Obituaries

MOORMAN, Jesse A. "Jake", 83, of Springfield, passed away on October 9, 2014 in his residence surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with illness. He was born in Burkettsville, Ohio on March 27, 1931 the son of Ivo and Pauline (Kothman) Moorman. He was the owner and master plumber for Moorman Plumbing for many years. He was...

Corcoran, Christopher J., 49, died unexpectedly October 8, 2014 in Springfield. He was born December 26, 1964 in Springfield, OH to Everett T. and Leona M. (DePugh) Corcoran. Chris was formerly a machinist for the Rittal Corp. for 20 years. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed listening to his favorite music. Survivors include four brothers and spouses, Robert...

STEVENS, Gary L., 62, of Yellow Springs, passed away unexpectedly on October 4, 2014 at Miami Valley Hospital. He was born February 15, 1952 in Jamestown, Ohio, the son of Cecil and Betty (Young) Stevens. He worked as a truck driver for Montgomery County for 23 years and was an avid bowler for many years where he made many lifelong...

Snider, Robert B., 91, of Springfield, OH, died October 4, 2014 in Springfield Manor. He was born December 8, 1922 in Springfield, OH to Harrison and Susie (Thackery) Snider. He married Ruth Lonsway in 1947 and was a devoted husband until her death in 1996. Bob retired in 1976 as a Springfield Firefighter with the City of Springfield after 27...

McDonough, John P., 85, of Springfield, died October 5, 2014 in the Glaesner Center at Oakwood Village. He was born May 17, 1929 in Springfield, OH to Patrick and Margaret (Krupp) McDonough. Early in his career he served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio and later went into private practice in Springfield for over 53 years. He...

MOUNT, Thomas L., 70, of Springfield, passed away Friday, October 3, 2014 in his home. He was born in Springfield on November 10, 1943 the son of Edward and Virginia (Brannick) Mount. Tom retired from the Springfield News-Sun after 40 years working in retail advertising. He was a past Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias and a US Army...

WENTZ, John W. "Jack", 100, of Springfield, passed away October 1, 2014 in Hearth and Home. He was born April 24, 1914 in Springfield the son of Frank and Anna (Singer) Wentz. He worked as an office worker at International Harvester for over 44 years retiring in 1979. Jack was a member of the Lagonda United Methodist Church for a...

Ragan, Gloria, 91, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014 in her home. Gloria was born December 9, 1922 in Cincinnati to George and Florence (Ruehlmann) Neuman. She worked at Ridgewood and St. John's Nursing Homes for many years and was a member of Highlands United Church of Christ. She was an avid walker who also enjoyed bowling at...

Titer, Jean A. (Hammond), 70, of Springfield, passed away, unexpectedly, Sunday, September 14, 2014 in her residence. She was born October 18, 1943 in Urbana, OH the daughter of Nelson V. and Martha M. (Knear) Hammond. Jean worked as a bus driver for MRDD for 30 years, and was also an Avon Sales Rep for over 25 years. She was...

COX, Raymond W., 96, formerly of Springfield, and recently of Hilltop Senior Village in Columbus, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2014 in the Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born March 1, 1918 in Washington Court House the son of Oliver and Hazel (Lee) Cox. He worked as a truck driver for Brown Steel for a number of years. Raymond...

NUSS, Sharon K., 52, of Dayton, formerly of Springfield, died September 9, 2014 in Miami Valley Hospital. She was born November 11, 1961 in Springfield, OH to Thomas B. and Joann (Thornton) Nuss. Sharon was formerly employed by Dill Supply for over 20 years. She was a member of the Machinist Club and the Union Club; enjoyed spending time at...

Stickle, Jeananne, 87, of Springfield, died Friday, September 12, 2014 in Ridgewood Nursing Home. Jeananne was born April 9, 1927 in Springfield, OH to Harold and Dorothy (Adair) Serviss. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Stickle in 2010; and a son, David Stickle in 2012. Inurnment will be held in Ferncliff Cemetery. Arrangements handled by CONROY...

DOTY, Loraine Marie, 92, of Omaha, NE, formerly of Springfield, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014 in Omaha, NE. She was born September 14, 1921 in Springfield the daughter of Jacob and Nellie (Loney) Herzog. She worked in food services at Springfield South High School for 25 years and retired in 1988. Loraine was a member of St. Bernard Catholic...

CLINE, Beatrice, 88, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born September 21, 1925 in Kistler, WV the daughter of Benjamin and Rhetta (White) Dunn. Survivors include five children and spouses, Timothy W. & Sandy Cline, Urbana, Arnie N. & Linda, Springfield, Bill P. Cline, Columbus, Sherry L. & Gerald Beireis, Springfield...

Walters, Fay Christine, lovingly known to all as Aunt Chris, 89, of Springfield, passed away at 2:11 p.m. Monday, September 8, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Temple, Texas on December 23, 1924. She made a career out of sewing professionally and for herself, family and friends. She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary Post...

Zettel, Elizabeth Kathleen "Kathy", 65, of Springfield, passed away Monday, September 8, 2014 in her residence. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 2, 1949 the daughter of Harry J. and Elizabeth Weber. She worked as a nurses aide and a chiropractic assistant for many years, most recently at Springfield Chiropractic. Survivors include her husband, Robert A. Zettel, Jr.;...

Penny, Brenda K. (Gladman), 63, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in Essex of Springfield. She was born February 22, 1951 in Paintsville, KY to Bradley and Covie June (Osbourne) Francis, Jr. Survivors include her three children, Bill (Ellie) Gladman, Springfield, Larry (Johanna) Gladman, Pataskala, OH and Malissa (David Jones) Gladman, Springfield; two grandchildren, Raichal and Madison Gladman;...

Sarrazine, Eleanor, 71, of Springfield, joined her husband in heaven on Friday, September 5, 2014 in Miami Valley Hospital. She was born March 15, 1943 in Ft. Wayne, IN the daughter of Gilbert and Bernice (Kohrman) Relue. Eleanor worked as a Tax Preparer for H&R Block for 28 years, retiring in 2011. She was a member of St. Teresa Church...

Boblitt, Verba B., 85, of Springfield, passed away at 2:09 p.m. Saturday, August 30, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 9, 1929 in Castleberry, Alabama the daughter of Carl and Vada (Clark) Hermanson. Survivors include her four children, Cheryl (Terry) Hesson, Cynthia Martin, Dean Boblitt all of Springfield and Kimberly Lott of South Carolina; sister, Diana...