Celebration of life set for 3 brothers killed in Clermont County

NEIGHBORHOOD. UP, MIKE. ALISON, THANKS SO MUCH. REMEMBERING THREE YOUNG BROTHERS WHO WERE KILLED IN THAT CRIME IN CLAREMONT COUNTY LAST THURSDAY. THE DORMAN BOYS ARE NOW BEING REMEMBERED FOR THEIR ENERGY, GOOFINESS AND THEIR LAUGHTER. WLWT NEWS 5. KARIN JOHNSON FOR US IN BATAVIA WITH THEIR STORY. HI, KAREN. WELL, GOOD EVENING, SHEREE. I’M HERE LIVE, THE CLAREMONT COUNTY JAIL, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE BOY’S FATHER, CHAD DOERMAN IS BEING HELD ON A $20 MILLION BOND. HE IS CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS SONS, BUT FAMILY HAVE ASKED THAT WE SHARE PHOTOS AND STORIES OF THE BOYS AND SHOW WHO THEY WERE AS CHILDREN, AS THEY WERE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST THIS TRAGEDY. THEY WERE ALL PAP AT THREE, FOUR AND SEVEN YEARS OLD. THE DORMAN BOYS LOVED BEING LITTLE KIDS TOGETHER. THEY SOMETIMES WALKED HAND-IN-HAND, WEATHER DOWN TO THE WATER TO FISH OR TO CATCH A WORM. THEY WERE FULL OF GIGGLES AND THEIR LAUGHTER WAS CONTAGIOUS. ON THE BASEBALL DIAMOND, THE OLDEST WAS A FEISTY LEFT HANDER, BUT ALSO A TEAM PLAYER. I WAS JUST WITH HIM, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN A DAY BEFORE ON THE FIELD, HAVING A GREAT TIME, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGING TEAMMATES, SOMETHING COACHES SAY HE OFTEN. LIKE WHEN ONE RECENTLY STRUCK OUT WITH A SEVEN YEAR OLD CAME UP TO HIM AT THAT GAME AND DURING THE GAME AND SAID, YOU KNOW IT’S OKAY BUDDY. I STRUCK OUT, TOO. IT’S NO BIG DEAL. WE ALL DO IT. AND IT’S JUST THE KIND OF KID HE WAS. NEW RICHMOND COACHES SAY AT FOUR YEARS OLD, THE MIDDLE GUY WAS A GIFTED T-BALL PLAYER. I WOULD OFTEN BE THE ONE THROWING TO HIM BECAUSE STILL COACH PITCH AND JUST A SERIOUSNESS OF HIS EYES LIKE HE WOULD NOD, I’M READY TO GO. LET’S GO. THE BOYS END, SAID THEY’RE BEAUTIFUL AND DESERVE TO BE PROUDLY DISPLAYED. THEY LOVED FIERCELY AND WITH THEIR ENTIRE HEARTS. THEY NEED TO BE SEEN FOR THE BLESSINGS THEY WERE, THE HAPPY LIVES THEY LIVED. THEY’RE PERFECT BABY BOYS. AND AS FOR THE I EXPECT THIS CASE, TO GO TO A GRAND JURY HERE IN CLERMONT COUNTY SOMETIME LATER WEEK. REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT, THE KARIN JOHNSON WLWT NEWS 5. KAREN, THANKS SO MUCH. I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT IN THE WORLD CAN WE DO YOU FEEL HELPLESS ON A CASE LIKE THIS? WELL, THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN DONATE TO HELP THE BOY’S MOTHER AND THE SISTER WHO BOTH SURVIVED. LINKS TO GO FUND ME SITES ARE ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW. WLWT DOT COM, BY THE WAY.

Celebration of life services set for 3 young brothers killed in Clermont County

Updated: 1:29 PM EDT Jun 22, 2023

Celebration of life services have been finalized for the three young Doerman brothers who were killed in Clermont County. A visitation will be held Monday from 4-8 p.m., followed by a celebration of life service at 8 p.m. at First Baptist Church-Glen Este.Guests are asked to wear bright colors and, in lieu of flowers, are asked to send donations to New Richmond Youth Sports, the organization that provided so many happy memories for the Doerman family. For more information, click here.The Doerman brothers were a pack — 3, 4 and 7 years old. The boys loved being little kids together.They sometimes walked hand in hand, whether down to the water to fish or to catch a worm. They were full of giggles, and their laughter was contagious. The boys' aunt said the young boys loved fiercely and with their entire hearts, and they need to be seen for the blessings they were, and the happy lives they lived.The boys' father, Chad Doerman, is accused of murdering his sons. He's being held in the Clermont County jail on a $20 million cash bond. The community has stepped up to help the boys' mother and older sister, who survived the violence.People can donate through a GoFundMe site the boys' aunt organized.A family friend also organized a GoFundMe.The New Richmond Youth Sports Association is also collecting donations for the family.

MONROE TOWNSHIP, Ohio —

Celebration of life services have been finalized for the three young Doerman brothers who were killed in Clermont County.

A visitation will be held Monday from 4-8 p.m., followed by a celebration of life service at 8 p.m. at First Baptist Church-Glen Este.

Guests are asked to wear bright colors and, in lieu of flowers, are asked to send donations to New Richmond Youth Sports, the organization that provided so many happy memories for the Doerman family.

For more information, click here.

The Doerman brothers were a pack — 3, 4 and 7 years old. The boys loved being little kids together.

They sometimes walked hand in hand, whether down to the water to fish or to catch a worm. They were full of giggles, and their laughter was contagious.

The boys' aunt said the young boys loved fiercely and with their entire hearts, and they need to be seen for the blessings they were, and the happy lives they lived.

The boys' father, Chad Doerman, is accused of murdering his sons. He's being held in the Clermont County jail on a $20 million cash bond.

The community has stepped up to help the boys' mother and older sister, who survived the violence.

People can donate through a GoFundMe site the boys' aunt organized.

A family friend also organized a GoFundMe.

The New Richmond Youth Sports Association is also collecting donations for the family.