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Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

Hugh R Barnhill

Hugh R Barnhill

Jun 4, 2019

BARNHILL Sr., Hugh R., age 96, of Centerville, passed away on Tuesday, June 04, 2019. Hugh was born on April 21, 1923 to the late Edwin and Helen Barnhill, in Wellston, OH. After graduating from High School, Hugh served his country in the Army Air Corps, 389th Bomber Group, during WWII. He was tasked with fighting fires on a crash...

Chris David Ankney

Chris David Ankney

Jun 4, 2019

ANKNEY, Christopher David, age 30, of Dayton, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Chris was born in Dayton, OH on April 4, 1989. He graduated from Beavercreek High School and attended Wright State University. Chris is survived by his father, David (Diana Alge) Ankney; mother, Andrea Western; brother, Derrick (Abby) Linder; sister, Natalie Ankney. A Memorial Service will take...

Robert E. "Bud" Lindeman, Jr.

Robert E. "Bud" Lindeman, Jr.

Jun 3, 2019

LINDEMAN, Robert E. “Bud”, age 75, of Bellbrook, OH, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 after a long battle with cancer. Bud was born to Robert and Mary Rose (Massey) Lindeman in Cincinnati, OH on July 23, 1943. He graduated from Oakwood High School and Bowling Green State University. Bud was a U.S. Army veteran and was stationed in...

Dolores Frances Sowar

Dolores Frances Sowar

Jun 1, 2019

SOWAR, Dolores Frances, 92, passed away peacefully June 1, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 19, 1926 in Maria Stein, OH, the daughter of Joseph and Agnes Backs. She grew up on a farm near Montezuma, OH and graduated as Salutatorian from Coldwater HS. In 1947 she married Jack Sowar, raising five children in St. Henry...

Jerry B. Theobald

Jerry B. Theobald

Jun 1, 2019

THEOBALD, Jerry, age 90, of Dayton, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019. He was the fourth of six boys born to Thomas and Evelyn (Reidel) Theobald of Oelwein, Iowa. He worked hard in life, starting in his grandpa’s truck garden and ending with thirty-three years of service to NCR as a computer scientist and engineer. He was surrounded by...

James Alan White

James Alan White

May 31, 2019

WHITE, James Allan, age 54, of Miamisburg, passed away peacefully at Ohio’s Hospice of Warren & Butler Counties on May 31, 2019. He graduated from Dunbar HS and attended Wright State University and the University of Cincinnati. He loved music and played in several bands throughout the area. Although a carpenter by trade, he was a jack of all trades...

Nicholas Reyes

Nicholas Reyes

May 26, 2019

REYES, Nicholas “Fez”, age 40, of Miamisburg, passed away peacefully at Hospice of Dayton on May 26, 2019. He was born in San Antonio, TX, leaving in 1997 to follow his true love, Betsy Deeter, to Cincinnati where he attended the University of Cincinnati, graduating with a degree in Accounting. Nick and Betsy were married in 2002, and after several...

Jean R. Gerhard

Jean R. Gerhard

May 23, 2019

Jean Marie (Reedy) Gerhard Jean Gerhard, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend to many, died peacefully at home on May 23, 2019, with loving family and caring hospice nurses present, after a short struggle with a recently diagnosed rapidly growing brain tumor. Jean was born February 8, 1931, to John (JW) and Mary (Scott) Reedy of Villa...

James R. Young

James R. Young

May 23, 2019

YOUNG, James R., age 82, of Urbana, formerly of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019. James was born on June 15, 1936 in Gordon, WV to Thornton and Louise (Peters) Young. He was a member of the Air National Guard of Springfield and Owner/Operator of Young’s Paint and Decorating. James was a Civil War buff who enjoyed reading...

Dennis "Woody" Woodward

Dennis "Woody" Woodward

May 21, 2019

WOODWARD, Dennis F. “Woody”, age 79, of Beavercreek, OH, formerly of Junction City, KS, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Dennis was born on July 23, 1939, to the late Frank and Ella Woodward, in Junction City, KS. While earning his B.A at Washburn University he met his future wife Dorothy, at a record store. They moved to the...

Ronald N. Kaspar

Ronald N. Kaspar

May 21, 2019

KASPAR, Ronald (Ron), age 63, of Kettering, OH, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Ron was born to the late Herman and Gayle Kaspar on February 5, 1956. He was a graduate of Belmont High School class of 1975. Ron worked for Brainard homes doing construction work then started working as a machine apprentice at Wilson Concepts which later became...

Barbara D. Hezlett

Barbara D. Hezlett

May 19, 2019

HEZLETT, Barbara B, age 85, of Centerville, OH, and of 27 years in St. Augustine, FL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 19, 2019. Barbara was born on June 22, 1933 in Atlanta, GA to Ernest and Lorene (Turner) Bass. She graduated from North Fulton High School in Atlanta, GA and from the University of Georgia. There in Atlanta she...

Judith A. Lammers

Judith A. Lammers

May 18, 2019

LAMMERS, Judith Ann Hough, age 78, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Judy was born in Springfield, Ohio on October 24th, 1940. She was the daughter of Helen Francis Glover Hough and Russell George Hough. Judy attended Springfield High School before graduating from Wittenberg University in 1962 with a double major in History and Spanish. She was member of...

Betty Jeane Ritchie

Betty Jeane Ritchie

May 17, 2019

Ritchie, Betty Jeane, “Beej”, age 92, formerly of Tipp City & Fairborn, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at Friend’s Care Center, Yellow Springs, Ohio on May 17, 2019. Preceded in death by her parents Rev. George W. & Esther Marie Schillinger, a brother George Paul Schillinger, and her beloved husband Robert R. “Buck” Ritchie. BJ is survived...

Robert John Baty

Robert John Baty

May 17, 2019

Robert John Baty, age 75, of Centerville, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019. Bob was born in Dayton, OH on February 12, 1944 to the late Virgil and Roasemary (Jolley) Baty. He is survived by his brother, Stephen (Barbara) Baty; nieces: Laura Ort and Jill Taura, Nephew, Robert (Stephanie) Baty; Cousins, Debbie (Gary) Brewer and Jack (Sue) Jolley; along...

Sally Ann Siefer

Sally Ann Siefer

May 16, 2019

SIEFER, Sally (Speelman), age 72, of Beavercreek. Our sweet Sally passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2019. She was born to Norma and George Speelman on October 17, 1946. A surprise birth came 12 minutes later with the birth of her twin and soul mate, Merry. Sally graduated from West Carrollton High School class of 1964. She was a...

Robert Alan Heintz

Robert Alan Heintz

May 13, 2019

HEINTZ, Robert Alan, age 84, of Centerville, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019. Robert was born on January 18, 1935 in Detroit, MI and was adopted by Alfred and Grace (Horlacher) Heintz. He proudly served 32 years in the U.S. Air Force, 16 of those years as a recruiter. Robert worked in sales at White Allen Honda for 20...

Jimmy Holloway

Jimmy Holloway

May 11, 2019

HOLLOWAY, Jimmy “Cornbread”, age 87, of Centerville, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2019. He was born in Crossville, TN and moved to the Dayton area in 1955. Jimmy began driving trucks when he was only 14 and continued until he retired. He loved the “road” and was a proud member of the Teamsters Union. He also served in the...

Charlotte Elizabeth Feldmaier

Charlotte Elizabeth Feldmaier

May 9, 2019

FELDMAIER, Charlotte Elizabeth “Betty,” age 96, died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Bethany Lutheran Village. She was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Clara C. (Knecht) Hawke, and her loving husband of 49 years, Harold R. Feldmaier. Survivors include her sons David of Centerville and Scott of The Villages, Florida, nephews Steven, Bob and Doug Feldmaier, Paul and...

Rosemary L. Lewis

Rosemary L. Lewis

May 8, 2019

LEWIS, Rosemary Louise, age 83, of Miami Township, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019. She was born on February 23, 1936 in Hazel Park, MI to Charles and Louise (Berger) Chinn. Rosemary attended St. Rita High School in Detroit. After graduating from Nazareth College division of nursing in 1957 she became a registered nurse holding positions in Kalamazoo, MI, Altoona, PA...

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