Current Obituaries
Jerome A. Haass
Jan 8, 2005
Jerome Haass, 87, of Middletown died Saturday January 8, 2005 at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born April 30, 1917 in Hamilton to parents Joseph and Cecelia (Stenger) Haass.Jerry worked for Armco Steel and the Middletown US Post Office. Mr. Haass was a decorated Army veteran serving in WWII at Utah Beach. He was active in many community organizations including;...

Deener Smith
Jan 8, 2005
Deener Smith, 94, of Middletown, died Saturday, January 8, 2005, at Garden Manor Retirement Village. He was born in Paulding, Ohio on March 23, 1910 to parents Harry A. and Lillian (Keller) Smith. Mr. Smith worked as an industrial engineer for Armco Steel Corp until retirement in 1972. After retirement, he worked in the pro-shop at Shaker Run Golf Course....
Helen R. Moorman
Jan 5, 2005
Helen R. Moorman, 85, of Middletown, died Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Hamilton on April 13, 1919 to Steve and Mary (Orth) Klamo. Mrs. Moorman was a longtime resident of Middletown and was an active member of St. John´s Church. Helen is survived by one son, Ken Moorman of Middletown; three sisters, Josephine...
Ralph 'Red' Evans
Jan 5, 2005
Ralph E. “Red” Evans, 83, of Middletown, died on Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at Willow Knoll Retirement Community. He was born in Goshen, Ohio on January 15, 1921 to parents Ebon Dale and Teona (Pickleheimer) Evans. Mr. Evans served during World War II in the United States Army Air Corps. He was employed as a welder at Armco Steel Co.,...

George A. Douglass
Jan 5, 2005
George A. Douglass, 81, of Trenton, died on Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Trenton on July 30, 1923 to parents Fred W. and Mary (Schenck) Douglass. Mr. Douglass worked in sales for Armco Steel Corporation, retiring after 40 years of service. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States...

John Cyril Bartos
Jan 2, 2005
BARTOS, John Cyril, beloved husband of the late Genevieve M.; devoted father of Jon (Janis) Bartos and Cheryl (Carlton) Orebaugh; loving grandfather of Christine Werlein, John Bartos, Elizabeth Beck, and Adam Orebaugh; also survived by three great grandchildren, Jacob Werlein, Aidan Beck, and Brendan Beck, passed away at his home in Monroe, OH, surrounded by his family on Sunday, January...

Jake Rukavina
Jan 2, 2005
Jacob “Jake” Rukavina, 86, of Middletown, died Sunday, January 2, 2005, at Lebanon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Middletown, on June 3, 1918 to parents George and Rose (Tindell) Rukavina. Jake was a member of St. John´s Church and attended St. John´s School. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Pacific Theater, Philippines, Sarpan,...

Lyda Marie Griffin
Jan 1, 2005
Lyda Marie Griffin, 90, of Monroe, passed away on January 1, 2005, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in St. Louis Missouri, on She worked at Cincinnati Screen Printing Equipment Company as a cost accountant for 17 years. She was head of the Women’s Division of the Monroe Presbyterian Church, and a member of the Priscilla Circle. She was...

Mary A. English
Dec 28, 2004
Mary Rossi English passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 28th, 2004. She was the wife of the deceased Robert L. English, of Middletown, Ohio. She is survived by her daughter, Ann English of California; her brother, Louis Rossi of Middletown; her daughter-in-law, Julie English of Cincinnati; her three beloved grandchildren, Christine Marie English, Vincent Patrick English and Jacob Robert...
Stanley R. Dennis
Dec 21, 2004
Stanley Robert Dennis, 87, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at Willow Knoll Retirement Community due to complications following an extended illness. He was a WWII veteran, serving with the United States Navy in the South Pacific. He was born in Menifee County, Kentucky on February 13, 1917, moving to the Monroe area in 1933. He retired from the,...
Dominic F. Esposito
Dec 16, 2004
Dominic F. Esposito, 70, of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2004, at Middletown Regional Hospital’s emergency room. He was born in Middletown, on October 22, 1934 to Carlo and Carmella (Forni) Esposito. Mr. Esposito was a director of billing for the C. G. & E. Company, retiring in 1990 after 33 years. Mr. Esposito was a member of...
Mary Ann Parks
Dec 11, 2004
Mary Ann Parks, 69, of Franklin Township, died Saturday, December 11, 2004, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Lothair, Kentucky on January 8, 1935 to parents John and Della (York) Smith. Mrs. Parks enjoyed baking and spending time with her family and friends. Mary Ann is survived by her husband, Oatley C. Parks of Franklin Township; two sons,...
Alvina B. Mcquitty
Dec 10, 2004
Alvina McQuitty, 89, of Middletown, Ohio, died on December 10, 2004, at Garden Manor Retirement Village. She was born in Middletown on April 20, 1915 to parents Bernard and Elizabeth (Reuter) Frye. Mrs. McQuitty was a life long member of the Bethlehem Luthern Church. She worked at the P. Lorillard Co. A homemaker, she was always interested in sewing and...

Tamara Wiese
Dec 5, 2004
Tammy L. Wiese, 47, of Hamilton, died Sunday December 5, 2004 at her residence. She was born November 16, 1957 in Middletown to parents Carl and Linda (Eburg) Wiese.Tammy has worked for Ohio Casualty for 28 years in the personal lines department and she was an avid reader.She is survived by her father, Carl Wiese of Middletown, two sisters, Tracy...

Mary Eileen Hockaden
Dec 4, 2004
Mary Eileen Hockaden, 87, of Monroe, died on December 4, 2004, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. She was born in Otway, Ohio on August 2, 1917 to parents Alton and Melissa (Kirchner) Snook. Mrs. Hockaden had been a resident of Middletown since 1966. Prior to living here, she was a resident of Cincinnati for 25 years. Mrs. Hockaden is survived...
Mary E. Myers Rawlins
Dec 3, 2004
Mary E. Myers Rawlins, 87, of Monroe, Ohio, died on December 3, 2004, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. She was born in Tracy City, Tennessee on August 3, 1917 to parents Oscar Leonard and Luticia (Sweeton) Brown. Mrs. Rawlins was a pianist and organist. Music was a great part of her life. She was the pianist for the quartet at...

Marie W. Johns
Dec 1, 2004
Marie W. Johns, 92, widow of Alpheus R. Johns, died Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at Garden Manor Nursing Home. Born in Trenton, she was a daughter of the late Herman Frederick and Anna (Bogan) Tigges.Surviving are a daughter, Mary Ann Iwig, and husband David, of Lexington, KY; a son, William R. Johns, and wife Sarah, of Bexley, OH; six grandchildren,...

George C. Crout
Nov 30, 2004
Historian, author, and educator, George C. Crout, died Tuesday, November 30, 2004. A longtime Middletown resident, Mr. Crout spent his retirement years at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village in Monroe.He was born February 10, 1917 in the log house section of the Williamson homestead on land settled by his great grandfather in 1815. It was located in Madison Township along Michael...

Anna E. Angus
Nov 30, 2004
Anna E. Angus, 96, of Middletown, died Tuesday, November 30, 2004, at McKnight Terrace. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 26, 1908 to parents Michael and Agnes (Fellman) Schonberger. Mrs. Angus was a life member of the Community Methodist Church in Ozone Park, New York and attended Christ United Methodist Church here in Middletown. Anna is survived...

Larue C. Davidson
Nov 29, 2004
LaRue C. Davidson, 73, of Monroe, died Monday, November 29, 2004, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Wise County, Virginia on March 1, 1931 to parents Archelaus H. and Zona (Oakes) Collins. Mrs. Davidson worked for as a lab technician for Proctor & Gamble. LaRue is survived by one daughter, Andra Collett of Monroe; one son, Danny Davidson...