Ben Kessen
Kentucky Post, Covington, Ky, Monday, November 10, 1930; page 2
Submitted by Carol Sanman 9 February 2020
KESSEN RITES FIXED
Newport Train Victim Will Be Buried Tuesday Morning
Funeral services for Ben Kessen, 59, of 313 Columbia-st, Newport, will be held Tuesday at the home, with requiem high mass at 8 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Newport. Burial will be in St. Joseph New Cemetery, Cincinnati. Kessen was killed instantly Friday night when he was struck by a train at 12th and Monmouth streets, Newport. It is not known whether he was walking along the tracks or attempted to board the train.
He is survived by his widow, Josephine, and two adopted sons. John J. Radel Co., Newport, undertakers, are in charge of the funeral