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Virginia Catherine Folmer, 79, of Independence, died Tuesday at Grant Manor Nursing Home, Williamstown. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Independence. Her husband, Howard P. Folmer, died in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Laura Huffaker of Covington; sisters, Kave Evelyn Gibson of Oklahoma City, Okla., Hattie Stevens of Wilder, Geneva Schadler of Walton and Nancy Jackson of Seymour, Tenn.; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1043 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Kentucky 41075; or First Baptist Church of Independence, 11659 Madison Pike, Independence, Kentucky 41051.
Announcement dated: 12-03-99
Willa May Johnson, 67, of Elsmere, died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was an employee of Duro Bag Co.
Survivors include a son, Elmer Whitmore of Covington; daughters, Phyllis Gregory of Elsmere, Larna Foster of Ludlow and April Klein of Covington; a brother, Eugene Sellers of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Catchen Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
Announcement dated: 12-03-99
Owen A. Kennedy, 88, of Fort Mitchell, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a mechanical engineer with McColey's Architects.
Survivors include sisters, Catherine Bain of Erlanger, Mary Kreutzkamp, Ellen "Nell" Meihaus and Ruth Kennedy, all of Fort Mitchell; and brothers, James Kennedy of Erlanger and Thomas Kennedy of Fort Mitchell.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to charity.
Announcement dated: 12-03-99
Verne Stikeleather Parry, 84, of Villa Hills, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Announcement dated: 12-03-99
Dorothy M. Plapp, 88, of Loves Park, Ill., died at 1:55 a.m. Sunday in Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, Ill. She was a member of Forest Hill Evangelical Free Church in Loves Park, where she served as president of the Women's Missionary Society, taught Sunday School and sang in the choir.
She is survived by her husband, Samuel Plapp; sons, David Plapp of San Diego, Samuel Duane Plapp or Erlanger and Steven Plapp of Lisle, Ill.; daughters, Patricia Nelson of Loves Park and Dorothy Clinton of Rockford; sisters, Genevieve Sanderson and Erma Carrigan, both of Florida; 14 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Services were Wednesday at Forest Hills Evangelical Free Church. Burial was in Willwood Burial Park, Rockford. Delehanty Funeral Home, Loves Park, Ill., handled arrangements.
Announcement dated: 12-03-99
Mary Theresa Gross Reckers, 71, of Bellevue, died Wednesday at her home. She was a cafeteria worker with Grandview School in Bellevue and Kentucky Fried Chicken and was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Bellevue. Her husband, Raymond Reckers, died in 1994.
Survivors include daughter, Judith Ann Bourque of Cincinnati and Joan Marie Reckers of Florence; sons, William Reckers of Bellevue and Raymond Reckers Jr. of Alexandria; brothers, Frank Gross of Fort Thomas and Joseph Gross of Houston; a sister, Joan Paschen of Bellevue; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Church. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Announcement dated: 12-03-99
Ethan Lee Riddle, 4 months, of Florence, died Tuesday at Children's Hospital, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his parents, Deanna and Michael David Riddle of Florence; brothers, Noah Riddle and Liam Riddle, both of Florence; grandparents, Jack and Sandy Whittle of Cincinnati, and Bryant and Carol Riddle of Florence; and great-grandparents, Charles and Colores Greer of Cincinnati, Curtis Whittle of Russell Springs, Ruth Hartman of Wilmington, Ohio, and Pal and Charlotte Riddle of Burgettstown, Pa.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Church, Florence. Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Church, 7301 Dixie Highway, Florence, Kentucky 41042. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Announcement dated: 12-03-99
Paul Simpson, 68, of Williamstown, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospital/Grant County.
Arrangements are pending at Eckler Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge.
Announcement dated: 12-03-99
Lloyd E. Wilson, 77, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at his home. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Eunice Felty Wilson; sons, William Charles Wilson of Burlington, David Lloyd Wilson of London and James Edward Wilson of San Bernardino, Calif.; a daughter, Donna J. Wilgand of Philadelphia; his mother, Stella Turner Wilson of Madeira, Ohio; sisters, Catherine Wilson of Hamilton, Ohio, and Mary Louise McCreary of Madeira; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery.
Announcement dated: 12-03-99
Shirley Jensen, 'Sunshine Ambassador'
Shirley J. Jensen liked to help people, whether it was seeing that seniors were getting hot meals or giving directions to lost truck drivers.
"She was known as the 'Sunshine Ambassador' with the Ludlow Ladies Civic Club," recalled Mrs. Jensen's son, Dennis Jensen of Covington.
Mrs. Jensen, 74, of Covington, died Friday evening at her home.
She was a retired clerk with Dick's Liquor Store, Covington, retiring in 1994 after working there about 13 years, her son said.
As a retiree, Mrs. Jensen volunteered at Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky. "She made outreach visits, visiting people in their homes, but mostly she was a phone handler, helping people find things they needed, such as air conditioning and meals brought to their homes," Jensen said.
A former resident of Ludlow, Mrs. Jensen was a member of First Baptist Church, Ludlow, and a member of Ludlow Senior Citizens and the former Ludlow Ladies Civic Club. Her position with the civic club, her son said, included sending sympathy and get well cards to families and helping with the weekly bingo.
His mother was also a citizens band radio (CB) enthusiast, who went by the handle "Tom Boy," Jensen said. "She would drive around and help truckers who were lost. I remember one time she headed off a driver who was going south on Scott Street and didn't know about the underpass," he recollected.
His mother was orphaned at age six and had to work hard all of her life, he said. "She had to scrap and fight to keep going. Her favorite saying was, 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease,' " he remembered.
Other survivors also include a son, Wes Jensen of West Chester, Ohio; stepsons, Frank Kratzmeier of Covington and Ben Bowerman of Newport; daughters, Juanita Moon of Phoenix and Betty Dizmang of Ogala, Neb.; a brother, Raymond Perry of Bromley; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Highland Cemetery Chapel, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Lions Club of the donor's choice. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Announcement dated: 12-06-99
Jesse Rowland Ashcraft, 55, of Independence, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed stone mason and a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Ashcraft; sons, Kelly Ashcraft of Florence and Jesse D. Ashcraft, at home; a daughter, Missy Ashcraft of Southgate; brothers, Richard Willen of Latonia, Jerry Ashcraft and James Ashcraft, both of Covington; sisters, Virginia Bracke of Taylor Mill and Anna Roberts of Covington; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Kentucky 41042.
Announcement dated: 12-06-99
Paul Thomas Biehn, 72, of Pendleton County, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. He was a retired lieutenant colonel with the Air Force, having served for 22 years. For five years of his duty, he was stationed at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., where he flew Air Force One for President Lyndon Johnson.
After retirement, he ran the family farm.
Survivors include a brother, Jack Biehn of Pendleton County.
No services are planned. Mr. Biehn bequeathed his body to the University of Kentucky Medical School. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Kentucky 41014. Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth, handled arrangements.
Announcement dated: 12-06-99
Rosella Moore Chasson, 89, of Fort Wright, died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Charles Care Center, Fort Wright. She was a retired tailoring supervisor and a member of St. Anthony Church, Taylor Mill. Her husband, Irvin Chasson, died in 1987.
Survivors include a sister, Anne Menkhaus of Covington; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Charles Care Center, 500 Farrell Drive, Fort Wright, Kentucky 41011. Connley Bros. Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Announcement dated: 12-06-99
