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Erich V. Ring

Erich V. Ring

May 12, 2023

Erich V. Ring, 75, of Middletown, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona on November 8, 1947 to parents, Charles E. and Coralee (Piersall) Ring.

Erich graduated from Middletown High School in 1965. He then went to work for Aeronca in the Quality Control department, retiring in...

Esther Ann Greenwell

Esther Ann Greenwell

May 12, 2023

Esther Greenwell, age 85, of Middletown, OH, peacefully passed away at her home on May 12, 2023, surrounded by loving family. Esther was born in Middletown on July 5, 1937, the youngest child of twelve, to Stephen Botos and Esther (Dudas) Botos.

She is preceded in death by her devoted and loving husband, James Combs Greenwell, Jr. of nearly 59 years,...

James L. Imes

James L. Imes

May 10, 2023

James Leroy "Jim" Imes died peacefully at his home in Monroe on May 10, 2023. He was born on May 16, 1931 in Dayton, OH. Jim graduated from Franklin High School in 1949. He earned a B.S. in General Agriculture from Ohio University in 1953, where he played football, served in Air Force ROTC, and was a member of the...

David L. Uleman

David L. Uleman

May 9, 2023

David L. Uleman, 83, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at his home. He was born in Middletown, OH on November 11, 1939 to parents, Leo and Irene (Wagner) Uleman, both of whom preceded him in death.

David graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School in 1957 and started his first company with Bill Uhl, American Business Equipment. He...

James D. "Jc" Crist

James D. "Jc" Crist

May 8, 2023

James D. "JC" Crist, Jr., 64, of Middletown, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023 at home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Middletown on September 30, 1958 to parents, James D. Sr. and Barbara Ann (Chupka) Crist, both of who preceded him in death.

JC was the owner/operator of Crist Construction, LLC for over 35 years. He enjoyed...

Martha Ann Swank

Martha Ann Swank

May 7, 2023

Martha Ann Bowers Swank, 94, longtime Middletown resident currently from Otterbein Senior Living in Lebanon, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Roseville, Ohio on August 23, 1928 to parents, Ralph D. and Doris (Phillips) Bowers.

Martha was a stay-at-home mom while her children were growing up and...

Jonathan Marc English

Jonathan Marc English

May 6, 2023

Jonathan Marc English passed away on May 6th at 9:34 PM at UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, after being a patient for one week and losing a hard-fought battle.

Marc was born in Cincinnati on June 17, 1978, to parents John & Pat English, and lived in Middletown his entire life. He graduated from Bishop Fenwick High School and Manchester Technical...

Louis H. Potter

Louis H. Potter

Apr 29, 2023

Louis Henry Potter, Sr., 95, of Somerville, died on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 1, 1928, in Breathitt, County, KY to Henry and Martha (Howard) Potter.

He was a veteran, machinist, builder and a farmer.

Louis is survived by his children, Tina (Daniel) Smith, Deborah (Quentin) Combs, Louis (Sandy) Potter; grandchildren,...

Dennis R. Baker

Dennis R. Baker

Apr 29, 2023

Dennis Baker 57, of Middletown, died on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at his residence. He was born in Middletown Wednesday, November 24, 1965 in to Robert and Shirley (Garrett) Baker, both of who preceded Dennis in death.

Dennis is survived by his wife, Roberta Baker; brother, Bruce (Melissa) Baker; Sister-in-laws, Pam (Mike) Tom and Nancy Smith; foster mother Ina Sue Wills,...

Alice "Mickey" Marts

Alice "Mickey" Marts

Apr 28, 2023

Alice “Mickey” Joyce Marts, of Madison Twp., died Friday April 28, 2023, at The Enclave of Springboro with the care of Day City Hospice. She was born June 30, 1924, in Richmond, Indiana to parents Robert and Willietee (Creech) Roberts.

Mickey was a clerk at the Middletown Post Office for 20 years. She was the valedictorian of her class at Camden...

Helen Wheeler

Helen Wheeler

Apr 27, 2023

In the early morning of Wed., Apr. 27, 2023, Helen Louise Wheeler passed away at 2:45am. Helen was born on March 27, 1930 in Monroe, Michigan but spent a great deal of her younger years in Thornhill, Tennessee. Helen started her career as a Dental Assistant in Chattanooga, TN. She then moved to Ohio with her husband Gordon. She worked...

Mike Denton

Mike Denton

Apr 27, 2023

Mike Denton 58, of Middletown, died on April 27, 2023, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born on March 7, 1965, in Middletown, Ohio to John and Barbara (Warmoth) Denton.

He worked at Meijer for 28 years before retiring one year ago.

Mike is survived by his wife; Carolyn Denton, sister; Linda (George) Highley, nephew; Robert Highley, niece; Angela Highley,

He was preceded...

David Thomas "Tom" Ristaneo

David Thomas "Tom" Ristaneo

Apr 27, 2023

David Thomas "Tom" Ristaneo, 86, of Madison Township, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday, April 27, 2023. He was born in Middletown on February 23, 1937 to Ray and Virginia (Fryman) Ristaneo, both of who preceded Tom in death.

Tom worked at Armco Steel as a welder, Pfizer and was member of Local Pipefitter 162 Dayton, OH....

Dorothy Williams

Dorothy Williams

Apr 27, 2023

Dorothy Williams, 95, of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Johnson County, Kentucky on May 28, 1927.

Dorothy had worked for Middletown Regional Hospital for 28 years, making sure every patient had the comfort of clean sheets, blankets and towels.

Dorothy is survived by her four daughters, Brenda Hall, Linda (Darrell) Robinson,...

James Thomas "Tom" Stabler

James Thomas "Tom" Stabler

Apr 24, 2023

James Thomas "Tom" Stabler, 90, of Middletown, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 at Spring Hills Middletown. He was born in Middletown on March 29, 1933 to parents, Russell L. and Mary E. (Fishbaugh) Stabler.

Tom worked for the City of Kettering in the Engineering Department for 33 years, with his last 17 years being as the City Engineer. Following...

James A. Mcdowell

James A. Mcdowell

Apr 14, 2023

James A. McDowell, 70, of Middletown, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. He was born in Middletown on May 12, 1952 to parents, James and Wanda Pauline (Wolfe) McDowell.

Jim retired from AK Steel, where he worked as a millwright. He also retired from the Air National Guard of Ohio, after proudly...

Thomas O'Brien

Thomas O'Brien

Apr 14, 2023

Thomas O’Brien of Middletown passed away in his home on April 14, 2023. Tom was born in Long Island City, NY on November 15, 1929.

He served in the Korean War and the Ohio National Guard. Tom was a mail carrier in Middletown for 34 years. He spent many years as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader. He shared...

Raymond Uleman

Raymond Uleman

Apr 12, 2023

Graveside services will be Monday April 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Woodside Cemetery and Arboretum in Section 28.

William R. Reek

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

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...

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