Obituaries
Fort Wright Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Fort Wright and Kenton County, KY areas
Kathleen B. "Kathy" Johanneman
Apr 13, 2025
Kathleen B. (Lamphier) Johanneman, 83 of Latonia, Kentucky passed away in the care of St. Elizabeth Hospice surrounded by her family on April 13, 2025. Visitation will be at Middendorf Funeral Home on Monday, April 21, 2025 from 4-7pm and funeral services will be at St. Cecilia (Independence, Kentucky) on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10 am, with her burial...
Doris Butler Vaughn
Apr 10, 2025
Doris Butler Vaughn, age 94, of Villa Hills, KY passed away peacefully on Thursday, April, 10, 2025. She is survived by her niece, Linda Hancock (Phillip); great niece, Joy Duncan (Scott); great nephew, Jasen Miller; great great-nieces; Mickayla Miller and Madison Miller; great great great-niece, Armoni. Doris was preceded in death by her sister, Carlene Hisel; brothers, Carl Vaughn, Don...
Joy A. Kress
Apr 6, 2025
Joy A. Kress (nee Remensperger), age 77, of Fort Wright, KY, passed away on April 6, 2025. She is survived by her husband of 52 years Robert (Bob) J. Kress; sons, Brian Kress and Rob Kress (wife Jen); granddaughters, Rachel and Sydney Kress; sister, Carol Kinney. Joy was born to the late Roy and Matilda Remensperger on April 10, 1947....
Kathryn M. Fitzgerald
Apr 3, 2025
Kathryn (Kay) M. Fitzgerald, 90, of Covington, Kentucky, passed away on April 3, 2025. Born on October
7, 1934 in Covington, Kentucky to the late Harry and Irma (Wagner) Gausepohl, Kay graduated from
Notre Dame High School in 1953.
As a young woman, Kay met her husband Tom after joining the Catholic Theater Guild where she
performed in and assisted with the community productions...
Mary Kay Murray
Apr 3, 2025
Mary Kay Murray, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025 at the age of 75 years old. Mary is survived by her husband, Charles “Chuck” Murray; siblings, Judy (Jerry) Geiman, Sue (Bob) Schmidt and Jerry (Nancy) Saalfeld. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday, April 10th from 11:00 am until time of Mass of Christian...
Jamanti Nicholas Wilson
Mar 30, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the unexpected passing of Jamanti N. Wilson on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at the age of 28. Born on May 26, 1996, Jamanti was a devoted father, cherished son, loyal partner, and beloved brother whose presence brought light and laughter to everyone around him.
Jamanti worked in the restaurant industry as a dedicated cook, where his...
Melinda Sue Robinson
Mar 29, 2025
Melinda Sue Robinson, age 68, of Crescent Springs, KY passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Melinda is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, Mark Robinson; daughter, Emily Robinson; nephew, Phillip Jones (Shannon); cousins, Cheryl Eovaldi and David Shook (Sharon); cousins Gillian Dilts and Megan McElheney and dear dogs, Zoe and Bentley.
Melinda...
Carolyn J. Schultz
Mar 27, 2025
Carolyn J. Schultz (Dickman), 88 years of age passed away peacefully Thursday, March 27, 2025 at her home with her loving family by her side. Carolyn was the loving wife of Robert Schultz and were married and enjoyed life together for sixty four years. Loving mother of Jeffrey Schultz, Diane Sutton (Mark), and the late Bobby Schultz. Loving grandma of...
Mary Loraine "Sis" Heist
Mar 26, 2025
Our beloved Mary Loraine “Sis” Heist (nee Kremer), 83, daughter of Urban and Loraine (Lange) Kremer, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Sis was the loving wife of over 60 years to her devoted husband, Robert Warren Heist. She was the cherished mother of five rascally, kind, and devoted children: Mike Heist (Teri), Amy Hoerlein (Robert),...
Steve J. Schwartz
Mar 23, 2025
STEVE J. SCHWARTZ, 70, of Park Hills, Kentucky, passed away on March 23, 2025. He was born on
August 20, 1954 in Covington, Kentucky to the late Arthur and Julianna (Fritz) Schwartz. Steve was a
graduate of Covington Catholic High School and Northern Kentucky University. He was a long time
accountant for Shillito’s/Shillito-Rike’s/Lazarus Department Store, and later worked for the Internal
Revenue Service. Steve...
Janet L. Groger
Mar 23, 2025
Janet L. Groger (nee Schlarman) 67 years of age passed away Sunday March 23, 2025. Janet was the loving wife of the late Randy Groger (2023). Loving mother of Christopher Groger (Ashley), Mark Groger, and Nicole Seibert (Mark). Loving grandma of Conner, Audrey, Kyle, Andrew, Nolan, Collin, and Owen. Dear sister of Terri Miller, Jerri Floyd, Mary Hutton, Diane Schlarman,...
Charles E. Ruprecht, Sr.
Mar 18, 2025
Charles E. Ruprecht, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the age of 82. He leaves behind a loving family, including his devoted wife, Millie Ruprecht (nee Geiger), and their children: Amy (Matthew) Hazzard, Ellen (James) Owen, and Charles (Fatou) Ruprecht, Jr. He was a proud grandfather to Madie, Catie,...
Frank Joseph Broering Jr.
Mar 16, 2025
Frank Joseph Broering, (affectionately known as "Whitey" to his many friends), 85, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, following a motor vehicle accident.
Frank was a devoted husband of 61 years to Donna Matteoli Broering, who survived the accident. He was born on January 11, 1940, and raised in Covington, KY. Frank proudly served in the United States Army from...
Cristina P. Sychay
Mar 15, 2025
With immense sadness, the passing of Cristina P. Sychay (Amah), 85, of Edgewood, Kentucky, is announced. She was born on January 20, 1940 in Guinobatan, Albay, Phillipines and peacefully passed on March 15, 2025.
Cristina is survived by her spouse, Eduardo R. Sychay; her loving children, Maria Sychay Bradish (Mike), Gerard Sychay (Sarah), and her grandchildren, Christopher, Henry, Claire, Grace, and...
Charles P. Mann
Mar 12, 2025
Charles P. Mann, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at the age of 90 years old. Charles was preceded in death by his wife, the late Helen Lubbe Mann. He is survived by his children, Mary (Michael) Gutzeit, Lisa Ruark and Pat Mann; grandchildren, Jason, Emily, Sarah, Kevin, Alison and Katherine; great-grandchildren, Abbi, Gracie, Luke, Paige, Ben, Lily, Taylor, Bryce,...
Kenneth J. Scherder
Mar 12, 2025
Kenneth Joseph Scherder, age 63, of Edgewood, KY passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 surrounded by his family. Ken is survived by his loving siblings, Kathleen Hutchison (the late Robert), Thomas J. Scherder (Laney), Marilyn Russell (Fred), Karen Scherder (Ray) and Deborah Broughton (Joe); as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in...
Leanette Bockweg
Mar 7, 2025
Leanette (Pingel) Bockweg, 86, of Latonia, KY, passed away, March 7, 2025, at Hospice of St. Elizabeth, Edgewood, Ky, due to complications from emergency open heart surgery on Feb 10. She passed into the arms of Christ in the presence of her family. Leanette was born on December 22, 1938, in Covington, KY, to Leo and Hilda (Meiman) Pingel. She...
Bev Hopkins
Mar 6, 2025
Bev Hopkins (Poetter), age 80, passed away on March 6th, 2025. She was born on June 11th, 1944 in Camden, New Jersey to the late Lucille and Arthur Poetter. Bev is survived by her children Chris Hopkins (Dawn) and Tammy Litzler (Mike); and her siblings Sandy Leen (Bob) and Candy Lytle (Terry). She is also survived by her grandchildren Matthew...
Kurt Wayne Drotleff
Mar 4, 2025
Kurt Wayne Drotleff, age 47, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. A beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, Kurt is survived by his loving wife, Lauren Drotleff (nee Counts); children, Henry and Caroline Drotleff; sister, Diane Drotleff-Alicie (B. Alicie); mother and father-in-law, Mary Jo and Jeff Fishwick; as well as many nieces and nephews and extended family and...
Jaclyn M. "Jackie" Martin
Mar 3, 2025
Jaclyn Michelle Martin passed away unexpectedly at home on March 03, 2025 in Taylor Mill, Kentucky at the age of 56.
Jackie is preceded in death by her son Bobby Martin 34 and is survived by her husband of 32 years Scott Martin of Taylor Mill and her son Randy Baird of Walton. 4 grandchildren Adon and Harmony Martin of Covington,...
