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John Snelling

John Snelling

Dec 28, 2009

Allen L. "John" Snelling, 68, of Wayne Township, died Monday, December 28, 2009, at Miami Valley Hospital. He was born in Middletown on December 18, 1941 to parents Claude and Estella Mae (Borders) Snelling Sr.John worked as an electrician for Armco Steel Corporation for 31 years, retiring in 1994 and then started Snelling Electric, Inc. He was a veteran of...

Patsy R. Mcgraw

Patsy R. Mcgraw

Dec 27, 2009

Patsy McGraw, 80, of Otterbein Retirement Community, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Gary, Indiana on August 24, 1929 to parents Roy and Ruth (Wilcox) Bowling.Patsy was a longtime resident of the Middletown/Trenton area. She worked as a registered nurse for Middletown Regional Hospital and as a school nurse for Doty House for...

Mary Jane Hagan

Mary Jane Hagan

Dec 27, 2009

Mary Jane (Geeting) Hagan, 88, of Monroe, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. She was born in Hamilton on February 12, 1921 to parents John and Mary (Leibrook) Geeting.Mary Jane graduated from Hamilton High School and received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Miami University. She taught in Middletown City Schools for 15 years. Mrs....

Bernice Mildred Renfro Wendt

Bernice Mildred Renfro Wendt

Dec 27, 2009

Bernice Mildred Renfro Wendt left to be with Jesus on Sunday, December 27, 2009, from her home. She was born on February 14, 1916, on a ranch near Fallon, Nevada to Charles Wesley Renfro and Margaret Iola Shipe. She graduated from the St. Luke Hospital School of Nursing in San Francisco, California as a registered nurse. After the bombing of...

Carl D. Wiese

Carl D. Wiese

Dec 23, 2009

Carl Wiese, 77, of Middletown, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania on May 4, 1932 to parents Melvin R. and Martha A. (Wright) Wiese.Carl's family moved to Morgantown, West Virginia in early 1933 and he was educated in the Morgantown school system, graduating from Morgantown High School in 1950. He was...

Martin Oberschlake

Martin Oberschlake

Dec 22, 2009

Martin Oberschlake, 45, of Franklin, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Washington Court House on February 17, 1964 to parents Larry and Cathryn (Croker) Oberschlake.Martin worked as a dispatcher in the trucking industry. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Mr. Oberschlake is survived by his father, Larry; brother, Jonathan...

Robert E. Brown

Robert E. Brown

Dec 21, 2009

Robert E. Brown, 89, of Middletown, died Monday, December 21, 2009, at Kensington Place. He was born in Middletown on May 15, 1920 to parents Robert L. and Ida Lee (Wells) Brown.Bob worked for the US Government in defense contracts for 45 years, retiring in 1984. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II, in...

Elizabeth Wiley

Elizabeth Wiley

Dec 18, 2009

Elizabeth Wiley, 99, of Monroe, died Friday, December 18, 2009, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on October 29, 1910 to parents Charles and Maggie (Hurd) Lemmon.Mrs. Wiley earned her Associates Degree from Oberlin College and worked in the admissions office at Miami University for 8 years, retiring in 1975. She is survived by her...

John A Singhoffer

John A Singhoffer

Dec 17, 2009

John A. Singhoffer, 86, of Franklin, formerly of Trenton, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Middletown on September 18, 1923 to parents Arpad and Otillia (Waczula) Singhoffer.John worked as a maintenance millwright for Armco Steel for 39 years, retiring in 1985. He served his country in the United States Army during World War...

Douglas Wade Driggs

Douglas Wade Driggs

Dec 17, 2009

Douglas Wade Driggs, 48, of Trenton, died Thursday, December 17, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Marion, Ohio on November 25, 1961.Doug worked as a horse trainer for New London Stables. Mr. Driggs is survived by his brother, Dan Driggs; his mother, Jol (Homer) Creech; step-mother, Judy Driggs; niece, Kristin Driggs and her children; nephew, Tim Driggs; and...

Donald Richard Rusche

Donald Richard Rusche

Dec 13, 2009

Donald Richard Rusche, 85, of Middletown, died Sunday, December 13, 2009, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. He was born in Middletown on September 22, 1924 to parents Mark Henry and Inez Marie (Day) Rusche.Don worked for Armco Steel Corporation for 19 years, retiring in 1982. He served his country in the United States Army Air Corps in Guam during World...

Fotis Papakirk

Fotis Papakirk

Dec 11, 2009

A great man died Friday. Fotis Papakirk, sometimes known as "Pappy" at the Armco mill, passed away Friday, December 11, 2009, after a bout with pneumonia. Born March 31, 1934, in Polykarpi Greece, Fotis was the fourth of five brothers. He came from a war torn country to America for better opportunities and prosperity. He joined his uncle George Christy,...

Frosine Revelos

Frosine Revelos

Dec 11, 2009

Frosine Revelos, 101, of Middletown, died Friday, December 11, 2009, at Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties. She was born in Greece on March 3, 1908 to parents Michael and Eleni (Karteroulis) Aridas.She came to Middletown as a bride to Nicholas G. Revelos , one of the founders of Elite Ice Cream Co., in 1929. When he preceded her in...

Marva J. Osborne

Marva J. Osborne

Dec 11, 2009

Marva Osborne, 78, of Middletown, died Friday, December 11, 2009, at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 22, 1931 to parents Rudoplh and Wilma (Loope) Reiman.Mrs. Osborne worked at Meijer for over 30 years in the shoe department. Mrs. Osborne is survived by her son, Charles T. (Karen) Osborne; daughters, Melody (Alvin) Creech, Michele (Gerald)...

Trish Ann Barnett

Trish Ann Barnett

Dec 6, 2009

Trish Ann Barnett, 31, of Somerville, died Sunday, December 6, 2009, at Fort Hamilton Hospital. She was born in Middletown on January 27, 1978 to parents Terry M. and Joanie Lynn (Rieder) Hurtt.Trish had worked at the Kohl's Distribution Center for the last 2 years. Mrs. Barnett is survived by her husband, John Barnett; sons, Dustin Ray Hurtt and John...

Linda K. Dennis

Linda K. Dennis

Dec 5, 2009

Linda K. Dennis, 53, of Franklin, died Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her residence. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on June 9, 1956 to parents Cecil Jackson and Mary (Brown) Myers.Mrs. Dennis is survived by her husband of 35 and a half years, Dale K. Dennis; Sons, Todd (Abby) Dennis, Matthew Dennis; Brothers, Jack (Sue) Myers, Merle Travis (Sharlene)...

James Edward  Dunn

James Edward Dunn

Dec 2, 2009

James Edward "Jim" Dunn, 72, of Madison Township, went to see his Lord Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center following a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Middletown on September 30, 1937 to parents John Howard and Zetta (Long) Dunn.Jim was an electrician and worked 16 years for Sorg Paper, 27 years for...

William Michael  Woodward

William Michael Woodward

Dec 2, 2009

William Michael "Woody" Woodward, 59, of Monroe, died Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at Christ Hospital. He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on August 10, 1950 to parents Edward and Ida Mae Woodward.Woody worked in Electrical Maintenance & Control in the Hot Strip Mill at AK Steel for 37 years, retiring in 2006. He was a veteran of the United...

John F Schumacher

John F Schumacher

Dec 1, 2009

John F. Schumacher, 80, originally of Middletown, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Chesterwood Village in West Chester. He was born in Cincinnati on August 9, 1929 to parents Clarence and Florence (Strotman) Schumacher.John started work as a pharmacist in 1951 and retired from CVS in 1992. He was a member of Holy Family Parish-Holy Trinity Church, where he sang...

Mildred J. Baker

Mildred J. Baker

Nov 26, 2009

Mildred Baker, 87, of Middletown, died Thursday, November 26, 2009, at Rittenhouse Senior Living of Middletown. She was born in Broadview, Montana on December 5, 1921 to parents Willard and Lelia (White) Baird.Mrs. Baker was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church and served as a Red Cross nurse during World War II. Mildred, devoted mother of six children, James...

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