Current Obituaries
Barbara J. Peltier
Oct 28, 2024
Barbara Bagnall Peltier, 83, of Middletown, died on Monday, October 28, 2024 at her home. She was born on August 23, 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio to parents, Albert and Peg (Hopkins) Bagnall, both of whom preceded her in death.
She graduated from Poland Seminary High School in 1959, then went to Miami University where she received both her Bachelor's and Master's...
Margaret M. Runyan
Oct 28, 2024
Margaret Mary Runyan, 70, of Middletown, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2024 at Otterbein-Middletown. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia on October 18, 1954 to parents, James Harry and Mary Agnes (Schmidt) Long.
Margaret received her honorable retirement from the United States Army after serving 20 years as a military nurse. She then was an instructor with Goodwill Industries in...
Patricia S. Bell
Oct 27, 2024
Patricia “Patty” Bell died on October 27, 2024, at Traditions of Lebanon after a brief illness. Patty was born on November 2, 1933, as the only child of Leslie V. and Vera Yates, in Jackson, Ohio. While growing up in Jackson, Ohio, Patty’s love of music started at a young age. Both of her parents were musicians who taught and...
Mary Ellen Wesley
Oct 26, 2024
Mary Ellen (Sora) Wesley, 82, of Middletown passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Traditions of West Chester. She was born in Middletown on October 22, 1942 to parents, Bernard V. and Anna (DiTullio) Sora.
Mary graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School in 1960 and went on to graduate from St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in 1961. She worked...
Lowell T. Miller
Oct 24, 2024
Lowell T. Miller, age 94 of Trenton, passed away October 24, 2024, at Hawthorn Glen Nursing Center. He was retired from Armco Steel, where he had been employed for 36 years. Lowell was born February 27, 1930, in Christiansburg, Ohio, to Gail and Gladys (Thackery) Miller.
Preceding Lowell in death were his first wife, Viola (Wray) Miller; his second wife, Mary...
Zonetta Terrell
Oct 23, 2024
Zonetta Gibbs Terrell, 104, of Wayne Township, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at Momentous Healthcare. She was born on July 3, 1920 in Middletown to Claude & Edna (Tyler) Gibbs.
Zonetta worked as Nurse Aide for 20 years at Middletown Regional Hospital and was the # 1 UK basketball fan. Zonetta was a...
William W. Moore
Oct 22, 2024
William W. "Bill" Moore, 82, of Lemon Township, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at home, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Lily, Kentucky on March 19, 1942 to parents, Roy and Genevieve (Hodge) Moore.
Bill had worked as an over the road truck driver and following that he worked in maintenance for Cohen Brothers,...
Anthony W. "Tony" Kakaris
Oct 20, 2024
Anthony W. "Tony" Kakaris, 71, of Trenton, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at his home, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Middletown on June 9, 1953, one of the eight children born to parents, Louis and Helen (Lawson) Kakaris.
Tony worked as a journeyman for Armco / AK Steel, retiring in 2017 after 44...
Annetta Havens
Oct 17, 2024
Annetta K. Havens, 62, of Trenton, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the James Cancer Center at Ohio State University. Born on October 22, 1961, in Middletown, Ohio, she was the beloved daughter of Margie (Goodpaster) Ashcraft and the late Robert Ashcraft.
Annetta dedicated 39 years of her life to serving customers as a customer service manager...
Gale A. Holcomb
Oct 16, 2024
Gale A. Holcomb, 77, of Liberty Township, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at her home. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 3, 1946 to parents, Earl and Ann (Albano) Holcomb, both of whom preceded her in death.
Gale's wit and intelligence were extraordinary. She excelled at Monroe High School, graduating in 1964. After receiving her...
Beverly Michele Westfall
Oct 15, 2024
Beverly, also known as Michele to family and friends, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2024 in Middletown, Ohio. Michele was born in Middletown on June 27, 1954 to Robert K and Jean Hinkle Johnson. She graduated from Lemon-Monroe High School in 1972 and then she went on to study Library Science at Miami University where she graduated in 1976....
Elizabeth W. Richmond
Oct 13, 2024
Elizabeth W. "Betty" Richmond, 87, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at her home. She was born in Middletown on September 2, 1937 to parents, Brooks and Myrtle (Ballard) Wills. She was the third of seven children and grew up on a farm in Butler County.
In 1955, Elizabeth graduated from Miami Edison High School in Miami, Florida....
Clyde E. Burgan
Oct 13, 2024
Clyde E. Burgan, 92, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at home, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born on August 18, 1932 in Barbourville, Kentucky to parents, Roy and Martha (Rice) Burgan.
Clyde had worked for Mound Laboratories EG & G as a Developmental Engineer for 25 years. He was a veteran of the...
Suzanne L. Gibbs
Oct 12, 2024
Suzanne Lynn (Young) Gibbs, 70, departed this world after her long battle with cancer on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at her home in Franklin Township. Suzanne "Sue" was born on December 15, 1953 in Mobile, Alabama to Kenneth E. and Patricia Ann (Hall) Young.
She graduated from Middletown High School in 1972. Sue worked for the Kroger Company for 27 years...
Michael L. "Mike" Williams
Oct 10, 2024
Michael Lee "Mike" Williams, 78, of Middletown, passed away on October 10, 2024 from pancreatic cancer. Born on September 30, 1946, son of the late Oma Olive and Drexel Ray Williams.
Mike was an athletic, generous, happy, outgoing man of God who found humor in the common. He spent his early career years as an Art Teacher at Madison High School,...
Charlene Caudill Profitt
Oct 7, 2024
Charlene Caudill Profitt, 90, of Middletown, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024 at Momentous Health at Franklin. She was born in Middletown on February 16, 1934, to parents, Charles and Olive (Baisden) Brandenburg.
Charlene graduated from Monroe High School in 1953. Following graduation she started work as a telephone operator for Ohio Bell, retiring in 1974 after 21 years with...
John Albert "Al" Brannon
Oct 6, 2024
John Albert “Al” Brannon, 76, passed away October 6, 2024, in Lakeland, Florida. Al was born in Middletown, Ohio, on September 18, 1948, and was the son of Bernard and Geraldine (Sora) Brannon.
He graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School in Middletown, Ohio, in 1966. In August 1976, Al married young schoolteacher Glenda Salley, also of Middletown, Ohio. Al worked in...
Juanita Granzow
Oct 5, 2024
Juanita Granzow, 90, of Middletown, Ohio, passed away on October 5th, 2024. She was retired from the City of Middletown. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and loved to travel. She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, Wayne Granzow. She is survived by a son Doug (Jackie) Granzow of Alabaster, AL; a daughter Freda (Rob) Campbell of Hamilton, Ohio; a...
Esther M. Henderson
Oct 5, 2024
Esther M. Henderson, 78, of Middletown, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born to parents, Bryce and Ethel (Wagner) Green on August 13, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio.
Esther had worked as a medical receptionist for Middletown Regional Hospital. She had also worked at Mid-Valley Gastroenterology. She was a devoted, longtime...
Sarah "Polly" Apperson
Oct 2, 2024
Sarah "Polly" Apperson, 97, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at her home. She was born in Tobaccoville, North Carolina on April 27, 1927 to parents, John Lawrence and Bertie (Steelman) Church.
Polly had a fulfilling career in hospitality services at various nursing homes over the years. She enjoyed tending to her garden.
Most of all, Polly enjoyed spending...


