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Date of these obituaries: 07-26-2000
Wilma Frishe, pioneering professional photographer
Wilma C. Frishe, who photographed bishops, nightclub stars and school girls as one of Northern Kentucky's longtime professional photographers, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North.
She was 76.
Mrs. Frishe started her career in 1944 at the Pat Brand Studio in Cincinnati and opened her own studio in 1946.
Her clients included singers and entertainers from the heyday of the Beverly Hills Supper Club, as well as local performers.
She took the school photos for LaSalette Academy and photographed weddings, said her husband, James Frishe of Covington. But she was best known for her portraits and theatrical work.
"She was very picky. It had to be just so or it went in the wastebasket," said her husband.
"She took a lot of entertainers. And she wasn't very easy on them. She would put them in poses and worked with the light. She wanted the results and that's what she got."
He met her when he went to her studio to have his photo taken for a Masonic event. They talked about difficulties of running the business end of the studio, and he offered to help.
Her studio, Camera Creations by Wilma Frishe, was on East Seventh Street. She and her husband lived upstairs.
She was president of the Professional Photographers Association of Greater Cincinnati in 1959, a member of the Professional Photographers Association of Kentucky, and president of the Zonta Club of Cincinnati in 1969-70.
She was listed in the World Who's Who of Women.
She closed the studio in 1979, when her eyesight started changing and took a job selling coffee to offices.
"She was great," her husband said. "She had a way with people. She could go out to no man's land and come back with business."
She had a severe stroke about five years ago and her health deteriorated. She had another stroke on Sunday.
Besides her husband, she leaves a brother, Kenneth Jones of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Her body was donated to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. At her request, there will be no services. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Swindler & Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is in charge of arrangements.
Henry Meyer, Covington police officer
Henry Meyer couldn't stand to be still, and loved to work.
"He was never one to sit around," said a son, Butch Meyer of Independence.
Mr. Meyer kept busy for 24 years with the Covington Police Department, retiring as a lieutenant. His son remembers feeling proud of his father as a child.
"Everybody always kind of looked up to you when you had a police officer for a dad," he said.
Lt. Henry A. "Hank" Meyer, 75, of Independence, died of cancer Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. His wife, Audrey A. Friedrich Meyer, died in 1990. They were married
for more than 50 years.
After he retired from the police department, Mr. Meyer worked as a carpenter. His son said his father could do everything, and helped him remodel his own house.
"All you had to do was tell him what you wanted and he could do it," he said.
In his spare time, Mr. Meyer enjoyed fishing and took fishing trips to Florida with his son. His son said his father often had to throw back fish because he caught so many.
"He was wonderful," he said.
Mr. Meyer was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II.
Survivors also include sons, Mark A. Meyer of Independence and Gary W. Meyer of Covington; a sister, Selma Bishop of Covington; a brother, Charles Meyer of Independence; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Robert Andrew Baldridge Jr., 42, of Covington, died at 2:20 a.m. Monday at Mercy Hospital Fairfield, Cincinnati. He was a machine operator with the Internal Revenue Service, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa L. Baldridge; a daughter, Jessica Nichole Baldridge of Covington; a brother, Mark Baldridge of Independence; and sisters, Carla Tungate of Hebron and Kim Bolton of Burlington.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to the Jessica Baldridge Education Fund.
Clyde W. Connelly, 74, of Lakeside Park, died at 11:45 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a self-employed salesman and a member of American Legion No. 20 in Elsmere, the Buick Club of America and World War II LCS Survivors. He was a Navy vet eran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dolores Ulm Connelly; sons, John A. Connelly of Verona and Thomas E. Connelly of Fort Wright; a daughter, Constance Connelly of Lakeside Park; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Pascal Wayne Giltner, 90, of Louisville, formerly of Ludlow, died Tuesday at Masonic Home of Kentucky in Louisville. He was a retired clerk with Cincinnati Union Terminal, and a World War II veteran of the Merchant Marines. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Ludlow, Unity Lodge No. 478 F&AM and Covington Scottish Rite. His wife, Ollie Giltner, died in 1993.
Survivors include a sister, Roseanna McCurry of Mary Ester, Fla., a brother, Paul Giltner, of Hohenwald, Tenn.; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to Community of Faith Presbyterian Church, 1400 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41011.
John Henry Mister, 53, of Norwood, Ohio, formerly of Erlanger, died at 9:32 a.m. Monday at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was a printer with C. W. Zumbiel Box Co., Norwood.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda F. Mister; daughters, Melissa Mister and Sherry Mister, both of Nor wood; his mother, Fannie Josephine Mister of Newport; brothers, Leroy Mister, James Mister and Benjamin Mister, all of Newport; sisters, Zella Baugh, Naomi Mister and Marcia Mister, all of Newport; and one grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Cremation will be at Cincinnati Cremation Co.
Jack Navarre, 67, of Dayton, died at 12:30 p.m. Monday at his home. He was a retired truck driver and an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Beulah Navarre; sons, Daniel Navarre of East Rochester, N.Y., and Paul Navarre of Dayton; a daughter, Tracy Pleiman of Fort Thomas; brothers, Bill Navarre of Florida and Paul Morris of Albany, N.Y.; sisters, Dorothy Burke and Alice Tatio, both of East Rochester; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Mr. Navarre donated his body to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Alice Oakes, 84, of Latonia, died at 6:55 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights.
Arrangements are pending at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Marian F. Ruwe Seiter, 87, of Fort Thomas, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker and an original partner in Kentucky Sales and Service, Newport. Her husband, Mark Seiter, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Hoffman of Fort Thomas; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Prayers will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Habitat for Humanity, 8200 Becket Park Drive, Hamilton, Ohio 45011.
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Vocke, 100, of Villa Hills, died Tuesday at Madonna Manor Nursing Home in Villa Hills. She was a member of Mother of God Altar Society and Northern Kentucky Senior Citizens.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Madonna Manor Chapel, Villa Hills. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, Ky. 41017; or charity of the donor's choice. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Frank F. Wiete, 94, of Fort Thomas, died at 12:10 p.m. Monday at Highlands of Fort Thomas Nursing Home. He was an employee of McAlpin's department stores and a member of St. Thomas Church in Fort Thomas, where he was a Eucharistic minister and helped start the Club 55 group. He was a former member of the Fort Thomas Retired Men's Club. His wife, Dolores Reker Wiete, preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Bernice Kremer of Melbourne, Judy Schlarman and Marian Lee Forbes, both of Fort Thomas; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas Church. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, followed by prayers. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
