Deaths and Funerals Include Hardware Store Founder
Homer H Schrock 78 of Middletown Rt 1 founded Schrock Hardware on Yankee Road died at Middletown Hospital after admission. He farmed Fairview Farm before 1929 and worked for Michigan Central and New York Central railroads. Survived by wife Cyrena three sons Eugene H Joseph Richard seven grandchildren seven great grandchildren and a brother Merlin. Funeral at Wilson Memorial Home with private services. burial Mennonite Cemetery Trenton. Memorials to Grace Lutheran Church Eaton. Also listed Munson D Tremaine 79 of 19 S Main St died at home after four months illness. Survived by wife Lydia a daughter Delpha Laycock son Daniel a step daughter Drexel Clements brother Charles sister Dora Albright and 14 grandchildren. Services Friday at Wesleyan Church. burial Thompson Cemetery Gaston Indiana. Memorials not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer H. Schrock
Middletown Rt. 1
Schrock
Yankee Road
Middletown Hospital
Fairview Farm
Rt. 63
Michigan Central Railroad
New York Central
Butler County
Lincoln Lodge
F&am
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
National Farmers Organization
Cyrena
Eugene
Annapolis
H. Joseph
Trenton
Richard
Monroe
Merlin
Munson Tremaine
Munson D. Tremaine
S. Main St
Tremaine
Middletown
Lydia
Delpha Laycock
Daniel
Indianapolis
Drexel Clemments
Richmond
Ind
Charles
Muncie
Dora Albright
Mishawaka
Wesleyan Church
Jarretta
Young
Thompson Cemetery
Gaston
McCoy - Leffler
Widow Lena Figgins 91 dies at Lucas Nursing Home
Lena Figgins formerly of 4006 Grand Ave died at 3 p.m. yesterday at Lucas Nursing Home Wilming ton where she had lived since December 1965. Survived by four daughters, a son Thurman, a brother, nine grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Edwin Bobbitt. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Services at funeral home tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Figgins
Grand Ave
Lucas Nursing Home
Wilmington
Robert
Gene Belt
Miamisburg
Bennix
John En
Forest Bowman
Middletown
Thurman
Clinton Hancock
McCoy - Leffler
Edwin Bobbitt
Woodside Cemetery
Death Notices of Miss Hedwig Kiss 57 MiddletownResident
Miss Hedwig Kiss 57 of 22 Monroe St died at Middletown Hospital at 6 a.m after a six month illness. She was born and raised in Middletown. Survived by brothers Louis Middletown and Charles Trenton and sisters Esther Niemeier Cincinnati Josephine Dineen Albuquerque N M and Christine Kovach Middletown. Requiem High Mass 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St Johns Church. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Schramm Funeral Home Friday 3–5 and 7–9 p.m. Rosary Friday 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedwig Kiss
Monroe St
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Louis
Charles
Trenton
Esther Niemeier
Cincinnati
Josephine Dineen
Albuquerque
N. M
Christine Kovach
St. John’s Church
Woodside Cemetery
Schramm Funeral Home
Stanley McKinney dies at 66 in Chautauqua home
Stanley McKinney 66 died early today at his home in Chautauqua after retirement from Armco Steel Corp. He worked at the Chautauqua Community Center. Survived by wife Lillian daughter Mrs. Carl Havel of Middletown two sisters Mrs. Hazel Hannah and Mrs. Louise Duvall of Middletown and Mrs. Mildred Woods of Bradenton Fla and two grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley McKinney
Chautauqua
Armco Steel Corp
Lillian
Carl Havel
Middletown
Hazel Hannah
Louise Duvall
Mildred Woods
Bradenton
Fla
McCoy - Leffler
Price services for Robert Raymond Price set in Eaton
Robert Raymond Price age 73 of Eaton died Monday at Grandview Hospital Dayton. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Rose Hill Memorial Park Hamilton. Survived by wife Ethel two sons Arthur Seven Mile and Paul Eaton a daughter Mrs William Jarrell Middletown a brother Earl Germantown and three sisters Mrs Anna Sheley Hamilton Mrs Clara Burdge Trenton and Mrs Mildred Marlarkey of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Raymond Price
Eaton
McCoy- Leffler
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Hamilton
Price
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Ethel
Arthur
Seven Mile
Paul
William Jarrell
Middletown
Earl
Germantown
Anna Sheley
Clara Burdge
Trenton
Mildred Marlarkey
Rev Dewey Peters Dies at 54 in Ohio
The Rev Dewey Peters 54 of Morrow Rt 2 died yesterday at Epp Memorial Hospital Cincinnati after retirement due to ill health. He was a Southern Baptist minister and Masonic member. Survived by wife Thelma two sons Douglas and Wayne three daughters Laverne Loretta and Rebecca and four brothers. Services at South Lebanon First Baptist Church Friday with burial at Oswald Memorial Home South Lebanon tomorrow. A Masonic service will be held there tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Peters
Lebanon
Morrow Rt. 2
Epp Memorial Hospital
Cincinnati
Peters
Masonic Lodge
Kentucky
Thelma
Douglas
Wayne
South Lebanon
Laverne Green
Middletown
Loretta Brant
Florida
Rebecca Butler
Franklin
Oscar Peters
Hubert
Bethel
Oakley
Lester
John
South Lebanon First Baptist Church
Oswald
Hamilton Deaths Services Set for Tomorrow
Oliver Wilder, 70, of 1776 Parrish Ave, and Richard Chaney, 80, of 505 Wencella Drive, are listed with funeral services at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Central Baptist Church and Brown-Dawson respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Oliver Wilder
Parrish Ave
Central Baptist Church
Richard Chaney
Wencella Drive
Brown - Dawson
Ohioan Nabbed: Tried To Poison Man
Erie police arrested Antonio Cortes, 39, of Erie, after he allegedly attempted to poison a man by lacing a vodka bottle with a toxic solution. The drink burned the victim, and Cortes was charged with assault with intent to kill. the incident arose after Cortes sought the arrest of Tony Pellican, 39, of Ashland, Ohio, for surety of the peace. Detectives questioned both men as they analyzed the substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie, Pa
Ohio
Antonio Cortes
Erie
Tony Pellican
Ashtabula
Cortes
Pellican
Photographer Klaus Frings Dies After Munich Riots
AP photographer Klaus Frings, 32, died from a head injury suffered Monday night during a clash between police and student demonstrators in Munich. He was treated at Munich University neurosurgical clinic after a cranial operation failed to save him. Frings, a Munich native and AP staffer since 1966, was the first fatality in the West Berlin and West Germany student riot wave sparked by the Dutschke assassination attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Associated Press
Klaus Frings
Frings
Munich University
Muenster
West Berlin
West Germany
Rudi Dutschke
Dutschke
Nation's Economy Sets Mark Despite Inflation Fears
Washington experts warn that a record first quarter GNP of 827.3 billion and 162.1 percent industrial output signal a booming yet unsustainable economy. They project a $12 to $14 billion sustainable growth and rises in taxes to curb inflation, with a 10 percent income surcharge likely before July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
GNP
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Johnson
Girl Scout Art Display In Middletown Library Next Week
Art works by Girl Scouts from seven neighborhoods in the Northern Lights District will be shown at the Middletown Public Library next week. Judges will assess entries on Saturday and the best in each age group advances to the Great Rivers Girl Scout Council exhibit in downtown Shillito's from May 4 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Lights
Middletown
Giant Search Planned For Bodies Of Area Men Missing On Cumberland
Searchers in Williamsburg Kentucky plan a weekend operation to find Riley Black and Charles Back two men who disappeared after a fishing trip on the Cumberland River between Cumberland Falls and Cumberland Lake State Park. The boat was driven by a third man who survived. Black and Back were thrown from the craft during rapids. Relatives identified Back and Black, both from Franklin area, as missing. Funeral services will be held by Eaton and Craft funeral homes for the two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Williamsburg
Cumberland River
Cumberland Falls
Cumberland Lake State Park
Knoxville
Riley Black
Shaker Road
Franklin
Charles Back
Main St
West Carrollton
Milton Pruitt
McCreary County
Middlesboro
Back
Black
Buck
Cumberland Lake
Pruitt
Eaton Funeral Home
Craft Funeral Home
Whitesburg
Corine
Kenneth
Mary Delores
Vonda Sue
Joanna
Clyde
Clark Back
Ashland
Youths Put On Probation In Break-In
Two Middletown area girls aged 11 and 12 and two older boys, 16 and 15, were placed on probation by Butler County Juvenile Court after a break-in on Omaha Street. A fifth youth will have a later hearing. Loot included 31 dollars, two shotguns, an electric razor, and a transistor radio. most items recovered and parents ordered to repay remaining funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Area
Butler County Juvenile Court
Omaha Street
Lemon Township
Seldon Peck
Omaha St
Jack Deaton
Deaton
Two People Injured in Separate Middletown Accidents
Two individuals received minor injuries in separate crashes. Geraldine McCullough, 19, treated for mouth injuries after a fronting collision at Orchard Street and Roosevelt Avenue involving Wanda Brewer, 22, who was cited for failure to yield. Clyde R. Hines, 63, treated for facial cuts when his car rear ended Henry Huss's stopped vehicle on Germantown Road. Hines cited for following too closely. Overall, six additional accidents reported with about $500 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Geraldine McCullough
Wilbraham Road
Clyde R. Hines
Barnitz St
McCullough
Wanda Fay Brewer
S. Main St
Charles T McCullough
Orchard Street
Roosevelt Avenue
Brewer
Hines
Henry Huss
Cincinnati
Germantown Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Homer Schrock
Wilson Memorial Home
Russell Sehnell
J. E. Ann Stutz
Mennonite Church Cemetery
Memorial Home
Grace Lutheran Church
Mr. Price
Darke County
Miss Hedwig
Robert Price
United Nations
Panmunjom
Arizona
U. S
Y & OF
Seersucker
Care
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkwy
14Th Ave
Robert Konthier
Mgr
JOE
PTT At
Matt Deem
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