Current Obituaries
Margaret "Margie" Ellerhorst
Oct 30, 2022
Margaret "Margie" Ellerhorst, 94, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at home. She was born in Cincinnati on July 14, 1928 to parents, William T. and Lauretta (Zimmer) Nienaber.
Margie worked as a secretary for Anderson Publishing Company for several years, retiring in 1984. Following her retirement, she enjoyed volunteering for P.A.W,S, and Middletown Regional Hospital. Margie was...
Michael "Jake" Jacobs
Oct 24, 2022
Michael E. "Jake” Jacobs, 48, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Alabama. He was born in Floyd County, Kentucky on September 25, 1974.
Jake graduated from Knott County Central High School, where he played baseball, and then attended Lindsey Wilson College before deciding to join the United States Army. He served several tours overseas in Kosovo, Kuwait/Iraq, Afghanistan and Korea...
Richard N. Waters
Oct 22, 2022
Richard Nile Waters, 78, of Middletown, died on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Kettering Medical Center. He was born in Olney, Illinois on November 11, 1943 to parents, Walter and Nordica (Buis) Waters.
Richard worked as an electrician for Texas Eastern and later Duke Energy. He had served his country in the United States Air Force during Vietnam.
Richard is survived by...
Pearl M. Fisher
Oct 20, 2022
Pearl M. Fisher, 91, of Trenton, died on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Greenup, Kentucky on August 14, 1931 to parents, Arthur and Grace (McConnhey) Worthington.
Pearl dedicated her time to making a wonderful home for her family and will be greatly missed by her sons, Bobby Malarkey & Billy Malarkey; daughters, Nancy (Bill)...
Amy L. Wiley
Oct 19, 2022
Amy L. Wiley, 55, of Canton, Michigan, formerly of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at her home. She was born in Middletown on December 5, 1966.
Amy was a graduate of Middletown High School Class of 1985, and went on to earn her Bachelor's Degree from Bowling Green State University. She was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority....
Darlene Witte
Oct 16, 2022
Darlene Witte passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family, on Sunday, October 16. She had faced her cancer diagnosis and treatments bravely; and kept her sense of humor throughout her illness. She repeatedly told her family and friends, “It is what it is.”
Darlene was born on August 10, 1941, in Iron Mountain, Michigan, to parents Gunard and Genevieve...
Betty Wegley
Oct 14, 2022
Betty Wegley 85, of Middletown, died on Friday, October 14, 2022. She was born on February 22, 1937 in Morgan County, Kentucky, to parents, Albert and Sylvia McQuinn.
She worked for Miami Carey and then retired from Nutone, she also was a bookkeeper for Trenton Moose for many years. A member of Eastern Star and Crosspointe Church. Betty met her husband,...
Jimmy D. Williams
Oct 11, 2022
Jimmy D. Williams, 88, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Spring Hills Middletown. He was born in Hazard, Kentucky on May 22, 1934 to parents, Elza and Nazzie (McIntosh) Williams.
Jimmy graduated from Monroe High School where he was the football quarterback and 3-letter athlete overall. He worked as a roll grinder at Armco Steel Corp for...
Michael Ann Ash
Oct 10, 2022
Michael Ann Ash, 87, formerly of Trenton, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022 at Heritagespring of West Chester. She was born in Middletown on July 8, 1935, to parents, Michael H. and Louise M. (Weber) Sullivan.
Michael had worked as a secretary for Ohio Transmission. She was a member of Mt. Olivet United Presbyterian Church.
Michael is survived by her sons,...
Carolyn A. Martin
Oct 9, 2022
Carolyn A. Martin, 86, of Trenton, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Wayland, Kentucky on July 22, 1936 to parents, Alvin and Geneva (Turner) Huston.
Carolyn was a woman of strong faith always being an example of strong character to her daughters and their growing families. She dedicated...
Carla Sue Weaver
Oct 8, 2022
Carla Sue Jones Weaver, 61, of Cincinnati, died on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Meadowbrook Care Center. She was born on March 6, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Carl and Freda (Wilson) Jones.
Carla is survived by her children, Amanda (Tom) Asher and Ricky Pope; sisters, Debbie (Clint) Taylor and Kay Jones; brother, Fred Stanton; and grandchildren, Nicole and Carly Asher...
Christopher C. Parshall
Oct 8, 2022
Christopher C. Parshall, 42, of Middletown, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 8, 2022. He was born in Hamilton on July 21, 1980.
Chris worked at the Home Depot Distribution Center.
Chris is survived by mother, Mary (Parshall) Williams; father, Lyle (Sharon Witt) McCreary; grandmother, Alma McCreary; brothers, Charles (Jennifer) Parshall & Jacob McCreary; sisters, Danielle (Junior) Smith & Shandra McCreary; step-sisters, Debbie...
Michael R. Croake
Oct 7, 2022
Lifelong Middletown resident Michael Robert Louis "Mike" Croake, 74, died on Friday, October 7, 2022 at his home. He was born on December 3, 1947 in Middletown to Robert B. and Patricia L. (Mehl) Croake.
Mike was a 1965 graduate of Middletown High School and attended Tri-State College in Angola, Indiana. Mike spent the majority of his career at Armco Steel...
Eric M. Hartman
Oct 6, 2022
Eric M. Hartman, 42, of Middletown, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at his home. He was born in Middletown on January 26, 1980 to parents, William & Patricia (Henderson) Hartman.
Eric enjoyed being outdoors at the family farm, hunting and spending time at Lake Cumberland. He was a fan of the Cincinnati Bengals and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Eric...
Judith F. Eckert
Oct 6, 2022
Judith F. Eckert, 80, of Monroe, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. She was born in Dayton on August 25, 1942 to parents, Edwin and Marian (Case) Frazier.
Judy worked in administration for the 12th District Court of Appeals for 40 years, retiring in 2021. She attended Lebanon Presbyterian Church.
Judy is survived by her son,...
Shirley M. Lubberger
Oct 5, 2022
Shirley M. Lubberger, 97, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at her home. She was born in Middletown on June 29, 1925 to parents, George and Georgiana (Phibbs) Boice.
Shirley had worked as the assistant office manager for Dr. Grager, retiring in 1981. She was a very active member of Prosser Chapter #367 Order of Eastern Star, having...
Thomas E. Martin
Oct 3, 2022
Thomas E. Martin, 87, of Trenton, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 in the comfort of family and friends. He was born in Hamilton on November 27, 1934 to parents, Herbert and Rose (Beck) Martin.
Tom retired from Armco Steel Corporation as a superintendent in the electrical power department. He was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church....
Ron Cox
Oct 3, 2022
Ron Cox, 91, of Monroe, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. He was born in Middletown on September 21, 1931 to parents, Clarence and Alice (Dickerson) Cox.
Ron retired from Armco Steel Corporation, where he had worked as a Metallurgical Technician. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force, having served during the...
John Ratliff
Sep 28, 2022
John Ratliff, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away peacefully on September 28th, 2022. On that day, his children lost the best dad anyone could ever have.
John was born in Lexington, Kentucky on February 19th, 1944 to parents Hazel (Davis) Ratliff Tewell and Ova Ratliff. He was a teacher and coach at Verity Middle School for 35 years....
Thomas Frank Michael
Sep 22, 2022
Thomas Frank Michael 80, of Middletown, died on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born on March 07, 1942, in Covington, KY to Frank and Margaret (Mersch) Michael.
Tom served in the United States Army and worked as an insurance and real estate agent.
Thomas is survived by his children and step-children; Rob (Elizabeth) Michael, Christine (Scott)...
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