Obituaries
Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas
Jack Eugene Meeker
Aug 11, 2012
MEEKER, Jack E., age 83, of Centerville, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012. He was born April 13th, 1929 in Chillicothe (Ross County) Ohio. Jack was the son of the late Lora E. and Edith (Byers) Meeker. Jack served his country in the Army Quartermaster 3850th Requirements and Distribution Group and was stationed for four year in Giesson Germany. His...
Lawrence John Cunningham
Aug 10, 2012
CUNNINGHAM, Lawrence John "Larry", age 69, of Washington Township, was born on October 9, 1942 and passed away on August 10, 2012. Larry graduated from Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School. He played football for and graduated from the University of Dayton. Larry retired after 32 years from General Motors in Dayton. He had a love for reading and spending time...
James Russell Dittmar, Sr.
Aug 8, 2012
DITTMAR, Sr., James Russell, age 78, born in Dayton, Ohio on July 14, 1934 and passed away at home after a long illness on August 8, 2012 in Sun City, California. James graduated from Chaminade High School in 1952. He worked for many years at Dayton Buick, Davis Buick and Bob Ross Mercedes in Dayton and was known to be...
Patti Davis Ballard
Aug 6, 2012
BALLARD, Patti D. (nee Davis), age 73, of Oakwood passed away, Monday, August 6, 2012 at Hospice of Dayton. Born August 15, 1938 in Cincinnati, OH, Patti graduated from Seven Hills Academy. Patti attended Pine Manor College in Massachusetts and the University of Cincinnati. She was a successful business woman, working for the Cincinnati Symphony, during which time she had...

Julie Lynn Stacy
Aug 2, 2012
STACY, Julie Lynn, age 48, passed away August 2, 2012 in her home in Laurel, MD due to complications from Multiple Sclerosis. She was born June 7th, 1964 in Dayton, OH to John and Mary Burnett. She attended Northmont High School in Clayton, OH through her junior year, and graduated from Kettering Fairmont High School in Kettering, OH. She earned...
Warren L. Newton
Jul 31, 2012
NEWTON, Warren L. "Pete", age 80, of Kettering, passed away on July 31, 2012 at his home. Pete loved his family, especially his grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Earl G. and Ola Newton, brothers, Robert and Earl Jr., and grandson, Kevin Michael Newton. Pete is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Donna, sons, Steven Michael (Suellyn)...
Eloise Angeline Bailey
Jul 29, 2012
BAILEY, Eloise A., age 91, of Waynesville, OH, formerly of Dayton, OH, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012. Eloise was a member of Incarnation Church for 11 years and Precious Blood Church for over 40 years. While at Precious Blood, she was a member of the bible group. Eloise worked for Delco Products for 37 years until her retirement. She...
Michael Patrick Kabealo
Jul 28, 2012
KABEALO, Michael Patrick, Age 59 of Centerville (Eaton), OH and Atlanta, GA passed away on Saturday July 28, 2012 while on business in San Juan Puerto Rico. Michael was a 1971 graduate of Centerville, OH High School and had a lifelong career of 42 years in the hotel liquidation industry. Michael was well known and respected in his profession and...
Sara Jean Maxwell
Jul 27, 2012
MAXWELL, Sara J., age 83, of Centerville, passed away Friday, July 27, 2012 at Hospice of Dayton. Sara was born in Greenville, SC and raised in Lowell, NC where she graduated from high school at age 15. She was also a graduate of Lee's Macrae College. Sara was a long time member of the Oak Creek United Church of Christ....
Mary Louise Shultheis
Jul 27, 2012
SHULTHEIS, Mary Louise Griest, age 90, of Kettering, passed away Friday, July 27, 2012. Mary was a native Daytonian, born April 5, 1922, was a graduate of Fairview High School in 1940 and the Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing in 1943. She married Clarence David Shultheis November 4, 1944 at Grace Methodist Church in Dayton, OH. She was employed...

Joseph Thomas Bitzko
Jul 25, 2012
BITZKO, Joseph T., Lt. Col Ret., AF, age 90, of Centerville, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Joseph was born on September 25, 1921 in Franklin Borough to the late Thomas and Mary "nee" Sokol Bitzko. Preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Irene Mitroka in 2010; sisters, Mary Paladino, Ann Morris, Martha DeNeve, Eva Bitzko, and...

Edith Ashland
Jul 25, 2012
ASHLAND, Edith, age 83, of Beavercreek, OH, formerly of St. Helen's, England, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Edith was a member of St. George's Episcopal Church for 50 years. She was a teacher in England for 6 years and worked as a sales clerk at Books & Co. for numerous years. Edith enjoyed reading and attending dramas such...
Janice Marguerite Wright
Jul 24, 2012
WRIGHT, Janice M., age 84 of Centerville passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at Hospice of Dayton. Janice was an active resident and volunteer at Bethany Lutheran Village. Janice was preceded in death by her loving husband John Wright. She is survived by her sisters, Jacqueline (Wallace) Becker and Georgia (Walter) Hansen; daughters, Sherryl (Thomas) Snow and Barbara (Michael)...
Lloyd Benedict Fisher, Sr.
Jul 23, 2012
FISHER, Lloyd "Bud" Benedict, Sr., age 90, of Kettering, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2012. Lloyd attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, and was a former parishioner of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Englewood. He retired after 35 years of service from Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Lloyd proudly served his country during WWII in the United States Navy,...
Florence Margaret Weaver
Jul 20, 2012
WEAVER, Florence M., age 93, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012 at Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio. She was born on May 13, 1919 in Jacksonville, Illinois. Florence graduated from Trotwood-Madison High School in 1937. She retired from the City of Dayton, Department of Street Maintenance in 1980, after 20 years of service. Florence was a member of David's...
Gary Coolidge Graef
Jul 19, 2012
GRAEF, Gary Coolidge, age 55, of Madeira Beach, Florida, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Suncoast Hospice after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his father, Edgar J. Graef, Jr. and step-father, Kurt S. Farnbacher. He was born in Dayton, Ohio and graduated from Oakwood High School. He was also a graduate of the University of Denver....
Betty Louise Oberer
Jul 19, 2012
OBERER, Betty Louise, age 79, of Washington Township and Naples, FL, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Betty was a 1951 graduate of Stivers High School and worked for many years at Oberer Companies. She attended Church of the Incarnation in Centerville and St. John the Evangelist in Naples. Betty was very active in her churches where she helped...

Jane Erickson
Jul 19, 2012
ERICKSON, Jane, age 84, of Centerville, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Jane was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church for 41 years. She loved being a mother and more than anything else. Preceded in death by her husband, Bill Erickson, daughter, Sandy Aulabaugh, granddaughter, Angel, and son-in-law, Gene Howell. Jane is survived by her children, Sharon Howell, Sandy...
Judith Anne Young
Jul 19, 2012
YOUNG, Judith Anne, age 75, of Washington Township, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Judith was a 1954 graduate of Fairview High School. She enjoyed traveling with her friend Peg, painting, and spending time with her family. Preceded in death by her husband of 20 years, William H. Young. Judith is survived by her children, Kelly Young and Robert...
Carolyn D. Young
Jul 17, 2012
YOUNG, Carolyn D., age 75, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Preceded in death by her parents Lillian Louise (Wilson) and Rex Duncan. Carolyn is survived by her children; Marcie L. Moore of Kettering, OH, Sandra L. (Steve) Linn of LaGrange, IL, and Russ D. (Leslie) Young of Raleigh, NC; and grandchildren Ryan and Taylor Moore, Casey and Alex...