Jane Kessinger, 64

• Added: 08-07-2025
• Died: Sep 9th, 2012

• Hometown: Portsmouth, Ohio

About Jane: My grandmother was very kind. She took care of her family well. more... less...

Obituary or Eulogy: Jane Pellegrinon Kessinger (Janie), 64, of Cincinnati, went to be with the Lord Sunday afternoon, September 9, 2012 at Hospice of Cincinnati, with her family by her side. She was born May 10, 1948 in Portsmouth to the late Arthur J. and Ruth R. (Hartlage) Pellegrinon. Janie was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Portsmouth and attended Eastern Kentucky University. She is a member of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Cincinnati and was a retired secretary from the Wyoming City School District with 25 years of service. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a younger sister, Laura Saunders, who died in 2009. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Thomas A. Kessinger, whom she married on December 28, 1968 in Portsmouth at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Also surviving are her two daughters; Amy K Chelman (Scott) of Mason, OH and Ann Marie Kessinger of Arlington, VA, and her three grandchildren -Will, Sam and Mary Grace - whom she loved very much and older sister; Emma Lou Jenkins of Portsmouth, OH. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for 12:00 noon on Wednesday September 12, 2012 at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Cincinnati (Springfield Township, 9375 Winton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45231) with Father Patrick Welsh officiating. Graveside service will be 1:00 PM Thursday September 13, 2012 at Greenlawn Cemetery (St. Mary section) in Portsmouth. Friends may call at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church on Wednesday from 10:30 AM - until noon. Contributions can be made to the family's favorite charities: Notre Dame Catholic Schools, 2220 Sunrise Ave., Portsmouth, OH 45662, Cincinnati Drop-Inn Shelter at www.dropinn.org, or The Cure Starts Now Foundation, 10280 Chester Road, Cincinnati, OH 45215. more... less...