Current Obituaries
Jon E. Conrad
Dec 14, 2020
Jon Conrad 63, of Lakeview, Ohio, died on Monday, December 14, 2020 at his home. He was born on October 19, 1957 in Middletown, OH to James and Lois Jeanie (Lindsay) Conrad. He retired from AK Steel. Jon is survived by his children Nick (Paige Carson) Conrad and Heather Conrad, siblings Mike (Anne) Conrad, Tom (Sarah) Conrad, Karen (David) Crowe...
Velma C. Griffith
Dec 14, 2020
Velma C. Griffith, 95, of the Middletown area, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. She was born in Bethany, Ohio on November 19, 1925 to parents, Homer and Margaret (Price) Carter. Velma graduated from Monroe High School and had worked as a bus driver for Madison Schools. She was a longtime member of St....
Susan Elaine Croake
Dec 13, 2020
Susan Elaine Croake 70, of Monroe, died on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. She was born on January 13, 1950 in Hamilton, OH to Marvin and Idanell (Buchanan) Mitchell. She worked as a nurse for many years. Susan is survived by her son Daniel Croake and many other loving family and friends. She was preceded in...
Sally E. Arnold
Dec 13, 2020
Sally E Arnold, 91, of Middletown, died on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on September 17, 1929 to parents, Robert and Sarah Pease. Sally was a member of the Red Hat Society in Middletown and had been a member of the Eastern Star chapter in Palmer,...
Jack Berry
Dec 12, 2020
John W. “Jack” Berry, 58, of Seven Mile, passed away on Saturday December 12, 2020 at his home. He was born February 28, 1962 in Middletown to parents James and Susan (Miller) Berry. Jack was a heavy equipment operator working for Shamrock Materials in Trenton for 30 years and at Cohen in Hamilton for 4 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting...
Paul Richard Kline
Dec 11, 2020
Paul Richard Kline, 74, of Middletown died on Friday December 11, at Atruim Medical Center. He was born in New York City, New York on February 5, 1946 to parents, Richard and Elaine (Edelman) Kline, and then grew up in Hamilton, Ohio. Paul retired from Kroger in March after 52 years of working as a grocery store clerk. He enjoyed...
Jeryl "Gordie" Price
Dec 10, 2020
Jeryl Gordon "Gordie" Price, 59, of Franklin, died December 10, 2020 at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He was born on May 23, 1961 in Dayton, OH to Jeryl and Irene Peyton Price. He attended college at The University of Cincinnati and Ohio Northern, earning an associates degree. Gordie was a machine operator at Square D and was Union Vice...
Elmer Gerald "Jerry" Howard, Jr.
Dec 10, 2020
Elmer Gerald "Jerry" Howard, Jr., 88, of Middletown, died on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Ohio's Hospice of Dayton. He was born in White Oak, Morgan County, Kentucky on November 23, 1932 to parents, Elmer Sr. and Christine (McLin) Howard, and grew up in Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Kentucky. Jerry graduated from Hazel Green Academy in 1950. He worked in...
Phyllis Jean Profitt
Dec 9, 2020
Phyllis Jean Profitt, 91, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Bickford Assisted Living. She was born in Middletown on October 22, 1929 to parents, Arthur and Grace (Staton) Adams. Phyllis dedicated her time to making a loving home for her family. She worked at the Middletown Public Library after high school (Lemon-Monroe Senior High) and worked...
Dennis W. Harden
Dec 6, 2020
Dennis W. Harden, 71, of Trenton, died on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at his home. He was born in Corbin, Kentucky on Sunday, May 1, 1949 to parents Wayne and Orphia (Middleton) Harden. Dennis was a reserve police officer for Middletown Police for 10 years and was former Chief of Police for Somerville. He retired in 1991 after working in...
William E. "Bill" Riggs
Dec 5, 2020
William E. "Bill" Riggs, 87, of Monroe, died on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. He was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on February 18, 1933 to parents, Eston and Helen (Sellers) Riggs. Bill was a 1951 graduate of Middletown High School. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University until serving in the U.S. Air Force, being stationed at...
Clara E. Smith Bush Salyer
Dec 4, 2020
Clara E. Smith Bush Salyer, 88, of Middletown, died on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Combs, Kentucky on October 7, 1932 to parents, James and Margaret (Mundy) Smith and then grew up in Ezel, Kentucky. Clara devoted her time to making a loving home for her family and will be greatly missed by...
Betty E. Gilbert
Dec 1, 2020
Betty E. Gilbert, 93, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Otterbein-Lebanon Senior Life. She was born in Middletown on May 14, 1927 to parents, William and Ruth (Kinser) Eck. Betty grew up on the family farm in West Middletown. She was a licensed pilot and during World War II she worked for Aeronca. Following that she...
Rita "Dean" Potter
Nov 29, 2020
Rita "Dean" Imogene Potter, 86, of Middletown, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. She was born in Jamestown, Tennessee on December 18, 1933 to parents, Emsley and Mary Pearl (Reynolds) Potter. Dean graduated early from York Institute (High School) in Jamestown, Tennessee. She worked in the accounting/payroll department of St. Regis Paper Company, retiring...
Martha Jane Lininger
Nov 28, 2020
Martha Jane Lininger (née Revelos), age 84, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at UC West Chester Hospital. She was the loving wife of Jim Lininger, devoted mother of Angela (Lininger) Miklos, who both proceeded her in death. She was the dear grandmother of Eleni, Cara, and Neil Miklos, and great grandmother to Michael Oliver Scalamonti. She will be...
David L. Parker
Nov 27, 2020
David Parker 83, of Middletown, died on November 27, 2020. He was born on June 12, 1937 to Virgil and Ruth Parker. He worked for Henny-Penny Corporation and retired in 2005. He also worked at Burgess Hearse & Limo Sales and Main Auto Parts & Glass. David is survived by his children; Kevin (Kim) Parker, Michael (Jenny) Parker, Timothy (Robin)...
Lois J. Cochran
Nov 25, 2020
Lois J. Cochran, 87, of Monroe, died on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. She was born in Middletown on August 25, 1933 to parents, Paul and Elsie (Long) Adams. Lois had been the office manager for Dr. Bernard Roberts. She was a member of Holy Family Parish. Mrs. Cochran is survived by her daughters, Debra (Larry)...
Ellen M. Haddix
Nov 20, 2020
Ellen M. Haddix, 78, of Middletown, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Middletown on January 3, 1942 to parents, Earl and Mary (Ryan) Smith. Ellen had worked at West Side Federal Bank and then worked as a teller at the Sorg/Bay West Credit Union, retiring in 2005 after 20 years with...
Benson L. "Bing" Cope I
Nov 20, 2020
Benson L. “Bing” Cope I, 82, of Monroe died Friday, November 20, 2020 at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Middletown on November 3, 1938 to parents George and Ida Mae (Frisch) Cope. Bing was a welder for 42 years at AK Steel retiring in 2001. He served his country in the United States Army and was a member...
Louis Agoston
Nov 19, 2020
Louis Francis Agoston, 93, was called to rest early Thursday morning, November 19, 2020 at his home. He was born September 21, 1927 to Louis and Vilma (Krafa) Agoston in Middletown, Ohio. Lou attended St. John’s elementary school and graduated from Middletown High School. He earned a business degree from the University of Dayton and after his college graduation served...


