Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...