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Chester Selby

Chester Selby

Apr 6, 2009

Chester L. Selby, 63, of Middletown, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Kensington Place. He was born in Middletown on July 6, 1945 to parents Charles and Bethel (Morrison) Selby.Mr. Selby worked in maintenance for Armco Steel Corportation for 30 years and following his retirement he worked for Weatherwax Golf Course for 9 years. Chester is survived by his wife...

Helen L. Turner

Helen L. Turner

Apr 3, 2009

Helen L. Turner, 89, of Summerville South Dayton, died peacefully Friday, April 3, 2009, after an extended illness. Helen was a native of Middletown and graduated from Middletown High School in 1938. She worked at Diamond International and retired from Smurfit Paper Company in 1985. She is survived by her son, Donald L. (Jennifer) Turner; daughter, Linda (John) Frankson; sister,...

Loretta R. Flanagan

Loretta R. Flanagan

Mar 30, 2009

Loretta R. Flanagan, 85, of Monroe, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 6, 1923 to parents Walter and Loretta (McDonough) Haley.Mrs. Flanagan earned her Masters Degree in education and taught at Mt. Saint Joseph College and Saint Vivian School in Cincinnati. She was a member of Holy Family...

Rita Ann Conrad

Rita Ann Conrad

Mar 28, 2009

Rita Ann Conrad, 82, of Middletown, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on March 5, 1927 to parents Clarence Johann and Marie Catherine (Smith) Conrad.Rita worked in the offices of Aeronca Inc. for 46 years, retiring in 1991. She was a member of Holy Family Parish - Holy Trinity Church. Miss...

Helen Wooddell Campbell

Helen Wooddell Campbell

Mar 23, 2009

Helen Wooddell Campbell, 77, of Middletown, died Monday, March 23, 2009, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born in Middletown on December 20, 1931 to parents John and Edith (Gravett) Thornsburg. Helen was a member of Grace Baptist Church.Mrs. Campbell is survived by her daughter, Brenda (Gary) Morris; brothers, Don (Charlette) Thornsburg, Ed (Gerri) Thornsburg and Barry Gross; sisters, Doris...

Major Ralph S. Michaels

Major Ralph S. Michaels

Mar 22, 2009

Major Ralph S. Michaels, 75, a native of Altoona, PA died Monday, March 23, 2009, at his home in Georgetown, Kentucky. He had been in declining health over the past year.Ralph, along with his wife Mattie, have been Salvation Army Officers for almost 55 years, serving in Ohio, New York, Kentucky and Massachusetts. They retired in 1999 from Dayton, Ohio....

Dr. Joyce Rusterholz

Dr. Joyce Rusterholz

Mar 19, 2009

Dr. Joyce E. Rusterholz, 55, of Middletown, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Connersville, Indiana on December 6, 1953 to parents Edwin and Norma (Wolber) Rusterholz.Dr. Rusterholz received her medical degree from The University of Louisville in 1980, then moved to St. Louis, MO for her residency and started her first medical...

Lloyd Spicer

Lloyd Spicer

Mar 17, 2009

Lloyd Spicer, 83, of Trenton, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in Springfield. He was born in Altro, Kentucky on December 28, 1925 to the late John and Lula (Combs) Spicer.Mr. Spicer is survived by his two daughters, Brenda (Bill) Thornberry and Rhonda (Tim) Wirtley; four grandchildren, Brett Thornberry, Carlisa Parker, Taryn Stumpf and Evan Wirtley; eight great grandchildren; brothers, Al,...

Miranda Lockard

Miranda Lockard

Mar 16, 2009

Miranda Lockard, 81, of Middletown, died Monday, March 16, 2009, at her residence. She was born in Campton, Kentucky on November 1, 1927 to parents John and Clearnad (Banks) Elkins.Mrs. Lockard was a member of Towne Blvd. First Church of God, Prosser Chapter #367 O.E.S., Amaranth and the Red Cross. She is survived by her sons, Leon (Nola) Lockard, Leandy...

Joanna Carroll

Joanna Carroll

Mar 16, 2009

Joanna Carroll, 80, of Middletown, died Monday, March 16, 2009, at Hawthorn Glen Senior Living Campus. She was born in Middletown on April 27, 1928 to parents Chester and Maggie (Lee) Walters.Mrs. Carroll worked for U.S. Shoe Corporation for more than 20 years, retiring in 1994. She is survived by her sons, James Seldon (Carol) Carroll Jr., William Dale (April)...

John P. Armbruster

John P. Armbruster

Mar 14, 2009

John Armbruster, 60, of Middletown, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Garden Manor Retirement Village. He was born in Middletown on January 27, 1949 to parents Robert R. and Marie C. (Schrock) Armbruster.John is survived by his mother, Marie C. Armbruster; brother, Fred P. Armbruster; and sisters, Kay (Robert) Schilling and Cathy Armbruster.He was preceded in death by his father,...

Rev. Robert Clark

Rev. Robert Clark

Mar 11, 2009

Rev. Robert Clark, 80, of Middletown, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Canandaigua, New York on April 19, 1928 to parents Ernest and Hilda (Haefele) Clark.Reverend Clark served as assistant pastor at Seventh Church in Cincinnati and then Hoge Memorial Church in Columbus. He went on to serve as pastor for Reynoldsburg Presbyterian near...

Melva Blaylock

Melva Blaylock

Mar 10, 2009

Funeral Home: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding 3805 Roosevelt Blvd. Middletown, OH US 45044

Dan Nicholas

Dan Nicholas

Mar 10, 2009

Daniel Allan "Nick" Nicholas died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at his home in Tampa, Florida. Dan graduated in 1971 from Madison High School and has lived in Tampa, Florida for 26 years. He owned his own construction business. Dan has many friends he went fishing with. He also loved the game of golf. He will be lovingly missed...

Irene M. Orth

Irene M. Orth

Mar 7, 2009

Irene M Orth, 85, of Kyle, Texas, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Sundance Inn Nursing Home. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on August 30, 1923 to parents Orville and Sadie (Halsey) Binnix.Irene was a graduate of Middletown High School and lived in the Middletown / Franklin area for over 50 years. She was the restaurant manager of Forest...

Don Cobbs

Don Cobbs

Mar 4, 2009

Don Cobbs, 85, of Monroe, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at Hospice of Dayton. He was born in Walcottville, Indiana, on June 22, 1923 to parents Carl and Bessie (Schanour) Cobbs. Don owned and operated an Archway Cookie franchise for many years. He served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II and was stationed in...

Jean Buckner

Jean Buckner

Feb 28, 2009

Jean (Lawson) Buckner, 84, of Middletown, died Saturday, February 28, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Middletown on August 17, 1924 to parents Ova and Jennie (Powers) Lawson.Mrs. Buckner is survived by her son, Stephen (Carol) Buckner; daughters, Gale (Richard) Horn and Renee (Richard) Crowe-Clark; sister, Judy (Paul) Jordan; grandchildren, R. Marc (Sheree) Horn, Stephanie (Seann) Taulbee,...

George P. Irwin

George P. Irwin

Feb 26, 2009

George P. Irwin, 90, of Middletown, died Thursday, February 26, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 1918 to parents George T. and Mary Jane (Phipps) Irwin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte C. (Winstel) Irwin in 1991 and by his parents.George graduated high school in Martins Ferry, Ohio, attended...

Mary E. Cockerham

Mary E. Cockerham

Feb 24, 2009

Mary E. Cockerham went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 5:00 pm. Mary was at home with some of her loving kids who had come in to comfort her over the last two weeks. She was comforted by her children and relatives with old hymns that our father had sung to...

Tammy Taylor

Tammy Taylor

Feb 23, 2009

Tammy Taylor, 44, of Wayne Township, died Monday, February 23, 2009, at Hospice of Hamilton. She was born in Middletown on June 2, 1964 to parents Willie and Paulene (Litteral) Adkins.Tammy was co-owner of Taylor's Performance Center and had formerly worked at Marcum's Carry-Out for 13 years. She was a volunteer for Wayne Township Fire Department and was very involved...

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