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Date of these obituaries: 07-08-2000
Mildred Hoffman, 87, was grocery owner in Newport
Mildred Martha Hoffman is remembered by her family as a tiny lady with a big heart.
"She was a fun person, but she wasn't one to put herself out front," said a son, Donald J. Hoffman of Florence.
"She was real loveable. And she was very kind. She never could find negative points about anyone."
Mrs. Hoffman, 87, former owner of Ray and Polly's Grocery in Newport, died at 10:20 a.m. Friday at her home in Fort Thomas.
Her son said the greatest lessons he learned from his mother were strength and compassion.
She was a homemaker while her children were young, and later worked at Ray and Polly's grocery at the corner of Parkview Avenue and Main Street. When the owners wanted to retire in the late 1950s, Mrs. Hoffman and her husband bought the store.
"It was going to be something for their retirement," her son said.
Mrs. Hoffman was in her 40s. Three years later, her husband, Robert F. Hoffman, died of a heart attack, and the store became her lifeline to care for the children.
"She had a lot of 12- and 14-hour days," her son said. "We lived behind the store so she could be there all the time."
Mrs. Hoffman also was active in St. Vincent DePaul Church, Newport.
Her daughter, Connie Hoffman, is a teacher, and Mrs. Hoffman enjoyed crocheting Christmas gifts for her daughter's students.
Mrs. Hoffman and her daughter moved to Fort Thomas in the late 1970s, and Mrs. Hoffman retired about 1978.
Other survivors include a son, Dennis C. Hoffman of Fort Thomas; sisters, Arnetta Eller of Crossville, Tenn., Dorothy Meyerhoefer of Port Richey, Fla., Carol Ann Fritz of Burlington, Vt., and Marie Homer, Margaret Meyer and Charlotte Meyer, all of Cincinnati; brothers, Carl Meyer of Windsor, Calif., and Bill Meyer of Hollywood, Fla.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen Holy Spirit Parish, Newport. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Dorothy M. Ankenbauer, 75, of Union, died at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South in Edgewood.
She was a homemaker and a member of Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, and the church's St. Mary's Society.
Her husband, Allan Ankenbauer, died in 1998.
Survivors include sons, Tom Ankenbauer of Covington, Jim Ankenbauer of San Diego, Bill Ankenbauer of Crestview Hills and Paul Ankenbauer and David Ankenbauer, both of Burlington; daughters, Jo Ann Wess of Petersburg, Marilyn Rogg of Newport and Mary Jo Ankenbauer of Park Hills; sisters, Lucille Langen, Irma Weidner and Irene Molloy, all of Cincinnati; and 15 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Monday. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Kenneth Earl High, 58, of Augusta, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital in Fort Thomas.
Survivors include his mother, Alice Mae Hutchison High; a daughter, Sheri Darlene Flores of Whittier, Calif.; sons, Rodney Earl High of Cold Spring and Timothy Wayne High of Long Beach, Calif.; sisters, Carol Jean Nutt of Mareno Valley, Calif., and Kay Taylor of Anaheim, Calif.; brothers, Danny High of New Haven, Miss., and Rev. Roger High of Burlington; and six grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Zion Cemetery, Bracken County. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Bracken County Cancer Society.
Daniel K. Hood, 44, of Park Hills, died at 11:05 Thursday in an auto accident on Interstate 75 in Richmond.
He was an engineer.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Hood of Park Hills; a son, Joseph Hood, at home; a daughter, Linsey Hood, at home; his parents, Charles and Mary Lee Hood of Cincinnati; a brother, Dave Hood of Senanemo, Calif.; and a sister, Susan L. Tillar of Columbus, Ohio.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Monday at Mother of God Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials are suggested to Dan Hood Memorial Trust Fund at Fifth Third Bank, Fort Wright.
Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Sudie McClure, 95, of Latonia, died at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington.
She was a retired seamstress.
Survivors include a son, Don Babin of Allen Park, Mich.; a daughter, Louise Purnell of Covington; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Monday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
William Jesse Miracle, 77, of Hebron, died Sunday in Port Lavaca, Texas.
He was a retired custodian for a machinery company.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Miracle; son, Virgil Miracle of Newtown, Ohio; daughters, Marie Miracle of Union, Phyllis Reed of Port Lavaca, Texas, and Ruthie Woods and Mary Reed, both of Florence; sisters, Martha Wilder of Oaks and Liz Overholt of Monroe, Mich.; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery.
Lola Eileen Kent Steinharter, 80, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Walton, died at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Fla.
Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Delbert K. Wells, 76, of Covington, died at 6 a.m. Friday at his residence. He was a retired assembler at the Ford Motor Co. transmission plant in Batavia, Ohio, and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Ann Pfetzer Wells; sons, D. Kenton Wells Jr. of Covington and Aaron Wells of Hampstead, N.C.; a stepson, Kenneth Broomer of Casselberry, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
