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Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas
Joseph Martin Roller, Sr.
Aug 5, 2001
Chief Master Sergeant, USAF retired, age 82 of Kettering, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001 at Kettering Memorial Hospital. The son of Clyde and Pauline Roller, he was born in Akron, Ohio, August 9, 1918. Mr. Roller retired from the USAF after 30 years of service, including service during World War II. He then served 10 years as Building Maintenance Superintendent...
Eugene R. ''Cotton'' Gurtis
Aug 4, 2001
age 70, of Centerville, passed away at his residence on Saturday, August 4, 2001. He was born in Mount Pleasant, PA, the son of the late Joseph W. and Clara Gurtis. Cotton graduated from Morris-Harvey College (now University of Charleston) in Charleston, WV where he starred in football and baseball and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. He...
Herman J. ''Pete'' Buthker
Jul 31, 2001
age 79 of Beavercreek, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at Hospice of Dayton. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1942-1946, retiring from WPAFB. Pete was a member of Beavercreek VFW Post #8312. Survived by his loving wife, Margaret; 8 children, Victoria Harroun and her husband Douglas of Federalway, WA, Gregory Buthker and his wife Bonnie of...
John J. Vollbrecht
Jul 29, 2001
age 89, of Kettering, formerly of Oakwood, died July 29, 2001. He was born June 19, 1912, in Dayton, the son of John H. and Edith (Platt) Vollbrecht. John began working at Rikes as a high school co-op, where he became the buyer for lamps, luggage and where he was the buyer of silver for more than 40 years until...
Clarence E. Ressler
Jul 29, 2001
age 79, of Kettering, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2001. He was a graduate of Northridge High School. He retired as a Major from the U.S. Marine Corps., and then later retired as an engineering manager after 42 years with Ohio Bell. Clarence was a member of Oak Creek United Church of Christ, Pioneers of America and volunteered at Kettering...
R. Alan Fanning, M.D.
Jul 28, 2001
age 83, of Oakwood, died Saturday, July 28, 2001. He was a graduate of Purdue University and the University of Louisville, College of Medicine. Alan served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corp. during World War II. He was a general surgeon in Dayton for 39 years. Alan was Chief Resident of Miami Valley Hospital, a Fellow of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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