Current Obituaries
Michael T. Martin
Dec 2, 2022
Michael T. "Crash" Martin, 75, beloved father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022 at Dayton VA Medical Center. Michael was born in Middletown on March 7, 1947 to parents, James E. and Agnes (Beatty) Martin. Michael proudly served his country as a Seabee in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and was a...
John A. "Jack" Sivy
Dec 2, 2022
John A. "Jack" Sivy 79, of Middletown, died on Friday, December 02, 2022, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born on April 26, 1943. in Braddock, PA to John and Martha (Dovic) Sivy.
He served in the United States Navy onboard the USS Independence. Jack was a former City Planner for the City of Middletown and worked for Butler County after...
James W. Rhoads
Nov 21, 2022
James Rhoads, 90, of Miamisburg, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 21, 2022. He was born in Middletown on November 9, 1932 to parents, James "Pete" and Betty (Elrick) Rhoads.
Jim is survived by his wife of 71 years, Irene Rhoads; daughter, Pamela (Terry) Slifer; son, Michael Rhoads; sister, Sally Utz; four grandchildren, Ricki (Marc) Miller, Timothy (Jennifer) Slifer, Amber Rhoads...
Charles "Nuz" Selby
Nov 12, 2022
Charles “Nuz” Selby 82, of Middletown, died on November 12, 2022, at Atrium Medical Center. He was born on March 19, 1940 in Middletown, OH to Charles and Bethel Morrison Selby.
He worked for Armco Steel Corp for 35 years in the BOF Caster Maintenance Department retiring in 1994. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he was a...
Kyle Alexander Bercik
Nov 11, 2022
Kyle Bercik 32, of Middletown, died November 11, 2022. He was born on Friday, October 12, 1990, in Middletown, OH to Russ Bercik and Shawn (Hoskins) Bercik-Skeens.
He worked as a B- Operator at Deceuninck North America.
Kyle enjoyed skydiving, gardening and target shooting. He loved to help others and was always there to offer a ride to friends no matter how...
Shelby Jean Caudill
Nov 9, 2022
Shelby J. Caudill, 85, of Liberty Township, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, Nov 9th, at Mt. Pleasant Nursing Home.
Shelby is the daughter of the late Cullen and Allie Blair Breeding. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 58 years, Seldon. Shelby is survived by one son, Quinn (Christie) Caudill, a daughter Pandora Caudill, one sister Doris Hopkins,...
Betty Ann Mcgee
Nov 7, 2022
Betty Ann (Benson) McGee, 94, formerly of Middletown, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2022, at Ohio Living Mount Pleasant in Monroe, Ohio. She was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1927, in Stephens, Arkansas, to parents Helmer and Mildred Theresa (Bader) Benson.
Betty graduated as a trained concert pianist in 1950 from Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where she met...
Thomas "Butch" Guido
Nov 4, 2022
Thomas “Butch” Guido died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Friday November 4th 2022. Butch was born on December 5, 1941 to Ignatius “Pete” and Roberta (Griggs) Guido.
He graduated from Monroe High School then served in the United States Army for 2 years. Butch retired from AK Steel in March of 2006 after 43 years. On November...
Thomas J. Smith
Oct 31, 2022
Thomas J. Smith, 89, formerly of Middletown, Ohio died on Monday, October 31, 2022 at his home in Delray Beach, Florida. He was born in Middletown on November 27, 1932 to parents, Clarence F. & Catherine (Mulligan) Smith.
Tom worked in corrugated sales for Akers Packaging. He was a veteran of the United States Army. While living in Middletown Tom was...
Margaret "Margie" Ellerhorst
Oct 30, 2022
Margaret "Margie" Ellerhorst, 94, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at home. She was born in Cincinnati on July 14, 1928 to parents, William T. and Lauretta (Zimmer) Nienaber.
Margie worked as a secretary for Anderson Publishing Company for several years, retiring in 1984. Following her retirement, she enjoyed volunteering for P.A.W,S, and Middletown Regional Hospital. Margie was...
Michael "Jake" Jacobs
Oct 24, 2022
Michael E. "Jake” Jacobs, 48, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Alabama. He was born in Floyd County, Kentucky on September 25, 1974.
Jake graduated from Knott County Central High School, where he played baseball, and then attended Lindsey Wilson College before deciding to join the United States Army. He served several tours overseas in Kosovo, Kuwait/Iraq, Afghanistan and Korea...
Richard N. Waters
Oct 22, 2022
Richard Nile Waters, 78, of Middletown, died on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Kettering Medical Center. He was born in Olney, Illinois on November 11, 1943 to parents, Walter and Nordica (Buis) Waters.
Richard worked as an electrician for Texas Eastern and later Duke Energy. He had served his country in the United States Air Force during Vietnam.
Richard is survived by...
Pearl M. Fisher
Oct 20, 2022
Pearl M. Fisher, 91, of Trenton, died on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Greenup, Kentucky on August 14, 1931 to parents, Arthur and Grace (McConnhey) Worthington.
Pearl dedicated her time to making a wonderful home for her family and will be greatly missed by her sons, Bobby Malarkey & Billy Malarkey; daughters, Nancy (Bill)...
Amy L. Wiley
Oct 19, 2022
Amy L. Wiley, 55, of Canton, Michigan, formerly of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at her home. She was born in Middletown on December 5, 1966.
Amy was a graduate of Middletown High School Class of 1985, and went on to earn her Bachelor's Degree from Bowling Green State University. She was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority....
Darlene Witte
Oct 16, 2022
Darlene Witte passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family, on Sunday, October 16. She had faced her cancer diagnosis and treatments bravely; and kept her sense of humor throughout her illness. She repeatedly told her family and friends, “It is what it is.”
Darlene was born on August 10, 1941, in Iron Mountain, Michigan, to parents Gunard and Genevieve...
Betty Wegley
Oct 14, 2022
Betty Wegley 85, of Middletown, died on Friday, October 14, 2022. She was born on February 22, 1937 in Morgan County, Kentucky, to parents, Albert and Sylvia McQuinn.
She worked for Miami Carey and then retired from Nutone, she also was a bookkeeper for Trenton Moose for many years. A member of Eastern Star and Crosspointe Church. Betty met her husband,...
Jimmy D. Williams
Oct 11, 2022
Jimmy D. Williams, 88, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at Spring Hills Middletown. He was born in Hazard, Kentucky on May 22, 1934 to parents, Elza and Nazzie (McIntosh) Williams.
Jimmy graduated from Monroe High School where he was the football quarterback and 3-letter athlete overall. He worked as a roll grinder at Armco Steel Corp for...
Michael Ann Ash
Oct 10, 2022
Michael Ann Ash, 87, formerly of Trenton, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022 at Heritagespring of West Chester. She was born in Middletown on July 8, 1935, to parents, Michael H. and Louise M. (Weber) Sullivan.
Michael had worked as a secretary for Ohio Transmission. She was a member of Mt. Olivet United Presbyterian Church.
Michael is survived by her sons,...
Carolyn A. Martin
Oct 9, 2022
Carolyn A. Martin, 86, of Trenton, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Wayland, Kentucky on July 22, 1936 to parents, Alvin and Geneva (Turner) Huston.
Carolyn was a woman of strong faith always being an example of strong character to her daughters and their growing families. She dedicated...
Carla Sue Weaver
Oct 8, 2022
Carla Sue Jones Weaver, 61, of Cincinnati, died on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Meadowbrook Care Center. She was born on March 6, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Carl and Freda (Wilson) Jones.
Carla is survived by her children, Amanda (Tom) Asher and Ricky Pope; sisters, Debbie (Clint) Taylor and Kay Jones; brother, Fred Stanton; and grandchildren, Nicole and Carly Asher...


