THE COURIER-JOURNAL | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 | B7DEATHS | courier-journal.comKY

HAWKINS, JAMES LARRY,62, of West Point, KY, passed away Tuesday,March 20, 2012 at his home.

Larry was a retired truck driver for AlliedVan Lines. He was a US Marine Corps veter-an of the Vietnam War where he was awardeda Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars.

He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Car-olyn Allgood Hawkins; a brother, William;and three stepchildren.

Larry chose cremation, followed by a grave-side service 10 a.m. Friday in KY VeteransCemetery in Radcliff, KY. Joseph E. Ratter-man & Son have handled the arrangements.

HOLT, BRENDA, 61, died March 17, 2012.Hathaway & Clark Funeral Home, Inc.

KAPLIN, PHIL “PINKY,”81, of Louisville passed away peacefully onMarch 20, 2012.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard,had a long career in the credit and col-lection business, followed by jewelryand watch repair in his retirement.He was a member of Temple Shalom

and Anshei Sfard Congregation. He was amember of B'nai Brith, SCORE (Service Corpof Retired Executives), St. George MasonicLodge #239 F&AM, Scottish Rite and KosairTemple.He was a "people person", known for his senseof humor, stories and his warmth. He wasloved by many and remembered by all thatmet him.He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben

and Eva (Davis) Kaplin and sister, Reva LeeStrauss.Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Rosita

Uroper Kaplin; daughter, Jackie Posnansky(Mark); son, Cary Kaplin (Laurie); four grand-children and two great-grandchildren; broth-ers, Merle Kaplin (Dorothy) and Lawrence"Larry" Kaplin (Selma).Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at

Herman Meyer & Son, 1338 Ellison Ave.,with burial to follow in Anshei Sfard Ceme-tery. Visitation will be after noon Thursday.Expressions of sympathy may go to the Se-

nior Citizens Program at The Jewish Commu-nity Center, Hosparus of Louisville or donor'sfavorite charity.

KARAPETYAN, ALEXANR BENIKOVI,61, died March 16, 2012. Neurath-Schoppen-horst Funeral Home, 1832 W. Market St.

LOGSDON, ANTHONY LEE,52, of Portland passed away March 20, 2012.

He was preceded in death by sister, JackieThomas; and brother, David Logsdon.

He is survived by his mother, PhoebeLogsdon; brothers, Chester (Janie), Paul(Regina) and Richard (Lydonna) Logsdon.

Services are 11 a.m. Thursday March 22,2012 at Neurath-Schoppenhorst FuneralHome, 1832 W. Market St.; burial in Ever-green Cemetery. Visi tat ion is 3-8 p.m.Wednesday at Neurath-Schoppenhorst.

MABREY, ROBERT C. "BOB,"75, died on Monday, March 19, 2012.He was retired supervisor of Public Works for

the City of Louisville and a member of NewSalem Baptist Church, Shawnee MasonicLodge and the Scottish Rite.

He was preceded in death by his daughter,Sheila Carol.

Survivors include his wife, Patsy (Huff); son,Kevin (Martha); grandson, Cory; grand-daughters, Kristan and Kelsey and sister, JeanWilliams (Kenny).

Bob's service will be noon Thursday at theW.G. Hardy Funeral Home with burial in Be-thany Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will beon Wednesday from 2-8 p.m. at the funeralhome.

Please visit at: www.hardyfuneral.com

MICHELS, NAOMI M. KRUGER,52, of Fairfield, OH, formerly of Louisville,passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012.

She was a long-haul truck driver.She was preceded in death by her father,

Edgar Lee Kruger and her brother, Danny LeeKinslow.

Naomi is survived by her loving husband Pat;mother, Kathy Logan; children, Joshua A.Wilson and Amanda Noelle Bounds; step-daughter, Amanda Lesniak; sisters, BarbaraWillkie, Jeanne Stevens and Rebecca Alex-ander; and four grandchildren, Mercedes,Brayden, Austin and Lucy.

Funeral ceremony will be 12:30 p.m. Friday,March 23, 2012 at Newcomer Funeral Home,235 Juneau Drive in Middletown with visita-tion from 10 a.m. until time of service. Burialwill be in Resthaven Memorial Park.

Online condolences may be made to thefamily at www.Newcomerlouisville.com.

MORTBERG, CYNTHIA COLEMAN,

78, of Louisville went to be with her LordJesus Christ Sunday, March 18, 2012 at herhome with her family by her side.

She was a founding member and first presi-dent of St. Matthews Area Ministries, ElderEmeritus of Beargrass Christian Church andone of the first women elders. She was also amember of Hurstbourne C. C. for 44 years,enjoyed playing golf, traveled to Europe andthe Middle East, the White Mountains andlakes of New Hampshire. She tutored in read-ing at Bowen and Lowe Elementary Schools,delivered “Meals on Wheels,” was active in“YoungLife of Louisville”, was a fan of theRed Sox and U of L Cardinal Sports and was avery loving and caring, wife, mother andgrandmother.

She was preceded in death by her parents,Walter Calvin Coleman and Carrie IsabelleLivermore.

She is survived by her devoted husband of 57years, Richard E. Mortberg, sons, Jeffrey(Barbara), R. Douglas (Luanne), Charlie (Jill),

daughters, Karen Watt (David), Susan Fitz-patrick (Mike), sisters, Marjorie Berg (War-ren), Priscilla White and 19 grandchildren

Her funeral service will be 11 a.m. ThursdayMarch 22, 2012 at Beargrass Christian Church4100 Shelbyville Rd. with burial in Cave HillCemetery to follow.

Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. WednesdayMarch 21, 2012 at Pearson Ratterman Broth-ers Funeral Home, 12900 Shelbyville Rd.

Expressions of sympathy may be given toBeargrass Christian Church, YoungLife ofLouisville, Wycliffe Bible Translators orHOSPARUS of Louisville in lieu of flowers.

NANCE, DOUGLASS,62, passed away peace-fully Sunday, March 18,2012, with his family byhis side.

Doug was born in Mil-waukee, WI on Septem-ber 6, 1949, the son of R.Dale Nance and LornaStobbart Nance. He at-tended the University ofWisconsin Oshkosh as anart major and served inthe National Guard for

four years.In his professional life, Doug started at Supe-

rior Coffee where he was a National SalesManager for 10 years. In 1990 he and his fam-ily relocated to Louisville after he accepted aNational Sales Manager position with Grind-master Corporation. In 2004 Doug fulfilled alifelong dream of owning his own businesswhen he established Preferred Solutions. Hese rved as the company ' s founde r andpresident until March 2012.

Besides having an affection for art and an in-credible talent for both painting and drawing,Doug also loved celebrating "birthday month"every September and sporting his favoriteGeorgia Bulldog pants (Go Dawgs!)

Doug is survived by his beloved wife of 35years, Karen; his daughters, Lindsay Nanceand Brittany Nance; and his siblings, PhillipNance and Judith Nance. He will always beremembered as an incredible husband andfather, and an amazing brother. Friends andfamily will never forget Doug's quick wit,creative spirit and kind heart.

The visitation service will be held on Friday,from 2 - 8 p.m. at Arch L. Heady FuneralHome at Westport Village. A private memori-al service will be held Saturday morning forimmediate family.

“We would like to thank Dr. Donald Millerfor the loving care he provided to Doug for sixyears. Besides being Doug's oncologist, he isalso a very dear family friend.” The Nancefamily would also like to thank the entireJames Graham Brown Cancer Center staff fortheir smiling faces and positive attitude. Thereare no words to express the gratitude we feeltoward all of the 2nd and 3rd floor nurses whooffered their unconditional love and support.Therefore, in lieu of flowers, the familyrequests donations be made in the name ofDouglass Nance to the James Graham BrownCancer Center.

P l e a s e v i s i t u s a t w w w . a r c h l h e a d ywestport.com to leave a condolence for thefamily.

NIEMEIER, MILTON P.,91, passed away March18, 2012, at his home sur-rounded by his family.

He was a graduate ofManual High School, at-tended Speed School ,served in the Navy during

World War II andwas ret i red fromTube Turns as ametallurgist after

42 years. He was a longtime member of Parkview Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his loving wifeof 62 years, Martha.

He is survived by three children, MichaelNiemeier (Nancy), Robert Niemeier (Sharon),and Charlotte Lloyd (Ted Johnson); sevengrandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

His funeral service will be held on Thursday,March 22, 2012 at 10 a.m. with burial atLouisville Memorial Gardens. Visitation willbe at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 DixieHighway on Wednesday from 1-8 p.m.

The family would like to extend specialthanks and appreciation to Dr. Imran Nasir andBecky Henry for their help, compassion andcare.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made toWayside Christian Mission.

TURNER, MARGARET LEAH (GOEKE)98, of Perrysburg, passedaway Sunday, March 18,2012 at Kingston Resi-dence of Perrysburg.

She was born in Perrys-burg on April 3, 1913 toJ o h n F . a n d L u c y R .(Schneider) Goeke andwas a graduate of Bowl-ing Green State Universi-ty receiving her teachingc e r t i f i c a t e . M a r g a r e t

taught at Lime City and Perrysburg Schools upuntil her marriage to Harry Ben Turner at ZoarLutheran Church on August 23, 1939.

Margaret was a loving wife and supportiveof her husband’s engineering career with Gen-eral Electric. They lived in Louisville, whereshe was an active member of St. John’s Luthe-ran Church, a member of the General ElectricWomen’s Book Club and together with herhusband, were active in dinner clubs, playingcards and dancing.

She is survived by her husband, Ben; neph-ews, Richard (Sylvia) Goeke and Mike (Janet)Harper along with several great-nieces andgreat-nephews.

Margaret was preceded in death by her par-ents; brothers, Clamor J. and Harold H. Goekeand sister-in-law, Doris Harper.

Friends will be received from 9-11 a.m. onFriday, March 23, 2012 at Zoar LutheranChurch, 314 E. Indiana Avenue, Perrysburg,OH 43551, where funeral services will beginat 11 a.m. with The Rev. Edward L. Young of-ficiating. Burial will be private in Fort MeigsUnion Cemetery.

Those planning an expression of sympathyare asked to consider St. John LutheranChurch, 901 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville,40207.

The family would like to acknowledgethanks to the Kingston Residence of Perrys-burg and Hospice of Northwest Ohio for theirloving care.

Arrangements were entrusted to Witzler-S h a n k F u n e r a l H o m e , P e r r y s b u r g(419-874-3133).

Condolences may be made directly to thefamily by visiting www.witzlershank.com.

HEGLER, ROBERT C.,77, of Louisville, passed away Monday, March19, 2012 at his home.

Mr . He lge r was re t i r ed f rom Nava lOrdnance.

Survivors include his loving wife, BettyMoore Hegler; son, Robert Hegler and hiswife, Robin; and brother, Marvin Hegler andhis wife, Bea.

His funeral service will be noon Thursday atArch L. Heady & Son Funeral Home andCremation Services, Okolona. Burial: CaveHill Cemetery. Visitation: Wednesday 1-8p.m. and after 9 a.m. Thursday until servicetime.

P l e a s e v i s i t o u r w e b s i t ea r c h l h e a d y p r e s t o n . c o m f o r o n l i n econdolences.

HELTON, STEPHEN DOUGLAS "DOUG,"49, of Louisville, passedaway Tuesday, March 20at his residence.Born in Hazard, KY, hewas a manager in theflight control departmentat UPS for 29 years and amember of Southeas tChristian Church. Dougwas a wonderful husbandand loving father whoenjoyed boating, camp-

ing, and spending time with his family.He was preceded in death by his parents, Eu-

gene and Wilma Helton; and brother, DavidHelton.

He is survived by his wife, the former MarieYoung; children, Holly Murphy (Chris),Michael Helton, and Sarah Helton; brother,Danny Helton; grandchildren, Kelsey andAdam Murphy and one on the way; and wasloved and will be missed by many familymembers, friends, and co-workers.

His funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m.Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Highlands Fam-ily-Owned Funeral Home, 3331 TaylorsvilleRoad, with burial to follow in Cave Hill Cem-etery. Visitation will be 4-9 p.m. Wednesdayand 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday atHighlands

HODGE, CHRISTOPHER DAVID,37, passed away March 12, 2012.

A memorial visitation and service will beheld from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Emmanuel As-sembly of God, 5701 Johnsontown Road.

Expressions of sympathy to be made to thefamily.

LOBB, LENA R.,77, of Louisville, passed away, Friday, March16, 2012 in Prospect, IL at the home of herdaughter.

She was preceded by death by her daughterBelinda Hagen; and her husband, John Lobb.

Survivors include her daughters DeborahCampbell of Mt. Prospect, IL and CatherinePeebles of Louisville; sisters Loretta Smithand Mary Rash both of Louisville; grandchil-dren Melissa, Michele, Kerry, Kelly, Bridget,Richard, Kenneth, and Bryan; 17 great-grand-children.

Her funeral service will be Saturday at 10a.m. at Arch L. Heady & Son Funeral Homeand Cremation Services, Okolona. Burial:Pennsylvania Run Memorial Park. Visitationis Friday, 2-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

For online condolences please visit our web-site archlheadypreston.com

LYONS, VIOLA, 82, of Louisville, diedMarch 12, 2012. Owen Funeral Home - Jeffer-sontown

MILLER, RUTH ANN, 71, of LaGrange,KY, passed away March 19, 2012.

PYLE, THOMAS, 61, of Louisville, diedMarch 18, 2012. Owen Funeral Home - Jeffer-sontown

SHAW, FRANCES LORRAINE,93, passed away March 19, 2012.She was a resident of Indianapolis, IN. She

was born March 15, 1919 in Los Angeles, CAto the late Frank Roberts and Icy (Hendricks)Bowen.

She is survived by her son, Robert JosephShaw; daughter-in-law, Susan McNeely-Shawand a granddaughter, Kristen McNeely-Shaw.

She was preceded in death by her husband of39 years, H.G. Shaw, three brothers, and onesister.

Frances was a member of Augusta ChristianChurch.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11a.m. Friday at Robin Run Village, 5354 W.62nd St., Indianapolis, IN 46268. Friends maycall from 10 a.m. until the service time on Fri-day. A gravsite service will be conducted at 1p.m. Saturday March 24, 2012 at EvergreenCemetery in Louisville. Arrangements wereentrusted to the Cremation Society of Indiana.

You are invited to read Frances' completeobituary at www.wilsonstpierre.com whereyou may sign the guest book or leave the fam-ily a personal message.

McKENNA, JOHN WILLIAM “JACK,”87, beloved father, grand-father and great grandfa-t h e r p a s s e d a w a y o nMarch 5, 2012.

Jack was born on June27, 1924 in Louisville. Hereceived his Bachelor ofScience degree from theUniversity of Notre Damein 1944 and a master’s de-gree in chemical engi-neering at the University

of Louisville. He was a lieutenant in the Navyand served his country in both WorldWar II and the Korean War. He mar-ried Gloria Schulte of Louisville in1948 and they had five children. Jack

began working at Standard Oil of New Jerseybefore settling in Houston, TX in 1962. Hehad a successful career at the Exxon Corpora-tion and retired in 1984 as the vice president ofExport Purchasing.

Jack was a devout Catholic who lived hisfaith in all aspects of his life. He led a fulfill-ing and blessed life and God has welcomedthis faithful soul with open arms.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria;son, J. Timothy; and brothers, Richard andRobert.

He is survived by sister, Mary Van Metre;son, Barry B. McKenna; daughter, NancyMize and husband Bill and their sons, Mat-thew Mize and wife Tabriah and daughters Ki-ersten and Kaylinn; Daniel Mize, Ben Mizeand wife Janet; daughter, Molly Sliney andhusband Bob and their children Caroline, Roband Maggie; daughter, Amy Greely and hus-band David and their daughters Madeline andEloise.

“Special thanks to his sisters-in-law, Patriciaand Elizabeth Schulte for always being therewhen we need them.”

Graveside service will be held on Friday at11 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery, 1600 NewburgRoad, Louisville. The Mass of Christian Buri-al was offered on March 10, 2012 at St.Michael Catholic Church in Houston.

In lieu of customary remembrances, contri-butions may be directed to the John W. McK-enna Memorial Fund at St. Michael CatholicChurch, 1801 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056

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