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Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

Howard Eugene Knott

Howard Eugene Knott

Nov 24, 2008

KNOTT, Howard E., "Gene," 93, loving father and devoted husband passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 at Heartland of Kettering after a year long struggle with health problems. Gene was a pattern maker by trade and during his youth played semi-professional baseball for various factory teams in Dayton. He was also very active in the Pattern Maker's Union during...

Ross "Jack" A Taylor, Jr.

Ross "Jack" A Taylor, Jr.

Nov 24, 2008

TAYLOR, Jr. Ross "Jack," passed away after a brief illness at Bethany Village in Centerville on November 24, 2008. Jack was preceded in death by his loving wife, Joan Taylor. He is survived by his sister, Margaret Newman of Phoenix, Arizona; his brother, William Taylor of Dallas, Texas; his daughter, Kim Schnell and her husband Dr. Frederick Schnell of Macon,...

Eric Sherwood Jenkins

Eric Sherwood Jenkins

Nov 23, 2008

JENKINS, Eric S., age 57 of Washington Court House made his final journey on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus, OH. Eric was born on April 18, 1951 in Dayton, where he lived most of his life. He was the beloved son of Robert Avery Jenkins and Sarah Fleek Smucker Jenkins who both preceded him in...

Ginny M. Link

Ginny M. Link

Nov 23, 2008

LINK, "Ginny" Virginia M., age 60 passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Ginny was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil & Loretta Link. She has been the Youth and Young Adult Minister at the Church of the Incarnation for the past 23 years. She graduated from the University of Dayton with a Masters of Theology. Ginny ministered to and...

Anna Mae Gilliam

Anna Mae Gilliam

Nov 22, 2008

GILLIAM, Anna Mae Hardin, 83, of Dayton, passed away at her son's home on Saturday, November 22, 2008 after a long bout with cancer. She was born on June 8, 1925 in Coshocton, OH. Anna Mae was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands and an infant child. She is survived by three sons, Gregory (fiance, Joyce Murnahan) Hardin;...

Harold Edgar Hileman

Harold Edgar Hileman

Nov 20, 2008

HILEMAN, Harold E., 88, formerly of Santa Rosa, CA passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2008. Harold was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn; parents, Edgar and Levisa Hileman and 2 sisters, Virginia Briley and Mary Anna Vogely. He is survived by 1 step-daughter, Margie Uncapher; 4 sisters, Marguriette Hileman, Sue Gordon, Nancy Lehman and Judy Luedke. Private services...

Joyce Patricia Ferrar

Joyce Patricia Ferrar

Nov 20, 2008

FERRAR, Joyce Patricia, Child Advocate, age 68, of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2008, at her residence. Joyce graduated from Shaw High School in 1958, and retired from Dayton's Family Services Association in 2006. In the intervening years Joyce traveled widely on the most desolate and deserted roads, sustaining the powerless and the penniless with her love and...

William Randale Kimbrell

William Randale Kimbrell

Nov 19, 2008

KIMBRELL, William R., "Randy" "Bill," of Washington Twp., formerly of Pittsburgh, PA passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Randy, as his family knew him, was a Veteran of the United States Army, stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia and in Baumholder, Germany. He worked at Woolpert as an Application Developer/ Systems Engineer for almost 12 years and attended Fairhaven...

Margaret Mary Milligan

Margaret Mary Milligan

Nov 18, 2008

MILLIGAN, MARGARET M. AGE 90 OF TROY PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008 AT HER HOME. SHE WAS BORN JANUARY 10, 1918 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH TO STACY AND ADA (SHARP) PHILLIPS. MARGARET WAS A LOVING MOTHER AND HOMEMAKER, WHO LOVED WORKING IN HER GARDEN. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, ERNEST MILLIGAN; BROTHER, CLARENCE "BUS" PHILLIPS...

Connie D Shepherd

Connie D Shepherd

Nov 17, 2008

SHEPHERD, Connie D., age 67, of Centerville passed away Monday, November 17, 2008 at Sycamore Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Anthony and Bessie Cboins; sister, Lillian Cboins and 3 brothers, Benny, Roger and Joe Cboins. Connie is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, Ronald E. Shepherd; daughter, Tina (Doug) Lorenz of Dayton and their...

Barbara Ruth Duchak Hilgeman

Barbara Ruth Duchak Hilgeman

Nov 17, 2008

HILGEMAN, Barbara Ruth Duchak, age 74 of Centerville, Ohio, died on Saturday, November 15, 2008. Barbara was born in Dayton, Ohio on May 27, 1934. She is survived by her husband Budd, son Charles III and his spouse Loretta and their two children Charles and Sean, son John and his spouse Jennifer and their three children Jack, Peter and Laura,...

John J Dorn

John J Dorn

Nov 16, 2008

DORN, John J. "JOE" , Sr., age 89, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 at Hospice of Dayton. Joe is once again waltzing with his beloved wife of 60 years, Helen R. (Shock) Dorn, who preceded him in death in 2005. He was a longtime member of the former Epworth Methodist Church and a graduate of Roosevelt High School class...

Charlene T. Routley

Charlene T. Routley

Nov 16, 2008

ROUTLEY, Charlene T., age 80, of Centerville passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at St. Leonard's Senior Living Community, Centerville, OH. Charlene was the oldest of nine children born to Mary (Sergent) and Charlie Tolliver in Letcher County, Ky. on November 4, 1928. Charlene was a member of Oak Creek United Church of Christ, Kettering; the Kettering Mothers Singers,...

Martha Ann Kos

Martha Ann Kos

Nov 14, 2008

KOS, Martha Ann, age 87 of Centerville, passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 in Centerville, OH. Proceeded in death by her husband Frank. Survived by sons, Frank (Mary Beth) and Robert (Lynn). Grandchildren, Stacey (Pat) Bartz and Jeff (Michelle) Kos. Great-grandchildren, Haley, Sydney and Ryan Bartz. Also survived by brothers, Edward, Paul, Marvin and Roger Bausman, and sisters, Emma Astholz,...

George F Stockdale

George F Stockdale

Nov 10, 2008

STOCKDALE, George F., age 87, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2008. A long-time resident of Princeton, NJ, Mr. Stockdale recently moved to Dayton, OH. He was born in Spencerport, NY on July 13, 1921 to Winifred Madeline Dennis and George Maychin Stockdale. Mr. Stockdale earned a Bachelor's degree in physics from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY and a Master's...

Frederick Karl Kraus

Frederick Karl Kraus

Nov 10, 2008

KRAUS, Fred "Fritz" 85 formerly of Cleveland, OH, and Sarasota, FL, died Monday, November 10, 2008, in Centerville, Ohio, at his home in the Health Center at St. Leonard Senior Living Community after a long illness. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 9 a.m. at the St. Leonard Senior Living Community chapel. Mr. Kraus was...

Thomasa Jane Bossong

Thomasa Jane Bossong

Nov 5, 2008

BOSSONG, Thomasa Jane, 90 of Washington Township died Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at Brighton Gardens. Thomasa earned her degree from the University of Cincinnati and became an English teacher for the Cincinnati Public Schools and was devoted to literature throughout her life. She also volunteered for the Red Cross during WWII and again later in her life. She was a...

Harriet C. Mccarthy

Harriet C. Mccarthy

Nov 3, 2008

MCCARTHY, Harriet C., age 78, of Kettering passed away Monday, November 3, 2008 at Brighton Gardens in Centerville. She attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Kettering. Harriet was born in Nashville, TN, graduated as Valedictorian from Puyallup High School near Tacoma, Washington, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1952, where she majored...

Opal G Beller

Opal G Beller

Nov 1, 2008

BELLER, Opal G., 90, of Beavercreek, formerly of Leesburg, FL passed away unexpectedly on November 1, 2008 while traveling with the "Honor Flight" in Washington, D.C. Opal was a Sgt. in the Women's Army Corps and served under General George C. Marshall in the Pentagon during WWII, honorably discharged in 1944. Opal was a member of the American Legion, Post...

Paul Edwin Cooper

Paul Edwin Cooper

Nov 1, 2008

COOPER, Paul went to be with our Lord on November 1, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio at the age of 82 years old. Paul was born on April 13, 1926, to Minard and Gladys Cooper in Carlisle, Indiana. Paul married Gloria Hunt on June 29, 1946. They spent their early years in Carlisle, Indiana. Paul served as a volunteer fireman and...

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