Current Obituaries
Barbara A. Landis
Apr 21, 2025
Barbara A. Landis passed away Monday, April 21, 2025 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant, Monroe, Ohio, where she had been a resident since 2018. Born in 1932 in Piqua, Ohio, the daughter of John & Verda Kloecker.
Barbara married Lee Landis in 1951 and the family moved to Middletown with the Armco Tubing Plant in 1962. She was a homemaker all...
John Donald Burley, DDS
Apr 20, 2025
John Donald Burley DDS of Trenton, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. He was born in Crooksville, Ohio on July 3, 1934, the third son of Forest and Helene (Pinnick) Burley. He married Donna Murphy on December 3, 1955. They started dating when they were freshmen in high school so they...
David R. Agoston
Apr 20, 2025
David R. Agoston, 73, of Trenton, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Hospice of Hamilton. He was born in Cincinnati on October 22, 1951 to Gazel Jack and Kathleen (Selby) Agoston.
David graduated from Fenwick High School with the Class of 1970 and went on to graduate from the Middletown Police Academy in 1974. He worked for the Trenton...
Betty M. Wilhoit
Apr 19, 2025
Betty M. Wilhoit, 96, of Middletown, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at home. She was born in Bath County, Kentucky on March 23, 1929 to parents, Everett and Nellie (Cline) Bailey.
Reading, education, and independence were very important to her life. After having to drop out of high school to help with family obligations, Betty enrolled in correspondence classes...
Lynne E. Alleman
Apr 17, 2025
Lynne E. Alleman, 90, of Monroe, died on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Wauseon, Ohio on May 3, 1934 to parents, Homer & Eva (Eldridge) Carpenter.
Lynne earned her nursing degree and had a fulfilling career at the Fulton County Medical Center. She was a charter member of the Volunteer...
Patrick Scott Fowles
Apr 11, 2025
Patrick Scott "Pat" Fowles, 72, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. He was born in Middletown on May 31, 1952, the third son of George W. Fowles, Jr. and Geraldine (Morrison) Fowles.
Pat graduated from Lemon Monroe High School in 1970, where he played varsity baseball, basketball and golf. He earned a...
Kevin E. Griffin
Apr 10, 2025
Kevin Eugene Griffin, 68, of Germantown, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025. He was born March 6, 1957 to Martha & Earl Griffin of Middletown, Ohio. He was a devoted family man and is survived by his wife, Denise Griffin; son, Jason Griffin; daughter-in-law, Laura Griffin; and his beloved grandchildren, Jacob & Kate Griffin.
Kevin obtained a degree in finance...
Marilyn Haugen
Apr 8, 2025
Marilyn Haugen, 93, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at home, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born in Colorado Springs, CO on January 11, 1932.
Marilyn is survived by her beloved family, her husband of 71 years, Halver H. Haugen; son, Steven Lee Haugen; sister, Beverly I. Woodard; her beloved seven grandchildren, Michael Eric...
Alma Jean Brown
Apr 6, 2025
Alma Jean (Sandlin) Brown, 89, of Middletown, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at The Advanced Therapy Rehab at Chesterwood. She was born in Clay County, Kentucky on February 10, 1936, to parents, Eli and America (McDaniel) Sandlin.
Alma had worked as a respiratory therapist and phlebotomist for most of her career.
Alma loved her family very much and will be...
Jonah Giovanni Ellis
Apr 3, 2025
Jonah Giovanni Ellis (affectionately known as DonDon to his favorites), 22, of Liberty Township, died on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025. He was born in Middletown on January 31st, 2003. He graduated from Lakota East High School, Class of 2021.
Jonah was a lifelong learner and had a wide range of interests. His musical aptitude was expansive, he loved playing the piano,...
Donald E. Alleman
Mar 31, 2025
Donald E. "Don" Alleman, 96, of Monroe, died on Monday, March 31, 2025 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio on January 7, 1929 to parents, Donald and Clara Olivene (Estey) Alleman.
Don earned his bachelor's degree and worked for Libby Owens Ford & BASF as a lab technician. He proudly served his country in the United...
Sandra K. Kiesewetter
Mar 29, 2025
Sandra K. "Sandi" Kiesewetter, 77, of Middletown, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Middletown on November 9, 1947, to parents, Robert and Gladys (McGuire) Medley.
Sandi had worked as the office manager for Dr. McCormick at Springboro Family Dentistry.
Sandi is survived by her devoted husband of 48 years, Ken Kiesewetter; sister, Gail...
Gladys J. Schraub
Mar 28, 2025
Gladys Jean Schraub, 96, of Wayne Township, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025 at Hawthorn Glen Senior Living Campus. She was born in Middletown on May 1, 1928 to parents, Virgil and Anna (Jones) Hawkins.
Gladys was a graduate of Trenton High School Class of 1947 and married her high school sweetheart, Henry O Schraub, on August 9. In their...
Myrtle Slone
Mar 27, 2025
Myrtle Slone, 97, formerly of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at Heritage House Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Connersville, Indiana. She was born in Burdine, Kentucky on December 17, 1927 to parents, Joe and Armintia (Bridgeman) Leedy.
Myrtle had worked for the Butler County Treasurer's Office in the tax department, retiring in 1990. She was a devoted member...
Tina Newlin
Mar 23, 2025
Christine “Tina” Newlin passed away on Sunday March 23, 2025. She was born December 19, 1943, in Bennettsville, SC to parents Ansel and Christine (Cook) Rogers.
She is survived by her husband of almost 60 years Joseph Newlin, her son John (Susan) Newlin, their sons Jack and Scott, her daughter Sarah (Brad) Sims, their daughter Delainie and granddaughter Ella, her son...
Robert D. Stanton
Mar 22, 2025
Robert D. "Bob" Stanton, 88, of Middletown, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Hawthorn Glen Senior Living Campus. He was born in Middletown on August 6, 1936 to parents, Ralph and Alice (Campbell) Stanton.
Bob was the owner/operator of Stanton Electric, which he passed on to his son when he retired in 1996. He had served in the Air...
Charles E. Witters
Mar 21, 2025
Charles E. "Chuck" Witters, 86, of Madison Township, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025 at home, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Middletown on August 28, 1938 to Harry and Lucille (Williamson) Witters, both of whom preceded him in death.
Chuck had worked for Armco Steel Corp, retiring from East Processing after 31 years with...
Frank Pressler
Mar 19, 2025
Frank Pressler, 85, formerly of Middletown, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at Bethesda North Hospital. Born in Middletown, Ohio, on February 16, 1940 to parents, Earl and Genevieve (Knorr) Pressler, Frank lived a life marked by true kindness, heartfelt generosity and complete devotion to those around him.
Frank proudly served his country in the United States Army and...
Larry R. Reed
Mar 17, 2025
Larry R. "Jeep" Reed, 71, of Madison Township, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 17, 2025 at home. He was born in Hamilton on October 2, 1953 to parents, Arthur and Colleen (Moore) Reed, both of whom preceded him in death.
Jeep had worked at Armco/AK Steel, retiring in 2006 after 34 years of service. He loved to be outdoors, whether...
Ella Louise Malarkey
Mar 15, 2025
Ella Louise Nixon Malarkey, 90, peacefully passed away in her sleep on the morning of March 15, 2025, at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant in Monroe, Ohio. She lived a life rich of purpose and love and leaves behind a legacy as a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, daughter, teacher, and trailblazer. Born in Birmingham, PA, on May 12, 1934, to...