Obituaries

Mary Louise Welsh

Mary Louise Welsh

May 7, 2016

WELSH, Mary Louise (nee Reuter) beloved wife of William F. Welsh for 67 years. Loving mother of Victoria Faller. Dear grandmother of Sean (Amy) Faller, Kevin Faller, and Lisa (Brian) Cron. Dear great-grandmother of Kylie and Evan. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Mary Louise passed away May 7, 2016. Visitation will be held at St. Susanna...

Jeffrey D. Roy

Jeffrey D. Roy

May 7, 2016

ROY, Jeffrey D., beloved husband of Kimberly “Kim” Roy. Loving father of Candice (Kyle) Hickox, Amy (Bob) Yazell, Eric (Emily) Adams, and Jeffrey Adams. Dear grandfather of Kaitlyn, Kayla, Billy, Austin, Jakob, Jaxson, and Mia. Dear great-grandfather of Addilynn. Jeffrey D. Roy grew up in Carthage and Mason, OH. He moved to Naples, FL in 2008. Jeffrey D. had a...

Bennie M. VanHook

Bennie M. VanHook

May 6, 2016

VanHook, Bennie M.  Father of Bennie M. VanHook, Jr.  Grandfather of Payton.  Son of the late Bennie M. and Christine Van Hook.  Brother of William D. (Elizabeth) VanHook, Bruce (Jeanie) VanHook, Thomas F. (Tammy J.) VanHook and the late Barbara Sue York (Jerry).  Also survived by many nieces and nephews.  Passed away Friday, May 6, 2016, at the age of...

Melanie Ballew

Melanie Ballew

May 5, 2016

Melanie Ballew (wilson) of Hamilton, Ohio passed away suddenly at the age of 55 on the 5th of may 2016 in her Jacksonville, Florida home. Melanie is survived by her boyfriend Oberen "Obie" Burgin; her 3 grandchildren Gavin Hubbard, Kyle Lee Jr., and Nevaeh Horn; 3 children Steven Hubbard, Kayla Hubbard, and Tonya Burgin and 4 siblings Geanne Howland, Shirley...

June D. Horwarth (nee Seiver)

June D. Horwarth (nee Seiver)

May 5, 2016

HORWARTH, June D. (nee Seiver), beloved wife of the late Wilfred Horwarth. Dear mother of William (the late Patty) Horwarth, James (Wanda) Horwarth and the late Janet (Terry) Montag.  Also survived and blessed with many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren and 2 nieces.  Sister of the late Jean McKinley.  Passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at the age of 96.  Funeral...

Mark D. Mason

Mark D. Mason

May 4, 2016

MASON, Mark D. Father of Rachael Mason, Amy (Clayton) Calvert and Mark Mason. Brother of Todd and Greg Mason.  Passed away May 4, 2015. Age 58. Visitation will take place at the Hodapp Funeral Home 6410 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd., LIBERTY TWP., Monday from 5PM until Words of Remembrance starting at 7PM. 

Binney M. Gray

Binney M. Gray

May 4, 2016

GRAY, Binney M. (nee Fredrick). Beloved wife of the late Carl D. Gray. Devoted mother of Sue (Jack) Baker, Alicia (Rick) Sparks and Carla (William) Manning. Loving grandmother of David Baker, Ann Baker, Sharon (Doug) Voegele, Kathy (Jeff) McGrath, Erin (BJ) Schmidt, Sam, Sarah and Sydney Sparks, Luke, Matthew and Hope Manning. Loving great grandmother of Lauren and Nathan Voegele,...

Robert R. O'Connell

Robert R. O'Connell

May 4, 2016

O'CONNELL, Robert R. Loving brother of Joanne O'Connell Bunning and the late John and James O'Connell. Brother-in-law of Amyra O'Connell. Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Bob was a graduate of Walnut Hills H.S. Bob was an accountant for much of his life and loved to dance at Moonlight Gardens and was active in bebop clubs...

Daniel Peter Gibbons

Daniel Peter Gibbons

May 4, 2016

Daniel P., beloved husband of Margaret (Wagner), cherished father of Mary Beth (Rich Riddle), Theresa (Darrell) Nicholson, Colleen (Greg) Hang, and Daniel (Abby).  Best grandpa in the world to Kelsi (Drew) Topits, Kaitlyn, Dominic, Patrick, Benjamin, Jacob, and Gavin.  Devoted brother to Martin (Donna), Ann (Tom) Freeman, and Mary (Dave) Osterberger.  Much loved brother-in-law of Paul (Betty) Wagner, Mark (Zita)...

Edna L. Cox

Edna L. Cox

May 4, 2016

COX, Edna L. (nee Mason).  Beloved wife of the late Richard Cox, Jr.  Dear mother of R. Greg Cox, Lisa L. (Brad) Doyle, Gary R. (Kim) Cox, Pamela R. (Nick) Borne and the late Kathy L. (Dennis) Lowery.  Dear grandmother of Christopher and Melissa Lowery, Brittany and Andrea Doyle, Brendan and Garrett Cox, Allison and Logan Borne.  Great grandmother of...

Lester Auble Jr.

Lester Auble Jr.

May 3, 2016

 Lester C. Auble, Jr. Died suddenly May 3, 2016, at the age of 85. Husband for 61 years of Sally (Meyer). Father of Scott (Ceci), Peggy Newsome (Jeff), and Andrew (Kim). Grandfather of six. Great grandfather of three. Brother of Gerald Auble. Visitation at College Hill Presbyterian Church, 5742 Hamilton Ave., on Monday, May 9th 10:00 - 11:00, until the...

Doris Humerickhouse

Doris Humerickhouse

May 2, 2016

HUMERICKHOUSE, Doris (nee Fisher). Beloved wife of Charles Humerickhouse for 47 years. Loving mother of Michael, Douglas Humerickhouse, Victoria (Tim) Humerickhouse-Vollet and Kenneth (Emily) Humerickhouse. Cherished grandmother of Shay Vollet and Nathan, Devin, Austin, Gabriel, Liberty, and Tristanna Humerickhouse. Dear sister of Ron, George, Jack, Karen, Mary, Diane and the late Ray and Bernard. Passed away May 2, 2016, Age 71....

Pauline Thall

Pauline Thall

May 2, 2016

THALL, Pauline. Dear sister of Arnold Thall and the late Edward Thall, Josephine Reitler, Virginia L. Long, Louis "Baker" Thall and Harold Thall. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Passed away Monday, May 2, 2016, at age 92. Friends may call at the Hodapp Funeral Home, 740l Vine St., Carthage, 45216, Thursday May 5, 2016 from 11 AM until...

Patrick Thompson

Patrick Thompson

Apr 28, 2016

THOMPSON, Pat beloved husband of 39 years to Cindy Thompson (nee Busam). Loving father of Elizabeth “Sis” Thompson (Donald Byrd) and Tony Thompson (Katie Ryan). Cherished Grandfather of Gabriel Thompson and Jaxon Byrd. Son of Jean and the late James Thompson. Brother of Jimmy (Marilyn), Sharon (the late Walter ”Stubs”) Brumbaugh, Sandy (Randy) Sollmann, Mark (Jana) and the late Chris...

Billy J. Roark

Billy J. Roark

Apr 27, 2016

Billy J. “Bill” passed away on April 27, 2016 at the age of 76. Beloved husband for 49 years to the late Ima Roark (nee Westerfield). Loving father of Steve (Peggy) Roark, Dennis (Tina) Roark and the late Scott (Suzanne) Roark. Cherished grandfather of Jimmy, Sara, Erin, Ally and Will. Great Grandfather of Oliver, Annie and Emory. Dear brother of...

Douglas R. Holland II

Douglas R. Holland II

Apr 27, 2016

All services held at Hodapp Funeral Home, 6410 Cincinnati Dayton Rd, Liberty Twp., OH 45044.Visitation: Sunday 1-3 PMFuneral Service: Monday 11 AMIn lieu of flowers, please direct memorial donations to the family with the link provided:https://www.gofundme.com/2kkduppg

Julia Forrestine Matheny

Julia Forrestine Matheny

Apr 26, 2016

Matheny, Julia Forrestine (nee Gregg) beloved wife of the late Clifford Joseph Matheny. Loving mother of Marsha (Paul Joseph) Munafo and Forrest (Diane) Matheny. Dear grandmother of Jeffrey Munafo, Julie Pinson, Farrah Matheny, and Joshua Matheny. Dear great-grandmother of Emma, Lana, Malin, Maddox, and Londyn. Julia passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Visitation will be held at Hodapp Funeral Home,...

JoAnn Marie Hawkins

JoAnn Marie Hawkins

Apr 25, 2016

HAWKINS, JoAnn beloved mother of Robert "Bo" S. (Erin) Hart IV and Zach (Erika) Hart, cherished grandmother of Robert "Quint" S. Hart V, loving daughter of Billie DeSalvo, dear sister of Vincent (Robin) DeSalvo, Diane (Dave) Duritsch and Christina (Mark) Dunnohew, aunt of David (Kristy), Greg (Jennie), Kristin (Bill), Chris (Katie), Matt (Annie) and Katie (Kathleen), also survived by many...

Reverend Doctor Ralph E. Uth

Reverend Doctor Ralph E. Uth

Apr 24, 2016

 The Rev. Dr. Ralph E. Uth, 90, died on Sunday, April 24, 2016. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, to the late George and Leora Elizabeth (Longstreet) Uth. On July 26, 1953, he married Marjorie Alveta Elzey in Dayton, Ohio. She survives. They have two daughters, Barbara (Robert) Braley of Avilla, Indiana, and Carol Uth of Cincinnati. They also have...

Eric Craig Allen

Eric Craig Allen

Apr 24, 2016

ALLEN, Eric C.  Loving son of Mark and Fran (nee Rottemueller) Allen.  Dear brother of Megan, Mark and Cristen.  Grandson of Hazel Allen, Frank Rottemueller and Mary Jo Rottemueller.  Also survived by aunts, uncles and numerous cousins.  Passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the age of 24.  Visitation at Hodapp Funeral Home, 7401 Vine St., Carthage, Saturday from 9:30...