Obituaries

Feb 23, 2023

Kenneth Ralph Leach, age 87, passed away February 23, 2023. Beloved husband of 64 years to the late Stella Louise (nee Fisher) Leach. Loving father of Timothy (Carolyn) Leach, Kathy (the late Richard) Stephens and Thomas (Tracy) Leach. Proud grandfather of Nicholas Leach, Brandon Leach, Hannah Rapien, Mariah Stidham, Trent Stephens, Trae Stephens, Tiffanie Day, Ashley Bolser, Bethany Stansell...

Feb 23, 2023

Gloria Jane (nee Barnett) of Loveland, Ohio.  Beloved wife of William "Skip" Vance.  Dear mother of Eric Barnett.  Loving grandmother of Wesley Manning, Tyler Manning, Cassie Manning, Bailey Houchen, Alexis Rivera and Vanessa Rivera.  Great grandmother of 7 great grandchildren.  Sister of Charley Barnett, Dale Barnett and the late Terry and Glen Barnett.  Passed away on Thursday, February 23,...

Feb 22, 2023

Wilma "Colene" Ponder (nee Cobb), 81, of Batavia, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on February 22nd. She passed away suddenly surrounded by her loved ones.

Colene was the devoted wife of over 56 years to Willie Ponder. She was the loving mother and mother-in-law to Sheree and Chad Fritz. She was the greatest "GeeGee"...

Feb 22, 2023

Betty Ruth (nee Currens) Shrout of Loveland. Beloved wife of 75 years to the late Donald Lloyd Shrout. Loving mother of Cindy (Bruce) Young, Mike (Linda) Shrout and Don (Mary Jo) Shrout. Proud grandmother of Chas (Lien) Young, Emily (Mike) Plowfield, Derek (Melissa) Shrout, Lisa (Joe) DeFiore, Katie (Justin) Shepard and Ryan (Carrie) Shrout. Great grandmother of Seth, Nicholas,...

Feb 22, 2023

Bryon Keith Yeary of Pleasant Plain, OH. Passed away on February 22, 2023, at the age of 58. Born on June 20, 1964, in Wilmington, OH.

Loving brother of Darrell (Brenda) Yeary, Doyle (Lesa) Yeary and Jeff (Debbie) Yeary. Proud uncle of Aaron (Lindsey) Yeary, Adam (Mary) Yeary, Rachel (Trent) Barker, Trina (Terry) Townsend, Derek (Kristin) Yeary,...

Feb 22, 2023

Emma Faye Hamilton, 97, formerly of Blanchester, Ohio, passed away February 22, 2023, in Burlington, North Carolina.

She was the beloved mother of Stephen (Marilyn) Hamilton, Larry (Janice) Hamilton, and Bryan (Rene) Hamilton; loving grandmother of Crystal Ogden, Monica Gray, Shannon Hamilton, Jennifer Nichols, Todd Hamilton, Tiffany Jewett, Luke Hamilton, Melissa Phillips, Levi Hamilton, Eli Hamilton, and...

Feb 21, 2023

Mary Rose Pettigrew of Goshen, Ohio. Devoted daughter of the late Elder and Edna (nee Wilkins) Malloy. Beloved wife of the late Allen "Dick" Pettigrew. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Diane and the late Jim Vockell, Julie and Dale Bockerstette, Jim and the late Robin Pettigrew, Joe and Beth Pettigrew, Chris and Jorge Benitez, John and Joan Pettigrew, the...

Feb 21, 2023

Scott Raymond Schneider (AKA Lum) of Loveland. Beloved husband of 11 years to Patty Schneider. Loving father of Jeremy Schneider, Tara (Andy) Atkinson, Rodney (Alana) Huff, Melissa (Angelo) Mumford, and Tiffany (Eric) Steck. Proud grandfather of Austin, Garrison, Colton, Katelynn, Cole, Dylan, Haley, Madison, Ryan, Casey, Landry, AJ, Jayden, Rae, Braylon, Averie, Brison, and Calvin. Son of the late...

Feb 19, 2023

Ralph C. Hopkins of Goshen, OH, passed away February 19, 2023, at the age of 71.

Beloved husband of Freda (nee Feltner) Hopkins. Loving father of Louis Ralph (Sarah) Hopkins and Jennifer Leigh (John) Poe. Proud grandfather of Chase Jonathon Poe. Cherished son of the late Louis and Margaret (nee Stein) Hopkins. Dear brother of Gerri Helene...

Feb 19, 2023

Meville "Skip" Romohr, 84, of Clarksville, Ohio, passed away on February 19, 2023.

He was the beloved father of Chris (Pam) Romohr, Mark Romohr, and Kimberly (Todd) Lehman; proud grandfather of Kazi (Jeremiah) McDowell, Kelly (Trisha) Romohr, Kyle (Davina) Romohr, Cody Romohr, Markayla Romohr, Ben Starkey, and Matthew Starkey; great-grandfather of eight.

Skip was preceded...

Feb 19, 2023

Carol Ann Kolp (nee Redmon), beloved, mother, grandmother, sister and wife, passed away February 19, 2023 at the age of 71 from pancreatic cancer.

Born on December 8, 1951 to Ruby and Willie Redmon in Cincinnati, she attended Indian Hill High School and the University of Cincinnati, where she met the love of her life, Richard Kolp....

Feb 18, 2023

Elva Josephine Henson of Loveland, Ohio. Beloved wife of the late Harlin P. Henson. Loving mother of the late John Henson and survived by her son Paul (Nancy) Henson. Devoted mother-in-law of Doris Henson. Cherished grandmother of the late Angela Henson and survived by her grandchildren Johnny Henson, Jennifer (Mike) Swims, Dan (Rebecca) Henson, Emily (Michael) Gerth, and David...

Feb 17, 2023

Nicholas E. Kellermann of Batavia, OH, passed away February 17, 2023, at the age of 34. Beloved husband of Heather (nee Schoenung) Kellermann. Proud father of Cole and Trey Kellermann. Cherished son of Joseph P. and Verna (nee Colvin) Kellermann. Dear brother of Natalie (Shaun) Dixon. Dear brother in spirit to Quinten Smith. Loving son-in-law of Tom and Sherry...

Feb 17, 2023

Otto Fredrick (Fred) Klingman age 94 of Sharonville, passed away on February 17th, 2023. Fred was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Cecil Opal (Rusk) Klingman and Otto Carl Klingman. He married his beloved "Bright Star on a Dark Night", Joyce (Hall) on June 11th, 1954 in Vevay, Indiana. They were married for 65 years.

Fred retired as...

Feb 16, 2023

Helen "Lucy" Lansing, 84, of Blanchester, Ohio, passed away on February 16, 2023, in Dayton, Ohio.

She was the beloved mother of Debbie Lansing, Jeff (Donna) Lansing, Dee (Cheyenne) Duggins, Kevin (Donna) Lansing, and Sonya Taylor; loving grandmother of David (Corrina) Hill, Dawn (Brian) West, Dustin (Lacy) Hill, Angela (Michael) Sammon, Jeremy (Jenny) Lansing, Cheyenne (Cerrissa) Duggins,...

Feb 15, 2023

David L. Sieg of Loveland. Beloved best friend and husband of 32 years to Mary (nee Weiss) Sieg. Proud father of Kyle David Sieg and Kevin Jacob Sieg. Son of the late Leonard Jacob and Frances Alberta (nee Scheffler) Sieg of Chattanooga, TN. Dear brother of Philip (Tina) Sieg of Knoxville, TN. Dearest son-in-law of Mary Flo Weiss. Loving...

Feb 15, 2023

Glenna Jean Emerson, 94, of Goshen, Ohio, passed away February 15, 2023.

She was the beloved mother of Diane (Jerry Freytag) Emerson, Donna (Steve) Endicott, Phillip Emerson, and Perry Emerson; loving grandmother of Robin (Joshua) Coleman, Renee Durham, Bobbi (Matthew) Englert, Stacey (Elias) Abner, and Dillon Emerson; proud great-grandmother of Lily and Connor Coleman, Madison and Carson...

Feb 15, 2023

Alex David Farren of Loveland, Ohio. Beloved son of David & Karen Farren. Loving brother of Carissa & Brian Caprio and Samuel Farren. Blessed to be an uncle to Cora, Charlee, and Caroline. Cherished grandson of Val & Margaret Farren and Jack & Shirley Werst. Devoted nephew to Kevin & Tricia Werst, Amy & Ryan Longstreth, Laura & Michael...

Feb 15, 2023

Michael S. Molzberger, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on February 15, 2023, age 67. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Michael served for two years in the U.S. Army before attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Professionally, the Maineville, OH, resident took pride in establishing a standard of excellence in the automotive industry, spending time in the early...

Feb 14, 2023

Janet Rose Starkey of Loveland, Ohio. Beloved wife of the late Gerald Starkey, Sr. Loving mother of Jeannette (Hank) Mautner, Carolyn Starkey, Gerald (Sharon) Starkey, Jr., Mary (Dan) Peter, Victoria (Greg) Geckle, Tressy (Josh) West, and the late Joe Starkey. Dear mother-in-law of Barb Starkey. Devoted grandmother of Anna Spears, Mandy Spears, Kyle Starkey, Emily Starkey, Seth Starkey, Michael...