Current Obituaries
William Leroy Frye
Jun 13, 2003
William Leroy Frye, 83, of Middletown, died Friday, June 13, 2003 at his residence. William was born on October 15, 1919 in Middletown to William Bernard and Elizabeth Dorothy (Reuter) Frye. He was married for over 40 years to Frances V. (Fowles) Frye until she passed away in July of 1986. He honorably served our country in WWII in the...
Abbie L. Wilmer
Jun 12, 2003
Abbie L. Wilmer, 105, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at Towne Point Senior Living. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 4, 1897 to parents Charles and Minnie Rogers. Mrs. Wilmer attended Ohio State University and was a member of the Delta Delta Gamma Sorority. She was a member of the Nurses Auxiliary here in...
Ruth S. Becker
Jun 6, 2003
Ruth S. Becker, 90, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village, Monroe, Ohio. She was born in Akron, Ohio on April 6, 1913 to parents John and Nettie Fern (Phalen) Sowers.Mrs. Becker had an undergraduate degree from the University of Akron and Master´s degree in library science from University of Illinois. She taught...
Mary Ann Patterson
Jun 5, 2003
Mary Ann Patterson, 63, of Middletown, died on June 5, 2003, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Middletown, on May 18, 1940 to parents Andrew and Paulina (Duden) Kipus. Mrs. Patterson was a member of Holy Family Parish - St. John´s Church. She and her husband Roy Edward Patterson married in 1962 and had celebrated 41 years of...
Joseph R. Oberschlake
Jun 4, 2003
Joseph R. Oberschlake, 65, of Trenton, died on June 4, 2003, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Georgetown, Ohio on January 12, 1938 to parents Hugh E. and A. Ruth (Hilderbran) Oberschlake. Joseph served his country in the United States Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959.Mr. Oberschlake worked as a slab inspector for AK Steel Corporation, and retired...
Terry Ray Bush
Jun 3, 2003
Terry Ray Bush, 48, of Monroe, died on June 3, 2003, at Hospice Of Dayton. He was born in Grayson, Kentucky on May 9, 1955 to parents Clyde and Lillian Jean (Felty) Bush, Jr.. Terry was a 1974 graduate of Lebanon High School. He worked as a machinist for 20 years for Sermatech-Lehr Percision Tool in Blue Ash. Terry is...
Joyce I. Luksic
May 31, 2003
Joyce I. Luksic, 71, of Monroe died Saturday May 31, 2003 at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born February 10, 1932 in Branch Hill, Ohio to parents Dennis and Beatrice (Taulton) Wooddell.Joyce was a 1950 graduate of Monroe High School. She was an avid card player, a member of the Middletown Women’s Bowling Association, and loved watching sports. She retired...
Rocky L. Irwin
May 27, 2003
Rocky L. Irwin, 51, of Franklin Township, died on May 27, 2003, at his residence. He was born in Maysville, Kentucky on November 7, 1951 to parents Charles and Fannie (Hughes) Irwin. Rocky was a graduate of Monroe High School, where he played football and other sports. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Germany in...
John Robert Whitehurst
May 25, 2003
Died May 25, 2003 in Middletown, Ohio, where he was born on March 6, 1922, the son of David and Ruth (Unzicker) Whitehurst. Mr. Whitehurst was a graduate of the Business College of the Ohio State University. There he held the offices of Treasurer and President of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and President of both the Ohio State’s Council of...
Florence A Ritter
May 24, 2003
Florence A. Ritter, 80, of Middletown, died on Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Christ Hospital. She was born in St. Patricks, Ohio on November 12, 1922 to Louis and Anna (Hoying) Raterman. Mrs. Ritter was a member of Holy Family Parish, the St. Mary´s Ladies Society, P.R.O.M.I.S.E.S., and she served as an Eucharistic Minister for Holy Family Parish. She also...
Helen Fall Birch
May 19, 2003
Helen Fall Birch, 86, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Monday, May 19, 2003, at Garden Manor Retirement Village. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on May 24, 1916 to parents Earl M. and Clara (Gingerich) Fall. Helen graduated from Trenton High School and Holy Trinity Business College. She worked as a secretary for Tom Venable in the Boy Scout Office,...
William T. Maxwell
May 16, 2003
William Thomas Maxwell, 90, of Monroe, Ohio, died on May 16, 2003, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. He was born in Butler, Pennsylvania on March 6, 1913, but spent most of his life in Middletown, before moving to Mt. Pleasant in 1993.Mr. Maxwell received his undergraduate degree from Carnegie Tech, attended the Philadelphia School of Textiles, and received an MBA...
Evelyn Martin
May 12, 2003
Evelyn Martin, 86, of Trenton, Ohio, died on Monday, May 12, 2003, at her home in Trenton, after a long illness. She was born in Madison County, Kentucky on April 11, 1917 to parents Thomas and Ethel (Todd) Poff. She lived in the Trenton area of Butler County since childhood. Evelyn worked as a receptionist for the P. Lorillard Company...
Juanita Mencsik
May 11, 2003
Juanita Mencsik, 73, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Sunday, May 11, 2003, at Dayton Heart Hospital. She was born in Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky on June 30, 1929 to parents Ike and Sallie Belle (Gross) Gilbert. Juanita retired after 30 years of employment with Miami Packaging (formerly St. Regis Paper) and managing a self-employed cleaning service.She was a devoted and...
Tony Accurso
May 11, 2003
Salvatore “Tony” Accurso, 88, of Middletown, died on Sunday, May 11, 2003, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 22, 1914 to Rosario and Maddalena (Stella) Accurso. Tony worked for Aeronca, Inc. for 42 years, retiring in 1979. He was a member of Holy Family Parish - Holy Trinity Church, the Knights of Columbus #1610,...
Geneva L. Miller
May 10, 2003
Geveva L. Miller, 85, of Miami Township, Ohio, died on May 10, 2003, at Sycamore Glen Health Center. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on December 29, 1917 to parents Farris and Sarah I. (Jennings) Rhoads. Mrs. Miller attended Middletown High School. She retired from Mound Labratory - Monsanto Company in 1982 after 36 years where she was secrtary to...
Jean Francis Bell
May 10, 2003
Jean Francis Bell, 80, of Miamisburg, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2003 at her residence at Heartland of Oak Ridge. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on June 6, 1922 to parents Thomas C. and Hattie E. (Mize) Ward.A long time resident of Germantown, and retired Delco employee, Jean is survived by her sister, Louise Poindexter of Lawton, OK;...
Wally Slone, Sr.
May 7, 2003
Wallace B. “Wally” Slone, Sr., 81, of Monroe, Ohio, died Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky on November 17, 1921 to parents Benjamin J. and Della Mae (Noe) Slone, Sr.. Wally worked in the slab mill maintenance department of Armco Steel Corp. for 30 years, retiring in 1975. He served his country...
Bud Van Buskirk
May 6, 2003
Bud Van Buskirk, 91, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at Willow Knoll Retirement Community. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on September 3, 1911 to parents Russell and Clara (Yeager) Van Buskirk. Bud was very interested in all athletics, coaching PeeWee Football and teaching wrestling at the YMCA for many years. At one time, he was...
David Shockey
May 3, 2003
David R. Shockey, 61, of Trenton, died Saturday May 3, 2003 at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Middletown on August 6, 1941 to parents Robert and Ann (Kennedy) Shockey.David worked for AK Steel in sales for 35 years. He was an avid golfer, he enjoyed spending time with his family and he was a member of Holy Name...
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