Obituaries

Jack Llewellyn
Feb 23, 2009
LLEWELLYNCPO (Ret.) Jack H. Beloved husband of 62 years to Edith (nee Williams) Llewellyn. Devoted father of Debbie and Janice. Son of the late John and Nellie Llewellyn. Went to be with his Lord on Monday, February 23, 2009 at the age of 86. Born in West Pittston, PA. Mr. Llewellyn joined the Navy in 1942 and retired after 20...

Carrie Dykes
Feb 23, 2009
DYKESCarrie L. (nee Findley)Beloved wife of the late George J. Hoff and William F. Dykes. Devoted mother of Shirley A. (James) Arney. Dear grandmother of Timothy Lee (Darlene) and (James) Douglas (Anna) Arney. Great grandmother of Michele, Kristin, Samuel, Sara, and Spencer. Sister of J. Ruth Packer. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Passed away Monday, February 23, 2009...

Ethel Kostir
Feb 22, 2009
KOSTIREthel (nee Bedford), age 87, wife of the late Edward Kostir. Passed away February 22, 2009. Resident at Maple Knoll Village, Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Seven Hills, Ohio. Survived by daughters, Katherine Davis (Richard), Linda Piazza (Paul), and Virginia Dolan; grandchildren, Stephanie, Carrie, Alexa, Sean, and Colin, and two great-grandchildren, Brenden and Ethan. Graveside service at 2:30 P.M. on March...

Mary Coatney
Feb 20, 2009
COATNEYMary F. (nee Hisle). Beloved wife of the late Carl A. Coatney, Sr. Devoted mother of Carl A. Coatney, Jr. and Aggie Coatney. Loving grandmother of Brock and Brent Coatney. Dear sister of Jean Johnson, Janis Adams, and the late Marie Hamm. Longtime resident of Forest Park. Passed away Friday, February 20, 2009. Age 70. Friends may call at Vine...

Elmer Rogers
Feb 19, 2009
ROGERSElmer D. Beloved husband of the late Joan Rogers. Devoted father of Jerry (Marti) Rogers and Mark (Renee) Rogers. Loving grandfather of Melissa Rogers, Jennifer Evans, and Abigail Rogers. Great grandfather of Tyler, Trey, Carly, Christian, and Riley. Dear brother of Pansy (Albert) Braley. Also survived by two nieces and two nephews. Longtime resident of Lockland. Passed away Thursday, February...

Lawrence Ballinger
Feb 19, 2009
BALLINGERLawrence L. "Chick". Beloved husband of Jean Ballinger (nee Uetrecht). Devoted father of Mike (JoAnn), Tim (Kathy), Greg, Terry (Maria), and Mark (Barb) Ballinger. Loving grandfather of 15. Great grandfather of 9. Passed away Thursday, February !9, 2009. Age 84 years. Resident of Finneytown. Friends may call at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 9375 Winton Road, Springfield Twp., Monday, February 23,...

Carolyn Hood
Feb 18, 2009
HOODCarolyn Sue (nee Clark). Beloved wife of 46 years of Shelby Hood. Loving mother of Greg, Jeff (Lisa), and Darin Hood. Dear grandmother of Laurita Palusko and Carmen Hood. Sister of Christine Bolsen. Departed this life February 18, 2009. Lifelong resident of Reading. Friends may call at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 310 Dunn Street, Lockland, Friday, February 20, 2009...

Ethel McCreary
Feb 17, 2009
McCrearyEthel May (nee Jewett). Loving mother of Shirley (Gene) Kestler. Dear grandmother of Gene (Cindy) Kestler Jr., Mark (Chris) Kestler, Kathy Davis, and Michael (Pat) Kestler. Great grandmother of Nicole, Jacob, Jessica, Carly, Brendon, Heather, Mac, Kyle, Kaitlin, and Pam. Passed away February 17, 2009 at age 101. Longtime resident of the Meadows of Maple Knoll Village. Visitation will be...

George Looney
Feb 15, 2009
LOONEYGeorge O. Loving husband of Donna Seiter Looney and the late Gloria Looney. Devoted father of Michael and George Looney and 6 step-children. Dear grandfather of Benjamin Looney. Brother of William Looney. Passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the age of 82 years. Friends may call at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 5501 Montgomery Rd., Norwood, Wednesday, February 18,...

Neva Emison
Feb 13, 2009
EMISONNeva L. (nee Brown).Beloved wife of Benjamin Emison. Loving mother of Benjamin C., Richard L., and David M. Emison. Dear grandmother of 3 and great grandmother of 2. Passed away Friday, February 13, 2009. Memorial service at Maple Knoll Village Chapel, 11100 Springfield Pike, Springdale, Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 1:30 PM.

Mary Ritchie
Feb 13, 2009
RITCHIEMary F. 2/13/09, age 69, resident of Melbourne, FL. Native of Breathitt, KY. Beloved wife of Robert Ritchie. Devoted mother of Cheryl Jones, Janet Jones, and Margaret Johnstone (Chad Myhra). Step-mother of Robert H. Ritchie, Steve Ritchie, and Jill Brooks. Sister of Fay (Delmar) Ritchie, Robert (Helga) Davis, William (Alice) Fugate, Lula (David) Hudson, and Kenneth (Vinnie) Fugate. Granny of...

Audrey Enderle
Feb 11, 2009
ENDERLEAudrey (nee Denning). Beloved wife of Tom Enderle. Devoted mother of Tracy (Tony) Lindeman, Tommy (Sherry), Todd (Traci), Tonya, and Dewey Enderle. Loving Grammy of Lindsey, Allie, Tori, Tess, Addy, Emma, Noah, and Ben Enderle. Great Grammy of Bret Enderle. Passed away February 11, 2009. Age 68 years. Longtime resident of Greenhills. Friends may call at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral...

Joyce Howard
Feb 9, 2009
HOWARDJoyce Fae (nee Hobbs). Beloved wife of the late Roy B. Howard. Devoted mother of Jim, Glen, Larry, and Terry Howard, Connie Anderson, and Sheila Prather. Dear grandmother of Michael Howard, Jay Prather, and numerous other grandchildren. Great grandmother of Nick, Samantha, Emily, Austin, and Brayla. Sister of Gillis Hobbs and Marie Simpson. She will be missed by her caring...

Carmen Bollmer
Feb 9, 2009
BOLLMER-PEASECarmen (nee Smith). Beloved wife of the late Leonard "Dick" Bollmer and the late Robert P. Pease. Devoted mother of Barbara (Albert) Harville, Doris (Paul) Garrett, LaVonne Moore, Robert Pease, Connie (Gary) Dryer, William Scott (Paula) Pease, and the late Patricia (Roger) Bandy. Loving grandmother of 19, great grandmother of 22 and great-great grandmother of 3. Also survived by 6...

Fred Phillips
Feb 7, 2009
PHILLIPSFred. Beloved husband of Lila Phillips. Devoted father of Fred Phillips Jr., Angie Phillips, Shawn Phillips, Rachel Phillips, Cassie Phillips, and two step-children, Tammy and Mark. Dear grandfather of many grandchildren. Loving son of Gertrude Phillips and the late Charles E. Phillips. Caring brother of Charles Phillips of Stafford, VA, Barbara Willis of Oliver Springs, TN, Joan Phillips of Independence,...

Violet Steinkoenig
Feb 6, 2009
STEINKOENIGViolet D. (nee Poe). Beloved wife of the late Harold H. Steinkoenig "Steiny". Devoted mother of James (Betty) Steinkoenig, Ella Emmert, Sherry (the late Vic) Tegeder, and John Steinkoenig. Dear grandmother of 11 and great grandmother of 5. Sister of James Poe, Frank Poe, Joy Taylor, and the late Tommy Poe, David Poe, and Gladys Dumford. Passed away Friday, February...

Phyllis Healy
Jan 30, 2009
HEALY Phyllis T. (nee Schopp). Beloved wife of the late Harold J. Healy. Devoted mother of Ruth (the late David) Koch, Ralph Neffle, and Charles (Helen) Neffle. Grandmother of Abigail Koch, Anne Franklin, Elizabeth Wilson, Lynne Schultz, and Mike Neffle. Great grandmother of Jeremy Schultz, Sarah, Katherine, and Elsa Franklin. Passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 at the age of...

June Baas
Jan 26, 2009
BAAS June Claire (nee Lehn). Beloved wife of the late Hilliard C. Baas. Devoted mother of Charlene (Barry) Kuwatch and Charlie (Kim) Baas. Loving grandmother of Brent, Matthew, Holly, and Kevin. Great grandmother of five. Passed away Monday 26, 2009 at the age of 87 years. Friends may call at Vorhis & Ryan Funeral Home, 5501 Montgomery Rd., Norwood, Thursday,...

Fernand Nabel
Jan 24, 2009
NABEL Fernand Paul "Frank". Beloved husband of the late Charlotte L. Nabel. Devoted father of Paul R.M. (Lisa) Nabel, Janice A. Nabel, Brian D. (Jennifer) Nabel, Karen M. Nabel, Valerie J. Nabel, Stephanie L. (Albert Buchweitz) Aloisio, Michelle D. (Timothy) Miller, Gavin R. (Sue) Nabel, Mark A. Nabel, and Ronald C. Nabel. Loving grandfather of Chad and Tiffany Adkins, Austin...