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

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Nov 19, 2003
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John R. Meckstroth
Nov 17, 2003
MECKSTROTH, John R., age 48, of Kettering, OH (formerly of Pflugerville, TX) passed away Monday, Nov. 17, 2003 after a lengthy battle with brain tumor cancer. John graduated from Fairmont East High School in 1973. He won the Deeds Scholarship from NCR that year and co-oped with NCR during college. John was a member of Tau Beta Pi, professional engineering...

Richard J. Ghere
Nov 16, 2003
GHERE, Richard J., age 83, of Kettering, formerly of Warren, OH, died November 16, 2003 at Kettering Medical Center. He was a veteran of WW II serving in the United States Air Corps from 1941 to 1943. Richard is preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth C. Ghere. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Richard G. and Lisa...

Robert N. Ingle
Nov 15, 2003
age 88, of Kettering, passed away, Saturday, November 15, 2003 at Bethany Lutheran Village of Centerville. Robert graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1933 and he retired from Associated Spring Corp. where he worked as Quality Control Manager. He served his country as an Army sergeant during WW2 and received the American Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the...

Mary S. Weir
Nov 12, 2003
of Kettering, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2003. She was a member of Church of the Ascension. Mary was a past member of Dayton Catholic Women’s Club. Preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Katherine (nee Dwyer) Stroehlin; beloved husband, James R. Weir on November 13, 2000. Survived by her two daughters, Deborah Weir of Miami Twp., Maura (Edward)...

Mary A. Meloy-Mountjoy
Nov 12, 2003
age 74, of Kettering, passed away at home on Wednesday, November 12, 2003. Mary was raised in Groveport, Ohio. She graduated from Mt. Carmel School of Nursing. Mary worked at the VA Center and St. Elizabeth Hospital. Preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Agnes (Moore) Meloy; brothers, Fred and Millard Meloy; beloved aunt, Lillian Meloy and ex-husband, Robert...

Alvin L. Iams
Nov 11, 2003
age 92, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2003. He was a graduate of Steele H.S. in 1928. Alvin was a graduate of The Ohio State University in 1932 and was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity and Business Manager of The Ohio State football team. Mr. Iams was an Executive with The Procter & Gamble Co. for...

John Wohlslagel
Nov 11, 2003
age 87, of Centerville, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2003, at Grandview Hospital. John was born August 10, 1916 in Dayton, OH and was a graduate of Roosevelt High School, Class of 1935. He and his wife, Mary, were married on Valentine’s Day in 1938. John retired from the Aerospace Research Laboratory as a Design Engineering Technician at Wright-Patterson AFB...

Robert Vail Burnett Sr.
Nov 10, 2003
age 83, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2003. Mr. Burnett was a native Daytonian, born on August 27, 1920, at Miami Valley Hospital. He is a 1939, graduate of Oakwood High School; attended Staunton Military Academy and a graduate of Miami University (Oxford). Mr. Burnett is a member of Fairmont Presbyterian Church and is a veteran of WWII, serving...

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Nov 8, 2003
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Janette C. Mcfarland
Nov 7, 2003
McFARLAND, Janette C., age 60, of Centerville, OH, formerly of Kirkwood, MO, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2003 surrounded by her family. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 13, 1943. After growing up in the western Pennsylvania area with mother Melba and stepfather, George Foster, Janette settled in Pittsburgh where she would begin a 30-plus year career with...

Harold E. Hays
Nov 5, 2003
HAYS, Harold E. “Gabby”, age 88, of Kettering, passed away Wednesday, November 05, 2003. He was a milling machine operator for NCR . Gabby was a member of Faith Baptist Church. Survived by his wife, Violet; 2 sons, Byron Hays of Brookville and Dennis Hays of Kettering; daughter, Lois Hays of Centerville; and grandchildren, Shannon Haines and Britten Cooney, both...

William G. Carlisle
Nov 4, 2003
CARLISLE, William G. “Bill”, age 54, a nine year resident of Oakwood, peacefully passed away Tuesday, November 4, at Hospice of Dayton after a battle with metastatic cancer. He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oakwood. His career of thirty plus years was in the paper industry. At the time of his passing, he was employed as...

Donald W. Hohler
Nov 2, 2003
HOHLER, Donald W., age 81, of Kettering, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2003 at Walnut Creek Nursing Center. Donald graduated from Fairview High School in Dayton, attended Syracuse University and graduated from the University of Dayton with a B.S. Degree in Business Administration. He retired in December 1982 after 21 years of service as Contract Manager for Monsanto Research Corporation,...

Robert Stevenson Tolles Jr.
Nov 1, 2003
TOLLES, Robert Stevenson, Jr., age 54, of Oakwood, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 1, 2003. He was born October 2, 1949 in Detroit, MI. Bob graduated from Seaholm High School (Birmingham, MI), University of Michigan (B.A. Political Science), where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, and Michigan State University (M.B.A. in Finance). He served in the U.S. Army...

Bonita M. Crouse
Nov 1, 2003
age 55, of Beavercreek, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2003. She was a graduate of Beavercreek High School in 1966. Bonnie worked at Scitex DPI for 19 years. Preceded in death by her mother, Juliette Morisette; grandmother, Barbara Coppock and grandfather, Elmer Coppock, Sr. Survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Jim Crouse; daughter, Tina (Doug) Kurtz of Kettering;...

Sarah J. Aluabaugh
Oct 31, 2003
AULABAUGH, Sarah J., age 92, of Oakwood, died Friday, October 31, 2003. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. Sarah was a retired research photographer from Monsanto Corp. in Dayton, OH. She was listed in Women’s Who’s Who of America. Preceded in death by her brother, Alfred O. Aulabaugh Jr. and sister, Catherine A. Sloan. Survived by three nephews,...

Addie M. Enneking
Oct 30, 2003
ENNEKING, Addie M., age 54, of Centerville, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at Kettering Medical Center. Addie was a member of Church of the Incarnation and the Bible study group at the church. She was a 1967 graduate of Immaculate Conception Academy in Oldenburg, IN. Addie was also involved with SICSA. She is preceded in death by her father,...

Mary E. Ingle
Oct 30, 2003
INGLE, Mary E., age 86, of Kettering, passed away, Thursday, October 30, 2003 at Bethany Lutheran Village of Centerville after a brave battle with cancer. Mary was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Being formerly employed by Rike’s Department Store and Frisch Florist, she also was a Girl Scout leader and a member of the Eastern Star. She is...

Lawton Scott Giordano
Oct 29, 2003
age 73, of Kettering and Sarasota, FL, died on October 29, 2003, in Florida following a lengthy illness. She attended the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. Lawton graduated from Sinclair Community College with an Associate Degree in Nursing. She previously was employed on the nursing staff at...