Life-long Campbell County resident Laverne Neltner, age 83, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas.
Neltner was admitted into Carmel Manor’s mental care facility in May 2022 for stage seven Alzheimer’s Disease. Her caretaker said she passed away peacefully with 18 family members by her side.
Neltner is survived by her husband of 64 years, Jerry Neltner, and her seven children and their spouses, Barbara Dykes, Margie Arnold, John Neltner, Thomas Neltner, Rob Neltner, Amy Leicht, and Beth Guidi. She is also survived by her two sisters, Sister Mary Agnes Hemmerle Notre Dame and Mary Momper, her 20 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Neltner was born in Southgate in 1939, and before being admitted into Carmel Manor, she lived in Alexandria with her husband. The couple recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Jan. 3, and allowed LINK nky to share the story of how they met and had a happy marriage across six and a half decades.
Neltner was laid to rest at Saint Mary Cemetery in Alexandria on Feb. 15.