Obituaries

Meyer, Jane D., 95, of Springfield, passed away on January 23, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 3, 1917 in Chicago, Indiana the daughter of Arthur G. and Agnes S. (Feeney) McLaughlin. She was a 1935 graduate of Catholic Central High School and a 1939 graduate of Mary Manse College. Jane worked as a third...

Maine, O. Louise "Weezie", 89, of Springfield, passed away on January 24, 2013 at Oakwood Village with her loving daughter by her side. She was born on December 29, 1923 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Fred and Barbara (Haerr) Deselem. She graduated from Springfield South High School in 1941 and married William E. Maine on July 16, 1946. After...

BAKER, Ralph C. "Bake", 97, of Springfield, passed away January 17, 2013 in Forest Glen. He was born June 12, 1915 in Springfield the son of Charles A. and Faye (Lippincott) Baker. He was the owner of the Beer Barrel Café and 106 Club on West Main St. for 45 years. Ralph raised harness horses and was a member of...

Payne, Teresa, 93, of South Vienna passed away January 13, 2013. She was born February 15, 1919 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Mary and Alex Borsuk and had 11 sisters and brothers. She is survived by her husband William N. Payne. They fell in love after meeting at a USO event in New Jersey during World War II, soon...

BLACK, Clara Evelyn, 93, of Springfield, Ohio peacefully went to be with The Lord at 11:10 PM late Friday, January 11, 2013 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio. She was born November 22, 1919 in Wellston, Ohio, the daughter of David and Delma (Churtz) Thompson. "Kebbie", as she was affectionately known, was an avid seamstress and gardener. She always made certain the birds...

ANUSZEWSKI, Delores, 76, of Springfield, went to be with the Lord on January 12, 2013 in Heartland of Springfield. She was born August 4, 1936 in Scranton, PA the daughter of Frederick and Helen (Remnick) Tremmel. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. Delores was a breast cancer survivor having fought and beat the cancer in 2005. She...

KEARNS, Susan L. "Sue", 70, of Springfield, passed away surrounded by her family on January 10, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born February 12, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio the daughter of Charles E. and Irene E. (Fitzharris) Eisele. Sue worked as a respiratory therapist for Mercy Medical Center for 12 years and was very involved in the...

Snyder, Paul E. "Pickle", 89, of Springfield, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 in Forest Glen Health Campus. He was born June 22, 1923 in Springfield the son of Frank and Mable (Dillon) Snyder. Paul worked as a Tool Designer for Robbins & Myers for 30 years and later worked for Cooper Energy and Kelsey Hayes. He was a member St....

COPELAND, Dorothy M., 81, of Springfield, passed away January 10, 2013 in Oakwood Village. She was born August 3, 1931 in Springfield the daughter of Bernard and Lillian A. (Wild) Copeland. Dorothy was a 1949 graduate of Catholic Central High School. She worked as a personal assistant at Bauer Bros. for 35 years, was proficient at cross-stitching and volunteered many...

Geis, Agnes Mary, 89, of Springfield, died January 6, 2013 in Greene Memorial Hospital, Xenia, OH. She was born February 11, 1923 in Omaha, NE, to Stephen and Agnes M. (Resslar) Marinovic. Agnes retired after 38 years as a dispatcher with Ohio Bell Telephone Company. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, the Ohio Bell Telephone Pioneers and...

TAYLOR, Robert P. "Bob", 81, of Springfield passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 in Forest Glen. He was born September 20, 1931 in Springfield the son of Leland and Marie (McNeil) Taylor. Bob was the owner of Taylor Electronics in Metairie, Louisiana for over 28 years. He was a United States Air Force veteran having been stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi....

IANNI, Rachel Cecilia. Rachel Cecilia Ianni died on January 1, 2013, while living out one of her dreams of visiting Machu Picchu, The Amazon Rainforest, and the Galapagos Islands. Rachel was born on June 23, 1986 to the proud parents, Juliann and Tony Ianni. She graduated from Catholic Central High School and received a B.S. in Biology from Wittenberg University....