Current Obituaries
James Henderson
Jun 27, 2003
James Henderson, 60, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Friday, June 27, 2003, at his residence. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland on June 9, 1943 to parents James and Mary (McDonald) Henderson. James worked as a machinist for Mokrey Tesmer. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #501 and was an avid Ohio State Buckeye and...
Ken Rower
Jun 22, 2003
Ken Rower, 33, of Monroe, Ohio, died Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on November 10, 1969 to parents Franklin E. and Michaele (Otting) Rower. Ken earned his bachelor of arts degree from Miami of Oxford, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He was a member of the honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi...

Ida L. Hutchinson
Jun 20, 2003
Ida L. Hutchinson, 84, of Laurie, Missouri died on Friday, June 20, 2003, at Laurie Care Center. She was born in Menifee County, Kentucky on December 22, 1918 to Oliver and Alpha (Helton) Back. Ida was an avid bowler and golfer at Holly Hills and Weatherwax, and was a past city champion and had made four holes-in-one during her lifetime....
Francis O. Burk
Jun 18, 2003
Francis O. Burk, 94, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at Garden Manor Retirement Village. He was born in Middletown on November 1, 1908 to parents Frank E. and Catherine (Buerkle) Burk.Francis was a graduate of Miami University and member of the Sigma Delta Roe Fraternity. He worked for Armco Steel Corp. and Granite City Steel as...
Betty Opal Trent
Jun 17, 2003
Betty Opal Trent, 76, of Monroe, died on June 17, 2003, at Kensington Place. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on September 20, 1926 to parents Adrion and Edna (Fields) Osborne. Mrs. Trent was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. She was a member of Cross Pointe Church of God. Betty is survived by her husband, Robert G. Trent of...

John D Hubbard
Jun 15, 2003
John D. Hubbard, 79, of Middletown, died on Sunday, June 15, 2003, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Middletown on January 12, 1924 to parents Frank R. and Myrle (Thompson) Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard worked for Armco Steel Corp. as a furnace repairman for 39 1/2 years, retiring in 1983. He served his country in the United States Navy...
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...