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Herbert Horst Gunther Wendt
Jun 3, 2011
WENDT, Herbert Horst Günther age 77 of Fairfield died Friday, June 03, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Fairfield. He was born in Wusterhanse, Germany on December 4, 1933, the son of Otto K. and Erna F. (Giese) Wendt. Herb retired as a tool and die maker from The Hamilton Tool Company after 43 years of service. He was a member...
George F. Bryant
Jun 2, 2011
BRYANT, George F. age 84 of Hamilton died Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Huntington Court. He was born in Auburn, New York on March 27, 1927, the son of Frank A. and Elizabeth (Pinckney) Bryant. George received a Masters of Science from Miami University. On June 21, 1947, in Weedsport, New York he married Mary Elizabeth Kosters. Mr. Bryant served...
Ralph F. Hessler
May 29, 2011
HESSLER, Ralph F., age 87 of Fairfield, died Sunday May 29, 2011 in Mercy Hospital of Fairfield. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio on August 12, 1923 the son of Frank J. and Clara Ann (Dornberger) Hessler and was a 1941 graduate of Hamilton Catholic High School. Mr. Hessler served in the US Army during WWII. On November 22, 1956...
Ruby Phillips
May 22, 2011
PHILLIPS, Ruby, age 83, of Hamilton, OH, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Fairfield, OH. She was born in Rockcastle County, Kentucky on January 28, 1928, the daughter of Herbert and Mae (Carpenter) Raines. On June 5, 1948, she married Carlos F. Phillips, and he preceded her in death on May 5, 2005. They enjoyed nearly 57...
Coman Howard Shook
May 21, 2011
SHOOK, Howard age 73 of Hamilton died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Heartland of Woodridge. Mr. Shook was a systems analyst for Champion International for thirty-two years retiring in 1998. Survivors include his wife Jean; two children Donna R. (David) Menke of Cincinnati and H. Derrick Shook of Hamilton; 6 grandchildren; a sister, Sharon Frances Shook. Funeral Services will be...
Helen F. Messal
May 20, 2011
MESSAL, Helen F. age 87 of Hamilton died Friday, May 20, 2011, at Hospice of Hamilton. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on May 20, 1924 the daughter of Roy and Jessie (Schroufe) Simmons, and was a 1943 graduate of Hamilton High School. On September 20, 1947, in Millville, Ohio she married Robert H. Messal. Survivors include her husband, Bob;...
Joseph D. Luibel
May 18, 2011
LUIBEL, Joseph D. age 64 of Madeira, Ohio died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at U.C Medical Center. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on February 11, 1947, the son of Joseph F. and Mabel (Proffit) Luibel, and was a 1966 graduate of Middletown High School. Mr. Luibel attended the University of Kentucky. On November 14, 1987, he married Sharon McCune....
Fred J. Jones
May 18, 2011
JONES, Fred age 93 of Hamilton, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Hospice of Hamilton. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio on June 9, 1917, the son of Fred J. and Ruth (Ruwe) Jones. Mr. Jones graduated from Middletown High School in 1937 and attended the University of Cincinnati. On November 14, 1942 in St. Mary Church in Hamilton he...
Helen Grace
May 17, 2011
GRACE, Helen (Pierson) age 96 a resident of Mt. Pleasant Retirement Village, died there Tuesday, May 17, 2011. She was born in Butler County, Ohio on October 27, 1914, the daughter of William and Barbara (Ries) Pierson. She was educated in the Seven Mile Schools. On October 6, 1956, at Zion Lutheran Church, she married William H. Grace, and he...
Patricia Ann Bowers (Cearley)
May 8, 2011
Patricia Ann Bowers (Cearley), age 80 a prominent business woman from Piqua Ohio passed away May 8, 2011 from a long respiratory illness. At one time she and her former husband owned three beauty shops in the Piqua area, the Fantasy, Peacock and Debonair. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on November 28, 1930 and was the daughter of Cecil...
Marylou Scott
May 3, 2011
SCOTT, Marylou, of Hamilton died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Hospice of Hamilton. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on October 19, 1927, the daughter of Roy and Lila (Hunt) Walton. Marylou worked as a deputy auditor for the Butler County Auditors Office for thirty-five years, retiring in 1997. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, and...
Kenneth S. Garten
May 2, 2011
GARTEN, Kenneth S. age 49 of Hamilton died Monday, May 2, 2011, at Fort Hamilton Hospital. He was born in Naples, Florida on December 4, 1961, the son of Lloyd S. and Edith Carlene (Downs) Garten. Mr. Garten served in the US Navy, for four years aboard the USS Yellowstone as a machinery repairman. Kenneth had worked as a Corian...
Marjorie A. Leck
May 2, 2011
LECK, Marjorie A. age 80 of Hamilton died Monday, May 2, 2011 at Fort Hamilton Hospital. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on January 26, 1931, the daughter of Roger and Elsie (Hussong) Foley and was a 1949 graduate of Hamilton High School. On September 8, 1950, in the Lindenwald United Methodist Church she married Walter Robert Leck a marriage...
James "Jim" D. Judge
Apr 25, 2011
JUDGE, James D. "Jim", age 67, formerly of the Lindenwald neighborhood of Hamilton, Ohio, currently a resident of Bangkok, Thailand, died there Monday, April 25, 2011. Jim graduated from Hamilton Catholic H.S. in 1961, attended University of Dayton, and was a Senior Airmen (SrA) United States Air Force 1963 – 1966, stationed at DaNang Airbase, Vietnam. He was preceded in...
George R. Eichhold
Apr 21, 2011
EICHHOLD, George R. age 49 of Fairfield died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at his home. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio on April 27, 1961, the son of John O. and Elaine (Beck) Eichhold, and was a 1980 graduate of Garfield High School. George worked as a photographer at Fernald for 15 years, and had worked at several positions in...
W. John Porter Jr.
Apr 20, 2011
PORTER, William John Jr, age 79, of Fairfield, Ohio died at Hospice of Hamilton in Hamilton, Ohio of pancreatic cancer on April 20, 2011. John was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 2nd, 1931, the only child of William John Porter, Sr. and Anna Kathryn MacDonald Porter. In 1957, John married Ann Cassidy, and together they raised seven children, his...
Albert H. Senger
Apr 14, 2011
SENGER, Albert H. age 87 of Fairfield died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Triple Creek Retirement Community. He was born in Hamilton on August 2, 1923, the son of Albert C. and Marie R. (Quell) Senger, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp having served during WWII in Normandy, earning four bronze stars. On September 5, 1942,...
Phillip A. Howard
Apr 12, 2011
HOWARD, Phillip A. age 74 of Hamilton died Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Fort Hamilton Hospital. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio on August 14, 1936, the son of Berlin E. and Isabel (Vessely) Howard, and was a 1954 graduate of Hamilton High School. On June 30, 1956 in Dayton, Ohio he married Arlene S. Klenk. Mr. Howard worked as...
Richard E. Jones
Apr 8, 2011
JONES, Richard R. age 63 formerly of the Hamilton/ Butler County area, died Friday April 8, 2011 in Danville, Kentucky. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio on August 8, 1947 the son of Lowell and Betty (Eckstein) Jones. A 1965 graduate of Lakota High School, Richard also graduated from the Hobart Welding School. He had worked on the family sod...
Everett "Sam" Ivins
Apr 3, 2011
IVINS, Everett "Sam" Jr., age 69, died Sunday April 3, 2011 in Roseville Minnesota. Mr. Ivins served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Sam enjoyed photography and loved to travel. Survivors include his Aunt, Marjorie Bittinger; cousins, Melanie, Jennie, Jackie, Keith, Jean, Carol, and Jeri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am Saturday in the Zettler Funeral Home,...
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