Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area
Obituaries detail services for Nona Latane Cassidy 47 of 1005 Kensington St at 10:30 a.m. at Joseph R. Baker & Sons and burial in Woodside, with visitation today. Also reported are John M. Long 65 of 208 Burke St who died at Middletown Hospital and will be buried in Woodside after 2 p.m. Wednesday services. Marguerite Mildred Schaerges 73 of 2010 Queen Ave who died at Middletown Hospital and will be buried in Woodside after 11 a.m. Wednesday. Wilbur Bard 66 of 932 Brough Ave and Stella Settle 91 of New Miami with private or today services. plus Bert Martin 57 Dayton St and Hamilton Shugert 85 with services noted. Period lists other survivors and church affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nona Latane Cassidy
Kensington St
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Woodside Cemetery
Wilbur Bard
Brough Ave
Webb
Stella Settle
New Miami
Brown- Dawson
Bert Martin
Dayton St
Klaus-Weigel
Hamilton Shugert
Oxford
Oxford Presbyterian Church
Middletown Man John Chaputa 91 Dies at Hospital
John Chaputa 91 of 415 Yankee Road died at 1:30 a.m. at Middletown Hospital after 21 months of failing health. Born in Austria Hungary he lived in Middletown since 183. He worked at Armco Steel and belonged to the William Penn and Narodne Societies. Survived by Apollonia two sons Fred and Anthony seven daughters seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Requiem High Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St John’s Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Wilson Schramm Memorial Home will be open tomorrow 2–5 and 7–9 p.m. with Rosary at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chaputa
Yankee Road
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Chaputa
Austria-Hungary
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
William Penn Society
Narodne Society
Apollonia
Fred
Services Held for One-Year-Old Christopher Hagan
Today services were held for Christopher P. Hagan at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home in Reading. The one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hagan died at 3 am yesterday at home. Surviving are the parents three brothers Gregory Casper and Martin two sisters Paula Frisby Janet Susan Mary and Michelle the maternal grandmother Mrs Minnie Sutton and the paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs S Hagan Sr. Owensboro Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher P. Hagan
Paul ‘Hagan
Baltimore St
Wilson-Schramm
Clark St
John Jennings
Woodside Cemetery
Gregory
Casper
Martin
Paula Frisby
Middletown
Janet
Susan
Mary
Michelle
Irvine Rites Held. Middletown Man Dies at Wright-Patterson
Robert G. Irvine 44 of 308 Ardmore Drive died Saturday at Wright-Patterson AFB Hospital in Dayton after five years of failing health. He was born in Clay City Kentucky and lived in Middletown four years. He belonged to Lincoln Lodge 693 F&AM and served in the Army in World War II and the Korean War. Surviving are his wife Edith two children Keith and Terry his mother Mrs. Lida Newkirk three brothers Thomas of Seattle William of Frederick MD Harold in Iran with the Air Force and two sisters Mrs Betty Jones of Laura and Mrs Rosemary Lawson of Middletown. A memorial service is set for 7 p.m. Sunday at the Salvation Army Citadel with Brig. Robert Baker officiating. The body will be cremated at the family’s convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Irvine
Ardmore Drive
Wright-Patterson ‘Afb Hospital
Dayton
Mr. Irvine
Clay City
Middletown
Lincoln “Lodge 693
F&am
Irvine
Edith
Keith
Robert Baker
Two Teen Rob Franklinite Man Near Second Street Bridge
Franklinite resident Hurshell Barrett was robbed of $30 and a pocket knife by two teenage boys who emerged from trees near the west end of the Second Street bridge shortly after midnight. Barrett described the youths as armed and fled unharmed. police have not yet apprehended suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin —Hurshell Barrett
Chestnut St
Second Street Bridge
Barrett
Ohio highway deaths climb to seventeen in weekend toll
The Associated Press reports at least 17 people died on Ohio roads from Friday night to Sunday midnight. Victims include three pedestrians and two cyclists, with six from southwestern Ohio. Notable deaths include Herbert Meyer in White Oak, Michael O Conner in Groesbeck, and four Dayton residents in multiple crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ohio
Cincinnati
Herbert Meyer
White Oak
Michael O'Conner
Colerain Pike
Groesbeck
Dayton
U.S. 35
Greene-Montgomery County
Montgomery County
Awards Given To Butler County Society
Butler County Society for Crippled Children staff received awards of appreciation from the board for service to handicapped persons. Edgar L. McDaniel, treasurer, has served 20 years on the board. Lucille Maddox has 12 years as director. Estella Schaefer has 11 years as preschool instructor with perfect attendance. Helen Mullins serves as secretary and assists in the epilepsy clinic. Ruth Anglin has six years as craft director and leads recreation and transport. Dale Lacy, board president, presented the awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County Society For Crippled Children
Edgar L. McDaniel
Lucille Maddox
Estella Schaefer
Helen Mullins
Ruth Anglin
Dale Lacy
Ohioan Fatally Shot At Own Birthday Party
Michael Friend 23 of Garfield Heights was killed early today at his Horton Road home during what police describe as his own birthday party. Officers collected statements from attendees as investigations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
Michael Friend
Garfield Heights
Friend
Horton Road
Spade Cooley Dies On Prison Break During Benefit Show
Oakland AP Western bandleader Spade Cooley died on a three day prison furlough during his first performance in nine years. The 59 year old collapsed from a heart attack at Oakland Auditorium while playing his fiddle at a deputy sheriff benefit show. Cooley had been serving a life sentence for the 1961 murder of his wife Ella Mae Cooley. The trial revealed family violence and a chilling court scene. He was born in Oklahoma and rose to TV fame with fiddle music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Don
Spade
Cooley
Oakland Auditorium
David Lucchese
Highland Hospital
Ella Mae
Melody
Vacaville Medical Center
Eugene Prout
Vacaville
Oklahoma
Los Angeles
New Sweden Taught by Delaware History Tales
The region now known as Delaware began as New Sweden in 1583 as Swedish settlers arrived before Dutch control shifted the territory 17 years later. The note traces early colonial dynamics and the changing governance of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
New Sweden
Rome Police Evict Squatters After National Housing Strike
Police forcibly removed 165 squatters from a condemned Rome apartment and 150 from a second building amid riots sparked by a housing shortage strike. One policeman died and 56 injured. Shantytown families protested in front of the Rome Opera and many blocked spectators at Verdi’s I Lombardi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Opera
Italy
Rome Opera
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nona Cassidy
Middletown Butler Unit
The
American Cancer Society
John M. Long
Burke St
Trenton
Long
Salyersville
Jefferson Lodge 90
Gladys
L. C. Long
West Liberty
Kenneth
Daingerfield
Tex
Virginia Trimble
Vivian Hounshell
Xenia
Irene Bowen
Verda Smith
Fairborn
Eldean Osborne
Junior Cox
Fordyce Cox
McCoy- Leffler
A. M. Wilson
Henry Howard
Miss Schaerges
Marguerite Mildred ‘Schaerges
Queen Ave
Christopher Hagan
Robert Irvine
Rob Franklinite
United States
Jaur - Kropp
Central Ave
Butler County Society
Spade Cooley
Indiana Farm Bureau
Bastille
John Dobrozsi Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
Golden Touch & Sew
Singer
Bakersfield
Singer Company
U.S.A
Alaska
Hawaii
Middletown Shopping Plaza
Este
Miracle Brand
Kraft
Kraft Foods
Box 1600
Clinton
Iowa
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