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Michelle Renee Williams Hobbs

Michelle Renee Williams Hobbs

Dec 13, 2012

Michelle Renee Williams Hobbs, 43, of Trenton, died Thursday, December 13, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Hamilton on July 24, 1969 to parents Orie R and Mary Elizabeth (Reynolds) Williams.Michelle worked at the Kohl's Distribution Center in Monroe. Ms. Hobbs is survived by her son, Tyler Goughenour & his girlfriend, Taylor Allen; mother, Mary Patrick; brothers, Edward...

Richard Scott Johnson

Richard Scott Johnson

Dec 12, 2012

Richard Scott Johnson, 50, of Middletown, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012, at his residence. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 26, 1962.Mr. Johnson is survived by his daughter, Brianna Johnson; father, Richard L. Mandera; sisters, Charmaine Petty, Kimberly (Wayne) VanAmburg & Jennifer Johnson; 2 nieces & 3 nephews. Scott was loved and adored by everyone who knew him....

Joyce J. Koeppel

Joyce J. Koeppel

Dec 9, 2012

Joyce J. Koeppel, 82, of Middletown, died Sunday, December 9, 2012, at Kensington Place. She was born in Middletown on July 16, 1930 to parents Bruce Henry and Edna (Weaver) Skeens.Mrs. Koeppel is survived by her son, James Michael Koeppel; daughter, Vicky Lynne Pendleton; grandchildren, Heather Creager, Brittiany (Adam) Kerr & Nakia Pendleton; and great grandchildren, Kenneth Creager & Katelyn...

Lorraine M. Harger

Lorraine M. Harger

Dec 1, 2012

Lorraine M. Harger, 85, of Middletown, died Saturday, December 1, 2012, at Otterbein at Middletown. She was born in Newell, Pennsylvania on August 9, 1927 to parents George and Mary (Albert) Fuller.Lorraine retired in 1997 after 15 years of service at McAlpin's Department Store in Middletown. She was a member Holy Family Parish-Holy Trinity Church and enjoyed spending time over...

Elizabeth B. "Betty" Gibson

Elizabeth B. "Betty" Gibson

Nov 30, 2012

Elizabeth B. "Betty" Gibson, 77, of Vandalia, died Friday, November 30, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital after a long & courageous battle with diabetes. She was born in Middletown on September 8, 1935 to parents Cyprian and Mary (Morvitski) Klamo.Betty worked for many years as a registered nurse at Middletown Regional Hospital, retiring in 1997 and then worked at her...

Sherman D. Adkins

Sherman D. Adkins

Nov 24, 2012

Sherman Dale Adkins, 64, of Carlisle, died Saturday, November 24, 2012, at home. He was born in Monroe, Ohio on June 18, 1948 to parents Willie and Pauline (Litteral) Adkins.Sherman enjoyed restoring old cars and hotrods. He also loved spending time with family and friends as well as vacationing in Gatlinburg, TN and the beach.Mr. Adkins is survived by his...

Frieda Ruth Zigler

Frieda Ruth Zigler

Nov 24, 2012

Frieda Ruth Ehresman Zigler died at home on November 24th at the age of 96. She was born November 10, 1916 to Emilie Augspurger Ehresman and Theodore Ehresman. She lived her entire life in Butler County where she graduated from Lemon Monroe High School. Frieda was a graduate of Bluffton University.Frieda is a descendant of the six original Mennonite families...

Eric L. Brazelton

Eric L. Brazelton

Nov 23, 2012

Pastor Eric L. Brazelton, Sr., 73, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, November 23, 2012. He was born in Huntsville, Alabama on October 22, 1939 to parents Henry and Thelma (Bibles) Brazelton.Eric graduated from Fairmont High School in Dayton. He married Linda Marie Hamiel on March 12, 1960. Mr. Brazelton served his country in the...

Robert 'Bob' Ryan

Robert 'Bob' Ryan

Nov 20, 2012

Robert I. "Bob" Ryan, 81, of Middletown, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Albany, New York on August 16, 1931 to parents Robert and Helen (Curran) Ryan.Bob managed all the Kroger stores in Middletown from 1966 to 1986, retiring after 36 years of service. He served in the United States Navy for...

Lucille Fultz Stamper

Lucille Fultz Stamper

Nov 18, 2012

Lucille Fultz Stamper, 81, of Carlisle, died Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Carter County, Kentucky on February 13, 1931 to parents Jack and Lottie (Fife) Fultz.Mrs. Stamper is survived by her husband, Verl Stamper; daughter, Lisa (Ron) Martin; grandson, Nathan Martin; brother, Edward "Jr." Fultz; sister, Wilma Walton; and numerous nieces, nephews &...

Nicholas A. Laricchiuta

Nicholas A. Laricchiuta

Nov 15, 2012

Nicholas A. Laricchiuta, 50, of Trenton, died Thursday, November 15, 2012, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on March 25, 1962 to parents John and Martha (Taylor) Laricchiuta.Mr. Laricchiuta is survived by his father John Laricchiuta and brother, Mark (Marcia) Laricchiuta.Nicholas was preceded in death by his mother Martha Laricchiuta in 2010. Private services will be...

Hedy Zbacnik

Hedy Zbacnik

Nov 15, 2012

Hedy Zbacnik passed away November 15, 2012 after a four year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She died in her home with her family near her.Hedwig Maria Troll was born April 7, 1923 in Kitzingen, Germany. She was the oldest of 5, 2 boys & 3 girls. The family moved to Lohr, another town in the Bavarian area, somewhat isolated from...

Richard M. Riva

Richard M. Riva

Nov 12, 2012

Richard M. Riva, Sr., 75, of Middletown, died Monday, November 12, 2012, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. He was born in Sesser, Illinois on May 1, 1937 to parents Frank and Mary (Kerbovac) Riva. Mr. Riva retired from Western Southern as a district manager in 1996 after 34 years. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict...

Cecilia T. Schultheiss

Cecilia T. Schultheiss

Nov 12, 2012

Cecilia Turull Schultheiss, 62, of Middletown, passed away, Monday, November 12, 2012, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties after a long battle with cancer.Cecilia was born in Middletown, on September 8, 1950 to Angel & Santa (Arce) Turull.She was reared near Germantown and was a graduate of Germantown High School and The Middletown Business College.She was employed as a...

Rudolph Opavsky

Rudolph Opavsky

Nov 7, 2012

Rudolph Opavsky, 95, of Middletown, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at The Woodlands of Middletown. He was born in Hamilton on December 4, 1916 to parents Rudolph and Stella (Polakovich) Opavsky.Rudolph worked as a clerk at the former Swarcz Grocery. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He attended Holy Family Parish and was...

Paul E Clifton

Paul E Clifton

Nov 7, 2012

Paul E. Clifton Jr, went to be with the Lord November 7, 2012 in Dayton. He was a U.S. Army veteran and computer wizard. Born in San Diego in March, 1950 to Paul E. Sr. and Mary Rose Clifton.Preceded in death by his father and sister, Julie. He is survived by his sons, Paul Ketchum and Clay Clifton; mother; sister,...

Phyllis J. Neumann

Phyllis J. Neumann

Nov 4, 2012

Phyllis J. Neumann, 76, of Middletown, died Sunday, November 4, 2012, at Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement Community. She was born in Irvine, Kentucky on March 9, 1936 to parents Bert and Lola (Powell) Mastin.Phyllis worked as a teacher at Edgewood High School for 32 years, retiring in 1990. Mrs. Neumann is survived by her husband, James Neumann; brother, Tim (Connie) Mastin; sister,...

Mary H. Abrams

Mary H. Abrams

Nov 3, 2012

Mary Hill Abrams 93, of Madison Township died on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 at West Chester Hospital. She was born in Patriot, Indiana on Jan. 26, 1919 to parents Robert Lee & Vida (Carpenter) Gregory. Mary was a payroll bookkeeper for Interstate Folding Box Co. She was a Committee Woman in the Butler County Republican Party, and a member of...

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Nov 3, 2012

Bill Murray, 82, of Middletown, died Saturday, November 3, 2012, at Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. He was born in Johnson County, Kentucky on December 28, 1929 to parents George and Mamie (Clay) Murray.Bill worked for 42 years as a machine operator at Crystal Tissue retiring in 1992.Mr. Murray is survived by his son, Bill (Bernadene) Murray II; daughters,...

Wanda F. (Cornett) Larison

Wanda F. (Cornett) Larison

Nov 2, 2012

Wanda F. (Cornett) Perry-Larison, 75, of Trenton, died Friday, November 2, 2012, at home. She was born in Hazard, Kentucky on April 28, 1937 to parents Goebel and Hazel (Powell) Cornett. Wanda was a homemaker and a member of the Trenton Gracepointe Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Larison is survived by her husband, Robert Larison; son, Dale (Amy) Perry and...

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