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Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

Marjorie Louise Davis

Marjorie Louise Davis

Dec 10, 2001

age 75 of Centerville passed away Monday December 10, 2001. She was the owner and operator of The Glass Beach for 11 years. Marjorie was also a precinct volunteer for Montgomery County Board of Elections. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, James Edward Davis; 2 sons, Michael Roger Davis, of Kettering, and Mark Edward Davis and his...

Edna L. Graber

Edna L. Graber

Dec 10, 2001

age 80, of Centerville, passed away Monday, December 10, 2001. She was employed at General Motors, for 10 years at Centerville Lanes, and retired from Lazarus Department Store. Preceded in death by her loving husband, Edward E. Graber; parents, Walter and Minnie Click, and her dogs, Buffy and Thor. Survived by her son, Mark Graber of Houston, TX; brother, Paul...

Leona B. Anderson

Leona B. Anderson

Dec 8, 2001

age 87, of Centerville, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2001. She retired as a bookkeeper for Anderson-Hester Brick & Masonry Contractors and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. Preceded in death in 1965 by her husband, Vernon L. Anderson and in 1993 by her son, Lloyd W. Anderson. Survived by her daughter, Jane and her husband, Michael Harris of...

Walter M. Smith, Jr.

Walter M. Smith, Jr.

Dec 7, 2001

age 73, of Kettering passed away Friday, December 7, 2001. He was a machinist at both NCR and Delco Products. Walter was a member for over 50 years and a past president of Dayton Motorcycle Club. He also belonged to the Somerset, Kentucky Boat Club. Preceded in death by his parents and a brother, James Earl Smith. Survived by an...

Carol Lauzon Babb

Carol Lauzon Babb

Dec 7, 2001

age 79, died Friday, December 7, 2001 in South Carolina. Born November 7, 1922 in Dayton Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Albert G. and Erma Schachne Lauzon. She attended Oakwood High School in Dayton and Fairmont Junior College in Washington D.C. Surviving are her husband of fifty-five years, Charles L. Babb of South Carolina; daughter and son-in-law,...

Mary ''Dee'' Ryan

Mary ''Dee'' Ryan

Dec 5, 2001

(Enterman,) age 65, of Centerville passed away December 5, 2001. She was a 1954 graduate of West Carrollton High School. Mary Dee was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and a former member of the Eastern Star. Preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Bernice (Lynn) Moyer; and son, Donald Curtis Enterman. Survived by her husband, James Mike...

John Francis Federinko

John Francis Federinko

Dec 4, 2001

Maj., USAF Ret., age 59, of Dayton, passed away unexpectedly December 4, 2001. Born Oct. 24, 1942, he was a loving husband and a cherished father, grandfather and friend. John leaves the world a much better place for having been here, though here for far too short a time. John was a proud veteran of the USAF with 29 years...

Eva N. Fetter

Eva N. Fetter

Dec 4, 2001

age 73, of Centerville, died Tuesday, December 4, 2001. She was born in Gornoy, Dupeney, Macedonia, in the former Yugoslavia. Eva served as Vice President of Sterling Group Associates in the field of commercial mortgages. In the early 1950s, Eva was instrumental in creating the first federal legislation for veterans' family benefits. Eva was preceded in death by her parents,...

Emmy Filsinger

Emmy Filsinger

Nov 28, 2001

age 96, of Dayton, died Wednesday, November 28, 2001. She was born in Eckenheim, Frankfurt a/m, Germany and came to Dayton in the early 1920s with her father Friedrich Weber. A year later they were joined by her mother Emma and brothers Alfred and Arnold, who pedeceased her. Emmy was the beloved wife of Karl Filsinger who died April 3,...

Herbert Harry Kirves

Herbert Harry Kirves

Nov 24, 2001

age 78, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2001. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European, African and Middle East theaters where he received 3 bronze stars. Herbert retired from Coca Cola in 1986 after 38 years of service. Preceded in death by his devoted wife of 48 years, Janet; son, John...

Ferne Berner

Ferne Berner

Nov 24, 2001

age 92, of Oakwood, Ohio passed away, Saturday, November 24, 2001. She received her B.S. degree from University of Dayton and her M.A. degree from Miami University of Ohio. Ferne did her training as a registered nurse at Cook County Hospital in Illinois. She was a registered nurse for St. Elizabeth Hospital and taught elementary school in the Kettering School...

Vivian Doughman

Vivian Doughman

Nov 23, 2001

age 93, of Centerville, died Friday, November 23, 2001. She was a former owner of A & V Motel. Preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Arthur Doughman. Survived by her sister, Faye Turk of Inglewood, CA; niece, Patricia Bell of Panama City Beach, FL; nephew, Jimmy Blake of Glendora, CA; and numerous great nieces and nephews. Funeral...

Irma Elaine Thomas

Irma Elaine Thomas

Nov 23, 2001

age 82, of Centerville, died Friday, November 23, 2001. She was a corporate secretary for Schearbrook Farms, retiring in 1981 after many years of dedicated service. Irma was a member of Centerville United Methodist Church and a charter member and Past Matron of Far Hills Chapter OES. Survived by her husband of 60 years, Warren Thomas; her son, Timothy Thomas...

Sarah (Edwards) ''Sally'' Orr

Sarah (Edwards) ''Sally'' Orr

Nov 23, 2001

age 63, of Kettering, died Friday, November 23, 2001. Sally grew up in Upper Arlington in Columbus. After her marriage, she and her family lived in Dayton/Springfield area until 1976. They lived in McLean, VA beginning in 1976 before returning to the Dayton area in 1987. She received her undergraduate degree from Ohio Wesleyan University (1960). Sally was a member...

Mary Elizabeth Shepherd

Mary Elizabeth Shepherd

Nov 22, 2001

SHEPHERD, Mary Elizabeth (Lowther), age 84, of Bethany Lutheran Village, Centerville, died in the company of her sister Jean Sperling and niece, Sandra and Roscoe Mills, Thursday, November 22, 2001, in Miami Valley Hospital, after a short illness. Mary was born in Clarksburg, WV, December 17, 1916, the daughter of Otis and Eva Lowther. She was a very active volunteer...

Marie Elizabeth Herbster

Marie Elizabeth Herbster

Nov 22, 2001

age 97, of Dayton, died Thursday, November 22, 2001. She graduated from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, OH, in 1926, and taught school for 3 years in Prospect, OH, before her marriage to Ben M. Herbster in 1929. Elizabeth was a member of Oak Creek United Church of Christ. Preceded in death in 1984 by her husband, Ben. Survived by 2...

Dr. M. V. ''Bill'' Lingle

Dr. M. V. ''Bill'' Lingle

Nov 20, 2001

age 92, of Oakwood, Ohio and a summer resident of Clear Lake, Indiana, died Tuesday, November 20, 2001. Graduated from Ohio State University School of Medicine in 1936. He stayed in the Biltmore Hotel where he was the house physician for the hotel and the YMCA until he began private practice in 1939 in the Fidelity Bldg., where he specialized...

Harriet Kiefaber ''Sug'' Connelly

Harriet Kiefaber ''Sug'' Connelly

Nov 19, 2001

age 80, of Oakwood, died Monday, November 19, 2001. She was a graduate of Oakwood High School (1939) and attended Knox College in Cooperstown, NY. Sug was a life-long tennis player and member of Virginia Hollinger Memorial Tennis Club, Junior League of Dayton, Four Seasons Garden Club, Dayton Women's Club and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Preceded in death by her...

Jewell Lorene ''Judy'' Mcreynolds

Jewell Lorene ''Judy'' Mcreynolds

Nov 18, 2001

McREYNOLDS, Jewell Lorene ''Judy'' , age 81, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2001. She was born in Willow, OK on May 24, 1920. The first child of three, she was raised in Erick, OK. In the early 1940's she moved to San Diego, California with her family where she married Huber Grady Waynick and had one daughter, Delores Ayn Waynick. This...

Marjorie Frost (Cull) Finney

Marjorie Frost (Cull) Finney

Nov 18, 2001

age 75, of Kettering, died Sunday, November 18, 2001, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born March 6, 1926, in Dayton. Marjorie was a graduate of Julienne High School (1944) and from The College of Mount St. Joseph (1948). She was a member of Mt. St. Joseph Alumni Club. Preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Jerome Frost; her...

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