Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Preble County, Eaton, Lewisburg & New Paris in Ohio.
Forest H. Kenworthy
Jan 27, 2008
FOREST H. KENWORTHY, age 82 of Brookville, Ohio, died Sunday, January 27, 2008 at Harborside Healthcare in New Lebanon, Ohio. Born February 9, 1925, the son of Homer C. & Bessie I. (Kehr) Kenworthy. Forest was a U.S. Army WW II veteran and retired in 2000 from Lewisburg Container after 40 years of service. In addition to his parents he...
Mary Davis
Jan 23, 2008
MARY (SWERER) DAVIS, age 92, of Lewisburg, Ohio and formerly of Hagerstown, Indiana, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Born on June 2, 1915 in Preble County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Peter A. & Minnie (Cheek) Swerer. Mary worked for several years at Miller's Cafeteria in Richmond, Indiana. Preceded in death by her 1st husband: Roy Hutzelman...
Eleanor A. Hake
Jan 22, 2008
ELEANOR ANTOINETTE HAKE, age 76, of Eaton, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Grandview Medical Center, after an extended illness. Eleanor was the daughter of Roman and Marie (Leistenschneider) Rose. She was born September 1, 1931 in St. Henry, Ohio, graduated as Salutatorian from St. Henry High School in 1949.Eleanor is survived by her beloved husband of 56...
Carl W. Hofacker
Jan 20, 2008
Carl W. Hofacker, 73, of Verona, Ohio died Sunday, January 20, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Born on August 17, 1934 in Preble County, Ohio he was the son of the late Chester W. & Estella M. (Weimer) Hofacker. Carl was a Dayton News rural carrier for 20 years and had worked at Standard of Dayton. He...
Opal Hibbard
Jan 18, 2008
OPAL HIBBARD, age 72, of Camden, Ohio, died Friday, January 18, 2008, 1:20 p.m., at her residence. Born on May 6, 1935 in Clay County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Omer and Chloe (Hoskins) Gilbert. Due to her mother’s illness and death, she was raised by the late Green and Ollie Mae Bowling. She had been retired for several years...
Gloria C. Gaston
Jan 17, 2008
GLORIA C. GASTON, age 83, of Eaton, Ohio, died Thursday, January 17, 2008 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. Born on June 12, 1924 in Dugger, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late William Floyd & Golda Blanche (Carr) Carrico. Gloria graduated in 1942 from Sullivan High School in Sullivan, Indiana. She was a member of the boosters club...
James O. Gross
Jan 7, 2008
JAMES O. GROSS, 87 of Lewisburg, Ohio, died Monday, January 7, 2008 in Brookville, Ohio. Born on November 6, 1920 in Estill County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Dewey G. & Pearl (Rogers) Gross. Jim retired in 1976 from the Twin Valley South School District having served as both elementary and high school principal. He had taught...
Violet Lucille Hoffman
Jan 7, 2008
VIOLET L. HOFFMAN, 100, of LaBelle, Florida and formerly of Land-O-Lakes, Florida and Brookville, Ohio, died Monday, January 7, 2008 in LaBelle. Violet was born on October 28, 1907 in Montgomery County, Ohio, daughter of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth(Shank) Reed. She was a 1925 graduate of Brookville High School. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gilbert...
Dorothy J. Cail
Jan 2, 2008
DOROTHY J. CAIL, 78, of Eaton, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton. Born on August 13, 1929 in New Paris, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John M. & Delpha (Flatter) Stewart. She was a 1947 graduate of Jefferson Twp. High School, a member of Post #360 Ladies Auxiliary in New...
Drew Aden Steinberger
Dec 31, 2007
Drew Aden Steinberger, premature infant son of Dustin Allen Steinberger and Danielle Dee Brookshire of New Paris, OH, was killed instantly on Monday, December 31, 2007 in Richmond, Indiana in a car accident which left his mother seriously injured. He died just two weeks prior to his schedule birth date.Survivors besides his parents are: his maternal grandparents: Darrell Brookshire of...
Helen B. Miller
Dec 30, 2007
Helen B. (Matix) Miller, age 97, of Eaton, Ohio, died Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton, Ohio. Born on July 16, 1910 in Morning Sun, Preble County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William Emerson & Edith Mae (Line) Matix. She had worked for Producers in the Restaurant Area in Eaton, Ohio for...
Mildred E. Stover
Dec 28, 2007
MILDRED E. STOVER, age 98, of Eaton, Ohio, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at Heartland of Eaton. She was born on November 18, 1909 in Castine (Darke County), Ohio the daughter of John Jacob and Lydia (Wertz) Snyder. She retired from the Preble County Sheriff’s office in 1972 where she had been Matron of the jail for 22 years. She...
Mary F. Anthony
Dec 27, 2007
Mary F. Anthony, 95, of Eldorado, Ohio and formerly of Richmond, Indiana, died Thursday, December 27, 2007 at Golden Living Center in Richmond. Mary was born March 30, 1912 in Sullivan, Indiana to Wesley W. & Margaret “Maggie” Annabelle (Cass) Mc Cloud. She was retired from Belden in Richmond following 35 years of service. Mary was a member of the...
Sherry Lynn Manis
Dec 27, 2007
Sherry Lynn Manis, age 39 of Lewisburg, Ohio, died Thursday, December 27, 2007 at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio after an extended illness. Sherry was born on January 22, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio. She had worked at Walmart in Eaton and Richmond, IN and had been employed at Reid Hospital in Richmond for 7 years. Member of the First Missionary...
Jeffrey D. Hannah
Dec 26, 2007
Jeffrey D. Hannah, age 19, of Lewisburg, Ohio died Wednesday evening, December 26, 2007 in Darke County, Ohio after a two car accident. Jeff was born on May 16, 1988 in Montgomery County, Ohio. He was a 2006 graduate of Tri-County North High School active in the Drama Club, Photography Club, Art Club, Science Club, The Muse Machine and a...
Harold H. Doty
Dec 22, 2007
HAROLD H. DOTY, age 94, of Eaton, Ohio, died December 22, 2007 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. Born on January 27, 1913 in Milton, Indiana, the son of the late Ernest W. & Elma Blanche (Hale) Doty. A 1931 Milton High School graduate, he retired from Parker - Hannifin in Eaton in 1978. Long time member of the Prices...
Geneta L. Acheson
Dec 21, 2007
GENETA L. “GEN” ACHESON, 79, of Eaton, Ohio died Friday, December 21, 2007 in Richmond, Indiana. Born on December 13, 1928 in New Castle, Indiana, the daughter of the late Homer & Pearl E. (Samuels) Smith. A 1944 graduate of New Castle High School and attended Indiana University. Gen was the founder and leader of Preble Swingers and Preble Gospel...
Dallas E. Shull
Dec 17, 2007
DALLAS E. SHULL, age 55, formerly of Camden, Ohio, died Monday, December 17, 2007. Born on July 20, 1952 in Hamilton, Ohio he was the son of John Clyde & Fannie Ellen (Cooley) Shull. Dallas proudly served in the U. S. Air Force during the Vietnam War as a Military Policeman. He was a self employed drywall finisher for over...
Donald A. Wing
Dec 12, 2007
DONALD A. WING, age 51, of Middletown, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Atrium Medical Center, Middletown, Ohio. Born on April 10, 1956 in Middletown, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clarence A. & Gladys M. (Campbell) Wing. Donald was a wrecker driver for Spring Street Auto Service in Oxford, Ohio. He was a U.S. Army veteran...
Marie F. Overholser
Dec 11, 2007
Marie F. Overholser, 84, of Eldorado, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007. She was born May 17, 1923 in West Alexandria, OH, the daughter of John & Elizabeth (Leedy) Ludy, and was a life long resident of Preble County. She and her husband Donald were farmers for many years. She later worked in various restaurants in the area, and then...
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