Current Obituaries
Ann Opal Kincaid
Jan 28, 2004
Ann Opal Kincaid, 83, of Middletown, died Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at Southview Hospital. She was born in Middletown, on August 8, 1920 to parents Cleveland and Carrie (Patrick) Williams. Mrs. Kincaid was a member the First Christian Church, the American Legion Post 218 Auxiliary, the Veteran´s of Foreign Wars Post 3809 Auxiliary, and the Elks Socialites #257. Mrs. Kincaid...
Gene Barker
Jan 26, 2004
Gene Barker, 78, of Monroe, died Monday, January 26, 2004, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on January 9, 1926 to parents Clyde and Irene (Beagle) Barker. Mr. Barker worked for General Motors-Fisher Body Hamilton as a repairman for 35 years, retiring in 1988. He had a special love for horses and enjoyed riding in parades....

Robert F. Roberts
Jan 24, 2004
Robert F. Roberts, 88, of Middletown, died Saturday, January 24, 2004, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 17, 1915 to parents Fred and Irene (Reynolds) Roberts. Mr. Roberts worked for Armco Steel Corporation as a supervisor of special services in the Metal Products Division, Building Sales. He was a State of Ohio registered architect,...
Raymond P. Jena
Jan 22, 2004
Raymond P. Jena, 75, of Middletown, died Thursday, January 22, 2004, at his residence. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 15, 1928 to Raymond R. and Ruth (Wright) Jena. Mr. Jena worked as an accountant for Armco Steel Corp for over 35 years. He taught accounting and business at University of Kentucky, Wright State University, and Miami University....
Richard Allen Ellis
Jan 22, 2004
Richard Allen Ellis, 63, of Nalcrest, Florida died Wednesday January 22, 2004 in Florida. He was born June 12, 1940 in Middletown to parents William and Anna Lou (Combs) Ellis.Mr. Ellis was a letter carrier for the US Post Office in Middletown for 31 years retiring in 1992. He was also a carrier for the Newschief News paper in Florida....
Harold B. Tarter
Jan 20, 2004
Harold Tarter, Big T, our dad, daddy, & papa has just made his last round. He left us to join his wife Minnie, mother and father Estil & Alonzo, and son Jerry Tarter.Harold was born in Naomi, Kentucky. He made his way to Ohio gaining a job with General Motors and later the Pollock/St. Regis Paper Company. He retired after...
Kitty Cramer Lantis
Jan 19, 2004
Marcheta Kitty Cramer Lantis, 62, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Monday, January 19, 2004, at her residence. She was born in Middletown on July 18, 1941 to Charles W. and Cecilia Marie (Lay) Cramer. Kitty was a graduate of the University of Dayton and worked as a teacher at John XXIII School. She also taught at the Southwestern College of...
Hubert S. Steele, Sr.
Jan 17, 2004
Hubert S. Steele, Sr., 89, of Turtlecreek Township, died Saturday, January 17, 2004 at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village, where he resided the past month.Hubert was retired from Armco Steel Corp., where he was an engineer. He was a member of the Salvation Army, as well as a member and past president of Middletown Senior Citizens. He umpired ball games for...

Betty Gallagher Gragg
Jan 15, 2004
Betty E. Gallagher Gragg, 83, of Turtlecreek Township, Ohio, died on Thursday, January 15, 2004, at Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement Community. She was born in Akron, Ohio on July 31, 1920 to parents Fred and Sopha (Wees) Statler. She was a Medical Assistant in a Doctors office, for thirty years before her retirement. She attended the Springhill Church of Christ.She is survived...
Alice A. Horn
Jan 8, 2004
Alice A. Horn, 71, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Thursday, January 8, 2004, at her residence. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on December 30, 1932 to Edward and Elizabeth (Pulliam) Harpring. Mrs. Horn worked for K-Mart, retiring in 2003 after 25 years of service. She was a member of Holy Family Parish and the Wildwood Golf Club. Alice is...

Mary C. Civille
Jan 8, 2004
Mary C. Civille, recently of Towne Point Assisted Living in Middletown, passed away on January 8, 2004. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Civille; and a grandson, Daniel Wesselkamper. Immediate survivors include three children, Rev. John Civille, Mary (Sue) Civille Wesselkamper and her husband Thomas, and Patrick Civille; grandchildren, Suzanne and David Wesselkamper, and Monica Civille; great...
Henry Wagner
Jan 5, 2004
Henry Wagner, 84, of Middletown, Ohio, died on January 5, 2004, at University Hospital. He was born in Mayking, Kentucky on December 1, 1919 to parents Charlie and Lettie (Kincer) Wagner. Henry served his country in the United States Army during World War II.Mr. Wagner had worked as a coal miner in Thorton, Kentucky. He also worked for Aeronca and...

Sharon S. Sprinkles
Jan 2, 2004
Sharon S. Sprinkles, 45, of Middletown, died on January 2, 2004, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Hamilton on February 28, 1958 to parents Jack E. and Mary (Mack) Sprinkles. Sharon was a member of First Christian Church. She had been an owner/operator of a retail store in Missouri and was a counselor for Queen City Mitchell. Sharon...
Fred Hawes
Jan 1, 2004
Fred Hawes, 62, of Middletown, Ohio passed away on Thursday, January 1 while at home with his family. He went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after a courageous battle with cancer. Fred was born in Mobile, Alabama on October 19, 1941 to parents Eugene W. and Helen Hawes. He was raised in Bayou La Batre, Alabama...
Irvin Singer
Dec 31, 2003
Irvin P. Singer, 76, of Monroe, Ohio, died on Wednesday, December 31, 2003, at Christ Hospital. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 28, 1927 to Irvin and Freda (Zenz) Singer. Irv was a graduate of Xavier High School, Xavier University, and the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy. After graduation, he was looking for a place to establish...

Leonard R. Bryant
Dec 30, 2003
Leonard R. Bryant, 57, of Middletown, died Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Rochester, New Hampshire on March 23, 1946 to parents Leonard Robert and Florence Christine (Grass) Bryant.Mr. Bryant served in the United States Army during Vietnam.Funeral Service will be Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at 1:00 PM at Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home, 3805 Roosevelt...

Oleta Marie Maxwell
Dec 29, 2003
Oleta Marie Cannoy Osborne Maxwell, 77, of Monroe, died Monday, December 29, 2003, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on February 28, 1926 to parents Harl B. and Fern (Lawson) Cannoy. Oleta was raised in Frenchburg, Kentucky and graduated from Frenchburg High School in 1943. After high school, she attended Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky....
Robert A. Brehm
Dec 27, 2003
Robert A. Brehm, 92 of Middletown died on Saturday afternoon at Middletown Regional Hospital. Bob was born in Hamilton, Oh on Jan 24, 1912 to Glenn W. & Mary P. (Zettler) Brehm.He retired from ARMCO in 1974 after 39 years, as a turn foreman. Mr. Brehm was a member of Holy Family Parish-St. John’s Church, where he sang in the...

Ruby F. Burnett
Dec 27, 2003
Ruby F. Burnett, 83, of Trenton, died Saturday December 27, 2003 at Willow Knoll Retirement Community. She was born September 2, 1920 in Nicholas County, Kentucky to parents Clinton and Nannie Lee (Tout) Cox.Mrs. Burnett is survived by her two sons; Joe (Cindy) Burnett of Middletown, Ken (Lois) Burnett of Camden and a daughter Paula Willis of South Carolina, 12...

Ellen M. Fahrenholz
Dec 24, 2003
Ellen M. Fahrenholz, 85, of Penfield, New York, formerly of Middletown, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003, at Atria Assisted Living. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on August 19, 1918 to parents John and Gladys (Chard) Regan. Mrs. Fahrenholz is a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and had been active with the Middletown Fine Arts Center. She was a loving...