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RUNNELS Anniversary
Anita and Arthur Runnels of Pleasant Ridge will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary with a Prayer Service, Renewal of Marriage Vows and Dinner on May 4th, 2003.
Their oldest child, Cary, lives in Denver.
She is married to Craig Spain.
Their other daughter, Andi, lives in Cincinnati and is married to Steve Alexander.
They have two children, Jack and Molly.
Their son, Herb, lives in St. Louis and is engaged to Mimi Juebel of St. Louis.
For most of the fifty years Art was employed at the St. Anthony Messenger Press.
In 1976 he was ordained a Permanent Deacon for the Catholic Church.
Anita, a stay-at-home Mom, is a Commissioned Lay Pastoral Minister and a dedicated volunteer.
(Obituary for Arthur Runnels: "Deacon Arthur Runnels - Arthur P. Runnels was among the first to apply when the Archdiocese of Cincinnati reinstated the ministry of the deacon in 1973. After three years of study, he was ordained with the first class of permanent deacons in 1976. He served four Greater Cincinnati parishes for 30 years. According to his wife, Anita Runnels, he baptized countless babies and adults and performed many marriages. His own life and Christianity was enriched as much as the lives of those he served," his son, Herb Runnels, of St. Louis, said. Mr. Runnels died of heart and kidney failure at Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash. He and his wife had lived in the same house in Pleasant Ridge for 48 years before moving to the Lodge in Loveland in October to be near one of their daughters.Called "Art" by his friends, Mr. Runnels, 80, was born and reared in Richmond, Ind. He received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Saint Meinrad Seminary in Indiana and moved to Cincinnati to attend Xavier University. Mr. Runnels was drafted into the Army and spent two years in Okinawa during the Korean War before he came home to marry Anita Effler. Mr. Runnels was business manager at St. Anthony Messenger Press, which supports the Franciscan ministry and prints Catholic publications, for 36 years before retiring in 1996. In addition to his wife of 55 years and his son, survivors include two daughters, Cary Spain, of Denver, and Andi Alexander, of Deerfield Township; a sister, Jacqueline Cox, of Richmond, Ind.; two brothers, Jerry Runnels, of Anderson Township, and Bob Runnels, of Winchester, Tenn.; and two grandchildren. Memorial gifts are suggested to St. Francis Soup Kitchen, 14 E. Liberty St., Cincinnati, OH 45202.")
(Obituary for Anita Runnels: "Anita (nee Effler), beloved wife of the late Art Runnels, devoted mother of Cary (Craig) Spain, Andi (Steve) Alexander and Herb (Mimi) Runnels, dear grandmother of Jack and Molly Alexander and Corinne and Everett Runnels, sister of Victor (Vera) Effler, Grace Heising and the late Mary Alfkin, Fr. Herb Effler, O.F.M., Eddie Effler, Lawrence Effler and Laura Rabe, also survived by many nieces and nephews. Passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011, age 80. Visitation at Nativity Church, 5935 Pandora Ave., Pleasant Ridge, Thursday from 4:30 p.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 6 p.m. Blessing at Hodapp Funeral Home, 7401 Vine St., Carthage, Friday 9:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Francis Soup Kitchen, 14 E. Liberty, Cincinnati, OH 45202.")
