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Name: Catherine M. Maier
Age: 88
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Ruth E. Corson and Helen Loomis, sisters; Nancy Williams, 
 niece; Dr. W. C. Loomis, Nephew
Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Memorials: Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 212 Broad Street, Middletown, 
 Ohio
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Amos Mathes
Age: 79
Date of Death: April 13, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Anita Mathes, wife; Thomas Allen Mathes and William Ray 
 Mathes, sons; Janis Catherin Heath, daughter; Rodney Mannon and 
 Larry Mannon, step-sons; 13 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; 
 4 great great grandchildren
Visitation: Noon - 2 p.m. Thursday, April 16, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m.. Thursday, April 16, funeral home
Memorials: Yankee Road First Church of God, 3029 Yankee Road, 
 Middletown, Ohio 45044
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Edith Newman
Age: 81
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Franklin, Ohio 
Survived by: Don Thornsburg, John Edward Thornsburg and Barry Gross, 
 sons; Helen Campbell, Doris Tudor, Shirley Tudor, Patty Butterfield, 
 Carol Archer and Wanda Barker, daughters; 24 grandchildren; 33 great-
 grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis St., Middletown, Ohio 
 45044
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Linda May Reed
Age: 55
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Trenton, Ohio 
Survived by: Water Reed, husband; Kenneth (Ruth) Reed and Michael 
 (Jackie) Reed, sons; Laura (Douglas) Rezanka, daughter; five grand-
 children; Lois Hoffman and Judy Downs, sisters
Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 17, funeral home
Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Memorials: Trenton Christian Church, P. O. Box 185, Trenton, OH 45067
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Hazel B. Ritter
Age: 96
Date of Death: April 10, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Jeanne Sandston, daughter; Thomas Ritter and James 
 Ritter, sons; 11 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren
Visitation: 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, funeral home
Memorials: Mt. Pleasant Life Care Fund, 225 Britton Road, Monroe, 
 Ohio 45050
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Coleman T. Roberts, II
Age: 42
Date of Death: April 15, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Coleman T. Roberts, Sr., father; Denise McLean, sister
Visitation: noon Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18, funeral home
Memorials: None specified 
Arrangements: Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel

Name: Madge L. Theiss
Age: 72
Date of Death: April 16, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Lynn Reedy, daughter
Terry L. Theiss and Robert Plowman, sons
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 20 at funeral home
Services: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, funeral home
Memorials:American Heart Association
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: LeRoy Weller
Age: 80
Date of Death: April 16, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Altha Weller, wife and daughter; Elaine Sebastian
Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Monday, April 20, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at funeral home
Memorials: Breiel Blvd. First Church of God, 2000 N. Breiel Blvd, 
 Middletown 45042 or to 
charity of one's choice
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Buddy T. Cox
Age: 66
Date of Death: April 5, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Mary Cox, wife; Jeffery (Kristina) Cox, son; Barbara 
 Howard and Juanita Smith; sisters; Bobby Cox, Jimmy Cox, Donny Cox, 
 Herman Cox, William Douglas Cox, brothers
Visitation: 11a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, funeral home
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, funeral home
Memorials: Hospice of Middletown, 4414 Lewis Street, Middletown, OH 
 45044
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Bill Howe
Age: 73
Date of Death: April 9 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Barbara W. Howe, wife of 50 years
Nancy Fruechtenicht, Barbara Laspina and Donna Wesselman, daughters
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesdayday, April 15, funeral home
Memorials: First Presbyterian Church, 2910 Central Ave., Middletown 
 45044, or the Salvation Army, PO Box 256, Middletown 45042
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Lawrence G. Kirk
Age: 80
Date of Death: April 8, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Dorothy Kirk, wife of 58 years; Debbie Messinger, 
 daughter; Lawrence Kirk and Bill Kirk, sons; six grandchildren; 
 eight great-grandchildren
Visitation: none
Services: 2 p.m. (Ohio time, 1 p.m. Indiana time) Friday, April 10, 
 Washington Park East Cemetery Chapel, Washington Park, Ind.
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Helen McFeeters
Age: 82
Date of Death: April 6, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Beverly (Lowell) Brewer, Judith (Gary) King, daughters; 
 five grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two great great grand-
 children
Visitation: 11a.m. Thursday, April 9, Blueball Presbyterian Church
Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 9, Blueball Presbyterian Church
Memorials: Blueball Presbyterian Church
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Mary Agnes Northcutt
Age: 83
Date of Death: April 6, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Janice Northcutt and Diana Pence, daughters; 2 grand-
 children
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday. April 9, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Gladys M. Petrey
Age: 84
Date of Death: April 5, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Raymond Petrey, husband; Doris Guy, daughter; 4 grand-
 children; 6 great grandchildren; Harry McGuire, Jr., brother
Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday, April 9, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, April 10, funeral home
Memorials: Trenton Rescue Squad or charity of one's choice
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name:Russell Rose
Age: 46
Date of Death: April 5, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Tammy Rose, wife; Susan Rose, daughter; David Rose, son; 
 David C. Rose; father; Dorothea Hollis, sister; Robert Rose; brother
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Services: 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Memorials: None Specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: George W. Velte
Age: 61
Date of Death: April 6, 1998
City: Olivet, Mich. 
Survived by: Chad Velte, Derek Velte and Craig Velte, sons; seven 
 grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 9 p.m. Friday, April 10, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 11, funeral home
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Edna R. (Lawson) (Puckett) Back
Age: 68
Date of Death: April 2, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Elias Back, Husband; Leroy Puckett, Danny Puckett, 
 Johnny Puckett, Mark Puckett, Gary Puckett, Bobby Puckett, Mark 
 Puckett, Jr., sons; Shirley Ealy, Lavonna Sherry McCollum, Betsy 
 Puckett, Penny Rogers, Angie Sue Puckett, daughters, Danny Back, 
 Earl Back, stepsons; Nancy Darlene Back, Pearl Ellen Mounts, step-
 daughters; Larry Watkins, brother; Pearl Puckett, Loretta Williams, 
 Elsie Jean Williams, sisters
Visitation: None
Services: Convenience of the family
Memorials: None specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Caroline "Carrie" Brock
Age: 102
Date of Death: April 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Charleen Chilton and Fay Haught, daughter; Thomas Brock, 
 son; 19 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren, 34 great great grand-
 children
Visitation: 1 - 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4, funeral home
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4, funeral home
Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 8899 Brookside Avenue, 
 Suite 102, West Chester, OH 45069
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name: Ila M. Brown
Age: 71
Date of Death: April 3, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio
Survived by: Michael Brown, son
Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Joseph Baker-Stevens Funeral Home

Name:Cordie Childers
Age: 80
Date of Death: April 4, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Mary Brewer Childers, wife
Maggie Oldfield (Frank), Jean Ward (Paul) and Rosa DeBord, daughters
John H. Childers, son
Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 6, funeral home
Services: 10 :30 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Memorials: First Church of the Nazarene
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name:Norvil Denniston
Age: 72
Date of Death: April 4, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Marie (Lykins) denniston, wife of 54 years
Rita Neal, Patricia Caudill, and Karin Jackson, daughters
Norvil Denniston, son
Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Monday, April 6, funeral home; Masonic Services 
 at 7:30 p.m.
Services: 10 :00 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, funeral home
Memorials: none specified
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Name: Kenneth Giltrow
Age: 87
Date of Death: April 1, 1998
City: Middletown, Ohio 
Survived by: Mary Giltrow, wife; Fred Giltrow, son; Jon Giltrow, Gale 
 Jones, Todd Giltrow, Linda Bradovic and Robert Giltrow, grandchildren
Visitation: 5 - 8 p.m. Thursday, April 2, funeral home
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday. April 3, funeral home
Memorials: Christ United Methodist Church, 700 S. Marshall Road, 
 Middletown, Ohio 45044
Arrangements: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home

Name: Lloyd E. Fisher, Sr.
Age: 81
Date of Death: March 31, 1998
City: Middletown
Survived by: Virginia Fisher, wife; Eddie Fisher, son; Sandy Feaver, 
 stepdaughter, Chuck Beckett, stepson; 9 grandchildren; 9 great grand-
 children; Ruth Ingram, sister
Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 2, funeral home
Services: 10 a.m. Friday, April 3, funeral home
Memorials: First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, or Hospice of 
 Middletown
Arrangements: Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home