Obituaries

Gaither, John F. "Jack", 80, of Springfield, died December 8, 2014 in Southbrook Care Center. He was born September 2, 1933 in Senecaville, OH to Millard and Elizabeth (Divine) Gaither. Jack worked as a salesman for Morris PPG for many years. Survived by his ex-wife, Evelyn; a daughter, Joy Wallace; two grandchildren, Damian Jacob and Tori Jacqueline; a sister, Jeanne...

ZUGELDER, John L. "Jack", 97, of Springfield, passed away Friday, December 05, 2014 in Oakwood Village. He was born May 20, 1917 in Springfield, the son of John C. and Mary (Hornberger) Zugelder. He was a 1935 graduate of Catholic Central High School. He had worked as mail carrier for the post office for 30 years and worked for multiple...

LIMING, Alfred J. "A.J.", 88 of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014 in Villa Springfield following complications of Alzheimer's. He was born September 28, 1926 in New Sharon, Iowa the son of Charles and Esther (Adkins) Liming. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Central College, Pella, IA and a Masters of Arts in Social Work from the...

Klenke, Edward J., 95, died December 3, 2014 in Perrysburg, Ohio. He was born March 17, 1919 the son of Christopher and Bertha (Voeckell) Klenke. He was a member of St. Teresa Church. Edward was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He served in the U.S. Navy as Lt. (J.G.) aboard the USS Otus operating with...

Blazer, Carol A., 64, of Manchester, OH, formerly of Springfield, died December 1, 2014 in Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, OH. She was born November 22, 1950 in Springfield, OH to Donald E. and Dorothy Jean (Hill) Watters. Carol retired as accounting supervisor with Clark County Jobs and Family Services after 28 years of service. Survivors include her husband of 41...

Fannin, David, R., 73, of Springfield, died November 30, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1941 in Springfield, OH to Christopher Columbus and Faye (Flannery) Fannin. Dave retired as an electrician with Blommel Sign after 29 years of service. He was a true athlete and competitor, enjoying many years of golf and handball with his...

FIELD, Robert E., 87, of Springfield, passed away December 3, 2014 in his residence. He was born February 27, 1927 in Cable, Ohio the son of Chester C. and Naomi (McAdams) Field. He retired as superintendent of the meter department from Ohio Edison after 42 years of service. Bob was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in World War II,...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...