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These notices are dated: 01-12-2005
E. Owen Keeler, a certified public accountant for more than 50 years
E. Owen Keeler had "an accounting side and a quirky side, " said his business associate and friend, Martin Horwitz.
On the accounting side, he was a certified public account for more than 50 years, most of that time with Rankin, Rankin & Co. CPAs in Fort Wright, representing a multitude of companies.
"He helped them grow through the transition from the old Northern Kentucky to the new Northern Kentucky, " said Horwitz, a Crescent Springs tax attorney. "He was a pioneer in the business community."
On the "quirky" side, said Horwitz, Mr. Keeler -- who died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence at age 84 -- pursued a variety of wide-ranging interests.
He played clarinet for the Northern Kentucky Symphony prior to World War II. He loved model trains and reading.
He was an avid vegetable gardener and fruit grower at his Florence home who exhibited his produce -- corn, green beans, bell peppers and pears -- annually at the Boone County Fair.
Mr. Keeler's penchant for helping people manifested itself in both his professional and personal life.
"He befriended many people, " said Horwitz. "He said it was not how much you made in life, it was how much you spent."
A native of Indianapolis and a graduate of Newport High School, Mr. Keeler served for 21 months as an air transportation technician sergeant with the Army in Italy and Sicily during World War II.
It was in Italy during the war that he met his wife, Esther, a teletype operator in the Women's Army Corps.
They were married
for 42 years before her death in 1992.
He was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Crestview Hills.
Surviving are a brother, J. Robert Keeler of Hixon, Tenn.; a stepbrother, William F. Kiddy of Alexandria, six nephews and two nieces.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
A memorial service will immediately follow the visitation.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to the Parish Kitchen, P.O. Box 1234, Covington, Ky., 41012.
Peggy Wigger Brockman, 45, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Covington, died Monday at Fort Hamilton Hughes Hospital, Hamilton, Ohio.
She was a former clerk with Big Lots in Cincinnati, and a member of Sacred Heart Church in Fairfield.
Survivors include a son, Andrew R. Brockman of Fairfield; a daughter, Katherine Brockman of Fairfield; her mother, Grace Wigger of Covington; brothers, Ralph P. Wigger and Rev. Brian Wigger, both of Fort Wright, and Jerry Wigger of Cincinnati; and sisters, Betty Ann Meiners of Fairfield, Mary Alice Wigger, Patty Wigger, Nancy Daniel and Marilyn Fryman, all of Covington, and Debbie Freeman of Wilder.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Worth.
Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to St. Agnes School Endowment Fund, 1680 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Patricia Ann Jackson, 66, of Augusta, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Augusta Baptist Church.
Survivors include daughters, Lisa Wachter and Lisa Sanders, both of Augusta; sons, Billy Niemeier of Augusta and Howard Wayne Niemeier of Newport; sisters, Virginia Beach VI and Judy Tull, both of Walton; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta.
Visitation will begin there at noon Friday.
Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Bracken County.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Clarita Jane Landrum, 62, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
She was a member of Sherman Full Gospel Church.
A son, Douglas Landrum, died in 1990.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald Landrum; a son, John Michael Landrum of Decatur, Ala.; daughters, Jayna Landrum Carper of Dry Ridge, Robins Doyle of Williamstown and Jenifer Dawn Biddle of Prestonsburg; a brother, Harvey Jones of Independence; a sister, Naomi Ball of Wilmington, N.C.; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sherman Full Gospel Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight and from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Burial will be in Landrum Family Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to Sherman Full Gospel Church or Cagle Ministries, both in care of Heritage Fellowship, 7216 U.S. 42, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Kenneth Marksberry, 79, of Florence, died Monday at his home.
He was an employee of Nutone.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Marksberry, and a brother, Delbert Marksberry of Kentucky.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Forest Lawn cemetery Chapel, Erlanger.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Point, 104 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011.
Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Sheila Kay Oldham, 55, of Carrollton, died Monday at Norton's Audubon Hospital, Louisville.
She was a nurse with Bedford Health Care in Bedford.
A daughter, Barbara Ann Oldham, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Johnnie Oldham; a daughter, Duwana McCollum of Carrollton; a son, James Oldham of Carrollton; sisters, Linda Harmon, Patsy Kindoll and Vickie Winslow, all of Carrollton, and Bonnie Doll of Turners Station; a half-brother, Danny Marsh of Carrollton; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in English Cemetery.
Vera A. Rottinghaus, 89, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
She was a secretary with Wendling Printing and a member of St. Barbara Church in Erlanger, American Turners, St. Luke Hospital Auxiliary, the Triple Crown Doll Club, Red Hat Club and St. Barbara Seniors Caring and Sharing group.
Her husband, Raymond B. Rottinghaus, died in 1987.
Survivors include daughters, Judy Heitzman of Perry Park and Jeri Rottinghaus of Florence; a son, Tom Rottinghaus of Cincinnati; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Barbara Church, Erlanger.
Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright.
Memorials are suggested to George Renaker Charitable Foundation, 1334 Boone Aire Road, Florence, Ky. 41042; or St. Barbara Church Seniors Caring and Sharing, 4042 Turkeyfoot Road, Erlanger, Ky. 41018.
Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Estelle Elizabeth Baker Stanfiel, 83, of Phoenix, formerly of Warsaw, died Jan. 5 at her home.
She was a former secretary with the Gallatin County Fire, Wind and Lightning Insurance Co. and Farmers Bank, and a member of Warsaw Christian Church.
Her husband, Harry Stanfiel, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a sister, Margie Baker Scudder of Warsaw, nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Napoleon Cemetery.
Amy V. Steffen Wong, 41, of St. Bernard, Ohio, died Saturday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert C. Wong; brothers, Gerald Steffen of Crestview Hills, Steven Steffen of Largo, Fla., Mark Steffen of Florence and Dr. Robert Steffen of Jacksonville, Fla.; and a sister, Robin Kayiatos of Fort Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203.
