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These notices are dated: 03-10-2004
Kenneth 'Moose' Jones, police captain, bar owner
Kenneth "Moose" Jones was a well-known figure in Newport, spending more than 20 years on the police department and then operating popular bars in the city for another two decades.
"He loved Newport and was really committed to the city, " said Mr. Jones' daughter, Debbie Schmitz of Newport.
Mr. Jones, 75, of Wilder, died Tuesday of cancer at St. Elizabeth Hospice.
He rose to the rank of captain in the Newport Police Department during a 22-year career from 1951 through 1972.
Mr. Jones then worked 15 years at Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati as director of security.
From the 1970s through the 1990s, he owned and operated several up-scale bars in Newport, including River City Landing and Captain's Cove.
He most recently worked as a host as the Tropicana bar at Newport on the Levee.
"Jeff Ruby (owner of the Tropicana) asked dad to come in and tell people stories about the old times in Newport because he knew them so well, " said Mrs. Schmitz.
Mr. Jones began his Newport police career in the juvenile department.
"Dad would bring home troubled kids and let them stay at our house until he could find placement for them, " his daughter recalled.
"Many times we would have extra kids in our house for a couple of weeks."
Mr. Jones was a captain in the detective unit when he retired from the Newport police and began security work at Deaconess.
"He loved that line of work, " said Mrs. Schmitz. "He also got a lot of enjoyment out of being around people at the bars he owned.
"There was something appealing about him to people of all ages. He got a lot out of life and liked to say, 'If you're not having fun, it's your own fault.' "
Other survivors include his wife, Joyce Jones; daughters, Connie Baynum of Villa Hills and Lynn Mann of Florence; a sister, Carol Haunert of Fort Thomas; a brother, Tom Jones of Bellevue; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Church, Dayton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Dorothy Caldwell was teacher, volunteer
Dorothy Annabelle Caldwell would do anything to ride a horse, and she got her chance in the early 1930s as a volunteer for the Frontier Nursing Service.
Ms. Caldwell volunteered with the service in Leslie County during the summer, when she was off work from her regular job teaching schoolchildren.
"There were no roads there in 1933. It was a very rural area and the only way they could get to some of the people to provide medical care was on horseback, " said her brother, John Caldwell of Burlington.
"Some of the patients she would bring back to University Hospital, and at times, after the patients were released, they would stay at our house (in Burlington) until they were able to return home, " he said.
Ms. Caldwell, who died Monday at 95, joined the Boone County public schools in 1948 and taught at Burlington and Florence elementary schools.
In the 1960s, she was promoted to supervisor, traveling among the schools to ensure students were getting a proper education.
She was an extremely positive and intelligent person, and was "so easy to get along with, " said Watson Craft, a fellow teacher at Florence.
After she retired from the Boone County schools, she worked in the same capacity for the Campbell County public schools until she retired again in 1975.
She often helped her good friend, Caroline Williams, with art projects. The two once spent three weeks driving an old station wagon through Canada with Williams' dog, "Nubby."
Next to teaching, Ms. Caldwell loved her dogs, cats and horses. In her spare time, she also edited newsletters for the Dinsmore Homestead.
Devoted to her brother, who was blinded in an accident at age 13, she spent a lot of time helping him through high school and college.
She herself graduated from Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati in 1927, earned a degree in philosophy from the University of Cincinnati, and received a master's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1960.
She moved to Florence Park in 1996 and continued to visit her home in Burlington throughout her stay.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday. Cremation will be at Northern Kentucky Crematory.
Memorials are suggested to Big Brothers and Sisters of Greater Cincinnati, 2400 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; Dinsmore Homestead, 5656 Burlington Pike, Burlington, Ky. 41005; or Women's Crisis Center, 240 Main St., Florence, Ky. 41042.
Frank Alessandri, 76, of Wilder, died Saturday at Veterans Administration Hospital, Cincinnati.
He was a retired service manager with Simon-Fischer Olds, Newport, and an Army veteran of the Korean War.
His wife, Pauline Alessandri, died in 1992.
A son, Ronald Christie, died in 2002.
Survivors include sons, Frank Christie of Michigan, David Alessandri and Stephen Alessandri, both of California; a sister, Frieda Blackstock of Autrain, Mich.; a brother, Danny Alessandri of Rosscommon, Mich.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Donald R. Apparicio, 55, of Berry, died Saturday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Berry.
Bobbie Jean Richmond Burt, 42, of Southgate, died Monday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, George Burt; a daughter, Elizabeth Burt of Southgate; sons, James Burt and Jonathan Burt, both of Alexandria; her father and stepmother, Robert Richmond Sr. and Pauline Richmond of Cincinnati; brothers, John Richmond of Florence, Robert Richmond Jr. and Gary York, both of Cincinnati; sisters, Debbie Wilke and Patty Richmond, both of Latonia, and Becky Richmond of Fort Wayne, Ind.; and grandmother, Florence Love of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Jon Deitloff Funeral Centre, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Graham A. Caldwell, 32, of Erlanger, died Friday at his home.
He was an audio engineer.
Survivors include his wife, Doreen Owen Caldwell; and daughter, Aubrei Caldwell of Erlanger.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, Ohio. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Greenville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Graham A. Caldwell Trust Fund for Abrei Caldwell, in care of Fifth Third Bank, 7911 U.S. 42, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Hattie Louis Conley, 62, of Lexington, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday at Robertson County Health Care Center, Mount Olivet.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughters, Susan Workman of Foster, Judy Wachter of Brooksville, Jennifer Wallingford of Minerva and Jeannie Mussinan of Ripley, Ohio; sons, Jeff Ashcraft of Indianapolis and Junior Lee Boone of Lexington; sisters, Maudie Vaughn of Rectorville, Lula Davis of Maysville and Thelma Kirk of Minerva; a brother, Henry Conley of Millersburg; 21 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Moore and Parker Funeral Home, Brooksville. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery.
Donald Miller Forman, 78, of Florence, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a wholesale distributor with Foreman's Distribution Inc. and a member of Greenview Baptist Church, Florence.
His wife, Sonia F. Forman, preceded him in death.
Survivors include sons, Barry Forman of Florence, C. Arnold Forman of Union and Timothy Forman of Dry Ridge; daughters, Donna Freeman of Las Cruces, N.M., Linda Laake of Florence, Karen Morton of Anderson, Ind., Sherry Ricks of Austin, Texas, Christy Ann Stidham of Bellevue and Jo Ann Andrew of Union; 26 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Greenview Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Cremation will be at Baxter Cremation Service, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to Greenview Baptist Church Celebration Fund, 1050 Burlington Pike, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Joyce Marie Fowler, 88, of Fort Thomas, died at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia.
Her husband, Melvin Fowler, died in 1988.
Survivors include sons, Arthur F. Fowler of Independence and Donald R. Fowler of Covington; daughters, Norma J. Fowler of Covington and Wanda G. Fowler of Erlanger; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Vine Street Hill Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 3711 Tibbatts St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Helena Hope Frommeyer, 26 days, daughter of Andrew and Lori Bertram Frommeyer of Fort Thomas, died Monday at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati.
Other survivors include grandparents, Paul and Connie Bertram of Fort Thomas and Judy Frommeyer of Bellevue.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be at St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Children's Hospital Medical Center, Developmental Office, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Loretta Alice LaFever Gabe, 93, of Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Elsmere, died Saturday at Tandem Health Care Center, Lakeland.
Arrangements are pending at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Jack R. Gardiner, 67, of Highland Heights, died at 9:10 p.m. Saturday at Northern Kentucky Care and Rehabilitation Center, Highland Heights.
He was a former crane operator with William Powell Valve Co., Cincinnati.
Survivors include sons, David Gardiner of Newport and Jack Gardiner of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and a brother, Gene Gardiner of Louisville.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport, is handling arrangements.
Walter C. Goforth, 74, of Newport, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington.
He was a welder.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Baumgardner of Covington; 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Covington. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Nina Lawone McGuire, 76, of Falmouth, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas.
She was a homemaker. Her husband, John McGuire, died in 1995.
A son, Danny Lee Case, and stepson, Donald Ray Case, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Ernest Case of Cynthiana; daughters, Violet Colemire of Augusta, Melody Reed of Brooksville and Jennifer Highlander of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; a stepson, Robert Lee Case of Dawson Springs; sisters, Lilly McGee of Falmouth, Wynona Golden of Sterns, Ailene Field and Bonnie Fields, both of Piqua, Ohio; brothers, Curtis Wright and Charles Fields, both of Piqua; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday.
Burial will be in Lenoxburg Cemetery, Bracken County.
Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
Nedra Lynn Milar, 3, of Erlanger, died Friday at her home.
Survivors include her parents, John and Lori Milar; brothers, Nicholas Milar, Nolan Milar and Nathan Milar, all at home; a sister, Nicole Milar, at home; grandparents, Jack and Doris Ernest of Latonia, Rylynn Ernest of Piner and Gere Milar of Latonia; and great-grandmother, Jewell Hurley of Piner.
Services were Sunday at Covenant Christian Church, Newport. Burial was in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.
Memorials are suggested to Nedra Millar Family Trust Fund, in care of any Bank of Kentucky branch.
Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Florence, handled arrangements.
Marilyn Milet, 72, of Taylor Mill, died at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday at Rosedale Manor Nursing Home, Latonia.
She was a retired billing department worker with Parke-Davis and Warner Lambert Pharmaceuticals, a member of St. Mark United Church of Christ in Latonia and the church council, choir and Ladies Guild.
She was a member of the Holmes Booster Club.
Survivors include a sister, Virginia Milet of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Friday.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mark United Church of Christ, 38th and Park Ave., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Victor R. Mullins, 81, of Florence, died Tuesday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Travis Rimer, 22, of Verona, died Monday at University Hospital, Cincinnati.
Arrangements are pending at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill.
Carl A. Shay Sr., 77, of Villa Hills, died at 5 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington.
He was a retired mechanic with the Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and a usher with the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals.
He coached Newport PeeWee football and Knothole baseball, and was a member of Robert Burns Masonic Lodge No. 163, VFW Post No. 6095, the Newport High School Alumni Association, Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame, Brighton Center Traveling Seniors and Kroger Retirees Club.
He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include wife, Gloria Lehew Shay; sons, Carl Shay of Stow, Ohio, and Ken Shay of Taylor Mill; daughters, Barbara Crapser and Vicki Osterhage, both of Independence, and Cathy Connley of Fort Thomas; a brother, Robert Shay of Erlanger; 10 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at St. John United Church of Christ, Newport.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, and from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the church.
Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to St. John United Church of Christ, 401 Park Ave., Newport, Ky. 41071.
Kathleen Yocum, 55, of Southgate, died Tuesday at her home. She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Barry Yocum, died in 1980.
Survivors include sons, Fred Yocum and Jeremiah Yocum, both of Alexandria; a daughter, Kathryn Yocum of Newport; a brother, Fred Wessling of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; sisters, Marlene Watson of Southgate and Beverly McClanahan of Sebastian, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Therese Church, Southgate.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate.
Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219; or American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
