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These notices are dated: 04-27-2004
Nicholas Iacobucci, owned Newport night clubs
Nicholas "Nick" Anthony Iacobucci owned nightclubs in Newport from the 1950s through the 1990s -- and especially relished the early years when clubs bustled with customers.
"In those days, we were busy all night. You had to let two people out to let two people in, " he recalled in a 1991 interview with The Kentucky Post.
Mr. Iacobucci, 90, of Fort Thomas, died Saturday at St. Luke Hospital East in Fort Thomas.
He owned the Bourbon Street, LaMadames and Talk of the Town night clubs in Newport.
"He was one of the last of the old-style club operators, " said Mr. Iacobucci's wife of 45 years, Betty Ziegler Iacobucci. "He brought the best out-of-town strippers to his clubs."
"Nightclubs were his life, " said Mr. Iacobucci's daughter, Niko Iacobucci of Fort Thomas. "He loved to operate clubs and loved to hang out with the people who came to them."
Mr. Iacobucci began operating the Bourbon Street in the late 1950s, LaMadames in the early 1960s and the Talk of the Town in the early 1970s.
The Newport club scene began changing in 1982, when the Newport City Commission adopted an ordinance that required dancers to wear pasties and G-strings at clubs that sold alcohol.
For Mr. Iacobucci, the end of nude dancing at clubs where liquor was sold meant the end of an era of a free-wheeling nightlife crowd.
"This town could be another New Orleans if they knew how. But if the city don't want it, you can't do it, " he lamented to The Kentucky Post in 1991, near the end of his career.
Mr. Iacobucci was an especially kind-hearted man who made generous donations to charities and was devoted to his daughter, said his wife.
"Niko meant everything in the world to him, " she said.
He also loved his dogs. "He always had poodles and Yorkies, but now we just have mutts, " said his daughter.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, 2733 Massachusetts Ave., Cincinnati, followed by a reception from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Coconut Grove nightclub in Newport.
Memorials are suggested to Sons of Italy, 219 E Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002; or Newport Fraternal Order of Police, 998 Monmouth St., Newport, Ky. 41071. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home of Newport is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Conradi, came to U.S. after Nazi camps
Mary Conradi survived 22 months of her childhood in three different Nazi concentration camps before she was released -- directly as the result of an appeal to Adolf Hitler, according to her family.
"Her aunt secured an audience with Hitler in the bunker in Berlin and got the papers, and (Hitler) had them released, " said a daughter, Elaine Conradi of Latonia. "They warned that, if they ever told anybody what happened, they would come for them, and it would be much worse."
Mrs. Conradi, 67, who died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North in Covington, was born in Cologne, Germany. "Her mother was German, her father was a Romany, which to most everyone is known is gypsy, " her daughter said.
After being freed from the camps, Mrs. Conradi, whose parents were killed during the war, and a brother and a sister lived with their grandmother.
A social worker offered them a chance to come to America. She and her sister, Vera, who died later shortly after giving died in 1982, and she later successfully battled breast cancer. She eventually succumbed to complications from diabetes, her daughter said.
"And she fought that to the end, " Elaine Conradi said.
Ms. Conradi said her mother always stood strong in the face of adversity.
"She never took a handout, but she went to work at NKU and took other jobs cleaning, " she said. "She just endured.
"She was the one to encourage you just to pick yourself up and move on because life deals everybody bad circumstances, but you can be a victim or you can overcome them, and that was how she lived her life."
Other survivors include sons, Rick Conradi of Melbourne and Scott Conradi of Florence; daughters, Terry Roush of Groton, Conn., Anita Curley of Cincinnati and Paula Leugers of Independence; her brother in Germany; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Crescent Springs. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, Ohio 44720.
Madge Lee Breadon, 88, of Warsaw, died Sunday at Gallatin County Health Care Center, Warsaw. She was a homemaker and a member of Oakland Baptist Church, Gallatin County. Her husband, Walter Breadon, and her son, Gerald Breadon, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Sue Riddle and Sharon Davis, both of Warsaw; a brother, Russell Jackson of Florence; sisters, Helen Powell and Rhona White, both of Holton, Ind., and Hazel Cunningham of Milan, Ind.; four grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and three step-great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Gallatin County.
Joseph "Joe" Brungs Sr., 83, of Independence, died Sunday at his residence. He was a retired accountant from Bugie Sales, Cincinnati, and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Patrick Church, Independence, the Theater Guild of Covington, and the Fisherman's Brotherhood of Bergheim, Germany. He also played for the Covington Comets and is in the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Brungs; sons, Joe Brungs of Edgewood, Bill Brungs of Cincinnati, and Steve Brungs and Mike Brungs, both of Florence; daughters, Theresa Kaufman of Wilder and Kathy Schlachter of Taylor Mill; brothers, Clifford Brungs of Edgewood and Robert Brungs of Crestview Hills; a sister, Florence Brungs of Covington; and 12 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Church, Independence. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Allison & Rose Funeral Home, Taylor Mill. Entombment will be in Mother of God cemetery Mausoleum, Fort Wright. Memorials are suggested to St. Patrick Church Building Fund, 3285 Mills Road, Covington, Ky. 41015.
Evelyn Minning Crawford, 82, of Highland Heights, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was a retired certified medical technician from Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport. Her first husband, Elmer "Bud" Minning, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond Crawford; sons, Ray Crawford of Fort Thomas and Bill Crawford of Highland Heights; daughters, Judy Wieland of Highland Heights and Jerrie Johnson of North Carolina; a brother, Bud Lehman of Taylor Mill; sisters, Maxine Diciero of Bellevue, Vivian Megois of Cincinnati, and Mary Jo Connors of Florida; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth North Hospice, 401 E. 20th Street, Covington, Ky. 41014. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, is handling arrangements.
Thelma Lee Franz, 80, of Ludlow, died Sunday at her daughter's residence. She was a retired seamstress. Her husband, George Andrew Franz, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Aloma Williams of Ludlow, and a sister, Bernett Randel of Burlington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Hospital, P.O. Box 3704, Memphis, Tenn. 38173.
Kathryn Jaynes, 63, of Cold Spring, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. She was a sales representative for Steinberg's. Her husband, Donn E. Jaynes, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, Jeffery Miller of Fairborn, Ohio, and Mark Reed of Florence; daughters, Lillian Kinsel of Kettering, Ohio, and Susan Lantz of Moffat, Texas; brothers, Harold Miller, Junior Miller, and Raymond Miller, all of Dayton, Ohio; sisters, Mary Kreitzer of Urbana, Ohio, and Delorus Frenchik of Huber Heights, Ohio; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to American Lung Association, 11113 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
Phyllis Gene Jenkins, 75, of Lady Lake, Fla., died Thursday at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Fla. She was a homemaker and a member of the VFW Auxiliary, Alexandria. Her husband, Ernest Jenkins, preceded her in death.
There are no services or visitation planned. She will be cremated in All Faiths Cremation Society, Florida.
Vicki Lynn Lanverman, 54, of Cold Spring, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was a housekeeper at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. Her husband, Jack Lanverman, preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughters, Jackie Enzweiler and Lisa Mackin, both of Latonia, Melissa Dant of Taylor Mill, and Paula Escanlar of Dallas, Texas; a brother, Jack Keitz of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a sister, Sue Owens of Bellevue; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 2A, Florence, Ky. 41042.
Eunice Lee Wilson Orme, 72, of Falmouth, died Monday at her residence. She was retired from Baptist Convalescent Center, Newport, and a member of Eastside Park Church, Butler. Her husband, Elwood Orme, and sons, John Orme and Danny Orme, preceded her in death.
Survivors include a son, Mark A. Orme of Walton; a daughter, Mina Faye Hopper of Falmouth; brothers, Junior Wilson of Mayslick and Robert D. Wilson of West Union, Ohio; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Peoples Funeral Home, Butler. Visitation will begin there at noon Thursday. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery.
Treva Lee Ratliff, 77, of Warsaw, died Sunday at her residence. She was retired from Aronica Aerospace Center, Middletown, Ohio, and a member of Grace Baptist Church, Lexington.
Her husband, Clarence Ratliff, and her daughter, Carolyn Ratliff, preceded her in death.
Survivors include sons, John Ratliff and Donald Ratliff, both of Warsaw, Larry Ratliff of Verona, Clay Ratliff of Hebron, and Billy Ratliff of Inverness, Fla.; a brother, Donald Oditt of Verona; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8 p.m. today at Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will begin there at 5 p.m. today. She will be cremated.
George B. Schindler, 71, of Burlington, died Sunday at his residence. He was a retired construction superintendent from Duke Construction Management, Cincinnati, a former sergeant with the Newport Police Department, and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
He was a member of Florence Church of Christ, Robert Burns Masonic Lodge, Newport, and the Primetimers Travel Group.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Woodall Schindler; a son, Dr. George R. Schindler of Nashville, Tenn.; a daughter, Lisa Gibson of Fort Thomas; a sister, Etta Cook of Highland Heights; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Florence Church of Christ. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill. Memorials are suggested to Florence Church of Christ, 1141 Boone Air Road, Florence, Ky. 41042. Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Newport, is handling the arrangements.
Nellie Mae Schmidt, 77, of Cold Spring, died Monday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. She was a retired teacher's assistant with Campbell County schools. She was a member of the Alexandria Super Seniors, a charter member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Cold Spring, and past president of St. Luke's Lutheran Church Women's Group.
Survivors include her husband, Henry Schmidt; sons, Kirk Schmidt of Cold Spring and Mike Schmidt of Edgewood; a sister, Dot Poe of Cincinnati; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Cold Spring. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at A.C. Dobbling Funeral Home, Fort Thomas. Burial will be in Alexandria Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Building Fund, 3917 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, Ky. 41076; American Cancer Society, 6612 Dixie Highway, Suite 102, Florence, Ky. 41042; or the charity of the donor's choice.
Mae Elizabeth Garrison Wills, 68, of Cynthiana, died Sunday at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Unity Christian Church, Cynthiana.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Wills; a daughter, Sherry Schneider of Harrison County; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504; or Unity Christian Church, 5848 Kentucky Highway 36 W, Cynthiana, Ky. 41031.
