Current Obituaries
Roger D. Foreman
Sep 28, 2023
Roger D. Foreman, 62, of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Middletown on October 6, 1960 to parents, Dale and Joanne (Bach) Foreman, both of whom preceded him in death.
Roger graduated from Monroe High School in 1979 and then attended Miami University of Oxford. He was a member...
Shirley Ann Wilson
Sep 25, 2023
Shirley Ann Wilson, 88, of Middletown, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023 at Majestic Care of Middletown. She was born in Middletown on March 1, 1935 to parents, William and Grace May (Collins) Tucker.
Shirley devoted her time to being a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and creating a loving home for her family.
Shirley is survived by...
Margaret Fiora
Sep 22, 2023
Margaret Fiora, age 90 of Monroe, OH, formally of Middletown, OH passed away September 22, 2023 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. She was born September 13, 1933 in Washington DC to Ralph and Catherine Setterlin. She grew up in Columbus, OH, graduated from Upper Arlington High School, and graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Elementary...
Joyce A. Shockey
Sep 20, 2023
Joyce A. Shockey, 83, formerly of Trenton, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant in Monroe. She was born in Middletown on December 13, 1939 to parents, Newton and Mary (Maus) Kelhoffer.
Joyce devoted her time to making a loving home for her family. She was a woman of great faith and was a...
Mary Clare Chase
Sep 19, 2023
Mary Clare Chase, 63, of Middletown, passed from this life to eternal life on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 surrounded by her family. She was born in Middletown on May 7, 1960 to parents, Hobart L. and Regina C. Chase, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her older infant sister, Mary Margaret...
Charles C. Grubb
Sep 19, 2023
Charles Cecil "Chuck" Grubb, 78, of Trenton, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at River Oaks Alzheimer's Care in Miamisburg. He was born in Middletown on February 9, 1945 to parents, Cecil and Mildred (Birch) Grubb.
Chuck graduated from Middletown High School in 1963 and then served in the United States Air Force in Turkey and Taiwan during...
John L. Manns, Jr.
Sep 15, 2023
John L. Manns, Jr., 75, of Middletown, passed away peacefully at his residence on Friday, September 15, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Middletown, OH on October 17, 1947 to parents, John Linville Sr. and Nellie (Barker) Manns.
John was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War and worked in Machine Maintenance for...
Geraldine C. Prebles
Sep 14, 2023
Geraldine C. "Gerry" Prebles, 90, of Monroe, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 18, 1933 to parents, Stephen and Sophia (Szymanski) Kolos.
Gerry dedicated her time to making a loving home for her family. She worked...
S. Lance D. Barker
Sep 10, 2023
S. Lance Douglas Barker, 53, of Hamilton, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at West Chester Hospital after his brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Middletown on February 1, 1970.
Lance worked for the City of Middletown as a manager of the Water Reclamation Division. He had coached football for both Bishop Fenwick High School...
Rex Begley
Sep 5, 2023
Rex Begley, 91, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Frew, Kentucky on August 13, 1932 to parents, Noah and Cora (Cornett) Begley.
Rex loved to drive and was fortunate enough to have a career as a truck driver until his retirement in 2007. He had served his country...
Don Hawkins
Sep 4, 2023
Donald Earl Hawkins, lifelong Middletonian, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023 at Atrium Medical Center, at the age of 84. He was born in Middletown on February 4, 1939 to parents, Donald and Una (Wells) Hawkins.
Don graduated from Middletown High School in 1957 and then attended Ohio University. A major highlight for him was being a part...
Edwin P. Morrow II
Sep 1, 2023
EDWIN PORCH MORROW II, 83, of Middletown, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023. He was born September 10, 1939 to Charles and Lois (Belcher) Morrow, both of whom preceded him in death.
Ed spent his childhood in Highland Park, IL, departing to attend Centre College and University of Louisville Law School prior to joining the U.S. Army. Following...
Stavro Nicholas "Steve" Ververis
Aug 30, 2023
Stavro Nicholas “Steve” Ververis, 57 of Middletown, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on January 15, 1966, to parents, Nicholas and Thalia (Thomas) Ververis.
Stavro was a graduate of Madison High School in Middletown, Ohio, and the Culinary Institute ofAmerica in New York. He was the proud owner of No. 2 Sons catering that...
Richard Owen
Aug 30, 2023
Richard L. Owen, 79, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was born on August 19, 1944 in Tiquisate, Guatemala. He spent the first 14 years of his life in Guatemala and Honduras, where he gained an appreciation for the people of Latin America.
Dick graduated from Needham, Mass High School and...
Jeri A. Mullin
Aug 29, 2023
Jeri Ann Mullin, 73, of Miamisburg, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at home. She was born in Slade, Kentucky on April 8, 1950 to parents, Gobel and Hazel (Ledford) Roberts.
Jeri had a wonderful spirit, which came in handy in her career as a customer service representative and most recently in management for Patrick Metals.
Jeri...
Elaine J. Slama
Aug 29, 2023
Elaine Janet Slama (Shearwood) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at the age of 86. She was born on November 10, 1936 in New Rochelle, NY to Anne (Mueller) and William Shearwood. The second of two daughters, she was raised in Bayside, NY, and graduated from Bayside High School with honors in 1955.
She married Jerry Slama...
Pete H. Stilianos
Aug 24, 2023
Pete H. Stilianos, 80, of Monroe, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. He was born in Piraeus, Greece on March 7, 1943 to parents, Spiro and Fotini Hatjistilianos.
Pete had worked for Armco Steel Corp for 32 years, retiring as a foreman in 2001. Following that he worked part-time for Guyler Buick/Pierson Automotive...
Hope Claire Mitchell
Aug 23, 2023
Hope Claire Mitchell, age 94, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 after a brief stay at Hillspring Skilled Nursing Facility.
Hope was the wife of Donald; mother of Jeffrey, Jennifer, John and Jay; grandmother of Bill, Kris, Erin, Adam, Sara, Matt, Josh, Evan, Elizabeth, Zach, Jacob (Alissa) and Noah (Natalie); great grandmother of Caleb, Collin,...
Belvin James Collins
Aug 22, 2023
Belvin James Collins, 90, of Trenton, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at his home. He was born in Jackson, Kentucky on September 3, 1932, one of eight sons born to parents, John & Evalee (Spencer) Collins.
Belvin was a veteran of the United States Army. He retired as a foreman for Smokey Inc., after over 40 years...
Kenneth Dale Doyle, Sr.
Aug 22, 2023
Kenneth Dale Doyle, Sr., 80, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at the Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born in Middletown on January 14, 1943 to parents, Charles and Gladys (Ballinger) Doyle.
Ken was a skilled carpenter and craftsman who loved to build things and was fortunate enough to make that his life's work. He...