Obituaries
Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

Leona S. Adkins
Mar 4, 2006
ADKINS, Leona S. age 68, of Dayton passed away Saturday, March 4, 2006. Leona attended St. Helen Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry in December 1998. Leona is survived by her daughter, Karen (Kenneth) Savory Horn of Dayton; sons, Ronald (Joyce) Savory and Michael Savory both of Dayton; and 3 grandchildren, Brandon and Cameron Horn...

Patrick J. Skea
Mar 4, 2006
SKEA, Patrick J., “PJ” age 81, of Centerville, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Kettering Medical Center. He was just shy of his 82nd birthday. Born in the Bronx, New York, he served in the United States Army Air Corps during WWII, flying over 25 missions as a Bombardier and received numerous honors. PJ worked at Bucks County Community...

Edward E. Sikes
Mar 4, 2006
SIKES, Edward, E., age 84, a native Daytonian passed away Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Kettering Medical Center. Ed was a 1938 graduate of Parker Co-Op (presently known as Patterson Co-Op). He worked as a Tool Engineer for Sheffield Tool and Die and for the IBM Corp. Ed then went to work for Delco Moraine until his retirement in 1985....

Gary E. Grether
Mar 3, 2006
GRETHER, Gary E., age 68, of Dayton, passed away Friday, March 3, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton. Gary was a longtime member of First Lutheran Church in Dayton. He was a 1958 graduate of Fairmont High School and attended Sinclair Community College, where he received his degree in Radiology. Gary served in the United States Navy, stationed on a destroyer...

Earleen V. Waigand
Mar 2, 2006
WAIGAND, Earleen V. (Lee), 63, of Sacramento, Anchorage, Chicago and Oakwood, to name a few, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2006, comfortably in her home. Born in Chicago, Lee Waigand (nee Hoff) escaped high school and went on to an illustrious career in art and art design. She worked in the newspaper business for nearly 40 years, starting as an...

Robert H. Whitton
Mar 2, 2006
WHITTON, Robert H., age 82 of Kettering passed away on March 2, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton. Robert was a member of the Fairmont Presbyterian Church, the F & AM Millennium Lodge and was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. serving during WWII and the Korean War. He retired from NCR after many years of service. Robert was...

Anne B. (Mcsherry) Stenning
Mar 2, 2006
STENNING, Anne B., (McSherry) age 77, of Kettering, formerly of Oakwood, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2006 at Clermont Nursing Center, Milford, OH. Anne was assistant to the rector for 11 years at S. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Oakwood, a graduate of Oakwood High School. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert G. McSherry “Mac” in 1984 and...

Ann M Kondrotas
Feb 26, 2006
KONDROTAS, Ann M., age 90 of Dayton passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Northwood Nursing Home. Ann is survived by her son, Frederic A. Kondrotas Jr.; daughters, Frances Kondrotas and Dr. Kathryn Kondrotas Dubester. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2006 at Holy Cross Lithuanian Church, 1924 Leo St., Dayton at 10:00 AM with...

Gilbert H. Altherr
Feb 26, 2006
ALTHERR, Gilbert H. “Gil”, age 91, of Springboro, formerly of Kettering, and a resident of Ft. Meyers, FL for the past 25 years passed away Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Kettering Medical Center. Gil was a veteran of WWII, serving in the United States Air Force as a Major. He was a graduate of Purdue University and a member of...

Joseph F. Accrocco
Feb 25, 2006
ACCROCCO, Joseph F., age 85, of Kettering passed away Saturday, February 25, 2006 at Brighton Gardens. He was born and raised in Bellaire, Ohio. Joseph played football for UD before and after WWII. He was a Golden Gloves Boxing State Champion in Ohio. Joseph graduated from the University of Dayton in 1947. He did graduate studies at the University of...

Margaret Powers Kronauge
Feb 20, 2006
KRONAUGE, Peggy (Margaret Ann Powers) of Centerville, formerly of Oakwood, devoted wife of Paul W. Kronauge Jr., married nearly 49 years, passed away on February 20, 2006. She was the beloved mother of Paul W. Kronauge III (Corrine) of Redwood City, CA; Patricia Kronauge (Jerry Gulker) of Hobe Sound, FL; Pamela Marshall of Centerville, OH; Polly Kronauge of Jackson, WY;...

Ruth E. (Yates) Jones
Feb 17, 2006
of Lebanon, OH passed away on Friday, February 17, 2006 at Heartland Hospital in Sebring, FL, where she spent the winter months. Ruth attended the Towne Blvd Church of God in Middletown, OH. She retired from Sears, in retail sales, after 30 years of service. Ruth and her first husband Cliff Yates were instrumental in the beginning of Christian Life...

Charles Maeder
Feb 17, 2006
MAEDER, Charles E., age 86 of Kettering passed away on Friday, February 17, 2006 at Bethany Lutheran Village. Charles was a lifetime member of Southern Hills United Methodist Church and past member of the Dayton Round Table. After graduating from Fairmont High School in 1937 he attended Sinclair Community College. Charles served in the United States Army Air Corp during...

Dr. Brett Lafave
Feb 17, 2006
LaFAVE, Dr. Brett M. age 36, of Marysville, OH passed away on Friday, February 17, 2006 at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, OH. Brett was a graduate of Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, VT. He received his BS in Biology from the American International College. Brett also received his Veterinary Medical Degree from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine...

June Marie Mcgilvery
Feb 16, 2006
McGILVERY, June Marie., age 81, of Kettering, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2006. She worked for Bethany Lutheran Village as a Social Worker. June was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh F. McGilvery Jr., in 2005. Preceded in death by her parents Martin E. Sims & Mary D’Esther Clayton-Sims. She is survived by her daughter, Karen (Bill) Todd, of...

George O. Shell
Feb 12, 2006
age 74, of Centerville, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2006. George attended Cherry Fork High School. He retired from Bob Ross Dealership after many years of service. George was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and was a past member of the American Legion and VFW. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sherman and Myrtle Shell and brothers,...

Alma Larue Mullen
Feb 11, 2006
MULLEN, Alma La Rue, age 79, of Centerville passed away Saturday, February 11, 2006. Alma was a charter member of Epiphany Lutheran Church, past coordinator of the senior citizens (J.O.L.Y.) group and a volunteer at the church. She retired from the Kettering Board of Education. Alma is preceded in death by her first husband of 38 years, John Demick, 3...

Rosemary L. Gal
Feb 8, 2006
GAL, Rosemary L., age, 76 of Carlisle, OH, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at Heartland of Miamisburg. Rosemary was a member of the Centerville Seventh Day Adventist Church and previously a member of Glen Park Seventh Day Adventist Church. She received her Bachelor and Masters Degree from Indiana University and retired after a 25 year career of teaching with...

Shawn B Zimbric
Feb 8, 2006
Zimbric, Shawn B., age 28, of Centerville passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2006. Shawn attended Incarnation School and CHS. He loved playing all sports, fishing, hunting and playing the piano. Shawn was also a friend of Bill W. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Joe and Betty Pjura and his uncle, Phil Zimbric. Shawn will be sadly...

Forrest Arresta Rinehart
Feb 5, 2006
RINEHART, Forrest A., age 86, of Centerville OH passed away, Sunday, February 5, 2006. Forrest was a graduate of Chillicothe High School. He was a graduate of Officers Training School. Forrest served in the United States Air Force as a pilot, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. Following retirement, he worked 10 years at the correctional institute in Chillicothe, then in...