Current Obituaries
Joann Neal
Jun 30, 2013
JoAnn Neal, 70, of Madison Township, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at home. She was born in Middletown on December 18, 1942 to parents Roy and Dorothy (Swafford) Jackson.Mrs. Neal worked as Dr. Langworthy's nurse for twenty years and was president of Neal Excavating. She was one of the founding members of the Madison Life Squad and ran on the...
Janet Marstall
Jun 29, 2013
Janet Marstall, age 80, of Middletown, died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at her home. She was born April 11, 1933 to parents James B. and Olga (Nicholas) Greenfield, number ten of fourteen children.Janet is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Carl "Joe" Marstall; daughters, Karen (Matt) Clemens, Melissa Gallagher, and Joanne (Tim) Bruggeman; grandchildren Benjamin, Christen (fiancé Jeff...

Doug M. Slamka
Jun 28, 2013
Doug M. Slamka, 62, of Trenton, died Friday, June 28, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Middletown on August 22, 1950 to parents Charles and Thelma (Gerdes) Slamka.Mr. Slamka is survived by his wife, Diana (Berry) Slamka; daughters, Brooke (Greg) Ross & Dena (Mike) Maybury; son, Alex (Stephanie Kennedy) Slamka; one sister; six brothers; and four grandchildren.He was...
Stephen P. Sabo, Jr.
Jun 26, 2013
Stephen P. Sabo, Jr., 64, of Middletown, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Dayton on July 26, 1948 to parents Stephen P. and Irene R. (Seibert) Sabo.Stephen worked in maintenance at AK Steel for 35 years, retiring in 2004. He was a member of Holy Family Parish. Mr. Sabo is survived by his...
Ethel A. Barrett
Jun 24, 2013
Ethel A. Barrett, 85, of Middletown, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 20, 1927 to parents George and Louise (Hensler) Deemer.Ethel was a member of Holy Family Parish - Holy Trinity Church. Mrs. Barrett is survived by her sons, Jim (Eileen) Barrett & Daniel (Stacey) Barrett;...

Dorothy A. Schumacher
Jun 20, 2013
Dorothy A. Schumacher, 83, of Middletown, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Chesterwood Village in West Chester. She was born in Cincinnati on October 29, 1929 to parents Gustave and Oda (Paul) Brodbeck.Dorothy was a member of Holy Family Parish - Holy Trinity Church, where she sang with the choir and also she was a volunteer at Middletown Regional Hospital....
Mary C. Cox
Jun 20, 2013
Mary C. Cox, 90, of Middletown, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013, at her daughter's residence. She was born in Wolfe County, Kentucky on October 1, 1922 to parents Esau and Mae (Branson) Spencer.Mary was a homemaker and in her younger years babysat for many small children, loving them all as if they were her own. She always fed her...
William J. Childers
Jun 20, 2013
William "Bill" J. Childers, age 70, of Middletown passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after having fought the good fight. He was born Jan. 4th, 1943 in West Liberty, Kentucky to Helen J. (Trimble) and William H. Childers. At a young age he was involved in Scouts. He married his high school sweetheart, Susan C. Davidson, in Dayton, Ohio...
Yolanda A. Schiavone
Jun 17, 2013
Yolanda A. Schiavone, 87, of Monroe, died Monday, June 17, 2013, at the home of her son, Frank. She was born in Mechanicville, New York on May 3, 1926 to parents Angelo and Anna (Caffera) Draganette.Yolanda & her husband Frank owned & operated the Associated Collection Bureau. She was the founder & owner of Schiavone's Restaurant along with her husband....
Phyllis Jean Downey
Jun 17, 2013
Phyllis Jean (Orth) Downey, age 76, of Middletown, a devoted wife and mother of five, died on Monday, June 17, 2013 in the presence of family after battling complications from a stroke suffered March 3. She was born in Middletown on Feb. 3, 1937, to immigrant parents Emrick and Mary (Osust) Orth of Slovensky Grob and Trnava, Slovakia. The youngest...
John Henry Lickert
Jun 11, 2013
John Henry Lickert, 93, of Middletown, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Garden Manor Retirement Village. He was born in Middletown on August 23, 1919 to parents William and Irene (Stork) Lickert.John worked as a tour foreman at Jefferson Smurfit for 40 years, retiring in 1985. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II and...
Robert Eric Ford
Jun 8, 2013
Robert Eric "Bob" Ford, 71, of Middletown, died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Otterbein at Middletown. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan on May 3, 1942 to parents Norman Avery and Elsa K. (Wahlsten) Ford.Bob worked for Square D as an electrical engineer for 21 years and he also worked as a consultant in the field. Mr. Ford is survived...
Violet A. Mail
Jun 7, 2013
Violet A. (Hall) Mail, 90, of Middletown, passed away on June 7, 2013, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Powell County, Kentucky on February 18, 1923 to parents Amos A. and Zanna (Townsend) Hall. She was a member of the graduating class of 1942 from Monroe High School. She placed 1st and 2nd in History...

Vincent Cimprich
Jun 6, 2013
Vincent J. Cimprich, 91, of Trenton, died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at The Woodlands of Middletown. He was born Czechoslovakia on July 10, 1921 to parents Joseph and Milda (Lous) Cimprich.Vincent immigrated from Czechoslovakia & was raised in Middletown. He worked as a field erector for Manchester Machine for 43 years, retiring in 1985. He is a World War II...

Edith B. Broyles
Jun 5, 2013
Edith B. Broyles, 92, formerly of Middletown, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at Cottingham Retirement Community Sharonville, where she had lived for the past 8 years. She was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on November 22, 1920 to parents Norman and Caroline (Weller) Matlack.Edith was a graduate of the Bethesda Hospital Nursing School and served her country in the...
James W. Croucher
Jun 4, 2013
James W. Croucher, age 69 of Monroe passed away Tuesday, June 4th 2013 from Rheumatoid Lung Disease, at West Chester Hospital. Jim was born October 31, 1943, in Hamilton, OH. He served our country in the United States Army. Jim retired from Eastern Weighing Inspection Bureau and CSX Railroad and the Ohio Department of Transportation. Jim also served as Assistant...
Marvin J. Merritt
Jun 3, 2013
Marvin J Merritt, 82, of Middletown, died Monday, June 3, 2013, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. He was born in Washington Court House on October 29, 1930 to parents Joe and Gladys (Brown) Merritt.Marvin was a teacher & coach, which he loved, for many schools over the years. He served his country in the United States Marine Corp....

Ollie James Davis
May 31, 2013
Ollie James Davis, 80, of Franklin Township, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013, at his residence. He was born in Wolfe County, Kentucky on March 18, 1933 to parents Carew and Essie (Back) Davis.Jim was a graduate of Monroe High School and earned his BS in Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He worked for A.K. Steel Corp for 43...
Donald L. Faris
May 29, 2013
Donald L. Faris, 74, of Monroe, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Farmersville, Ohio on June 29, 1938 to parents Leon and Gladys (Suggs) Faris.Don worked as a police officer for the City of Monroe from 1972 - 1996, was an Eastern Region supervisor with Mobil Oil from 1965 - 1990 and was...
Carol Susan O'Flynn Pfaff
May 26, 2013
Carol Susan O'Flynn Pfaff, 61, of Middletown, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Middletown on April 5, 1952 to parents Francis and Patricia (Stiles) O'Flynn.Carol worked in the office of Western Southern Financial Group for 25 years. Mrs. Pfaff is survived by her daughter, Mary Frances (David) Kraft; brother, Jerry...