Current Obituaries

Anna M. Lyons
Dec 10, 2008
Anna M. Lyons, 98, of Monroe, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008. She was born in Middletown, on September 27, 1910 to parents Albert E. and Edna (McLane) Duvall.Anna attended Miami University and was a graduate of Ohio University. She began her teaching career at Garfield Elementary in Middletown, then taught elementary grades in the Cincinnati Public Schools for 40 years,...

Eugenie Gardner Millan
Dec 7, 2008
Eugenie Gardner Millan, 91, of Middletown, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Middletown on March 2, 1917 to parents Colin and Ethel (Ames) Gardner Jr. Her mother died in the flu epidemic of 1918 when Eugenie was only 18 months old. Her father and great grandmother and eventually second mother, Ellie V. Gardner...
Janet M. Leopold
Dec 6, 2008
Janet M. Leopold, 56, of Maineville, died Sunday, December 7, 2008, at her residence. She was born in Middletown, on October 1, 1952 to parents Richard and Joan (Wise) Schneider.Janet graduated from Miami University with a BS in nursing. She worked for United Health Care for six years. She is survived by her four sons, Aaron Hollon, Adam (Amy) Hollon,...

Ann B. Schellenbach
Dec 6, 2008
Ann Blanche (née Welsh) Schellenbach, was born on December 27, 1911 to parents Peter C. and Ellen (Dwyer) Welsh in Hamilton, Ohio. She died December 6, 2008 in Evanston, Illinois.She married Edgar S. Schellenbach in 1938 and they moved from Hamilton to Middletown in 1951. Edgar died in December 1981. He had worked in the advertising department of Armco Steel...
Anna Ronto
Dec 4, 2008
Anna (Mail) Ronto, 86, of Middletown, went to eternal peace on Thursday, December 4, 2008. She was preceded in her passing by her parents, John and Antonia (Antoniette Rossi) Mail; husband, Lehman; son, Charles Ronto; daughter, Karrie Roberts; two brothers; and one sister. Anna leaves to cherish her memory three sons, Richard (Annette) Ronto, Roscoe (Sherry) Ronto and Kenneth (Pam)...

Mildred Blossom
Dec 4, 2008
Mildred Blossom, 86, of Kettering, formerly of Middletown, died Thursday, December 4, 2008, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born in Stroh, Indiana on May 9, 1922 to parents Russell and Ora (Halsey) Murphy.Mrs. Blossom worked as a secretary for Carlisle Schools and for Armco Steel Corp. She is survived by her son, Russell "Rusty" (Kathy) Blossom; sister, Betty (Earl)...
Velma M. Brumfield
Dec 3, 2008
Velma M. Brumfield, 82, of Middletown, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Hillspring of Springboro. She was born in Middletown, on August 10, 1926 to parents Louis and Vilma (Karafa) Agoston.Mrs. Brumfield is survived by her sons, Larry Brumfield and Bill (Becky) Brumfield; brothers, Louis Agoston and John Agoston; 6 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by...
Christine Stewart
Dec 1, 2008
Christine Stewart, 87, of Monroe, died Monday, December 1, 2008, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Irwin, Kentucky on October 2, 1921 to parents Edgar and Callie (McIntosh) Tipton.Christine had worked as a manager of Central Pastry and she did alot of volunteer work. She was a member of the Kentucky Colonels. She was a wonderful and devoted...
Donald D Poffenbarger
Nov 29, 2008
Donald D. Poffenbarger, age 74 went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 29, 2008. He was born in Middletown on February 13, 1934 to parents Charles and Florence (Goins) Poffenbarger. Don was a member of the Miltonville Baptist Church for 35 years. He was a lifetime member of the Middletown Sportsman Club, and a...

Julia A. (Bors) Martin
Nov 27, 2008
Julia A. (Bors) Martin, 91, of Madison Township, died Thursday, November 27, 2008, at her residence. She was born in Middletown, on January 21, 1917 to parents John and Louisa (Singhoffer) Bors.Julia was a member of Holy Family Parish - St. John's Church.Mrs. Martin is survived by her son, John L. Martin; daughters, Anita Moreland, Vicki Redelman and Beth Ann...
Brody Casey Cahill
Nov 25, 2008
Brody Casey Cahill, infant son of Stephen & Kara Cahill, of Monroe, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He was born in Dayton, on May 5, 2008 to parents Stephen and Kara (Rummel) Cahill.In addition to his parents, Brody is survived by two sisters, Elizabeth & Julia Cahill; grandparents, Tom & Joanna Rummel; and many...
Virginia T. Brown
Nov 25, 2008
Virginia T. Brown, 92, of Monroe, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. She was born in Marion County, Indiana on September 30, 1916 to parents A.R. and Iva (Buckley) Taylor.Virginia was a very active member of Monroe Presbyterian Church, was a member of Ohio O.P.R.S. and served on the State and Mt. Pleasant Boards. She worked...

Michelle L. Roberts
Nov 25, 2008
Michelle L. (Vanaskey) Roberts, 48, of Middletown, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Ashtabula, Ohio on December 8, 1959 to parents Ron and Kathryn (Brookhouser) Vanaskey.Michelle worked as church secretary for Monroe Presbyterian Church for 7 years. She was a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed arts and crafts. She is survived by...

Carolyn Jean Lisy
Nov 20, 2008
Carolyn Jean Lisy, 60, of Middletown, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Atrium Medical Center. She was a longtime resident of Circle Ginny, a group home which houses mentally challenged female residents and later a resident at Garden Manor. She was the beloved daughter of Frank and Mary (Bors) Lisy of Middletown who preceded her in death.She is survived...
Irene E. Cimprinch
Nov 17, 2008
Irene E. Cimprich 86, of Trenton died on Saturday Nov. 15, 2008 at Schroeder Manor in Hamilton. She was born in Trenton, Ohio on Oct. 7, 1922 to parents Rudolph and Rosalia (Bugar) Singhoffer.Mrs. Cimprich worked in the billing dept. of Sorg paper for twenty three years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church, she...
Esther Cecilia Allen
Nov 17, 2008
Esther Cecilia Allen, 90, of Trenton, died Monday, November 17, 2008, at home. She was born in Kyles, Ohio on October 1, 1918 to parents Albert and Anna (Obermeyer) Paul.After graduation from high school, Mrs. Allen worked at Murphy's and later at Crystal Tissue, where she advanced to forelady. Mrs. Allen was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church, where...
Elizabeth E. Hendricks
Nov 13, 2008
Elizabeth Eve (Steele) Hendricks, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008, at Maple Knoll Village, Cincinnati, where she had resided the last two years. Married to the late Michael S. Hendricks, Sr., they owned the Standard Amusement Company and U-Do-It, the first self service hand held spray car wash in Middletown on Verity Parkway. Born December 25, 1917, in Middletown, Ohio...
Donald Eugene Garrett
Nov 12, 2008
Donald Eugene Garrett, 79, of Monroe, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at his residence. He was born in West Middletown, on April 5, 1929, to parents Clark and Carrie (Johnson) Garrett.Don graduated from Trenton High School and served his country in the United States Army. He was employed by Voith Sultzer (formerly Manchester Machine) for 40 years, retiring in...
Frances Madaffari Day
Nov 11, 2008
Frances Madaffari Day, 98, of Middletown, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at Atrium Medical Center where she was a patient for one day. She had resided at Liberty Retirement Community for the past eight years and formerly resided on Goldman Ave.Frances was born in Brancaleone, Reggio Calabria, Italy and came to the United States with her parents at age two....

James A. Runkel
Nov 8, 2008
Runkel, James A. beloved husband of the late Carolyn Lee Runkel and Diane Runkel, devoted father of Anne (Bob) Wendell. Dear step-father of Denise (Bob) Meyer, Donald (Cathy) Leesman, Debra (Robert) Koenke, Danette (Jim) Reinert, Dennis (Lisa) Leesman, also survived by a sister Joanne ( Kyle) Otterbein, grandchildren Katie & Bobby Wendell, eight step-grandchildren and three great step-grandchildren, preceded by...