Obituaries

Margaret Horton

Margaret Horton

Margaret HortonMargaret M. Horton, 90 of Hebron, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Elmcroft in Florence.  Margaret was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church.  She was a devoted housewife caring for her family.  Margaret was an avid reader and loved to spend her time shopping.  She also volunteered at St. Elizabeth Hospital and Be Concerned.Margaret is preceded...

Christopher James Otis

Christopher James Otis

Christopher James OtisChristopher James Otis, 28, of Park Hills, passed away on Friday, September 09, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington.  He was a server with Cloud 9 Restaurant in Cincinnati. Chris was a member of Sts. Boniface and James Church Ludlow.  He was a national champion with the intramural flag football team at the University of Kentucky. Chris...

Dustin Spencer

Dustin Spencer

Dustin SpencerDustin Mathew Spencer, 40, of Erlanger, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022.  He was a local and regional truck driver. Dustin was extremely social and loved spending time with his friends. He also enjoyed riding his motorcycle, shooting pool, taking care of his two snakes and enjoyed listening to music.He was preceded in death by his twin daughters,...

Nicholas E. Ivey

Nicholas E. Ivey

Nicholas E. IveyNicholas Eddison “Nick” Ivey, 47, of Hebron, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence.  He was a retired Collection Specialist for 5/3 Bank.  Nick loved watching movies, reading, doing crossword puzzles and communicating with many friends around the world through Facebook.  He had been in the Rho Chapter of Alpha Delta Gamma...

Anna Dwyer

Anna Dwyer

Anna DwyerAnna W. Dwyer, 89, of Covington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at her residence, surrounded by her family.  She retired as an Operator from Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company.  Anna was a member of the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington since the 1950’s.  She loved doing puzzles, Macramé, sewing, quilting and gardening.Anna was preceded in...

Barbara Toelke

Barbara Toelke

Barbara ToelkeBarbara K. “Babs” Toelke, 84, of Crestview Hills, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at St. Elizabeth in Williamstown. She was a member of St. Pius X Church in Edgewood and was a retired Real Estate Agent with Huff Realtors.  She loved to garden, play tennis and cards.  She was an avid shopper and enjoyed traveling.  Her favorite,...

Larry Sandusky

Larry Sandusky

Larry SanduskyLarry Sandusky, 64, of Hebron, passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at his residence.  Larry was a heavy equipment operator and 26-year member of Union Local 18. Larry was always on the move. He loved to fish and be outside and was a 16-year member of Moonlight Hunting and Fishing.Survivors include his fiancée, Teresa Riddle of Hebron; son,...

Elmer A Cook, Jr.

Elmer A Cook, Jr.

Elmer A Cook, Jr.Elmer A Cook, Jr., 83, of Sadieville, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at his residence.  Elmer was a retired Machinist with R. A. Jones.  He served our country in the U.S. Navy on the USS Sickell. Elmer was a member of Salem United Methodist Church.  He loved the outdoors, especially boating, fishing and swimming.  He...

Jacob N. Margolen

Jacob N. Margolen

Jacob N. MargolenJacob N. Margolen, 67, of Ludlow, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at his residence. Jake was the owner of Herm’s Grocery Store in Ludlow. He took over the business after the sudden death of his father, Herm Margolen.  Herm’s Grocery was known for its excellent meat and friendly neighborhood service. Jake dedicated his life to his...

Vera Willoughby

Vera Willoughby

Vera WilloughbyVera Elaine Willoughby, 80, of Walton, passed away July 24, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood.  Born as Vera Elaine Lapp to Vera Christine and Milton Lapp on March 28, 1939, she was a retiree from St. Elizabeth Medical Center after a thirty-year career.Elaine was predeceased by her parents, a son, Charles “Buddy” Schulker, a daughter, Terri Lynn,...

Tammy Stapleton

Tammy Stapleton

Tammy StapletonTammy Coffey Stapleton, 43, of Covington, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at her residence.  She was a member of Crossroads Church in Florence. Her life revolved around her grand babies and niece.Survivors include her sons, Dustin Brewer of Ludlow, Tristan Kavanaugh of Florence, Michael Batton of Florence; daughter, Dawn Batton of Ludlow; brothers, Richard Coffey of Williamsburg,...

Margaret Dietz

Margaret Dietz

Margaret DietzMargaret M. Dietz, 91, of Florence, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Florence Park Care Center in Florence.  She was a Retired Register Nurse for Booth Memorial Hospital. Margaret retired to become a homemaker and to help with her husband’s business.  She loved caring for her family and grandson.  Margaret was also an avid gardener.She is preceded in...

Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson

Shawn JohnsonShawn Johnson, 49, of Ludlow, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington. He was a manager at Fidelity Investments. Shawn was a member of First Baptist Church in Ludlow.  He loved sports and spent a lot of his time as a football coach for Ludlow Youth Football as well as a baseball and fast...

Gertrude Berry

Gertrude Berry

Gertrude BerryGertrude Berry, 93, of Constance,  passed away peacefully on Friday, February 19, 2021 in Verona, KY. She was a proud mother of 11 children. Gertrude was a member of Bromley Christian Church where she dedicated her life to the Lord. She was a member of the Ludlow Senior Center where she was named Ludlow Super Senior Lady of the...

Joan Duncan

Joan Duncan

Joan DuncanJoan Tahchawwickah Duncan, 73, of Fairfield, OH, formerly of Bromley, KY, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at her residence.  She was a retired Loan Officer at Huntington Bank and was a member of Immanuel United Methodist Church of Bromley.  Joan loved to read, especially outdoors and she loved music, fishing, bingo and dominos.She was preceded in death...

Margaret Weghorn

Margaret Weghorn

Margaret WeghornMargaret Weghorn, 97, of Ft. Wright, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Highland Springs in Ft. Thomas.  She was a homemaker who dedicated her time as an active volunteer with the VA in Ft. Thomas, where she provided Pet, Music and Speech therapy for the residents as well as organizing all the events and outings.  She also...

Charles Foulks

Charles Foulks

Charles FoulksCharles E. Foulks, Sr., 94, of Bromley, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on January 2, 2021. Charlie was in the Navy and served our country during World War II in Okinawa, Japan. He was proud to attend the honor flight with his granddaughter in 2017.  After the war, Charlie became known for his excellent ability...

Bennette Coffey

Bennette Coffey

Bennette CoffeyBennette Estelle Coffey, 70, of Independence, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. She retired from St. Elizabeth Hospital Home Health as a Registered Nurse after 25 years.Bennette is survived by her husband, Robert Lantry of Independence; sons, Rick and Robert Coffey; daughters, Melissa Coffey, Christy Fritts and Tammy Coffey; father, Charles Bowman;...

Benjamin Roberts

Benjamin Roberts

Benjamin RobertsBenjamin J. Roberts, 94, of Bromley, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at the VA Hospital Hospice in Cincinnati.  He was a retired Railway Mail Clerk from the U.S. Postal Service for which he is in the Smithsonian Institute. Ben served our country in the U.S. Army during WWII.  He was a member of Immanuel United Church of...

John Paul Waclawik

John Paul Waclawik

John Paul WaclawikJohn Paul Waclawik, 86, of Ft. Wright, formerly of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood.He was a retired School Administrator for the Cincinnati Public School System.  John served our country in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict.  He was an active member of...