Obituaries

KELLY, Rosemary Quinlan, 89, born to Walter S and Helen Ryan Quinlan on April 20th, 1924 has gone home to be with our Lord and Savior on December 19, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, two of her sisters, Sr Ann Marie Quinlan, IHM and Mary Helen Hellmuth, her husband, Robert J Kelly and three of her...

Sowards, Bernice P., 87, of Springfield, died at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013 in her residence. She was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on December 8, 1926 the daughter of Otto and Nancy (Motley) Wittenhagen. She, along with her husband, owned and operated Carmen's Shoes for many years. She was a member of Northminster Presbyterian Church and Northwood Hills...

Perks, Erin M., 35, of Springfield, passed away on December 15, 2013 in her residence. Erin was born May 29, 1978 in Springfield, OH the daughter of Edgar Hanson, Sr. and Stephanie (DeWitt) Luther. She was employed as the School Resource Officer for Springfield Clark-CTC, and was a part-time Deputy Sheriff with the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Erin's life-long dream...

McCOMBS, Floyd E. "Ed", 77, of Springfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, December 12, 2013 in his residence. He was born October 24, 1936 in Springfield the son of Harvey E. and Margaret Alice (Donovan) McCombs. He worked for Columbia Gas of Ohio for 31 years and was the owner and operator of Ed's Backhoe Service....

SMITH, Candace S. "Candy", 44, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 in The Ohio State Medical Center. She was born September 5, 1969 in Springfield the daughter of David J. "Jeff" and Carol (Snyder) Adams. Candy was an R.N. at Springfield Regional Medical Center for 15 years where she was recently awarded the Cameo Care Nursing Award. She...

Green, P. Marlene, 77, of Springfield, died December 11, 2013 in Oakwood Village Care Center. She was born October 3, 1936 in Springfield, OH to Harden and Bessie (Roher) Blevins. She was a member of the High Street Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include three sons and spouses, Edwin (Judith) Green, Gloucester, VA, Jerry (Joyce) Green, Germantown, OH and Jeff...

Gordon, Mary May (Gillham), 92, of Springfield, passed away on December 7, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on September 5, 1921 the daughter of John W. and Mattie (Merritt) Latimer. She worked for Robbins and Meyers for over 30 years. She was an avid golfer, loved bowling and carried an average of close to...

Uptegraph, Alma Pearl, 91, of Springfield, passed away on December 5, 2013 in her residence. She was born in Springfield on January 30, 1922 the daughter of Andrew M. and Minnie Pearl (Stinson) Parsell. She worked in the circulation department at the Springfield News-Sun for many years. Survivors include three children, Larry (Mary Ritchie) Uptegraph of Dayton, Carolyn (Johnny) McNeeley...

CHERUBINI, Robert H., 81, of North Ft. Myers, FL, formerly of Springfield, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 in Good Shepherd Village. He was born June 3, 1932 in Columbus the son of Henry and Ethel Cherubini. Bob retired from International Harvester after more than 35 years. He was a 1951 graduate of Springfield High School, a longtime member of...

Massie, Roseamond M., 90, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 in Forest Glen Health Campus. Roseamond was born January 12, 1923 in Springfield, OH to I. John and Elizabeth (Frye) Sutch. She retired from Robbins & Myers after 30 years of service and was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. Survivors include three children, Sharon (Dan)...

WOLF, Alice A., 92, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born February 11, 1921 in Fremont, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Hilda (Ochs) Reardon. Alice had worked as a teacher and administrator for the Springfield City Schools for 35 years, retiring in 1983. Alice was a member of St. Raphael...

HILL, Barbara K., 72, of South Charleston, passed away peacefully November 28, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born July 13, 1941 in Springfield the daughter of William and Glenna O'Neal (Vince). She retired from the Clark County Library in 2009. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in South Charleston where she served as an Elder,...

Snider, Lowell L., 89, of Ft. Myers, Florida, formerly of Springfield, died November 14, 2013 in Ft. Myers, FL. He was born May 18, 1924 in Springfield, OH to Emmet and Doris (Criswell) Snider. Lowell was employed at WPAFB in the Civil Engineering Division and retired after 40 years. After retirement he moved to Seven Lakes Golf Resort in Ft....

SNYDER, Virginia, 89, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at her residence in Oakwood Village. She was born August 19, 1924 in Springfield the daughter of Paul and Ethel (Deam) Nagel. She had worked as a secretary for Gus & Sun for a number of years and as a realtor for Link-Hellmuth for 30 years. Virginia was a...

Our much loved wife, mother and grandmother, Marianne Leah Goebel, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening November 23, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Marianne was born December 8, 1928 in Springfield, the daughter of Charles L. Juenger, Sr. and Mary (Ball) Juenger. She spent her early years amongst the nuns at St. Raphael Parish, where her mother was employed...

SNARR, Avila Mae, 88, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 30, 1925 in Logan County, Ohio the daughter of Jobie Rea and Lillian Avila (Vanica) Smith. She had worked at A & P Supermarkets for 25 years, was a member of the American Business Women's Association and the Eagles....

Swartz, Karen S., 60, of Springfield, died unexpectedly November 15, 2013 in her residence. She was born December 22, 1952 in Springfield, OH to William Swartz and Monica (Thorn) Swartz. Karen worked for Good Shepherd Village Nursing Home for several years. Survivors include two sisters, Sandy (Jim) Linkhart, Springfield and Karolee (Dwain) Sifrit, Plain City, OH; two nephews and a...

Myers, William E. "Billy", 67, of Springfield passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 30, 1946 in Springfield to Alonzo and Mary (Fisher) Myers. Billy worked as an assembler for International Harvester for 38 years, was a member of Fellowship Christian Church, the Union Club and Knights of Columbus...

CORESSEL, Agolda M., 84, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born March 2, 1929 in Columbus Grove, Ohio the daughter of George J. and Mary Ann (Quinn) Schulte. Agolda was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and a member and past president of the Northridge Lioness Club. Survivors include two...