Obituaries

LaLonde, Howard J. "Joe", 71, of Springfield, died February 6, 2015 in Eaglewood Care Center. He was born November 15, 1943 in Meridian, MS to Howard J. and Glenda I. (Easterling) LaLonde. Joe was retired from Navistar after 30 years of service. He was a U.S Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. Survivors include his wife of 45 years,...

Lucas, Ralph T. "Flip", 86, of Springfield, died February 7, 2015 in Villa Springfield. He was born December 11, 1928 in Springfield, OH to Roy T. and Rose M. (Schwartz) Lucas. Flip retired in1989 from SPECO Kelsey-Hayes after 36 years of service. He was an avid baseball player, having played several years in the San Francisco Giants organization. Later he...

WALLACE, Jennie L., 91, of Springfield passed away February 4, 2015 at Villa Springfield after several months of failing health. She was born Jan. 24, 1924 in Quantico Virginia to Joseph B. and Jennie L. (Knowles) Flanigan. Jennie was active with the Amvets Post 25 Auxiliary, for a number of years as VA Hospital visit chairman, a member of the...

Cavanaugh, Anthony E., 50, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. He was born in Springfield on September 30, 1964 the son of John E. and Connie J. (DiCinque) Cavanaugh. Survivors, in addition to his parents of Springfield, include his two children, Mik Cavanaugh of South Charleston and Shelby Cavanaugh of South Charleston; brother, Todd Cavanaugh of Springboro...

JONES, Sonya M. "Sam", 53, of Springfield, passed away February 4, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born August 10, 1961 in Springfield the daughter of Robert and Sandra (Meachem) Jenkins, Sr. She attended Full Gospel Community Church. She is survived by her father and step-mother, Robert (Mary) Jenkins, Sr.; five children and spouses, Brad (Chassidy) Jenkins, Julin...

Edwards, William W. "Bill", 81, of Springfield, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 in his home. Bill was born October 31, 1933 in Plumerville, Arkansas the son of Otis and Sylvia (White) Edwards. He worked at Navistar for many years before retiring as a general foreman in 1989. He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. He was an...

Switzer, Dan G., 67, died suddenly this Sunday. He was born on February 28, 1947 in Springfield, OH to Dan Pendleton and Audrey Mae Parsell Switzer. He and his wife owned the Putt-Putt and Dairy Queen on Bechtle Ave. Dan was a 1965 graduate of Springfield North High School and had attended both Wittenberg and Kent State Universities. He loved...

Schneider, Betty L., 92, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 in Kent General Hospital in Dover, DE. Betty was born February 4, 1922 in Springfield, OH to Paul and Ethel (Deam) Nagel. She graduated from Springfield High. Betty was employed by the Springfield City Schools and retired after 25 years. She was also a member of St. Bernard...

Cook, Erika L., 88, of Springfield, passed away Thursday January 29, 2015. She was born September 6, 1926 in Germany to Anton and Anna (Mayer) Lehmann. Survivors include her seven children, Louise (Jos) Kaliyadan, Leanna Jane Hildebrandt, William M. (Connie) Cook, Donna Westphall, Steven (Valerie) Cook, Alicia (Steve) Derrickson and Gretchen (Mark) Perkins; 18 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren and numerous...

CRISP, Everett Shannon, 65, of Springfield, passed away January 27, 2015 in Miami Valley Hospital. He was born March 8, 1949 in Slagel, WV the son of Everett and Josephine (Looney) Crisp. He was employed by the Army National Guard where he retired from after 11 years of service. Everett was a member of the local Amvets and A.A. Survivors...

Whitacre, Richard Eugene "Dick", aged 76, went home to be with the Lord, Whom he loved, on Monday, 26 January, 2015. Born 20 March, 1938, in Springfield, Ohio to David and Marie Whitacre. Dick attended St Bernard's Elementary, where he led the Dutchmen to a championship football season. He graduated from Catholic Central High School with high marks in Latin...

NEU, Ada L. (Zappe), 87, of Springfield, Ohio passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home, surrounded by family on Monday, January 26, 2015. Ada was born on September 13, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, the only child of Harry and Bernice (Larash) Wall. Due to her father being in upper management with Montgomery Ward, she spent much of her...

HAY, Christina M., 65, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 in OSU Medical Center. She was born April 4, 1949 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Stephen and Geneva (Hill) Pavelka. Survivors include her husband of 38 years, Greg Hay; four children and spouses, Tricia (Tracy) Hay, Susie (Randy) Whaley, Jackie Hay and Beth (Ben McLeod) Hay; eight...

HITES, Rodney Junior, 89, of Springfield, passed away January 24, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born March 20, 1925 in Springfield, the son of W. Rodney and Gertrude (Dinnen) Hites. Rod had worked as a core maker for Ohio Steel for 41 years. He was a United States Navy veteran serving on the USS Santee, a member...

WILLIAMS, Philip Scott, 46, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly January 20, 2015 in his residence. He was born February 26, 1968 in Springfield, the son of late Philip Williams and Gail (Walls) Williams-Palmer. He is survived by his mother; one son; one grandson; two sisters, Christine Bayes and Angela Simonton; former brother-in-law, James Bayes, whom Scott referred to as a...

Butler, Beatrice, 85, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015. She was born in Oil Springs, Kentucky on July 6, 1929 the daughter of Manford and Lona (Williams) Blanton. She worked for many years at Crowell-Collier Publishing, Fulmer's and Super Value. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Robert C. Butler, Sr.; two sons, Robert C. Butler, Jr. and...

FOWLER, Cynthia Kortright, 90, slipped away peacefully in her sleep on January 20, 2015 at the Springfield Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Huntington, Long Island, NY, to Dr. Warren P. Kortright and Sarah F. Kortright on Sept. 7, 1924. She graduated from Smith College in 1945, married Henry R. Fowler the following year...

Jones, Shirley, 81, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday January 15, 2015. She was born in Brandt, Ohio on May 16, 1933 the daughter of Louise and Roy Filbrun. Shirley Jones had a vivacious personality and a smile that could light up a room. She loved basketball and supported her HS team as a Bethel Bee cheerleader. She was a...

Gibson, Florence McLean (Flo) born August 25, 1928, died January 17, 2015 after a valiant battle with kidney disease. She was born the ninth of ten children to Fred and Lillian Osterman McLean. Flo was a 1946 graduate of Catholic Central High School, a lifelong cheerleader, and inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. George W. Gibson Jr. won her...

TURNER, John Edward "Mugs", 72, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born September 11, 1942 in Springfield the son of Dr. Raymond and Dr. Lillian (Posch) Turner. John graduated high school from Randolph-Macon Military School in Front Royal, Virginia and graduated from The Ohio State University with a Masters Degree from...