Obituaries

MICKLE, T.E. Lamar, 88, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in Villa Springfield. He was born May 22, 1926 in Springfield the son of Edward and Olive (Grove) Mickle. Lamar worked as a farmer for many years, was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a past member of F.O.E. #397. He is survived by longtime...

EBY, John C., 83, of Springfield, passed away March 4, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born February 18, 1932 in Springfield the son of Samuel and Clara (Snyder) Eby. He was a deacon for the First United Church of Christ that he belonged to for many years. John served two years in the US Army during the...

SMITH, Anita M., 85, of Mechanicsburg, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on January 19, 1930 the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth (Gnau) Pavelka. She retired from Sears after working as a division manager for over 20 years. Anita was a 1948 graduate of Catholic Central High School and was...

BEEKMAN, Malenda Sue "Mendy", 43, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. She was born May 30, 1971 in Springfield the daughter of Jerry and Sandy (Caulfield) Penwell. Mendy worked as a phlebotomist for Springfield Regional Medical Center in the office of Drs. Narcelles and Oehlers. Her coworkers and those she cared for in her work had...

Bartsch, Joyce E., 75, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Villa Springfield. She was born March 26, 1939 in Springfield, OH to Paul C. and Alma L. (Casey) Bartsch. Joyce worked for Mercy Hospital as the Directress of Volunteers for many years. She later worked as a Secretary for St. Raphael Church, retiring after 12 years. Survivors...

Beedy-Koogler, Patricia J., 58, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born March 3, 1957 in Springfield, OH to Arthur and Anna Virginia (Hankel) Beedy. Patricia worked as a spot welder for F.H. Bonn for several years. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends at the Ohio River. Survivors include...

Hull, Esther L., 98, of Springfield went to be with the Lord, Sunday March 1, 2015. She was born on April 13, 1916 in Harmony, Ohio, the daughter of George and Jessie (Trout) Butler. She graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1934. She was a member of Harmony Methodist Church most of her life and was the President of the...

Harris, Doris J., 89, of Springfield, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 in Villa Springfield. She was born in Springfield on March 1, 1925 the daughter of Marvin and Louise (Morris) Shook. She was a 1943 graduate of Springfield High School, a longtime member of Oakland Presbyterian Church and retired in 1982 from C.E. Bauer Brothers after many years of...

GUISINGER, Diane K., 72, a lifetime resident of Springfield, passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. She was born April 12, 1942 the daughter of Harold and Goldie (Colegrove) Garwood. Diane first worked at The Guardian Bank (Security National) and Rike's before retiring from Family Practice Associates after 26 years of medical assistance. She was an avid...

DAVIS, Rose A., 59, of Springfield passed away February 24, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Greenup, KY the daughter of Harve H. and Norma Jean Becraft. She is survived by her husband, Larry Davis; two children, Jenifer (Arthur) Nicholson, Indiana and Rojewa Dickman; six grandchildren, Taylor, Ace, Nathan, Caleb, Britteny and Rojewa Jr.; three siblings,...

ULERY, Jeffrey S., 55, formerly of Springfield, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 19, 2015 in Columbus. He was born April 2, 1959 in Springfield, the son of Philip and Barbara (Martin) Ulery. Jeff was a 1977 graduate of Shawnee High School. Then he earned a Bachelor's Degree at Otterbein University where he was a member of...

Bennett, Billy J., 79, of Springfield, died February 16, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born April 24, 1935 in Owensboro, KY to Herschel Griffith and Thelma (Crabtree) Bennett. Billy was a 1953 graduate of Davis County High School and 1957 graduate of the University of Kentucky. He retired in 1993 from Stuart Pharmaceuticals after 27 years as...

McDonald, Larry, 75, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on October 24, 1939 the son of Melvin S. and Evelyn L. (Clark) McDonald. He was a Butcher at Fink and Heine Meats for 30 years and later worked at Oakwood Village as Director of Security for 15 years....

Sauers, Charles E., 92, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at 11:10 pm, Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Forest Glen Health Campus. He was born January 31, 1923 in Chillicothe, Ohio to Roy and Mary (Davis) Sauers. Charlie graduated from Chillicothe High School. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a High Speed Radio Operator in World War II...

Kearney, Phyllis A., 73, formerly of Springfield, died February 9, 2015 in Covington, KY. She was born March 3, 1941 in Lexington, KY to Arthur and Ruth (Bibb) O'Neill. Phyllis was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was employed as a teacher for 40 years, having taught at St. Mary, St. Joseph and Holy Trinity Schools. Survivors include...

Entler, James Madison, 80, of Springfield, died February 11, 2015 in his residence. He was born May 29, 1934 in Pike County, OH to the late Montford and Florence (Merritt) Entler. He attended Woodside Church of Christ in Christian Union, was a 1953 graduate of South Charleston High School, and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Survivors include his loving...

Snyder, Jerry A., 55, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 in the Ohio State University Medical Center. Jerry was born October 29, 1959 in Urbana, OH to Albert and Darlene (Frost) Snyder. Survivors include his wife, Donna J. (Sherrock); four children, Amy (Jesse) Mitchem, Pamela (James) Evans, Ronald (Alice) Keller and Louree Snell; five grandchildren, Brook, Jesse, Jr.,...

Misocky, Jr., John Joseph, 72, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Warren, Ohio on November 5, 1942 to John Joseph and Velma (Fidram) Misocky, Sr. He retired from International Harvester in 2001 after 37 1/2 years of service. He was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church, where...

ROACH, Margaret M. "Peg" 96, of Springfield passed peacefully on February 7, 2015 in Forest Glen. She was born February 28, 1918 to the late Burton and Mary Myers. In addition to her parents, Peg is preceded in death by her husband, a son, two brothers, a sister and two nephews. She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter and...