Current Obituaries
Edward J. Keefe
Mar 31, 2003
Edward J. Keefe, 95, of Trenton, Ohio, died on Monday, March 31, 2003, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Wilmington, Ohio on August 6, 1907 to John and Margaret (Reardon) Keefe. He was an electrician for the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company for over 46 years. Mr. Keefe was the founder of the Trenton Historical Society and started...

Russell A. Bost
Mar 24, 2003
Russell A. Bost, 92, of Middletown, Ohio, died on March 24, 2003, at Willow Knoll Retirement Community. He was born in Elkville, Illinois on August 9, 1910 to parents Daniel and Mary Josephine (Reinheimer) Bost. Russell served his country in the United States Navy.Mr. Bost graduated from West Frankfort, Illinois, High School. On June 15, 1935, he married Edith M....
Dora Louise Lamphier
Mar 21, 2003
Dora Louise Lamphier, 80, of Middletown, died on Friday, March 21, 2003 at Garden Manor. She was born in Hamilton on August 1, 1922 to Paul & Gladys (Etter) Clendenin.Mrs. Lamphier worked for Heber-Jones as a bookkeeper for 15 years, retiring in 1973. She was a member of Holy Family Parish-Holy Trinity Church. She was married to her husband Dave...

Gladys Eisele
Mar 21, 2003
Gladys Eisele, 99, of Middletown, Ohio, died on March 21, 2003, at Garden Manor. She was born in Eaton, Ohio on July 21, 1903 to parents Frank and Margaret (Campbell) Chrismer. Gladys was a longtime resident of Ardmore Drive. She worked as a cook at Roosevelt Jr. High School for 10 years. She was a member of Amanda United Methodist...
Louis J. Brown
Mar 21, 2003
Louis J. Brown, 86, of Monroe, Ohio, died on March 21, 2003, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Lebanon, Ohio on August 19, 1916 to parents O.K. and Clara E. (Sieker) Brown. Mr. Brown served his country in the United States Army Aircorp where he served in World War II.Mr. Brown was a member of Monroe Presbyterian Church...

Rev. Wesley G. Miller
Mar 21, 2003
Rev. Wesley G. Miller, 87, of Monroe, Ohio, died on March 21, 2003, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. He was born in Hennepin County, Minnesota on September 30, 1915 to parents Benjamin F. and Emma (Kuehn) Miller. Rev. Miller attended Westmar College in Minnesota and the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Naperville, Illinois, where he graduated and was ordained in 1939....

Wheeler Elam
Mar 20, 2003
Wheeler Elam, 77, of Middletown, Ohio, died on March 20, 2003, at Dayton V.A. Hospital. He was born in Lee City, Kentucky on February 7, 1926 to parents Dennie and Myrtle (Patrick) Elam. Mr. Elam worked in the east processing department for Armco Steel Corp. for 34 years, retiring March 31, 1990. He attended Unity Baptist Church. Wheeler served in...
Ethel M. Napier
Mar 20, 2003
Ethel M. Napier, of Middletown, Ohio, formerly of Hamilton, died on March 20, 2003, at Kensington Place. She was born in Stanton, Kentucky to parents Roy D. and Gracie E. (Brandenburg) McCoy. Ethel was an excellent housekeeper, and loved reading and gardening. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband Daw Napier; her parents; four brothers, Jesse B. McCoy, John...
Raymond Martin Murphy
Mar 20, 2003
Raymond Martin Murphy, 87, of Liberty Township, died on Thursday, March 20, 2003, at Hawthorn Glen Nursing Home. He was born in Warren County, Ohio on June 28, 1915 to William J. and Rose (Kettman) Murphy. Mr. Murphy worked as a farmer and was a member of the Monroe Grange. He was also a member of Our Lady of Sorrows...
Blanche Guido
Mar 18, 2003
Blanche Guido, 87, of Middletown, died on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at Willow Knoll Retirement Community. She was born in Middletown on September 30, 1915 to Frederick and Teresa (Rossi) Parrella. Blanche was a member of Holy Family Parish, and the Ladies Society. Blanche is survived by two sisters: Philomena Donisi of Middletown, OH, Lavina Dinardo of Middletown, OH; and...
Jerdenia G. Bach
Mar 14, 2003
Jerdenia G. Bach, age 79 of Trenton died on Friday morning at her residence. She was a homemaker, a member of the Edgewood Baptist Church and a volunteer at the Sycamore Mission.She is survived by two sons; Orman (Debbie) Bach, Liberty, IN, Barry (Debbie) Bach, Tampa, Fl. two daughters Cynthia (Robert) Cartwright, Oxford, Oh, and Bonnie K. Wing and fiancée...

Warren Bennett Jones
Mar 14, 2003
Warren "Ben" Jones, 75, of Morristown, Tn.(formerly of Middletown), died Fri., Mar. 14, 2003 at his residence. Warren was born in Covington , Ky. on July 18, 1927 the son of Simon Leslie and Mildred (Weishaar) Jones. He grew up in Middletown and later graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Oh. Warren later served in World War II with the...
Frederic J. Chaputa
Mar 13, 2003
Frederic J. Chaputa, 87, of Kettering, Ohio, died on Thursday, March 13, 2003, at Hospice of Dayton. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on August 9, 1915 to John and Appolonia (Takach) Chaputa. Mr. Chaputa worked for McGraw Construction as a pipe fitter, retiring in 1972. He was a lifelong member of Holy Family Parish - St. John´s Church and...
Edna M. Hudson
Mar 11, 2003
Edna M. “Miss Edna” Hudson, 85, of Middletown, Ohio, died on March 11, 2003, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Bath County, Kentucky on February 11, 1918 to parents Earl and Odda (Hicks) Reed. Miss Edna was a charter, and still current, member of the Trenton Church of the Nazarene. She was a homemaker that always took care...
John A. Vitori
Mar 11, 2003
John A. Vitori, 76, of Middletown, Ohio, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in St. Paul, Virginia on December 9, 1926 to Pasquale and Erminia (Greco) Vitori. He was a plant scheduler for Fisher Body, retiring in 1985 after 32 years of service. John is survived by, his wife of 54 years, Jean...

Pauline G. Gardner
Mar 7, 2003
Pauline G. Gardner, 71, of Monroe, died Friday, March 7, 2003 at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born August 6, 1931 in Bath County, Kentucky to parents Arthur and Nancy (Warders) Markland.Pauline attended Middletown High School and had worked for Union Sanitary, SS Kresge, and was a cashier for Albers. Mrs. Gardner was a wonderful homemaker and an excellent cook.She...
Donald Ray Bradford
Mar 4, 2003
Don Bradford, age 74, quietly slipped from this life to the next to be with his Lord on March 4, 2003, after a nine year valiant fight against Parkinson's Disease.Don was born February 24, 1929, in Hitchins, Kentucky, one of a family of nine children. He was a veteran of World War II having served in Germany. In March of...
Larry G. Fields
Feb 26, 2003
Larry G. "Buddy" Fields, 50, of Middletown, died Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born on May 2, 1952 in Whitesburg, Kentucky to parents Mack J. and Dorothy (Pack) Fields.Larry was a retired carpenter. He was a member Eagles Aerie #528.Mr. Fields is survived by his parents, Mack & Dorothy Fields of Franklin; his two sons...
Mary J. Poindexter
Feb 24, 2003
Mary J. Poindexter, 71, of Middletown, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 24, 2003 at her residence. She was born in Logan County, West Virginia on December 24, 1931 to parents John and Dora (Bare) Cogswell.Mary worked for Inland-General Motors for 22 years, retiring in 1979.Mrs. Poindexter is survived by her daughter Lori (Edward) LaClair of...
Eric Puckett
Feb 24, 2003
Eric Puckett, 52, of Middletown, died Monday, February 24, 2003 at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Middletown on September 14, 1950, to parents Earl and Ruth (Smith) Puckett. Eric worked as a wireman for Square D and was still currently employed. He was a 1969 graduate of Middletown High School. He served as a corporal in the United...