Obituaries

Catherine "Maxine" Delk

Catherine "Maxine" Delk

Catherine "Maxine" DelkCatherine “Maxine” Delk, 97, of Ludlow, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at her home.  She was a member of First Baptist Church in Ludlow since 1946 where she taught Bible School and Sunday School. Maxine was the owner of Sweet to Eat in Ludlow where she worked as a cook and food handler for over 30...

Mary Louise Cook

Mary Louise Cook

Mary Louise CookMary Louise Cook, 91, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at her residence in Fort Wright. She loved playing and watching golf, working on puzzles and traveling. The most important thing to her was spending time with her family and grandchildren. Mary Lou was also a member of St. Agnes Church.Mary Lou is preceded in death by...

Martha Alexander

Martha Alexander

Martha AlexanderMartha Alexander, 98, of Covington, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Rosedale Green Care Center.  Martha loved the outdoors, especially gardening and hiking.  She was an alumna of Ohio State University and always maintained her love of learning.  Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Alexander (2008) and son, Scott Alexander (2001).  Survivors include her...

Eric S. Daniel

Eric S. Daniel

Eric S. DanielEric S. Daniel, 40, of Ludlow, passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington.  He was a Chef and Co-owner of Keyhole Eatery and Oasis in Bromley. Eric was a member of First Baptist Church in Ludlow, a member of the Donky dart team, an avid bowler and a Bengals fan.  Eric enjoyed...

Michael T. Griffith

Michael T. Griffith

Michael T. GriffithMichael T. Griffith, 50, of Villa Hills, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at his residence.  He was a Hotel Manager for Ramada Inn in Ft. Wright.  He was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Crescent Springs.  Michael loved the Cincinnati Bengals and UK Basketball.  He played basketball for Dixie Heights High School.Survivors include his son,...

Marcie Hornyak

Marcie Hornyak

Marcie HornyakMarcella Rose Hornyak, 83, of Edgewood, formerly of Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 21, 2022, at Charter Senior Living of Edgewood surrounded by her family. Marcie grew up in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.  She graduated from Penn State University where she studied teaching and was the President of Tri Delta Sorority her senior year.  Upon graduation, Marcie...

William Edward Bishop

William Edward Bishop

William Edward BishopWilliam Edward Bishop, 92, of Stanford, KY, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020 at his residence.  He was a baggage and ticket handler for Greyhound Transportation.  William served our country in the U.S. Army as a Paratrooper and Rifleman.  He was a member of Ephesus Baptist Church.Survivors include his loving wife of 71 years, Margie Howard Bishop...

Jesse Dean Lawson

Jesse Dean Lawson

Jesse Dean LawsonJesse Dean Lawson, 43, of Erlanger, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.  He was a cook for the Colonial Cottage in Erlanger.  Jesse was a musician who loved to play his guitar and sing.  When he wasn’t playing his guitar, he enjoyed spending time playing his video games.  Jesse passed the...

Bobby L. Edwards

Bobby L. Edwards

Bobby L. EdwardsBobby L. Edwards, 66, of Cincinnati, passed away at his residence.  Bobby was a Security Guard at Good Samaritan Hospital.  He proudly served our country in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam where he received a Purple Heart. He also served in the Kentucky National Guard.  Bobby was a member of the NRA, had a black belt in...

Frank Sommerkamp, Jr.

Frank Sommerkamp, Jr.

Frank Sommerkamp, Jr.Frank Sommerkamp, Jr., 93, of Crestview Hills, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2022 at Emerald Trace in Elsmere. He received his master’s degree from Xavier University and went on to retire as Vice President of Government Affairs for Cincinnati Bell. Frank was very active in the community, serving as chairman for various organizations including: Thomas More College...

Mary Jo Schaeper

Mary Jo Schaeper

Mary Jo SchaeperMary Jo Schaeper, 79, of Cincinnati, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Madonna Manor in Villa Hills.  She was a retired Secretary to the Dean, and worked at the Career Planning and Placement Office at Xavier University in Cincinnati.  Mary Jo was a member of St. Vivian Church in Cincinnati where she was on the Worship...

Joseph A. Mandarino

Joseph A. Mandarino

Joseph A. MandarinoJoseph Anthony Mandarino, 85, of Cincinnati, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 at St. Elizabeth in Ft. Thomas. He was a retired Italian restaurant owner and operated several different pizza restaurants and the Mardi Gras Lounge.  Joe enjoyed cooking, listening to music, dancing, boating, and shooting pool.  He liked to make people laugh.  He proudly served our...

Nacy Mae Lovins

Nacy Mae Lovins

Nacy Mae LovinsNancy Mae Lovins, 80, of Crittenden, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence. She was a Purchasing Agent with Metal Form in Pompano Beach, Florida.Nancy was preceded in death by brother, John Blankenship and daughter, Sheila Taylor.Survivors include her loving husband, Leonard Lovins of Crittenden; daughter, Joyce Ann (Steve) Crague of New...

John Toelke

John Toelke

John ToelkeJohn R. Toelke, Jr. escaped this mortal realm on March 9, 2020.  He was preceded in death by his wives, Joy Wilson Toelke in 1995 and Barbara Kelly Toelke in 2018; his sister, Janet Toelke Heffron; brother, Donald Toelke, and sister, Jean, who died in infancy.  He’s survived by his loving children, Heidi Toelke, Jeffrey Lawson and Diane Hart...

Timothy Feldhaus

Timothy Feldhaus

Timothy FeldhausTimothy Feldhaus, 73, of Covington, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021, at his residence. He was an Attorney at Law and a proud member of the Kentucky Bar Association.  Tim graduated as Valedictorian of his class at Ludlow High School and went on to pursue his academic goals by attending Centre College, The University of Kentucky, and Chase...

Mary Jo Walther

Mary Jo Walther

Mary Jo WaltherMary Josephine Walther (Mary Jo) 87 of Ft. Myers, Florida, formally a resident of Northern Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.  At the time of her death, she was a resident of The Windsor of Cape Coral where she received excellent care the last months of her life.Mary Jo believed in the importance of education. ...

Richard Scherer

Richard Scherer

Richard SchererRichard Leclercq Scherer, 70, of Ludlow, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020 at his residence. He was known to all as “Willie” because he looked so much like Willie Nelson. He was a biker who loved spending time with family and friends, especially at the Thirsty Turtle and Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club.Survivors include his daughters, Rickie (Lonnie) Mincy...

Terry Harris

Terry Harris

Terry HarrisTerry Harris, 65, of Burlington, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.  He was a retired Mechanic for Cincinnati Bell who currently worked as a driver for the Port of Cincinnati. Terry was a member of Sts. Boniface & James Church in Ludlow.  He will be remembered by many riding his Harley, racing...

William Bannister, Jr.

William Bannister, Jr.

William Bannister, Jr.William Bannister, Jr., 63 of Covington passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at his residence.He was a retired bus driver from TANK, was a family man and enjoyed transporting the Northern Kentucky Youth Football League Bengal Tigers football players and cheerleaders to sporting events.William is survived by his dear wife, Rhonda Huling of Covington; son, Jerome Bannister...

Nathaniel A. Marcum

Nathaniel A. Marcum

Nathaniel A. MarcumNathaniel Allen Marcum, 27, of Covington, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at his residence.  Nate loved music and was a very talented rapper and musician.  He also loved people and always tried to make them laugh even when he was struggling with his own problems.  Most of all he loved his family, especially his baby girl,...