Obituaries

Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

Grace E. Blosser

Grace E. Blosser

Jul 27, 2001

age 79, of Kettering, passed away Friday, July 27, 2001. Before retiring, she had a sales career. Grace was a member of Washington Heights Baptist Church and Victory Chapter OES #19. Preceded in death in 1990 by her husband, Kermit ''Dean'' Blosser. Survived by her 2 brothers, John E. (Betty) Hicks and Elvernus Hicks, both of Dayton; special Niece and...

Richard Andrew Koerner

Richard Andrew Koerner

Jul 26, 2001

age 83, of Kettering, died Thursday, July 26, 2001. He attended the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and was a member of FOP Post #44 and the American Legion #598. He was a 1936 graduate of Chaminade High School, where he lettered in football and track. After high school, he played professional football for the Dayton Bulldogs and he was a...

Harold ''Harry'' J. Fleck

Harold ''Harry'' J. Fleck

Jul 26, 2001

age 69 of Beavercreek, died Thursday, July 26, 2001. He was a 1949 graduate of Wilbur Wright High School and served in the Ohio National Guard. Harry retired from AT&T after more than 35 years of service. He was a member of the Church of the Ascension, the Pioneers, NRA (National Rifle Association) and the American Motorcycle Association. Preceded in...

Howard E. Balbach

Howard E. Balbach

Jul 24, 2001

BALBACH, Howard E. (Retired Capt. U.S. Army), age 91, of Kettering, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 24, 2001. He graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in mechanical engineering. Howard was a veteran of World War II, serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army Artillery stationed in the Pacific Theatre where he received his Bronze Star for service in...

Tillie R. Calhoun

Tillie R. Calhoun

Jul 24, 2001

age 79, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2001. She was a 1943 graduate of North Dakota State University, with a B.S. in Home Economics. Tillie retired as Office Manager for Buckeye Trails Girl Scout Council where she was employed for 33 years. She was a member of Fairmont Presbyterian Church where she served on Board of Trustees, past...

Harry S. Price, Jr.

Harry S. Price, Jr.

Jul 23, 2001

age 90, of Oakwood, died Monday, July 23, 2001. Born October 11, 1910 in East Jordan, Michigan, he attended the Principia School in Saint Louis, Missouri, was a 1932 graduate of the University of Michigan Engineering School, and attended that University’s Law School. As a boy, he began working each summer for his father’s company, Price Brothers Company; he became...

Brita M. Muckenheiter

Brita M. Muckenheiter

Jul 20, 2001

age 87, of Dayton, died Friday, July 20, 2001. She had worked in the Human Resources Dept. and the Travel Dept. for Winters National Bank (now Bank One), retiring in 1975. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Dayton. Preceded in death by her brothers, Egon von Greyerz in 1994, Theodore von Greyerz in 2000 and her sister,...

J. Bachman Brown

J. Bachman Brown

Jul 18, 2001

age 78, passed away on July 17, 2001 at his home in Kettering, OH. Born October 24, 1922, he was the only son of Hayward Brown and Lillian May Eaton. Bach graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and worked as an electrical engineer for the Thomas Strip Division of U.S. Steel, at Pittsburgh...

Richard ''Dick'' S. Harmer Iii

Richard ''Dick'' S. Harmer Iii

Jul 16, 2001

age 59, of Kettering, died Monday, July 16, 2001 in Dayton. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Ceramic Engineering at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana). While a graduate student at the University of Illinois, Dick managed the university's electron microscope lab. Upon graduation, he came to the University of Dayton where he set up and managed the electron...

William H. Shade

William H. Shade

Jul 16, 2001

age 75 of Centerville, died Monday, July 16, 2001. He was a graduate of Miamisburg High School and Miami University and retired from NCR. William was also a WWII Army Air Corps veteran, former Coast Guard Auxiliary member, and a former Special Agent with the FBI. He was Centerville Volunteer of the Year in 1998, headed the Myasthenia Gravis Local...

Mary Clunet Sawtelle

Mary Clunet Sawtelle

Jul 13, 2001

age 93, died Friday, July 13, 2001 after a long illness. She was born in Oakwood and resided there most of her life. Mary graduated with the first class from Oakwood High School and attended Smith College for two years. She was a past President of the Junior League of Dayton, Chairman of the Occupational Therapy Association Board, the first...

Ted H. Goss

Ted H. Goss

Jul 8, 2001

age 77, a life long resident of Dayton and Washington Twp., passed away Sunday, July 8, 2001 at Walnut Creek Nursing Home. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and the University of Dayton. With his love of airplanes, he quickly secured a position with the United States Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as an Acquisition...

Suzanne Scutt

Suzanne Scutt

Jul 6, 2001

''Suzy'', age 71 of Centerville, OH passed away on July 6, 2001 at Southview Hospital after a brief illness. Suzy was born in Traverse City, Michigan on February 11, 1930 but grew up on Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee, always remaining proud of her Southern upbringing. After Graduation from the Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, she studied music and piano...

Francis James Jankowski

Francis James Jankowski

Jul 6, 2001

, 78 of Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Kettering, OH, died July 6, 2001 in Bethany Lutheran Village, Kettering, Ohio. He was a native of Tribes Hill, New York. He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, NY with a BS in Civil Engineering in 1943 where he was a Recipient of the Physics Prize and the Building Construction Award. He graduated from...

Frederick Joseph Lenz

Frederick Joseph Lenz

Jul 6, 2001

age 76 of Oakwood, died Friday, July 6, 2001. He was a WWII Army veteran serving in the European Theater Group. Frederick was employed of Construction Management Company of Ohio, retiring in 1991. He was a member of Carpenters Local 104 and a life time member of the Shelby County Deer Association. Preceded in death by a son, Mark Frederick...

Ethel Marie Weeks

Ethel Marie Weeks

Jul 4, 2001

age 99 of Beavercreek, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001. Ethel was involved in many social and business activities throughout her life. After graduation from high school, she taught 8 grades in a one room schoolhouse in the Trotwood school system. She was a founding member of the Kettering Senior Citizens at Christ United Methodist Church and a member of the...

Howard Lee Wey

Howard Lee Wey

Jul 3, 2001

age 103 of Oakwood, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001 at Kettering Memorial Hospital. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut in October of 1897, the son of the late William Lei Wey and Eva (Stechert) Wey . Howard was a graduate of Lehigh University in 1920. For many years, he was employed as a Civil Engineer at WPAFB. Earlier in...

Robert William Moore

Robert William Moore

Jul 3, 2001

age 78 of Centerville, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001. Robert was a teacher and administrator for EFFICA Montessori School. Survived by his wife Joan of Columbus; 4 sons, Robert S., Richard W., and Thomas C. all of Columbus, and Timothy J. of Melbourne, FL; daughter, Deborah Buss of Columbus; and 8 grandchildren; and dear friend, Asha Mahambrey of Centerville. At...

Shiu Ruan Jeng

Shiu Ruan Jeng

Jul 2, 2001

age 85 of Springboro, passed away, Monday, July 2, 2001. Survived by 5 daughters, Mei Chin and Mei Hui, both of Cincinnati, and Mei Hung, Mei Yun and Judy Y. Ying all of Dayton; 2 sons, Andy Jeng and Chii Pin, both of Dayton; 17 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 1 brother; and 2 sisters. Funeral services will be held at...

James R. Ahart, Pe

James R. Ahart, Pe

Jun 25, 2001

age 75, of Dayton, OH, died Monday, June 25, 2001. Born on April 27, 1926, his mother named him after James Russell Lowell, one of her favorite poets. Jim served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and earned his BSME from Case Western University in 1948. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Orris Joseph Ahart and...

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