Obituaries

Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

Gaynard Wagner Gross

Gaynard Wagner Gross

May 22, 2021

GROSS, Gaynard, age 98, of Kettering, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021. Gaynard retired from Reynolds & Reynolds as First Senior Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors following a successful business career. During his 35 years with Reynolds & Reynolds he held various positions in all segments of the business including both the printing, administrative and...

Beverly M. Delon

Beverly M. Delon

May 22, 2021

DELON, Beverly M., age 76, of Cincinnati, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Hospice of Hamilton. Beverly graduated from Walnut Hills High School in 1962 and was a 1966 graduate of Hanover College. She is preceded in death by her parents. Beverly is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Dick and Joan DeLon, and their children, Sue and David....

Peggy Jo Grigsby

Peggy Jo Grigsby

May 19, 2021

GRIGSBY, Peggy Jo (Price), age 73, of Oakwood, passed away Wednesday, May 19 after a lengthy illness. Peggy was born in Kenton, OH, grew up in the Hancock County village of Arlington, and graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1970. She then taught in the Anthony Wayne (near Toledo) and Lynchburg-Clay (Highland County) school districts. She spent eight years at...

Dorothy Marcella Hollon

Dorothy Marcella Hollon

May 15, 2021

HOLLON, Marcella’ Dorothy, 94, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2021, at Kettering Health Main Campus. She was born in Landsaw, Kentucky, and lived most of her life in Dayton, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her husband Wendell (Windy) Eugene Hollon, her parents Howard Courtney Buchanan and Della Mae Buchanan, brother Howard Courtney Buchanan, brother...

Eric Paul Mccarty

Eric Paul Mccarty

May 14, 2021

MCCARTY, Eric Paul of Kettering, 93, died May 14 at Hospice of Dayton. A born storyteller, he displayed throughout his life a gregarious nature and a genuine joy in life and other people. Eric was born in New York City, the second of Olga and Mathew McCarty's five children. He was reared in Alexandria, Indiana, where Eric enjoyed small-town farm...

Margaret Elizabeth "Betty" (Thomas) Brown

Margaret Elizabeth "Betty" (Thomas) Brown

May 12, 2021

BROWN, Margaret Elizabeth “Betty” (Thomas), 95, of Centerville, OH, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021. She was born on March 9, 1926, in Marion, Ohio, the middle child born to Walter Raymond Thomas and Mary Lillian (Moore) Thomas. She graduated from Bellefontaine High School in 1943. She met her husband of 56 years Chester “Chet” Brown at the skating rink...

Vincent Alan Crain

Vincent Alan Crain

May 12, 2021

CRAIN, Vincent Alan, age 61, formerly of Kettering, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. He was a graduate of the first graduating class of Kenton Ridge High School in Springfield, Ohio in 1978. Vince has always had a love for music and his family. He has been playing musical instruments since he was very young and has been...

Ernest Stanley Zdesar

Ernest Stanley Zdesar

May 11, 2021

ZDESAR, Ernest Stanley, age 95, of Springboro, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Ernest was born on January 21, 1926 in Cleveland, OH to the late Ignatius and Theresa Zdesar. He attended East Tech High School before enlisting in the Marine Corps and serving in WWII. Following the war he returned to the Cleveland area where he began working...

Nelson  J. Gabbard

Nelson J. Gabbard

May 10, 2021

GABBARD, Nelson J., age 97, of Dayton, passed away at the Suites of Walnut Creek on Monday, May 10, 2021. Nelson was born on November 3, 1923 in Hazard, KY. He enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17 and served from Jan. 1941 – Sept. 1945 in the Pacific Theater serving on the U.S.S. Phoenix; Survivor of Pearl...

R. Anthony "Tony" Colaizzi, Iii

R. Anthony "Tony" Colaizzi, Iii

May 10, 2021

COLAIZZI, R. Anthony III “Tony”, age 50, of Washington Twp., passed away peacefully after a short illness Monday, May 10, 2021. Tony graduated from Centerville High School in 1989, and went on to graduate from the University of Cincinnati in 1994 with a B.S. in Industrial Design. During undergraduate internships, he worked for a display firm in Rochester NY, Hillrom...

Dale Ransom Skipton

Dale Ransom Skipton

May 10, 2021

SKIPTON, Dale Ransom, age 71, of Oakwood, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021. Dale was born in Brooklyn, NY on March 3, 1950 to the late Dr. Robert and Doris (Glover) Skipton. He graduated from Meadowdale High School, attended Marietta College and Kent State, where he was present for the May 4, 1970 shootings. Dale was a realtor who...

Donovan Campbell

Donovan Campbell

May 8, 2021

CAMPBELL, Donovan, age 31, of Kettering, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021. Donovan was born December 28, 1989 to Donis Campbell and Frances (Mitchell) Morris. He attended Bellbrook Schools before moving to Ontario, OH and graduating from Ontario High School. Donovan had a passion for cars throughout his life and enjoyed his work at Voss Chevrolet. He had an adventurous...

Diana Bonen

Diana Bonen

May 8, 2021

BONEN, Diana, age 67, of Washington Twp., formerly of Marion, OH, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021. One of ten children, Diana was born September 11, 1953 in Galion, OH to John and Pearl (Wheatcraft) Bonen. A graduate of Galion High School and attended The Ohio State Univeristy. Diana was known for her kindness and devotion to family, friends, and...

Patricia Marshall "Patty" Mulligan

Patricia Marshall "Patty" Mulligan

May 4, 2021

MULLIGAN, Patricia Marshall, “Patty”, age 93, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 of cancer at Hospice of Dayton. Born to Thomas Elder Marshall and Emelyn (Crume) Lytle Marshall, Patty was the eldest of four siblings and a life-long Dayton area resident. She graduated from Harman Avenue Elementary School and Oakwood High School. She attended Ogontz Junior College in...

Janet Kay Bakaitis

Janet Kay Bakaitis

May 3, 2021

Janet K. Bakaitis, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2021. Born in Dayton, OH in April 1959 to Paul & Deloris Brittingham. Janet enjoyed writing, making baked goods especially cakes, landscaping, arts & crafts of all kinds and helping others in need. She was preceded in death by her mother, Deloris and sister, Martha Nickell. Survived by her...

John Bromley Moskeland

John Bromley Moskeland

May 1, 2021

MOSKELAND, John Bromley, age 82, of Centerville, OH passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Bethany Village Memory Care Center. John graduated from Coupeville High School on Whidbey Island in Coupeville, WA in 1956. He went on to graduate with a BS in Forest Products Management from the University of Washington in 1963. John retired in 2001 from Louisiana Pacific...

Franklin Delee "Good" Jones

Franklin Delee "Good" Jones

Apr 27, 2021

JONES, Franklin DeLee “Good”, age 37, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Franklin was born March 13, 1984 to Frank Jr. and Carmen (Sargent) Jones. Franklin took his first job in high school reupholstering automotive interiors and found his love of cars. After graduating from Princeton High School in 2002, he became a self-taught mechanic and founded Good...

Edna "Midge" Parris

Edna "Midge" Parris

Apr 26, 2021

PARRIS, Edna “midge”, age 90, formerly of Dayton Ohio passed away peacefully on Monday April 26, 2021. She is survived by her brother Ralph and his wife Donna, sister Ruth, her son Michael and his wife Vickie, Colorado Springs CO, grandchildren, Danielle Hulton and husband David, Breanna Perdue and husband Andrew, Sean Parris and husband Nick Berte, Jillian Smith and...

Carol L. Robertson

Carol L. Robertson

Apr 25, 2021

ROBERTSON, Carol Lynn (Sostack), age 67, of Kettering, OH passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021. Carol was born in South Bend, IN in 1954 to Peter C. and Anne (Tapolcai) Sostack. She was a graduate of Mishawaka, IN High School in 1972. A stay-at-home mom, she was actively involved with her sons’ athletic careers as well as being a great...

Gerry Alan Robinson

Gerry Alan Robinson

Apr 24, 2021

ROBINSON, Gerry Alan, age 81, of Bellbrook, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021. Gerry was born February 27, 1940 in Newcomerstown, OH to Howard and Ruth (DeRing) Robinson. A graduate of Greenon High School in 1958, he attended Miami-Jacobs College, graduating in 1961. Gerry was dedicated to his community and his country, serving in the Ohio National Guard Air Force...