All Obituaries

  Carol Hoffman-Orr, age 80, of Sardinia, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at her home.      She was born January 2, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of the late Burl Bryson Lewis and Katherine Anna Sanders Lewis.   Carol was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Arnheim and George A Lambert American Legion Auxiliary Unit 755, Sardinia. She loved to travel, play bingo and cards, and gardening.    Surviving are her four children,...

  Helen F Foster, age 84 , of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away late Thursday morning, September 19, 2019 at the Pine Ridge Nursing Home  in Morrow, Ohio.    She was born April 25, 1935 in Dante, Virginia, daughter of the late  Emory Wetzel  & Elsie Louise (Brooks) Powers.  On December 18, 1982 in Cynthiana, Kentucky, she married Johnnie N. Foster, who survives. In addition to her husband other surviving family members are her 3 daughters- Deborah...

  Walter H. Shriver, age 81, of the Sugartree Ridge Community passed away Wednesday morning, September 18, 2019 at Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley, Ohio.      He was born July 14, 1938 in Highland County, Ohio, son of the late Harry Elliott Shriver and Lucy Forester Igo Shriver.   Walt was a former member of the Sugartree Ridge United Methodist Church and was a United States Army Korean War Veteran. Walt was also a longtime farmer in the Sugartree Ridge...

  Charles "Ron"  Hughes, age 79, of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening, September 18, 2019 at the Villa of Georgetown.      He was born July 29, 1940 in Jackson, Ohio, son of the late Charles Raymond Hughes and Hannah Mae (Roberts) Hughes.    Ron worked for Cincinnati Milacron for many years and attended Russellville Bible Baptist Church. Ron loved to do woodworking, paint, and draw.    Surviving are his daughter, Rhonda...

Arthur Kevin Peterson,  age 60, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away late Monday morning, September 16, 2019 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio.      He was born September 17, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio, son of  the late Arthur & Minnie (Parish) Peterson. He was a graduate of Kettering Alter High School Class of 1975; member of Wilmington Church of God and attended at Beth Messiah Synagogue in Loveland, Ohio and was a US Navy...

Bruce A. Mays, age  74, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 13, 2019 at his home.      He was born January 14, 1945 in Clay County, WV, son of the late Curt Mays  and Sarah Arbogast Mays.    He was a  former member of the Hillsboro Lions Club and owned and operated Mays Heating & Cooling in Hillsboro for many years. He loved spending time with his family, especially his two grandsons.    Surviving are wife,...

 David L. Harris,  age 84, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Monday afternoon, September 9, 2019 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington.     He was born April 27, 1935 in Wilmington, son of  the late Maynard E. & Dorothy (Oglesbee) Harris.  On April 16, 1960, he married Carol Sue Dunn Harris, who survives.  He was a life long farmer, a member of the Antique Power Club since its inception, and a birthright Dover Friends Meeting member. ...

  Norma Jean Moore,  age 79, of Winchester, Ohio, passed away after a battle with cancer on Sunday afternoon September 8, 2019 at the Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman, Ohio.   She was born May 20, 1940 in Fincastle, Ohio, daughter of the late William Jennings Bryant Badgley and Mable Clara Kenney Badgley.  On March 17, 1958 in Leesburg, Ohio, she married Richard Otha Moore, who passed on August 17, 2014. She was a member of the...

Gladys Murphy, age 89 of Knoxville and Blanchester, passed away Wednesday evening, September 4, 2019 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio.  She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.  Gladys had been a nurse for 20 years.  She enjoyed helping people as well as gardening. Gladys is preceded by parents Joe and Dicey Abner; husband Herbert Murphy; children Patrick Murphy, Patricia Zaffle, and Phyllis Murphy. She is survived by children Phillip...

Elena Cioca, of Wilmington, passed peacefully on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio surrounded by her kids and grandkids. She was a caring woman, a great wife, and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was kind, strong, funny and simply a  fighter.  Born on July 20, 1938 in Sebesu de Jos, Romania, to Eva and Iosif Turcu, Elena lived most of her life there. At the age of 50, she moved to the United States, learning another language and...