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Date of these obituaries: 11-18-97
Anna Koetting, devoted life to family
Anna Koetting was always looking after a house-full of children - even after she had raised her own.
She baby-sat her grandchildren, nieces and nephews until she was in her 60s. Caring for family was her life's role, beginning from the time she was a young girl, third in a line of 12 brothers and sisters.
"She really loved children more than anything, " said her son, James Koetting of Camp Springs. "My brother's kids and my kids, they all went to her after school and she took care of them until we came home from work."
Mrs. Koetting died at 9:15 a.m. Monday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. The Camp Springs resident was 83.
She was born and raised in Camp Springs, and she helped support her siblings by working on the family farm.
"She always said she was born a country girl, " said daughter-in-law Martha Koetting. "Even with all her brothers and sisters, she said they never fought at home."
In 1939, she married
Michael Koetting, with whom she grew up in Camp Springs. His house was on the same road as her family's and the two walked together to school every day.
They were married
50 years. Mr. Koetting died in 1989.
The couple had two children.
"The things she enjoyed were taking of children, her grandchildren, nieces and nephews - and cooking, " Martha Koetting said.
She also was a member of St. Joseph Church in Camp Springs and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Camp Springs Volunteer Fire Department.
Sunday mornings at Mrs. Koetting's was a family tradition, Mr. Koetting said. After church, she would make a great country breakfast.
"To her, taking care of her family wasn't work, " Martha Koetting said. "To her it was the most important thing she could do."
Other survivors include son Thomas Koetting of Camp Springs; a brother, Albert Leick of Camp Springs; sisters, Alma Ruschman and Gertrude Leick, both of Camp Springs, Dorothy Cryer of California, Christine Greis of Ft. Thomas, Coletta Bucher of Bellevue, Rose Dunckley and Lucille Seibert, both of Newport; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Camp Springs.
Clifford C. Bonhaus, 79, of Ft. Thomas, died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday at Three Rivers Nursing Home, Cincinnati. He was a retired co-owner of Superior Coal & Building Supply Co., and a member of Knights of Columbus Bishop Mulloy Council.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine Stadtmiller Bonhaus; daughters, Kay Smith of Cold Spring, Nancy Bonhaus of Lexington and Jan Koblitz of Highland Heights; a son, Randy Bonhaus of Cincinnati; brothers, Al Bonhaus of Cincinnati and Ken Bonhaus of Dayton; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Church, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Ft. Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer's Treatment and Research Center, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, Ill., 60611-1676, or National Parkinson's Research, 1501 NW Ninth Ave., Miami, Fla. 33136.
Edna A. "Brownie" Brown, 91, of Cincinnati, died Sunday at Bethesda Oak Hospital in Cincinnati.
Survivors include a brother, George Brown of Ft. Mitchell.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland cemetery Chapel, Ft. Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Eileen McDowell Mosely Courtney, 69, of Largo, Fla., formerly of Bracken County, died Friday at Columbia Largo Medical Center. She was a retired beautician and a member of Seminole Christian Church in Seminole, Fla. She was a former member of Brooksville Christian Church. Her husband, Marvin Workman Courtney, died in 1967.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Meserve of Largo, Fla.; a son, Kenny L. Courtney of Bartow, Fla.; sisters, Barbara Hughes of Batesville, Ind. and Betty Braunwart of Covington; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville.
Florence Dailey, 77, of Highland Heights, died Monday at her home. She was a retired riveter with William Powell Co., and a member of Ladies Auxiliary of Newport Elks.
Survivors include her husband, Morris Dailey; a son, Michael Lee Dailey of Xenia, Ohio; a daughter, Janet Coyle of Union; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Ft. Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Anna Bele "Faul" Frodge, 86, of Maysville, died Monday at Columbia Hospital, Maysville. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Lloyd Charles Frodge; sons, Donald Lloyd Frodge of Fairfield, Ohio, and Estill Gerald Frodge of Orangeburg; eight grandchildren and one great- grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown.
Sheldon Franklin Gehring, 81, of Alexandria, died at 5:25 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke hospital, Ft. Thomas. He was a retired farmer and a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Alexandria.
Survivors include a brother, Elmer M. Gehring of Alexandria.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Memorial Fund of Alexandria United Methodist Church, 316 W. Main St., Alexandria, Ky. 41001.
Harley Hensley, of Taylor Mill, died Monday at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence.
Ellsworth Kenneth Kidwell, 63, of Astor, Fla., formerly of Crittenden, died Saturday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Mary Leger, 62, of Independence, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Virgil Leger; daughters, Faye Johnson fo Independence and Reva Patterson of Walton; a son, Keith Leger of Burlington; a brother, Raymond Bullock of Broadhead; a sister, Dessie Robinson of Mt. Vernon; half-sisters, Louise Kirby of Mt. Vernon of Vivian Griffin of Stanford; half-brothers, Edward Dean Bullock and Anthony Bullock, both of Frankfort; and stepbrothers, Donald Rader of Stanford and Ronald Rader of Orlando.
Services will be noon Thursday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Joseph B. List, 76, of Walton, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired car man with L&N; Railroad and a member of St. Cecilia Church, Independence. He also was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Robinson List; sons, Joseph L. List of Covington, George A. List of Demossville and John B. List of Moscow, Ohio; and sisters, Edna Cox of Erlanger, Adalene Taylor of Butler, Margaret Atkins of Covington and Loraine Witt of Latonia; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Cecilia Nutini, 93, of Highland Heights, died at 2:45 p.m. Sunday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights.
She was a seamstress and a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church, Ludlow. Her husband, Etalo Nutini, died in 1954.
Survivors include a son, Edward J. Nutini of Villa Hills; a brother, Carl Frilling of Port Richie, Fla.; and a sister, Virginia Lear of Mason, Ohio; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to the Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 2045 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Ruth Sigman, 78, of Dayton, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East, Ft. Thomas. She was president of the Senior Citizens Club of Speers Court Apartments, Dayton, and a member of the Senior Citizens Kazoo Band there.
Survivors include a sister, Marjorie Newman of Crestline, Ohio; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Nov. 26 at Speers Court.
Memorials are suggested to the family, in care of Speers Court, 901 Fifth Ave., Dayton, Ky. 40174.
Louise G. Steinmann, 95, of Ft. Thomas, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday at Lakeside Place Nurs ing Home, Highland Heights. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Hans Steinmann, died in 1969.
Survivors include a son, Donald P. Steinmann of Cold Spring; a daughter, Evelyn R. Price of Pineville; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Ft. Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Ft. Wright, Ky. 41011.
