Obituaries

Ernest 'Pat' Baker

Ernest 'Pat' Baker

Aug 17, 2015

BAKER, Ernest "Pat" of Mt. Orab, OH. Beloved husband of Aileen Baker of Mt. Orab, OH; loving father of Dean Baker of South Pasadena, CA, Debbie A. (Robert) Polhemus of Mt. Orab, OH, Tammy M. (Dewayne) Hibbs of Blanchester, OH and Cindy K. Gunter of Batavia, OH; caring grandfather of 12 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren; dear brother of Linda...

Jerry Lee Scott, Sr.

Jerry Lee Scott, Sr.

Aug 12, 2015

Jerry Lee Scott Sr., resident of Goshen Township, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2015 at the age of 77. He was the devoted husband of the late Mary Lou Riley Scott, beloved father of Jeri (Todd Teramo) Scott-Watson, Mary Olson, Donna Scott, Skip (Mary Costa-Scott) Scott Jr. and the late Paul Scott, dear brother of...

Donald Ray Rutherford

Donald Ray Rutherford

Aug 11, 2015

RUTHERFORD, Donald Ray of Cincinnati, OH. Beloved cousin of Ron and Mary Ann Purdon of Cincinnati, OH; close friend of Roger & Michaele Jordan of Cincinnati, OH. Mr. Rutherford passed Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the age of 66. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Sophia (née Cooper) Rutherford. Mr. Rutherford served in the US...

Elbert Crawford Jr.

Elbert Crawford Jr.

Aug 10, 2015

Elbert Crawford Jr., long time resident of Williamsburg, passed away on August 10, 2015 in his 56th year. He was the dear son of the late Elbert and Cleo (nee Lawson) Crawford Sr., devoted wife of Julie (nee Shockey) Crawford, loving father of Chris Crawford and Michael ( Ashley) Loch, proud grandfather of Jacob, Aaliyah and...

Heather Dawn Miller) Smith

Heather Dawn Miller) Smith

Aug 9, 2015

Heather Dawn (nee Miller) Smith passed away suddenly on Friday, August 9, 2019 at the age of 44.  She was born March 27, 1975 to Jimmy and Linda (nee Ward) Miller in Highland County, OH.

Heather is survived by her loving husband Williams G. Smith II of Mt. Orab, OH; her caring son Travis William Smith of...

Bertha L. Louiso

Bertha L. Louiso

Aug 4, 2015

LOUISO, Bertha L. of Mt. Orab, OH. Beloved mother of Ronald J. (Debbie) Louiso of Cincinnati, OH, Sharon E. Daniel of Boca Raton, FL, Diana Louiso of Cincinnati, OH and Lori (Lowell) Prine of Hamersville, OH; loving grandmother of seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mrs. Louiso passed Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the age of 84. She was preceded...

John J. Governor

John J. Governor

Aug 2, 2015

John Governor passed away Sunday, August 2nd, 2015 at Bethesda North Hospital. John was a very compassionate and hard-working individual who, in spite of declining health, continued to work in his accounting and financial services businesses, up to the week before his passing. John was born in Boston Massachusetts but lived most of his life in...

Harold E. Malaby, Sr.

Harold E. Malaby, Sr.

Jul 31, 2015

Harold was the youngest child in a family of 5 children born to Raymond Malaby & Neva Bartlett. Harold was born in Colorado Springs Colorado October 9, 1929. His family moved from Colorado to Butte Montana for a short span of time where his father had several stores. In 1937 the entire family picked up and...

Howard W. Snyder

Howard W. Snyder

Jul 30, 2015

Arrangements are pending.

Henry 'Hank' I. Buecker

Henry 'Hank' I. Buecker

Jul 29, 2015

Henry �Hank� I. Buecker, Jr. Born February 3, 1957, passed July 29, 2015. Dear son of the late Noreen Buecker & Henry Buecker, Sr. Beloved brother of Jacqueline Lawson (the late Charles), Barbara Ehrhardt (Raymond) and Mary Janssens. Loving Uncle to Todd Lawson, Tony Ehrhardt (Monica), Sara Moreno (Mauricio) & Paul Janssens (Krista). Caring Great Uncle...

Michael R. Okamoto

Michael R. Okamoto

Jul 29, 2015

Michael R. Okamoto passed away suddenly on July 29, 2013. His family loved him so much and miss him terribly. He was the beloved son of Kenneth W. and Christine (nee McCann) Okamoto. Dear brother to Kelly P. (Jeffrey) Taylor and Erin K. (William) Marcum. He was the loving uncle of Jackson Taylor, Tanner Taylor, Abigail...

Raymond Sexton

Raymond Sexton

Jul 27, 2015

Sexton, Raymond of Bethel, Ohio. Beloved husband of Ginny Sexton, loving father of Randy (Candy) Watters of Williamsburg, OH, Debi Phillips of Mt. Orab, OH, Mary (David) Luke of Mt. Orab, OH, Vickie Sheets of Loveland, OH, Kendra (Clay) Ashbrook of Mt. Orab, OH, Teresa Sexton of Dekalb, IL, Tony (Boyd Walters) Watters of Baton Rouge, LA, Ray Sexton...

Melba L. Nash

Melba L. Nash

Jul 26, 2015

Nash, Melba L. (nee Collins). Beloved mother of Johnny Collins, loving sister of Curlene (Tom) Smith, Neal (Jean) Collins and The late Johnno Collins, dear daughter of the late Curran and Lillian (nee Moore) Collins, caring aunt of Lynn (Fred) Imhoff, Cathy (Eric) Huhn, Tammy (Barry) Sargent), Cyndi Collins, Michael (Linda) Smith, Tommy (Kim) Smith, Jeremy Smith, Jesse (Brittany)...

Linda Wilson

Linda Wilson

Jul 22, 2015

Linda R. Wilson passed away quietly on July 22, 2015 at the age of 68. She was the beloved daughter of the late Ira and Harriet Wheatley, and loving and devoted mother of Christa (Stephen) Skiles and Brandi (Denson) Kirby. Linda loved to read and had a thirst for knowledge, enjoyed music and movies, both the...

Vito Ranieri

Vito Ranieri

Jul 22, 2015

Vito (Vic) Ranieri, age 92, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. He was the first born son of the late Nick Ranieri and Angelina Mancini Ranieri. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Sam and Dominic Ranieri, and survived by one sister, Rose Marie Santoro. He was the lovingly devoted father of Victoria Marie...

Gene Ruffner

Gene Ruffner

Jul 20, 2015

RUFFNER, Gene of South Lebanon, OH. Beloved husband of Jackie Ruffner; loving father of Robert E. Ruffner Jr. of South Lebanon, OH; caring grandfather of Aubrey Ruffner; dear brother of Wilbert "Bo" (Rose) Ruffner of Miami Township, OH; Larry Ruffner of Wilmington, OH, Darlene (Donnie) Davis of Hillsboro, OH and Danny Ruffner of South Lebanon, OH; also survived by...

Ruth L. Slattery

Ruth L. Slattery

Jul 19, 2015

Ruth L. Slattery (nee Sherman), age 92, passed away quietly on July 19, 2015. She was the devoted wife of the late Vernon H. Slattery, loving mother of Sharon Slattery-Merz, proud grandmother of Lauren D., Ashley M., and Sarah A. Merz, great grandmother of Austin M. Tarter and dear sister of Vera C. Walsh. Services will...

Jean Mildred Fisher

Jean Mildred Fisher

Jul 19, 2015

Jean Mildred Fisher (nee Donner), age 87, died peacefully on July 19, 2015. She was the devoted wife of Ralph Joseph Fisher, beloved mother of Amy Jo (Steve) Jackson, proud and treasured grandmother of Peter Jackson and aunt to three nieces and one late nephew. Jean was a highly respected nurse for more than 40 years...

Todd J. Zornes

Todd J. Zornes

Jul 16, 2015

Todd J. Zornes, age 55, resident of Erlanger, KY passed away unexpectedly on July 16, 2015. He was the beloved son of Betty and the late Clarence Zornes, loving father of Anthony Smith, Steven Zornes, and Jacob Zornes, and dear brother of Daryl (Wilma) Zornes and Keith (Kelly Hoefler) Zornes and will be missed by other...

Anne P. Niemeyer

Anne P. Niemeyer

Jul 16, 2015

Anne P. Niemeyer , age 86, resident of Batavia, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2015. She was the dear daughter of the late Wilber and Ruth Petree, devoted wife of the late William B. Niemeyer Sr., loving mother of William B. (Lynn) Niemeyer Jr. and Kurt (Margaret Kuhnell) Niemeyer, proud grandmother of Sara (Kevin) James,...