Obituaries

Dec 25, 2019

Gary  Giacobbi, age 61, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Christmas evening, December 25, 2019 at home. He was born January 18, 1958, son of the late Chester & Lydia (Hill) Giacobbi.  On May 18, 1985 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, he married Kathy D. Pfeifer Giacobbi, who survives. Gary worked for Sabin's Wholesale Distributors in Wilmington and was a...

Dec 22, 2019

Ernest Wayne "Pepsi" Rockhold, age 83, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Sunday December 22, 2019 at Greenfield Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born May 28, 1936 in Hillsboro, OH, son of the late James William Anderson Rockhold  and Edith Gladys (Handcock) Rockhold. He is survived by his sister, Arlene M. Cole of Hillsboro, OH; brother, Carl Williams of...

Dec 22, 2019

David Conrad Halley was a complex man that seemed to live more than 1 life, but eventually lost his battle with mortality December 22nd, 2019, surrounded by a small number of those who loved him, with many more there with him in thought.  Preceded in death by his parents (Myron and Thelma), brother (Robert) and daughter (Paige).  He is...

Dec 22, 2019

Deloris Saurine Macke, Age 97, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, December 22, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones at home. She was born September 29, 1922 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Samuel R & Norma Louise (Schroder) Saurine.  On October 25, 1941,  she married Arthur Romer Macke Sr, who also preceded her in death in...

Dec 21, 2019

William "Eddie" Smart Jr., 76, of Martinsville, passed December 21, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born October 8, 1943 in Martinsville, and was a 1961 graduate of Martinsville High School. After 30 + years of working for ODOT he retired in 1999. Eddie was a proud member of the ODD Fellows organization, inducted in on June 1st,...

Dec 18, 2019

Esther Carol Igo, age 85, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 18, 2019 at Highland District Hospital. She was born September 14, 1934 in Highland County, Ohio, daughter of the late Stanley Ray Bowman and Ruth Florence Goldsberry Bowman. Carol retired from Buford Post Office as the Post Master in 1997. She also drove a school...

Dec 17, 2019

Kenneth E. Mingua, age 72, of Sardinia, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at the Springfield Regional Medical Center in, in Springfield, Ohio. He was born March 29, 1947 in Maysville, KY, son of the late Logan Mingua Sr. and Christine Reese Mingua. He retired from Sardinia Ready Mix after 33 years of service and was a member...

Dec 14, 2019

Josh McLaughlin, age 37, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away, Saturday, December 14, 2019 in Hillsboro. He was born September 2, 1982 in Hillsboro, Ohio, son of Stacy Eli Everhart and Jamie Ann (Gibson) Lowe. Josh loved to hangout with his family and friends enjoying dinners and playing games. He enjoyed going to concerts. Surviving are his daughter, Mara Skye...

Dec 13, 2019

Daniel Brito Alvarez, age 58, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly early Friday morning, December 13, 2019 at home. He was born September 5, 1961 in Havana, Cuba, son of  Rigoberto Brito and Hortense Alvarez.  He worked for the El Dorado  Restaurant in Wilmington. Surviving are his loving and faithful wife- Violeta Bermuda and his friends from...

Dec 12, 2019

Mary E. Tuning, age 67 of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at her home. She was born January 24, 1952 in Wilmington, Ohio the daughter of the late Walter and Evelyn Turner Saylor. Survivors include three daughters, Pam (Joe) Balsley, Angela (Danny) Pagett, Marie (Billy) Roy, and one son, John Wayne Barnthouse. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren,...

Dec 12, 2019

Stephen Alan "Stevo" Canter, age 72, of Winchester, Ohio, formerly of Middletown, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 12, 2019 at The Laurels in Hillsboro, Ohio from complications of Leukemia . He was born October 4, 1947 in Middletown, Ohio, son of the late Joseph Grafton Canter and Harriett Nellie (nee: Hinkle) Canter. Stevo graduated from Madison High School in...

Dec 12, 2019

Vicki Ann Tidd Age 72, of Jamestown. Our loving mother, wife, and “Nanny”, Vicki Ann (Pollock) Tidd died suddenly Dec 12, 2019 while cruising in the Caribbean with the Love of her Life by her side. She passed peacefully and awoke in the presence of our promised Heavenly Father. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on September 28, 1947...

Dec 9, 2019

Jesse B. Gibbens, age 51, of Lynchburg, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, December 9, 2019 at his home. He was born June 14, 1968 in Dover, Ohio, son of Daniel Leroy Gibbens and Diana Kay Burdette Gibbens. Jesse was an United States Air Force Veteran, serving during Desert Storm. He loved Harley Davidson Motorcycles and listening and playing...

Dec 9, 2019

Martha Marie Theener, Age 87, of the Wilmington area, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Monday morning, December 9, 2019 at the Four Seasons of Washington Nursing And Rehab Center in Washington Court House, Ohio. She was born August 17, 1932 in Corbin, Kentucky, daughter of the late James Lloyd & Carrie Mae (Smith) Richmond.  In November...

Dec 8, 2019

Albert Faul, age 84, of Sardinia, Ohio, passed away Sunday,  December 8, 2019 at Mercy Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. He was born November 7, 1935 in Brown County, OH, son of the late Charles Faul  and Emma Kress Faul. He was a former member of the Sardinia Volunteer Fire department; a founding member of the Sardinia Life Squad,...

Dec 4, 2019

Francis Eugene Maxwell, age 78, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away late Wednesday night, December 4, 2019 at the Jamestown Place Health and Rehab Center in Jamestown, Ohio. He was born January 29, 1941 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, son of the late Cloyce Vinton & Nina Marie (Oge) Maxwell.  On October 3, 1959, he married Linda Lou (Smith) Maxwell, who...

Dec 1, 2019

Dorothy Ann Silvis, age 94 of Wilmington (previously of Sardinia), passed away at Ohio Living Cape May on December 1, 2019. Dorothy was born in Chicago, IL on February 3, 1925, to Clarence and Jean Babb. She married her husband Ralph on July 27, 1946, and they were happily married for 69 years, until his death in 2015. She...

Nov 25, 2019

Betty Jean Young Yovich, Age 89, of Gallipolis, Ohio, formerly of Wilmington, Ohio passed away on Monday afternoon, November 25, 2019 at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. She was born February 23, 1930 in Seaman, Ohio, daughter of the late Don Watson & Alta Lea (Eakins) Tolle.

Betty retired as the receptionist for National Bank &...

Nov 18, 2019

Della "Bea" Moore, age 82, of the Mowrystown Community, passed away Monday night, November 18, 2019 at the Hospice of Hope-Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman. She was born July 1, 1937 in Charleston, West Virginia, daughter of the late Leo A. Harper and Willa Lee Gregory. Bea was a member of God's Holiness Mission in Mowrystown, where she...

Nov 16, 2019

Robert F. Whitlock, age 89, of Wilmington, OH, passed away Saturday,  November 16, 2019 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. He was born November 29, 1929 in Toledo, OH, son of the late Paul Edward Whitlock  and Lucille Elizabeth Schick Whitlock. Bob retired as an electrician at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and was a US Air Force...