Obituaries

MACKAY, Dennis W. "Denny", Jr., 37, of Springfield, died unexpectedly on March 14, 2013. Dennis was born on June 7, 1975 in Springfield the son of Dennis and Pamela (McCain) MacKay. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He loved taking his wife shooting, snuggling with his baby girls that he loved more than life itself, four-wheeling in...

Dunn, Pauline, 98, of Springfield, died March 17, 2013 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 16, 1914 in Grafton, WV to John and Flora (Sinis) Darakis and moved to Springfield shortly thereafter. She was a 1933 graduate of Springfield High School. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Robert; two daughters and sons in...

Williamson, Roger E., 82, of Springfield, died March 14, 2013 at OSU Medical Center. He was born July 15, 1930 in Springfield, OH to Fred and Lula (Smith) Williamson. Roger was employed as Controller/Bookkeeper for Jim Foreman Pontiac for many years, and later retired from Pauley Construction in 1990. He was a former member of the Springfield Lions Club. Survivors...

Roller, Robert L., 88, died peacefully on March 12, 2013 at 3:15 a.m. following a short illness. He was born in Springfield on July 25, 1924 to Mary Katherine (Doyle) and Harold R. Roller. A 1942 graduate of Springfield High School, he served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII and was the recipient of two Purple Hearts for...

Demana, Vincent J. "Vince", 72, of Springfield, died March 11, 2013 in his residence after battling Parkinson's disease for many years. He was born June 28, 1940 in Springfield, OH to Dominick and Jenny (Guzzi) Demana. Vince was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Catholic Central Boosters, where he was a Green Blazer Award Recipient, former Board Member of...

Trempe, M. Maxine, 65, of Springfield, OH died on March 10, 2013 in her home. She was born December 22, 1947 in Springfield, OH to Clarence George and Emma L. (DeWitt) Davis. Maxine was employed as Manager of the Springfield Court Club for a number of years. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Michael F. Trempe; four sons, Michael...

Claar, Rebecca J., 61, of Springfield, died March 7, 2013 in Heartland of Springfield. She was born December 16, 1951 in Springfield, OH to Harold and Alice (Frazier) Claar. Rebecca had worked as a bus aide with the Springfield City Schools and also enjoyed her time working with the ladies at Clark Memorial Home. She was a member of the...

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...

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,...

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,...

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....