All Obituaries

Gross Joan H. (Pierce), age 85, of Fairfield passed away on January 25, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Joan was born on November 9, 1933 in Columbus, OH. Her family moved to Pittsburgh, PA at an early age. After attending St. Bernard’s Catholic School, Joan graduated from Mount Lebanon High School in 1951. Joan also attended a year of nurses training at St. Joseph Hospital. She met the love of her life, Richard (Dick) Gross, while in high school and they married on May 9, 1953....

HILBERT Mary Alice (nee Philipp) – age 93 of Fairfield passed away Friday, April 5, 2019.  She was born July 12, 1925 in Hamilton, Ohio to the late Edward and Rose Marie Philipp (nee Kieffer).  On February 23, 1952 she married William S. “Fred” Hilbert.  She is survived by her husband Fred; children Connie (Mike) Hampton, Tom (Christine) Hilbert and Dee Dee (Carlos) Stevenson; 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; also survived by numerous family and...

BURNS, Bettie Our Mother, Bettie Burns, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 10, 2019 and may Heaven be warned: you will never need to worry about the cooking and cleaning again, she will have this covered. Bettie was born in Altus, Oklahoma on September 8, 1925 and was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Thomas C Burns. She met Tom in Altus, while he served his country in the United States Army Air Corps as a pilot. After the war they returned to Hamilton and raised their...

Diana Lee Vedder, age 63, of Liberty Township passed away on April 7th, 2019. She was born on July 8, 1955 in Columbus, Ohio to the late John and Gloria Young (nee Daughtery). On June 7th 1975 she married Robert (Bob) Vedder.  She is survived by her husband Bob; children Shannon (Shay) Abrams and Rachel Vedder; also survived by numerous family and friends. Service will be held, Saturday, April 13th, 2019 from 12-2 p.m. at the Avance Funeral Home and Crematory, 4976 Winton Rd.,...

Paul F. Fry of Fairfield, made his journey to Heaven after a battle with cancer on Saturday, April 6th, 2019 at the age of 58 years old. Originally from Maple Shade, NJ, graduating from Holy Cross High School, Paul has been a resident of Fairfield for over 25 years.   Paul began dating his wife, Joy (Herren) in 1999.  They married in 2005 and are current members of Vineyard Cincinnati Church. He was an avid golfer spending many of his days at Fairfield City Golf Course, and a...

Hermann Wolfrum, a man of character, strength, honor and generosity departed this world for heaven at the age of 95, having accepted Jesus as his savior at the age of 80 after 50 years of prayer by his wife, Christine, who preceded him in 2007.   He was born May 14, 1923 to Ferdinand and Maria (Loenicker) Wolfrum in Cincinnati, OH. On September 3, 1949 he married Christine (O’Dell).  Following his service in the Navy Hermann was employed by Hamilton Caster as a purchasing...

SIMCOE Mark Anthony – age 50 of Cincinnati passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019.  He was born October 17, 1968 in Oshawa Ontario, Canada to Robert and Mary Ann Simcoe (nee Sesterak).  On March 18, 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio he married Nancy Probst.  Mark worked as a computer programmer.  He is survived by numerous loving family and friends and will be dearly missed.  A visitation will be held Friday, April 12, 2019 from 9:30 A.M. until time of service (10:30...

ROBERTS John, age 84, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, March 30, 2019. He was born March 8, 1935 in Hensley, KY, the son of James and Lillie (Dezarn) Roberts. On November 29, 1957, John married the love of his life, Jean Webb in Jellico, TN, and raised their family that they adore. John worked at General Electric until his retirement in 1992. He was a member of: Pater Avenue Church of God; Benjamin Franklin # 719 F. & A.M.; Valley of Cincinnati...

Alice Mae (Weingartner) Kennedy was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 25th, 1934. She died peacefully, surrounded by her children, at U.C. Medical Center in West Chester, Ohio on March 27th, 2019. She was born to Richard and Frances Weingartner and grew up in North College Hill on Clovernook Avenue. Raised in the Catholic faith, she attended St. Margaret Mary Church. After graduating from North College Hill High School in 1952, she attended the Jewish Hospital Association School of Nursing...

Robert G. Collins, Jr., age 75, of Hamilton passed away on March 19, 2019. He was born on October 7, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Robert and Alberta (nee Arrasmith) Collins, Sr. On October 24, 1964; in Delhi, Ohio he married Kimmerlee J. Reynolds, which she survives him. He is also survived by his two daughters, Jennifer Collins (fiancé Patrick McNally and formerly married to Mark Hoeweler) and Emily Huss (Kenneth); his grandchildren, Nathan Hoeweler, Morgan Hoeweler,...