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

Bettysue Brown Sellers
May 19, 2005
SELLERS, Bettysue Brown, age 76, of Centerville, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2005. A loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she was born on June 10, 1928 in Exeter, NH. She was the daughter of Reverend Anderson and Ruth Brown. She graduated from Woodward High School in Toledo, OH. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Antioch College. She...

Winifred Burnett
May 16, 2005
BURNETT, Winifred “Winnie” Jane (Weaver), age 85, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2005. Mrs. Burnett was a native Daytonian, born on February 13, 1920. She was a 1938 graduate of Oakwood High School and a 1942 graduate of Miami University (Oxford). Mrs. Burnett (Winnie) was also a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority at Miami. She was a member...

William J. Woodie
May 15, 2005
age 85, of Bellbrook, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2005. William retired as Chief of Procurement from DESC. He served in the Air Force as a pilot during WWII. William was a member of the 25 Year Club at DESC, UD Flyers Club for 60 years, American Lebanese Club and Old Time Boxers Club. Preceded in death by his wife,...
Norseer R. Shafeek
May 14, 2005
age 68, a life-long resident of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2005, after battling cancer with determination and courage. He was a graduate of Dunbar High School Class of 1955. Norseer retired from General Motors. He was a veteran serving in the Army. Preceded in death by his parents, Habeeza and Sultina Shafeek; sisters, Ruth Beall, Haleema, Barbara,...

Steve C. Pytosh, Jr.
May 13, 2005
PYTOSH, Steve C., Jr., age 53, loving husband, dedicated father, good friend and son, peacefully passed away Friday, May 13, 2005, at Hospice of Dayton. He is preceded in death by his father, Steve C. Pytosh Sr., and his father-in-law, Don Clere. He is survived by his devoted wife, Linda; loving children, Angie, Abby and Steven “Pop”; beloved mother, Vi...

Nedra B. Haller
May 11, 2005
HALLER, Nedra B., age 80, of Kettering passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Bethany Lutheran Village. Nedra was a longtime member of the Church of the Ascension. She was a 1942 graduate of Roosevelt High School. After graduation, Nedra worked as a typist in the Purchasing organization at Frigidaire for 15 years. She was preceded in death by her...

James G. Strausbaugh
May 2, 2005
STRAUSBAUGH, James G., age 71, of Kettering passed away Monday, May 2, 2005 at Kettering Medical Center. James retired from General Motors after 22 years of service. He was a member of the Moose Lodge #73 and was an avid Disney Fan and enjoyed camping and traveling. James was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Strausbaugh, a sister and...
Amber A. Killen
Apr 30, 2005
KILLEN, Amber A., (nee Heintzelman) age 88, of Centerville passed away Saturday, April 30, 2005 at Bethany Lutheran Village. Amber received her degree in Fine Arts from the Ohio State University in 1937. Following graduation, she worked at DPL to introduce electric range cooking to rural areas. Among her many talents were her musical abilities, gardening, tailoring, entertaining, art and...
F. Earl Helfers
Apr 29, 2005
Helfers, F. Earl, age 95, of Kettering, passed away Firday, April 29. He was a graduate of Blackburn College and the University of Illinois and earned his BS, MA and did advanced work. Earl was a WWII veteran serving in the US Navy, based in Hawaii. Prior to the war he worked as a geographer for the Pentagon. Earl lived...

Jean Lingus
Apr 29, 2005
LINGUS, Jean, age 71, of Kettering, formerly of Beavercreek passed away Friday, April 29, 2005. Jean was a member of Belmont United Methodist Church. She worked at Dorothy Lane Market, Far Hills Ave. and was known as the “Meat Police”. Jean was a member of the Eagles #321 and the VFW #8312. She had a passion for bowling, was a...

Laurence G. Clark
Apr 28, 2005
CLARK, Laurence G., resident of Centerville who had formerly resided in Sarasota, FL, Cincinnati, OH and Manhasset, NY, died Thursday, April 29. Larry was the father of Karen Blake and her husband, Jonathan Blake of Springboro, OH and Stephen Carine Clark and his fiancée, Alison Marie Barber, of St. Louis, MO; son of Mr. And Mrs. Wesley Gerard Clark of...

Christopher Williams Rogers
Apr 27, 2005
ROGERS, Christopher, W., age 27, of Washington Twp. passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Christopher was a 1996 graduate of Centerville High School, attended Wright State University and graduated from Sinclair Community College. He was employed in loss prevention at Wal-Mart. Christopher was predeceased by his aunt, Brenda Cassidy Vincent and is survived by his parents, Donna K. and William...

James Dean Hart
Apr 27, 2005
Hart, James Dean, age 43 of Kettering, formerly of Brookville, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at Hospice of Dayton. Dean was a 1980 graduate of Brookville High School, where he excelled in basketball and track. He was a 1984 graduate of Anderson University, Anderson, Indiana. Dean was also a member of the Masonic Lodge of Brookville, Ohio. He...

Leonard E. Bedel
Apr 27, 2005
BEDEL, Leonard E., age 68, of Centerville, formerly of Huntington, WV passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at Kettering Medical Center. Len was a member of the Church of the Incarnation. He graduated in 1955 from Elder High School and received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Cincinnati. Len retired from Wright State University where he was...

George Daniel Shellabarger
Apr 24, 2005
ROUTSONG FUNERAL HOME, Inc. SHELLABARGER, George Daniel, age 97, a long-time resident of Oakwood, died Sunday, April 24, at the Westminster-Thurber Retirement Community in Columbus, Ohio. George was born Feb. 17, 1908 to Olive Frances Good and Albert Dorvin Shellabarger in Clayton, Ohio, and was reared in the Dayton area where both the Shellabarger and Good families were early settlers....
Dorothy F. Williams
Apr 23, 2005
WILLIAMS, Dorothy Funston, age 109, graciously passed away on Saturday morning and completed her historic journey full of wonderful memories, friends, and family. She witnessed world changing events, wars, constitutional amendments, and inventions, as her life spanned three centuries. Dorothy was born on June 9th, 1895 in Toronto, Canada. As a young girl her parents moved to Chicago, IL, a...

Robert M. Stoffregen
Apr 23, 2005
STOFFREGEN, Robert M., age 77, of Kettering, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2005. Robert served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He retired from the Dayton Fire Department. Robert was a member of the Millennium Masonic Lodge #779, Dayton Valley of Scottish Rite and Silver Trowel Council 141. Survived by his wife, Donna; son, Robert (Traci) Stoffregen; daughter, Joy (Randy)...

George L. Andrews
Apr 23, 2005
Andrews, George L., age 89 of Dayton, born in Blanchester, OH on Oct. 25, 1915, passed away April 23, 2005 in his home after a long illness. George was born to the late John & Mable Andrews. He was a member of Fairmont Presbyterian Church in Ohio and a long time member of the NCR Country Club. He was retired...

Vier K Landis
Apr 22, 2005
LANDIS, Vier K., age 89, of Tucson, AZ died Friday, April 2, 2005. He was an Army veteran of WWII and was a member of the American Legion Post for 59 years. Vier retired from NCR in 1983 with 46 years of service as Manager, Accounts Payable. In 2003, he received top volunteer of the year award at Vail Schools,...

Eula Mae Mcmann`
Apr 19, 2005
McMann, Eula Mae, age 78, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Eula was born in Willimason, W.Va. She retired from Montgomery County Auditors after 20 years of service. Eula was a member of Brookville Eastern Star, a life member of VFW Wilmington Pike, a member of Elks Lodge #58 on Troy Pike, 76 & Star Dust Dance Club,...