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Date of these obituaries: 10-05-2002
John `Jack' Von Bokern, recognized for work
John "Jack" Von Bokern, who won state recognition for his work with senior citizens and community activism, died Friday at his Highland Heights home of complications from emphysema. He was 73.
Mr. Von Bokern lived most of his life in Bellevue and had a hard time walking down the street without meeting someone he knew. He and his wife, Joyce, ran Von's Delicatessen from the 1960s to the early 1990s.
Requests to put together party trays led to a full catering business in the 1970s said his son, Steve Von Bokern of Greer, S.C. "Dad knew the life stories of everybody who came in the store, " said his son. "He had such a rapport with people. He always tried to look at the positive side of people."
He had a quick wit, an easy laugh, and a talent for making people feel like they were part of the party.
Mr. Von Bokern was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. He served on the Northern Kentucky Health Service Council, Comprehensive Care of Northern Kentucky board and the Campbell County Water Commission. He also served on the boards of Catholic Social Services, Corva's Health Planning Council, the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky, Welcome House and Bellevue Vets.
He was a founding member of the Bellevue Civic Association, which was started after the city's centennial celebration in 1970. In a Kentucky Post interview in 1996, Bellevue Mayor Tom Wiethorn saluted Mr. Von Bokern's contribution to the city's success.
"Whenever there has been anything innovative in Bellevue, he's been there. When we got the street banners, Christmas lights, community gardens - Jack and the Civic Association spearheaded those."
Mr. Von Bokern served on the Northern Kentucky Development District board for 24 years and was a strong advocate for housing programs for seniors. When the city of Bellevue turned the former St. Anthony School into the Washington Apartments for seniors, Von Bokern became manager of the senior center in the building. He organized programs, used his catering skills to perk up the meal program, and turned the tiny center with a tinier budget into a powerhouse of activities for older residents.
In 1996 he was named Kentucky Senior of the Year by the Association of Older Kentuckians. When he was interviewed for his honor, he spent most of the time spreading the credit to fellow workers and volunteers.
He was diagnosed with emphysema about five years ago.
Other survivors include his wife, Joyce Von Bokern; daughters, Janice Dutle of Wilder, Connie Koeninger of Fort Thomas, Lisa Miller of Silver Grove and Lynn Morgan of Amelia, Ohio; a sister, Lorraine Benke of Wilder; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Memorials are suggested to Newport Catholic High School, 13 Carothers Road, Newport, Ky. 41071.
Diana Velosky Cheeks, 38, of Fort Mitchell, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a nurse with St. John's Nursing Home, Covington.
Survivors include daughters, Christina Cheeks of Crittenden and Amber Velosky of Fort Mitchell; a son, Joshua Velosky of Ludlow; her father and stepmother, James and Helen Velosky of Bellevue; a sister, Marsha Tillett of Florence; and brothers, James Velosky and Steven Velosky, both of Dayton.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069.
Louise Anne Dunkhorst, 84, of Fort Thomas, died Thursday at Riverview Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a homemaker and a member of Christ Church United Church of Christ, Fort Thomas. There are no immediate survivors.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Riverview Nursing Home, Cincinnati. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Ward B. Evans, 72, of Williamstown, died at 3:15 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired installer and repairman with Cincinnati Bell Telephone, a farmer and a deacon with Williamstown Christian Church.
He was a member of Telephone Pioneers of America, Grant Lodge No. 85 F&AM, Oleika Shrine Temple in Lexington and Indra Consistory of the Scottish Rite, Covington. He was a former member of the board of commissioners of the Housing Authority of Williamstown and an Army and Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
His wife, Velma Simpson Evans, died in 1991. Survivors include a daughter, Debbie Meyer of Elida, Ohio; and two granddaughters.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Williamstown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Ave., West Chester, Ohio 45069; or Williamstown Christian Church Youth Group, 318 N. Main St., Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
June Lee Fryman, 58, of Augusta, died Thursday at her home. She was a retired employee of Pullman & Holt Co., Tampa, Fla.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald Fryman; a daughter, June Gottlieb of Tampa; stepsons, Lonnie Fryman, Terry Fryman and Robert Fryman, all of Tampa; brothers, Ron Johnson of Washington state and Clarence Johnson of Akron, Ohio; and two grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Metcalfe-Hennessey Funeral Home, Augusta.
Donal E. Hall, 69, of Corinth, died Thursday at his home. He was a brick mason and a member of New Columbus Baptist Church, Owen County. A son, Michael Hall, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Smith Hall; a son, Greg Hall of Corinth; a daughter, Donna Gibson of Corinth; brothers, Toby Hall of Florida and Taut Hall Jr. of Berea; a sister, Wanda Muller of Colorado; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Columbus Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Elizabeth Heupel, 77, of Fort Mitchell, died Thursday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger.
Her husband, Walter P. Heupel, died in 1999. Survivors include a son, David Heupel of Seattle; a sister, Irene Ruberg of Fort Wright; a brother, Robert J. Lubrecht of Fort Mitchell; and four grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Charles Care Center, Covington. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
James "Pete" William Huff, 80, of Wilmore, formerly of Union, died Friday at Thomson Hood Veterans Center in Lexington. He was a farmer and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a son, James Michael Huff of Union; a daughter, Judy Ann Wallace of Alexandria; brothers, Lloyd "Monk" Huff of Union and Joe "Dump" Leonard of Petersburg; a sister, Anna Marie Johnson of Danville, Ind.; and a grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Big Bone Baptist Cemetery, Union. Memorials are suggested to Big Bone Baptist cemetery Fund, 11036 Big Bone Church Road, Union, Ky. 41091. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Geraldine Humphry, 62, of Covington, died Thursday at her home. She was a retired clerk with the Internal Revenue Service.
Survivors include a son, Michael Humphry of Covington; daughters, Marcia Zachritz, Anita Pryor and Lisa Tyler, all of Cincinnati, and Tonia Humphry of Covington; a brother, John Tyler of Las Vegas; a sister, Debi Fann of Covington; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Covington. Visitation will begin there at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mary Smith Cemetery, Elsmere. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church, 120 E. Ninth St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Jones & Simpson Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Pauline Moore Kampsen, 83, of Lexington, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Villa Spring Health Care center, Erlanger. She was a retired manager and saleswoman with LeRoy Jewelers in Lexington.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Torline of Florence; a brother, Robert Moore of Erlanger; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill, is handling arrangements.
Martha Margaret Krutzkamp, 86, of California, died Friday at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, California.
Her husband, Michael J. Krutzkamp, died in 1974. Survivors include a daughter, Janet Krutzkamp of Southgate; a son, Louis Krutzkamp of California; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, California. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church.
Burial will be in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, California. Memorials are suggested to Sts. Peter and Paul Church Building Fund, Route 2, Box 134, California, Ky. 41007. Alexandria Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Pamela Sue Matz, 48, of Lakeside Park, died at 2 a.m. Sept. 28 at her home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Doug Matz of West Chester, Ohio; a daughter, Terri Matz of Lakeside Park; and five grandchildren.
Services were Friday at Wilson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati. Cremation was at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, handled arrangements.
Mary Agnes Gesling Miller, 93, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Covington, died at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday at Shores Nursing Home in Bradenton. She was the retired owner of Miller-Wright Furniture Store in Kokomo, Ind.
Her husband, Clinton B. Miller, died in 1985. Survivors include nieces, Jean Zeck of Crescent Springs, June Valz of Hebron, Anita Schuler of Fort Wright and Betty Briggs of Defiance, Ohio.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Mitchell. Entombment will be in St. Mary Mausoleum, Fort Mitchell.
Memorials are suggested to Welcome House, 205 Pike St., Covington, Ky. 41011. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Helen Enzweiler Ottaviani, 78, of Fort Thomas, died at 6 a.m. Friday at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home. She was a retired cashier with Walgreen's, Newport.
Her husband, Samuel Ottaviani Jr., died in 1975. Survivors include daughters, Brenda Webster and Tina Fryman, both of Highland Heights; sisters, Mary Lou Williams and Florence Steinhauer, both of Alexandria, and Mildred Hobner of Silver Grove; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, with prayers following.
Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas.
Charlotte Shanks, 61, of Dry Ridge, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. Arrangements are pending at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown.
William Whalen, 66, of Bellevue, died at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday at his home. He was a retired foreman with Control & Sheet Metal, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Whalen; a son, William D. Whalen of Dayton; daughters, Sheila Jenkins of Cincinnati, Mary Whalen and Misty Whalen, both of Fort Mitchell; a brother, David Whalen of Erlanger; a sister, Irene Glasscock of Seminole, Fla.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday 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.
James Wiglesworth, 75, of Falmouth, died Friday at his home. He was a retired employee of Fuller Manufacturing Co., Falmouth, and a member of Blanket Creek Baptist Church, Pendleton County, and Woodmen of the World Lodge.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Bertha Teegarden Wiglesworth; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Neave Cemetery, Bracken County. Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, is handling arrangements.
