newport, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a retired dispatcher with AAA, Cincinnati, and a member of New Macedonia Old Regular Baptist Church, Newport.
Survivors include her husband, Clay Turner; daughters, Jennifer Sharp and Pamela Michels, both of Glencoe, and Donna Neyman of Newport; a son, Bryan Warr of Florida; stepdaughters, Brenda Campbell of Hamilton, Ohio, Vicki Haddix and Tracy Dante, both of Highland Heights; a stepson, Robert Turner of Melbourne; a sister, Judy Fryman of Burlington; brothers, George Fall and Frank Fall, both of Cincinnati; 20 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Sister Mary Ruthann, S.N.D., 89, of Park Hills, died Monday at Lourdes Hall, Park Hills.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
