Obituaries

BESECKER, Kenneth M., 75, passed away at home on January 24, 2014 with his wife and family by his side. He served in the U.S. Army as a Ranger and Paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Predeceased by his parents, Ken is survived by his loving wife Carolyn (Hackett), Columbus and children Eric M. Besecker (Lisa), Petersburg, KY, Lynn...

WARD, Michael E., 60, of Springfield passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2014 in Villa Springfield following a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). He is survived by the love of his life and his wife of 37 years, Judy A. (Miller) Ward and a beloved son and daughter-in-law, Ryan & Janae Ward, Broken Arrow, OK. He was...

ROBERTS, Daniel F., 73, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in Kettering Medical Center. He was born October 26, 1940 in Springfield the son of Robert J. and Mabel A. (Babb) Roberts. Danny had worked for International Harvester as a General Forman in Department 55 for 43 years, retiring in 2001. Survivors include two children, Theodore "Ted" Roberts...

McCann, Frieda R., 90, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2014 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 4, 1923 in Cambridge, OH the daughter of the late John M. and Lela (Norris) Ray. She and her husband George M. met while both were students at The Ohio State University and were married while...

ABRAHAM, Norma L., 77, of Springfield passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center following five years of failing health. She was born June 12, 1936 in Springfield the daughter of Amer and Zida (Overly) Bales. Norma was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Moose Aux. #429, St. Joseph Rosary Sodality, former member of the St....

Myers, Magdalene E. "Maggie", 90, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2014. She was born on March 24, 1923 in Springfield, OH, the daughter of the late Sylvester and Eugenia (Pasquini) Powell. She graduated from Olive Branch High School and prior to marriage was employed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base as a secretary. She was a former...

Faust, Mary Helen (Schlegel), 70, of Springfield and Farmersville passed away on January 11, 2014 in Brunswick, GA. Mary was born on June 20, 1943 in Dayton, OH the daughter of Isaac and Helen Schlegel. She went to St Anthony's grade school, Julienne High School and graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1961. She earned her Associates Degree in...

Shaffer, Nina E., 84, of Springfield, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 in Tampa, Florida. She was born in Xenia on May 5, 1929 the daughter of Abram and Nina L. (Tedrick) Burrell. She retired from Security National Bank after 52 years of service. She was a member of First Christian Church, Fort Nightly Musical Club, Shrine Widows Club and worked...

FERRYMAN, Russell E., 83, of Springfield passed away Monday, January 13, 2014 in Heartland of Springfield. He was born March 10, 1930 in Springfield the son of Russell E. and Daisy (Greene) Ferryman. Russ had been employed as the manager of safety and health for Cooper Energy for a number of years. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic...

SAUM, Margaret A., 72, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 in the Ohio Masonic Home. She was born October 12, 1941 in Springfield the daughter of Edward M. and Rose (Amato) Munger. Margaret worked as a restaurant manager for Hardees Restaurants for 20 years. Survivors include two children, Debra McGinnis & her fiancé Bob Luedeke and David &...

YONTZ, Edith M., 85, of Springfield, passed away January 11, 2014 in Forest Glen. She was born March 22, 1928 in Franklin County the daughter of Thurman and Ethel (Cox) Lyons. Edith worked in the claims department at Credit Life of 15 years, prior to that she had worked at McLean Cleaners for a number of years. She was a...

OHRT (Krupp), Joan L., 83, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born October 20, 1930 in Springfield the daughter of Raymond and Lucille (Spang) Gaier. Joan was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. Survivors include five children and spouses, Sharon & Bruce Caudill, Springfield, Rosemarie & Rob Coolidge, Chillicothe, Susan...

Warnecke, Brandon M., 29, of Reynoldsburg, OH passed away on January 10, 2014 in his home. Brandon was born in Lima, OH on April 18, 1984 to Michael and Denise (Buckland) Warnecke. He worked for numerous bicycle shops in the Columbus area where he excelled as a mechanic. He was currently enrolled at Clark State Community College. Brandon achieved a...

VLAHOS, Lester Louis, 89, of Dayton, passed away at Grace Brethren Village in Englewood on January 7. Lester was born April 3, 1924 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Louis John and Katina (Arida) Vlahos. He had worked in public relations for DP&L, taught communications and public relations at the University of Dayton and received honors from both the Kennedy...

Beegle, Gary Edward, 65, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Good Shepherd Village. Gary was born in Springfield on September 7, 1948 to Pearl Edward Beegle and Martha Arlene (Brumfield) Thompson. He was a veteran of the United States Army, where he served in Vietnam, and later worked for Navistar for 30 years. Gary is survived...

HAZLETT, Mary Margaret, 56, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Eaglewood Village after suffering many years with Alzheimer's disease. She was born February 27, 1957 in Springfield the daughter of Edward and Mary "Wheezzer" Sanders Picard. Mary was a devoted wife and mother and loved being near water, spending time with her grandchildren and cross-stitching. She...

Zugelder, Norma J., 84, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2014 in her residence. Norma was born on May 24, 1929 in Springfield to William and Elva (Alexander) Cooke. She is survived by five children, Karl (Carol) Zugelder, Mary Jane Lower, William Zugelder, Richard Zugelder and Linda (Scott) Meek; eight grandchildren, Valarie, Steven, Julie, Tabitha, James, Michael, Chase...

CULTICE, Carl "Curly", 91, of Cedarville, Ohio died peacefully Sunday, January 5, 2014. He was born on a farm outside of Springfield to the late Homer and Ora Cultice and lived in the Cedarville area his entire life. Curly was born April 2, 1922 and attended Cedarville High School where he met and married Betty Spence. After graduating he enlisted...

O'Neill, Judith "Judy", 98, of Springfield, formerly of London, OH died January 1, 2014 in Southbrook Care Center. She was born December 5, 1915 in Chillicothe, OH to H. Millard and Marguerite (Hydell) Carson. She was a 1934 graduate of Chillicothe High School and was employed at Robbins and Myers and Albers Supermarket, and later retired from the logistics department...