Carmella
Carmella M. Rankin
Rankin, Carmella Mary (nee: Federika), 91, of St. Charles, MO, went to be with the Lord on June 7, 2020.
Carmella was born May 15, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Frank and Philomena Federika, and was the oldest of 4 children. She graduated from Regina High School in Cincinnati in 1947, and continued on to the Good Samaritan School of Nursing, also in Cincinnati, from which she graduated in 1950.
Carmella was married to William French Rankin on January 27, 1951. They were inseparable for 63 years, until he passed away in August, 2014.
Carmella worked as a Registered Nurse on general ward floors in Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, and the labor and delivery floor in St. Elizabeth Hospital and Kettering Medical Center Hospital in Kettering, Ohio. She finished her career in county health clinics in Kettering. Upon retiring, Carmella and Bill moved to central Florida. She enjoyed playing golf, watching football, sewing, crafting pictures with needle and thread, visits to Walt Disney World, Sea World, and Cypress Gardens, and traveling to spend time with family and friends. They moved to Mandeville, Louisiana in 2012, and she moved to St. Charles after Bill’s passing. She was always very involved in her church wherever she lived, volunteering as a Eucharist Minister and for various church groups. She was kind, compassionate, giving, and always put the needs of others before hers.
Carmella is survived by her three children, William (Karen) Rankin, Kathleen (Terence) O’Neil, and Stephen (Darla) Rankin; her grandchildren, Sarah (Jon) Muse, Edmond O’Neil, Kaitlin Nilson, Erin (Mike) Fisher, and Cara Rankin; her great grandchildren Aidan, Eli, Taylor, Carter, and Riley; dear sister of Mary (Pat, deceased) Hosbein, the late Francis (Ron, deceased) Davis, and JoAnn (Norb, deceased) Hester.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00pm at Sts. Joachim and Ann Parish in St. Peters, Missouri, on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to the Bill Rankin Scholarship fund at the website of Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio (https://alterhs.org- under the heading of Support on the main page. Please designate to The Bill Rankin Scholarship fund). The family of Carmella Rankin wishes to thank the caring, compassionate, staff at Mount Carmel Senior Living for taking great care of Carmella, especially under such recent trying times. Due to Covid-19 restraints, no memorial gathering can be held at this time. The family will hold a memorial honoring both Carmella and William in 2021 in their home state of Ohio.
Carmella was born May 15, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Frank and Philomena Federika, and was the oldest of 4 children. She graduated from Regina High School in Cincinnati in 1947, and continued on to the Good Samaritan School of Nursing, also in Cincinnati, from which she graduated in 1950.
Carmella was married to William French Rankin on January 27, 1951. They were inseparable for 63 years, until he passed away in August, 2014.
Carmella worked as a Registered Nurse on general ward floors in Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, and the labor and delivery floor in St. Elizabeth Hospital and Kettering Medical Center Hospital in Kettering, Ohio. She finished her career in county health clinics in Kettering. Upon retiring, Carmella and Bill moved to central Florida. She enjoyed playing golf, watching football, sewing, crafting pictures with needle and thread, visits to Walt Disney World, Sea World, and Cypress Gardens, and traveling to spend time with family and friends. They moved to Mandeville, Louisiana in 2012, and she moved to St. Charles after Bill’s passing. She was always very involved in her church wherever she lived, volunteering as a Eucharist Minister and for various church groups. She was kind, compassionate, giving, and always put the needs of others before hers.
Carmella is survived by her three children, William (Karen) Rankin, Kathleen (Terence) O’Neil, and Stephen (Darla) Rankin; her grandchildren, Sarah (Jon) Muse, Edmond O’Neil, Kaitlin Nilson, Erin (Mike) Fisher, and Cara Rankin; her great grandchildren Aidan, Eli, Taylor, Carter, and Riley; dear sister of Mary (Pat, deceased) Hosbein, the late Francis (Ron, deceased) Davis, and JoAnn (Norb, deceased) Hester.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00pm at Sts. Joachim and Ann Parish in St. Peters, Missouri, on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to the Bill Rankin Scholarship fund at the website of Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio (https://alterhs.org- under the heading of Support on the main page. Please designate to The Bill Rankin Scholarship fund). The family of Carmella Rankin wishes to thank the caring, compassionate, staff at Mount Carmel Senior Living for taking great care of Carmella, especially under such recent trying times. Due to Covid-19 restraints, no memorial gathering can be held at this time. The family will hold a memorial honoring both Carmella and William in 2021 in their home state of Ohio.
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