Obituaries

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Robison, Frances Ida, 97, formerly of Springfield, died in Sanford, Florida on Friday, March 14, 2014. She went to school at St. Rita School in Cincinnati and attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Springfield. Survivors include her daughter, Nancy (Joseph) Tuvelle of Sanford, Florida; grandchildren, Pam (Marvin) Coffman, Lisa Tuvelle and Mark Tuvelle and her brother, John Ruskis of Houston,...

JAMES, William M. "Mark", 62, of Springfield, passed away March 13, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born December 29, 1951 in Springfield the son of William and Loretta (Glaser) James. Mark was a US Air Force veteran, an avid Nascar fan and loved camping. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Sandy (Coberly); two sons, Kyle Lee...

Loney, Helen M., 85, of Springfield, died at 7:51 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Hearth & Home at El Camino. She was born in Springfield on January 20, 1929 the daughter of Ivan and Anna (Zotkovich) Dadich. She was a very active member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and the Altar Rosary Sodality. Survivors include her four children and...

SEITER, John F., 84, of Springfield died at 10:33 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born June 21, 1929 in Cincinnati to John and Mary (Malone) Seiter. He was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Korean War. John retired as a firefighter from the...

Baumann, Michael, 30, of Springfield, died March 8, 2014 in the E.R. at Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born November 1, 1983 in Columbus, OH to Albert M. Baumann and Julie (Gray) Baumann. He was a graduate of Shawnee High School. Survivors include his mother of Springfield; his father; a brother, Andrew (Sara) Baumann, Dayton; maternal grandmother, Dorma (John)...

WELCH, Alice L., 96, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, March 09, 2014 in Clark Memorial Home. She was born July 21, 1917 in Springfield the daughter of Martin R. and Mary W. (Mullee) Welch. Alice worked as a secretary at International Harvester for over 32 years and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include two sisters, Carolyn...

McFann, James Richard, 82, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born September 15, 1931 in Lawrence County, OH the son of Albert and Marcella (Thompson) McFann. James retired from Bauer Brothers after 35 years, and was a member of the Union Club and Machinist Club. Survivors include his daughter, Mary...

SONNERS, Leonard E., 83, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, March 05, 2014 at Ohio State Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1930 in Springfield the son of Floyd L. and Stephana (Gurnicki) Sonners. Leonard was a truck driver for Howard Sober, Inc. for 28 years. He also retired from the United States Army after 43 years of service, was...

Stewart, Carl A., 68, of Springfield, died at 7:20 a.m. Monday, March 3, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Mariemont, Ohio on September 28, 1945 the son of Daniel and Cordelia (Watson) Stewart. He retired as a Technical Sergeant from the Springfield Air National Guard after many years of service. He was a member of the...

Andorfer, Dr. Paul E., Sr, of Springfield, passed away on February 14, 2014 in his home. He was born on March 25, 1941 in Ft. Wayne, IN to Leonard J. and Blanche (Mock) Andorfer. Paul attended Marmion Academy, St. Joseph's College and Indiana University, where he received his medical degree. He worked as an Anesthesiologist for Community Hospital, and later...

POWERS, Dennis "Grasshopper", 67, of Springfield, unexpectedly passed away in his home on February 15, 2014. He was born in Springfield June 23, 1946 the son of Kenneth E. and Dorothy (Morgan) Powers. He graduated from Greenon High School and was a member of the first, four-year, graduating class of Wright State University ('68) with an accounting degree. Dennis was...

Trumbo, Burtis M., 73, of South Charleston, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born near Hodgenville, Kentucky on February 16, 1940 to Ben and Rosa Trumbo. Burt enjoyed bluegrass music, practical jokes, and spending time on his farm in Kentucky. He retired from Navistar in 2002,...

Foreman, Joan A., 73, of Springfield, died at 11:55 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center following a brief illness with cancer. She was born November 5, 1940 in Springfield, OH to William and Dorothy (Bell) Hopping. Joan was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church, Springfield Country Club, member and Past President of the Springfield Museum...