Obituaries
Bonnie Staley
Jan 27, 2015
Bonnie Vanover Staley of West Chester, Ohio passed away January 27th 2015 Bonnie was born December 14th, 1940 in Whitley City, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mahan & Irene Vanover and a brother James Howard Vanover. Bonnie is survived by her husband of 58 years Arvel Staley, son Larry, grandchildren Matthew, Robin, Ben, and Jeremy. Brothers...
Kenneth C. Schuster
Jan 27, 2015
SCHUSTER, Kenneth C. beloved husband of 70 years to the late Elizabeth E. "Betty" (nee Sperber). Loving father of Bev (Dick) Stehley, Ken (Karen) Schuster, Patricia (Duncan) Creaser, Steve (Peggy) Schuster and Jane (Jim) Scheidler. Cherished grandfather of Todd, Neil, Jenny and Jon, dear brother of the late Edward (Betty) Schuster. Ken was a Captain in the U.S. Army and...
John T. Wesley
Jan 27, 2015
WESLEY, John T. Beloved husband of Agnes Wesley (nee Farmer) for 68 years. Dear father of Kathey (Bill) and the late Linda (survived by Dan). Loving grandfather of Jay Lee Johnston, Jenny Sue McCrary and Ben Dawson and great-grandfather of 8 great-grandchildren. Loving brother of the late Ott, Otis, Frances, Herbert, Lois May, and Roscoe. Also survived by several nieces...
Lucille C. Darr
Jan 26, 2015
DARR, Lucille C. (nee Bailey) Beloved wife of the late Philip O. Darr. Dear mother of Lynn (the late Steve) Worland, Philip O.(Linda) Darr, Jr. and Christine (Christopher) Wais. Loving grandmother of 7 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild expected. Lucille's loves were her family, music, gardening and golf. She was born May 23, 1920 as one of seven children....
Joseph Kenneth Ploeger
Jan 25, 2015
PLOEGER, Joseph "Ken", beloved husband of the late Carol Ann Ploeger (nee Teel), loving father of Kelli (Jerry) Hinn, cherished grandpa of Spencer, dear brother of Robert (Rita), Tony (Sue) and David (Jeanie) Ploeger. Ken was a retired Lieutenant from the Springfield Twp. Police Department. Passed away peacefully Sunday January 25, 2015 at age 72. Visitation at St. Vivian Church...
Ralph John Grothjan
Jan 24, 2015
GROTHJAN, Ralph J., beloved husband of Betty Grothjan for 61 years. Dear father of Penny (Barry) Norris, Linda (Matt) Cover and Nicholas (Michelle) Grothjan. Also survived by 8 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015. Visitation at St. John Church, 9080 Cincinnati-Dayton Rd., West Chester Twp., OH 45069 on Wednesday, from 10 a.m. until time of...
Marjorie Poole
Jan 24, 2015
Marjorie Alice (Wilkins) Poole, born 3/8/27 in Lansing, Michigan to C.O. and Grace (Briggs) Wilkins, passed away on Saturday, 1/24/15 at 87 years after a short illness. Devoted mother of Cristina (Ren) Egbert, Jeffrey Poole (Brie Havens), Amy Jo Jolley, Cynthia (Mike) Christman, Patricia (Bruce) Santoro, and Cheryl (Russ) Welsh. Loving grandmother of 14: Lea, Evan, Connor, Dylan, Skyler, Alex,...
Mildred Elizabeth Luehrman
Jan 23, 2015
Mildred (nee Fischer) beloved wife of the late Howard Luehrman, who passed in March of 1971. Loving mother of Joanne (Byron) Swanson, the late Ronald Luehrman, and the late Carole Jane Luehrman, who passed at 3 years of age. Dear grandmother of Frank Swanson, Jason Luehrman, Adam Luehrman, and Nicholas Luehrman. Dear great-grandmother of Jamie and Justin Swanson. She is...
Clara I. Sawtelle
Jan 23, 2015
SAWTELLE, Clara I., known to all as "Bobbie," died on Jan. 23 at Maple Knoll Community in Springdale, OH. Bobbie was born on June 25, 1920 in Charleston, WV to the late T R and Mae D. Irion. Her father died when she was young and her mother moved the family to Cincinnati to complete her education at UC and...
Raymond E. Schweinefus
Jan 19, 2015
SCHWEINEFUS, Raymond E. Beloved husband of and love of his life Drucilla for 58 years. Dear father of Thomas, Kenneth (Sharon), Edward (Connie) and James Schweinefus and Raejean (Raymond) Butler. Also survived by 20 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Brother of Judy Keller, Barb Fisher, Henrietta Brown and the late Joseph, Robert and Ronald Schweinefus, Rosemary Arlinghaus, Delores Ehlinger and...
Robert R. Massa
Jan 19, 2015
Robert R., born July 24, 1924. Beloved husband of the late Helen H. (nee Heskamp) for 59 years. Devoted father of Laurie, Mark (Lisa), Gary (Mary) and Barbara/Pep (Pete) Hammer. Dear brother of Rita, Patty, Roger, Gordon and the late Don, Art, Jerry and Jim. Survived by 6 grandchildren Jess, Luke, Katie, Kristen, Maria and Lauren. Died peacefully Monday, January...
Joseph D. Wilson
Jan 19, 2015
WILSON, Joseph D. Husband of Patricia A. Wilson, step-father of Chrissy, Sally and Diane (Thom), grandfather of Ryan and Rocco, brother of Luanne (Jerry) and uncle of Kim, Shawn and Jason. Passed away Monday, January 19, 2015, at age 56. Visitation at Hodapp Funeral Home, 6041 Hamilton Ave., College Hill, Wednesday 5-7 p.m. Condolences at hodappfuneralhome.com
Annita E. Davisson
Jan 19, 2015
Annita Edna Johnson Davisson, aged 76, of West Chester, Ohio passed January 19, 2015 after a brief battle with lung cancer. Annita was born July 13, 1938 in Grafton, West Virginia. She was one of four children, born to Charles Homer Johnson and Edna B. Goff Johnson. Annita was a 1957 graduate of Washington Irving High School in Clarksburg, West...
Nanette Smith
Jan 18, 2015
SMITH, Nanette "Corky" beloved wife of Jeff Smith for 46 years. Loving mother of Katie (Jason) Maney of Madeira, OH and Emily Smith of Bethesda, MD. Dear grandmother of Will, Tommy, and Joe Maney, and Robbie Yuffee. Sister of Jane (Tracy) Green of Dublin, OH, Bill (Patsy) Eikenbary of Virginia Beach, VA and Jill (Jim) Huston of Ft. Pierce, FL....
John A. Diehl
Jan 18, 2015
Diehl, John Anthony - A True Renaissance ManCivil Engineer, covered bridge expert, historian, writer, photographer, brother, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, John died on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the age of 97.Born on July 27, 1917 in Cincinnati to Agnes Kehm Diehl and Harry Diehl, John grew up at their family home on West Mills Ave. in Wyoming, the...
Edward J. Ottaway
Jan 18, 2015
OTTAWAY, Edward J. Beloved husband of 48 years to Joyce L. Ottaway. Loving father of Mark (Lea) Ottaway, Gail (Wayne) Patten, Laura Anderson, Carl (Jen) Ottaway and Paul (Kati) Ottaway. Cherished grandfather of Joel, Ethan, Julia, Jake, Emma, Halie, Noah, Erin, Aubrey, Riley and Aiden. Passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015, at age 78. Visitation at St. Clare Church, 1443...
Mary E. Kraft
Jan 17, 2015
KRAFT, Mary E. (nee Smith), dear mother of James (the late Karyn) Kemper, Karen Kemper, David (Sherri) Kemper, Mary Kemper and the late Kathy (the late David) Hawley, also survived by 12 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren, sister of Dolores Singleton. Saturday, January 17, 2015, age 83. Visitation at Hodapp Funeral Home, 7401 Vine St., Carthage,...
Lenvil Byrd
Jan 17, 2015
BYRD, Lenvil. Beloved husband of the late Della F. Byrd. Dear father of Steve (Barb) Byrd, Sandra (Calvin) Whitehead and the late Ralph Byrd. Also survived by 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Dear brother of Kenneth A. Byrd and Louise Anderson. Lenvil served in the Army during WW II where he earned 3 Bronze Stars. Passed away suddenly Saturday,...
Brenda Sue Askren
Jan 17, 2015
ASKREN, Brenda (nee Manning) beloved wife of Gary Askren for 49 years. Loving mother of Todd (Debbie) Askren and Scott (Melissa) Askren. Dear grandmother of Julian, Todd II, Lindsay, Clinton, and Hayden. Brenda is also survived by sister, Mildred Fauver, and brothers, James Manning and Kenneth Manning. Brenda passed away January 17, 2015 at age 70. Visitation will be held...
Alma L. Guynan
Jan 16, 2015
Guynan, Alma L. (nee Eiser). Beloved wife of the late Roy Guynan. Loving mother of Debby (Dale) Schaefer and Gregg (Sharon) Guynan. Grandmother of Brooke, Kendra, Daniel, Gabrielle and Erika. Great grandmother of Corinne and Gabe. Sister of Pat Smeal, Chuck, Jack, Donald and Billy Eiser. Preceded in death by her sister Joan Eiser, brother Ray Eiser and parents William...
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