Obituaries
John W. Trauth
May 31, 2011
John W., age 58, died May 31, 2011, Cincinnati, OH. Loving husband of Julia Ann (nee Carroll). Devoted father of John Jr., Kathleen (Jason) Miller, & Timothy Trauth. Preceeded in death by his sister Carol T. Dressman. Caring brother of Joseph Trauth Jr., Patrice Trauth, Marilynn (Kim) Knoppe, & Janine Trauth. Dear friends of the family Debbie Hawthorne and Lisa...

Leroy W. Blackburn
May 30, 2011
BLACKBURN, Leroy Walter “Roy,” beloved husband of Ruth Blackburn (nee Noble), loving father of Don (Jess), Robert (Tab), Ralph, Mark, Donna and the late Darryl, loving brother of Virginia Rucker and Willum Levley, also survived by 17 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Monday, May 30, 2011, age 74. Visitation at Hodapp Funeral Home, 7401 Vine St., Carthage, Friday from 10...

Libbyann Lovejoy
May 30, 2011
Lovejoy, Libbyann “Libby” Loving daughter of the late Thomas and Genevieve Lovejoy. Dear sister of Larry (Gail Deatherage) Lovejoy and Thomas (Darleen) Lovejoy. Preceded in death by her sister in law Joann Lovejoy. Beloved aunt of Todd (Jamie) Lovejoy, Christy (Rick) Bucher, and Terri, Tommy, Jenny, and Laura. Also survived by many great nieces and nephews. She will be dearly...
John J. Benken, Jr.
May 30, 2011
BENKEN, John J., Jr., beloved husband of Therese Benken (nee Connor), loving father of Kara (Matthew) Garrod, Krista (B. Thayne, Jr.) Bedenkop and Kathryn Benken, dear grandfather of Rowan Bedenkop, Ava and Madalyn Garrod, brother of Virginia Benken, Barbara (Ron) Wimprine, Mary Benken-McCauley and Dorothy (Denis) Zahner, also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Monday, May 30, 2011, age...
Frances Terry
May 29, 2011
TERRY, Frances Louise (nee Birkle) wife of Jack H. Terry, mother of David, Paul (Kathy), Patti, Ron (Sandy), Andrew (Karen) Terry, grandmother of 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, and sister of 12. Born February 4, 1933 and passed May 29, 2011, Age 78. Visitation to be held at Hodapp Funeral Home, 7401 Vine St., Carthage, Thursday from 9:30 AM until...
Robert E. Gregory
May 29, 2011
Gregory, Robert E. Loving son of Bonnie J. (nee Richardson) Gregory and the late William C. Gregory. Dear brother of William C. (Vickie) Gregory Jr. of West Chester and Rev. Beckie Linn Gregory of Clarinda, IA. Beloved uncle of William C. III and great uncle to Jade and Haylee Gregory. Also survived by aunts, uncles, and many cousins. Bob was...

Jean Carter Majors
May 28, 2011
Majors, Jean Carter, born January 2, 1935, died May 28, 2011. Loving wife, for 59 years, of Curtis Majors. Mother of 3 and grandmother of 7. Celebration of Life Service will be at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Tuesday, May 31, at 6 pm. In lieu of flowers the family requests helium balloons or a donation to Mt. Carmel Seniors.
Loretta G. Gutzwiller
May 27, 2011
HOLCOMB Loretta G. (nee Gutzwiller)., Beloved wife of the late Ward A. Holcomb. Sister of Mildred Schweiter and the late Jerome Gutzwiller, Edna Stahl, Earl Gutzwiller, Wilbur Gutzwiller and Clarence Gutzwiller. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friday, May 27, 2011, age 91. Visitation at St. Michael Church, 11144 Spinner Ave., Sharonville, Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. until...

Irvin Albert Reiman
May 27, 2011
REIMAN, Irvin, husband of Mary Ruth, father of Debbie Pels, Vicki Patton and Denver Taylor, grandfather of 6 and great-grandfather of 7, brother of Genora Callahan and the late Fred Reiman and Fay Ann Hubrich. Friday, May 27, 2011, age 80. Visitation at Hodapp Funeral Home, 7401 Vine St., Carthage, Thursday from 1 p.m. until funeral service at 2 p.m....

Eloise V. Haggard
May 26, 2011
HAGGARD, Eloise V. (nee Wallace) Beloved wife of Verl Haggard for 55 years. Dear mother of Kevin (Kim) Haggard. Loving grandmother of Kevin R (Ashley) and Kyle (Celeste) Haggard. Great-grandmother of Jaedyn, Nevaeh, and Konnor Haggard. Sister of the late Elmer Wallace and Imogene “Sis†Hilliard. Sister-in-law of Gladys Wallace. Suddenly, Thursday, May 26, 2011. Age 81. Visitation at the...

Lucy H. Williams
May 26, 2011
WILLIAMS, Lucy Helen (nee Stephens). Dear mother of Charles (Cindie) Denham, Carolyn (Marvin) Littrell, Lois (Len) Hartman, Ronnie and Gene Denham. Loving grandmother of Paula Brown, Theresa Mounts, Linda Robinsion, Paul Lovelace, Lena Lahoma, Melinda, Gene, Charlotte, Michelle Denham, Tracy Wieland and Damon, Roy and Jimmy Harp. Also survived by 28 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren.. Daughter of...

Mary Cecilia Haggard
May 26, 2011
HAGGARD, Mary Cecilia “Ceil” (nee Wethington), dearly beloved wife of the late Loyal L. “Tom” Haggard, loving Mom of Joyce (Ernie) Hughes, Les (Carol Lee) Haggard, Nancy (Bob) Adams and the late Phyllis (Dick) Gronauer, Grandma of Mike, Rick and Don Hughes, Kim Morgan, Dave Haggard, Steve and Paul Gronauer, Barbara Doles, Julie Rehkamp, Ken and Jim Rodgers, Great-Grandma of...
James Joseph Barnes
May 26, 2011
James J., beloved husband of Pat Barnes and the late Nancy Barnes, loving father of Steven (Kristin) Barnes, Lori (Steve) Jones, Lynn Barnes and the late Pam (Scott) Martini, grandfather of 11 and great grandfather of 3, brother of the late Lou Barnes, Helen Murphy and Chuck Barnes, step-father of Russ and Wayne Sowers. Thursday, May 26, 2011, age 71....
Vernon Barlow
May 25, 2011
BARLOW, Vernon R. Devoted husband of Vivian Barlow (nee Stone). Beloved father of Kimberly Barlow, Melinda (Jamie) Johnson, and Rhonda (Dave) Bockman and the late Robert Barlow. Dear grandfather of Courtney (Justin) Kruse, Kelsey Johnson, Brittany, Meridith, Audrey, and JoEllen Schmidt and Natalie Bockman. Brother of Charlotte (Jim) Cox and the late Gerald, Evatine, and Brenda. Passed away Wednesday, May...

Jacqueline Tilley
May 25, 2011
TILLEY, Jacqueline (nee Curtis) Beloved wife of Ronald T. Tilley for 54 years. Dear mother of Ronald P. (Deborah) Tilley. Loving grandmother of Benjamin and Hope Tilley. Sister of Deborah Napier, Paulette Ashley, Laura Webb, Helen Tanner, Kenneth Curtis and the late Cathy Brock, Roberta Shouse, Cheryl, Gregory, and Raymond Curtis. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Passed away...

Joyce M Stone
May 24, 2011
STONE, Joyce, beloved wife of 61 years to Robert Stone, Sr., loving mother of Robert (Carol) Stone, Jr., Melissa (Michael) Rycyk, Theodore (Bethal), James (Nancy) and William Stone, grandmother of 15 and great grandmother of 13. Tuesday, May 24, 2011, age 83. Visitation at St. Vivian Church, 7600 Winton Rd., Finneytown, Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until Memorial Mass at 10:30AM....
Dorothy Roth
May 23, 2011
Roth, Dorothy (nee Trainor) Loving wife of the late Arthur H. Roth. Beloved mother of Brett (Theresa) Roth. Grandmother of Cameron, Max, and Natalie. Sister of Joe Trainor. Aunt of Lucia Crawford and Kevin Birkmeyer. Passed away May 23, 2011, age 81. Dorothy was named one of the 2010 West Chester Liberty Chamber Alliance Women of Excellence. In 1999 the...
Wayne E. Crotty
May 23, 2011
CROTTY, Wayne E., beloved husband of Ruth Crotty and the late Mary Catherine Collins Crotty, dear father of Timothy (Patricia) Crotty, Patricia (Ivan) Misrach, Judy (James) Hall, Michael, Ann and Marianne Crotty, all of Cincinnati, also survived by 15 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren,brother of the late Thomas A. and John “Jack” Crotty, uncle to several nieces and nephews. Monday,...

Margaret Rosselot-Guilfoyle
May 22, 2011
Margaret Mary “Margie” Rosselot-Guilfoyle Beloved wife of John (Jack) Guilfoyle who preceded her in death on Nov. 21, 2007. Step-mother of John J. Guilfoyle, Mary Pennington, Mark and Thomas Guilfoyle, and the late Matthew Guilfoyle. Dearly loved aunt of Jane (Bill Fultz) Young, David Rosselot, Sarah (Raymond Devine) Rosselot, James (Linda) Rosselot, and Ben (Carla) Rosselot. Sister-in-law of Margie Ann...
Edgar Biggers
May 21, 2011
Biggers, Col. Edgar W. Biggers, Jr., husband of Mardie G Biggers of West Chester, OH. Father of Carolyn B. (Jerry) Norton of Nebraska City, NE, and Robert W. (Cyndee) Biggers of Albuquerque, NM. Grandfather of Ashley M. Biggers and Patrick W. Biggers of Albuquerque. NM. Col. Biggers retired from the Air Force after 32 years. He served in World War...