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Date of these obituaries: 04-21-2000
William Lonneman, family's 'go-to' guy; loved to travel
Contentment blesses few people, but William Joseph Lonneman was one of the lucky ones.
He enjoyed his job as an engineering technician at the state highway department, where he kept track of the details of construction contracts. He loved his wife, with whom he traveled extensively, and his family of brothers, a sister, and nieces and nephews. He enjoyed his hobbies, especially his annual model-train display that was the talk of his friends and neighbors at Christmas.
He was, as his family says, a happy man.
Mr. Lonneman, 57, of Burlington, died April 12 in Malaga, Spain. He and his wife, Mary Lester Lonneman, were returning from a two-week vacation when he collapsed at the airport in Spain.
Travel was one of Mr. Lonneman's favorite activities, said a brother, John Lonneman Jr. of Fort Thomas. The couple had traveled to Switzerland, Ireland and England and had taken cruises, his brother said.
Relatives and co-workers said Mr. Lonneman had a gift for fixing things and attention to detail. He had worked at the state highway department nearly 39 years. "He was very exact in everything he did," said Larry Trenkamp, state highway construction manager for Northern Kentucky.
At home, "he was our go-to guy," his brother said. "He could virtually fix anything. If any of us had a problem at the house, Bill was always the one you called to come and take a look at it."
Mr. Lonneman put those talents to good use at Christmas, when he would build a train display, complete with ski mountain, that stretched through two rooms. The tradition started about six years ago, said his wife.
"It just grew. First it started out around the tree, and it kept getting bigger," she said.
Mr. Lonneman, who grew up in Fort Thomas, was an Air Force veteran and served as a chaplain's assistant during the Vietnam War.
He was an usher at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger, and a graduate of St. Thomas High School, Fort Thomas, and Ohio College of Applied Science, Cincinnati.
Survivors also include his mother, Mary P. Lonneman of Fort Thomas; another brother, George Lonneman of Edgewood; a sister, Barbara Scherrer of Fort Thomas; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Church, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Cold Spring. Memorials may be made to charity of choice.
Rev. James R. Campbell, 63, of West Chester, Ohio, formerly of Fort Wright, died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton Hospice, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Sayger Campbell; a daughter, Debbie Hinson of Millville, Ohio; sons, Rev. Randy Campbell of Fort Wright and Jim Campbell of West Chester; a sister, Joan Snyder of Hamilton, Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Church, Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Calumet Cemetery, Merrillville, Ind. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Church Building Fund, 11970 Kenn Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240. Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow, is handling arrangements.
Alvin J. Fanthorp, 74, of Burlington, died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired electrical engineer with Jacobs Engineering Co. and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Milton Fanthorp; sons, Steve Fanthorp of Cold Spring, Mark Fanthorp of Latonia, Mike Fanthorp of Union, Dean Bozeman of Burlington and Dale Bozeman of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughters, Michelle Neumeister of Fort Thomas, Angie Smith of Union and Diane Bozeman of Florence; sisters, Marian Dibert and Janet Grau, both of Fort Thomas, Mary Alice Schilling and Jonie Best, both of Fort Mitchell; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Cremation will be at Hillside Chapel, Cincinnati. Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron, is handling arrangements.
James A. Pennington, 73, of Walton, died Wednesday at Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a retired truck driver with Pacific International Express, and a member of Walton Masonic Lodge and the Shriners.
Survivors include his wife, Imogene Elmore Pennington; sons, James W. Pennington of Rockland, Calif., Guy M. Pennington of Walton and Steve R. Pennington of Crittenden; a sister, Lucy Ecklar of Hebron; a brother, Leon Pennington of Phoenix; seven grandchildren and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Walton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 333 Guthrie St., Suite 207, Louisville, Ky. 40202; or American Lung Association, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Virgie Harden Sensel, 91, of Lancaster, Texas, formerly of Newport, died at 9:25 a.m. Wednesday at Windsor Place Nursing Home, Lancaster. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Albert I. Sensel, died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Marc Sensel of Desoto, Texas; a brother, Clayton Begley of Cincinnati; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Imogene Steffen, 81, of Maysville, died at 3:20 a.m. Thursday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville. She was a retired secretary and judge pro-tem with Mason County, and a member of First Christian Church, Maysville. She also was a member of the Maysville Duplicate Bridge Club. Her husband, Herman F. Steffen Jr., preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Anne Despain of Maysville; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maysville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Hope, 1 W. McDonald Parkway, Maysville, Ky. 41056.
Donald A. Warner, 50, of Union, died Thursday at Jewish Hospital Kenwood in Cincinnati. He was a truck driver for Kentucky Container and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Ramona Warner of Union; parents, Jack and Romona Warner of Lighthouse Point, Fla.; daughter, Donna Robinson of St. Charles, Mo.; and a sister, Jackie Berning of Independence.
A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Timothy Church, Union. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to St. Timothy Church 10272 U.S. 42, Union, Ky., 41091, or Matthew 25 Ministries, 1425 Loveland-Madeira Road, Cincinnati. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
