Current Obituaries
William R. Reek
Apr 11, 2023
William Robert Reek, 74, of Cogan Station, Pennsylvania died on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Edgewood Hospital in Kentucky. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 27, 1948 to parents, Richard and Evelyn Mary (Bailey) Reek.
Bill worked as a contractor and owned Reek's Paving.
He loved his family very much and will be greatly missed by his...
Rodney L. Turner
Apr 9, 2023
Rodney Turner, 70, a long-time resident of Middletown and Franklin passed away on April 9th, 2023 after battling Alzheimer’s. Rodney was a Middletown High School Graduate, class of 1971, and remained active throughout his life in class of ’71 social activities. Following his high school graduation, Rodney began working at Armco Steel and eventually found his fit in the department...
Patricia A. Blankenship
Apr 8, 2023
Patricia Ann (Dees) Blankenship passed away at Bickford of Middletown, where she had been a resident for four years, three days short of her 95th birthday. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Blankenship; loving daughter, Eugenie Hughes; infant son, Mark James; her brother, James Dees; her mother, Hattie (Risner) Dees; stepfather, Roy Dees; and father, Walter Dees....
Loretta Mae Kramer
Apr 7, 2023
Loretta Mae Kramer 83, of Middletown, died on Friday, April 07, 2023, at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born on January 28, 1940, in Middletown, OH to Osie and Mary Ellen (Fields) Fultz.
She was a stay-at-home mom for many years then worked for Bob Braun's Tax Service and McGee’s Supermarket.
Loretta is survived by her daughters Lynn...
Charles Atkinson Cope
Apr 7, 2023
Charles Atkinson Cope 86, of Middletown, died on Friday, April 07, 2023, at Bickford of Middletown. He was born on July 22, 1936, in Middletown, OH to George and Ida Mae(Frisch) Cope.
He worked for AK Steel as a welder for 44 years. After retirement he spent 17 years working at the Hope House. He was also very involved at his...
Carl W. Theiss
Apr 6, 2023
Carl Wesley Theiss, of Germantown, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Astoria Health & Rehab Center in Germantown, Ohio. Born on December 28, 1937, in Dayton, Ohio to parents, John Robert & Lena Katherine (Bailey) Theiss.
Carl retired as Major from Lebanon Correctional Institute in 1994. He had proudly served his county in the U.S. Air Force for 4...
Delores A. Martin
Apr 4, 2023
Delores Ann Martin, 80, of Franklin Township, passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Kettering Health Miamisburg. She was born in Middletown on July 4, 1942 to parents, Linville and Nellie (Barker) Manns.
Delores had worked for Arkay Plastics. She enjoyed bowling, puzzles, reading books, playing games and especially spending time with her family. She had a very special place...
Janet Marie Buchheit
Apr 2, 2023
Janet Marie (Gunderman) Buchheit, age 77, of Middletown, died April 2, 2023, at Bickford Assisted Living and Memory Care. She was born on July 5, 1945, to Louis Gunderman Jr. and Louise (Scheerer) Gunderman in Flint, Michigan.
Janet graduated second in her class from Seven Mile High School in Seven Mile, Ohio in 1963 where she gave her address hours before...
Hollie Nicole Francis Bumgardner
Mar 27, 2023
Hollie Nicole Francis Bumgardner, 39, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Middletown, Ohio, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 in Bradenton. She was born in Cincinnati on February 15, 1984, and lived in Middletown until she moved to Bradenton in 2015.
Hollie was an only child growing up. She spent a lot of time with her cousins, Jason, Ashley, Robyn and...
Larry Day
Mar 26, 2023
Larry Day, 71, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Hazard, Kentucky on October 31, 1951 to parents, William Irvin and Bobbie Jean (Greer) Day.
Larry worked as a steam engineer for AK Steel. He was a huge sports fan, who in addition to watching games, enjoyed coaching baseball, playing softball...
Susan Elizabeth Mayberry
Mar 25, 2023
Susan Elizabeth (Kelly) Mayberry, passed away March 25, 2023 in Zephyrhills, Florida. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on August 29, 1954. Susan was a 1972 graduate of Fenwick High School and attended Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky. Susan had a passion for caring for others, especially her brother Jimmy. During her career she managed multiple group homes and worked...
Carl R. Fiora
Mar 25, 2023
Carl R. Fiora, 88, of Middletown, Ohio passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023, from heart failure. He was surrounded by his loving children, grandchildren, and wife, Margaret, of 65 years. He was a pillar in the community and a devoted husband, father and grandfather. His family continues to be inspired by his wonderful love for life and sense of...
Eleanor Sally Flisher
Mar 23, 2023
A beautiful soul has departed this earth. Longtime Middletown, Ohio resident Eleanor Sally (Dominy) Flisher passed peacefully into the hands of the Lord on Thursday, 03-23-2023. She resided at the Heritage Senior Living in Marysville, Ohio, when she died at the age of 92. She had been lovingly looked over by her youngest daughter, Kymberly Ann, for the past several...
Jack Lee Williamson
Mar 21, 2023
Jack Lee Williamson, 95, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at his home. He was born in Dayton on February 24,1928 to his parents, Ellsworth C. and Ada Marie (Stokes) Williamson.
Jack Honorably served his country starting at 16 years of age by enlisting in the Merchant Marines. He then went on to join the Army serving with...
Gregory Steven Dearth
Mar 20, 2023
Gregory Steven Dearth, 52, of Middletown, died on Monday, March 20, 2023 at his home. He was born in Middletown on July 23, 1970.
Greg served his country in the United States Navy Submarine service during the Gulf War. Greg worked at Xerox and had owned Dearth Construction before going to work in the lamination department of Deceuninck North America, LLC.
Greg...
Ronald Hunter
Mar 17, 2023
Ronald E. Hunter, 76, of Monroe, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on July 21, 1946.
Ron, known as the "Candyman", worked in maintenance for Armco Steel for 30 years, retiring from AK in 2000. Ron enjoyed sports, golf and had filmed Edgewood High School football...
Rosemary Crow
Mar 16, 2023
Rosemary (Andreotta) Crow, age 77, of Katy, Texas, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Memorial Hermann Houston. She was born on June 30, 1945 in Middletown, Ohio, one of three children to Angeline and William Andreotta.
Rosemary graduated from Fenwick High School in 1963 where she graduated 2nd in her class and was homecoming queen. She later earned her...
Doug Miller
Mar 16, 2023
Douglas G. Miller, 53, of Madison Township, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 16, 2023. He was born in Dayton on July 16, 1969 to parents, Robert Douglas and Patty Lou (Berry) Miller.
Doug worked as a machinist for Ashley Ward Inc. He was a jack-of-all-trades and handled building maintenance for area apartment complexes. Doug loved bluegrass music.
Doug was taken way too...
Timothy Scott "Tim" Hickman
Mar 16, 2023
Timothy Scott "Tim" Hickman, 58, of Madison Township, died unexpectdly on Thursday, March 16, 2023. He was born in Middletown on July 24, 1964 to parents Howard William and Rita (Romans) Hickman.
Tim was the owner of Hickman Heating and Air Conditioning.
Tim loved his family and will be greatly missed by his daughter, Brittany Hickman; grandchildren, Charleigh, Aspen & Ezra Roten;...
Angelo Anthony "Tony" Donisi
Mar 13, 2023
Angelo Anthony "Tony" Donisi was born May 16, 1931 - passed away peacefully at his home March 13th, 2023, after an lengthy illness. He was 91. He was a graduate of Middletown High School in 1949 and then enlisted in the US Airforce after which time he moved back to Franklin and built a house where he raised his family....
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