Priest Oberlander Remembered as Good Shepherd at St John’s
Archdiocese leaders recall Rev John Oberlander a longtime St John’s parish priest who served 34 of his 46 years in the parish. Msgr Carl Ryan praised him as a man of faith and strong care for immigrants. Archbishop Alter and Auxiliary Bishop McCarthy attended the funeral and masses. Parishioners packed St John’s Church as casket lay in state and students joined a special mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
St. John’s
Msgr
Carl J. Ryan
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Msgr. Ryan
John Oberlander
Father Oberlander
Karl J. Alter
Edward McCarthy
St. John’s School
Deaths And Funerals Allen Conn 58
Allen Conn 58 formerly of Middletown husband of Juanita Purvis died today at 4 30 a m in Trenton Michigan. He is survived by Torrance of Monroe and 12 grandchildren with arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Conn
Middletown
Juanita Purvis
Trenton
Mich
Torrance
Monroe
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Services set for Elwood Dalton in Landsaw Kentucky
Elwood Dalton 41 of Dayton will be honored in a 10 a.m. Monday service at Landsaw Church of Christ in Kentucky. He died at 5 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton. Survivors include his daughter Sharon two sons Donald and Rickey at home his mother Beulah Dalton of Landsaw two sisters and five brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Dalton
Dayton
Grace Sewell
Lenox
James Dalton
Springboro
Landsaw
Church of Christ
Dalton
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Sharon
Donald
Rickey
Beulah Dalton
Services for Mrs Katherine Kastetter Held at Dawson Funeral Home
Mrs Katherine Kastetter 50 of 10 W Fifth St Franklin died Thursday at Middletown Hospital. Services will be at 2 p m tomorrow at Dawson Funeral Home Coshocton with burial in Memorial Gardens. Friends may call today at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. Local arrangements are by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Kastetter
Fifth St
Franklin
Dawson Funeral Home
Coshocton
Memorial Gardens
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Kastetter
Middletown Hospital
Marion Meyer 67 of St. Petersburg dies at hospital
Marion R. Meyer 67 formerly of Middletown died at 10 20 am yesterday in St. Petersburg hospital. He worked 30 years for Diamond National Corp before retiring. Survived by wife Marie three daughters Emilie Wright Shirley Deaton Marion Carr three brothers Harry August Clyde sister Marie Stoutenborough and three grandchildren. Funeral services at McCoy Leffler Funeral dome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion R. Meyer
St. Petersburg
Fla
Middletown
Meyer
Vionroe
Diamond National Corp
Marie
Emilie Wright
Shirley Deaton
Marion Carr
Jacksonville
Harry
August
Clyde
Excello
Marie Stoutenborough
Pranklin
Obituary for Linnie Morris 87 Former Middletown Resident
Mrs. Linnie Morris 87 formerly of Middletown died yesterday at Hillandale Nursing Home Hamilton. Survived by three daughters Mrs J R Johnson Lebanon Mrs Paul Benjamin Van Nuys Calif and Mrs Robert Roth Franklin. No sisters listed Mamie Lanier Indianapolis and Miss Allie are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linnie Morris
Ormerly
Middletown
Hillandale Nursing Home
Hamilton
J. R. Johnson
Lebanon
Paul Benamin
van Nuys
Calif
Robert Roth
Franklin
Mamie Lanier
Indianapolis
Allie
World War I veteran Ralph Schleigh dies in Florida
Ralph Schleigh, 74, formerly of Middletown, died at 2 30 p.m. yesterday at Eason Nursing Home in Lake Worth Florida after one week as a patient. He served 29 years as a Middletown Post Office clerk. Survived by wife Helen a daughter Mrs Fred Bolton of Santana and a grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Schleigh
Lan‘tana
Fla
Middletown
Eason Nursing Home
Lakeworth
Schleigh
Helen
Fred Bolton
Santana
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Obituary: Mrs. Alme C. Shreve 81 of Trenton
Mrs. Alme C. Shreve age 81 of 300 West Roger Drive Trenton died at Middletown Hospital five hours after admission She retired in 1962 after 41 years at Harding Jones Paper Co She was a member of Amanda United Methodist Church Her husband Jess died in 1965 Survived by sister Margaret Miller and brother R E Craig Services Monday 2 p m Riggs Funeral Home Burial Woodside Cemetery Visitation Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alme C. Shreve
W. Roger Drive
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Riggs
Russell Chrisman
Woodside Cemetery
Obituary Notices for William La Fever and Kathryn Michalski
William La Fever, 81, of 317 Corwin Ave, scheduled for services at 2 p.m. Monday. Kathryn Michalski, 82, of Fairfield, to receive a Requiem High Mass at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William la Fever
Corwin Ave
Webb
Kathryn Michalski
Fairfield
St. Joseph’s Church
Fire Damages Home in Maystown. Nichols Family Escape
A fire apparently started by children playing with matches caused significant damage to the Nichols residence at 5830 Princeton Glendale Road in Maystown. The blaze began in a bedroom and spread through the house, with Liberty Township firefighters assisting. Owner Mobrey Chasteen rented to the Nichols family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Cast Nicho
Princeton-Glendale Road
Maystown
Tom Deaton
Liberty Township
Mobrey Chasteen
Nichols
Bethlehem story comes to life at St. Paul’s United Church
Youngsters at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ will watch a filmed adaptation of Nothing Ever Happens in Bethlehem created by director Ruby Schroeder. The project uses local children and parents to stage a color slide dialogue themed Christmas Eve in Bethlehem with a donkey prop and Palestine style set pieces. The show debuts at 7 p.m. Tuesday with many cast members in the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
Ruby Schroeder
Christian Education
St. Paul’s
Bethlehem
Mary B. Butchart
Miss Schroeder
Cos
Palestine
Fantasy Farm
Area Fire Victims Still Seek Home in West Elkton
Don Hartberger family of seven lost their Camden Avenue home to a late night fire begun in a living room sofa. Fire Captain George Arnold organizes donations from neighbors, with Red Cross clothing and local help already arriving. The family stays with a neighbor while seeking a new residence and essentials for six children.
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West Elkton
Don Hartberger
George Arnold
Ohio 503
Camden Avenue
Robert Hantsberger
Red Cross
Huntsberger
Hartbergers
Bernard Taylor
YMCA Holiday Schedule and Winter Activities Announced
The YMCA will keep its regular activity schedule over Christmas with exceptions for December 24 closing at 2 p.m., December 25 closed all day, December 31 closing at 6 p.m., and January 1 closed all day. Additional programs include gym use by high school and college members, an overnight boys’ party, a girls’ party in January, a girls invitational swim meet, and Hi-Y volleyball tournaments on January 2 and 3.
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YMCA
Swim Parents’ Association
Kettering Ymca
Cincinnati Powell Ymca
Xenia Ymca
Hamilton Independent Swim Club
al Shaffer
Four Ohio counties form war on crime council in Cincinnati meeting
Butler Warren Hamilton and Clermont counties form District 13 to pursue an $803000 Crime Control Grant. D. W. Koethe and eight Butler officials are named to the council of governments with appointments set for January 13 in Cincinnati Evendale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
D. W. Koethe
Butler County
Council of Governments
Cincinnati
Evendale
Ohio
Convention Exhibition Center
Butler
Warren
Hamilton
Claremont
Harold Carpenter
Garret J. Boone
Richard J. Wessel
Noah B. Creech
Fairfield
Chesters
Baynak
Hamilton County
C. R. Lukens
Franklin
Bernard Eichholz
John E. Homan
Carlisle
Charles Guard
Lebanon
Warren County
Harry Cornett
Roy Wallace
Man Held In Tavern Shooting
A 43 year old Middletown woman was wounded in the abdomen at Turner's Cafe on Jefferson Road and remains in serious condition at Middletown Hospital. A 30 year old man was held for investigation in Middletown jail after police found five unspent bullets and a gun on the premises. Detective Sgt. Earl Smith assisted as the victim was treated and transported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Jefferson Road
Clearinda Banks
Central Ave
L. C
Bud) Roberts
Vanderveer St
Middletown City
Earl Smith
Middletown Hospital
Students Learn About Meaning Of Christmas
Roosevelt Junior High students and the student council led a two day Christmas project to aid 30 needy families. They gathered names from the Family Service Bureau and each homeroom collected money or canned goods for holiday baskets. Gifts and baskets were to be delivered after school Friday.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
Family Service Bureau
Fire Runs Across Three Addresses in Middletown Area
At 10 52 a m a fire at 1934 Flemming Road injured 69 year old Mary E Taylor and she was taken to Middletown Hospital in Riggs ambulance with difficulty breathing. By 1 25 p m Nina Kates at 4426 Bonita Dr was also treated for breathing trouble and moved to Middletown Hospital in McCoy Leffler ambulance in good condition. At 7 02 p m a furnace fire at 212 Arnold Drive, owner occupant Ben Morea, was blamed on an overheated unit possibly from an electric short. no damage estimated.
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Flemming Road
Mary E. Taylor
Middletown
Riggs
Bonita Dr
Nina Kates
Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Leffler
Arnold Drive
Ben Morea
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Oberlander
Mrs. K. Kastetter
Marion Meyer
McCoy - Leffler
Mrs. Linnie Morris
Alma Shreve
ST. Paul's
John Petersen
Robyn Kent
Barbie Mallicoat
Melissa Wise
Esterling
Don
Evelyn
Frigidaire
U.S
Chicago
Dayton Flexible Products
Eaton
Hartberger
Germany
U. S
Mer
Ida Leslie
Butler, Warren
Department of Justice
Washington
How Owmeron
Norman Hayes
Roosevelt
Gross Lumber Co
WED
Carlisle, O
Hallmark
Middletown Shopping Plaza
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