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Date of these obituaries: 09-18-1998
Paul Frodge was "quiet, gentle, kind'
When his children needed something repaired, Paul E. Frodge fixed it.
When someone with Holy Cross Church needed transportation, Mr. Frodge did the driving.
And when any of his close friends needed company or support during a time of need, he was there. For 10 years, he and his pals met four days a week at the McDonald's in Latonia.
"I called one of them this morning to tell him about Dad, and he just sobbed," said Mr. Frodge's only daughter, Jane A. Levermann of Taylor Mill.
"He was quiet, gentle, kind - just a good man. A very good man."
Mr. Frodge, a long-time Latonia resident, died at 6:35 a.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington. He was 77.
Mr. Frodge's mother died when he was an infant, and he lived with various relatives in Northern Kentucky and Ohio when he was a child. He went to high school in Hamilton, Ohio, before moving to Cincinnati to be with his father.
In 1943, at the age of 22, he married
his wife of 55 years, Margaret E. Collopy Frodge. They had five children.
During World War II, Mr. Frodge worked for an aeronautical company. He tried to enlist in the service, but a ruptured appendix that had not properly healed kept him out of the war.
Later, he took a job as a heating and air conditioning technician with B&B Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning Co. in Covington, where he worked for 25 years.
Ms. Levermann remembers her father as an easy-going, gentle man whose favorite past-times included watching wrestling and the "Lawrence Welk Show" on television. He spent many evenings earning extra income parking cars at the old Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
"He never had to raise his voice," she said. "Everybody had enough respect for him that we just did what he wanted."
In 1957, Mr. Frodge, in failing health, retired from B&B and later took up volunteering for his church. He spent about five years as a driver for the church and volunteered to work booths at church festivals.
Other survivors include sons, Tim Frodge of Walton, Dennis Frodge of Union, Don Frodge of Taylor Mill and Bruce Frodge of Latonia; a sis ter, Helen Calvert of Flemingsburg; 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia.
Prayers will be at 8:40 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright.
Robbin H. Barlow, 85, of Cynthiana, died Wednesday at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana. He was a retired farmer and a member of Sunrise Christian Church, Cynthiana.
Survivors include his wife, Zelma Dennis Barlow; a son, Gary M. Barlow of Shelbyville; daughters, Rebecca Lois Ogden of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Mary Sue Wills of Dayton, Nev.; a brother, Wallace Barlow of Harrison County; a sister, Nancy McCauley of Harrison County; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunrise Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana, and after 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Sunrise Christian Church or Sunrise Cemetery, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
Georgia C. Barnes, 88, of Covington, died at 7:04 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a retired employee of the Liberty Cherry Co., Latonia, and a member of Latonia Baptist Church. Her husband, Zemer W. Barnes, died in 1988.
Survivors include a son, Wil liam W. Barnes of Covington; a brother, Thelbert Wiggins of Portage, Ind.; a sister, Thelma Gallagher of Covington; five grandchildren and four great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Latonia Baptist Church Book of Remembrance, 38th and Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Joseph W. Dozier, 40, of New Castle, Ind., died Tuesday at his home. He was a welder.
Survivors include his father, Oscar Wendell Dozier of New Castle, Ind.; a brother, David Dozier of Denver; and sisters, Esther Dozier of Arvada, Colo., and Ruth Grayum of New Castle.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grants Lick Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 EDT tonight at Main and Frame Funeral Home, New Castle, and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the cemetery.
Audrey F. Jones, 73, of Brooksville, died Wednesday at Robertson County Health Care Center, Mount Olivet. She was a homemaker and a member of Assembly of God Church, Brooksville. Her husband, James "Dude" Jones, died in 1981. A son, Jimmy Dale Jones, died in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Cathie Davis of Brooksville; a son, Mike Jones of Georgetown; brothers, Donald Wood of Brooksville, Mervin Wood of Mason County and Clarence Wood of Oakland; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Mount Zi on Cemetery, Bracken County.
Dorothy Adams Justice, 77, of Florence, died at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Pendleton County. Her husband, Herman Justice, died in 1983.
Survivors include a son, Robert Justice of Florence; daughters, Marie Keeney of Independence, Elaine Shafer of Dry Ridge and Barb Pruiett of Demossville; a brother, Clarence Adams of Morgan; sisters, Geneva Kells of Florence, Ruth West of Williamstown, Cecil Williams of Fort Wright and Mildred Courtney of Morgan; four grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and four step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Mount Carmel Baptist Church cemetery Fund, Falmouth, Ky. 41040; Christian Church Homes for Children, 366 Walton-Nicholson Road, Walton, Ky. 41094; Community Youth Homes of Northern Kentucky, 4594 Oliver Road, Independence, Ky. 41051.
Roy David Kirby, 62, of India napolis, formerly of Corinth, died Thursday at his home.
He is a former employee with the Indianapolis Star News, and a member of the Christian Life Church of the Deaf.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Branson Kirby of Indianapolis; a daughter, Alyce Amy Justus of Indianapolis; a brother, William Kirby, Jr., of Indianapolis; sisters, Norma Perry, Wanda Gerber and Janet Miller, all of Indianapolis.
Services will be today at 8 p.m. at Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary, Indianapolis. Visitation will be there from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Corinth. Rogers Funeral Home, Corinth is in charge of local arrangements.
Clara Ruth Stewart Marcum, 79, of Covington, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Assembly of God Church, Covington.
Survivors include daughters, Corrine Britton of Covington and Edith New of Elsmere; sons, Dewey Barkhau of Alexandria and Jabe Thompson of Covington; a stepson, Thomas Marcum of Ocala, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Marrietta Bishop of Manchester; 22 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Faith Assembly of God Church. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Linden Grove Cemetery, Covington. Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick, is handling arrangements.
Miriam Michael, 63, of Bromley, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
Arrangements are pending at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere.
Eleanor Mospens, 82, of Orange Park, Fla., formerly of Newport, died Sept. 9 at her home. She was a homemaker. Her husband, John Mospens, died in 1979.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara Fleissner of Cincinnati, Kathy Mospens of Burlington and Deborah Saelinger of Orange Park; a son, John Mospens of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Rose Meirose and Betty Chavez; brothers, Jack Hehman and Garland Hehman ; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John Church, Wilder. A reception will follow the service in the church hall. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, Fla. 32257. Jacksonville Memory Gardens Funeral Home, Orange Park, is handling arrangements.
Hazel Ranes, 67, of Burlington, died Thursday at Woodspoint Nursing Home, Florence. She was a housekeeper at the nursing home.
Survivors include a brother, Earl "Ranger" Ranes.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Belleview Baptist Cemetery.
Larry L. Rogers, 54, of Burlington, died Thursday at Ivy Woods Health Care Center, Cincinnati. He was a farmer.
Survivors include a sister, Rosezella Rogers of Burlington; and a half-sister, Isabelle Rowland of Burlington.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery.
Frank J. Wisinski, 76, of Lakeside Park, died Tuesday at Florence Park Care Center, Burlington. He was a retired machinist with Clow Corp. in Melrose Park, Ill., and was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Survivors include his wife, Marcella Wisinski; daughters, Geri Snow of Crestview Hills and Arlene Hardwidge of Marietta, Ga.; sisters, Delores Melson Dussault and Virginia Smith, both of Pell Lake, Wis.; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Saturday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 6 p.m. Saturday. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Cancer Care Unit, 1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, Ky. 41017.
