Kathleen R. Meiring, 66 of Sidney, passed away peacefully in her sleep at 2:25 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Sidney Care Center. She was born August 1, 1955 in Sidney to the late Charles F. and Ruth Ione (Bixler) Meiring. Kathleen leaves to mourn her, her nine siblings, Rose Grooms of Greenville, Kenneth (Sherri) Meiring of Piqua, Rita Booher of Piqua, Edna (Ralph) Ward of Piqua, Fredrick (Cheryl) Meiring of Sidney, Charles (Marcie) Meiring of St. Marys, Loretta Golden of Sidney,...

JANE L. HISER Jane L. Hiser, 87, of Piqua, passed away at 5:00 p.m. Monday, September 20, 2021 at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home. She was born January 29, 1934 in Piqua to the late Ralph and Anna Loreen (Florka) Oda. She married Benjamin E. Hiser July 16, 1974 in Piqua; and he survives. Other survivors include three step-sons, Jeffrey (Janice) Hiser of Portland, Indiana, Benjamin B. Hiser of Piqua, Jonathan (Corinne) Hiser of Mountain Home, Arkansas; and one step-grandson, Eric (Tiffany)...

KEITH A. STOLER Keith A. Stoler, 66, of Piqua, passed away at 12:40 a.m. Sunday, September 19, 2021 at the Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born September 2, 1955 in Piqua to the late Ralph and Mary Jane (Shock) Stoler Jr. He married Cecelia D. Huffman November 26, 1981 in Piqua; and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, David (Katie Clendenin) Stoler of Fairborn, Derek Stoler of Houston, Texas; and a brother, R. Craig Stoler of Piqua. He was preceded in death by a brother,...

JORETTA L. SYMONS Joretta L. Symons, 79, of Piqua, peacefully passed away at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 15, 2021, in her home. She was born February 26, 1942, in Piqua to the late Joseph and Jane (Cress) Hirschbolz. She married Ronald M. Symons in 1965; he preceded her in death July 31, 1994. Survivors include two sons, Mike (Cindy) Symons of Piqua, Joe (Amy) Symons of Pensacola, Florida; three daughters, Robbin Symons of Port Orange, Florida, Kelly (Michael) Noctor of Simpsonville,...

Jacquelyn (Holmes) Bertsch, 88, of Piqua passed away at 2:55 p.m. Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Soin Medical Center. She was born March 31, 1933 in Dayton to the late Wayne and Alberta (Trimble) Hardy. She married Raymond D. Holmes September 1, 1951 in Dayton; he preceded her in death May 23, 2009. She married Thomas A. Bertsch October 25, 2014 in Piqua; he survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Dianna Brant of Covington, Kathleen (Anthony) Vickroy of Piqua, Joanel (Robert)...

Barnabas W. Collins, 66, of Piqua passed away at 10:48 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at the Miami Valley Hospital. He was born June 22, 1955 in Piqua to the late Chester A. and Zola (Blair) Collins, Sr. Survivors include a sister, Connie Gurski of St. Paris; a brother, Jim Collins of Piqua; and many other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Chester A. Collins, Jr., and Dallas Collins; and his fiancé, Bonnie Dawkins. Mr. Collins was a 1973 graduate...

Constance J. “Connie” Miller, 88, of Piqua passed away on September 6, 2021. She was born April 5, 1933 in Covington to the late Hubert L. and Helen I. (Mohler) McMaken.  Connie was a graduate of Piqua Central High School, where she was proud to be the mascot of the Piqua Indians. She later worked for a short time as a reservationist for TWA, before marrying Glenn C. Miller on May 24, 1953 in Piqua; he preceded her in death April 8, 2009.  Connie and Glenn raised two...

CLARENCE E. “BUCK” WALKER Clarence E. “Buck” Walker, 93, of Piqua, passed away peacefully Saturday September 4, 2021 at 12:47 p.m. at Garbry Ridge Assisted Living.  He was born June 19, 1928 in Fletcher to the late Clarence and Margaret (Dunn) Walker. He married Geneva R. Kennedy July 20, 1957; she preceded him in death February 11, 2002. He then married Patricia L. (Kasler) Grissom October 19, 2003; and she preceded him in death July 26, 2021. Survivors...

Charles R. "Chuck" Flaharty, 70, of Piqua passed away at 11:43 a.m. Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born December 18, 1950 in Piqua to the late Kenneth and Norma (Poling) Flaharty. He married Kathy J. Gambill June 12, 1999 in Piqua; she survives. Other survivors include two children, Kenny (Janelle) Flaharty of Troy, Karen (Steve) Spurgeon of Piqua; two step children, Melissa Lawrence, James "Rob" Lawrence both of Piqua; seven...

Bronis Cantrell, 87, of Piqua, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Versailles Rehabilitation & Healthcare. He was born April 2, 1934 in West Liberty, Kentucky to the late Carl and Minnie (Wright) Cantrell. He married Ruie Pennington August 6, 1954 in West Liberty, Kentucky; she preceded him in death May 4, 2002. Survivors include a daughter, Debra (Brad) Schock of Piqua; a granddaughter, Brooklyn (Benjamin) Walter; two great granddaughters, Annabelle, Alexandra;...