All Obituaries

Janet E. Mendel (nee Dwyer) beloved wife of John Mendel, loving mother of Julie (Rob), Justin and Josh, grandmother of Elliott and Audrey, daughter of the late William and Irene Dwyer, sister of Sharon (Milt), Barb (Bob), Joe (her twin), Bill (Lynn), Steve, Kevin and the late Diane (Scott-still living), many nieces and nephews. Passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 age 57. Visitation Wednesday 11:30 AM until time of Mass at 12:30 PM at St. Ignatius Church 5222 North Bend Rd.

Arthur J. Baker beloved husband of the late Anna May Baker (nee Roberts), loving father of Joan (late Terry) Garrett, Arthur J. (Pam) Baker Jr., John D. (Theresa) Baker and the late Judith Ann (Fred) Harrell, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather of 61, a brother and uncle to many nieces and nephews. Arthur was a lifetime member of Ironworkers Local 44. Passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019 age 95. Visitation Monday 11 AM until time of service at 1 PM at the Vitt,...

Geraldine L. Shields "Jerry" (nee Weber), beloved wife of the late William Shields, loving mother of Debra (Pete) Wade, Susan Bell, Tracey (Tom) Barth, Matt (Louise) Shields and the late William (Kathy-Still Living) Shields , grandmother of Laura, Amy, Alex, Alyssa, Chandler, James, Sean and Kelly, great grandmother of 5, sister of Donald and Raymond Weber and the late James Weber and June Bader. Passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at age 89. Funeral Mass Monday 10 AM at St....

Martha A. O'Brien (nee McCoy) Preceded in death by her beloved husband James T. O'Brien and sons, James Jr. (Nancy-still living) and Dennis (Pat-still living) O'Brien, loving mother of Patricia Egan, Michael (Becky), Kevin (Elaine), John (Gwen), Bill (Connie), Terry (Lori) and Kelly (Michele), dear grandmother of 22 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and 4 great great-grandchildren, dear sister of Shirley Abel and Marguarite Brunner, also numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear...

Jack H. Geis beloved husband for 60 years to Elaine Geis (nee Banck), loving father of Mark (Gayla) Geis, J. Gary Geis and Jill (Bruce) Henry, dear grandfather of Kristopher (Sherry), Kelly (Will), Paige, Claire and great-grandfather of Raina, Ryleigh, Serenity and Samuel, dear brother of Gay Schmidt, also numerous nieces and nephews. Passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019. A memorial service will be at 3PM Saturday, January 12th at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 703 Compton Rd, Cincinnati,...

Ralph L. Haynes Beloved husband of Jackie Haynes (nee Bray), loving father of Cathy (Tim) McComas, brother of Samuel Haynes and the late William Haynes, Everett Haynes, and Joseph Haynes. Passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019 at age 92. Visitation Wednesday 11 AM until time of service at 1 PM at the Vitt, Stermer and Anderson Funeral Home 4619 Delhi Rd. Memorials may be made to Tri-State Honor Flight.

Karen S. Smith Beloved wife of Russell Smith, loving mother of Kathy Rucker, Kimberly Hacker, Russell "Rusty" Smith and Kevin (Kim) Smith, grandmother of Michael, Christopher, Dennis, Kelly, Matthew, Erin, Rusty, Lauren, Hannah, Samantha, Jillian and Josh, great grandmother of 10, sister of Norma James and Debbie Jenike. Friday, January 4, 2019, age 74. Visitation Thursday 12 Noon until time of service at 2 PM at the Vitt, Stermer and Anderson Funeral Home 4619 Delhi Rd. ...

John J. "Jack" Fields WWII Veteran, Beloved husband of Frances Fields (Wogenstahl), loving father of Mike (Lynnie), Mark (Connie), Marcia (Bill) Buelterman, Maureen (Brian) Monk, Joe (Penny) and Maria (Brett) Stratmann, cherished grandfather of Joe, Brian, Drew, Sarah, Sean, Aaron, Kelsey, Adam, Dan, Joshua, Jake, Kaitlyn, Ava, Aidan and the late Matt, great grandfather of Macy and Fiona, brother of the late Mary Jean Fields S.C. and Mary Margaret Schroer, numerous nieces and...

Valerie A. Berryman (nee Quinlan) Loving mother of Trina Berryman, Melissa (Robert) Hatcher, Jeffrey Berryman, Melinda Berryman and Casey Tinker, grandmother of Jeremy, Joshua, Alyssa and Katelyn Binkley, Amanda, Andrea and Ryan Biggs, Sarah (Nicholas) Tenhundfeld, Patrick, Jeffrey and Jake Berryman, great grandmother of 12, sister of Shirley Kelley, Bert and Robert Quinlan, companion of Doug Huffman. Passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at age 72. Family will greet friends Saturday 10 AM...

Barbara Jean Blythe Laible (nee Otting) beloved wife of Donald Laible, loving mother of Debby Kratzer, Randy Blythe, Dawn (Mark) Pennekamp and the late Gary Blythe, grandmother of Lori, Michelle, Chris, Tonia, Tim, Morgan and Nick, great grandmother of 5, sister of Jim McNamara, niece of Helen Bosken, many cousins, nieces and nephews. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, December 31, 2018 at age 90. Barbara Jean selflessly donated her body to UC College of Medicine. Family...