Obituaries
Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas
Robert C. Fairchild
Jan 11, 2012
FAIRCHILD, Robert C. "Bobby", age 69, of Harrison Township passed away on January 11, 2012. Bobby was self employed at his own store, The Oregon Smoke Shop. He was a kind, loving, selfless man who always believed the best in everyone. Bobby loved spending time with his family, especially his dear daughter and four grandchildren. He enjoyed gambling, playing poker,...

Annamae Spidel
Jan 11, 2012
SPIDEL, Annamae (Grimes) age 93, of Dayton passed away on January 11, 2012. After graduating from Julieanne High School in 1936 Mrs. Spidel worked for several local companies as a secretary before being hired at Wright Field, where she worked as a stenographer during WWII. During those years she volunteered for the Red Cross by rolling bandages and preparing medical...
Elisabeth Johanna Magdalena Petrusch
Jan 10, 2012
PETRUSCH, Elisabeth Johanna Magdalena (ne Schatz) born on September 7, 1930 to Julius Harry Schatz and Emmy Jehl, lost her battle with cancer on January 10, 2012. A native of Kriescht, Germany, Mrs. Petrusch worked for the United States Army in Heidelberg before immigrating to the U.S. Immediately after her arrival in New York via ship on January 24, 1957,...
Frederick William Thompson, Jr.
Jan 8, 2012
THOMPSON, Frederick William Jr., age 81, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2012. Born in Plainfield, NJ, the son of Frederick Wm. Thompson and Emma Griffith Thompson. He is survived by one brother, Rev. Richard Thompson; his loving companion and wife of 58 years, Joan Elizabeth Thompson (nee Kirch); two daughters and son-in-laws, Cynthia Ellen Owens (Kenneth), Beth Ann Phifer...

Lorena Ruth Murray
Jan 7, 2012
Funeral Home: Kettering Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429

Thomas Andert Bellin
Jan 6, 2012
BELLIN, Thomas A., age 64, passed away Friday, Jan. 6. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., Tom moved to Dayton in 1986. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed fishing and boating. He also loved serving people and his Lord. Tom volunteered at Saint Vincent de Paul's Gateway Hotel and was a member of Fairhaven Church where he served as an usher,...
Robert Alan Soller
Jan 6, 2012
SOLLER, Robert "Bob" Alan, age 83 of Adrian, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2012 in Dayton, Ohio. A lifelong passion for theatre and travel led Bob to pursue an education in the arts from Northwestern University, a Masters from the University of Hawaii, and graduate work at Indiana University. He used his vast knowledge to educate and change the...
Jerome 'Jerry' Xavier Cozart
Jan 4, 2012
COZART, Jerome X., age 70, of Centerville, who had been battling leukemia for months, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 of complications from pneumonia. Jerry was a kind, gentle and patient man who dearly loved his family, and whose life reflected his deep faith. He enjoyed golf, watching the Steelers and playing with his grandchildren. Jerry graduated from Purcell High School...

Daniel Patrick Buckley
Jan 3, 2012
Service: 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429 Friday, January 6, 2012 No Services

Homer Norvell
Jan 3, 2012
NORVELL, Homer, age 90, of Zanesville, OH, passed away on January 3, 2012, at the Muskingum County Home in Zanesville after an extended illness. He was born on April 27, 1921, to Chester and Etta Jones Norvell in Clover Bottom, Jackson Cty, KY. He was a member of Crown Point Pentecostal Church in Ridgewood Heights, OH, where he frequently played...
Juanita Lucille Stachler
Jan 2, 2012
STACHLER, Juanita L., age 98, of Kettering passed away on Monday, January 2, 2012. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church and the VFW #9927 Ladies Auxillary. Juanita is survived by her husband of 64 years, Walter, son and daughter-in-law, David and Jane of Citra, FL; 3 grandchildren, Justin and his wife Debby and soon to be born...
Alfred L. Waltz
Dec 31, 2011
WALTZ, Alfred L. "Skip", age 77, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2011. Skip was son to the owner/operator of Precision Gauge and Tool, and later started Waltz Tool & Die. He was a student of religious theory and photography. He was also a member of Hithergreen Senior Center. Preceded in death by his parents, Victor O. and Margaret Waltz...
Rose Elizabeth Flaugher
Dec 30, 2011
FLAUGHER, Rose Elizabeth, age 85, of Centerville, formerly of Wilmington, OH passed away on Friday, December 30, 2011. Rose was a 1947 graduate of Good Samaritan School of Nursing where she went on to be a Registered Nurse. During her career she worked for Howard E. McKnight for 25 years. Rose was a member of Church of the Incarnation. She...
Cathy Sue Logan
Dec 27, 2011
Cathy S. Logan, RN, BSN, age 53 of Carmel, IN, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Cathy was born April 27, 1958 in Akron, OH to the late Harold and Donna Lou (Kale) Iffland. She was a 1976 graduate of Fairmont West High School, Kettering, Ohio and a 1980 graduate of Wright State University School of Nursing in Dayton, Ohio....
Christine Yvonne Downs
Dec 27, 2011
DOWNS, Christine Yvonne, age 73, of Kettering passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Born on November 30, 1938 in Greeneville, Tennessee, to the late John F. Hawk and Jeanette Hawk Roselli. Christine was a 1956 graduate of Fairview High School in Dayton then took many classes at Sinclair Community College. She began her professional career in the executive offices...
Clarence David Shultheis
Dec 25, 2011
SHULTHEIS, Clarence "Red" David, age 90 of Kettering, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2011. A native Daytonian, Clarence was a graduate of Oakwood High School and The Ohio State University with a degree in Welding Engineering. He was employed at Cramp Shipyard in Philadelphia, PA from 1943-1945, and was responsible for the quality of welds on submarines. Following the...
Katherine Loftin Hawkins
Dec 24, 2011
HAWKINS, Katherine "Kay" Loftin passed away on December 24, 2011, following a sudden illness. Born in San Antonio, Texas, on June 20, 1922, she graduated from Baylor University in Waco with a degree in Journalism and Business Administration. She met Stewart D. Hawkins in Texas where he was stationed as an Air Force pilot. They married on July 9, 1944,...

Jack Sidney Lewis
Dec 24, 2011
LEWIS, Jack Sidney, age 92 of Centerville, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011. Jack graduated from Steele High School in 1939 where he and Nilah were very active in their Reunion planning. He proudly served his country in the Army Air Corp during WWII in the Air Force Radar European Theater. He retired from NCR after 34 years of...
Esther Geraldine Meyer-Kruse
Dec 22, 2011
MEYER-KRUSE, Gerry, age 75 of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011. Gerry graduated Valedictorian from Madeira High School, Cincinnati in 1954 and received her bachelor's degree from the University of Dayton in 1971. She retired as an accountant for the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra where she continued on as a volunteer and board member and was a Past President...

Wayne Livingston Mccoy
Dec 21, 2011
McCOY, Wayne Livingston, age 83, of Oakwood, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Hospice of Dayton. Born on September 5, 1928, in Fairpoint OH, Wayne received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, his M.Div. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and his Ph.D in Theology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He served as a Minister of the Presbyterian Church...