OBITUARIES

Jan 18, 2002

James Sweeney, Jr., 78, of Middletown, Ohio, died Friday, 1/18/2002 at Willow Knoll Retirement Community. Mr. Sweeney was a member of Holy Family Parish-Holy Trinity Church where he served as an usher and a counter. He attended school at Holy Trinity then graduated from Middletown High School in 1941. He served his country in the Army during WW II fighting...

Jan 18, 2002

Marvin Niebur, 77, of Monroe, Ohio, went to his eternal rest on Monday 1/14/2002 at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church. Mr. Niebur was co-founder and president of Panda, Inc. in Trenton for more than 45 years, retiring in 1993. He served his country as a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. where he...

Jan 14, 2002

Zelma Leona Baker, 83, of Springboro, Ohio, died Monday, 1/14/2002 at Southview Hospital. Leona was a descendent of Middletown Founder, Daniel Doty. She was preceded in death by her husband Alva Baker in 1967;her parents Vernon & Olive (Diver) McDonald; a son Larry Baker; two brothers Wayne & Lee McDonald; and a sister Jeanette Marincik. She is survived by two...

Jan 12, 2002

MaryJune Voorhees, 76, of Middletown, died Saturday, January 12, 2002, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born June 16, 1925 in Water Town, New York, to parents Edward & Cora (Murdock) Gibson. MaryJune worked in the dental field for 40 years, 25 of which she spent as an office manager in Dayton. She volunteered for several different organizations. She was...

Jan 11, 2002

Edward Bruck, 80, of Kirkland, Washington, died Friday at Evergreen Vista Convalescent Center. His funeral will be at Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 15, 2002 with Father John Civille officiating. Burial will be in Butler County Memorial Park, Wayne Township. Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday at Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made...

Jan 11, 2002

Mary Bors, 89, of Middletown, Ohio, died Friday at Willow Knoll Retirement Community. She was a homemaker and member of Holy Family Parish. She belonged to WINGS and the Catholic Ladies of Columbia. She was preceded in death by her husband John L. Bors, a sister Margaret Kornau, and her parents, Rudolph & Johanna (Toth) Sikhart. She is survived by...

Jan 10, 2002

Glenna Glasgow, 97, of Monore, Ohio, died Thursday at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village, Monroe, Ohio. She was born in Cincinnati, OH to parents Arthur and May (King) Wheeldon. Mrs. Glasgow was a teacher for Mount Washington School and Darby School. She leaves a daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Glasgow ;a granddaughter Lauren Glasgow (Noel) Carlson ; two grandsons, Russell Glasgow and Scott...

Jan 7, 2002

Patricia (The Patsy) Haines, 75, of Middletown, Ohio, departed for her journey into Heaven on Monday, 1/7/2002 at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was a teacher and an avid traveler, having been in 49 of the 50 states and many places overseas. She was preceded in death by her parents D. Ray and Elizabeth (MacPail) Haines, and two brothers Dale &...

Jan 6, 2002

Ethan James Jaworskie, infant son of Tim Jaworski & Jeanie Miller of Middletown, died Sunday, 1/6/2002, at Middletown Regional Hospital. Besides his parents Ethan is survived by two brothers, Chandler & Dylan Roark; one sister, Caylee Mackey; and grandparents Ken & Pat Tobergte, Lola Trout, and James Spivey. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Ethan Jaworski...

Jan 2, 2002

Jane Galloway, 88, of Monroe, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 2, 2002 at her residence. She was the consummate wife, mother, friend, and caregiver. She was by her husbands side as he served churches in Wilmington, Del., Indianapolis, IN, Middletown, OH, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Huber Heights, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Russell Wood Galloway in...

Dec 24, 2001

Joan Micomonaco, 68, of Middletown, died September 24, 2002 in Melbourne, Florida. She was born in Lucasville, Ohio on September 23, 1934 to parents Andrew and Rose Mae (Phipps) Neff.Joan and her husband Justin owned and operated Micomonaco's Pizza together for 28 years. Joan enjoyed spending time on the beach in Florida, where she collected seashells & rocks that she...

Elizabeth L. "Beth" Duell, of Somerville, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2003 at Hospice of Hamilton. Beth was born February 6, 1940 to William C. and Abbie Ahern of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was a graduate of Ursuline Academy of New Orleans and was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority at Louisiana State University.She was the loving wife...

Robert T. "Bob" Dinan, 51, of Middletown, passed away at his residence. He was born in Middletown on April 4, 1961 to parents Patrick U. and Nancy M. (Durso) Dinan. Mr. Dinan worked at Cohen Brothers for 22 years. He was an avid Reds and Bengals fan. He enjoyed traveling. He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose #501.He...

Dottie F. Collins, 67, of Middletown, died Sunday, March 21, 2004, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. She was born in Dwarf, Kentucky on May 29, 1936 to parents John and Fayma M. Combs. Mrs. Collins served her country in the United States Air Force. She worked for McDonalds at both the Monroe and Verity Parkway restaurants. She enjoyed spending time...

Ellen (Buckingham) Rhoads & Lawrence RhoadsFormer Middletonians residing in Clearwater, Florida, since the sixties, have passed away within months of each other at the East Bay Nursing center in Clearwater. Married over 50 years, Lawrence was a retired sign maker and Ellen had worked in retail. Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents and siblings. Ellen was preceded in...