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Date of these obituaries: 11-10-1998
Robert Froelicher, put family first
Robert J. Froelicher of Bellevue was a postal worker, Army veteran, church member, youth sports referee and family man.
He also was a big-hearted person, said his wife, Dorothy.
"He liked people. He liked everybody," she said.
"He had a real good attitude. He's been sick for about four years, but his attitude was just wonderful."
Mr. Froelicher died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas. He was 69.
Mr. Froelicher was a native of Bellevue and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
"He lived on Berry Avenue in Bellevue his whole life except for the two years he was in the Korean War," Mrs. Froelicher said.
Mr. Froelicher joined the U.S. Postal Service in the early 1960s and retired as a personnel clerk in 1989.
He worked at the post office on Dalton Avenue in Cincinnati most of his career.
Mr. Froelicher was a member of the Bellevue Vets since 1953. He also was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Church in Bellevue.
"His faith was very important to him," said his wife.
When his daughters were young, Mr. Froelicher refereed for their volleyball teams.
"He bowled, and he was a great UK basketball fan," Mrs. Froelicher said.
"We had season tickets to the Bengals for quite a few years, and he watched those games on TV.
"But he really liked UK."
He was "a wonderful father and a wonderful husband," his wife said. They were married
"47 years and eight months," she said.
Besides his wife, Mr. Froelicher is survived by a son, Stephen Froelicher of Midland, Mich.; daughters, Donna Butke of Bellevue and Sue Anne Stevens of Fort Smith, Ark.; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church in Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Dobbling Funeral Home in Bellevue, with Bellevue Vets services at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Stephen cemetery in Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Church, 318 Division St., Bellevue, Ky. 41073.
Betty Joe Brown, 47, of Butler, died Monday at her home.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler.
J. C. Gallagher, 70, of Falmouth, died Monday at Orlando Regional Hospital in Orlando, Fla.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Jack Hein, 48, of Elsmere, died this morning at his residence.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Odis Jacobs, 65, of Independence, died Monday at his home.
Arrangements are pending at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence.
George L. Kool, 83, of Alexandria, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired employee of Interlake Steel, Newport.
Survivors include several cousins.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Charles H. Murray, 75, of Erlanger, died at 9:55 p.m. Saturday at Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. He was a retired teacher at Seven Hills High School in Cincinnati, and was a member of Florence Elks Lodge No. 314 and Newport Elks Lodge. His son, Denny Murray, died in 1975.
Survivors include a sister, Joan Murray of Latonia.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Charles H. Murray Elks Memorial Fund, P. O. Box 454, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Daniel Joseph O'Brien, 28, of Covington, died Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a carpet layer with Carpetland.
Survivors include a daughter, Danielle O'Brien of Covington; his mother, Deborah Sturgeon of Covington; brothers, Douglas O'Brien and Perry O'Brien, both of Covington; sisters, Deborah Richards and Teala Sizemore, both of Covington, Dee Phillips of Kettering, Ohio, and Tonya O'Brien of Southgate; and grandparents, June and Shelby Hedger of Covington.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Ruth Perkins, 67, of Highland Heights, died at 5 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a bakery worker with the Thirftway grocery store in Newport. Her husband, Herbert Perkins, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Russell Dixon of Ludlow, Thomas Dixon of Bellevue, David Dixon and Jeff Dixon, both of Highland Heights, and Larry Dixon of Florence; a daughter, Debbie Mays of Clermont County, Ohio; sisters, Margie Gray of Las Vegas and Linda Robinson of Chillicothe, Ohio; brothers, Bud Caseman of Utah and Bill Caseman of Henderson; 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Catherine Perry, 88, of Covington, died Sunday at Rosedale Manor, Latonia. Survivors include daughters, Ruth Jeffries of Folsom, Calif., Marcella Jeffries of Independence and Cathy Coker of Taylor Mill; a son, George Perry of Covington; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Rosedale Manor, 4250 Glenn Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Elsie K. Laub Phillips, 88, of Highland Heights, died at 3:55 a.m. Sunday at Lakeside Place Nursing Home in Highland Heights. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Fred Phillips Jr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Fred E. Phillips III of Oldsmar, Fla.
Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Multiple Sclerosis Society, 4460 Lake Forest Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Nellie Scaggs, 76, formerly of Falmouth, died this morning at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown.
Arrangements are pending at Peoples Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Earl Smith, 69, of Crittenden, died Friday at his home. He was a heavy-equipment operator.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Landrum Tungate Smith; sons, Bruce Smith of Amelia, Va., and Steve Smith of Dry Ridge; daughters, Amanda Smith of Crittenden and Sharon Rider of Dry Ridge; a brother, Clarence Smith of Amelia, Va.; sisters, Odell Gwynn of Pulaski, Va., Eva Elizabeth Stoling and Lilly May Miliner, both of Amelia, Va., and Christine Peters of Goochland, Va.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Little Flock Baptist Church, Amelia, Va. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes Association, 721 W. Main St., Louisville, Ky. 40202. Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Crittenden, is handling arrangements.
Brenda Faye Strok, 47, of Florence, died Oct. 11 at her home after an extended illness.
She was a homemaker, a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Crestview Hills, and a volunteer with the American Heart Association.
Survivors include her husband, Martin W. Strok; sons, Keith Allen Seroski of Cincinnati and Kagan Reed Strok of Florence; daughters, Kimberly Dawn Strok and Kelly Rene Strok, both of Florence; her mother, Erma Dickens of Naoma, and sisters, Nancy Lemon of Glen Daniels, W.Va., Nadine Bane of Oceana, W.Va., Wanda Johnson of Schiller Park, Ill., Debbie Turner of Naoma, W.Va., Ramona Harris of Surveyor, W.Va., and Beverly Hornkohl of Melrose Park, Ill.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Burial was in Dickens Cemetery, Naoma, W.Va. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, 401 E. 20th St., Covington, Ky. 41014. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Sheila Summers, 43, of Newport, died at 9 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker. Her mother, Alma Lane, died Oct. 30.
Survivors include a son, Michael J. Roy II of Newport; and a daughter, Sascha Hartmann of Newport.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati.
