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Date of these obituaries: 02-22-1999
Covington's Frank J. Hanser, homebuilder
The name of Frank Joseph Hanser is perpetuated in the Covington subdivision he built and the street that leads there. But he was also a benefactor who offered his own home for civic club meetings and made sure people had the appliances they needed.
Mr. Hanser, 85, of Covington, died Saturday afternoon in Mount Washington Care Center, Cincinnati.
Mr. Hanser's wife of 53 years, Jane Hanser, died in 1997.
'Before our little community had the funds to build a civic club building, Dad opened his house to the members for meetings. He bought stuffed animals to give to the ladies as bingo prizes and prepared sensational food,' said Mr. Hanser's daughter, Joan Lilly.
Her father not only built the subdivision, on the site of the former Monte Casino vineyards, but lived there himself. 'He loved to be close to people and loved to be there for them,' said Mrs. Lilly.
'He was always interested in the average man. He didn't build for the rich. He wanted the middle class and lower middle class to have quality homes as well as the more affluent,' she said.
Her father built more than 300 homes during his career as a builder, many of them in Monte Casino, she said.
'One of my neighbors in Monte Casino once told me that she and her husband would not have been able to own the home they bought 30 years ago, and still lived in, if had not been for my dad,' said Mrs. Lilly, who continues to reside in the neighborhood.
Mr. Hanser began selling television sets at a store on Seventh Street in the late 1940s when they were still something of a novelty or luxury.
He branched out into furniture, at a store with his brother at Madison Avenue and Eighth Street.
'He often took in trade someone's next to useless merchandise of some kind so they could have something they needed, such as a new stove or refrigerator,' said Mrs. Lilly.
A native of Covington and one of 13 children, Mr. Hanser was very proud of being associated with the city all of his life, said Mrs. Lilly. 'Dad always convinced people to look on the bright side of anything even when they had to look very hard to find it,' she said.
Other survivors include a son, Frank G. Hanser of Falmouth; daughter, Janet Rider of Covington; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Burial will be in Hanser Family Cemetery, Falmouth. Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Betty John Allen, 74, of Warsaw, died Friday at Gallatin County Health Care Center in Warsaw. She was a nurse with St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright. Her husband, William Allen, and a son, Robert Allen, both preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Kevin Allen of Cincinnati, Stephan Allen of Ludlow and William Joseph Allen of Corinth; daughters, Nancy Taylor of Corinth and Mary Staat of Park Hills; a brother, Bob Acree of Verona; 17 grandchildren; and 19 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erlanger. Memorials are suggested to International Adoption Center, Children's Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Helen Catherine Berte, 93, of Newport, died at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas. She was a sales clerk in the jewelry department of Shillito's department store in Cincinnati. Her husband, Raymond Berte, died in 1955.
Survivors include daughters, Rosemary Petracco of Fort Thomas and Helen May Wheeler of Columbus, Ga.; a son, Charles Berte of Highland Heights; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Corpus Christi Church, Newport. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to Holy Spirit Church, 825 Washington St., Newport, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Thomasine Breaden, 65, of Covington, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a unit manager with St. John Nursing Care, Covington. Her husband, William J. Breaden, died in 1984.
Survivors include daughters, Deborah Strader of Covington and Kimberly Brown of Harrison, Ohio; sisters, Helen Hopper of Sparta and Robin Finley of Covington; a brother, James R. Burke of Petersburg; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Church, Covington. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 7730 U. S. 42, Suite C6, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Bert Edward Breeden, 91, of Bedford, died Saturday at Tri-County Baptist Hospital in LaGrange. He was a retired construction worker and former Carroll County jailer. His wife, Nellie Breeden, died in 1978. A son, Leslie Breeden, also preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, Stanley Breeden of Worthville; a sister, Pauline Simmons of Carrollton; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.
Marcella M. Franxman, 92, of Fort Wright, died Saturday at St. Charles Care Center in Fort Wright. She was a bookkeeper and a member of St. Benedict Church in Covington, where she was a member of the St. Mary Ladies Society and the Busy Fingers club. She was a former member of St. Joseph Church in Covington.
Survivors include a sister, Rosmary Schmidt of Latonia.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Benedict Church. Visitation will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Mother of God Cemetery, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested in the form of Masses.
Marie Bargo Gambrel, 64, of Demossville, died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, James Gambrel of Demossville and Baxter Bargo of Barbourville; daughters, Christine Sue Bosley of Florence, Georgia Forbis of Cincinnati and Frances Louise Barnett of Lexington; brothers, Junior Bargo and Donald Bargo, both of Barbourville; sisters, Esslene Hubbard of Jenson, Viola Mills and Madelene Mills, both of Barbourville, Evalene Deaton of Cincinnati and Wilma Jean Rice of Artemus; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, Williamstown. Visitation will begin there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Artemus Cemetery.
Athnel M. Hendrick, 72, of Erlanger, died at 12:35 p.m. Saturday at her home. She was a sales clerk with Paul Harris Stores Inc. Her husband, Roy Hendrick, died in 1975.
Survivors include daughters, Karen Kells of Edgewood and Sharon Church of Erlanger; brothers, Ed Parrish of Florida and Clyde Parrish of Beckley, W.Va.; sisters, Kathene Lively of Beckley, W.Va., and Naomi Holliday of Naples, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
Services were this morning at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, W.Va. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Beckely, W.Va. Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere, is handling arrangements.
William Snooks Hewling, 86, of Latonia, died at 4:30 a.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired driver with Yellow Cab Co., Covington, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Reca Ison Hewling; daughters, Judy Zarr of Las Vegas, Becky Marshall of Covington and Debbie Barbixue of Latonia; stepsons, Bob Cox of Park Hills, Ken Holliman of Jackson, Tom Holliman and Shane Holliman, both of Covington; stepdaughters, Sherry Heitzman of Latonia and Patty Dietz of Edgewood; 19 grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Olsten Home Care, 2670 Chancellor Drive, Crestview Hills, Ky. 41017.
Roy Vincent Holt, 72, of Alexandria, died at 8:20 p.m. Feb. 12 at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas of injuries suffered in an auto accident. He was a retired computer programmer for General Electric in Cincinnati and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Wila Laverne Holt; a son, Roy J. Holt of Bellevue; and a sister, Shirley Hubbard of Reno, Nev.
Services were at noon today at Allison and Rose Funeral Home, Covington. Burial was in Alexandria Cemetery.
Joseph H. 'Pat' Krummen, 73, of Florence, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence. He was a retired warehouse manager with Williams and Co., Cincinnati, and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. He was a member of the Northern Kentucky Baseball Hall of Fame and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dolly Bogenshutz Krummen; a son, Michael T. Krummen Sr. of Burlington; daughters, Rosalee Buchanan of Florence and Mimi Merrill of Fort Wright; a brother, Jimmy Krummen of Campbell County; sisters, Mary Jo Kohl of Harrison, Ohio, and Ann Baker of Florence; and six grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Visitation will begin there at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Entombment will be in Mother of God Mausoleum, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association of Kentucky, Bluegrass Regional Office, 1636 Nicholasville Road, Suite 1, Lexington, Ky. 40503. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling arrangements.
Paul E. Lonneman, 56, of Park Hills, died Saturday at his home. He was a salesman and a member of Lookout Heights Civic Club.
Survivors include his mother, Kathryn Walker Lonneman of Park Hills; sisters, Judy K. Hegener of Florence and Rita Becker of Erlanger; and a brother, Bob Lonneman of Edgewood.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Church, Fort Wright. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.
Martha Montieth, 82, of Covington, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit in Covington.
Arrangements are pending at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia.
Jerry Middleton, 47, of Burlington, died Saturday in a Boone County auto accident. He was a self-employed truck driver and a member of Sand Run Baptist Church, Hebron.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Ashcraft Middleton; daughters, Jeanetta Middleton of Burlington and Lindsey Middleton, at home; sisters, Norma Jean Farmer and Judy Bingham, both of Burlington, and Minnie Rose York of Lexington; and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Hebron. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Burlington Cemetery.
Clarence T. Napier, 74, of Burlington, died Friday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired truck driver and a member of Good Faith Lodge No. 95 F&AM, Covington.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Napier; sons, Thomas Lee Napier of Burlington and Raymond Wayne Napier of Warsaw; daughters, Kathy Remley of Erlanger, and Karla Barlow and Karen Mobley, both of Burlington; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Burlington. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belleview Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, P. O. Box 9067, Louisville, Ky. 40209.
Joseph Nervie Nie, 90, of Park Hills, died at 12:15 a.m. today at Highlands of Fort Thomas nursing home.
Arrangements are pending at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow.
Virgie M. Reed, 88, of Fort Thomas, died at 11 a.m. Sunday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Newport. Her husband, John Reed, died in 1973. A daughter, Lorraine Hardin, died in 1996.
Survivors include daughters, Betty Browning of Fort Thomas, Marjorie Miller of Covington and Jean Jordan of Independence; 20 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to St. Mark Lutheran Church, Eighth and Monroe, Newport, Ky. 41071.
William S. Rich, 75, of Latonia, died at 1 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was owner of W. S. Rich Mechanical Contractors and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Ella Sue Rich; sons, William David Rich and Harold J. Rich, both of Florence; daughters, Carolyn Luellen of Carrollton, Melody Anderson of Melbourne and Karren Ducker of Independence; brothers, Warren Rich of Verona, Harold Rich of Covington and Gene Rich of South Carolina; daughters, Dorothy Anderson of Walton and Sarah Simpson of Newport; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Elsmere. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Big Bone Baptist Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Northern Kentucky, 1403 Alexandria Pike, Fort Thomas, Ky. 41075.
Alvis A. Roy, 83, of Covington, died Friday at his home. He was a retired tailor and designer with Hyde Park and Palm Beach Clothes, Newport, and a member of Disabled Veterans of America. He was a volunteer for senior citizens groups, a custom cabinet maker and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. A daughter, Paula Jean Roy, died in 1973.
Survivors include a son, David Roy of Treasure Island, Fla.; daughters, Brenda Clifton and Sharon Klare, both of Bromley; a brother, Carol Roy of Tampa, Kan.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to Children's Home of Northern Kentucky, 200 Home Road, Covington, Ky. 41011.
Lawrence A. Schmidt, 80, of Cincinnati, formerly of Alexandria, died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati. He was a retired tool and die maker with RCA, Cincinnati, and a former employee of M. E. Lyons YMCA, Cincinnati.
Survivors include his wife, Adeline Schmidt; a daughter, Adeline Schmidt of Lake Linden, Mich.; and two grandsons.
Services will be at noon Tuesday at Alexandria Funeral Home. Visitation will begin there at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to M.E. Lyons YMCA, 8108 Clough Pike, Cincinnati, Ohio 45244.
Terry Lee Spenlau, 54, of San Francisco, formerly of Latonia, died Saturday in San Francisco. He was an accountant.
Survivors include his mother, Lillian Spenlau of Latonia; and a brother, G. Michael Spenlau of Taylor Mill.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Association, 2936 Vernon Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219. Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia, is handling arrangements.
Richard Collins Walz, 73, of Southgate, died at 3:55 p.m. Saturday at his home. He was a retired employee of Patterson Dental Supply Inc., Cincinnati, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Bresnauer Walz; daughters, Peggy Walz of New York, Judy Bailey and Ann Buller, both of Fort Thomas, and Amy Lautner of West Chester, Ohio; sons, Rick Walz of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Bill Walz of Alexandria; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Therese Church, Southgate. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. 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.
Cassie V. Wiser, 89, of Edgewood, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a sales clerk with Elder-Beerman department stores. Her husband, Tearl Joe Wiser, died in 1997.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Ford of Latonia; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
