Deaths and Funerals Claude Sorg Sr. Dies at 78
Claude A. Sorg Sr. 78 of 2704 Flemming Road died at 11:05 a.m. after emergency room care at Middletown Hospital. He was general superintendent of paper making at Sorg Paper Co. for 46 years, retiring in 1956. Notre Dame grad, class of 1910, longtime Middletown resident. Survived by son Claude A. Jr. and daughter Claudia. Requiem High Mass 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Church. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation at Riggs Funeral Home with Elks service and Rosary planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Sorg Sr
Flemming Road
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Sorg
Sorg Paper Co
Notre Dame University
Middletown
Claude A. Jr
Dayton
Claudia Sorg
St. Mary’s Church
Woodside Cemetery
Riggs Funeral
Elks Lodge
Ralph L. Baker dies. La Grange resident and WWII veteran
Ralph L. Baker 66 of La Grange Ky formerly of Middletown died at 11 55 p m yesterday at Mallory Taylor Hospital La Grange He was born in Toronto Ohio worked for Clayton Lambert Co before moving to Kentucky 12 years ago A World War II veteran and member of American Legion Post 218 he was a well known local bowler Surviving are his wife Jean two sisters Mrs Mabel Fowler of Hamden and Mrs Carrie McKay Wellston and a half brother Carl Willison of Columbus Graveside services will be at Soldiers Lot Woodside Cemetery at 10 a m Saturday with Rev Wesley Poole officiating McCoy Leffler Funeral Home will be open tomorrow from 7 to 9 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph L. Baker
la Grange
Middletown
Mallory Taylor Hospital
Mr. Baker
Toronto
Ohio
Clayton Lambert Co
Kentucky
American Legion
Jean
Mabel Fowler
Hamden
Carrie McKay Wellston
Carl Willison
Columbus
Woodside Cemetery
Wesley Poole
McCoy - Leffler
Franklin
Cecil Swallow
Hudson Ave
Middetown Hospital
Swallow
Middetown
National Cash Register Co
Ada
Jeanett Kaiser
Hamilton
Fay Carpenter
Middleown
Delores Brown
Versailles
Carolyn Thomas
Carlisle
Donald Fink
Jenny Cook
Charles
Fay Johnson
Edith McCabe
Eaton Funeral Home
Gessner
Woodhill Cemetery
Obituary notices for Margaret Gwilliams and Cecil Swallow
Margaret Gwilliams aged 93 of Monroe dies at Logsdon Nursing Home in Hamilton. Survived by two daughters, two sons, 12 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Funeral at Monroe Chapel Riggs Funeral Home with burial tomorrow. Cecil Swallow age 64 of Middletown dies of cancer at Midtown Hospital. Survived by wife Ada four daughters a stepson mother and siblings. Services at Eaton Funeral Home with burial in Woodhill Cemetery.
Reck 62 Dies at Middletown Hospital After 39 Years at Armco
Ellsworth C Reck of 308 Terrace Drive died at 5 a m at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since December 26 He worked 39 years for Armco Steel Corp as a turn foreman in the cold strip mill He was a member of Lincoln Lodge 693 F and AM Middletown Chapter 87 Surviving are his wife Elva two sons Richard and Jack three brothers Virgil Guy Bud and three sisters Doris Freeland Delilah Sowards and Juanita Powell Seven grandchildren Private services set for 10 a m Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with a Masonic service and burial to follow after visiting hours
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reck
Armco Steel Corp
Lincoln Lodge
F&am
Middletown
Elva
Richard
Jack
Virgil
Guy
Dayton
Bud
Mariemont
Doris Freeland
Orange
Tex
Delilah Sowards
Charleston
W. Va
Juanita’ Powell
Graveside rites for Ward Hale in Germantown
Graveside services for Ward S. Hale 85 of New Castle Indiana and formerly of Germantown will be held tomorrow at Germantown Cemetery with Rev Allen Dietz officiating Friends may call at John Arpp Funeral Home tomorrow from 2 to 3 30 p m Hale died yesterday at Henry County Hospital after a long illness He was born in Germantown and before leaving here served as president and secretary of the Germantown Rotary Club He was also a member of the community group.
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Germantown
Ward S. Hale
New Castle
Ind
Germantown Cemetery
Allen Dietz
John Arpp
Hale
Henry County
Day Shift Police Win In Ice Caused Crash Contest
Ice coated streets triggered a police rivalry as the day shift handled 15 of over 25 crashes totaling about $5,000 in damage. One person was treated at Middletown Hospital for injuries. Ted Hymer, 18, of 4101 Vannest Ave, skidded at Ellen Drive curve, hit a pole and sign, car demolished. he was cited for excessive speed. Other crashes involved Wiley Carmichael, 55, Jenny Teasdale, 21, a parked car owned by Roy Cornwell, and truck driver James Lykins, with several damages listed across Curtis Street, Woodlawn Avenue, Carmody Boulevard. Surviving relatives include wife Dora and daughter Mrs. Mark LaRue Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Ted Hymer
Vannest Ave
Ellen Drive
Wiley D. Carmichael
Lafayette Ave
Jenny Teasdale
Yankee Road
Curtis Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Roy J. Cornwell
Roosevelt Ave
Cornwell
James E. Lykins
Whittier St
Carmody Boulevard
Hook Drive
Obituary notices and a reform school history note
Mrs Helen Barnickle, 48, of 312 Clinton Ave., has a Requiem High Mass at 9 30 a m tomorrow at St Ann s Church. Mrs Cecelia Geary, 67, of 1106 Hamilton Ave., services today Colligan. Mrs Katherine Blickens derfer, 79, from Oxford, services today Marshall Smith. Clarence Flick, 63, of 322 Linden Ave., services at 2 p m tomorrow. The first state reformatory for boys was Westborough Massachusetts, now the Lyman School for Boys.
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Helen Barnickle
Clinton Ave
St. Ann’s
Cecelia Geary
Hamilton Ave
Colligan
Katherine Blickensderfer
Oxford
Marshall - Smith
Clarence Flick
Linden Ave
State
Reformatory
The
Reformatory School
Westborough
Mass
Lyman School For Boys
Aviation Club Hears George Page
George A. Page aviation pioneer and Aeronca consultant spoke to the Middletown Aviation Club. Over 30 members attended as Page recounted early flight experiments starting in 1913 and his role on more than 150 aircraft designs, with four new members inducted and Norman Crabtree planned as the Feb. 7 speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Page
Aeronca, Inc
Middletown Aviation Club
Aviation Club
Carmody Boulevard
Page
Les Leighton
Glenda Gibson
Steven F. Wertz
Robert McNutt
Paul Wilch Jr
DeWitt Boyd
Norman Crabtree
State of
Ohio
Injured Teen Remains in Critical Condition
Miss Linda G. Buchheit an 18 year old girl from 5876 Jacksonburg Road Tren ton remained in critical condition this morning at Middletown Hospital after a car went out of control on Jacksonburg Road in front of the Jacksonburg School and struck a telephone pole. She was pinned in the car about 15 minutes.
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Linda G. Buchheit
Jacksonburg Road
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Butler Fires Cause $60,000 In Damage
Two Butler County fires caused more than 60 000 in damage. A brick home owned by Oxford bookstore owner Howard DuBois off Bonham Road northeast of Oxford was destroyed about 5 30 p m yesterday due to an unvented space heater. The house had been unoccupied for two months due to furnace trouble. Fire crews from Oxford College Corner and Milford Township fought the blaze. About 12 15 a m today the residence of Guy Marksberry east of Okeana at 5936 Cincinnati Brookville Road was leveled after a four hour effort. Contents were lost and cause undetermined. Marksberry and his two sons were in Kentucky and Mrs Marksberry was away on vacation.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Oxford
Okeana
Howard DuBois
Bonham Road
Kent Shoemaker
Walnut St
College Corner
Milford Township
Oxford Water Works
Guy Marksberry
Cincinnati - Brookville Road
Okeawa
Marksberry
Kentucky
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Claude Sorg Sr
Elks Lodge 257
Lodge
Pioneer Club of
Sorg
Andrew Parikakis
Manchester Ave
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Milton B. Efthimiou
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Parikakis
Ralph Baker
Margaret Gwilliams
S. Main St
Monroe
Logsdon
Gwilliams
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Charlies
Ruth Helsinger
Helen Kuhn
Boston
Ellis
Holbrook, Ariz
Earl
Otsego, Mich
Monroe Chapel
Riggs Funeral Home
Donal Freberg
John Wight
Bountiful
Ellsworth
Ellsworth C. Reck
Terrace Drive
Jacqueline Air Step
Connie
Maley ,Carew
Hymer
Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite and Shrine
Dora
Mark LaRue ‘Myers
George Page
U. S
Federation Aeronautique International
No. 1
Glenn Curtiss
Carousel Dry Cleaners
Central Avenue Men’s Shirts
Onnr Rawal
Butler
S. Verity
Roderer
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