Obituaries

William Chase Rylen

May 12, 2004

William Chase Rylen was born January 4, 2004 and joined his older brother and sister in Heaven on May 12, 2004. He was a beautiful little boy, and will forever live on in all of our hearts. He touched so many lives in his short time here, that he has changed us forever. William had a beautiful spirit and...

Ida Balsinger

May 11, 2004

Ida (Frazier) Balsinger, age 86 of Fairfield passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at Mercy Hospital of Fairfield. She was born in London, KY on May 13, 1917 the daughter of William and Lucy (Rush) Frazier. In October of 1937 she married Charles E. Balsinger in London, KY. She worked as a meat processor for Hamilton Provision and was...

Roy T. Anderson

May 5, 2004

Roy T. Anderson, age 71 of Hamilton, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 after suffering a series of cardiac-related episodes. He was born June 12, 1932, in Toledo, OH, the son of Roy T., Sr., and Annabelle (Fallon) Anderson. Roy graduated from University of Toledo in 1956 where he was president of Alpha Sigma...

Lois June Olinger

Apr 26, 2004

Lois June Olinger

Lois June Olinger, age 69, of Liberty Township was called to her Heavenly Home from Hospice of Hamilton, on Monday, April 26, 2004 at 11:45 a.m. She was a generous, multi-talented Christian and many benefited from her testimony. Lois was born in Berea, KY on February 25, 1935, the daughter of Willie...

Stephen M. Pratt, M.D.

Apr 24, 2004

Stephen M. Pratt MD, age 47, formerly of Hamilton, Ohio, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at 12:30 A.M. Saturday, April 24, 2004, at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN. He was born in Ashland, KY on March 10, 1957, the son of Carlos and Nancy (Henderson) Pratt. Stephen was a 1975 graduate of Taft High School, Hamilton, Ohio and...

Richard P. Olney

Apr 24, 2004

Richard "Dick" Olney, age 60 of Cincinnati, passed away suddenly at Mercy Hospital of Fairfield on Saturday, April 24, 2004. He was born October 26, 1943 in Holmes County, OH, the son of Lloyd and Marian (Widdowson) Olney. On August 4, 1979 he married Barbara Orewiler in Mt. Vernon, OH. Dick graduated from L.I.F.E. Bible College, and spent 25...

Johnce Stewart

Apr 21, 2004

Johnce Stewart Sr.

Johnce Stewart Sr., (Big John) passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2004 as his residence. He was born April 18, 1925 in Jenkins, KY to Charles and Arlene (Moore) Stewart. He served our great country during World War II as a Technical Sergeant and working as a heavy equipment operator in the Lucian...

Melissa Hensler

Apr 19, 2004

Melissa Hensler, age 41, of Fairfield, passed away at Mercy of Fairfield on Monday, April 19, 2004.

She is survived by husband, Joe Hensler; and children Zachary and Jessica Hensler.

Cremation has taken place at the Avance Funeral Home & Crematory, Fairfield.

Betty Passmore

Apr 18, 2004

Betty Passmore, age 79 of Hamilton passed away Sunday, April 18, 2004 at Ft. Hamilton Hospital. She was born April 26, 1924 in Hamilton, the daughter of Asa and Ethel (Wear) Page. She was a member of the Fairfield Church of Christ, where she actively participated in the Keystones.

Betty was a fun-loving woman who...

Jacqueline Ferris

Apr 16, 2004

Jacqueline Ferris, age 73 of Fairfield passed away Friday April 16, 2004 at Hospice of Hamilton.

She is survived by her step-daughter, Laura Anderson.

As per Jacqueline's request, her body was donated to the University of Cincinnati Medical School.

Jennifer Bowers Ramahi

Apr 15, 2004

Jennifer Bowers Ramahi, age 27, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2004. She was born January 14, 1977, in Provo, Utah. She is survived by her husband, Dia, and her infant daughter, Norah, who was born January 8, 2004; parents Mark and Rita Bowers; and her five brothers and sisters: Corrie (Andy) Scheidegger, Andrew (Shelley) Bowers, Eric Bowers, Emma Bowers,...

Charles James, Trent

Apr 11, 2004

Charles J. Trent, Jr., age 81, a resident of Hawthorn Glen Nursing Center, formerly of Hamilton, passed away Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004, at 7:00 a.m. in Middletown Regional Hospital. He was born on December 17, 1922, in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Charles James Trent Sr. and Alice Barrows Trent. He was a graduate of Knox High School...

Jimmie R. Hinkle

Apr 7, 2004

Jimmie R. Hinkle, age 59, of North Port, FL formerly of Marion, IN passed away at his residence on April 7, 2004. He was born April 1, 1945 in Cincinnati, the son of Larkin and Ruby (Spurlock) Hinkle and he married Barbara Hamilton in Covington, KY. He worked for General Motors-Fisher Body as a Die Welder.

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Michael E. Ksycki

Apr 3, 2004

Michael E. Ksycki, age 93 of Fairfield, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Mercy Fransican Terrace.

He is survived by his sons, Dennis and Michael Ksycki.

Funeral services will be held in Chicago, IL. The Avance Funeral Home & Crematory, Fairfield in charge of local arrangements.

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Homer Brown

Mar 27, 2004

Homer Lee Brown, age 91, passed away at Hospice of Hamilton at 4:00 AM on March 27, 2004. He was born on December 12, 1912 in Rouleau, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Woodson and Martha (Roberts) Brown. He married Alice E. Snyder in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 4, 1939. The family moved to Hamilton, Ohio in 1951. He was...

Veronica Blanton

Mar 19, 2004

Rev. Veronica F. Blanton, age 80, loving mother of Delores Ann (William) Peppers, J.R. (Donna) Blanton and David (Tammy) Blanton passed away Friday, March 19, 2004 at Tri-County Extended Care, Fairfield.

Funeral service is Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. at the Avance Funeral Home & Crematory, 4976 Winton Rd., Fairfield. Visitation is Monday,...

Elenora G. Grubb

Mar 19, 2004

Elenora (Shaffer) Grubb, age 74 of West Chester, OH, formerly of Sciotoville, passed away Friday, March 19, 2004 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born January 15, 1930, the daughter of Charles and Evelyn (Hill) Shaffer. On March 24, 1960 she married Paul L. Grubb in Norwood, OH. She was a retired Dietary Technician and a member of...

Delpha M. Williams

Mar 18, 2004

Delpha M. (Cravens) Williams

Delpha Williams, age 77, of Hamilton, passed away at Vitas Hospice on Thursday, March 18, 2004. She was born March 16, 1927 in Ogden, IL the daughter of Henry and Delpha (Adams) Cravens.

Delpha was the devoted wife of Ray Williams. They would have celebrated 58 years...

Margaret Hessel

Mar 15, 2004

Margaret Hessel, loving wife of the late Raymond Hessel; mother of Jeff (Joan) Hessel, Doug Hessel, Sally (Ed) Umbach, and Sandy (Ed) Heft; grandmother of 6; age 79; of Cincinnati; passed away March 15, 2004.

Memorial service: 7 p.m., Friday, April 16, at the Zion United Church of Christ, 2332 Sherwood Ln., Norwood, OH 45212....

Cecilia Welage

Mar 12, 2004

Cecilia Welage, age 91, of Hamilton, passed away at Mercy Hospital Fairfield on Friday March 12, 2004. She was born February 28, 1913 in Maysville, KY, the daughter of William and Sophia (Johnson) Fulton. She married Edwin George Welage who preceded her in death on April 13, 1992. She worked at Leshner Coporation as a Customer Service Representative and...