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Date of these obituaries: 10-06-2000
William Wentz, lived his dream of country life
William H. Wentz worked for years to build his dream home in Boone County.
He grew up in Boone County when it was rural, then moved to Erlanger, but soon wanted to return to the country, said his brother, Richard E. Wentz of Fort Mitchell.
He saved money to buy land out in the county, then worked to earn enough money to build a house on the property.
Mr. Wentz and his wife spent their entire lives working on that farm, his brother said.
Mr. Wentz liked hunting, fishing and growing things. Part of his 110-acre farm was devoted to a garden where he tried to grow different varieties of wildflowers. More than half of the farm remains in its natural state and has become a habitat for many bird species. Some 30 wild turkeys roam his land.
Over the past few years, Mr. Wentz developed an interest in NASCAR and made several trips to the Daytona 500.
Mr. Wentz, 56, of Union, died Wednesday at the Crescent Springs Fire Department of injuries suffered in a fall from a tree trimming boom.
He was owner of Bluegrass Tree Service and a member of the Iron Workers Union. Before starting the tree service, he was a structural steel and iron worker and worked on projects such as Riverfront Stadium and some of Cincinnati's television towers.
He started the tree service about 20 years ago to make extra money, his brother said.
He was an honest businessman and a good friend, his brother said.
"He was very outgoing and willing to help others, " Richard Wentz said. "Anybody who knew him thought that he was a good friend."
In addition to his brother, survivors include his wife, Crystal Lachenman Wentz; a daughter, Heather Nelms of Cincinnati; and one grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
George Edward Baldwin, 88, of Baltimore, died Thursday in Baltimore. He was a music store owner.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Yurfest; a son, James Baldwin; a brother, Charles Baldwin of New York; sisters, Audrey Markey and Mary Alice Jetter, both of Kentucky; and five grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home, Baltimore. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Druid Ridge Cemetery, Baltimore. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Lymphoma Society, 8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 314, Baltimore, Md. 21286.
Mattie Lee Brewer, 92, of Plymouth, Ind., formerly of Newport, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the home of her daughter in Plymouth. She was a homemaker. During World War II she worked at Atkins and Pierce, Cincinnati, making parachute cords for the military.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Gobel Brewer in 1974, daughters, Hazel Brewer and Dorothy Sheppard, and a son, Basil Brewer.
Survivors include her daughter, Lorraine Jackson of Plymouth; 14 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, 37 great-great-grandchildren; and four great-great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Newport Church of God, Newport. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the church. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at O'Hair Cemetery, Trent. Memorials are suggested to a church of the donor's choice.
Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth, and Porter & Son Funeral Directors, Campton, are handling arrangements.
William T. Fromme, 86, of Cold Spring, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a driver with Morrison Motor Freight Co., a member of St. Joseph Church in Cold Spring and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Fromme; a daughter, Marion Gayle Egan of New Philadelphia, Ohio; a son, William R. Fromme of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial was this morning. Burial was in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Drive, West Chester, Ohio 45069. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, handled arrangements.
Imogene R. Boggs Harris, 76, of Woodlawn, died at 12:10 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a retired seamstress with Hyde Park Clothes.
Survivors include her husband, Walter J. Harris; a daughter, Patsy Hornsby of Alexandria; a son, James D. Keyes of Southgate; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at noon Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Lizzie Turner Jackson, 60, of Newport, died Wednesday at her home. She was a former teacher and a member of Morris Fork Presbyterian Church, Booneville.
Survivors include her husband, Wallace Jackson; a daughter, Nancy Carmen Jackson of Newport; a son, Wallace Gregory Jackson of Newport; her mother, Ollie Turner of Sebastians Branch; sisters, Nancy Turner of Springfield, Ohio, Julia Keene, Elaine Deaton and Sophia King, all of Sebastians Branch, Elloweese Shouse of Campton and Wilma Deyo of Richmond; and brothers, Letcher Turner and Sammie Turner, both of Fairborn, Ohio, Larry Turner of Sebastians Branch, David Turner of Williamsburg and John C. Turner of Winchester.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Deaton Funeral Home, Sebastians Branch. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today. Burial will be in Letcher Turner Cemetery, Sebastians Branch. Memorials are suggested to Madonna House of Northern Kentucky, Orphanage Road, Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017.
Lydia Mae Jordan, 103, of Lexington, formerly of Mason County, died at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at Christian Health Care Center in Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Second Baptist Church, Mays Lick. She was a member of the church Willing Worker Club. Her husband, Charles Albert Jordan, died in 1975. A son, Robert T. Jordan, died in 1994.
Survivors include sons, Charles Jordan of Elizabethtown, Rollie Jordan and James Jordan, both of Lexington; daughters, Bertie Harris and Sallie Figgs, both of Lexington; 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church, Mays Lick. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mays Lick Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Rena Frances Buckley Kramer, 104, of Elsmere, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Elsmere Church of Christ. She had received the Centenarian Award and the key to the city of Elsmere. Her husband, Leonard Joseph Kramer, died in 1999. A son, Claude, died in 1992.
Survivors include sons, Emmett Buckley of Erlanger and Howard Buckley of Elsmere; a daughter, Marie Mullins of Elsmere; a sister, Ora Alma Heis of Elsmere; nine grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger.
Memorials are suggested to Elsmere Church of Christ, 124 Carlisle Ave., Elsmere, Ky. 41018.
Larry Dale Race, 54, of Crittenden, died Wednesday at his home.
He was a special product technician with North American Refractories "Tri-Star, " a member of United Steel Workers Union LocalNo. 921 in Cincinnati and a former basketball and baseball coach with Taylor Mill Boosters. He was a Vietnam War veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Sparks Race; sons, Leslie Race of Edgewood and Dennis Race of Crittenden; a daughter, Veronica Kincaid of Morgan; sisters, Ruby Harris of Dry Ridge and Margaret Thurman of Falmouth; and brothers, Donald Race of Dry Ridge, Roy "Jr." Race of Jonesville, George Race of Wheatley, Floyd Race of Crittenden, Gary "Tubby" Race of Crittenden and Ronald Joe Race of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014; or Shiloh Full Gospel Church, 266 Keefer Road, Corinth, Ky. 41010.
Linda Rose Whitley, 50, of Erlanger, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
