Obituaries

Knapp, James H., 80, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born March 31, 1934 in Springfield to James W. and Helen Knapp. James worked for Navistar for 25 years, and was a member of the Eagles for many years. Survivors include his wife, Louise (Justice) Knapp; two children, Tim and...

Thompson, Judith L., 72, of Springfield, died April 13, 2014 in Pathways at the Ohio Masonic Home. She was born April 16, 1941 in Springfield, OH to Joseph and Mary (Morris) Fisher. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, including, Mary (Butch) Lowery, with whom she resided, Anthony Bianchi and Allan Fisher. She was preceded in death by a...

Locher, Ruth N., 89, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 in Villa Springfield. She was born October 11, 1924 in Springfield, OH the daughter of Charles C. and Merta B. (Barkley) Truman. Ruth worked as an office manager for Fireoved McCann Pharmacy for 25 years, and was a member of Lagonda United Methodist Church for over 60 years....

Hopper, Matthew E., 38, of Enon, passed away April 10, 2014 in his residence. He was born in Springfield, OH on July 30, 1975 the son of Victoria Hopper and Joseph Kleehammer. Matt worked in the industrial waste industry as a project manager for a number of years, and was a member of St. Joseph Church. Survivors, in addition to...

Bennett, Barbara A., 75, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died April 6, 2014 in Sycamore Life Care Hospital. She was born January 3, 1939 in Logansport, IN to Norman Block and Katherine A. (Fadely) Block Montague. Barb was a 1957 graduate of Springfield High School, a collector and dealer of antique dolls, and was an avid tennis and golfer, having...

Keenan, Janet E., 81, of Springfield, OH passed away April 4, 2014 at the Ohio Masonic Home. Born April 2, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA and adopted as an infant by Lester and Florence (Haney) Lehman of Salem, Ohio, Janet attended Salem High School and graduated from Wittenberg University in 1955, the same year she married Rev. Richard G. Keenan who...

BRUSH, Mark Alan, 54, of Springfield, passed away April 1, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Mark fought hard but his body couldn't take any more. God got another Angel. He was born April 18, 1959 in Troy, Ohio the son of Robert J. and Lois J. (Gaston) Brush. Mark worked in maintenance for Clark State University for nine years...

Anna Marie Winter, nee Gehring, died peacefully on March 29, 2014 in Springfield, OH. She was born on June 17, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA and lived there most of her life until she moved to Wilmette, IL. Anna Marie was the loving wife of the late Kenneth G. Winter, mother of Elaine Elsbernd (Don), Diane O'Brien (Bob), Susan Cox (John),...

KENNEDY, Polly M., 81, formerly of Springfield, passed away March 31, 2014 in Dayton. She was born March 21, 1933 in Springfield the daughter of John and Ida (Aprea) Picolo. She retired from the Clark County Welfare Department after a number of years as a caseworker and was later a volunteer with Mercy Hospice. Survivors include two sons, Edward (Lori)...

Dunn, Robert E., 90, of Springfield, died March 29, 2014 in his residence. He was born November 3, 1923 in Springfield, OH to Joseph and Anna Dunn. Bob retired from the City of Springfield from the maintenance department. Bob was a beloved father and grandfather who was cherished by all. Survivors include two daughters and sons in law, Flora and...

Sarrazine, Robert E. "Bob", 75, of Springfield, died at 3:19 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in the James Cancer Center, Columbus. He was born February 23, 1939 in Monroeville, Indiana the son of Norman and Florence (Bowers) Sarrazine. He retired in 2007 from International Harvester after more than 48 years of service. He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic...

McCluskey, John K., 75, of Springfield, died at 8:10 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2014 in Essex of Springfield. He was born in Springfield on December 21, 1938. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Dorma J. (Bales); two children, John (Tarasa) McCluskey of Columbus and Kriston (Maurice) Fannon of Springfield; three step-children, Rebecca Duff...

REEB, Joseph Neil, 85, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 9 month battle with lung cancer. He was born May 24, 1928 in Springfield, Ohio the son of John J. and Clara (Kloepfer) Reeb. Neil was a 1946 graduate of Catholic Central High School and a Veteran of the U.S....

LUKEHART, James I. "Jim", 74, of Springfield, passed away peacefully Saturday March 22nd, 2014 at his home in Northridge. He was surrounded by his loving wife Sherri and his family. He was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on August 14, 1939, the son of the late Irvin J. and Eleanor Lukehart. He was a graduate of Proctor High School, Utica NY...

EVANS, Ethel H., 93, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 in Springfield Masonic Community. She was born August 9, 1920 in Akron, Ohio the daughter of Acie and Opal (Jewell) Hays, Sr. Ethel worked at the Kissel Company in Akron for a number of years. Survivors include her one daughter, Cheryl & Robert Krasovic, Springfield; three grandchildren, Jennifer...

HEARLIHY, Patrick E., 62, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 15, 1951 in Springfield the son of Thomas and Mary (Garrigan) Hearlihy. Pat was a 1970 graduate of Catholic Central High School and a 1975 graduate of The Ohio State University. He was the President of...

PRENDERGAST, Susan Mirinda, 73, passed away at her Springfield home March 19, 2014, with her beloved family by her side. Susan was born October 18th, 1940 in Ravenna, Ohio to Tony and Florence Massari. She is survived by her devoted husband of 53 years, Tom. In addition, Susan is survived by children Daniel (Tracy), David (Sheila), Tommy (Gina) and Monica...

Newell, Barbara A., 75, of Springfield, died at 12:35 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014 in Good Shepherd Village. She was born in Washington D.C. on August 27, 1938 the daughter of Charles and Mildred (Beach) Dabbs. She worked for the Social Security Administration for 25 years and was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. Survivors include her four children...