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Date of these obituaries: 04-13-1999
Realtor Thelma Wells, served church
When Thelma Angel Wells didn't show up for church Sunday, her family knew something was wrong. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Latonia where she seldom missed.
'She loved her church above all,' said her daughter, Charlotte Hayes of Villa Hills. 'My mother adored and loved Jesus Christ. That gave her the special, unique quality of loving people. She was a people person. She just loved to be with the Lord's people.'
Mrs. Wells, 80, of Fort Wright, died at 12:35 p.m. Sunday at her home. She was a real estate agent with D. C. Shell Realtors. She was an agent for more than 35 years.
'She loved people and loved selling real estate,' Mrs. Hayes said. 'That was her calling. She just enjoyed finding people what they liked and what they could afford.'
Mrs. Wells was active in her church, where she was a member of the Young at Heart Club. She also was a captain in her Sunday School class, where she mailed other members of the class birthday cards.
She was a past secretary and treasurer of Licking Valley Daughters of America Council No. 8, and a member of Kenton Boone Realtors Board and the Kenton Boone Realtors Women's Council.
Mrs. Wells enjoyed traveling and working in her flower gardens. She was especially proud of her crepe myrtle trees and bushes.
Mrs. Wells was a courageous woman, her daughter said.
'I admired her greatly because she didn't fear death,' Mrs. Hayes said. 'She knew where she was going. She had a bad heart and had lived with the idea that, "I might not wake up tomorrow,' and that would upset me. But it didn't bother her, she said, "I live with it every day, I'm not afraid.'
'She had a beautiful life. Mother meant so much to me.'
Other survivors include a sister, Bessie Cook of Fort Wright; and one grandson.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, West Southern and Tibbatts, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Rosemary C. Baldoni, 81, of Latonia, died at 5:15 p.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was retired from Liberty Cherry Co., Latonia, and was a member of Holy Cross Church, Latonia, and the Golden Age Senior Citizens group. Her husband, Mario S. 'Mike' Baldoni, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Michael John Baldoni of Alexandria; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:40 a.m. Friday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia, followed by prayers. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to Holy Cross Church, 3612 Church St., Covington, Ky. 41015.
Carol Joy Hamm Barnett, 60, of Ludlow, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a homemaker. A daughter, Belinda Marie Barnett, and sons, David Roy Barnett and Raymond Nelson Barnett, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Dixie Rae Searp of Kentonvale, Cynthia Elizabeth Hunt of Dry Ridge and Joy Lynn Durbin of Cincinnati; sons, James Anthony Barnett of Warsaw and Sonny Ray Barnett of Ludlow; her mother, Evelyn Hamm Aylor of Ludlow; a sister, Jeanette Hamm of Hopkinsville; a brother, Nelson Hamm of Ludlow; and 13 grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to Carol Barnett Memorial Fund, 461 Elm St., Ludlow, Ky. 41016.
James Vasco 'Jimmy' Browning, 78, of Falmouth, died Monday at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Cynthiana.
Arrangements are pending at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth.
Lila K. Willoughby Burger, 55, of Lakeside Park, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood.
Arrangements are pending at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington.
Rose Dawalt, 62, of Walton, died at 4:45 a.m. today at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North Hospice in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona.
Maye Ellen Stewart Fooks, 96, of Lexington, formerly of Robertson County, died at 9:18 a.m. Sunday at University Medical Center, Lexington. She was a homemaker and a writer for the Robertson County News. She operated the Family Care Home in Robertson County for 34 years.
Mrs. Fooks was active in the Piqua and Kentontown Christian churches, and was a member of Mount Olivet Christian Church. She was a charter member of the Robertson County Homemakers.
Survivors include sons, Ernest Dayton Sims of Mount Olivet and William Stewart Fooks Sr. of Cromwell; daughters, Lucy Francis Meeks of Ashland and Doris Maye Rosenbaum of Lexington; 13 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kentontown Christian Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight at Robertson County Funeral Home, Mount Olivet, and from 10 a.m. Wednesday until the time of services at the church. Burial will be in Kentontown Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 160 Moore Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Vella M. Hornsby Friedhoff, 55, of Newport, died at 9:25 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Friedhoff Jr.; sons, Edward Friedhoff III, Mark Friedhoff, Michael Friedhoff, Timothy Friedhoff and Jason Friedhoff, all of Newport; daughters, January Friedhoff of Cincinnati and Charity Friedhoff of Newport; a brother, Benjamin Hornsby of Newport; a sister, Shirley Jackson of Dry Ridge; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday 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; or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Kermis Fugate, 62, of Newport, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was a retired manager with Central Market. His wife, O'Della Fugate; a daughter, Teresa Fugate; and a son, Kermis Fugate Jr., all preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters, Brenda Combs, Angel Hawkins and Patricia Brumback, all of Newport; his father, Taylor Fugate of Newport; a brother, Willis Fugate of Newport; sisters, Lillie Turner of Newport and Della Mae Lemberg of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Radel Funeral Home, Newport. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Henry Lee Horne, 50, of Newport, died Monday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. He was a self-employed carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Horne; his mother, Della Grubb of Cincinnati; sisters, Bessie Baker of Highland Heights and Darlene Grubb of Cincinnati; and brothers, Carl Grubb, Paul Ray Grubb and Frank Horne, all of Cincinnati, Arnold Horne of Covington and Forester Horne of Enterprise, Okla.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 1885 Dixie Highway, Suite 250, Fort Wright, Ky. 41011. Dobbling Funeral Home, Bellevue, is handling arrangements.
Rosalie Sharon Iles, 55, of Warsaw, died Saturday in Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Paint Lick Baptist Church, Warsaw.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Iles of Warsaw; daughters, Lisa Silvey of Burlington, Patricia Nunn of Verona, Darla Williams of Covington, Donna Warford of Lexington and Jody Dillon of Warsaw; sons, Auddie Combs of Independence and John Hill of Covington; brothers, Herschel Penick of Carrollton, Gail Penick and Glenn Penick, both of Covington; a sister, Dixie Sprecher of Covington; and 17 grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Paint Lick Baptist Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Paint Lick Cemetery, Warsaw. Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw, is handling arrangements.
Tony Ingram, 76, of Covington, died Friday at Fayette County Memorial Hospital, Washington Court House, Ohio. He was a World War II veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Oma Lee Sparks Ingram; daughters, Dorothy Forrester and Patricia Ingram, both of Kentucky; sons, Bob Ingram, Kermit Ingram, Ricky Ingram and Michael Ingram, all of Cincinnati, and Gary Ingram, Billy Ingram, Kenny Ingram and Jimmy Ingram, all of Kentucky; and a sister, Ester Henry of Lexington.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Radel Funeral Home, 4122 Glenway Ave., Cincinnati. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.
Lillian K. Klette, 71, of Covington, died at 11:14 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Harold Klette, died in 1980.
Survivors include sons, Harold F. Klette of Richwood, Mike Klette and Ralph Klette, both of Covington, Timmy Klette of Erlanger and James Klette of Ohio; daughters, Barbara Roden of Hebron, Patricia Yelton of Independence, Kathy Sheriff of Covington, Carol Fields of Union and Donna Roden of Latonia; brothers, O. B. Mullins of Erlanger, B. B. Mullins of Bellevue, William Mullins and Robert Mullins, both of Newport; a sister, Patricia Keene of Covington; 39 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Catchen & Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.
Marian M. McHenry Luedeke, 94, of Fort Thomas, died Sunday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home in Fort Thomas. She was an executive secretary for the president of Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati. Her husband, Harry J. Luedeke, died in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Bart Luedeke of Lawrenceville, N.J.; a sister, Elizabeth Winzig of Fort Thomas; and two grandsons.
Private services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
John Paul 'Mose' Nordwick, 71, of Alexandria, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a retired maintenance worker with Kenner Products, Cincinnati, a member of Campbell County VFW Post No. 3205 in Alexandria, and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Hope Nordwick; daughters, Debbie Moore of Florence and Dana Fuller of Alexandria; sons, Jeff Nordwick and Tony Nordwick, both of Alexandria; a brother, Joe Nordwick of Alexandria; sisters, Margie Frye of Cincinnati and Billie Kiser of Bellevue; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery.
Marian Blaker Rogers, 60, of Marion, Ohio, formerly of Hebron, died April 7 at Grant Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, J. W. Rogers; sons, James W. Rogers Jr., Mitchell J. Rogers and Joshua D. Rogers, all of Marion, Ohio; daughters, Mary Kay Crowder and Joy E. Rogers, both of Marion; brothers, Jim Blaker of Vacaville, Calif., and Gene Blaker of Hebron; sisters, Ann Clifton of Hebron and Betty French of Lithia, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fite Memorial Baptist Church, Marion. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Denzer-Farison-Hottinger Funeral Home, Marion. Burial will be in Marion Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Slavic Gospel Association, 6151 Commonwealth Drive, Loves Park, Ill. 61111; or American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Alfred Taylor, 92, of Lexington, formerly of Maysville, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was an Army veteran and a member of Mays Lick Baptist Church.
Survivors include a sister, Julia Bate of Lexington.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mays Lick Cemetery. Palmer Funeral Home, Mays Lick, is handling arrangements.
Cora Warner, 72, of Covington, died at 11:04 p.m. Sunday at her home. She was a retired accounts receivable clerk with Lazarus Department Store and a member of Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church, Covington. Her husband, Walter Warner, died in 1990.
Survivors include daughters, Sandra Henderer of Maineville, Ohio, and Sharon Wright of Fort Wright; a brother, I. L. Bennett of Saginaw, Mich.; a sister, Lydia Blake of Alexandria; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Highland Avenue Wesleyan Church, 729 Highland Ave., Covington, Ky. 41014. Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Ronald Webster, 62, of Warsaw, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday at his daughter's home in Ghent. He was a farmer.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon M. Webster of Ghent; a son, Rodney Webster of Warsaw; brothers, Donald Webster of Covington and Harold Ellis of Warsaw; sisters, Belle Hearn of Warsaw and Mary Cox of Harrison County; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at his daughter's home, 339-B Highway 184, Ghent. Visitation will begin there at noon Wednesday. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Grant County. Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home, Verona, is handling arrangements.
