Obituaries

Lapp, Mary Louise, 51, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly March 7, 2013 in her home. She was born October 7, 1961 in Springfield, daughter of Bud and Maggie (Evanoff) Blumenshine. Mary is survived by her husband, Rick; children, Curtis, Ryan and Lynzy; Grandchildren, Jacob, R.J., Brianna and Trinity; brother, John Blumenshine and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in...

McLean, Jacob Riley, 9, of Springfield, passed away March 3, 2013 in Children's Medical Center, Dayton, OH. He was born May 13, 2003 in Dayton, OH. Jacob is the son of Alisa and Todd White, with whom he resided, and Raymond McLean, of Canada; additional survivors include, brothers and sisters, Andrew McLean, Ivan Stegner, Taylor McLean, Caitlyn White, Cody White,...

WOODHALL, Betty Jean, 89, of Springfield, passed away Monday, March 04, 2013 in Pathways Center. She was born March 1, 1924 in Washington Court House the daughter of Ralph Ford and Elsie (Sherwood) Bennett. Survivors include one daughter and son in law, Kathie & Terry Ziesmer, Springfield; two grandchildren, Scott (Jennifer) Ziesmer and Amanda Kelly and three great grandchildren, Garrett...

DALTON, Margaret I. "Margie", 75, of Springfield, died peacefully on February 27, 2013 in her home surrounded by family. She was born February 19, 1938 in Harrisburg, PA the daughter of Frank and Isabel (Ring) Vetere, and raised in Erie, PA. Margie worked as a program administrator for Champaign Residential for 27 years retiring in 2005, tirelessly advocating for the...

Emmert, Matthew S., 48, of Hilliard, Ohio, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 24, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Springfield on December 4, 1964 the son of John C. Emmert and Ellen (Hynes) Keeler. He was a 1983 graduate of Kenton Ridge High School, a graduate of Northwest Technical College, Lima, Ohio. He loved the Cincinnati Reds, Fishing,...

Fitzwater, Barbara L., 79, of Springfield, died Monday, February 25, 2013 in Hospice of Dayton. She was born April 27, 1933 in Xenia, OH, the daughter of Carl and Anna Mae (Kohr) Pitchford. Barbara was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. Survivors include six children, Michael "Link" Fitzwater, Springfield, Margaret "Peggy" (Randy) Kissell, Dayton, Mark Fitzwater, Springfield, Marjorie Watson,...

Ruth I Inskeep, 78, of South Vienna, went to be with The Lord on February 20, 2013 and joined her late husband, Jim Inskeep, in eternal life. They had been married for 53 years. Ruth was born August 10, 1934 in Bookwalter, OH to parents Wade H. and Ruth A. (Ellars) McClaskie. She worked as a salesperson at Wren's Department...

Cultice, Betty Lou, 83, of Cedarville passed away unexpectedly February 19, 2013 at the Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Grape Grove, OH on February 28, 1930 to Wynn and Charlotte (Stringfellow) Spence. Betty worked at Vernay Labs for 25 years and was also a Sunday school teacher at Clifton United Presbyterian Church for a number of years....

Jung, Mary Marjorie "Margie," 92, of Springfield, OH passed away February 18, 2013 in Forest Glen Health Campus. She was born December 29, 1920 in Scottdale, PA to Michael J. and Mary (Cafferty) Syron. Margie was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, C.L. of C. Branch #56 and #207 and a former member of the Fr. Bernard Guild. She...

Rickard, Linda Kaye, 37, was unexpectedly called to be with our heavenly father on Saturday morning, February 16, 2013. She leaves behind her loving husband of 17 years, Scott; three wonderful children, Ian 12, Holly 11, Seth 10; and her mother, Paula Neely. She was preceded in death by her father, James Terry and grandmother, Betty Irene Edsell. Linda was...

Cooper, Todd D., 43, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 10, 2013 in his residence. He was born October 1, 1969 in Springfield, the son of Buck and Penny (McDaniel) Cooper. Todd was a member of Workers of America Local 4322 and worked for AT&T for 14 years. He was an avid NASCAR fan and loved The Ohio...

Thomas, Don J., 82, of Springfield, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in his residence surrounded by his family. He was born July 31, 1930 in Springfield, OH to Wilbur and Mildred (Border) Thomas. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1949 as class president and received the prestigious award "All Ohio guard and linebacker" in football in the same year....

Barnett, Janice A., 79, of Springfield, died February 12, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 18, 1934 in Springfield, OH to Harold and Stella (Swaney) South. Jan retired from the Kissell Company after a number of years. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, where she was a longtime member of the choir, and...

Donahue, Mary Jo, 86, of Springfield passed away February 12, 2013 at Forest Glen Health Campus. She was born April 10, 1926 in Logan, OH to Joseph M. and Josephine (Shaw) Brown. Mary Jo worked as a bookkeeper for Thomas Kappell, Inc. and later for the Springfield Arts Center for a number of years. She was a member of St....

Wobbe, Lawrence E., 81, of Springfield, died February 11, 2013 in Villa Springfield. He was born June 17, 1931 in Springfield, OH to Lawrence and Matilda (Grieb) Wobbe. Larry retired as a project engineer with Vernay Labratories after 35 years of service. During his time at Vernay he was instrumental in developing the V-Tip Needle Valve. He was a member...

Sheerin, James Nathan "Nate", 59, of South Vienna, died at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, February 7, 2013 at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on September 25, 1953 the son of Frederick and Marvine (Shaffer) Sheerin. He was a self-employed Mail Contractor for nearly 40 years and a member of United Church of South Vienna. He...

BELCHER, Patrick, 55, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in his residence. He was born February 16, 1957 in Springfield the son of George and Carolyn Ann (Fick) Belcher. Pat was a member of the Union Club. Survivors include his father and step-mother, George & Carole Jean Belcher, Springfield; three siblings, Lynne & Kurt Miller, Chanhassen,...

RIZER, Tim, 82, of Springfield, passed away January 22, 2013 in Villa Springfield. He was born January 20, 1931 in Springfield the son of Harry and Alice Louise (Kelly) Rizer. He had worked as a transportation coordinator for Bauer Brothers for over 25 years retiring in 1983. Tim was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church where he was a...

RIZER, Mary Jo (Becker), 82, of Springfield, passed away February 6, 2013 in Villa Springfield. She was born June 19, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio the daughter of Arthur and Imojean (Blithing) Becker. She had worked as a grill manager for Sheehan Brothers Vending for over 25 years. Mary Jo was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church where she served...

Entler, George Gilbert, 80, of Springfield, died February 5, 2013. He was born July 27, 1932 in Pike County, OH to the late Montford and Florence (Merritt) Entler. George attended schools in Pike County, Springfield and graduated from South Charleston High School class of 1950. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, was retired from Wright Patterson Air Force...