Obituaries

Verline Ellis
Jul 20, 2013
ELLISVerline (nee Youngblood), beloved wife of the late Sylvester Ellis; devoted mother of Anita (Vertries) Flynn and the late Carol McKinney; grandmother of nine, great grandmother of 14, and great-great grandmother of three. Visitation at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 310 Dunn Street, Lockland, Wednesday, July 24, 2013 from 5:00-8:00 PM. Funeral service will be at Vorhis & Ryan on...
Belvie Denny
Jul 19, 2013
DENNYBelvie Sue (nee Robbins), beloved wife of 69 years of the late Hobert Edwin Denny; devoted mother of Dixie (Roy) Schlensker, Cheryl Clark, Barbara (Ray) Easterling, and Mark Denny; dear grandmother of Randy and Jeff (Debbie) Schlensker, Greg (Pam), Troy (Christy), and Billy Clark, and Adam and Chris Easterling; cherished great grandmother of 14; adored sister of Carolyn Peters; loving...

Donna Moore
Jul 17, 2013
MOOREDonna (nee Tate), beloved wife of Frank Moore; devoted mother of Frank Jr., Brenda, Danny, Mark, and Ron; grandmother of nine; great grandmother of nine; dear sister of Lois and the late Bill. Passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at age 71. Visitation will be at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 310 Dunn Street, Lockland on Thursday, July 18,...
Ken Bonhaus
Jul 10, 2013
BONHAUSKenneth J. "Ken", beloved husband of Debbie (nee Smith) Bonhaus; devoted father of Chris, Sean (Kelly), and Adam (Kristina) Hatfield; cherished grandfather of Gunnar, Heather, and Mark Hatfield; dear brother of David (Angie) Bonhaus; adored uncle of several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth R. and Helen (nee Poe) Bonhaus and his sister, Connie...

William Howard
Jul 10, 2013
HOWARDWilliam Boone, beloved husband of the late Edna Mae Howard; devoted father of Robert, Mike (Marcy), and Larry Howard; loving grandfather of Josh, Michael, Mason, Faith, Mitchell, and Autumn Howard; dear brother of Geraldine Stewart, Madaris Cochran, Betty Mitchell, and Fred Howard. Passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Visitation at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 5501 Montgomery Road, Norwood, Thursday,...

Helen Walton
Jul 4, 2013
WALTONHelen P., beloved wife of the late Paul Walton; devoted mother of Sharon (the late Pat) Condo; dear grandmother of Kathy (Pat) Dellerman, Tricia (Tom) Gries, and Laura Condo; cherished great grandmother of Jessica Gries, Celia Gries, Abby Gries, Tyler Dellerman, and Zachery Dellerman. Passed away on July 4, 2013 at the age of 100. Mass of Christian Burial will...

Donald Hoerst
Jul 2, 2013
U.S. NAVYHOERSTDonald J., beloved husband of Judith Irwin Hoerst; loving father of Stephen (Marie) Hoerst and Sonja (Chris) Hansen; grandfather of Bailey, Tim, and Molly Hansen; brother of Dorothy, Paul, Sandy, Janet, and Terri. Passed away July 2, 2013. Age 80. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Retired from GE Aircraft Engines after 32 years. Visitation at Vorhis Funeral Home,11365...
Lois Bisping
Jul 1, 2013
BISPINGLois J., beloved wife of Robert L. Bisping; cherished mother of Jennifer Bradford and Jacqueline (Adam) Osborn; devoted grandmother of Kenneth Beatty, Megan (Brian) Bunting, and Dillon Gilder; dear great grandmother of Caroline Gilder; adored sister of Sue (Harold) Eads. Passed away on July 1, 2013 at the age of 71. A visitation will take place on Monday, July 8,...
Marjorie Williams
Jul 1, 2013
WILLIAMSMarjorie M. (nee Musselman), 93 years old, of Forest Park, passed away at home, Monday, July 1, 2013. She is survived by her son Jay A. (Charlotte) Woodruff and daughters Kathleen L. Craft and Beth A. (John) lmholte. She is also survived by her grandchildren Nicole, Kathy, Jason, and Nick; great-grandchildren Savanna, Nathaniel, Jesse, Zachary, Claire, and Sophia. Marjorie's life...

Allan Proffitt
Jun 23, 2013
PROFFITTAllan P., beloved son of Elizabeth Graham and David J. Lawson; loving father of Andrew and Ashley Proffitt; cherished brother of Kathleen Pittman and Chad (Tonia) Lawson; adoring uncle of Nicole Proffitt and Liam Lawson. After a longtime battle with cancer, Allan passed away on June 23, 2013 at the age of 44 in Port Charlotte, Florida. A visitation will...

Victoria Gilligan
Jun 20, 2013
GILLIGANVictoria L. (nee Eckstein), loving mother of Loni Muirheid and Lee (Kristy) Muirheid; cherished grandmother of Aiden Brown, Elijah and Wesley Metzger, and Violet Muirheid; devoted daughter of Louis Eckstein; dear sister of four sisters and three brothers; best friend of Don Gilligan who was nuts about her. Passed away June 20, 2013. Age 58. Visitation at St. John the...

Kenneth Koll
Jun 17, 2013
KOLLKenneth J., beloved husband of the late Shirley (nee Hanno) Koll; devoted father of Debra (Steven) Wentzel, John Koll, Donna (the late Tom) Hutchinson, and Shelby (Mike) Stahl; cherished grandfather of Cynthia (Jay) Sagel, Julia (Bill) Berger, and Kamryn Stahl; dear great grandfather of Jason Berger, Carolyn Sagel, Maria Sagel, Nicholas Berger, Jonathan Sagel, and Ashley Berger; brother of Adrienne...

Ethel Schmidt
Jun 16, 2013
SchmidtEthel Mary (nee VonHagel), beloved wife of the late William Paul Schmidt; devoted mother of William Jr., James, and Richard Schmidt, Linda Hendricks, Diana VonHagel, and Janice Smith; dear sister of the late Raymond and Albert VonHagel. Also survived by many grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. Passed away June16, 2013. Age 91. Visitation at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Montgomery Rd....

Russell Foster
Jun 16, 2013
FOSTERRussell, dear friend of Glenn & Terry Allen, John & Cathy Bosken, Modie & Augie Dillingham, Joe & Gina Baldauf, and Mary Sharp. Passed away June 16, 2013. Age 78. Visitation at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 310 Dunn Street, Lockland, Monday, June 24, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 PM. Funeral service will be at the funeral home Tuesday, June 25, 2013...

Mary Budinsky
Jun 15, 2013
BUDINSKYMary A. Budinsky (nee Bartyczak), a long-time resident of Greenhills, was born in Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania on November 13, 1927 and was raised in Allison, Pennsylvania. She attended Redstone High School with her husband, Bob Budinsky, and later received her Registered Nursing Degree from the Capital City School of Nursing in Washington, D.C. in 1952. Mary was a parishioner of...

Lucille Volle
Jun 13, 2013
VOLLELucille F. (nee Follick), beloved wife of the late Harry F. Volle; devoted mother of Sandra Albers, Connie Senger, Linda (David) Strong, Christine (William) Salyers, Dennis Volle, Larry (Maureen) Volle, Stephen Volle, and Gregory Volle; loving grandmother of 14; cherished great grandmother of 17 and great-great grandmother of 1; dear sister of the late George Follick, Jr. Former resident of...

Darlene Splawinski
Jun 9, 2013
SPLAWINSKIDarlene Ruth (nee Johnson), cherished mother of Mark (Pamela) Splawinski, Richard (Mary) Splawinski, David Splawinski, Nancy (Douglas) Chandler, and Kathryn (David) Becker; loving grandmother "Gaboo" of Jessica (Michael) Sun, Blake (Christina), and Bryce Splawinski, Lisa and Stephen Splawinski, Michael, Paige, and Christine Chandler, and Emily, Lauren, and David Becker. She also leaves behind her dear cousin, Shirley Jones, and her...
Wesley Whanger
Jun 7, 2013
WHANGERWesley D., beloved husband of Connie Whanger (nee Kaper); devoted father of Julie (Terry) Casey and Laura (Mark) Johnson; loving grandfather of Zacary, Lillie, Noah, Luke, and Sarah; dear son of the late Harry and Rose Whanger; brother of the late Jackie Hedger; dear son-in-law of Troy and Ruth Kaper. Passed away suddenly on Friday, June 7, 2013 at age...

James Trent
Jun 7, 2013
James Edward Trent, IV, age 13, passed away June 7, 2013. He was an 8th grade student at Lockland Middle School.

Nancy VanAntwerp
Jun 5, 2013
VANANTWERPNancy K. (nee Newton), beloved wife of the late Melvin H. VanAntwerp; devoted mother of Ramona Robinson; loving grandmother of Mike Robinson, Kathy Trent, and Tim (Gina) Robinson; great grandmother of Daniel and Brooke Robinson and Morgan Trent. Passed away June 5, 2013. Age 90. Visitation at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 11365 Springfield Pike, Springdale, OH 45246, Monday, June...