Obituaries

THOMAS, Jr., William E., 66, of Springfield, Ohio passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 in Good Shepherd Village. William was born November 25, 1954 in Springfield, Ohio to William and Joann (Leary) Thomas. Bill was a chef for various restaurants during his career. He was also a member of the Union Club. Survivors include six siblings, Carol (Dan) Navin,...

LINKHART, Saundra L. "Sandy", Our hearts are broken at the loss of our dear Sandy, who left us on August 12th after her long and courageous battle for life. She never lost her quick wit and sense of humor even through her most difficult days. Sandy grew up in Springfield and spent most of her married life between Springfield and...

NANGLE, JOHN F. (Jack), 82 of Springfield passed away August 17,2021, at his residence of 61 years. He was born August 29, 1938 in Springfield, Ohio to Gladys P. (Strader) and James H. Nangle. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Patricia A. (Brown) Nangle, his children John (Dianne), T.J., Rob (Sharon), Karen, and Dan (Shirley). Grandchildren: Carrie (Jared) White,...

ZINK, John P., 85, of Springfield passed away August 18, 2021 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born February 17, 1936 in Arlington, OH the son of Clarence and Agatha (Walters) Zink. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Zink; one daughter, Terry & Roger Windle; one son, Larry & Chris Zink; three grandchildren, Holly & Spencer Ogden,...

HORNE, Thomas V. "Tommy", 69, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in Kettering Medical Center. He was born October 8, 1951 in Paintsville, KY the son of Venson and Irene (Stambaugh) Horne. Tom retired from Navistar after more than 30 years as an assembler. He was a trustee for the Local 402 for a number of years, a...

JOBE, Barbara A., 89, of Springfield, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born May 3, 1932 in Springfield the daughter of Carl and Georgia (Kemp) Snyder. She was a member of First United Church of Christ. Barb and Chuck taught cued ballroom dancing and was a member of ROUNDALAB and ICBDA. Barb was...

KOOS, Marlee Phyllis, 74, of South Vienna, went home to the Lord on Sunday, August 8, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Marlee was born October 21, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois to Paul and Helen (Mozdziak) Theret. She was a graduate of Mt. Vernon Hospital School of Nursing in New York and went on to serve as a RN both...

LUCCHETTA, Clement J. "Lou", 78, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2021 in his home with his wife Susan by his side. He fought a hard fight with dementia, but has transitioned to a better life in Heaven. Lou was born April 5, 1943 in Rochester, PA, the son of the late Giuseppe and Teresa (Ciarnella) Lucchetta. He...

BURNETT, Emily Jean, 39, of South Charleston, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021. She was born June 26, 1982 in Springfield the daughter of Lawrence T. "Tim" and Nancy (Knox) Lange. Emily worked as the office manager in the music department at Wittenberg University. Survivors include her parents, her fiancé: Mike Hawk; five children, Cadence Burnett, Dylan Hawk, Adriana Hawk,...

KOERNER, Frederick R. "Fred", 92, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 in Oakwood Village. Fred was born November 30, 1928 in Urbana, Ohio to Gottlieb and Helen (Burow) Koerner. He was a longtime member at St. John's Lutheran Church, where he also volunteered for many years at their Rainbow Table. He also donated to numerous charities. He was...

Picolo, James, 79 of Springfield, Ohio passed peacefully on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Jim was born in Springfield on June 19th, 1942 the seventh of eight children to James and Mary (Butera) Picolo. He attended Catholic Central High school and graduated from Springfield High School. He married Rebecca Ann (Wagner) Picolo on November...

Brugger, John E. "Jack", 98 of Springfield passed away at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on April 10, 1923 to Frank and Charlotte (Steinbrunner) Brugger. He retired from Navistar in 1983 after 40 years of service. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus #624,...

Brumfield, William B., 83, of Springfield, died Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in Forest Glen Health Campus. He was born May 14, 1938 in Lawrence County, OH. Survivors include a sister, Kathy Reid of Springfield. He was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Bill retired from Morgal Tool. Private services will be held Monday in Rose Hill Mausoleum....

Wenrick, Nelson D., 82 of New Carlisle, passed away on August 2, 2021, winning his courageous battle with cancer transitioning to a better life in heaven. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 4, 1939 the son of Ralph and Estel (DeVaul) Wenrick. Nelson has always had a work ethic like no other, starting at a very young age...

PIERSON, Michael E. "Mickey", 68, of Springfield, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1952 in Springfield the son of the late Casper and Marguerite (Cooney) Pierson. He was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, loved golfing and was an avid sports fan. Michael was a longtime member of St....

SMITH, Gloria A., 92, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2021. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on September 2, 1928. Gloria was a woman of many talents: sewing, baking, gardening, caring for her church, landscaping, and teaching piano and organ. She was happy to be known as John (Stephens) Legend's piano teacher. She followed his accomplishments and...

Eileen M. Dunn died peacefully on Tuesday, September 29th in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Alois Alzheimer Center. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on August 22nd, 1943 the daughter of Charles L and Mary (Clark) Dunn. Eileen graduated from Catholic Central High School in Springfield. After high school Eileen joined the Sisters of Charity and was part of this community...

Allen, Diana "Nana" Laone, 56, of Springfield, Ohio, was called to her eternal home on Monday, July 26, 2021. Diana was born on December 16, 1964 and was a lifelong resident of Springfield. She resided at the F.F. Mueller Residential Center for the past 44 years. Diana was an "Angel on Earth" with a constant smile, sweet disposition, fun sense...

Jacobs, Cheryl L., 60 of Springfield, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021. She was born in Springfield on October 25, 1960 the daughter of Roy Riley and Delores (Taylor) Richards. She had worked for International Harvester and the Drackett Company. Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Theresa (Chris) McAtee; ex-husband, Gary Jacobs; step-father, Glen Richards; step-mother, Marilyn Riley and...

FIELDS, Barbara Faye, 79, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Barbara was born on October 22, 1941, in Cincinnati, OH to Vincent A. Abbey Sr. and Marion M. Abbey. She married David A. Fields on January 2, 1982. Barbara helped raise David's two children, a son and a daughter. Barbara worked at Robbins & Myers for many...