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Date of these obituaries: 08-21-2002
Sister Rose Carmel, helped keep the convent running
For more than 40 years, Sister Rose Carmel, R.G.S., shunned the spotlight to do the menial jobs that keep a convent going.
"She did all the little, behind-the-scenes kind of things that made everybody else's job easy, " said Sister Dolores Kalina, who lived with Sister Carmel at the Sisters of the Good Shepherd convent in Fort Thomas.
Sister Carmel, 71, who died Sunday at the convent's Pelletier Hall, was born in Texas to Mexican migrant workers. Because she came from a large, poor family, she never had the opportunity to finish her education, Sister Kalina said.
After making a retreat at a convent in Indianapolis, Sister Carmel decided she had a vocation to be a nun, and entered the religious life in 1958 at age 27.
She made her novitiate in Cincinnati, but also served in Louisville and Cleveland before settling at Fort Thomas. She served as a cook, housekeeper and also tended the older sisters in the infirmary.
She was especially fond of animals, and spent a lot of time tending to the convent's dogs.
"She never seemed to regret doing the small jobs, " Sister Kalina said. "She seemed to be happy to be able to do what she could."
Survivors include sisters, Amelia Smith and Alicia Rivera, both of Indianapolis, and Marie Linne of Bowling Green, Ind.; and brothers, Gilbert Rivera, Arnold Rivera and Albert Rivera, all of Indianapolis, and John Rivera of West Virginia.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning at Pelletier Hall, Fort Thomas. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Indianapolis. Memorials are suggested to Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 930 Highland Ave., Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Jack E. Ader, 76, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired marketing manager with Champion Paper Co. and a member of the Lima, Ohio, Masonic Lodge and Murrels Inlet, S.C., VFW post. He was an Army Air Corps veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Nell Ader; sons, Steve Ader of Fort Thomas and Tom Ader of Marietta, Ga.; a daughter, Jan Heilman of Fort Thomas; and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Marie C. Cook Clinkscales, 86, of Madison, Ind. died at 8 p.m. Monday, at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. Her husband, Lorin Maurice "Doc" Clinkscales died in 1986.
Survivors include her daughters, Judith Ann Perry of Spring, Texas, Rita Schwab of Dupont, Ind., and Johnie Marie Van Hoy of Mitchell, Ind.; a son, Don M. Clinkscales of San Antonio, Texas; sisters, Mabel Roberts of Hebron and Jan Ryan of Verona; a brother, Leonard Cook Jr. of Morning View, Ind.; 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. EST Thursday at Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home Madison, Ind. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Dorothy A. Connett, 92, of Covington, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Mabel Vater Harrison, 90, of Fort Thomas, died Monday at her home. She was a retired employee of Disabled Veterans of America and a member of Plum Creek Christian Church. Her husband, Clarence "Red" Harrison, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Gloria J. Harrison of Fort Thomas; a brother, Ralph Vater of Cincinnati; and a sister, Mary Stargardt of Michigan.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Raymond Fenton Hill, 75, of Covington, died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday at his home. He was a retired fuel loader with National Service Co., Cincinnati, and a member of the Teamsters union. A daughter, Judy Ann Hill, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lyda King Hill; daughters, Kathy Berry of Corbin, Tammy Hill of Covington and Terry Frakes of Villa Hills; sons, Jim Hill and Rick Hill, both of Covington; stepbrothers and stepsisters, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
Evelyn Dolores Marsh, 84, of Cynthiana, died Tuesday at her daughter's home in Cynthiana. She was a homemaker and a member of Union Baptist Church, Harrison County. Her husband, William Floyd Marsh, died in 1974. A son, William Neal Marsh, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Evelyn Marsh McCauley of Cynthiana and Jane Marsh Moreland of Bourbon County; a son, Melvin Marsh of Shelbyville; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Gideons International, 2900 Lebanon Road, Nashville, Tenn. 37214; Voice of the Martyrs, P.O. Box 443, Bartlesville, Okla. 74005; or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 508 E. Pike St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031. Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry, is handling arrangements.
Ronald C. Perry, 60, of Loveland, Ohio, died at 1:37 p.m. Monday at his home. He was a self-employed general contractor.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Perry; sons, Jeff Perry of Cincinnati and Ron Perry of Amelia, Ohio; a sister, Patty Fessler of Texas; brothers, Richard Fessler and Dwight Perry, both of Cincinnati, and Glenn Perry of Columbus, Ohio; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Highland Heights. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Benham Cemetery, Versailles, Ind. Memorials are suggested to National Fragile X Foundation, in care of Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Thomas Edward Ward, 43, of Edgewood, died at 11:02 p.m. Friday at Mountain Crest Nursing Home, Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, Dennis Ward of New Orleans and T.J. Ward of Erlanger; a daughter, Rachel Ward of Cincinnati; a stepdaughter, Alicia Vest of Florence; brothers, James M. Ward III of Lakeside Park and John Ward of Edgewood; sisters, Mimi Trenkamp and Terri Simpson, both of Independence, Susan Gough of Lawrenceville, Ga., Kathy Vogelpohl of Burlington, Nancy Clark of St. James City, Fla., and Lynne Molitor of Erlanger; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4370 Malsbary Road, Suite 100, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; or St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
