Obituaries

STEWART, Sr., Ronald E., 76, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 in his home. Ron was born September 8, 1942 in Springfield, Ohio to Clark E. and Mary H. (Fiessinger) Stewart. He was a member of St. Raphael Church. Ron worked for Woeber Mustard for 23 years, and was also a dairy farmer for over 20 years. He...

LITTLE, Sr., Eugene R. "Gene", 91, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, June 01, 2019 in Wooded Glen. Gene was born January 30, 1928 in Canton, Ohio to George and Iva (Boron) Little. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Korea. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science...

BUCK, Melvin L., 88, of Springfield, passed away May 30, 2019. Melvin was born on February 2, 1931 in Midland, Michigan the son of Walter T. and Katherine (Holzinger) Tomlinson. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and had been employed as an Aerospace Engineer for WPAFB for 35 years before retiring in 1990. Melvin was a member of...

Dingeldein, James R., 76, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019 at his home in Springfield, Ohio. He leaves behind his wife of 47 years, Patricia (Hannah) Dingeldein; daughter, Dawn Skeans and her husband Johnny Skeans of Jacksboro, TN; sister, Cindy Parks of Springfield, Ohio; niece, Robin Caudill of Springfield, Ohio; three grandsons; 4 great-grandsons; great-nieces and great-nephews. Services will be...

NANGLE, Charles R. "Chuck", 75, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 in his home. Chuck was born May 3, 1944 in Springfield, Ohio to James H. and Gladys P. (Strader) Nangle. He was a former member of St. Mary's Church. He was also a member of the Union Club, the Machinist Club, and a former member of the...

DAVIS, Barbara Ann, 89, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 in Hearth and Home, El Camino following a lengthy illness with Lewy Body Dementia. Barbara was born December 29, 1929 in Springfield to Arthur and Marie (Fulton) Manful. She was married to Chuck Davis on July 22, 1947. Under the guidance of Dr. McLemore, she founded the first...

SZEMPRUCH, Joseph A. "Pete", 87, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1931 in Springfield the son of Anthony and Marie (Zavronick) Szempruch. Joseph worked as a stationary steam engineer for International Harvester for over 38 years. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus...

BOERGER, Barbara A., 71, of Springfield, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 in Forest Glen after a brief battle with cancer. Barb was born January 17, 1948 in Morehead, Kentucky to Richard and Corda (Sergent) Lovelace. She enjoyed traveling and bowling, and loved watching Nascar and the Cincinnati Reds. Survivors include five nieces and nephews, Adam (David) Lovelace, Doug (Linda)...

KERRIGAN, Sue Ann, 78, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 8, 1941 in Springfield the daughter of Rudolph L. and Helen M. (Adlon) Lisch. Sue was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and was an avid bridge player. Survivors include two children, Colin & Lisa Kerrigan and Erin...

Jacobs, Richard H., 96, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at 12:30 p.m. on May 19, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 30, 1922 in Clark County, Ohio the son of Isaac and Cynthia (Blake) Jacobs. He retired from Wright Patterson Air Force base after many years of service. He was...

SPRIGGS, Katherine E., 68, of Springfield, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 in Allen View Health Center. Katherine was born February 6, 1951 in Springfield, Ohio to Charles H. and Wanda L. (Craycraft) Foster. She retired from Springfield Binder after many years, and was a member of St. Bernard Church. Survivors include one daughter, Tobi Ann Spriggs; two grandchildren, Jordann...

BOWMAN, Michelle R., 52, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 in her home. Michelle was born November 25, 1966 in Springfield, Ohio to Daniel and Sharon (Jones) Bowman. She enjoyed bowling every Saturday with friends, horseback riding and participated in the Special Olympics for many years. She was an avid sports fan, and especially loved Ohio State and...

Doane, Marvin E., 96, of Springfield, passed away at 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2019 in Oakwood Village. He was born on June 27, 1922 in Grant County, Kentucky the son of Golie and Sadie (Teal) Doane. He retired from Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1974 after 32 years of service as a Program Analyst. He was a...

McCluskey, Dorma J., 86, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 in Oakwood Village. Dorma was born February 12, 1933 in Springfield, Ohio to Arnold and Inabell (Penwell) Bales. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include two children, Rebecca (John) Duff and Anita (Jeff) Hall; two step-children, John (Tarasa) McCluskey and Kriston (Maurice) Fannon; six...

Routzahn, Gary L., 69, of Springfield, passed away on May 16, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Gary was born on January 16, 1950 in Springfield, Ohio to Harlan and Mary (Patton) Routzahn. He had been employed as a driver/supervisor for 30 years at Kenosha Auto Transport and retired in 2003. Gary attended St. Raphael and St. Joseph Catholic Church,...

ANDERSON, Janis A., 82, of Springfield, passed away May 16, 2019 in Southbrook Care Center. She was born July 26, 1936 in Springfield the daughter of Robert and June (Gorsuch) Seaman. Jan worked as secretary for Clark County Building Department for 27 years. She enjoyed taking rides on the motorcycle with her husband Bud. Survivors include her husband Emerson "Bud"...

Daniels, Shawn E., 45, unexpectedly passed away at home Saturday morning May 11th, 2019. He was born on March 26, 1974 to Mary (Curry) and Brandon Daniels. He lived his life making everyone smile. He was always the center of attention, with a heart of gold and so much love for his family and friends. He is survived by his...

Riley, James Eugene, 87, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was a loving son, husband, father and grandfather. He was born in Springfield on April 1, 1932 the son of Virgil and Louise (Crawford) Riley. He was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and a Korean Conflict veteran serving in...

LAWHORN, Stephen C., 69, of Urbana, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born May 5, 1950 in Springfield the son of Roy and Janice (Crabtree) Lawhorn. Steve worked as an assembler at Navistar for 42 years and was a United States Army veteran and retired from the Air Force Reserves. He is survived...

Ober, Joseph W., 67, of Springfield, passed away on May 5, 2019 at The Ohio State University Medical Center. Joe was born June 20, 1951 in Springfield, OH to John F. and Marilyn (Bruss) Ober. He retired from Hartzell Propeller Inc. and enjoyed his retirement as a Champion City Kings season ticket holder. Survivors include his loving wife of 28...