Obituaries

Feb 5, 2018

Bill Bellew, age 62, of Clarksville, OH, died Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home. He was born August 25, 1955 in Christian County, KY, son of the late William Alfred  and Nannie Virginia Stowers Bellew. Bill worked as a cemetery sexton for the City of Beavercreek. He was a founding member of the C.A.R.B.S. Model Car Club, was...

Feb 4, 2018

Vernon LeRoy Utley Age 63, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away peacefully of natural causes during the Super Bowl LII on Sunday evening,  February 4, 2018 at the Wilmington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born December 19, 1954 in Little Rock, Arkansas, son of the late Clarence LeRoy Utley. Vernon worked as a Construction Worker. Graveside Funeral Services will...

Feb 3, 2018

Virginia  Snyder, age 89, of Wilmington, Ohio,  formerly of the Cincinnati area, passed away late Saturday night, February 3, 2018 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was born August 27, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio daughter of the late William & Gertrude (Hickman) Michaels. Virginia retired in 1989 as the treasurer of the Board of Education with the...

Jan 30, 2018

Galen "Shorty" Elwood Landess, age 94, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away in his sleep Tuesday morning, January 30, 2018 at his home. He was born January 27, 1924 in Highland County, Ohio, son of  the late Edgar Ordell and Zora Elizabeth Vance Landess. Shorty had been a farmer for all of his life and he semi retired in 1991....

Jan 30, 2018

Grace Ellen Stuckert Nicely, age 90, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away, Tuesday evening, January 30, 2018 at the Wilmington Nursing and Rehab Center in Wilmington, Ohio. She was born September 30, 1927 in Westboro, Ohio the youngest child of the late Charles & Clara (Vollrath) Stuckert.  On January 1, 1948, she married John J. Nicely, who passed away June...

Jan 29, 2018

Audrey L. Geary, age 87, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Monday morning,  January 29, 2018 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was born November 25, 1930 in Bristol, Rhode Island, daughter of the late William and Florence Duby Palmer. Surviving is her loving husband, Jack Geary, whom she married on October 17, 1959. Mass of Christian Burial will...

Jan 29, 2018

Lawrence E. Goeller, age 82, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, January 29, 2018 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. He was born December 3, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, son of the lateWilliam Francis and Marie Catherine Lellis Goeller. Lawrence was an US Customs House Broker and an United States Navy Veteran, having served during the Korean...

Jan 28, 2018

McDONALD, Paul J, died at home surrounded by his adoring family on Sunday, January 28 at age 76 years, 10 months after a long and valiant battle against cancer. He was born April 18, 1941 in Ravenna Ohio to John and Bertha (Fullenkamp) McDonald. He attended Saint Mary’s Elementary and graduated from Chaminade High School in 1959. He married...

Jan 28, 2018

Stephen G. Jones, age 55, of Leesburg, IN, formerly of Hillsboro, Ohio passed away Sunday,  January 28, 2018 at his home. He was born April 13, 1962 in Hillsboro, OH, son of Wilbert L. Jones Jr. and Thelma Marie Lindsay Jones.

He graduated in 1980 from Hillsboro High School, attended Salem College in West Virginia, graduated in 1984...

Jan 25, 2018

Olive Iona Hobbs, age 88, of Clarksville, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday afternoon, January 25, 2018 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio. She was born May 10, 1929 in Sturgeon, Kentucky, daughter of the late Howell Cobb & America (Sparks) Brewer.  On April 21, 1947, she married Eugene...

Jan 22, 2018

Gerald Dean "Skeet" Pierson, age 90, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed awayMonday morning, January 22, 2018 at home. He was born December 30, 1927 in New Vienna, OH, son of Guy Pierson and Fanny Ethel Fittro Pierson. On December 24, 1947 he married the love of his life, Thelma Jean Wiget. They celebrated 67 years of marriage before she passed away...

Jan 16, 2018

Kathryn E. Setty, Age 91, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 16, 2018 at the Hospitality Center for Rehab and Healing in Xenia. She was born June 13, 1926 in Blue Creek, Ohio, daughter of the late Milford Daniel & Grace Beatrice (Courtney)Reed. Surviving are her 2 daughters- Jeanne (Roger) King of Wilmington, OH, & Elizabeth "Cookie"...

Jan 9, 2018

Domie J. Knowles, age 100, of Sardinia, Ohio, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family after a short illness. She was born March 19, 1917 in Ashton, Nebraska, daughter of the late Stanley Blazey and Anna Siwinski Blazey. Domie was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church at Arnheim and was a longtime...

Jan 8, 2018

Michael Wayne Washburn, age 62, of Washington Court House, Ohio, passed away Monday afternoon, January 8, 2018 at the St. Catherine's Nursing Home in Washington Court House. He was born February 14, 1955 in Wilmington, Ohio son of the late Herman & Gladys (Brown) Washburn. Surviving are his sister- Betty Dabe of Clarksville, Ohio; brother- Herman (Peggy) Washburn, JR...

Jan 7, 2018

Norman Robert Kahlhamer, Age 91, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Sunday Evening, January 7, 2018 at the Continental Manor Nursing Home in Blanchester, Ohio. He was born October 8, 1926 in Granite Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, son of the late Bruno Eugene & Christina (Donnay) Kahlhamer. Norman worked as a Iron Worker in the Ohio area for many years. ...

Jan 7, 2018

Frances Goeller, age 74, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Sunday evening, January 7, 2018 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was born October 27, 1943 in New York City daughter of the late Daniel Mark Grossane and Barbara Mary Schneider Grossane. Surviving are husband, Lawrence Goeller of Wilmington, cousin, Barbara Forthhofer of Fayetteville, NC, two step-sons, Russell Goeller of...

Jan 6, 2018

Juanita  Strong, age 82, of Wilmington, OH, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Pineridge Nursing and Rehab in Morrow surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 3, 1935 in Peabody, KY, daughter of the late Dewey Langdon  and Delora Sizemore Langdon. Surviving is her husband, George M. Strong of Wilmington, whom she married December 31, 1955,...

Dec 30, 2017

Richard D. "Dick" Spinks, age 96 , of Wilmington, OH, died Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Chilicothe VA Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1921 in Highland County, OH, son of the late Leroy Cleveland Spinks and Wyoma Jane Shaw Spinks. Mr. Spinks was a Life Member of the Wilmington Masonic lodge #52 F&AM; The Valley of...

Dec 29, 2017

Richard W. Ockerman, age 81, of Wilmington, OH, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital  in Wilmington, OH. He was born October 6, 1936 in Hillsboro, OH, son of the late Denzil Elwood Ockerman  and Frances Wright Stanforth Ockerman. He was retired from the Bob Evans meat processing plant in Xenia after 25 years of...

Dec 25, 2017

James Andrew LaChance, age 54, of Tucson, AZ, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Christmas morning, December 25, 2017 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio.   He was born January 10, 1963 in Moses Lake, Washington son of Paul Louis & Barbara Jeanne (Haggerty) LaChance. He is a United States Navy Veteran, and was currently working as an...