Obituaries

Mary Anne Boyle Hecht, 78, passed away on Monday, December 1. 2014 at The Legacy at Forest Glen Health Campus in Springfield, OH. She was born October 5, 1936 to John and Laura (Ditty) Boyle, and was baptized at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Springfield, Ohio. She graduated from Catholic Central High School in Springfield in 1954, and attended Marygrove College...

Mickel, Stanley L., 73, of Springfield, died on Friday, November 28, 2014 at Forest Glen Health Campus, suffering from Lewy Body Dementia. He was born in Springfield, Ohio to Stanley and Marie (Fulton) Mickel. Stan married Karen Adams, his best friend, in 1974. Together, they raised three loving and adored sons, Jeremy, Andy, and Patrick. Stan was a veteran of...

McCUTCHEON, Rebecca "Becky", 62, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on November 23, 2014 while on vacation in New York City. She was born October 28, 1952 in Wilmington, DE the daughter of George and Jeanne (Loughery) Johnson. She was retired from the United States Air Force after working 29 ½ years in financial management. Becky will always be remembered as...

BRUMFIELD, Richard C. "Brumy", 77, of Springfield, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 in his residence. He was born February 13, 1937 in Circleville the son of Clyde and Gladys (McFarland) Brumfield. He had been employed as a stock chaser at Navistar for over 49 years, was a United States Marine Corp veteran having served in Lebanon from 1957 to...

Hearlihy, Mary E., 79, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 in Southbrook Care Center. She was born July 10, 1935 in Springfield, Ohio to Robert F. and Sarah E. (Roberts) Langen. Mary retired from retail sales with Dalton's Book Store after a number of years. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, a 1954 graduate of...

Clouse, Virginia "Lee", 87, of Springfield, died Friday November 21, 2014 in Oakwood Village. She was born April 15, 1927 in Shawnee, Ohio the daughter of Joseph W. and Grace L. (Snider) Smock. She was raised in Somerset, Ohio where she has many family members and friends. Lee was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, where she attended daily...

Moon, William J., 87, of Springfield, died November 23, 2014 in Eaglewood Assisted Living. He was born September 5, 1927 in Dayton, OH to Leroy and Catherine (Phares) Moon. Bill retired as a welder from Navistar after 36 years of service. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, K of C. #624, Eagles Aerie 397, Union Club, V.F.W....

Brandenburg, Vivian V., 97, of Springfield, went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ Sunday, November 23, 2014 in the Springfield Masonic Home, in the presence of her loved ones. She was born May 31, 1917 in Clark County, Ohio to Harley S. and Minnie J. (Harris) Givens. Vivian was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church for a number...

Foland, Tammany, 33, Springfield, died November 20, 2014 in Essex of Springfield. She was born May 12, 1981 in Dayton, OH and adopted by Gary and Peggy (See) Foland. She graduated from Fairborn High School and was employed by TAC Industries. Survivors include, in addition to her parents, five siblings, Jennifer, Jason, Richard, Michael and Christopher Foland; many nieces, nephews,...

Sutherland, Thomas L., 65, of Springfield, passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 2, 1949 in Springfield, Ohio to Chester F. Sutherland and Marjorie (Everhart) Sutherland Thornburg. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Deb (Monaghan); three children and spouses, Matt...

ESTRIDGE, Kimberly L., 42, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 in her residence. She was born March 27, 1972 in Springfield the daughter of Benzil and Vivian (Hall) Jenkins. She had worked as an STNA for Community-Mercy Hospice for over 5 years and prior to that she had spent over 20 years working at Meijer. Kim was a...

Perry, Jerry Allen, 58, of Springfield, passed away at 7:39 p.m. Sunday, November 16, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky on April 12, 1956 the son of Leamon Doyle and Agathann (Clark) Perry. He was a Truck Driver for Metropolitan Trucking for the past several years and prior to that sold Insurance for many...

DIRLAM, Helen F., 90, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, November 16, 2014 in Villa Springfield. She was born March 13, 1924 in Urbana, Ohio the daughter of Frank and Mary (Murphy) Benninger. Helen had worked as a teller at Key Bank for a number of years and was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Patty...

BURKHARDT, Elizabeth A., 99, of Springfield, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 in her home. She was born January 16, 1915 in Springfield, the daughter of Lithuanian immigrants, Anthony and Konstancya (Baczenas) Gogas. She had worked at Mercy Medical Center as a dietary technician for over 20 years and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include one...

MALONEY, Patrick J., 46, of Springfield passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born February 8, 1968 in Springfield the son of James F. and Therese A. (McConnell). Pat had worked at Remington Steel for 10 years. He was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Knights...

FELIX, Mary Louise, 95, of Springfield passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones Friday, November 7, 2014 in Pathways at Springfield Masonic Community. She was born October 11, 1919 in Pittsburgh, PA the daughter of Paul Jerome and Helen Ann (Seibel) Criswell. She had worked at Spiegels, and as a secretary for the Springfield City Schools Credit Union for...

Cook, William H., 89, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, November 09, 2014 in his residence. William was born October 28, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio to Harold and Anna (Chambers) Koch. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps and a master plumber with a vast knowledge of the plumbing industry in both sales and management. He held several patents,...

Robey, Aurora (Cappelli) (DePuy), Aurora Robey was known as "Raura" to her family, passed away after a year of medical complications. She was born Aurora Laura Cappelli on December 26, 1921 in Springfield, OH. She was the last surviving child of Matteo Cappelli and Marianna Spinelli. Aurora was loved by her family and friends alike, for having a generous heart...

Norris, Phyllis L., 90, died November 5, 2014 in Sterling House. She was born November 5, 1924 in Springfield, OH to Daniel and Margaret (Hauff) Kelly. Phyllis was a former member of St. Bernard and St. Teresa Catholic Church's and was a 1942 graduate of Catholic Central High School. She worked at the R & M, and also in the...

Tehan, Mary Marjorie, 87, of Springfield, passed away at 2:05 p.m. Thursday, November 6, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on May 18, 1927 the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Wild) Monette. She was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. Survivors include her two children, William Michael Tehan of Seattle, Washington and Ann Marie...