Obituaries

OSTER, Mark S., 67, of Springfield, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 in his home. Mark was born July 11, 1952 in Springfield the son of Paul K. and Ann C. (Neitert) Oster. He worked for the Clark County water department for several years before becoming the director at the Board of Elections. After retirement he worked as a bus...

MACLEAN, Elizabeth M., 80, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in her home. She was born December 27, 1938 in Beavertown, Ohio the daughter of James and Dorothy (Dunn) Miller. Beth was a registered nurse and teacher at the University of Cincinnati. As an activist and deeply involved community member, she was a member of the Junior Service...

McLAUGHLIN, George James "Jim", 90, of Springfield, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019. Jim was born November 22, 1928 in Zanesville, Ohio to Frank B. and Georgia M. (McClure) McLaughlin. He was the V.P. of Cardinal Industries for over 30 years, where he worked as an architect. Jim had a great passion for home building which he did well into...

REINHEIMER, Jr., Charles Frederick "Fred", 77, of Springfield, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019. Fred was born February 7, 1942 in Springfield, OH to Charles and Mary (Swanston) Reinheimer, Sr. He retired as a Lieutenant for the Springfield Fire Department. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. He was also an...

Faris, Catherine "Cassie", 91, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 in Oakwood Village. She lived in Springfield her whole life. Catherine was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church for 71 years and served there as a deacon and elder. She is survived by her three sons and spouses, Stephen (Paula), Ricky (Vickie) and Gary (Jennifer); seven grandchildren and 13...

ROBERTS, Michael D., 67, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. Mike was born June 13, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio to Norman and Joy (Sanders) Roberts. He enjoyed riding his Harley and was a member of the Hog Club for many years. He was also a veteran of the United States Air Force....

ESTEP, William E. "Bill", Sr., 72, of Springfield, passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 at the Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born October 2, 1946 in Circleville, Ohio the son of Everett and Phyllis (Sines) Estep. Bill was self-employed as a floor sander for over 30 years. He was a United States Army veteran having served in Germany and...

ANDREWS, Robert E., 92, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born January 18, 1927 in Springfield, Ohio to William and Esther (Skillings) Andrews. Robert served his country in the Navy as 1st Class Seaman Aircraft Mechanic during World War II. He owned and operated Cedarville Stockyards for 47 years, retiring...

KAHLERT, Hilda, 77, of Springfield, passed away September 11, 2019 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born September 4, 1942 in Klenak, Yugoslavia the daughter of Rakto and Anna (Mannes) Vranjes. Hilda worked as a nurse's assistant all her life and spent most of her career at Mercy St. John's Center. Survivors include her husband of 48 years, George...

Murphy, Maxine E. (Weider), 94, of Springfield passed away on September 8, 2019 at Wooded Glen. Maxine was born on October 1, 1924, the daughter of Kenneth and Margaret Weider. She attended many different schools growing up and then graduated from Springfield High School. During her life she worked hard and played hard. Maxine enjoyed playing golf, playing cards and...

Sidney, Elliott T., of Enon, Ohio was born in Owosso, Michigan September 30, 1939 to Allan and Cecelia (Dutcher) Sidney and died September 5, 2019 at Kettering Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. Elliott served in the Army tank corps, 69th Armor Div. during the Vietnam War. He graduated from The University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, and then continued his graduate studies...

SODDERS, Freddie Elwood, 90, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, September 07, 2019 in his home. Freddie was born October 27, 1928 in Springfield, Ohio to Arthur C. and Bernice (DeWitt) Sodders. He retired from International Harvester with 31 years of service, and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Occupational Forces after World War II. He...

Mader, Patricia L., 68, of Milwaukee, WI passed away on September 2, 2019. Patricia was born on March 17, 1951 in Springfield, OH to Ronald and Betty (Thomas) Mader. Survivors include three siblings, John (Pam) Mader, Joan (Ron) Moore and David Mader. She was preceded in death by her brother, Mike Mader and her sister, Carol Grimm. A graveside funeral...

Doane, Timothy J., 68, of Springfield, passed away at 6:35 p.m. on Monday, September 2, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on April 7, 1951 the son of Marvin and Josephine (Halk) Doane. He worked at Teledyne Ohio Cast for many years. Survivors include his four children, Donna Jones, Diane (Dale) Miller, John (Lily) Jones...

POWER, Ruth Mary, 96, formerly of Springfield, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019 at Central Parke Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Mason, Ohio. She was born May 20, 1923 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of Charles J. and Eleanora (Wolf) Kramer. Ruth was a former member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. Survivors include six children and spouses, Greg (Madalene) Power,...

BRUGGER, Agnes Cecelia, 98, of Springfield, died Tuesday August 27, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis J. "Bud" Brugger. She was born May 28, 1921 in Springfield, Ohio to John F. and Hermina (Willenborg) Brucker. Agnes was a wonderful and devoted wife and mother. She was a faithful and active member of St. Teresa Catholic Church,...

GRIFFIN, Carol Rewey 94, of Springfield passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 in Oakwood Village. She was born August 8, 1925 in Springfield, the daughter of Robert and Margaret Rewey. Carol graduated from Springfield High School in 1943. She spent her first year of college at MacMurray College for Women in Jacksonville, IL. Her last three years were spent at...

Thornton, Michael D., 48, of Enon, passed away at 9:32 a.m. Saturday, August 24, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born February 18, 1971 in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida and is the son of Lt Col (USAF ret) William D. and Nadine A. (Morris) Thornton, Jr. Mike worked as a Quality Coordinator for Coilplus Ohio for more than...

DETTY, Douglas A., 76, of Springfield, passed away on August 24, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Doug was born on July 13, 1943 to Howard and Vesta (Evans) Detty. He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Tincher) Detty; one sister, Mary (Jerry) Perry; two daughter, Jennifer (Jim) Muglia and Kelly (Ron Nelson) Koukis, and their mother, Sandy (Willmeth) Detty;...

DILLON, Suzanne Elaine (Brewer), 79, of Springfield, beloved wife and mother, passed away on August 18, 2019. Suzanne was born on February 2, 1940 in Springfield to Warren and Bessie (Tope) Brewer. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1958. She was an active member of the Northridge United Methodist Church and also sang in the choir. She was a...