All Obituaries

Don R. Bowman, 95, of Covington, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021, at his residence. He was born May 4, 1926, in Miami County, to the late Howard and Ruth (Macy) Bowman. He married Betty A. (Manning) Bowman; she survives. Don will also be missed and remembered by his son, Scott (Dawn) Bowman of Covington; four grandchildren, Christopher (Lorraine) Bowman, Marcie (Sean) Sexton, Christine (Nick) Swartz, and Lisa (Chad) Otis; and two great-grandchildren, Aubrey & Nicole Otis. He was...

Mary Matilda Hunt, 88, of Piqua, Ohio, went to sleep in our Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, June 6, 2021. She was born on April 11, 1933, in Piqua, Ohio, to her father Jacob Freihofer and mother Bessie (Young) Freihofer.  She graduated from Piqua High School. On June 29, 1958, she married Jack Harold Hunt, to whom she was married until his death in 1994. Mary was a proud former long-term employee of both Ohio Bell in Western Ohio and St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. She was a...

Douglas Lee Cassel, “Silo”, 66, of Covington, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021 at his residence. He was born October 4, 1954, in Sidney, to the late Arthur A. Cassel and the late Bertha F. (Wion) Cassel Parker. He was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Merlin Parker. Doug married Pamela (Frowine) Cassel on January 19, 1996; she survives. Doug will also be missed and remembered by his children, Eric Cassel (fiancée Tammy Hittle) of Greenville, Brian (Becky) Cassel...

Sue A. Randolph, 73, of Port Isabel, Texas, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021. She was born March 20, 1947, in Piqua, to the late Kenneth and Helen (Tower) Yingst. Sue married Charles Randolph on May 23, 2015; he survives. She will be missed and remembered by her children, Scott Grooms of Henryville, Ind. and Natalie Grooms of Telluride, Colo.; four grandchildren, Tyler, Amber, Ashley, & Zoe Grooms; her siblings, Connie (Lee) Shoemaker of Lebanon, Vicki (Jerry) Longendelpher of...

Patricia J. “Pat” Schneider, 79, of Piqua, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021, at Ohio’s Hospice Inpatient Unit, Troy. She was born May 8, 1941, in Piqua, to the late Frank L. and Harriet C. (Martin) Wertz. She married James C. Schneider on June 30, 1962; he survives. Pat will also be missed and remembered by her children, Vicki Schneider (Jeff Balta) of Piqua, Kimberly (Darren) Starrett of Piqua, and Joseph (Jill) Schneider of Piqua; nine grandchildren; three...

Robert A. “Bob” Whitlow, 83, of Piqua, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at his residence. He was born February 19, 1938, in Newberry Township, Miami County, to the late William P. and Laura M. (Fitzpatrick) Whitlow. He married Saundra L. (Hill) Whitlow on September 16, 1960; she survives. He will also be missed and remembered by a daughter, Barbara (Scott) Pearson of Huber Heights; three grandchildren, April (Dustin) Clark, Crystal Hubbard, and Rob Pearson; three...

Helen M. Trucksis, 90, of Piqua, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born April 19, 1930, in Troy, to the late Raymond and Mary Ellen (Curtis) Trucksis. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Lois Mayberry of Piqua; five nieces; one nephew; and many good friends. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Harold, Richard, Robert, and Ralph Trucksis. Helen retired from Hobart Brothers in 1992, and had previously worked at Bowman’s Bakery in...

John Douglas Wolffram “Wolffie”, 33, of Piqua, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at his residence. He was born May 23, 1987, in Piqua, to John R. and Kelly S. (Smith) Wolffram of Piqua. John will be missed and remembered by his parents; fiancée, Katherine Morris of Piqua; brother, Gregg (Abigail) Wolffram of Covington; nephew Gabriel and niece Amelia; maternal grandmother, Karen Smith of Piqua; and aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death...

George A. Furrow, 85, of Covington, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Ohio’s Hospice Inpatient Unit, Troy. He was born April 7, 1935, in Quincy, to the late George E. Furrow and Margaret “Peg” (Bailey) Furrow Gustin. He was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Herschel Gustin. George married Nancy Ann (Morris) Furrow on August 10, 1956; she preceded him in death on October 28, 2019. He will be missed and remembered by his sons, George “Dusty”...

Douglas L. Simon, 59, of Pleasant Hill, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021, at University of Cincinnati Hospital after a brief illness. He was born June 20, 1961, in Piqua, to the late Robert J. Simon Sr. and Joyce (Hill) Simon. His mother survives in Covington. Doug will also be missed and remembered by his four children, Joshua (Jamie) Simon of Covington, Janell (Kenneth) Tebbe of Troy, Justin (fiancée Jessica Starry) Simon of Covington, and Julianna (Brad) Lucia of Jackson...