Obituaries

Apr 13, 2015

ADAMS, Edith Carol, age 89, of Beavercreek, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015. Edith was born to the late L. Dord and Phoebe (Lemasters) Williams on March 9, 1926 in Johnson County, KY. She graduated from Oil Springs High School in Johnson County and attended Teacher's College in Morehead, KY. Edith was a homemaker who traveled all over the...

Apr 12, 2015

AYERS, Duane P., age 83, loving son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude B. Ayers and Eva (nee Tetrault) Ayers Driscoll and brother, Douglas Ayers. Duane is survived by his sister, Doris M. Smith; nieces and nephews, Claudia Kuntz, Phillip Ayers, Latisha Faler, Amy Swaney, Susan...

Apr 12, 2015

Apr 11, 2015

JERVIS, Janet Manthey, age 84, long time resident of Oakwood, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Janet was born to the late Willard and Lucille (Sauer) Manthey on September 1, 1930 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from Withrow High School and attended the University of Cincinnati where she was a member of the Chi Omega Sorority. Janet was a...

Apr 7, 2015

RUSH, Lucille R., age 101, passed away on April 7, 2015 at the Suites at Walnut Creek in Kettering, OH. Lucille was the daughter of Charles and Glada Alltop, born in Gore, OH on May 10, 1913. Preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Rush; her parents; sisters, Geneva, Nora, and Opal; brother, Milo; nephew, Charles Alltop; and niece, Martha...

Apr 6, 2015

CLAY, Judith Maxine, age 74, of Centerville, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015. She was born in Dayton to the late Howard E. and Marjorie M. (Armstrong) Jennings. Judith worked for many years at Elder Beerman. She enjoyed spending time outside and traveling with her family. Judith is preceded in death by her husband Norman, parents, and her sister...

Apr 5, 2015

AYERS, Duane, age 89, of Dayton, OH passed away on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015. He was born in Milwaukee, WI. Duane proudly served in the US Marine Corp. with the 26th Marines 5th Division during WWII. In retirement he volunteered at Sycamore Hospital, The Dayton Museum of Art, and Cox Arboretum. Duane was an avid reader and a lifetime...

Apr 5, 2015

HINDERS, Urban A., 88, of Kettering, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015. Urban was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School in Celina, OH. He continued his education through the Navy V-12 program graduating with a B.S. Aeronautical Engineering (University of Notre Dame, '48). Urban secured a MS in Political Science from George Washington University (1972) and graduated from...

Apr 4, 2015

LONG, Ruby E., age 94, of Kettering, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4, 2015. Ruby was born to the late Roy D. and Lena (nee May) Wilson on November 20, 1920 in Lewis County, KY. She married the love of her life, the late John W. Long on January 1, 1941. They were married for 70 years when he...

Apr 4, 2015

TOMCZAK, Lucille (nee Nagy), born July 11, 1924 passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4, 2015, surrounded by her family. After graduating from Toledo Waite high school in 1942, she joined Jerry Fodor's orchestra as a vocalist and toured the country entertaining US troops fighting in WWII. In 1946 she married Louis Tomczak who eventually became Circulation Manager for the...

Apr 3, 2015

BROWN, Marvin L., age 82, of Washington Township, passed away on April 3, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born on May 10, 1932 to the late Lester and Emma (Petheram) Brown in Parke County, Indiana. He graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1950, served in the U.S. Army in Hawaii from 1953-1955, and returned to...

Apr 2, 2015

CARONE, Maria (Mary), age 90, of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Maria was born on November 8, 1924 in Bitritto (Bari), Italy to the late Massimiliano and Serafina DeCarlo. She was a member of Holy Angels Church and Christopher Columbus Social Club. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Luigi Carone; brothers, Francesco,...

Apr 2, 2015

STANZE, Janice L., age 79, of Miamisburg, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2015. Janice was born to the late Elmer E. and Henrietta D. (nee Brunsman) Kistler on October 27, 1935 in Dayton, OH. She graduated from Fairmont High School in 1953. Janice retired as a bookkeeper from Kistler's Fraternal Gifts and was a member of First Church of...

Apr 1, 2015

HURLEY, Debra Lynn, "Debbie" (nee Nichol), age 54, of Centerville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert L. Nichol. Debbie is survived by her two sons, Cody and Nicholas; mother, Mary Lou Nichol; brother and sister-in-law, John and Ani Nichol; nephews, Jacob, Matthew and Zachary and many loving cousins. Debbie...

Apr 1, 2015

WATTERMANN, Eric "Rick" Douglas, age 49, of Washington Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. He was born on June 7, 1965 in Canoga Park, CA. Rick would be described by many as a man who loved his family very deeply and enjoyed watching his children grow. His interests included studying history and astronomy as well as playing...

Apr 1, 2015

LAURICELLA, Mary (Trinkler), age 80, passed on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Mary was born on April 25, 1935 in Aberdeen, OH. She attended schools in Aberdeen OH, Ripley OH and Maysville KY. Mary also attended Sinclair Community College. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Louis Trinkler and mother, Margaret Trinkler (Hyland), one brother, Joseph West Trinkler and...

Mar 28, 2015

Nicholas "Nick" Karras, age 62, of Oakwood passed away Friday, March 27, 2015. Born on January 16, 1953, Nick was a graduate of Oakwood High School class of 1971 and received his BS from The University of Cincinnati in 1975. A lifelong member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Dayton, Nick was also an inductee into the Oakwood High...

Mar 27, 2015

CROTTY, Marilyn Ann (Hauer), age 83, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2015 at Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Marilyn (Boots) was born on June 14 1931 in Mentor-On-The-Lake, Ohio to parents Michael and Ann Hauer (Servaites). The Hauer family was actively involved with Saint Agnes Parish located in the neighborhood of Dayton View. A graduate of Julienne High...

Mar 25, 2015

HIRONAKA, Pete K., age 87, of Kettering, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. He was born in Sacramento, CA and was graduated in 1951 from Miami University in Oxford, OH. Pete worked as an artist for the Dayton Daily News, a long-time editorial cartoonist for The Pacific Citizen, and a commercial artist for E.F. MacDonald and for many Dayton-area...

Mar 22, 2015

HARTMAN, Jessie M., Jr., passed away on Saturday, March 21, after a brief illness. Jessie served honorably in the U.S. Army for eight years. He received his commission from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY in 1978 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. When he had left service, he had achieved the rank of Captain and served...