Richard Rabe

September 4, 1929 - March 5, 2018

Mr. A. Richard Rabe of Verona, KY. passed away Monday, March 5 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Florence, KY. at the age of 88.  Mr. Rabe was born September 4, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH. to the late Alvin F. Rabe and Lorean Heile Rabe.  Mr. Rabe was a graduate of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, OH. and a graduate of the University of Kentucky where he received a degree in agronomy.  He also held a masters degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati and was a member of the UK Alumni Association.  Mr. Rabe taught school for many years in the Boone County School System and had also served as a bus driver.  He was a former president of the Boone County Classified Employees Union.  He also proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.  Mr. Rabe was an accomplished woodworker and enjoyed all things outdoors including fishing and tending to his garden.  He loved to work the land on his farm and was an avid University of Kentucky Basketball fan.

Mr. Rabe is survived by his wife of 61 years, Wilma Jean Varner Rabe.  He has 4 sons: David Rabe and his wife Estella of Woodlands, TX., Mark Rabe and his wife Tara of Verona, KY., Paul Rabe and his wife Lisa of Springfield, VA., Philip Rabe and his wife Cindy of Louisville, KY., 2 sisters: Elaine Kohlhepp of Ft. Mitchell, KY., Alice Wintershimer of Covington, KY., 10 grandchildren, 3 step grandchildren, and 1 step great grandchild.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am Monday, March 12 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Warsaw, KY. with Rev. Jerry Witzemann officiating.  Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 - 7:00 pm in the chapel of the Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.  Burial with military honors will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Warsaw, KY.

Memorial contributions if desired may be directed to the St. Joseph Catholic Church Building Fund or to the Cincinnati Association for the Blind.