Obituaries

Dec 12, 2016

Blake C. Roush, age 30 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, December 12, 2016 in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio. He was a field service engineer for ABX Air, Inc. in Wilmington, Ohio. Blake was born August 11, 1986 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Steven C. and Gale Jean (McKinney) Roush of Georgetown, Ohio. He...

Dec 11, 2016

Roy Lynn Bruce, age 66 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a retired assembler for General Motors for 32 years, a lifelong farmer and a member of the Shinkles Ridge Church near Georgetown, Ohio. He loved being a Pappy to his grandchildren and spending time...

Dec 10, 2016

Aria Charlotte Lawrence, infant daughter of Canaan S. and Jaycee M. (Pownall) Lawrence died December 10, 2016 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Aria was born December 9, 2016 in Batavia, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her great grandparents – Carl Rudd and Robert Pownall.

In addition to her parents, she is...

Dec 8, 2016

Thelma "Becky" Lucille Ernst, age 96 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Villa Georgetown in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Ernst was a homemaker, a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ and the F.O.E. Lodge #2293 auxiliary. Mrs. Ernst was born August 25, 1920 in Russellville, Ohio the daughter of the late...

Dec 7, 2016

Judy Marilyn Smith Jodrey-Thomas, age 58 of Georgetown, Ohio died December 7, 2016 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She was a 1975 graduate of Georgetown High School, a former employee of Williamsburg Electronics in 1977, Queen City Packing, Arco, Nutone for eighteen years, Fidelity from 2005 – 2015 and Hahms Automotive part...

Dec 5, 2016

Mary Jo Fitzgerald (Keller), age 78 of Palmetto, Florida, Ohio died Monday, December 5, 2016 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman, Ohio. She was a retired jobs placement and employment for the State of Ohio and a member of the Red Hats Club. Mary Jo was born April 30, 1938 in Brown County, Ohio...

Dec 4, 2016

Dennis P. Burdsal, Sr., age 66 of Ripley, Ohio, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at his residence.  He was a metallurgist/engineer and did nondestructive testing at various places throughout the United States. He had a love for music and it was always a big part of his life.  Mr. Burdsal was born December 6, 1949 in Cincinnati, Ohio the...

Dec 3, 2016

Charles “Chuck” Arthur Wermuth, age 81 of Cincinnati, Ohio died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a retired print estimator, a United States Korean War Army veteran, a fifty-two-year member of the Oakley Masonic Lodge #668 and past master and member of the Wyoming Masonic Lodge #186, the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite,...

Dec 1, 2016

Louis A. Koewler, 79, of Matthews, North Carolina, passed away on December 1, 2016. He was born in Ripley, Ohio, December 28, 1936 to the late Marion and Helen Koewler. He graduated in 1972 with his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati.

Mr. Koewler is survived by his wife...

Nov 30, 2016

Thomas Jerome Wolfer, age 87 of Fayetteville, Ohio died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Laurels of Blanchester in Blanchester, Ohio. He was a farmer, a Director with Federal Land Bank - Production and Credit, a member of the Clermont County Farm Bureau, served on the Board of Directors at the Clermont County Soil and Water Association and ASCS...

Nov 29, 2016

Rev. Larry Thomas Allen, age 64 of Sardinia, Ohio died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the minister at the Sardinia Church of Nazarene and a member of the Sardinia Ministerial Association. Larry was born June 29, 1952 in Cabin Creek, Kentucky the son of the late Nelson Brooks and Opal Pearl...

Nov 26, 2016

Bessie Fiscus, age 85 of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a retired CNA for Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilation Center near Ripley, Ohio and a member of the First Baptist Church in Georgetown, Ohio. Bessie was born February 14, 1931 in Amy, Kentucky...

Nov 24, 2016

Robert Glenn “Rob” Calhoun, age 45 of Cincinnati, Ohio died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at his residence. He was born April 29, 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Michael Robert Calhoun and wife Helen of Georgetown, Ohio and the late Belinda Gale (Falconberry) Calhoun.

In addition to his father and step-mother, Mr. Calhoun is survived by...

Nov 22, 2016

June A. (Courts) Goecke, age 88 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Mary Catholic Church in Arnheim, Ohio. June was born August 17, 1928 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Rufus and Teresa Louise (Weber) Courts....

Nov 21, 2016

Hilda Florence Steele, age 95 of Ripley, Ohio, died Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley.  She worked as a bookkeeper/accountant for sixty-three years at the former Germann Brothers Trucking, Budig Western Trucking and the current Aberdeen Express.  She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Ripley. ...

Nov 20, 2016

Bruce Edward Phillips, age 61of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Phillips was a quality control technician for the Fiberglasevercoat Company and a member of the Felicity Christian Church. He was born April 9, 1955 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Orville Dwayne and Alice Irene (Maddox) Phillips.

Mr....

Nov 19, 2016

Daniel Louis “Tater” Turner, age 78 of Ripley, Ohio, died Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky.  He worked in construction and was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Ripley, Ohio.  Mr. Turner was born April 24, 1938 in Fleming County, Kentucky the son of the late Ottie and Alice (Littleton)...

Nov 19, 2016

Elizabeth Jane (Ellis) Ellison, age 77 of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, November 19, 2016 at her residence. She was a retired clerk for the Brown County Municipal Court after thirty-seven years of service and was co-owner of the Chem-Tec Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Company. After retiring, she remained a volunteer mediator for the Brown County...

Nov 14, 2016

Dennis D. Johnson, age 61 of Hamersville, Ohio died Monday, November 14, 2016 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio. He was a retired mechanic and services manager for Cahall Brothers John Deere in Georgetown, Ohio, owner and operator of Johnson’s Mower Repair in Hamersville, Ohio and the unofficial President of the “Hood” on...

Nov 6, 2016

Ella Angeline “Angie” Moon (Bradley), age 75 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at her residence. She was a homemaker, a member of the Mt. Orab Women’s Club, founder of the Mothers Matter for 35 years and a youth leader at the Harrison and Williamsburg Church's of Christ.  Angie was born April 2, 1941 in Five...