Obituaries
Fort Wright Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Fort Wright and Kenton County, KY areas
Ace Richard Byrd
Nov 14, 2014
Ace Richard Byrd, 66, of Covington, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014. Ace worked as a truck driver for Ryder Logistics and Transport. He was a member of the Teamsters Union and a member of the Lions Club. Ace served his county in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He is preceded in death by his wife,...
Cecil Garrett Thomas
Nov 14, 2014
Cecil Garrett Thomas, 91, of Covington, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 14, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood. Cecil served in the United States Army during World War II, he was a Kentucky Colonel, and had a great love for fishing and Nascar Racing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Venetia Conley Thomas, and his...
Nicholas John "Nick" Finke
Nov 13, 2014
Nicholas John Finke, 55, of Park Hills, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2014. Nick was a former manager at Zimmer Hardware and a former Volunteer Firefighter for Park Hills Fire Department. He loved music, especially playing the drums, and was an avid sports fan of the Reds, Bengals, and U.K. Wildcats. Nick is survived by his wife, Monica...
Patricia Ann Higgins Kellam
Nov 13, 2014
Patricia Ann Higgins Kellam, "Trish", 47, of Hebron, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at U.C. Medical Center, after a sudden illness. Trish worked at Children, Inc., Covington. She was a former basketball coach at Blessed Sacrament, Ft. Mitchell, and had a great love for poetry. Trish enjoyed life to its fullest and was a very generous and...
Guy P. Barnes
Nov 11, 2014
Guy P. Barnes, passed away November 11, 2014 at the age of 56. Loving son of Elyner T. Barnes (nee Brennan) and the late James C. Barnes. Loving father of Brenda Barnes, Brittany Hedlund, and Berea Barnes. Dear brother of James C. Barnes, Lawrence V. Barnes, John Brian Barnes, Shelley Barnes Abdelghany, Heather Moser, Monica Barnes, Jessica Koury, and the...
Marlene H. Unkraut
Nov 7, 2014
Marlene H. Unkraut (nee Logsdon), 76 yrs of age, of Covington died Friday November 7, 2014. Loving wife of Dick Unkraut. Loving mother of Angela Ludwig (Cliff), Tina Marie Ellis (Ron), Lisa Kinney, and Kevin Unkraut (Joyce). Loving Nana of 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Mary Margaret Bey. Marlene was a Homemaker. Visitation Monday from 4-8...
Elmer B. Cleves
Nov 5, 2014
Elmer B. "Moe" Cleves, 88 yrs of age of Ft. Mitchell, KY died Wednesday November 5,2014. Loving husband of Ruth C. Cleves (nee Maschinot). Loving father of Cynthia M. Cleves of Ft. Mitchell, KY and Dr. G. Stephen Cleves ( Therese M. Esswein) of Cincinnati, OH. Loving grandfather of Andrew, Daniel, and Philip Cleves. Dear brother of Martha Schuh (Eddie),...
Edith Pansy Lewis
Nov 4, 2014
Edith Pansy Lewis, age 95, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana passed away on November 4, 2014 with her family by her side. She leaves behind her 5 children Patricia Brooks, Margaret "Maggie" Dooley, Donald Dooley (Cathy Davis), Linda Stamper (Butch), and Tom Dooley (Cathy). She was the loving grandmother of 14 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great grandchildren. Edith worked for over...
Florence N. Huff
Nov 1, 2014
Florence Nightingale Huff, of Park Hills, passed away on November 1, 2014. She was the loving wife of the late William Huff. Loving mother of Gary Huff (Barb), Heidi Huff, Robin Huff (Margaret), and Allison Huff Deters (Bob). She also leaves behind her 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her...
Thomas L. Miller
Oct 30, 2014
Thomas L. Miller, 81, of Erlanger, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 30, 2014. Tom served his country in the United States Army and had a 40 year career with Western Southern Life Insurance Company. He was a member of St. John Church, Covington Turners, and the American Legion, Elsmere. He is survived by, Marlene Miller, his loving wife...
Jeanne King
Oct 29, 2014
Jeanne Brown King, 91, of Park Hills, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood. Jeanne, who once served as Sheriff of Kenton Hills, was a former teacher at St. Agnes School, Ft. Wright, and St. Anne School, Covington. She enjoyed knitting, reading, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is...
Daniel E. McCluskey
Oct 25, 2014
Daniel E. McCluskey, 78, of Park Hills, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014, with his family at his side. Daniel was born in 1936 to Bill and Millie McCluskey of Chicago, Illinois. He was a 1954 graduate of Roger Bacon High School and a 1958 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, earning a B.A. in Business Education. In...
Matthew A. Averbeck
Oct 20, 2014
Loving husband of Robbin Averbeck. Loving father of Ryan Averbeck (Nina), and Lynsea Averbeck. Dear brother of Larry, Mike, Bruce, Hal, Mark, Ted, Donna, and Barbara. Mat was an Electrician with Sturm Electric. Visitation Friday from 4pm until 8 pm at Middendorf Funeral Home Ft. Wright.
Dennis Patrick Whitehead
Oct 20, 2014
Dennis Patrick Whitehead, 68, of Covington, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 20, 2014. After graduating from Covington Latin School in 1962, he went on to receive his undergraduate from Villa Madonna College in 1966, and then later his masters from Xavier University in 1975. Dennis served his country as a member of the United States Air Force during...
Marian J. Hellmann
Oct 17, 2014
Marian J. Hellmann (nee Jugas) loving wife of the late Norbert G. Hellmann (9/6/1977). Loving mother of Joan Goessling (Dick), The late Sr. Andrew OSB, The late Judy Reinersman, Jeannie Kaiser, Mary Ann Wainscott (Butch), Kathy Redden (P.R.), Donald G. Hellmann (Doe), and David J. Hellmann. 29 grandchildren, 55 great grandchildren, 9 great great grandchildren. Marian was a homemaker and...
Violet L. Lannigan
Oct 16, 2014
Violet L. Lannigan , loving wife of Alfred Lannigan. Loving mother of Marlene Smith (Ray), Daniel Lammers (Linda), Shelagh Goodridge, and Vanessa "Nessie" Lannigan. Dear sister of Dorothy Rogers. 7 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Violet was 86 yrs old and a resident of Covington. She was a homemaker. Visitation Monday from 11:00 am until time of service at 1:00pm...
Victor J. Lubbe
Oct 6, 2014
Victor J. Lubbe, loving husband of Shirley Lubbe (nee Lannigan). Loving father of Todd Lubbe (Trisha), and the late John Sullivan. Loving grandpa of Courtney Tabor (Brandon), Chad Lubbe, Sarah Lubbe, and Morgan Lubbe. 4 great grandchildren. Dear brother of Norma Mersch. Victor was an Army veteran and retired from Cincinnati Bell.84 yrs of age and residence of Covington, KY....
Lawrence J. Meyer
Oct 5, 2014
Lawrence J. Meyer, 88, of Crescent Springs, Kentucky, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 5, 2014. He was an Inspector for General Motors. He is survived by several loving nieces and nephews who cared for him over the years. Visitation will take place on Monday, October 13, 2014 at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs, 11:00 a.m. until...
Joseph F. Vice, Jr.
Sep 27, 2014
Joseph F. Vice, Jr, 74, long-term resident of Covington, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 27, 2014, after an extraordinarily hard-fought battle with cancer. Joe was born on August 17, 1940 to the late Joseph and Helen Vice, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He worked as a drywall hanger and finisher, and he was a retired union carpenter. Joe enjoyed...
Howard L. Barker
Sep 25, 2014
Howard L. Barker, 76 yrs. old of Covington, KY. Loving father of Diana Kellinghaus (Jim), Abbie Niehaus (Nick), and Debbie Good (Woody). 3 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Dear brother of Thomas Barker, Faye Daunt, Peggy Litton, Linda Kenney, Gale Muenchen, and the late Mary Ripberger, and the late Donnie Barker. Howard was a Army Veteran and a retired Ironworker...
