Obituaries

Gordon Leroy Butler

Gordon Leroy Butler

May 26, 2018

Gordon Leroy Butler , age 76, of Hamilton, Ohio, formerly of Batavia, Illinois, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Select Specialty Hospital-Cincinnati North.  He was born Thursday, April 30, 1942 in Dahlgren, Illinois to Minor and Rachel (nee Hutchcraft) Butler.

Gordon was faith filled and could be found reading and learning from his...

Tracy Ann O'Keefe

Tracy Ann O'Keefe

May 24, 2018

Tracy Ann O'Keefe (nee Eppinger), of West Chester, OH passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the age of 46. Formerly of New Jersey and the daughter of Pete and the late Carol Eppinger. Tracy was the beloved wife of Timothy O'Keefe, devoted mother of Aileen, Brodie and Carleigh O'Keefe, daughter-in-law of Marie and Willie...

Juanita P. Richter

Juanita P. Richter

May 24, 2018

JUANITA PATRICK RICHTER Juanita passed away suddenly of cardiac arrest on May 24, 2018. She was born April 24, 1941 in Magoffin County Kentucky—daughter of McCoy Patrick who preceded her in death and Maxine Crase Patrick who survives at 97 years old. She was the devoted wife of Gerhard Richter for 53 years. To Juanita and Gary...

Vera Annie Schwartz

Vera Annie Schwartz

May 19, 2018

Vera A. Schwartz (nee Yuill), 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 19, 2018 in West Chester, OH. Vera was born in Montreal, Canada in 1930 and later moved to the United States. She is the loving mother of Claudia (Mike) Smith, Karen (Reg) Baldwin and Laurie (Mike) MacDonald, beloved grandmother of Christine Baldwin, Andrea Baldwin, Danielle...

James Callahan Stafford

James Callahan Stafford

May 18, 2018

James Callahan "Papa" Stafford, age 84, of Fairfield, Township, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 18, 2018 at his residence.  He was born Friday, June 30, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio to Kenneth and Elma (nee Callahan) Stafford. James entered the Navy as a young boy, and while he served on American soil, he left the Navy as...

Randy Skurow

Randy Skurow

May 16, 2018

Randy Skurow, 62, of West Chester, OH passed away suddenly May 16, 2018.

Randy was a loving, devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his loving wife Melanie, son Joseph, daughter Amy, and his grandson, Tristan. Randy was born to the late Max and Margie Skurow and leaves behind brothers Dale (Elaine), Craig,...

Sherry M. Maly

Sherry M. Maly

May 13, 2018

Sherry M. Maly, 67, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 after battling many health issues. She was the beloved daughter of the late Jacob and Ora Maly, devoted sister of Gary (Angie) Maly and the late Jacqueline Clifford, loving aunt of Joseph Maly, Brittney (Trent) Pernhagen and Morgan Maly and great-aunt to...

Jill K. Wilberding

Jill K. Wilberding

May 12, 2018

Jill K. Wilberding (nee Foster), 51, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Daughter of O. Eugene and Joanne Foster and Rosalie Huggins, mother of Ashley (Brent) Goode, sister of Jeff, David and Bob Foster and Karen (Lewis) Ridener. Visitation at Mueller Funeral Home, 6791 Tylersville Road, Mason, OH 45040 on Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 2-4...

John H. Fry

John H. Fry

May 12, 2018

John H. Fry , of West Chester, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home, on Saturday, May 12, 2018, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born Tuesday, April 5, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana to E. Everett and Joetta Grace (nee Bruner) Fry.

John's career in the banking industry started at Indiana National Bank,...

Tina Renee Campbell

Tina Renee Campbell

May 11, 2018

Tina Renee (nee Koger) Campbell is rejoicing with the angels at the young age of 53. Her life was tragically taken from this earth on Friday, May 11, 2018 as she was doing what she does best, serving others.

She was born on Wednesday, August 12, 1964 in Muncie, Indiana to Roger and...

Janet Becker

Janet Becker

May 10, 2018

Janet M. (nee Schisel) Becker , age 80, of Felicity, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Eastgatespring of Cincinnati.  She was born, Tuesday, August 10, 1937 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Clarence and Helen (nee Augustine) Schisel.

Janet married Donald E. Becker on October 27, 1953.  She enjoyed helping her children and spending time...

David K. Batsche

David K. Batsche

May 10, 2018

David K. Batsche, 76 of Mason , passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 10, 2018. David is the beloved husband of Marilyn (nee Miller) for 52 years, devoted father of Kim (Lorne) Batsche-McKenzie, D. Andrew (Desiree) Batsche and Kristin Traynor, loving grandfather of Clay, AJ, Evin, Annie and Nya, dear brother of Dr. Frank Batsche, Jr. and...

Virginia "Ginny" Johnson

Virginia "Ginny" Johnson

May 9, 2018

Virginia "Ginny" Johnson (nee Dewey), age 85, of West Chester , Ohio passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at West Chester Hospital.  She was born Thursday, May 4, 1933 in White Plains, New York to James and Matilda (nee Riedman) Dewey.

Ginny was a homemaker who enjoyed knitting and needle point.  She was an...

Nancy Guckert

Nancy Guckert

May 8, 2018

Nancy (nee Hirschy) Guckert , age 85, of Loveland, Ohio passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the Lodge Nursing & Rehab Center.  The youngest of three girls, she was born Saturday, December 10, 1932 in Toledo, Ohio to Emile and Helen (nee Faulkner) Hirschy.

Growing up in Toledo, Nancy graduated from Libbey High...

Lawrence J. Gray

Lawrence J. Gray

May 5, 2018

Lawrence J. "Larry" Gray, age 79, died peacefully May 5, 2018 at his home in Fairfield Township.  He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rita, his two children, Suzanne and Robert, and Robert's wife Andrea.  He also leaves a sister, Renee (Timothy), and many loved nieces and nephews.

The son of Joseph and...

Ivan Lee Wood, Sr.

Ivan Lee Wood, Sr.

May 3, 2018

US ARMY VETERAN KOREAN WAR CONFLICT Ivan Lee 'Woody' Wood, Sr., 90 of Mason, Ohio. Passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Ivan is the beloved husband of Wilma (nee Durbin) Wood, devoted father of Ivan L. (Julianne) Wood, Jr., loving grandpa of Lauren M. Wood, Taylor M. Wood and Payton L. Wood. Preceded in death...

Stephen Kowalski

Stephen Kowalski

May 1, 2018

Stephen Kowalski , age 56, of Liberty Township, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 1, 2018.  He was born Friday, February 16, 1962 in Wayne, New Jersey.

Stephen took great pride in everything he did.  From his work, to manicuring his lawn to golf course standards, he did everything to the best of his ability. ...

Sonja Jones

Sonja Jones

Apr 29, 2018

Sonja Jones , age 81, of Fairfield Township, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 29, 2018 at her residence.  She was born Thursday, January 14, 1937 in Greenville, Ohio to Herbert and Kate (nee Hufnagle) Jay.

An avid reader, Sonja especially enjoyed the author Mary Higgins Clark.  She enjoyed crafts and liked to crochet.  Her children...

Charles "Chuck" Ware

Charles "Chuck" Ware

Apr 28, 2018

Charles "Chuck" Ware, 42 of Morrow, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Chuck was born in Rogers, Arkansas and grew up in Connecticut. He is the beloved husband of Michelle (nee DeVries), dear son of John and Carolyn Ware and son-in-law of Marlin and Fran DeVries, loving father of Silas,...

Barbara Ann Kuroff

Barbara Ann Kuroff

Apr 28, 2018

Barbara Ann (Norton) Kuroff, 76, beloved wife of the late James Konstantine Kuroff, devoted mother of J. Konstantine (Dean) Kuroff, Jr. (Cindy), Mary A. Kuroff Smith (Braxton), and Kara K. Kuroff; dear daughter of the late Walter R. and Alma Norton; sister of Betty Childers (Ulis) and the late Carol Norton; loving Grandmother...