Deaths and funerals for Grant Pettit long-time Armco engineer
Grant Pettit 69 retired Armco Steel engineer who helped develop the white smoke program at the Middletown Works died at 11 45 p m Wednesday at Middletown Hospital He joined Armco in 1930 after graduating from Ohio State University and later led environmental and pollution control efforts before retiring in 1966 He held leadership roles in industry groups and received the FH Waring Award in 1956 and the Arthur Sidney Bedell Award in 1965 He is survived by his wife Isabelle and a daughter Dr Gail Bruns of Boston Arrangements are incomplete with services set for Saturday at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home Burial will follow at Woodside Cemetery
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Grant Arthur Pettit
Hampton Place
Armco Steel
Middletown Works
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Pettit
Armco
Ohio State University
Butler, Pa
Midletown
Pettit
Steel Industry
Ohio River Valley Water Commission
Ohio Water Pollution Control Conference
Middletown Area
Services for Mrs Mary Creach 83 of Hamilton
Mrs Mary Creach 83 of Hamilton mother of Carl Creach and Mrs Stanley Wirtley of Middletown dies Tuesday at Hughes Hospital. Funeral services set for Saturday 10 a.m. at Zettler Funeral Home Hamilton with burial in Hickory Flat Cemetery. She survived by another daughter Mrs Archie Payne of Seven Mile two brothers Charles Cain of Hamilton William Cain of Ross four sisters Mrs Burton Dixon Mrs John Steig Mrs Jack Gardner of Hamilton Mrs Sherman Barker of Monroe Mich seven grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
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Cincinnati
Virgil Chapman
Kentucky
John Chapman
West Virginia
Naomi Goldman
Dayton
Venice Martin
Anna Neff
Virginia
Loretta Frye
Middletown
Wilson- Schramm Memorial
S. Main St
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
Mary
Creach
Hamilton
Carl Creach
Stanley Wirtley
Zettler Funeral Home
Hickory Flat Cemetery
Hughes Hospital
Archie Payne
Seven Mile
Charles Cain
William Cain
Ross
Burton Dixon
John Steig
Jack Gardner
Sherman Barker
Monroe, Mich
Death Notice for Eunice J. Hon in Middletown Area
Mrs Eunice J Hon 60 of 1413 S Main St died at 1205 am today at Middletown Hospital Surviving husband Major five daughters Mrs Ruby Takach Mrs Janet Esposito Miss Judith Hon all of Middletown Mrs Helen Yount Fort Lauderdale Fla and Mrs Marjorie Chapman of
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Eunice J. Hon
S. Main St
Middletown Hospital
Major
Ruby Takach
Janet Esposito
Judith Hon
Middletown
Helen ‘Yount
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Marjorie Chapman
Milford Gentis 60 Dies. Monsanto Employee In Franklin
Milford F Gentis 60 of 400 Judy Drive died at 810 am Wednesday at St Elizabeth Medical Center Dayton after two weeks as a patient He worked in the personnel department of Monsanto Chemical Co Miamisburg He was a member of the Urbana Masonic Lodge Survived by Margaret three daughters Ellen Albright Tacoma WA Nancy Hamilton Franklin Elizabeth at home a brother Alton Urbana a sister Lillian Brookhart Piqua Services 9 am Saturday Eaton Funeral Home Rev William Roberts burial Oak Dale Cemetery Urbana A Masonic service Friday 730 pm The family requests memorials to American Cancer Society
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Milford F. Gentis
Franklin
Judy Drive
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Dayton
Gentis
Monsanto Chemical Co
Miamisburg
Masonic Lodge
Urbana
Margaret
Ellen Albright
Tacoma
Wash
Nancy Hamilton
Elizabeth
Alton
Lillian Brookhart
Piqua
Eaton Funeral Home
William Roberts
Oak Dale
American Cancer Society
Services for Mrs. Sylvia Reiling Held in Lebanon
Funeral services for 57 year old Sylvia Reiling of Lebanon Route 1 will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at Gebhart Schmidt Funeral Home in Miamisburg with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. She died Tuesday at Grandview Hospital in Dayton. Surviving husband is named.
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Lebanon
Sylvia Reiling
Lebanon Rt. 1
Gebhart & Schmidt
Miamisburg
Evergreen Cemetery
Reiling
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Family ties span four siblings across two towns
William and two brothers Louis of Miamisburg and Walter of West Carrollton lead a family list. Three sisters are identified: Mrs Opal Wise and Mrs Wanda Clark of Miamisburg and Mrs Pauline Weidle of West Carrollton, highlighting extended kin across nearby communities.
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William
Louis
Miamisburg
Walter
West Carrollton
Opal Wise
Wanda Clark
Pauline Weidle
Franklin Mrs Clara C Smith dies at 75 in Miamisburg
Mrs Clara C Smith aged 75 of Miamisburg died at home on Wednesday. Survived by her husband Elmer four daughters Florence Gebby Flora Schroll Marie Hutchinson Betty Bell a brother Albert Mack three sisters and thirty grandchildren plus one great grandchild. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday with Anglesby Robert Martin officiating burial at Miami Valley Memory Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Clara C. Smith
Miamisburg
Elmer
Florence Gebby
Germantown
Flora Schroll
Marie Hutchinson
Dayton
Betty Bell
Albert Mack
Allen Park
Mich
Louise Smith
Seattle
Adeline McKinnie
Brooklyn
Edna Leigh
Detroit
Anglesby Funeral Home
Robert Martin
Miami Valley Memory Gardens
Lebanon Woman Dies at Home Aged 68
Mildred Williams 68 of 2% N High St Lebanon died Tuesday at home from an apparent heart attack. Survived by step- son Dallas Williams and step- daughter Jane Fuller of Cincinnati, two sisters LaVerne Thornburg and Gertrude Slye, and brother Robert Slye. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Funeral home visitation Friday 6 to 9 p.m.
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Lebanon
Mildred Williams
N. High St
Dallas Williams
Jane Fuller
Cincinnati
LaVerne Thornburg
Georgia
Gertrude Slye
Chicago
Robert Slye
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Obituaries for Carl Getz and Russell Wright
Carl Getz aged 86 of 311 N Ninth St is slated for services at 10 am Friday with Klaus-Weigel listed as officiant. Russell Wright aged 59 of 2643 Millville Oxford Road has services Friday with Proeschel named in the obituary notice.
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Carl Getz
Ninth St
Klaus-Weigel
Russell Wright
Millville
Oxford Road
Proeschel
Accidents Involve Several In Hamilton Area
A 21 year old Hamilton man, Stafford Centers, was injured when his auto left Todhunter Road after an oncoming car forced him off the road. He was treated and released at Middletown Hospital. Janice Ellen Francis, 18, and Helen Francis, 51, of Somerville, were hurt when their car struck a culvert on Bauer Road. They received care at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. James M. Glacken, 18, also of Somerville, sustained minor injuries when his vehicle went off the berm on Huston Road east of Darrtown.
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Hamilton
Todhunter
Ohio
Stafford Centers
Heoven Ave
Middletown Hospital
Butler County
Janice Ellen Francis
Bauer Road
Somerville
Helen Francis
Mercy Hospital
James M. Glacken
Huston Road
Darrtown
Dates Set For Lima Probe By Special Grand Jury
The special state grand jury to investigate alleged mistreatment of Lima State Hospital patients will convene in Lima Ohio on September 20. Prospective jurors will be drawn on September 3. Judge John Harnishfeger set the dates in Allen County Common Pleas Court.
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Lima
Ohio
Lima State Hospital
John Harnishfeger
Allen County Common Pleas Court
Navy Meets Its Match Seals Off Lexington Berth
In Pensacola Florida an unruly seal named Charlie disrupts work on the USS Lexington berth delaying electrical cable installation. Lt Zangas lures the seal with mullet then Charlie returns to the barge. Navy plans antiseal defenses as Charlie roams Northwest Florida waters for about five years.
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Pensacola
Fla
Charlie
Pensacola Naval Station
Navy
Lewis Zangas
Florida Marine, Patrol
Zangas
Florida Marine Patrol
Florida
Racial Unrest Triggers Ohio Border Town Emergency
Rioting and vandalism erupted in Farrell Pennsylvania as Ohio border town unrest spilled over. Eleven arrests, widespread window smashing, and a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. plus liquor-sale ban were declared by Mayor Francis Petrillo. Tensions cooled in nearby Monessen with bars closed but no new trouble after a week of clashes.
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Farrell, Pa
Ohio
Francis Petrillo
Monongahela
Monessen
Monessen High School
Thomas P. Dalfonso
Dalfonso
Cops’ Sons Arrested In Killing Of Animals
Three teenage boys sons of Westchester policemen were ordered to undergo psychiatric tests after arrest for killing 13 animals at a children’s zoo in West Harrison Memorial Park. Ralph Triano Jr 17 and Ralph Triano 16 his brother and John Henry 16 were charged with criminal mischief criminal trespass and animal maltreatment. all are misdemeanors.
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Harrison
N.Y
Westchester County
Scarsdale
New York
West Harrison Memorial Park
London
San Francisco
Henry
Scarsdale Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Triano
Welfare frauds in Suffolk County total $268000 year to date
New York officials report welfare frauds in Suffolk County for the first five months of the year totaling $268000. Investigators say most cases involve food stamps and cash assistance, with indictments expected as audits continue.
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New York
Parting Over Pork Chop Dispute Becomes Separate Ways
Police separated a man and his common law wife after a dispute over cooking. He complained she was drunk and failed to cook his evening pork chop. She retorted he could cook his own chop. Officers noted they would go their separate ways. The pork chop remained uncooked.
Cat Killed After Rabies Bite Incident
The large black and white cat that bit Steven Kiser on Sunday evening was shot by neighbors. Steven, son of Samuel and Barbara Kiser, 2033 Lamberton St., had the first rabies shot and the second dose will be delayed until test results return. Tony Durbin, 2, was clawed by a grey cat on Monday morning, but the animal was not found and he was not bitten. Mrs. Durbin, 215 Garfield St., said police searched for the cat with no success.
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Steven Kiser
Steven
Samuel Kiser
Lamberton St
Tony Durbin
Garfield St
Power-driven cultivator stolen from Goldman Ave home
Mrs. Patricia Leger of 3121 Goldman Ave reported a power-driven cultivator missing from her property. A neighbor heard it in use Tuesday afternoon, with police noting possible involvement by the thief.
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Patricia Leger
Goldman Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grant Pettit
Correy
Scottish Rite
Erie
Isabelle
Gail Bruns
Boston
McCoy-Leffler
Grant A, Pettit
Mrs
Mary Creach
Grunner’s
South Main
Mrs. Clara Smith
Lima Probe
Gulf of Mexico
Ossian Butterfield
Public Works Center
Billy Middleton
Pottstown
Sandra Dobbs
Billy
Sandra
John Dobrozs Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
U. GA
Thrift Carpet Cleaning CO
Rome
Sewelers
Central Ave
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