Obituaries

McClellan, Andrea Jane, 72, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday morning, December 23, 2020, at her residence. She was born December 28, 1947, in Barnesville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Vernon and Wilda Mellott. Andrea was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Randy McClellan; her life partner, Foster Allan Knott; and by a cousin that was as dear...

CLAAR, Barbara A., 86, of Springfield passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 in her home. She was born August 25, 1934 in Springfield the daughter of the late John F. and Mildred M. (Waters) Lyons. Barbara worked and volunteered all her life, first as a secretary at Air Tool, then as a teacher's aid and librarian for Husted School. She...

WORTHEN, Jeffrey David, 60, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 in Miami Valley Hospital. He was born January 8, 1960 in Springfield the son of David R. and Nancy (Smith) Worthen. Jeffrey spent time doing piecework at Montgomery County Workshops for several years. Survivors include two siblings, Jay Worthen (Colleen) Miamisburg and Jill Fenner (Ken Pennington) Springfield two...

Steele, Geraldine Anne "Jerrianne", 83, of Springfield, passed away peacefully in her home on December 22, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield on June 27, 1937, the daughter of Jerome and Mary Schutte. She was preceded in death by Don Steele, her loving husband of 41 years. For well over 40 years, Jerrianne devoted herself...

Rogers, Phyllis Jean (nee Dailey), 94, of Springfield, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at the Masonic Home in Springfield, Ohio. She was born in Montgomery County to the late Sanford and Lottie (nee Overholser) Dailey. Phyllis graduated from New Carlisle High School in 1944. She began working at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the...

DIETZ, Ruth Marie Nestel, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020. She was born on August 8, 1937. She attended The Allegheny General Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1958. She married Allen G Dietz, I on June 20, 1959. They have five children Allen G. Dietz, II, Andrew K. Dietz, Aaron K. Dietz, Ruth K. Dietz Nash and...

BARONE, Jr., Anthony J., 77, of Clark County, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Tony was born February 20, 1943 in Springfield, Ohio to Anthony J. and Lillian (Boltz) Barone, Sr. He retired from Navistar after 35 year and loved working with tools and building things. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Vicki; five...

Smith, David E., 76 of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born in Springfield on February 7, 1944 the son of Harry and Irene (Walker) Smith. He worked as a Tool and Die Maker for many years at Koehler Tool and Die and Beach Manufacturing. Survivors include his four children, David L....

REEB, Carol M., 73, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born December 24, 1946 in Springfield the daughter of Wilbert and Lois (Gould) Ford. Carol was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church where she was part of the Socializers for several years. She also volunteered in the cafeteria at Holy...

Barbara Jean Willis (Bobbi), 81 went to her heavenly home surrounded by her loved ones on Sunday December 13, 2020 after a 3 week hard fought battle with COVID. Bobbie was born August 18, 1939 in Ashland, Kentucky to Katherine and Virgil Akers. She was a 1957 graduate of Greenon High School and retired from the mortgage banking industry. Bobbi...

PARSONS, Jr., Clyde A., 73, of Fairborn, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 in SOIN Medical Center. Clyde was born September 6, 1947 in Urbana, Ohio to Clyde and Edith (Roberts) Parsons, Sr. He was a graduate of Wittenberg University and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He was also a longtime youth baseball coach. Survivors include two...

BOWMAN, Kathleen S., 63, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 13, 2020 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born February 15, 1957 in Springfield the daughter of Charles and Helen (Whitacre) Mosier. Kathy worked as an auditor at Assurant for 33 years. After her retirement she spent her time babysitting her wonderful grandchildren. Survivors include her husband,...

Burgstaller, Kathy Sue, 61, of Springfield passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 in Hospice of Dayton. She was born in Springfield on June 21, 1959 the daughter of Paul and Mary (Walsh) Ballentine. She worked at Honda for 23 years. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, where she sang in the choir, was a longtime member...

DEMMA, Marilyn Louise (Hixon), passed away on December 11, 2020 in her residence. Marilyn fought a battle with cancer for almost 3 years. Marilyn will always be remembered for her loving and compassionate ways. She devoted her life to helping others, professionally as well as personally. Marilyn was married for over 50 years to her husband Frank. They enjoyed their...

McDonough, Thomas E., 89, of South Charleston, Ohio died on Dec. 10, 2020. He was born on August 7, 1931 in South Charleston to Patrick and Margaret (Krupp) McDonough. He was the 8th of 11 children. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Steve, James, Charles, Paul, Robert, John, Raymond & Mary Ellen. He is survived by Margaret and...

BARKER, Ray, 90, of Springfield, OH, passed away on Tuesday, December 8th, 2020. He will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered by his children, Donnie Ray Lake, James Daniel Barker, David Barker, Tammi Rae Heard and Amy Lynn Heard; as well as his grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other family, and friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Roy and Jewel Barker;...

Houser, Ronald, 66, of Springfield, passed away on December 9, 2020. Ronald was born on November 15, 1954 to Charles and Mary (Brown) Houser. He was a graduate of Shawnee High School, class of 1974, and a veteran of the United States Navy. He is survived by his brother, Charles Houser; nephew, David Houser; great-nephew, Skylar Houser and a niece,...

Szempruch, Dorothy J. "Dot", 88, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 in her home. She was born February 2, 1932 in Springfield the daughter of Benny and Zida (Overly) Bales. She was employed at Miller Office Supply for many years. She enjoyed bowling, playing cards and traveling to Florida. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great...

SHOBE, June E., 86, currently of Urbana, Ohio, passed peacefully on December 10, 2020. June spent many years living in Springfield, Ohio and worked at both Community and Mercy Hospitals as a nurse anesthetist. She retired from Dayton Children's Hospital. Born June 2, 1934 at home in Oriska, ND to Peter and Mary Heinze. She is survived by her husband...

WHITE, Justin J., 40, of Springfield, passed to his eternal home on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Justin was born on February 27, 1980 in Toledo, Ohio. He came to be with his forever parents, Stephen and Lillian (Kinder) White on December 8, 1981, who survive him. Justin's schooling included Town and Country, Springfield. His "work" included TAC II, QUEST, and...