Obituaries

Yontz, Frances Jean "B.J.", 90, of Springfield, died July 12, 2014 in her residence. She was born June 19, 1924 in Springfield, OH to John J. and Nettie (Myers) Burke. B.J. was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and served on their bereavement committee for a number of years. She volunteered at Mercy Medical Center with several Guilds including...

MULLETT, Verena "Rennie", 75, of Springfield, passed away at midnight on Sunday, July 13, 2014 in Heartland of Springfield. She was born October 27, 1938 in Putnam County the daughter of Hugo and Magdalene (Buss) Schroeder. Formerly of Kalida, Ohio and graduated in 1957 from Kalida High School. She and her family moved to Springfield in the summer of 1970....

PATTON, William J. "Bill", 57, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on October 27, 1956 the son of Oliver and Bonnie (Woodland). Bill had worked as a truck driver all his life, coached his daughters soccer and baseball teams, was a diehard Steelers fan and had a...

Harrison, Blodwyn M. "Sis", 90, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2014 at Hearth and Home El Camino. She was born November 7, 1923 in Springfield, OH the daughter of John W. and Cecil (Hughes) Leach. Blodwyn worked as a Traffic Manager for Ohio Bell Telephone Co. and AT&T for 34 years, retiring in 1978. She was a former...

Wise, Danny C., 66, of Springfield, passed away July 6, 2014 in Columbus, OH. Danny was born February 9, 1948 in Springfield the son of Kenneth and Betty (Oesterle) Wise. He retired April 2000 as the Assistant Chief of the Springfield Fire Division after 27 years of service. He received two letters of commendation, first, from Fire Chief Frank Trempe...

TREGO, Jack F., 81, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born December 18, 1932 in Chillicothe, Ohio the son of Frank C. and Nellie J. (McNeal) Trego. Jack worked as an electrician for Robbins and Myers for 37 years retiring in 1988. He was a member of the Machinist Club, VFW...

Steen, Nelma Faye, 80, of South Charleston, passed away at 10:22 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014 in Madison Senior Living, London. She was born in Carmel City, Kentucky on September 9, 1933 the daughter of Elmer and Elsie (Taulbee) Sebastian. She worked as a school secretary for 20 years. Survivors include her husband, Henry Lamar Steen; daughter, Debra (Daniel) Roach;...

Brown, Robert L. "Brownie", 78, of Springfield and formerly of Lima, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014. He was born in Cincinnati on January 7, 1936 the son of James and Inez Brown. He retired from International Harvester after 29 years of service. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 55 years, Martha (Clemens) Brown; son, Robert J....

KOEHLER, Elaine C., 88, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 in the Ohio Masonic Home. She was born August 22, 1925 in Cleveland the daughter of Edward and Louise (Kindle) Ebenger. Survivors include three children, Carl Koehler, Jr., Anthony Koehler, both of Springfield and Mary Ann Snyder, Buffalo, New York; two grandchildren, Carl, III and Stephen and numerous...

Woodell, Gordon Russell, 54, of Springfield, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014 in his home. He was born May 1, 1960 in Whiteville, NC the son of Gordon J. and Etta M. (Smith) Woodell. Survivors include his daughter, Lavetta (Da'Shawn) Howard Stone, Dayton, OH; two stepchildren, Ashley Grooms and D.J. Blaha; six grandchildren; two sisters, Juanita Woodell and Judy Sigmon;...

Neville, George W., 71, of Springfield, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014 in the Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born March 31, 1943 in South Charleston, OH the son of Wayne and Vivian (Nibert) Neville. George was a 1961 graduate of Southeastern High School, a member of Southgate Baptist Church, a volunteer for the Springfield Veterans Clinic and a...

Saunders, Lowell D. "Bub", 78, of Springfield, passed away at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in his residence. He was born in Springfield on October 12, 1935 the son of Euril and Mary (Guisinger) Saunders. He retired as a systems analyst from Computer Science Corporation, Government Systems Division after many years of service. He was a veteran of the...

Hajnik, Rosemary Louise, 67, of Springfield, lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in her residence. She was born in Springfield on May 22, 1947, the daughter of Lambro J. and Mary (Eancheff) Naumoff. Rosemary graduated from Springfield North High School in 1965. She had a love for life, her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is...

Martin, Erma M., of Springfield, passed away peacefully June 17, 2014 at home where she resided with her daughter and son-on-law. She was born February 15 in Augusta, KS the daughter of Thomas and Rose (Truax) Vance. Erma worked at Rhodes Paper Box for 30 years, retiring in 2007. She is survived by three children, Marty (Diane) Martin, Steven (Teresa)...

CLARK, Mary F., 69, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014 in Greene Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born September 16, 1944 in Panama City, Panama the daughter of James F. and Mary F. Mullen. She had worked as a sales woman at the Ideal Jewelry Store. Survivors include her husband, Douglas Clark; three children...

Wagner, Beatrice M., 92, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014. She was born in Springfield on May 26, 1922 the daughter of Elmer and Lila (Duval) Headley. Survivors include her daughter, Diana (Ken) Kinnaird; son, Lawrence Wagner; daughter-in-law, Bonita Wagner; brother, Daniel Headley; sister, Mary Eileen Hiller; five grandchildren, Donnie, Kathy, Romi (Heather), Mike (Inez) and George...

SHACKELFORD, David L., 65, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born March 7, 1949 in Springfield, the son of Louis and Vera (Keller) Shackelford. He had worked at R & M Moyno for a number of years doing plating and was a United States Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Margo...

Cocca, Anna Theresa, 72, passed away at Hospice of Dayton on June 9, 2014. She was born December 16, 1941 to the late Antonio and Lucia (Ferarro) Cocca. She was a 1959 graduate of Catholic Central High School and retired from International Harvister/Navistar in 2003 after 33 years of service as a timekeeping/payroll clerk. She is survived by two sons,...

Hannel III, Arthur Garfield, sailed peacefully into the sunset on June 8, 2014 after six weeks enduring turbulent and angry seas. Art was born in Melrose, Massachusetts on June 6, 1937 but grew up in Buffalo, New York, which he described as having two seasons, winter and the 4th of July. He is survived by his wife of 52 years,...

Moore, Jimmy W., 67, of Springfield, died at 6:28 p.m. Friday, June 6, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Lee County, Virginia on June 15, 1946 the son of Thomas and Rosie (Scott) Moore. He was a painter for various body shops in Springfield. Survivors include his ex-wife, Barbara; girlfriend, Ann Skelton; son, Jerry Moore; three...