Obituaries

Dec 12, 2018

Ruth Anna Steritz, age 90, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Wednesday evening, December 12, 2018 at the Wilmington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 30, 1928 in Martinsville, Ohio, daughter of the late Frank F. & Leona Elizabeth (Claibourn) Quigley.   On February 3, 1951 in Lynchburg, Ohio, she married Robert Dale Steritz, who also preceded her...

Dec 8, 2018

Jerry Barr, age 77, of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Hope Health Care in Lehigh Acres, FL. He was born November 13, 1941 in Brown County, Ohio, son of the late Stanley Ellis Barr and Cora Dean Rheinfrank Watson. Jerry worked  for Asplundh Tree Service and served on the Mowrystown Village Council for many years....

Dec 7, 2018

Dale Tissot, age 68, of Mowrystown, passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 7, 2018 at his home. He was born June 30, 1950 in Hillsboro, OH, son of the late Earl Laverne Tissot  and Helen Lea Fender Tissot. Dale was a 1968 graduate of Whiteoak High School; a member of Mowrystown Presbyterian Church where he had served as an Elder,...

Dec 6, 2018

Betty J. Caplinger, age 82 , of Pike County, Ohio, passed away Thursday night, December 6, 2018 at Piketon Nursing Center. She was born in Arkoe, Ohio, daughter of the late Jesse James and Eva (Mawk) Gorman. Surviving are her son, Bill Caplinger of Highland County, daughter and son-in-law, Jackie and John Dorfe of  Pennsylvania, five grandchildren, and twelve...

Dec 6, 2018

Ronald Dale Livingston, Age 72, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at home. He was born January 28, 1946 in Keokee, Virginia, son of  the late Millard Clarence & Marie W. (Pennington) Livingston. A US Army Vietnam War Veteran, Ron retired from the Clinton County Highway Department with over  30 years of combined service....

Dec 5, 2018

Glenda Yockey, 59, of Sardinia, Ohio, passed away on December 5, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Glenda Yockey was born at Georgetown Hospital to Dave and Rosina Bohrer on October 28, 1959.  She went to school at Whiteoak High School.  Glenda has been married to the love of her life, Randy...

Dec 1, 2018

Karen  Pierce, Age 60, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Saturday evening, December 1, 2018 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington  after her five and a half year battle with cancer. She was born July 8, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio daughter of the late Frank Joseph & Marilyn Louise (Scantland) Mitchell. Karen received her...

Nov 27, 2018

Delpha Wilmoth, age 87, of Mowrystown, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman, OH. She was born on May 1, 1931 to the late Alvin  and Elsa (Alexander) Foster  in Adams County, OH. Delpha was a member of the Mowrystown Church of Christ and was a former employee of...

Nov 26, 2018

Walter E. Caplinger, age 85, of Highland County, passed away Monday morning, November 26, 2018 at his home. He was born December 26, 1932 in Elmville, Ohio, son of  the late William Alton and Melva Mae ( Lewis) Caplinger. Surviving are his wife, Betty Joan Caplinger, son, Bill Caplinger of Highland County, daughter and son-in-law, Jacquelyn and John Dorfe...

Nov 24, 2018

Shirley Joye  Newkirk, Age 87, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Late Saturday Night, November 24, 2018 at the Wilmington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington. She was born May 15, 1931 in Fairview, Ohio, daughter of the late Archie Ernest & Pearl E. (Taylor) Hart.  On May 20, 1951 in Fairview, Ohio, she married Paul G. Newkirk, who survives....

Nov 18, 2018

Nellie Edith Humphrey, age 93, of Martinsville, Ohio, passed away early Sunday morning, November 18, 2018 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was born March 4, 1925 in Idaho, Ohio, daughter of the late Rev. Emmanuel Layton and Emma Jane (Palmer) Woods. On May 20, 1941, she married Sherman Humphrey, who passed away in April of 1985. Nellie...

Nov 18, 2018

Phyliss A. Edenfield, age 60, of the Danville community, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at University of Cincinnati Hospital. She was born September 13, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of Richard Craft Sr. and Marie Johnson Craft. Phyliss was a class of 1976 graduate of Kings Mills High School and graduated valedictorian of her class from Southern State...

Nov 18, 2018

Forrest Fredrick Beery, 97, died unexpectedly at his Rocky Fork Lake home on November 18, 2018. Forrest was born to Fred and Leafee Beery in Lancaster, Ohio on November 16, 1921. The family moved to Hillsboro in 1925 to open a chicken hatchery, which remained open until 1958. Forrest worked in both the Hatchery and on the family farm...

Nov 15, 2018

Mary Julliard Whiting Hogan, age 91, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away late Thursday morning, November 15, 2018 at her home. She was born July 29, 1927 in Highland County, Ohio, daughter of the late Homer Lee and Emma Marie (Roades) Julliard. Mary worked as a typist and secretary most of her working years, with the last employment...

Nov 14, 2018

Arnold "Buddy"  Hosier, 63, of Merritt Island, FL, formerly of Wilmington,  died November 14, 2018 in FL. He was born August 7, 1955 in, son of the late Arnold B. Hosier and Mary Alice Flint Hosier Townsend. Known by friends as Buddy or The Mayor of Merritt Island due to his open and welcoming demeanor. Surviving are son, Jeremy...

Nov 12, 2018

Kohl Allen Villalpando, stillborn son of Raymon Victor and Tiffany Irene Whitehead Villalpandro, of Wilmington, OH, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018, 12:48 a.m. at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, OH. In addition to his parents, other survivors include his Brothers & Sisters, Zavier, Asia, Tayven,  Jasmin, Rayden, grandparents, aunts, uncles,  & cousins. Services will be held at...

Nov 8, 2018

Deborah Jane Woodruff, Age 68, of Wilmington, Ohio, currently of Lake Elsinore, California passed away  on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at home. She was born April 6, 1950 in Wilmington, Ohio, daughter of the late Gerald David Logan  and the late Marilyn (McKee) Clark.  On December 12, 1983 in Wilmington, she married Gerald Eugene Woodruff, who passed away on...

Nov 7, 2018

William H. "Bill" Ostermeier JR, age 93, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 7, 2018 at the Artis Senior Living Center in Mason, Ohio. He was born September 1, 1925 in Springfield, IL, son of the late William Henry  & Wilhemine Minnie (Stach) Ostermeier SR. A Jefferson Township High School Graduate, he started his adulthood being...

Nov 3, 2018

Casey I. Rudduck, Age 38, of Sabina, Ohio, passed away, Saturday morning, November 3, 2018 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio due to a tragic car accident that occurred on October 24, 2018. She was born November 6, 1979 in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of Franklin Earl (Sheila) Rudduck, of Sabina  and Mona (Kyle)  Helton-Napier, of Goshen, OH....

Oct 31, 2018

Maddline  Morgan, age 69, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly in the late afternoon on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at home. She was born August 15, 1949  in Wheelwright, Kentucky, daughter of the late Clifford & Laura (Crawford) Hall.  She married Earnest Richard Morgan Sr, who preceded her in death in 1990. Surviving are her son- JR (Candi) Morgan,...