Obituaries

DRAPER, Susan K., 75, of Enon, was called home to be with the Lord and passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic surrounded by her family. She was born March 10, 1946 in Greenville, Ohio the daughter of the late Kenneth and Kathleen (Adams) Fourman. Susan was an amazing mother, wife, grandmother, sister and aunt....

HOPE, Kelly M., 45, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Kelly was born June 24, 1976 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Christopher and Penny (Rittoff) Blue. Kelly worked in the Finance Department for CareSource. She also loved to travel, especially to the beach. In addition to her father, she is survived by...

LITTON, Frances Irene Theresa, passed away on March 1, 2022 at the age of 100. Frances was born September 5, 1921, in Findlay, Ohio, the daughter of Charles and Martha (Hammond) Spurr. Frances grew up in Springfield and graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1942. Reared by her grandmother, she was taught the art of knitting and crocheting which...

GRUBER, Margaret A. "Peggy", 86, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 in Oakwood Village. Peggy was born March 6, 1935 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of William J. and Dollard Margaret (McGrath) Dunn. She was a 1953 graduate of Catholic Central High School and later worked as a Clerk for Ohio Supply and retired from Emro Marketing. She...

LEONARD, James G. "Jim", 74, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Jim was born November 22, 1947 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Forest Eugene and Shirley Jean (Marshall) Leonard. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, where he served in Vietnam and earned a Purple Heart. He later worked...

SHERMAN, Shirley E., 79, of New Carlisle, passed away Friday, March 04, 2022 in Grandview Hospital in Dayton. She was born in Springfield on June 19, 1942, the daughter of William and Frances (Climer) Goodfellow. Shirley worked as a cosmetologist for 36 years in the Springfield area including at La Coif d'Or and Snowhill salons. She was a longtime member...

TAYLOE, Thomas Oliver, 90, of Springfield, passed away in the comforts of his home on March 2, 2022. He was born on October 14, 1931, to James Oliver and Marie Carolyn (Koch) Tayloe. Tom graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1950 and promptly joined the Army the following year. He served from 1951 to 1953. He joined the Springfield...

Mooney, Helen L., 89, of Muncy, Pennsylvania died peacefully on Monday, February 21, 2022 in Muncy Valley Hospital. Helen was born on September 30, 1932, in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Patrick and Margaret (Maloney) Mooney. Helen was a member of Church of the Resurrection in Muncy, and former member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Springfield. She was a...

MAMMOLITE, Ruth "Ivy", 98, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at home. Ivy was born December 17, 1923 in Butler, Ohio the daughter of Carl and Arminta (Beeney) Marple. She retired from Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1980 after 38 years of service, the bulk of that time she was the executive secretary of the Foreign Technology...

WELCH, Paulette M., age 58, loving daughter of Josephine (nee Bailey) and the late John "Jack" Welch; niece, cousin, friend, and mentor to many. Paulette passed away peacefully on Friday, February 18, 2022 after a courageous fight battling cancer. Paulette was born and raised in Springfield, Ohio, but has lives in Cleveland since 1991. Her parents were always proud of...

BRINSLEY, William C. "Bill", 75, of Springfield, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022 in Oakwood Village. Bill was born November 15, 1946 in Springfield, Ohio the son of William E. and Margaret (Hannan) Brinsley. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from the Clark County Sheriff's Office. He was also a member of the FOP. Survivors...

PLESSINGER, Kevin L., 52, of Fairborn, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022 in his home. He was born July 9, 1969 in Greenville, OH the son of the late Dennis L. and Sharon A. (Martin) Plessinger. Kevin was a Wright State University graduate and went on to work for Anthem for 22 years. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth (Lawrence); one...

RYAN, Thomas P., 78, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 in his home. He was born August 11, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of the late Harry and Margaret (Doyle) Ryan. Tom was the founder and CEO of MMS Trucking for 23 years retiring in 2008. He was an avid Cleveland sports fan. Survivors include his wife,...

COLLINS, Connie S., 75, of Springfield, has transitioned from her earthly life to her spiritual life. Connie was born October 14, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio the daughter of Tollie and Madelyne (McQuown) King. Connie was a loving mother, wife, grandmother, sister and aunt. She was also an avid reader, an astrology enthusiast, and was passionate at her job as a...

KELLY, Sharon Elaine, age 77, passed away on February 12, 2022 after many years of failing health. She was born on July 7, 1944 to the late MaryBelle (Toppins) Kelly and James H. Kelly, Jr. Sharon was predeceased by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Sharon loved the Lord and loved attending Plattsburg United Church of Christ. She enjoyed crocheting, watching...

Morgan, Rosalie G. "Rose" 78, of Springfield, was called home to her Lord and Savior on January 29, 2022. Rose was born in Muskegon, Michigan on January 23, 1943 to Richard and Mildred Anderson. She is survived by her loving husband James Morgan of 60 years. Rose and James enjoyed life, riding motorcycles in their younger years, before their only...

HELLMUTH, Andrew Patrick "Drew", 76, of Springfield, passed away February 14, 2022 after a challenging battle with Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma (MEITL). He was born in Springfield, Ohio on January 12, 1946, the eldest and most handsome son of Andrew L. and Mary Helen (Quinlan) Hellmuth. Drew graduated from Gilmore Academy (Gates Mills, Ohio) where he was a member...

HIXON, Janet K., of Springfield, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 4:55 am at Forest Glen Health Campus. She was born March 27, in Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Schaefer) Hatfield. She retired as Office Manager for Dr. Sagar in 2003. Janet was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and confidant. She enjoyed gardening, dancing,...

VECCHIO, Frank, 102, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born April 6, 1919, in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Francesco and Gertrude (De Martino) Vecchio. Frank was a United States Army Air Corp WWII veteran, earning the rank of tech sergeant, and later was employed at Wright Patterson Air...

MORGAN, Elinor F., 84, of Springfield, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022 in Forest Glen Health Campus. Elinor was born July 10, 1937 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Carl and Mildred (Haerr) Fry. She retired from Ohio Bell and was a member of Northside Presbyterian Church. Survivors include one brother, Ed (Donna) Fry; and one niece, Patty (Patrick) Whitley....