James G. Mccarthy

Oct 24, 2019

World War II Verteran

James G. McCarthy, of West Chester, Ohio, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Heritagespring of West Chester at the age of 95.  He was born Monday, February 18, 1924 in Cincinnati, Ohio to James E. and Ida (nee Elsasser) McCarthy. At the young age of 18, Jim enlisted in the...

Paul Drake

Oct 21, 2019

Paul Drake, of Mason, Ohio, passed away after a long battle with cancer on October 21, 2019 at the young age of 58.  Born on Monday, December 12, 1960 in Jacksonville, Illinois, he was the oldest of his siblings. Young and in love, Paul married his best-friend, Susan Wanders, on October 16, 1983.  Together, they built a life-time of memories...

Phyllis L. Raitt

Oct 17, 2019

Phyllis L. Raitt (nee Gassert), 82 of West Chester, OH passed away at home on Thursday, October 17, 2019. Beloved wife of William 'Bill' J. Raitt, devoted mother of Debora (Dan) Keeler and Sandra Blackmon, grandmother of Donna (Mark) Pate, Dannielle Noel, Amber Norton and the late Nicholas Norton, loving great-grandmother of Kailey, Allyssa, Reganne, Joey, Jeffrey,...

Paul Howell

Oct 14, 2019

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith

~ 2 Timothy 4:7 NIV

Paul Howell, of Liberty Township, received his Righteous Reward as he was welcomed into the Gates of Paradise, Monday, October 14, 2019, at the young age of 71,...

Belinda Grimm

Oct 13, 2019

Belinda (nee Moore) Grimm, of Mason, Ohio, was escorted by Angels to her Heavenly Home at the age of 68 on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Hospice of Southwest Ohio after a hard fought battle with breast cancer.  She was born Saturday, June 30, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Albert E. and Ayna L. (nee Bryant) Moore. Belinda influenced the...

Melvin F. 'Mel' Shafer

Oct 13, 2019

US NAVY VETERAN

Melvin 'Mel' F. Shafer, 85, of Mason, OH passed away with his family at his side on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Mel was the beloved husband of Mary E. (nee Fischer) for over 58 years, devoted father of Michele (Jeff) Juillerat and Mike Shafer, loving grandfather of Faith (Brady) Minturn,...

John L. Stein

Oct 12, 2019

US AIR FORCE VETERAN KOREAN WAR

John L. Stein , 87, died early Saturday morning, October 12, 2019, at the Barrington in West Chester, Ohio. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio on February 26, 1932 to John L. Stein, Sr. and Ina (Anderson) Stein.

He was an avid and...

Joseph Randolph Ratliff

Oct 6, 2019

Joseph "Randy" Ratliff, age 66, of West Chester, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the James Cancer Hospital Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio.  The baby of the family, he was born Tuesday, October 7, 1952 in Mansfield, Ohio to Alex and Vergene (nee Bailey) Ratliff.

A proud veteran of the United States Navy,...

Grover Anderson

Oct 4, 2019

Grover Anderson, formerly of Quincy, IL passed away peacefully October 4, 2019 in West Chester, OH at the age of 77. Born July 2, 1942 in Addington, OK to the late Jimmie and Louise Anderson. Beloved husband of 59 years of Joyce (nee Shannon) Anderson; devoted father of Keith (Julie) Anderson and Karen (Al) Davis; loving grandfather of Shannon (Daniel)...

John Preston Kruse

Oct 4, 2019

Dr. John Preston Kruse, 49, of Mason, OH passed away suddenly on Friday, October 4, 2019. Preston was born in Liberal, KS to John David and Eileen Wang in 1970.

Preston was the loving husband of Tara, beloved father of Morgan, Emma, Annie and Maggie, devoted son of Eileen and the late John David Wang...

Mary Phelan

Oct 2, 2019

Mary Phelan (nee DelVecchio), of Maineville, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Bethesda North Hospital Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at the age of 94. She was born Sunday, May 31, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts to Nicola and Juditha (nee Marcello) DelVecchio.

At the young age of 89, Mary retired from Macy's having worked over 25 years as the...

Ruth Carolyn Holtgrefe

Oct 1, 2019

Ruth Carolyn (Straub) Holtgrefe , of West Chester, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the age of 91.  She was born Sunday, May 20, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio to John and Helen (nee Sebastian) Straub. Ruth enjoyed traveling and visited many different places.  Of those, her most favorite was probably Hawaii as she and Cletus went...

Robert W. Rosel Ii

Sep 30, 2019

Robert W. Rosel II, beloved husband of Mary (nee Haberkamp), loving father of Mitzi (Judd) Wasden, Betsy (Matthew) Kippenhan, and Amy (Matt) Nofziger, stepfather of Jennifer (Jason) Stidham and Lisa (Chris) Glanz and grandfather of 10, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2019, at the age of 73.

Born in Bexley, Ohio, Bob was the devoted son...

Jeanie Bailey

Sep 28, 2019

Jeanie Bailey (nee Farr), of Loveland, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the young age of 53.  She was born Wednesday, May 11, 1966 in New Castle, Indiana.   Jeanie was a proud wife and mother that enjoyed nothing more than spending time with those she loved most.  As a family, they would gather to watch recorded episodes...

Orin N. Kreyenhagen

Sep 28, 2019

Orin N. Kreyenhagen, 83, of Liberty Twp. and formerly of St. Bernard passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019. Orin was the loving husband of Dorothy (nee Rusche), devoted father of Robert (Karen), Linda (Greg) Meyer, Mark (Denise) and William (Jackie), beloved grandfather of Steve Meyer, Katie (Zak) Black, Tommy and Joey Kreyenhagen, brother of the late Lorin,...

Ronald C. Braunstein

Sep 27, 2019

Ronald C. "Ron" Braunstein, of Maineville, Ohio, passed away peacefully Friday, September 27, 2019 at the age of 83.  He was born Saturday, March 7, 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Clements and Florence (nee Brenner) Braunstein. Ron proudly served in the United States Marine Corps.  With an eye for beauty, Ron built a name for himself in the photography and...

Deryleann Hunt

Sep 26, 2019

Dear Family and Friends,

It is with broken hearts that we want to tell you, DeryleAnn passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 12:10 am.  She missed Dad dearly and they are finally together again.

Her loss of independence over the past year was very hard for her.  She missed travelling to visit family...

John E. 'Jack' Flynn

Sep 25, 2019

John E. “Jack” Flynn, Sr., 81, of Mason, OH passed away with his family at his side on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Jack was born in Ewing Township, NJ to Edward and Ann Flynn in 1938.

Jack was the beloved husband of Mary (nee Dee) Flynn for over 57 years. Devoted...

Angela Ann Hagenschneider

Sep 24, 2019

Angela Ann Hagenschneider (nee Smith) passed away on September 24, 2019. She lost a valiant battle with Myotonic Dystrophy.

She leaves behind one sister, Marsha Gordon; stepfather, Walter Starkey; stepbrother, Charlie Starkey and stepsister, Carol (Russ) Hakola. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Hagenschneider; her mother, Norma Starkey and three brothers, Buck, Dean and...

Marion E. Smith

Sep 22, 2019

Marion E. Smith, (nee Earls) , 87 of Monroe, OH passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Marion was born in Cincinnati, OH to Roy and Katherine Earls in 1932.

Marion is the beloved wife of James E. Smith for over 70 years, devoted mother of David (Marcia) Smith, Rhonda Hayman, Sharon (Lucian) Smith,...