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Date of these obituaries: 12-02-2000
Mary Fromme, civic leader
Long before Newport adopted its new image of riverfront dining and office development, Mary E. Fromme and her family were promoting the town as a good place to raise a family.
Her son, Thomas Fromme, a Newport native, worked his way through the ranks and is now the city's police chief.
For many years, Mrs. Fromme and her late husband, Thomas H. Fromme, were leaders of the Newport Neighborhood Advisory Council, which has given guidance to the Newport City Commission on community problems for more than 25 years.
Newport Mayor Tom Guidugli said Mrs. Fromme was an outspoken woman who would let city com missioners know what she thought.
"Mary was very involved in the community, " Guidugli said.
Mrs. Fromme, 65, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
She was retired from her real es tate business, Fromme Real Estate, and was past president of Women's Council of Realtors.
She was a past editor of the Newport News monthly newsletter and was active in the Kiwanis Club.
Newport has changed its image in recent years from offering nightlife entertainment to riverfront and neighborhood development.
Mrs. Fromme was among the residents who pushed for the positive changes, Mayor Guidugli said.
"She was always looking for a better community. She was such a giving person, " the mayor said.
"She stuck with us through the rough times. It was people like her who helped bring the change and made the community stronger."
Besides her son, survivors include a daughter, Pam Camp of Sandusky, Ohio; brothers, Robert Thomas of Elk Lake, Ky., and William Thomas of Wisconsin; sister, Marjorie Thomas of Newport; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Patricia R. Ellis, 60, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Kings Daughters Hospital, Madison, Ind. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Bobby Ellis of Carrollton; daughter, Melanie Watson of New Castle; sons, Barry Todd Ellis and Christopher Ellis, both of Carrollton; three sisters, two brothers, seven grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton. Memorials: American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Melvin J. Frisch, 76, of Fort Mitchell, died at 3:40 a.m. Friday at Woodcrest Manor, Elsmere.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Frisch of Fort Mitchell; sons, William Frisch of Lebanon, Ohio, Wayne Frisch of Fort Mitchell and Melvin Frisch of Covington; daughters, Thelma Post of Edgewood, Shirley Osborne of Villa Hills and Carolyn Meyer of Hebron; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Faith Community United Methodist Church. Visitation: 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial: Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials: Faith Community United Methodist Church, 4310 Richardson Road, Independence, Ky. 41051; or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014.
Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere-Erlanger, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Greene, 78, of Harrison County, died Thursday at at her home. She was a retired nurse.
Survivors include a son, John Hardin of Harrison County, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana is handling the arrangements.
Lueaver Baskin Jasper, 89, of Dayton, Ohio, and formerly of Covington, died Nov. 24 at Hospice of Dayton in Ohio.
Survivors include her son, John Jasper of Covington; daughter, Lueaver Lewis of Dayton, Ohio; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Macedonia Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation: 5 p.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial: Mary Smith Cemetery, Els mere. House of Wheat Funeral Home, Dayton, Ohio, is handling arrangements.
Gilbert Leroy "Ted" Jones, 80, of Cynthiana and formerly of the Boyd community in Harrison County, died Thursday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Jones of Cynthiana; sons, Gregory Lowell Jones of Lexington and Dwight Alan Jones of Hilliard, Ohio; daughters, Rev. Donna Lou Jones of Falmouth and Reba Ann Fryman of Cynthiana; a sister; six grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial: Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials: Elmarch United Methodist Church, S. Elmarch St., Cynthiana, Ky. 41031; or Falmouth United Methodist Church, Shelby St., Falmouth, Ky. 41040.
Joyce A. Young Kunkel, 53, of Newport, died Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Survivors include her husband, Norman "Bob" McElfresh; a daughter, Bonnie Davis of Cincinnati; a son, Lonnie Kunkel of Newport; two sisters; two brothers; and six grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. today at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Burial: Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington.
Bertha Brock Lohmeyer, 84, of Fort Thomas, died Friday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her sisters, Mabel Bagelin of Kenton County and Louise Schmidtz of Fort Thomas; and brothers, Earl Brock of Boone County and Glenn Brock of Kenton County.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Taylor Mill Pentecostal Church. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial: Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials: Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Drive, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Roy McAnnally, 65, of Owenton, died Thursday at his home. He was an employee with the Owenton Water Department and was retired from the Quarry Division of Eaton Asphalt Co. in Warsaw.
Survivors include his wife, Zelta Fulkerson McAnnally of Owenton; son, David McAnnally of Monterey; daughters, Brenda Smith and Cathy Chappell, both of Owenton; a brother and a sister; and three grandchildren.
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home, Seminary Street, Owenton. Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Owenton. Memorials: American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011.
Faylene Hadley Miller, 59, of Ludlow with a home in Columbia, died Friday at Westlake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Columbia. She was an employee of Duro Manufacturing Co., Ludlow.
Survivors include her husband, Bradley Miller of Ludlow and Columbia; son, Bradley Miller Jr. of Ludlow; daughters, Marcella Davis of Sanders and Marilyn Miller of Ludlow; a brother; a sister; and six grandchildren.
Services: 1 p.m. CST Sunday at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, Columbia. Visitation: after 3:30 p.m. CST Saturday. Burial: Bearwallow Cemetery, Columbia.
Kaylynn Gabrielle Joan Barton Nascimento, 12 days, of Cincinnati, died at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Survivors include her parents, Anthony Steven Nascimento and Vannesia Lynn Barton of Cincinnati; half-brothers, David Nascimento, Zach Nascimento and Eric Nascimento, all of Cincinnati; two half-sisters; grandparent, Rita Justice of Newport; and great-grandparents, Jim and Jean Boots of Lexington.
Services: noon Monday at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Burial: IOOF Cemetery, Napoleon.
Ronald E. Phillips, 71, of Shelbyville, Ind., formerly of Grant County, died Friday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
Helen Virginia Spradling, 88, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Harrison County, died Friday at Tri-County Extended Care Facility, Fairfield.
Survivors include her husband, Oscar Spradling of Fairfield; sons, Max Spradling, Joe Spradling and Glen Spradling, all of Fairfield; daughter, Phyllis Horn of Fairfield; two sisters; 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Avance Funeral Home, Fairfield, and at 11 a.m. Monday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry. Visitation: 2 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at Avance Funeral Home and 10 a.m. Monday until the time of services Monday at Woodhead Funeral Home. Burial: Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorials: People International, c/o Blackburns, P.O. Box 158, Vaughn, Wash. 98394.
Wilbur Lee Steinhauser, 83, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Fort Thomas, died Wednesday at Naples Community Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas.
Kenneth Wilson Sr., 91, of Mount Washington, Ohio, formerly of West Covington, died Thursday at Salem Woods Nursing Home, Anderson Township, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Marie Wilson of Mount Washington; son, Kenneth Wilson Jr. of Anderson Township; a sister; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home, Mount Washington. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Monday. Burial: Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
