Obituaries
Fort Wright Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Fort Wright and Kenton County, KY areas
James Leonard Martin
Apr 4, 2018
James Leonard Martin, age 68, of Covington, KY passed away peacefully on April 4, 2018. He leaves behind his loving wife of 46 years, Carol Martin (Nee Barnes); children, Kirk Martin (Jennifer) and Leah Rosing (Nathan); grandchildren, Samantha, Elliot, Evan Martin and Austin and Isabella Rosing; brother, Norman Martin (Patricia). He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and...
June Case
Apr 3, 2018
June Case, nee Bledsoe, 80, of Villa Hills, Kentucky was born on June 20, 1937 in Dryden, Virginia and passed away on April 3, 2018 at her home with her loving family by her side.
June enjoyed gardening and nature, but her most precious moments were those spent with her family, especially her family in Virginia. She will be deeply...
Margaret Loretta Kohrman
Apr 1, 2018
Margaret Berling Schindler Kohrman passed at Carmel Manor on April 1 at age 101. Born in Covington, KY to Rose and George Berling, she attended St John's School and would reminisce about walks to Devou Park, street cars, ice trucks, and chicken coops in back yards. She felt fortunate in having had 2 happy marriages first to Lee...
Leo E Sensel
Mar 28, 2018
Leo Edward Sensel, 83, of Crestview Hills, passed away at home on March 28. He was born on September 7, 1934, son of Edward Sensel and Edna Ackerman Sensel. He leaves his devoted wife of fifty-two years, Patricia Selzer Sensel; his five loving daughters (and their husbands) Anne Graham (Steve), Beth Hart (Bill), Meg King (Kyle), Kate Hamilton (Steve), and...
Terry Boiman
Mar 22, 2018
Terry S. Boiman, 63, of Lakeside Park, Kentucky, was born on October 27, 1954 in Cheviot, Ohio and passed away on March 22, 2018 at his home with his loving family by his side.
Terry was a store manager for Payless Shoe Source for 30 years. After retirement, he worked for Lowes for 5 years. He enjoyed fishing, garage sales,...
Sister Mary Sebastien
Mar 22, 2018
Sr. Mary Sebastien (Jean) Schmidt was born on May 27, 1927, to Helen and Joseph Schmidt in Newport, Kentucky. She was the second of two children. She attended St. Stephen Elementary School and then graduated from Notre Dame Academy in 1945. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in September of the same year, making her profession of vows on...
David Pieck Moul
Mar 21, 2018
David Pieck Moul of Fort Mitchell, KY, age 72 passed away on March 21, 2018 at Saint Elizabeth Hospital. He was a retired letter carrier with the United States Post Office and a Marine Corp veteran who served in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Helen Kroness Moul; two children, Philip Moul (Tina) of Redwood City, California and Allison...
Lester McGraw
Mar 19, 2018
Lester E. McGraw, 79, of Florence, Kentucky, was born on February 19, 1939 in Covington, Kentucky and passed away on March 19, 2018 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Lester was a 1957 graduate of Newport Catholic High School. He worked at Wiedemann Brewing and GE Aircraft Engines as a maintenance and facilities supervisor and was a member of...
Robert Ratermann
Mar 18, 2018
Robert A. Ratermann 93 years of age passed away peacefully Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood. He was the loving husband of the late Ruth Laverne Ratermann (nee Merkle) and the late Mary Jo Ratermann (nee Buckholz). Loving father of Deborah Baute (Rob), Darlene Waldron (Frank), Joseph Harmeling, John Harmeling (Rhonda), Daniel Harmeling, and Michael Rice (Bridget). Dear brother of Walter Ratermann...
Sister Mary Jeanne Frances
Mar 17, 2018
Sister Mary Jeanne Frances was born on August 10, 1934, in Covington, Kentucky. Her parents, Edgar and Regina Cleves, raised eight children, six boys and two girls. Virginia was the sixth child. She spent a happy and carefree childhood in the security of her large family. Virginia’s close connection to her siblings was an important foundation of her life. Sister, always wanted to...
Bernard Pawlus
Mar 16, 2018
Bernard Karl Pawlus, 83, of Ludlow, Kentucky, died suddenly on March 16, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky.
Bernie was a political consultant and owner of Pawlus Associates, an advertising and marketing firm in Cincinnati for more than thirty years. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is preceded in...
Mary Ann Springer
Mar 15, 2018
Mary Ann Springer (Nee Buckingham), age 83, Covington, KY passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 15, 2018. She leaves behind her loving husband, Victor “Dan” Springer; children, Debi Springer (Ellen), Diane Klinger (Troy), Cyndi Springer and Craig Springer (Amy); granddaughter, Keri Parker and great grandchildren, Lea and Brendan. A visitation will be held at Middendorf Funeral Home (3312 Madison Pike...
Matthew Jude Cornett
Mar 15, 2018
Matthew Jude Cornett, 40, of Edgewood, Kentucky, was born on September 15, 1977 in Portland, Maine and passed away on March 15, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky. Matthew is preceded in death by his father, Stephen Dan Cornett. He is survived by his mother, Terry Cornett (nee Hellings) and his sister Meagan Cornett. The family has asked...
Vilmos Kossuthi
Mar 14, 2018
Vilmos "Vili" Kossuthi, 66, of Florence, Kentucky, born on October 2, 1951 in Hungary, passed away on March 14, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky with his family by his side. Vili owned Contemporary Plastics Inc. for 28 years where he created and built numerous products. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and visiting the beach, but his most precious...
Earl J Baeten
Mar 13, 2018
Born November 2, 1935, son of John and Catherine Baeten of De Pere, Wisconsin, Earl was raised on a dairy farm but took his first paying job working for De Pere Greenhouse at 16 years old. He graduated from West De Pere High School and entered the Army at age 18, serving in Austria and Germany rebuilding communications after the...
Jason Michael Walker
Mar 10, 2018
Jason Michael Walker, 41, of Independence, Kentucky, born on November 28, 1976 in Covington, Kentucky passed away at his home on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
Jason was preceded in death by his mother, Debra Cormeir.
He is survived by his father, Joseph Walker and many friends. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Memorials in Jason’s memory are...
William McNeil
Mar 9, 2018
William T. "Tom" McNeil, 71, of Park Hills, KY, born on November 29, 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at University of Kentucky Medical Center after a short battle with Interstitial Lung Disease.Tom is preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Dorothy, nee Cunningham, McNeil; two brothers, Duffy and Dick McNeil and his sister,...
Terry Lee Kesselring
Mar 7, 2018
Terry Lee Kesselring, age 69, of Florence, KY passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. He is survived by his loving wife, Linda Kesselring; daughter, Tami Rees (Andrew) and children, Abby, A.J. and Ashley; son, Dave Kesselring (Heidi) and children, Kayla, Joshua and Kendra; daughter, Emily Browning (Brian) and children, C.J., Corbin and Briley; daughter, Nicole DiSilvestro (Carmen)...
Rosemary Cronin
Mar 6, 2018
Rosemary H. Cronin, 91, nee Hayden, of Villa Hills, Kentucky, was born on December 27, 1926 in Trenton, Missouri and passed away on March 6, 2018 at Madonna Manor with her family by her side.
Rosemary was devoted to her faith and served as a Eucharistic minister for many years. She was also the assistant Chaplain Minister for St....
Myrtle Marie Chaney
Mar 4, 2018
Myrtle Marie Chaney (nee Faulkner), 83 years of age of Park Hills, KY. Loving wife of the late Franklin Chaney.Loving mother of Kimberly Auberger (Chris), Christi Chaney, and preceded in death by her son Charles Chaney. She was the loving grandmother of Brooke, Blake, Franklin, Joseph, and Ava. Myrtle was one of fourteen children and is survived by her siblings...
