Obituaries

Aug 17, 2017

BROWN Rose M. "Boomie" (nee Stubbeman). Daughter of the late Frederick and Mary Stubbeman. Beloved wife of the late John D. Brown III. Devoted mother of Karol (John Brooksbank), Patricia, Mary Ann, and Thomas Brown. Cherished grandmother of Brian (Loni Muirheid) Brown, Maura MacDonald, Ashley Smith, and Kelsey (Dustin) Underwood. Adored great grandmother of Henry and Alder Underwood, Lydia...

Aug 14, 2017

BRIDGEFORD, Jerome "Jerry" M. Beloved husband of Joyce (nee Jennings) Bridgeford of 65 years. Devoted father of Cathy (Mark) Greensfelder, Susan Cummings, Alan (Amy) Bridgeford, Mary Bridgeford, and Beth (Rex) Droese. Loving grandfather of seven. Great grandfather of three. Dear brother of Paul Bridgeford, Wilda Kovich, and the late Jack Bridgeford. Jerry was born on August 6, 1927 in Fargo...

Aug 8, 2017

Rose Marie (nee Janson) passed away August 8, 2017 at the age of 91.  Born on August 18, 1925.  Beloved wife of the late Roger Russell Potraffke; loving mother of Gerianne Rita Hill and Roger (Penny) Potraffke.  Dear grandmother of Samantha and Emma Hill, Alexander (Lee) Ward and Michael Potraffke; great grandmother of Isabel Hill, Sophia, Jackson and Christopher...

Aug 7, 2017

Phyllis “Jane” Huber (nee Murphy), 85, of Springdale, Ohio, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2017 at thehome of her son. She was born on June 29, 1932 to the late John K. Murphy and Elizabeth Jane (Lindner) Murphy. In 1954, she married Edward Huber Jr., who preceded her in death. A lifelong resident of Springdale, Jane attended Glendale...

Aug 5, 2017

PFEFFER, Charles A. Age 82. Passed away August 5, 2017. Born July 6, 1935 at Russellville, Ohio to the late Andrew and Sue Pfeffer. Survived by sister Bonnie Murphy, niece Amy Schadle, nephews, Jim (Laura) Schadle, and Gail (Kim) Schadle, 8 grand nieces and nephews, and 5 great grand nieces and nephews, brother in law Michael (Kim) Stanfill, step...

Aug 4, 2017

George M. Eha, 90, passed away on August 4, 2017.  Beloved husband of Lois.  Loving father of Patricia, Michael, Steven, Christine, and David.  Dear grandfather of Colin, Sean, Ryan, Lois, Emily, Andrew, Sydney, and Alex. George is a member of the Reading High School Sports Hall of Fame and a lifelong Reds fan. Visitation is Wednesday, August 9, 2017...

Aug 3, 2017

FLAKER, Beatrice M. (nee Shatwell). Beloved wife of the late Jacob Flaker. Devoted mother of Jacob (Lois) Flaker, Bettylu (Bill) Bryan, and Susan (Marty) Aschoff. Loving grandmother of eleven; great grandmother of twenty-six, and great-great grandmother of three. Bea passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the age of 102 years. Friends may greet the family at First...

Aug 3, 2017

PHELPS, Tammy C. (nee Ferguson). Age 56, of Arlington Heights, Ohio. Passed away on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 2, 1961. She was preceded in death by her mom, Clara Lee VanNest. Tammy is survived by her husband, Greg Phelps; siblings, Johnny (Sharon) Ferguson and Janet (Steve) Burkhart; loving children, Christina (Tom)...

Jul 31, 2017

CLAUSSEN, Dorothy L. (nee Pestel). Devoted mother of Mike (Mary Ann) Claussen. Loving grandmother of Jim (Lisa) Claussen and Tom (Amy) Claussen. Dear great grandmother of five. Also survived by two nephews and one niece. Dorothy passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 at the age of 90 years. Friends may greet the family at Our Lady of the...

Jul 27, 2017

Adele Louise Hansen (nee MacDonald) ,85, passed away on July 27, 2017.  Beloved wife of the late Ronald Alan Hansen.  Loving mother of Ronald Hansen and Heather (Jim) Pattison.  Dear grandmother of Kelly and Benjamin Pattison; sister of David MacDonald.  She leaves behind many loving nieces, nephews and family members. Visitation is Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Vorhis &...

Jul 25, 2017

Hansee, Lois (Bustle), beloved wife of the late James K. Hansee for 48 years, devoted mother of Steve (Donna), Jeff (Terri), and two children that preceded her in death, Larry (Milijana) and Amy (Willie) Spencer, loving grandmother of Kari Franchini (Alfred) and James Hansee, Kelly, Nathan, Luke, and Jordan Spencer, Bob and Ryan Turley, Jelena and Aleksander Mihic, and great-grandmother...

Jul 19, 2017

MCKINNEY, Agnes. (nee Noe). Loving daughter of the late Jarve & Fannie (nee Owens) Noe. Beloved wife of the late Delbert McKinney. Devoted mother of Barbara A. (Don) Hoskins, Ed R. (Linda) McKinney, Ronnie C. (Cheryl) McKinney, and the late Doris Jean & Loretta McKinney. Dear sister of Jack (Karen) Noe, Margie (Irvin) Brown, James Noe, Floyd Brown and...

Jul 19, 2017

CAHALL, Philomena "Phyllis". (nee Sharpshair). Age 87. Passed away on July 19, 2017. Phyllis was born on June 15, 1930, in Norwood, Ohio, to Walter and Clara Sharpshair. Phyllis is known for her open-door hospitality, hard-working, faith-filled feisty spirit. Family was everything to Phyllis. A loving wife to the late Harold Cahall, they raised seven children together in their Fairfield home. Phyllis...

Jul 10, 2017

Mary Emma preceded in death by 5 brothers and 4 sisters. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Passed away on Monday July 10, 2017 at the age of 98. Original pioneer family of Golf Manor. Visitation will be held Friday July 14, 2017 at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 5501 Montgomery Road Norwood, OH from 9 AM until time...

Jul 9, 2017

WATT, Alexander. Husband of 57 years to Aileen, Father of Stephen (Carolyn), Paul (Shirley), and Alexander (Tonya). Grandfather of Samantha, Allison, Brenden, Austin, and Elizabeth. Born in Scotland. Traveled to the USA for employment. Retired from Ford Motor Co. after 33 years. Masonic member, NC Harmony Lodge No.2. Past President of the Caledonian Society. Renowned Bagpiper for many including...

Jul 4, 2017

EMMERT, Thomas M. Beloved husband of Lee Ann (nee McCollum) Emmert. Dear brother of Ellen Christine (Gary) Smith. Passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at the age of 75 years. Service are private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to WMKV Radio, c/o Maple Knoll Village, 11000 Springfield Pk., Springdale, OH 45246.

Jun 29, 2017

LIVINGSTON, Genoa. Beloved wife of the late Harold Livingston. Devoted mother of Jaye (Melissa) Livingston. Dear sister of Jim (Barb) Bushhorn and Carol (Bill) Smock. Loving grandmother of Katie & Josh Livingston. Also survived by many nieces & nephews. Passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the age of 89 years. Friends may greet the family at Vorhis...

Jun 27, 2017

Lillie D. Moore (nee Godbey), 91, went to be with her Lord Jesus on June 27, 2017.  Loving wife of Jessie Moore. Beloved mother of Terry (Karen) Moore and Diane Moore. Loving grandmother of Justin and Joshua (Shelby) Moore.  Dear sister of Deloris Oral, Roy, Ralph, Marge and the following deceased: Bill, Luther and Gene Godbey.  Visitation Friday, June...

Jun 21, 2017

Tinsley

Bertie M. (nee Kohake). Devoted wife of 31 years to Vernon R. Tinsley. Loving mother of David (Lisa) Tinsley, Maria (Greg) Hoy, and Scott (Karla) Colegate. Grandmother of Amanda, Casey, Jordan, Dylan, Mackenzie, Haley, Kelsey, and Nathan. Sister of Rose Alcorn, David Kohake and the late Francis Kohake, Alice McFarland, Marie Schroth, Wilma Vanier, and Esther...

Jun 17, 2017

KEMMERER, Joanne. (nee Sisko). Formerly of Newtown, CT. Beloved wife of the late Howard Kemmerer. Devoted mother of Amy (Thomas) Shawhan and the late Daniel Kemmerer. Loving grandmother of Regina, Mary Margaret, Joseph, Timothy, Matthew, David, Thomas, Stephen, Kathleen, Luke, Patrick, James, and Madeleine. Dear sister of the late Alexsandra (Hugh) Farrell. Also survived by three nieces & one nephew. Passed away Saturday,...