Obituaries
Nerva Jane Powers
Apr 13, 2023
Nerva Jane Powers, 89, of Covington, KY passed away April 13, 2023. Nerva was born on June 25, 1933, a daughter of the late Lee and Lillian Hurley. Jane is survived by her sister, Margie King and many nieces and nephews, as well as great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews, all of which she cared for like...
Emma Lee Klosterman
Apr 11, 2023
Emma Lee Klosterman, 84, of Elsmere, KY passed away April 11, 2023 at home. Emma was born on May 7, 1938 in London, Kentucky. Emma is survived by her daughters, Tina (Mike) Barhorst, April Campell, Julie (Stephen) Wagner, Theresa Boswell; son, Teddy (Tabitha) Klosterman; 14 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren and a 5th great-great grandchild on the way. Emma...
Irvin Eugene Back
Apr 11, 2023
Irvin Eugene Back, 87, of Covington, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at home. He was born October 28, 1935, a son of the late Raymond and Culie Back. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Delores Dixon Back; one son, Gregory Back of Independence, KY; three daughters, Susan Stout (Robert) of Dry Ridge, KY, Betty Back of...
Lesa Ann Walker
Apr 8, 2023
Lesa Ann Walker, 55, of Melbourne, KY, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023. She was born January 31, 1968, a daughter of the late Robert and Judy Napier. She is survived by her brother, David (Aimee) Napier; children, Darnell (Carrie) Walker, Jeffrey Bailer, Stacy Jones, Krystal (Joshua) Newborn, Amanda Ghaffar, Elizabeth Applegate, Ryan Odor, Aliyah Walker, Jerry Stull, Kearstyn Stull,...
Brenda Coleman Sorrell
Apr 8, 2023
Brenda Coleman Sorrell aged 80, of Florence, Ky, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Edgewood after a brief illness. Brenda was retired after a long banking career, which began at Central Trust Bank in Cincinnati, later PNC and ultimately Huntington Bank, rising from a typist to a Certified Financial Advisor and President of the Trust Department. She also served as President of the...
William Nelson McMillen Jr.
Apr 8, 2023
William N. McMillen Jr., age 66, passed away on April 8, 2023.
Bill was, first and foremost, a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Army for seventeen years, reaching the rank of Major. His driven goal upon entering the service was to become an aviator, which he...
Patricia Ann Brossart
Apr 5, 2023
Patricia Ann Brossart, a loving, caring, and forgiving wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother. Pat enjoyed 66 years of marriage to her husband, Bernie. In her younger years she enjoyed spending time with her sisters and going on vacations with them and her family. Later in life she loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and taking care of Bernie....
Jeffrey Gordon Bolton
Apr 4, 2023
Jeffrey G. Bolton, age 55, of Morning View, KY suffered a sudden heart attack on Tuesday April 4, 2023. Jeffrey, also known as Jeff was born on September 28, 1967 to William (Ted) and Victoria Bolton of Taylor Mill, KY. Jeff was a proud owner of the family business, Bolton Brothers Concrete. He enjoyed bringing happiness into his children...
Kenneth Francis Shell
Apr 4, 2023
Kenneth F. Shell,
90, of Florence, Kentucky went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Kenny proudly served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the L&N Railroad where he worked as a Switchman. In his spare time, Kenny enjoyed fishing, metal detecting and flea market wheeling and dealing. Kenny is...
Amber Sue Siereveld
Apr 3, 2023
Amber Sue Siereveld, 65, of Dayton, Kentucky, died Monday, April 3, 2023, at Christ Hospital. She was born April 4, 1957, in Cincinnati, a daughter of the late Charles G. Diedenhofer and Betty Hatton Diedenhofer. She is survived by her husband, James A. Siereveld; her children, Joseph Collett and James Siereveld; 10 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; a brother, Sam...
Velma Ann Benge
Mar 28, 2023
Velma Ann Benge, 60, of Lexington, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023. She was born July 13, 1962, in Hamilton, OH, the daughter of the late John and Rhoda (nee McNeil) Benge. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Charles A. Benge Sr. of Covington, KY. She is survived by her brother James (Michelle) Benge of Youngstown, OH,...
Michele Ruth Sturgil
Mar 26, 2023
Michele Ruth Sturgil, 81, of Cold Spring, KY, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023. She was born January 21, 1942, in Dayton, KY, the daughter of the late Howard and Irma Storn. Michele graduated from Campbell County High School and attended the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati Ohio, receiving the Registered Nurse (RN) degree. She is preceded in...
Anthony Jamie Sanders
Mar 21, 2023
Anthony Jamie Sanders, 35, of New Carlisle, Ohio passed away March 21, 2023 at home. Anthony grew up in Norwood, Ohio and was a proud member of Solid Rock Church. Anthony is survived by his mother Kimberly Cohorn (Will) Upchurch; son Sebastian Sanders; sisters Melody (Edward) Jones, Austina (Phoenix) McElroy, Angel Murphy, Shawna (Justin) Smith, Angela Rubenstahl; brothers Darryl...
Wayne Gray
Mar 20, 2023
Matthew Wayne Gray, of Cincinnati, passed away Monday, March 20 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Florence. He was born January 9, 1961 in Greenfield Indiana, a son of Hobert M. Gray and Pearl Gray (Wombles). He was the former owner/operator of the Belvedere Cafe and is survived by his brother and sister in-law Cathy Gray; Hobert M. Gray; his...
Rosemary Florence
Mar 15, 2023
Rosemary Florence, 75, of Independence, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at home. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Reidy, sister Pearl Kennedy, and her son Billy Landers. She was born September 17, 1947 in Cynthiana, KY and graduated from Dixie Heights in Edgewood, KY. She was a daughter of the late James Mattox and Rosemond Richie....
Ralph Louis Wallace
Mar 15, 2023
Ralph Louis Wallace, 80, of Brookville, Indiana, passed away March 15 at home. He was the son of the late Ralph and Gail Wallace. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan “Linda” Wallace. He is survived by his five children; Steve (Donna) Wallace of Covington, KY, Scott Wallace of Covington, KY, Louis (Annette) Wallace of North Carolina, Lisa...
Pearl Uhlman
Mar 13, 2023
Pearl Uhlman, 93, of Independence, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023. She was born April 2, 1929, in Jackson, KY, a daughter of the late Alex and Nora Vires. She is preceded in death by her husband, John H Uhlman and two great-grandchildren. She is survived by her six children; Bob (Dotty) Hood, Kathy (Tom) Nicodemus, Wilma (Wayne) Napier,...
Kevin Declan Loughnane
Mar 11, 2023
Kevin Declan Loughnane, 73, of Taylor Mill, Kentucky passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023. Services will be private. Memorial Contributions suggested to The Alzheimer's Association.
Essie Pauline Long
Mar 8, 2023
Essie Pauline Long born April 22, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Nancy and James Long went to be with her Mommy on March 8, 2023, at age 58. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nancy J. Eaton; her father, James H. Long; and brothers James A. Smith, William (Buff) Smith, and Steve (Shovelhead) Long. She is survived by...
Margaret Janis Brashear
Mar 4, 2023
Margaret Janis Brashear, 91, of Covington, KY died March 4 at home with family beside her. She was the daughter of the late George Caudill and Norma Brashear Caudill of Viper, KY.
Margaret worked many years for the Kenton County Board of Education Food Services. She enjoyed being a homemaker, crocheting, country music, singing and dancing.
She is...
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