Obituaries

Cooper, Robert F. "Bob", 83, of Yellow Springs, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015 in Hospice of Dayton. Robert was born October 10, 1932 in Muskegon, MI to Andrew and Margaret (Smalley) Cooper. He was employed as a Nuclear Engineer for Wright Patterson Air Force Base for 31 years, and was a member of Faith Community United Methodist Church. Survivors...

MILLER, Marilyn J., 84, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015in Heartland of Springfield. She was born January 4, 1931 in South Vienna, Ohio the daughter of George and Mary (Greaser) Ridder. Marilyn and her husband farmed for a living in South Vienna, raising livestock and dairy farming. She was a lifetime member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors...

House, Lisa Jane, 48, of Springfield, passed away on October 21, 2015. Lisa was born on May 4, 1967 in Springfield to Jack L. and Janet L. (Jones) House. She had been employed as an Environmentalist at Springfield Regional Medical Center. Survivors include her father, Jack House; siblings, Jill Doan, Bart House, Brian (Kathy) House all of Springfield, and Eric...

Dyer, Terry D., 66, of Springfield, died October 21, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born March 3, 1949 in Georgetown, OH to Fred and Juanita Dyer. Terry retired on April 1, 2015 after 43 years of service in the agricultural business. He enjoyed being outside gardening, caring for his yard, and boating. He also enjoyed cooking in...

Little, John "Jack", 77, of Springfield, died October 20, 2015 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with heart disease. He was born July 2, 1938 in Ravenscroft, TN to William (Bill) and Helen (Ervin) Little. Jack graduated from Springfield High School in 1957 after which he served in the army reserve. Jack retired International...

Lough, Gary R., 77, of Springfield, died October 16, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1938 in Springfield, OH to Vernon Preston and Minnie (Graves) Lough. Gary retired from International Harvester Co. after 42 years of service. He was a member of Elks Lodge #51. Gary was a sports fan and a great family supporter....

May, John Thomas "Tommy", 64 of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 16, 2015 in his home. He was born in Springfield on January 21, 1951 the son of Eugene and Lora (Bobbit) May. Survivors include his wife, Patricia M. "Patty" (Fairchild); three children and spouses, Shawn Thomas (Jessica) May, April (Luke Rowe) Stout and Shannon Nicole (Christopher) Payne;...

MAXWELL, Robert S., 89, of Springfield, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 in his residence. He was born October 29, 1925 in Springfield the son of John F. and Nettie (Sisk) Maxwell. He worked as a purchasing agent for Wm. Bailey for 26 years and later for Ross Willoughby Co. for 12 years. Bob was an avid golfer and a...

Hensley, Elbert L. "Everett", 85 of Springfield, passed away at 9:10 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2015 in his home. He was born in Barbourville, Kentucky on May 1, 1930 the son of Robert and Nellie (Disney) Hensley. He was a truck driver for Wilson Freight in South Charleston for many years. Survivors include his wife, Ruth M. (Williams); two daughters...

ANDREOFF, Alexander, 77, a life time resident of Springfield, Ohio passed away after a lengthy battle of Renal Cell Cancer on October 10, 2015. Alex attended Howe Military School where he was the Band Commander and member of the shooting team. He obtained his law degree from Ohio State University in 1962. Alex was a very successful local attorney for...

DINGELDEIN, Mary, 59, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at The James Cancer Hospital in Columbus. She was born December 31, 1955 in Springfield the daughter of John J. and JoAnn (Jones) Collins. Mary worked as a paraprofessional for the Springfield City Schools for a number of years. Survivors include her husband of 38 years, Tommy...

Barnett, Joel K. "Chuck", 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday October 10, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born in Clintwood, Virginia on April 11, 1938 the son of Luther and Iva Maie (Tackett) Barnett. He was a Mechanical Engineer for 20 years at Central State University and later was a Mechanical Engineer at Barnett's Heating and Air. He...

Jacobs, Alfred J., 88, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015. He was born in Covington, Ohio on March 3, 1927 the son of Alfred G. and Naomi (Minnich) Jacobs. He retired from Ohio Edison in 1990 after 42 ½ years of service. He was the co-founder of the Ohio Edison Credit Union and was a U.S. Navy...

MARTIN, John O. "John-O", loving husband and father passed away October 7, 2015 at Good Shepherd Village, Springfield, Ohio following two years of illness. John was born January 12, 1930 in Springfield Ohio, the son of Ella (McManus) and Charles Martin. He graduated from Springfield Catholic High School where he made many life-long friends and remained a supporter of Catholic...

Strait, Eric Lee, 46, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 2, 2015. He was born July 25, 1969 in Springfield, OH to Vernon "Dick" and Sally (Stroup) Strait. Eric graduated from Shawnee High School and Ohio University. He was a veteran of the United States Army, where he served in Desert Storm. In addition to his parents, he...

Knight, W. Grace (Hall), 96, of Springfield, passed away on October 2, 2015. She was born in Lawshe, Ohio on June 22, 1919, the only child of the late Lafayette Lewis and Flossie (Campton) Hall. She was a graduate of Springfield High School, class of 1937 and attended Springfield Business College. Her working career began at Crowell Collier after which...

Hoffman, Elizabeth K., 97, passed away on October 1, 2015. She was born on July 17, 1918 in Quincy, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph Samuel Kneisley and Cora (Coder) Kneisley. She graduated from Quincy High School in 1936 and from the Community Hospital (then City Hospital) School of Nursing in 1939. She began her nursing career at City Hospital, opting...

Smith, Lori Anne, 53 of Springfield, passed away at 5:29 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on September 7, 1962 the daughter of Ralph and Judith (Moore) Savage. She was a member of Vineyard Church of Northridge. Survivors include her husband, Richard L. "Rick"; two daughters and son-in-law, Hailey (Adam) Stewart...

Rutan, Joann, 87, formerly of Springfield, passed away on September 28, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Joann was born on October 10, 1927 in Springfield to Herman F. and Nancy Lucille (McConnehea) Gunderman. Joann graduated from Springfield Business College and was employed by Yellow Springs Clinic, the City of Springfield, The Ohio Masonic Home, and numerous local banks, finally retiring...