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

Pauline Croft
Dec 31, 2005
CROFT, Pauline, age 95, of Kettering passed away Saturday, December 31, 2005 at Heartland of Kettering Nursing Home. Pauline was born in Dayton, OH. She was a lifelong resident of Dayton/Kettering and retired from Donenfeld’s. Pauline was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford C. Croft, Jr.; son, Clifford C. Croft III; sisters, Anna Harness and Mildred Heede and four...

Sigurd R. Peterson
Dec 28, 2005
PETERSON, Sigurd R., “Pete” age 80 of Centerville, OH, formerly of Auburn, MA passed away on December 28, 2005 at Miami Valley Hospital. Pete was a longtime member of the Church of the Incarnation. He received a Masters in Law from the New England School of Law and retired after 25 years of service from Monarch Marking System. Pete served...

Harold F Tolnitch
Dec 28, 2005
TOLNITCH, Harold F., age 79, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at Kettering Memorial Hospital of pneumonia and heart failure. He was preceded in death by his parents, George F. and Ann Tolnitch; brother, John Tolnitch; sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Walsh; and Mrs. Pat Hayes. Harold was a National Sales Manager and Engineer retiring in 1993 from...

Elizabeth R. Recher
Dec 27, 2005
RECHER, Elizabeth R., “Beth”, age 85, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2005. She retired after 34 years with The Koehring Company in Dayton. Elizabeth was a long time member since 1948 of St. John’s Lutheran Church. She was extremely active in the church, serving in the choir for 55 years, the Women’s Group, and she taught Sunday School....

Mary Beatty Reid
Dec 27, 2005
REID, Mary Beatty, age 90 of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at Liberty Retirement Community. Mary graduated from Steele High School. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Robert “Bob” Reid on December 19, 2005. Mary was also preceded in death by two sisters, Charlotte and Marguerite and two brothers, Frank and Robert. She...

Margery R. Hodges
Dec 26, 2005
HODGES, Margery R., age 83, of Washington Township, passed away in her home on Monday, December 26, 2005. Margery was active in NACON, loved to cook and share her recipes with many friends, and loved dogs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Hodges. Survived by her son, Michael K. (Charlien) Hodges; two grandchildren, and three great grandchildren....

Tony R Sumner
Dec 26, 2005
SUMNER, Tony Randall, age 43, of Kettering passed away Monday, December 26, 2005 at Miami Valley Hospital. Tony was a graduate of Fairmont East High School. He had been a truck driver, though his love was for music. Tony was a musician who played guitar for several bands in the Dayton area and he enjoyed writing poetry. Tony was preceded...

Dawson J. Price
Dec 23, 2005
age 99, of Kettering, passed away Friday, December 23, 2005. He attended Shroyer Road Baptist Church. Dawson graduated from Miami Jacobs College in Accounting. He worked in management at General Motors for over 34 years and with OMNIFAC Corp. for 20 years. Dawson was a member of F&AM #13, Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton, Shrine and the TOM Club. Preceded...

Jack Rossell Sanders
Dec 23, 2005
age 81, of Kettering, passed away Friday, December 23, 2005. He was a member of Church of the Cross. Jack was also a member the 20 Year Club at NCR and Fairmont East Boosters. He coached Class “F” Little League. Preceded in death by one brother and one sister; his two seeing eye dogs, Reddy and Ford. Survived by wife,...

Jack Rossell Sanders
Dec 23, 2005
SANDERS, Jack Rossell, age 81, of Kettering, passed away Friday, December 23, 2005. He was a member of Church of the Cross. Jack was a veteran of the United States Navy from June of 1943 to January of 1946. He was also a member the 20 Year Club at NCR and Fairmont East Boosters. Jack coached Class “F” Little League....

Howard E. Loundenslager
Dec 22, 2005
LOUDENSLAGER, Howard Eugene, age 93, of Centerville passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at Bethany Lutheran Village. Howard retired after 33 years of service as a Dayton Division Manager for the Standard Oil Company. He was a member and former Council Member of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, The Shawnee Valley Petroleum Club, former member of the Dayton...

Phillip Sheridan
Dec 22, 2005
SHERIDAN, Phillip “Bud,” age 85, of Kettering died from cancer on December 22, 2005 while in the care of Hospice of Dayton. Throughout his illness, Bud maintained his wit to the end. He was a life long resident of Dayton, born June 8, 1920 and preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Helen Sheridan and sister Joan Sweeterman. After...

William L. Mcdermid
Dec 21, 2005
McDermid, William L, age 87, of Centerville, formerly of Canton, NY, died December 21, 2005. Bill was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Candor F& AM # 411, Shriner, Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton, Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)-senior life member, Sigma Phi Sigma-National Honorary Physics Society, Gamma Sigma Epsilon-National Honorary Chemistry Society and Sigma Xi-National Honorary...

Ruth Evangeline Lackey
Dec 20, 2005
LACKEY, Ruth E., age 94 of Kettering, formerly of Clearwater, FL, passed away on December 20, 2005 at Oakcreek Terrace Nursing Home. Ruth moved to Clearwater, FL in 1973, where she was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. After returning to the Dayton area, she became a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and had been a member of...

Anne Louise Thomason
Dec 20, 2005
THOMASON, Anne Louise, age 84 of Kettering went to the Lord on Tuesday, December 20, 2005. She is now at peace. Anne was predeceased by her husband Richard Parker Thomason Sr. She is survived by her 3 sons, Richard of Maryland, Robert of Cincinnati, OH and Randy of Kettering, OH. Anne is also survived by 8 grandchildren and 11 great-...

Robert W. Reid
Dec 19, 2005
REID, Robert “Bob” W., age 91 of Kettering passed away Monday December 19, 2005 at Liberty Retirement Community. Bob attended Oakwood City Schools and Culver Military Academy. He was the former owner of four Goody Goody Restaurants located in Tampa, FL, Santa Monica, CA, and Dayton, OH on Third Street and Salem Avenue, and was a former member of the...

Frank M. Hodgson
Dec 19, 2005
HODGSON, Frank, age 79, of Centerville passed away to be with his Lord on December 19, 2005. Frank was born in Jackson, TN October 1, 1926. Frank and Ardelle (Boehne) Hodgson were married May 19, 1956 in Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Waterloo, IL and would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in May. He served in the United States Navy for...

John R. Brownell, Jr.
Dec 17, 2005
BROWNELL, R. John Jr., age 93, of Dayton passed away Saturday, December 17, 2005 at Kettering Medical Center. John was a member of Fountain Gate Home Church. He was a 1930 graduate of Oakwood High School and went on to found Grant Brownell, an investment banking co., with his lifelong friend Richard H. Grant, Jr. John later served on the...

Ethel Elizabeth Crites
Dec 17, 2005
CRITES, Ethel Elizabeth, age 89, of Miamisburg passed away Saturday, December 17, 2005 at Hospice of Dayton. Ethel was a graduate of the Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing in 1939. She was a member of the Centerville United Methodist Church, Order of Eastern Star Reiter Chapter in Miamisburg, and the Miamisburg Senior Citizens. Ethel was preceded in death by...

Betty A. Hamlin
Dec 13, 2005
HAMLIN, Betty, age 47, died on December 13, 2005 after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer at her home in Galena, OH. She was born on August 8, 1958 to Edwin and Evelyn Elkin in Centerville, OH. She was preceded in death by her father. She leaves to mourn her passing, her mother, Evelyn Elkin of Centerville, OH,...