Obituaries

Shay, Robert D., 79, of Springfield, died Monday, June 22, 2015 in Miami Valley Hospital. He was born November 29, 1935 in Springfield, OH to Robert W. and Julia (Penwell) Shay. Bob retired in 1994 as Superintendent of Materials at Navistar after 38 years of service. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Life Member of the American...

McEnaney, Thomas P., 66, of Springfield, died unexpectedly in his residence. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on July 3, 1948 the son of William and Eleanor (Grieb) McEnaney. He retired from Navistar after many years of service. Tom was a member of First Christian Church and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam conflict. Survivors include his wife of...

Fricke, Steven Lawrence, 55, of Madeira Beach, FL, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 in St. Petersburg General Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL. Steve was born January 6, 1960 in Lancaster, OH to Jack and Margaret (Davisson) Fricke. He played football and graduated from Earlham College in 1982. Steve sold annuities for several companies for many years. Survivors, in addition...

SMITH, C. Patrick, 65, of South Vienna, was killed on June 16, 2015 in an automobile accident. Born in Barnesville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles V. and Jean (Wilkins) Smith. He was a graduate of Barnesville High School and a 1972 graduate of Ohio University, before beginning a career in directing TV and productions that spanned...

Ziegler, Lucille, 97, of Springfield, died at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born July 8, 1917 in Paulding County, OH to Jacob W. and Vesta (Straw) Leatherman. Survivors include a son in law, Larry Frick of Springfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond A. and a daughter, Sharon Frick....

Aldrich, Robert Trenton "Trent", 35, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 13, 2015. He was born in Springfield on January 30, 1980. He worked for Hixon, Inc. as a gas line consultant. He was a member of the National Youth Coach's Association, National Disc Golf Association and an avid dart player. Survivors include his wife, Heidi (Huennerkopf); two...

Burke, Robert L., 71, of Springfield, passed away at 9:20 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on August 4, 1943 the son of Jacob and Doris (Auckerman) Burke. He worked at Navistar for 42 years, before retiring as the Employee Assistance Coordinator. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church,...

DUDGEON , Karen (Ebenger) M., 66, of Dublin, Ohio passed away peacefully on May 17, 2015. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on May 13, 1949, the daughter of Edward and Betty (Horstman) Ebenger. Karen graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1967 and attended Ohio University where she met her husband Robert H. Dudgeon. She began her career at...

GORE, Cora (Barton), 76, of Enon, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in her home. She was born in Chandler, Quebec, Canada on April 26, 1939 the daughter of Edward and Josephine (Lefevre) Sutton. Survivors include her four sons, Charles (George Wakefield) Barton of North Carolina, Edward Barton, Jonathon Barton of and Richard Barton all of Enon; six grandchildren;...

BALTHASER, June A., 92, of South Charleston, passed away June 7, 2015 in Heartland of Springfield. She was born September 17, 1922 in Dayton, Ohio the daughter of John and Florence G. (Sharpe) Boyd. June served in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945, worked at WPAFB for 22 years as a buyer of military training films for all...

McCown, Corbin A. "Corey", 40, of Springfield, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 in his home. Corbin was born July 29, 1974 in Fayetteville, NC to Michael and Rebecca (Clay) McCown. He was employed at Coleman's Lawn Equipment as a Service Technician for several years. Survivors include one daughter, Kelsie Michaela; his mother, Rebecca (Doug) Strahler; a sister, Marcie (Tim)...

SHIRLEY, Gladys L., age 93, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 in Springfield, Ohio. Born to Archie and Clara Blainey, she lived most of her life in Sandusky, Ohio. A graduate of Sandusky High School in 1940, she attended Sandusky Business College. She retired from Ford Motor Co. after working as a traffic and purchasing rep for 28 years....

Newman, Roger L., 72, of Springfield, died June 2, 2015 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born November 4, 1942 in Springfield, Ohio to H. Paul and Juanita J. (Peterman) Newman. Roger was employed as a Layout Inspector for Navistar for 37 years, retiring in 2004. He served in the United States Air Force and was member of Knights of...

McDonough, Mary Ann, 77, of Ellenton, FL, formerly of South Vienna, OH, died February 28, 2015. Mary Ann retired from J.C. Penney after 30 years. She was a member of the Starlight Garden Club with her best friend, Linda Kessler. As an avid gardener, she had a love for flowers, especially roses and orchids. She also loved to take cruises....

Betts, John H., 58, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in his home. He was born July 9, 1956 in Springfield, the son of Don H. and Thelma (Pitchford) Betts. John worked at Reiter Dairy for many years, was member of the N.R.A. and N.H.R.A. He enjoyed bowling and golfing in his spare time. In addition to his...

DEMMA, Isabel T. "Cupie", 88, of Springfield, died May 30, 2015 in Forest Glen. She was born May 20, 1927 in Springfield the daughter of Joseph and Isabella (Impellittire) Demma. Cupie was a 1944 graduate of Catholic Central High School and a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. She had been employed by the City of Springfield, retiring in 1987....

REISH, Connie M., 71, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 3, 1943 in South Charleston the daughter of Paul L. and Mae I. (Heskett) Jenkins. Connie was an avid Bingo player and played all over Springfield and enjoyed shopping at auctions and yard sales. In addition...

SEVERYN, Chester A., 92, of Springfield, died May 29, 2015, in the Springfield Regional Medical Center Hospice. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, to Antoni Jan Seweryn and Ludwica (Mikulec) Seweryn. St. Cyprian Church records list his Polish name: Mieczyslaus Seweryn. Chet retired as an electronics technician from Wright-Patterson AFB after 33 years of federal service, where he was involved...

Acra, James W., 90, of Deltona, FL, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on July 6, 1924 the son of Walter and Nellie Acra. He owned Eagle Beverage Company in Springfield for many years and was a veteran of World War II serving with the 17th Airborne Division and fought in the Battle of...

Zeller, Patricia, 89, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born July 1, 1925 in Springfield, Ohio to Emmett C. and Ruth M. (Shaffer) Dingledine. She was a 1943 graduate of Catholic Central High School. Patricia retired from International Harvester Employee Credit Union in 1979, was a member of CLC #207 and...