Melvin Maifeld

Melvin “Pete” Leo Maifeld, 87, of Ft. Mitchell, died Monday January 4, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Edgewood. Mr. Maifeld was an electronics engineer and was proud he worked on the digital command assembly for the lunar module of the Apollo Space flights. He was also a member of the Army Air Corp, 16th Bomb Squadron, during World War II. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Ft. Mitchell. He is urvived by his wife, Ruth of Ft. Mitchell, his daughters, Mary Jo Kasack of Covington, Sharon Smith of Park Hills, M. Jean Holbrook of Edgewood, Cathy Rudy of Edgewood, Cindy Byerly of Crescent Springs, and Melissa Meyer of Versailles, KY. He is also survived by his son, Jim Maifeld of Edgewood and a sister Gloria Culbertson of Edgewood. He had 19 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Visitation will be on Monday, January 11th, at Blessed Sacrament Church from 8:00-10:00 AM with mass of Christian burial following immediately at 10:00 AM. Burial will be at St. John Cemetery in Ft. Mitchell. A reception will follow immediately in the church undercroft. Memorials to: Alliance for Catholic Urban Education, P.O. Box 15550, Covington, KY 41015 or Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home, 75 Orphanage Rd., Ft. Mitchell, KY 41017 or American Diabetes Association, 644 Linn St. Suite 304, Cincinnati, OH 45203. Linnemann Funeral Home of Erlanger is handling arrangements. On-line condolences to: www.linnemannfuneralhomes.com .