Current Obituaries
Mildred K. Griffith
Jul 30, 2002
Mildred K. Griffith, 81, of Middletown, Ohio, died July 30, 2002, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 20, 1921 to parents Robert and Kathryn (Mangold) Albiez. Mrs. Griffith was a Secretary for 33 years for John XXIII School until retiring in May 2001. Mrs. Griffith was a member of Holy Family Parish. She was...
Charles Lee Debord
Jul 29, 2002
Charles Lee DeBord, 87, of Middletown, died July 29, 2002, at Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born in Morgan County, Kentucky on March 18, 1915 to parents Allison and Mary Lou (Stacy) Debord. He was a roller for the Armco Steel for twenty eight and one half years, retiring in 1977. Mr. DeBord enjoyed county music and played the guitar...

Suzanne Smith
Jul 27, 2002
Suzanne Smith, 75, of Middletown died Saturday July 27, 2002 at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Middletown on January 12, 1927 to the late Thomas and Ruth (Wells) McCarty.She worked as a travel agent at the Middletown office of AAA for the past several years until her retirement in 2001. She had also been a part owner of...
John C. (Jack) Quinn
Jul 22, 2002
John C. (Jack) Quinn, 57 of Lebanon, Ohio died on Monday evening at Bethesda Warren County. Jack was born in Middletown on July 15, 1945 to the late Edward Francis and Mary Margaret Harmount Quinn. He graduated from Middletown High School, Xavier University in 1967, and the UC College of Law in 1970. He began practicing law in Lebanon in...

Wilma J. Litty
Jul 22, 2002
Wilma J. Litty, 66, of Middletown, died on July 22, 2002, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Victoria, Kansas on September 23, 1935 to parents Clarence and Regina (Hammerschmidt) Schumacher. Mrs. Litty was a nurse for 39 years, most recently at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village until 1995 when she retired. She was a member of Holy Family Parish....
Jeanette A. Lindsay
Jul 14, 2002
Jeanette A. Lindsay, 85, of Middletown, died Sunday, July 14, 2002 at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Middletown on June 7, 1917 to parents Vincenzo and Sarafina (Secundi) DePalma.Mrs. Lindsay was a loving and devoted mother. She was a member of Holy Family Parish-St. John's Church and Young At Heart. She gave to many charities and volunteered at...
Lillian S. Brooks
Jul 11, 2002
Lillian S. Brooks, 69, of Middletown, Ohio, died on July 11, 2002, at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Knott County, Kentucky on March 27, 1933 to parents John and Fayma M. (Combs) Combs. She was a Nurses´ Aide for the Mercy Hamilton and Fairfield Hospitals for forty years, retiring in 1996. Mrs. Brooks enjoyed all types of sports....
Clifford P. Schroff
Jul 10, 2002
Clifford P. Schroff, 82, of Middletown, died Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born in Royal Oak, Michigan to parents Paul and Florence Schroff.Mr. Schroff worked for McGraw Construction as a mechanical engineer for 42 years, retiring in 1982. He served his country in the Army during both World War II. Clifford was a member of...
Thomas V. Uleman
Jul 9, 2002
Thomas V. Uleman, 63, of Middletown, died Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at his residence. He was born in Middletown on January 17, 1939 to parents John and Marie (Grillot) Uleman.Mr. Uleman worked for Armco Steel Corp. as a rigger for 43 years, retiring in 2000 and he served in the Army in the early 60's. Tommy was a member of...
Ruth Taylor Miller
Jul 6, 2002
Ruth Taylor Miller, 84, of Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village, died Saturday, July 6, 2002 at Middletown Regional Hospital. Mrs. Miller was born in Zion City, Illinois, the daughter of Vera Ruth (Mudge) Taylor and Arthur Garfield Taylor. She held a number of secretarial and administrative positions, including Assistant Director of Development at The Presbyterian Home, Evanston, Illinois. She was active...
Leota Sears Hunt
Jul 3, 2002
Leota Sears Hunt, 91 formerly of Middletown died on Wednesday evening at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. Mrs. Hunt was born Feb. 25, 1911 in Middletown to Andrew & Georgia Sears. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ and had worked for Diamond International retiring in 1976 after 15 years.Mrs. Hunt is survived by a daughter-in-law Mary...
Bertha R. Ridenour
Jun 30, 2002
Bertha R. (Webb) Ridenour, 79, of Monroe, died Sunday, June 30, 2002 at her residence. Bertha was born on November 23, 1922 to the late Ralph & Rosalie (Heebner) Webb of Waterbury, CT. She was a graduate of Crosby High School in Waterbury and also a graduate of Miami University in Oxford with a degree in music education in 1944....
Josh Carter
Jun 29, 2002
Josh Carter, 85, of Middletown, died Saturday, June 29, 2002 at Hawthorn Glen. He was born December 15, 1916 in Monroe, Georgia to parents Thomas and Nicey (Etchison) Carter.<br>Mr. Carter was a foreman at Armco Steel, retiring in 1951. He was one of Jehovah's Witness. He enjoyed his family, his ministry and fishing with friends.<br>Josh is survived by his wife...
Myrtle Elizabeth Poff
Jun 28, 2002
Myrtle Elizabeth Poff, 83 of Madison Township died on Friday Morning at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was a member of the Salvation Army and the Ladies Home League; She had been a carrier for the Middletown Journal. Mrs. Poff was born in Miltonville on Nov. 3, 1918 to Solomon & Catherine (Eisenman) Shafer.Myrtle is survived by three sons; Thomas Darrell...
Brandon A. Jones
Jun 28, 2002
Brandon A. Jones, 23, of Middletown, died Friday evening, June 28, 2002 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He was born August 20, 1978 in Middletown.Brandon worked for O & M Construction.He is survived by his mother, Sharon (Fox) Brate of Middletown, his fiancee, Jodi Martin of Middletown, his brothers, Garry (Sherry) Jones of Monroe, Billy (Amy) Jones of Middletown,...

Hazel Marie Neubrander
Jun 28, 2002
Hazel Marie Neubrander, 85, of Middletown, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at Middletown Regional Hospital.Hazel was born May 2, 1917 to Carr and Mabel (Hinkle) Hendrickson. She Married Willard Neubrander Sept. 9, 1938. She was a homemaker and lifelong area resident. Hazel was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was a member of Monroe Current Events Club, past member...
Hubert E. Horn
Jun 27, 2002
Hubert E. Horn, 83, of Middletown, died at Hawthorn Glen on Thursday, June 27, 2002. He was born in Madison County, Kentucky on April 22, 1919 to parents Algin and Rebecca (Tipton) Horn.Mr. Horn was an army World War II veteran. He worked as a die setter for 33 years for General Motors in Moraine, retiring in 1978.He is survived...
Mary Louise Lantis
Jun 27, 2002
Mary Louise Lantis, 90, of Middletown, died Thursday, June 27, 2002 at Middletown Regional Hospital. She was born in Middletown on Augustust 19, 1911 to parents Otto Emerson and Carrie (Schmidt) Berk.Mrs. Lantis was a clerk at First National Bank. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, belonged to the Friends Through True Fellowship and the Grandmothers' Club.She...
Eunice C. Lacey
Jun 27, 2002
Eunice C. Lacey, 82, of Middletown, died at her residence Thursday, June 27, 2002. She was born in Wolfe County, Kentucky on May 2, 1920 to parents Frank and Mary R. (Hatton) Combs.She was a health care worker and worked at NCR and Monarch Marking from which she retired in 1983.Mrs. Lacey is survived by her two sons, James (Shirley)...
Thomas E Lay
Jun 23, 2002
Thomas E. Lay, Jr., 46, of Middletown, died at home Sunday surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Middletown on December 30, 1955 to parents Thomas E. & Betty (Lawson) Lay, Sr.Mr. Lay was a 1974 graduate of Bishop Fenwich High School and graduated summa cum laude from Miami University. He worked in the corporate tax department at...