Obituaries

BERRY, Paul S., 82, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. He leaves behind his beloved wife, JoAnn of 58 years; his four cherished children and their spouses, Todd (Lisa), Ohio, Tammy (Chris), Maryland, Tim (Meaghan), Connecticut and Troy (Amy), Ohio; eleven dear grandchildren, Hannah (Josh),...

HAGUE, JoAnn, 73, of Beavercreek, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Trinity Community at Beavercreek, two months after her diagnosis with metastatic pancreatic cancer. JoAnn was born November 11, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Steve and Marian (Burghardt) Ribarsky. JoAnn had a wide and varied career that reflected her expansive interests and talents. She was a writer...

O'CONNOR, William J., 90, of Springfield, passed away September 29, 2019 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born November 30, 1928 in Lima, Ohio the son of William B. and Martha E. (Gerdeman) O'Connor. Bill was a United States Air Force veteran having served in the Koran Conflict. He was the Sr. Vice President for Credit Life Insurance Company...

FEARN, Joseph Richard "Dick", 91, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Dick was born December 5, 1927 in Springfield, Ohio to Francis and Ruth (Cave) Fearn. He retired from IHC in 1996, where he worked as a welder and heat treater for 42 years. He was also a member of St. Bernard Church,...

Dirlam, Ronald E., 73, of Springfield, passed away at 10:59 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on April 28, 1946 the son of Kenneth and Edith (Cool) Dirlam. He retired from International Harvester with 36 years of service and later worked at Community Hospital for eight years. He was a member...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...