Obituaries

Jerome "Butch" Appel
Aug 6, 2015
APPEL, Jerome "Butch" C. Beloved husband of Sandra S. Appel (nee Spears). Loving father of Nancy E. Appel, Andrew J. Appel and Tracey Sue Appel (Dean) Gibson. Survived by four grandchildren Chris, Hannah, Lucas and Sadie. Brother of Barbara Glaze and Greg Appel. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Passed away August 6, 2015, at the age of 71....

Curt C. Lanzrath
Aug 4, 2015
Wherever he served, Franciscan Fr. Curt Lanzrath, OFM, was remembered for his boyish grin and optimistic attitude. Fr. Lanzrath, a former chaplain at St. Mary's and St. Francis Hospitals, died Aug. 4 at St. Margaret Hall in Cincinnati at the age of 90. A native of Greeley, Kansas, he was one of five children of Norbert and Rose (Rues) Lanzrath....
William G. Gertz
Jul 31, 2015
GERTZ, William G., loving son of the late Charles (former mayor of Reading) and Marie Gertz. Dear brother of Melvin (Virginia) Gertz, Rita (the late Ron) Kirkwood, Robert (Andrea) Gertz, Anthony (Mary Jane) Gertz and the late Patricia (John) Cain, Thomas (Nancy) Gertz, Charles (Annetta) Gertz, Julie Gertz and Mary Moran. Uncle of Mary Lynn Eberl and also survived by...

Hazel E. Hewitt
Jul 31, 2015
HEWITT, Hazel Evelyn (nee Frost) born November 10, 1919, and passed away peacefully on July 31, 2015, at the age of 95. Loving mother of Dennis M. (JoAnn), Darryl E. (Barbara), and infant son Larry Wayne (deceased). Cherished grandmother of Kimberly, Craig (Bethany), Jill (C.W. Raines), David (Bailey), and Brian (Amy). Great-grandmother of AJ, Owen, Kaili, Elise, Jonathan, Andrew, Lauren,...

William R. Sutton
Jul 30, 2015
SUTTON, William. Devoted husband of Dorothy Sutton (nee Jenkins). Married on December 28, 1957. Loving father of Randy (Nora) of El Paso, TX, Rick of West Chester, OH and Nancy Sutton of Phoenix, AZ. Devoted grandfather of Sean, Cole, Carly, Brandon and Brian Sutton. Cherished great- grandfather of Gabriel Sutton. Dear brother of Suzanne Sutton of West Chester, OH and...

Othel Lewis Roy
Jul 30, 2015
ROY, Othel Lewis, beloved husband of Shirley Y. (nee Hamilton) Roy for 62 years. Dear father of Pamela (William) Brock, Cary (Tracey) Roy and the late Kathy Roy. Grandfather of James, Elizabeth, Heather (Steven), Christopher (Magen), Sarah, Megan, Keith, Shelli, Cory (Samantha) and Drew. Great-grandfather of Alaina, Corbin, Cy, Atticus, Grace, Skylar and the late Addie. Brother of Imogene Ashley....

Thomas J. Pinter
Jul 29, 2015
PINTER, Thomas J. “Tom”, beloved husband of Ruth Pinter for 55 years. Loving father to John (Gwen) Pinter and Kathy (Greg) Petrovitch. Dear grandfather to Lindsey and Zach Petrovitch, and to Tyler and Trey Pinter. Passed away July 29, 2015 at age 82. Visitation will be held at Hodapp Funeral Home, 8815 Cincinnati Columbus Rd., West Chester, OH 45069, on...

Daniel A. Glassmeyer
Jul 27, 2015
GLASSMEYER, Daniel A. Beloved husband of Veronica "Ronnie" Glassmeyer for 55 years. Dear father of Laura (Matt) Hagen, Dan Jr. (Tracy), Greg (Kim), Steve (Nancy) and Ken (Julia) Glassmeyer. Also survived by 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Brother of Richard (Connie) Glassmeyer and the late Satolli, John and Tom Glassmeyer, Joan Buescher, Janet Hake, Jean Glassmeyer and Donata Bollman. Also...
Pauline Allen
Jul 27, 2015
Pauline Allen passed away at Hospice of Hamilton on July 27th, 2015 at the age of 77 after a courageous battle with cancer.Preceded in death by her husband William Allen and her parents Virgil and Wilma Wright.Survived by her children Donna (Randy) Kubilius, Wendell Freeman, Diana (Ken) Marcum and Wayne (Ann) Freeman. Also survived by her six grandchildren and eight...
Ruth A. Burgett
Jul 27, 2015
Ruth A. Burgett, age 89, died at home in Mason OH on July 27, 2015. Her husband of 48 years, Henry A. Burgett, and parents, Loretta and Clifford Grunkemeyer, preceded her in death. She is survived by son Bert of Knoxville TN; son David of Melbourne FL; daughter Barb (Dave) Suica of Spring Lake MI; daughter Deb (Bill) Mountsier of...

Samuel A. Lynch
Jul 27, 2015
LYNCH, Samuel A., Sr. Beloved husband of 53 years to Mary K. Lynch (nee Kraemer). Loving father of Craig (Teri), Sam, Jr., Steve (Erin), John (Tammy) and Spencer (Chrissy) Lynch. Dear grandfather of 17 grandchildren and great-grandfather of 4. Brother of Tom (Vivian) Ralston and the late Rosemary Colwell. Sam was a longtime member of the Northside K of C....
William Miller
Jul 26, 2015
MILLER, William “Bill”, beloved husband of Karen (nee Kopchynski). Loving father of Brian (Allison) of Cuyahoga Falls and Michael of Cincinnati. Son of the late George and Shirley Miller. Brother of James Miller (Sue) of Mentor, Ohio, Christine Byrne (Jim) of Phoenix, Arizona, and the late Bobby Miller of Willowick, Ohio. Beloved uncle of Matt, Julie, Katie (Dan), Jim (Darlane),...

Marie Niederlehner
Jul 22, 2015
NIEDERLEHNER, Marie (nee Sandman), beloved wife of the late Roy E. Niederlehner, loving mother of Peggy (Jim) Chapman, Dan (Gail) and Jim (Linda) Niederlehner, Diane (Joe) Sievering and the late Susan (Earl) Rogers. Also survived by 13 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the age of 93. Private services to be...
Ruth Rowan
Jul 22, 2015
Ruth A. Beloved spouse of Marsha Acheson, loving mother of Tammy Rowan and sister of Nola (Bill) Miller, Kevin (Leigh) and William Rowan. Ruth was a sign language interpreter for MUSE and Cincinnati Men's Choir, retired teacher of the Deaf for Cincinnati Public Schools and board member of National Women's Music Festival. Passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at age...

Thomas Duncan Nutting
Jul 19, 2015
Thomas "Thom" Duncan Nutting born January 15, 1951. Husband of Karen (nee Forbes) Nutting. Father of Brandon (Katy) Nutting, currently of Columbus, OH and Lisa (Joel March), currently of Sidney, OH. Grandfather of Reid and Elin Nutting. Uncle to numerous nieces and nephews. Son of the late Duncan and Ruth Nutting and son-in-law to the late Bill and Rosemary Forbes....

James E. Stigler
Jul 19, 2015
STIGLER, James E. Beloved husband of Donna Stigler (nee Ries). Brother of Alan, Dave, Margie, Ann and Carol Stigler, Roslie Felix and the late Joseph Stigler and Marilyn Thiergartner. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015, at the age of 78. Memorial Mass at St. Boniface Church, 1750 Chase Ave., Northside, Saturday, July 25,...

Robert L. Steinmann
Jul 19, 2015
STEINMANN, Robert L. Beloved husband of Evelyn Steinmann (nee Bass) for 38 years. Loving father of Linda (John) Teeters, Lori B. Steinmann and Paula (Gary) Burris. Cherished grandfather of John Teeters III, Emily Little, Tristan Teeters, Rick Young, Julieann Burden and Chris Holliday. Great grandfather of 10 and great-great grandfather of 2. Passed away July 19, 2015 at the age...

Mildred E. Smith
Jul 17, 2015
SMITH, Mildred E. (nee Martin) Beloved wife of the late Dale Smith. Dear sister of Gladys Sheldon and the late Audrey May, Lowell Martin, Clifton Martin and Oran Martin. Loving aunt of Rondy May, Gale Martin and Paula Byrd. Sister-in-law of Frances Martin. Passed away July 17, 2015 at the age of 87. Visitation to be held at Hodapp Funeral...

Jill C. Fette
Jul 17, 2015
FETTE, Jill C. (nee Hardert) Beloved wife of the late James T. Fette for 59 years. Dear mother of the late David (survived by Marcia) Fette and Mark (survived by Joni) Fette and survived by daughters Virgina (Gregory) Bierman and Carolyn (David) Bryant. Loving grandmother of James, Patrick and Emily Fette; Christopher and Amanda Fette; Samantha and Jacob Bierman; and...

Betty Jean Shea
Jul 16, 2015
SHEA, Betty Jean (nee Carter) passed away July 16, 2015, age 75. Wife of the late Jack B Shea of 53 years. Mother of Ronald (Leann) Shea and Rhonda (Harold) Kelley. Grandmother of Olivia Shea, step-grandmother of Harold Kelley and the late Karisa Daniel. Sister of Donald (Vera) Carter of Somerset, KY. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Close...