Obituaries

Carrie Rae Modlin

Carrie Rae Modlin

Carrie Rae ModlinCarrie Rae Modlin, 66, of Erlanger, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at her residence. Carrie was a retired Medical Receptionist for Proscan Imaging. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Ludlow. She enjoyed making jewelry but mostly she loved spending time with her grandchildren and family.Survivors include her daughter, Taylor Rae (Adam) Groneck of...

Mary L. Schmidlin

Mary L. Schmidlin

Mary L. SchmidlinMary L. Schmidlin, 94, of Ft. Mitchell, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.She was a member of The Church of the Annunciation in Clifton.Mary was a homemaker who loved traveling, shopping, cooking, boating and playing cards.She was an avid tennis and golf player.Mary was a longtime resident...

Thomas C. Grimes

Thomas C. Grimes

Thomas C. GrimesThomas Charles Grimes, 65, of Bromley, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood.  He was an Electrical Engineer with Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company.  Tom was a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ where he was the past Treasurer and substitute organist. He was a member of Kenton Game and Fish and...

Delores Quevedo

Delores Quevedo

Delores QuevedoDelores Quevedo, 63, of Covington, passed away onThursday, September 22, 2022, at her residence. She was a Family case manager for Welcome House in Covington. Before that she worked for NKCAC supporting the community. Delores was a member of Latonia Baptist Church.Survivors include her daughters, Meghan Quevedo of Covington, Rebecca Rich (Bobby) of Covington, Shonna Knuckles of Nicholasville, and...

George Darpel

George Darpel

George DarpelGeorge W. Darpel, 87, of Erlanger, passed away on Wednesday, December 08, 2021 at Rosedale Green in Covington. George retired, after 32 years, as a Mailman with the U.S. Postal Service.  He proudly served our country in the U.S Army. He was a very down to earth, simple man. To know him was to love him.  George was an...

Ruby Dawson French

Ruby Dawson French

Ruby Dawson FrenchRuby Dawson French, 91, of Erlanger, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015 at Baptist Village Care Center in Erlanger.  She was a retired Head Librarian for the Doraville, GA Public Library. Ruby loved books and reading and passed that on to her family, friends and others.  She was a great cake baker and candy maker, an unpublished...

Barbara Philippe

Barbara Philippe

Barbara PhilippeBarbara S. Philippe, 72, of Fort Thomas, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood.  She had been a hairdresser and was also a Secretary for a local bank and a real estate company.  Barbara was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ in Newport.  She loved golfing, playing cards and traveling,...

Edward Planton

Edward Planton

Edward PlantonEdward R. Planton, 95, of Hayesville, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood, Kentucky.  He was a retired air traffic controller for 35 years with the Federal Aviation Administration and then completed his degree in finance at the age of 52. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy during WWII.Survivors...

Parker Vanherpe

Parker Vanherpe

Parker VanHerpeParker William VanHerpe, 62, of Villa Hills, passed away, Sunday, January 12, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood. He was a paralegal for VanHerpe and Howell Attorneys of Law in Covington. Parker was also a musician who especially loved to play the piano and he was a member of the Mensa Organization.Parker is preceded in death by his...

Gleneda Prewitt

Gleneda Prewitt

Gleneda PrewittGleneda J. Prewitt, 80, of Burlington, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood. Gleneda was a member of GracePointe Community Church in Erlanger where she served as a greeter for years and cooked weekly meals for the church.  She loved her church and shopping but she mostly enjoyed spending time with her family,...

Donnie Edward Bishop

Donnie Edward Bishop

Donnie Edward BishopDonnie Edward Bishop, 64, of Stanford, KY, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014 at his residence.  He was a former welder for McGinnis/Carlisle Company in Ludlow.He served our country in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War.Donnie was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Bishop and brother, Elbert Bishop.Survivors include his daughters, Tracey Bishop of Florence,...

Cecil W. Sears

Cecil W. Sears

Cecil W. SearsCecil “Bill” Sears went home to be with the Lord on July 30, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was 73 years young and a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and great-grand father.Bill was born to William and Gertrude Sears in Covington, KY, on September 23, 1949. Bill met the love of his life Shirley (McCauley) as a...

Albert G. Goetz

Albert G. Goetz

Albert G. GoetzAlbert G. Goetz, 94, of Ft. Mitchell, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at his residence.  He was a Driver and Salesman for the Coca-Cola Company in Cincinnati.  Albert was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, played football at St. Xavier High School, was an avid golfer, and enjoyed building stone walls in his free time. His...

Bonnie Bates

Bonnie Bates

Bonnie BatesBonnie Jean Bates, 46, of Ludlow, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 31, 2017 at her residence.She was a deli manager at IGA Express in Independence. Bonnie loved spending time with her family. She also loved to cook and bake using fantastic designs.Survivors include her son, Timothy Bates of Columbus, Ohio; granddaughter, Brooklyn Johnson of Ludlow; brothers, Michael Whitaker...

Ronda Sue Penick

Ronda Sue Penick

Ronda Sue PenickRonda Sue Penick, 53, of Ludlow, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017 at her residence.  She was a former employee of Floturn Inc in Fairfield.Survivors include her husband, Dan Penick of Cincinnati; sons, Chuck Penick of Independence, Daniel Penick of Ludlow; grandchildren, Gauge and Kyleigh Penick.Services are private and at the convenience of the family.

John A. Darpel

John A. Darpel

John A. DarpelJohn A. Darpel Jr., MD, 80, of Edgewood, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood surrounded by his loving family. He was a devoted husband, father & grandfather.  He worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist with the OB/GYN Specialists of Northern Kentucky formerly known as Stevie, Jacobs and Darpel. John always said “I...

Jerome E. Sweeney

Jerome E. Sweeney

Jerome E. SweeneyJerome E. Sweeney, 89, of Edgewood, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Emerald Trace in Elsmere. He was an Electrician and Project Manager for Bertke Electric. Jerry proudly served our country in the U.S Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of St. Barbara Church in Erlanger.  He loved photography, biking/cycling and reading but...

William Meyer

William Meyer

William MeyerWilliam “Bill” David Meyer, 86, born March 17, 1935.  Bill was a devoted family man who passed away Tuesday evening, November 9, 2021 at St Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.  Bill grew up in West Covington and when he married his wife Sally, they resided in Bromley where they raised their sons, and opened their doors to those who needed...

Raoul Baxter

Raoul Baxter

Raoul BaxterIt is with great sadness, the family of Raoul J. Baxter announces his passing after a sudden illness, on Friday, March 9, 2018, at the age of 68 years old. Raoul will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 42 years, Barbara (Marcum) and his children, Chris Baxter (Karra) and Teal Graeter (Spencer), his four grandchildren: Jackson (11), Gracie...

Thomas E. Wheatley

Thomas E. Wheatley

Thomas E. WheatleyThomas E. Wheatley, 67, of Burlington, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021. He was a retired scheduler for Reliable Casting Corp. in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Thomas loved all sports, especially coaching his children’s basketball, baseball, and even soccer teams; but especially he loved watching his grandchildren play sports.  Thomas enjoyed playing softball, was an avid horseracing fan, UK...