Obituaries
Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas
Patricia "Pat" Amato
Dec 29, 2022
AMATO, Patricia “Pat,” age 81, of Dayton, began dancing with the angels Thursday, December 29, 2022. She was born December 17, 1941 in Paris, Kentucky; the daughter of the late Elwood and Mary (Weber) Insko. Along with her parents, Mimi is preceded in death by brother, Ed Insko; son, John Bailey; and nephew, Chuck Insko. Pat is survived by her...
Robert Lee Share
Dec 29, 2022
SHARE, Robert Lee, age 86, of Brookville, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022. Robert “Bob” was born August 26, 1936 to Harold and Louise (Davis) Share. A BGSU graduate, Bob served in the Air Force and worked as a Senior Systems Analyst for Mead and NCR. In his free time, he volunteered with the Suicide Prevention Center, played tennis, enjoyed...
Larry G. Anders
Dec 28, 2022
ANDERS, Larry G., age 78, of Dayton, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 28, 2022. He was born December 12, 1944 in Sabina, Ohio; the son of the late Cecil S. and Mildred M. (Elzey) Anders. Along with his parents, Larry is preceded in death by his siblings, Mildred Fladt, Peggy Rang, and Carl Anders. Larry is survived...
Robert Lee Leadman
Dec 27, 2022
“Spotty Bob'' Leadman, age 79, passed away peacefully in his Centerville home on the evening of December 27, 2022. He was surrounded by all of his family and grandkids who affectionately called him Pop-Pop. Robert was born in Charleston, West-“By God''-Virginia on February 13, 1943 to Carl Thomas and Frieda Mae (ne Cox). He was the eldest of three brothers...
Robert W. Buxton
Dec 26, 2022
BUXTON, Robert W., age 99, of Kettering, OH, passed away on Monday, December, 26, 2022. Robert (Bob) was born on December 22, 1923 to the late Howard and Florence (Wood) Buxton, in Evanston, IL. His family including his parents and younger brother Jim, moved around quite a bit during his childhood (due to his fathers work as a Methodist minister)....
Todd M. Nagy
Dec 25, 2022
NAGY, Todd M., age 56, of Dayton, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022. Todd was born on March 6, 1966 in Akron, OH to the late Ronald Nagy, Sr. and Dianne (nee Lamusga) Nagy.
He graduated from Wayne High School in 1984 and earned his Associate Degree from Sinclair. Todd was an avid body builder who served in the U.S....
William George Uhl
Dec 24, 2022
UHL Sr., William G. (Bill)
William George Uhl, Sr. of Washington Township passed away at the age of 89 on December 24, 2022. He was born January 7, 1933, in Greenfield, OH to parents Charles and Gertrude Uhl.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, (m. 1957), Cynthia Uhl; his daughters, Sarah (Robert) Bryan, their children, Anna (Adam) Caraboolad, Catherine...
Paul Ripplinger
Dec 21, 2022
RIPPLINGER, Paul, age 60, of Miamisburg passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Hospice of Dayton after a brief battle with cancer.
He is proceeded in death by his father, Silas E. Ripplinger. Paul is survived by his mother, Juanita Ripplinger; sister, Annette (Mark) Jenkins; children, Nicholas (Leah), Elizabeth (Daniel) Teti, Joseph (Kelly); grandchildren, Silas, Lucas, and Isaac; and...
Patsy Sue Allen "Mamaw"
Dec 21, 2022
Patsy Sue Allen, “Mamaw,” age 75, of Mount Healthy, Ohio passed away, Wednesday, December 21, 2022. She was born October 2, 1947 to the late Samuel and Patsy Andrews, of Harlan County, Kentucky. Patsy is the adored Mamaw to her five grandchildren, Tyler (Carolyn) Grile, Travis Grile, Liesl Kuschnerus, Kiera Kuschnerus, and Xander Kuschnerus. Patsy was preceded in death by...
Keith Allen Koch
Dec 20, 2022
KOCH, Keith Allen, age 89, of Kettering, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Keith was born on March 2, 1933 in Otway, OH to the late Cecil and Mary (Hughes) Koch. He was a member of the Masonic Alfa Lodge #729 since 1968 and a member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church where he volunteered for a lot of activities....
Michael Richard Flee
Dec 20, 2022
FLEE, Michael Richard, age 64, passed on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. He was born August 28, 1958 in Santa Monica, CA. Michael had a long and difficult battle with kidney cancer and is finally at rest. He was a warrior throughout life and will be forever loved and remembered. Michael was quite outspoken and had a very dry sense of...
John Emmett Kernan
Dec 20, 2022
KERNAN, Jr., John Emmett “Jack”, age 90 of Centerville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022. He was born to Catherine L. (Duffy) and John Emmett Kernan, Sr. on January 31, 1932. Jack’s hobbies included fishing, golfing and woodworking. He was a huge UD basketball and Notre Dame football fan and would make an annual pilgrimage to South Bend with...
Carl Bernard Schrand
Dec 20, 2022
SCHRAND, Carl Bernard, nine days shy his 102 birthday, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022. Carl was born in Covington, KY to William A. and Mayme (nee Feld) Schrand. Carl is preceded in death by his ex-wife, Mary Kathryn Schrand . Carl is also preceded in death by his younger Brothers, Louis Schrand and William A. Schrand and...
Elizabeth "Betty" Snyder
Dec 19, 2022
Elizabeth (Betty) Snyder, 102, passed away December 19 during a brief inpatient residence at Hospice of Dayton. The last 26 years she had lived in her hometown of Van Wert, Ohio and had just recently moved with her daughter to Centerville, Ohio, a south suburb of Dayton.
She was born November 7, 1920 in a one hundred year old farm house...
John A Striebel
Dec 18, 2022
STRIEBEL, John A. “Jack” age 92, of Washington Township, OH, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022, just four days short of his 93rd birthday. Jack was born to wonderful parents Arthur and Margarite (Padburg) Striebel in Saint Louis, Missouri on December 22, 1929. He attended Loyola Academy, Loyola University, and Loyola School of Dental Surgery. He was always very...
Thomas L. Hemmelgarn
Dec 17, 2022
Thomas Lee Hemmelgarn, son of Ralph Hemmelgarn and Elsie (Braun) Hemmelgarn, 82, passed away Saturday, December 17 in Cincinnati. He lived most of his life in Dayton, OH. He attended St. Anthony grade school and then graduated from Chaminade High School in 1958. He married Eloise Miller in 1961 and they had 4 children. He was very social and liked...
Margaret W. Peitz
Dec 17, 2022
PEITZ, Margaret W. (Quinn), age 100, born June 22, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio. Passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Centerville Assisted Living & Rehab. Margaret was proceeded in death by her devoted husband, Carl W. Peitz (2006) and by her beloved grandson, Michael C. Peitz (2019).
Margaret leaves to cherish her memory her sons, Robert (Linda) Peitz of Kettering and...
Ronald C. Read
Dec 16, 2022
READ Sr., Ronald C., age 80, of Sugarcreek Township, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022. Ron was born on August 1, 1942, to the late James and Emaline (Gniech) Read, in Grosse Point, MI. He grew up in Oak Park and Bloomfield Hills, MI, where he graduated from Bloomfield Hills High School in 1961. Ron earned his Bachelors in...
Eugene Ralph Lundy
Dec 16, 2022
LUNDY, Eugene (Gene) R., a wonderful father, age 81, of Kettering, Ohio has left this world to go to paradise on Friday, December 16, 2022. He was born on August 16, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late James Patrick and Margaret Ethel (Smith) Lundy.
Gene is preceded in death by his wife, Almeda L. Lundy and brother, James Lundy. He...
Forest Matthew Loesch
Dec 15, 2022
LOESCH, Forest Matthew, age 67, of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Forest was born on July 12, 1955 in Dayton, OH to the late Karl and Melba (Christian) Loesch.
He loved to play guitar and ride his scooter when he wasn’t busy playing with his grandkids. Forest was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Larry and sister,...