Obituaries

Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

M. Dorothy Ayres

M. Dorothy Ayres

Aug 25, 2008

AYRES, M. Dorothy. age 89, passed away Monday, August 25, 2008 at her residence. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, John & Marguerite (Pike) Kelly, Son: Richard L. Ayres, 4 sisters and 2 brothers. Dorothy is survived by her husband of 62 years, William B. Ayres, MD, two daughters and son-in-law; Rosemary Lynn Ayres of Centerville, OH and...

Mary Jane Frush

Mary Jane Frush

Aug 25, 2008

FRUSH, Mary Jane, age 83, passed away, Monday August 25, 2008 in Centerville, OH. Mary Jane was employed at DESC for 29 years as a secretary retiring in 1972. Mary Jane is preceded in death by her parents; Ernest & Hazel (Mehrley) Ridgeway and her husband Curtiss E. Frush in 1986. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law; Kimberly...

Eloise Frances Moorman

Eloise Frances Moorman

Aug 22, 2008

MOORMAN, Eloise F., 79 of Dayton passed away Friday, August 22, 2008 after a lengthy illness. Eloise was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald H. Moorman; son, Stephen A. Moorman; and sister, Marjorie Miller. She is survived by her children: Bernard (Teresa), Ann (Ray) Smith, Elisa (daughter-in-law), Charles (Eloisa), Catherine (James) Waag, and Paul Moorman; 9 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren;...

Orval Edwards Cook

Orval Edwards Cook

Aug 19, 2008

COOK, Orval Edwards 75, of Oakwood, passed away unexpectedly on July 19, 2008. Born in Dayton, he grew up in a military family and enjoyed the experience of living in many different places. Oakwood was home for many years where he was a student at Harman School and graduated from Oakwood High School in the class of 1950. He received...

Barbara Ann Hughes

Barbara Ann Hughes

Aug 19, 2008

HUGHES, Barbara A., (nee Foley) age 53, of Kettering passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at her home. She was a member of St. George's Episcopal Church, Kettering. Barbara received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Maryland in 1977. Barbara was an analytic chemist for the National Institute Health Center in Bethesda, MD. She met her...

Artie M. Vahldiek

Artie M. Vahldiek

Aug 19, 2008

VAHLDIEK, Artie M., age 81, of Riverside passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at her home. Artie was a life long member of Spinning Rd. Baptist Church. She graduated from Cumberland College and Eastern Kentucky University and was a member of Beta Sigma Phi. She retired after 30 years of service from Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1986 as...

Beverly Faye White

Beverly Faye White

Aug 18, 2008

WHITE, Beverly Faye, 79, of Bradenton, FL passed away August 18, 2008. Mrs. White was born on December 11, 1928 in Galien, Michigan. She taught school after earning her teaching certificate from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1949, and was a homemaker and resident of Bradenton since 1993 coming from Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. White was a member of...

Norman L. Harris

Norman L. Harris

Aug 9, 2008

HARRIS, Norman, age 84 , of Oakwood, OH passed away Saturday, August 09, 2008 at his residence. Norman worked at Nelson's Union 76 in Oakwood, and retired from Butch's Rod Shop in Moraine, OH. Norman was a veteran of WW II serving with the US Army. Norman is preceded in death by his parents; Thomas & Florence Harris, brother Carroll...

Richard E Mescher

Richard E Mescher

Aug 7, 2008

MESCHER, Richard "Dick" E. age 68 of Kettering passed away Thursday in Dayton, OH. A beloved husband, father and grandfather, Dick will be greatly missed by all those whose lives he touched. Preceded in death by his parents, Leo & Salome Mescher, Dick is survived by his wife of 40 years, Delores (Fecher) Mescher, his children and their spouses Brenda...

Ralph Lindemann, Ret.Major

Ralph Lindemann, Ret.Major

Aug 6, 2008

LINDEMANN, Ralph, Ret. Major 65, of Waynesville, beloved husband, father and friend went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, August 6, 2008. He was a member of Southbrook Christian Church. Ralph retired from the Air Force in 1986 from the Aeronautical Systems Division at WPAFB. Since 1986, he has been employed by the USAF contractors continuing his work on the...

Caryl Eugene Rader

Caryl Eugene Rader

Aug 6, 2008

RADER, Caryl Eugene, 83, of Dayton (Oakwood), OH, died peacefully at Hospice of Dayton on August 6, 2008, following an unexpected illness. Born in Clark County, OH, to the late George W. and Bertha L. (Ballentine) Rader, he attended The Ohio State University where he played clarinet in the OSU Marching Band before transferring to Muskingum College. He subsequently graduated...

Kathleen Ann Kiger

Kathleen Ann Kiger

Aug 4, 2008

KIGER, Kathleen, (nee Havlish) age 62, of Kettering, formerly of Cincinnati, passed away Monday, August 04, 2008 in Dayton, OH. Kathleen was a member of Ascension Catholic Church and a graduate of the College of Mount St. Josephs in Cincinnati with a degree in Elementary Education. After dedicating herself to raising her family for 17 years, she worked as a...

Frances "Anne" W. Johnson

Frances "Anne" W. Johnson

Aug 3, 2008

JOHNSON, (Frances) Anne W., age 76 of Kettering passed away Sunday, August 03, 2008 in Kettering. Anne was born in Shelbyville, IN, August 5, 1931. She is preceded in death by her parents George and Mary Frances (Messick) Walker. Anne is survived by her husband, of 56 years; Robert E. Johnson, 1 brother & sister-in-law: Robert M. (Linda) Walker of...

Jane Frances Worner

Jane Frances Worner

Jul 30, 2008

Worner, Jane Frances, age 77, passed away July 30, 2008 at Heartland of Kettering after a year of battling colon cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin D. Worner; her parents, George Clifford Beasecker and Margaret Maude (Light) Beasecker; her two brothers, George Douglas Beasecker and Gerald Frank Beasecker; and her sister, Kathryn Margaret Jaffke. She is...

Lloyd M. Brown

Lloyd M. Brown

Jul 27, 2008

BROWN, Lloyd M., age 83, of West Carrollton, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 27, 2008. Lloyd graduated from Blanchester High School and attended the University of Cincinnati. He retired from Roth Office Supply after many years of service as a purchasing agent. Lloyd was a man of great faith and a member of Central Presbyterian Church,...

Nella Lee Shellabarger

Nella Lee Shellabarger

Jul 24, 2008

SHELLABARGER, Nella Lee, passed away peacefully July 24, 2008 at Springhills Assisted Living Facility in Middletown, Ohio. She was born on April 13, 1912 in Beavercreek, OH daughter of Lesslie Myers and Nellie Polly. Nella Lee's life focused upon raising her family and educating hundreds of young children. She graduated from Dayton Junior Teachers College and attended Miami and Wright...

Leonard Paul Knoles

Leonard Paul Knoles

Jul 23, 2008

KNOLES, Leonard P., age 90 of Kettering passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born October 6, 1917 in Newport, RI to James and Alice Knoles and was a 1935 graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School. Leonard was a member of David's United Church of Christ in Kettering. He retired from Wright Patterson Air Force...

Lillian Hudspeth Dickey

Lillian Hudspeth Dickey

Jul 23, 2008

DICKEY, Lillian Hudspeth, age 96, of Kettering, OH formerly of Carbondale and Marion, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Liberty Retirement Community in Centerville, OH. She attended Southern Illinois University where she met and later married her college sweetheart, Carmen Boisseau Dickey, in 1931. Lillian loved playing bridge and had a passion for gardening and crafts. She...

Betty Jane Jones

Betty Jane Jones

Jul 23, 2008

JONES, Betty Jane, (nee Alexander) age 77 of Kettering passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Hospice of Dayton. Betty was a member of the Gathering Place Baptist Church in Kettering. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence J. Jones, Sr. and daughter, Bonnie Jones. Betty is survived by sons, Clarence (Frances) Jones of Kettering and Daniel...

Margaret Ann Barbour Straughen

Margaret Ann Barbour Straughen

Jul 22, 2008

STRAUGHEN, Peggy Barbour (born Margaret Ann Barbour), 70, of Washington Township passed away unexpectedly at Miami Valley Hospital on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Born in Chambersburg, PA on August 21, 1937, Peggy entered nursing school in Harrisburg where she met her husband, Bill (William Joseph) Straughen. Married in 1958, they had recently celebrated their 50th anniversary with their children and...