Obituaries

SPARKMAN, Naomi J., 81, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 13, 1938 in London, Ohio the daughter of Lester and Goldie Marie (Lansing) Smith. She was a member of New Life Church. Survivors include five children, Rebecca Smith, Annie Marie Smith, Soloman Smith, Mary & Bob Lipker and Beverly...

DONAHUE, Anita Mae, 69, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 in her home. She was born May 13, 1949 in Blair, Nebraska the daughter of Nial and Bernita (Loudon) Viles. Anita was a life member of the VFW Post 1251 in Blair, NE. She is survived by her three children, Michael "Mikey" & Misty Donahue, Angela "Angie" &...

White, Collette M., 75 of Springfield, passed away at 3:10 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 2, 1943. She was the daughter of Joseph and Rachel (Fitzgerald) Glenn. She worked for many different businesses in Springfield, but most recently worked at Schuler's for several years and was a...

GARRY, James A., 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 31, 2019 in his home. He was born in 1935 in Springfield the son of James H. and Alice (Graham) Garry. Jim was a United States Air Force Veteran serving from 1954 - 1957. He worked for the State of Ohio as a real estate manager for 24 years. Jim...

FERRYMAN, Leo Jack, 94, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in Danbury Senior Living, Tipp City, Ohio. Leo was born July 7, 1924 in Springfield, Ohio to Floyd O. and Mary M. (Bostick) Ferryman. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Wasp during World War II....

SMITH, Terry J., 71, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Terry was born November 30, 1947 in Springfield, Ohio, and was raised by her mother, Helena M. McKenzie, and her maternal grandparents, Harry and Edith Knight. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #4069 and the Union Club. She also...

Crispino, John J., 76, of Springfield, passed away at 5:37 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Steubenville, Ohio on November 1, 1942 the son of Felix and Florence (Gribbin) Crispino. He was a 1960 graduate of Catholic Central High School in Steubenville. John served for 34 years in the U.S. Air Force...

O'Brien, Sharon M., 74, died on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in Good Shepherd Village. She was born in Springfield on September 30, 1944 the daughter of Harry J. and Anne (Burk) O'Brien. She is survived by her five siblings, Frances, Mary Louise, Rose, Jim and Vincent O'Brien. Per her wishes, she will be cremated and have no service. Arrangements by...

TEHAN, Julia A., of Springfield, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Wooded Glen. She was born April 3, 1932 in Urbana, Ohio the daughter of Clement N. and Martina (Enright) Trenor. She graduated from St. Mary's Urbana High School in 1950. Julia worked for her father at Trenor Motors Inc. in Urbana until she married the love of her...

YEAZELL, Sandra K., 71, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 in Springfield, Regional Medical Center. Sandra was born October 12, 1947 in Springfield, Ohio to Sturgell and Recie (Miller) McCarty. She was a 1965 graduate of Springfield South high School. She then worked in the Editorial Department for the Springfield News-Sun for 42 years retiring in 2007. Survivors...

GROEBER, Gregory A., 83, of Enon, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 in his home. He was born January 11, 1936 in Springfield the son of Jack A. and Rosalind (Lothschuetz) Groeber. Greg worked as an industrial engineer for International Harvester and later worked as a program analyst for Wright Patterson Air Force Base. He was a 1954 graduate of...

CASTLE, Joe, 80, of Enon, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Joe was born September 5, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio to Francis and Vera (McDonald) Baker. He was a 1956 graduate of Springfield High School, and served honorably in the United States Marine Corps. He started in sales for Olan Mills, and later founded the...

SMITH, Nancy Ann, 79, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 in Hearth and Home at Harding Rd. Nancy was born October 11, 1939 in Springfield, OH to John and Gladys (Bayes) Lewe. She was employed as a Registered Nurse for the State Psychiatric Hospital in Dayton, and later retired from Community Hospital. She was a member of St....

HANES, Dorothy Ann (Hogan), 86, of Wildwood, Missouri, peacefully passed away March 6, 2019. She was born on June 19, 1932, in Springfield, Ohio. Dot was the daughter of Gerald W. and Dorothy M. Hogan, a proud Irish Catholic clan. She will be buried with her mother and father at Cavalry Cemetery in Springfield, Ohio, on Monday, March 11. There...

BURNS, Lucille Elizabeth (Sullivan), 99, of Springfield, Ohio, died March 4, 2019 in Burke, Virginia. She was born January 8, 1920 in London, Ohio, the daughter of William A. and Julia M. (Ducey) Sullivan. She was a member of Saint Raphael Catholic Church of Springfield, Ohio for 78 years. Survivors include one daughter, Janet, and son-in-law, Stephen E. Yannucci, of...

RUCKER, Tuesday Lynn, 24, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019. She was born May 16, 1994 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of William R. "Bill" and Candace Lynn (Ryan) Rucker. Survivors include her father, Bill Rucker (girlfriend Jennifer McCormick); one sister, Riley Ann Rucker; grandmother, Charlotte Brewer and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death...

BASSELL, Kathleen "Kathy" Marie (Kelly), of Springfield, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2019 in Upper Valley Medical Center's Hospice Unit. Kathy was born on November 5, 1956 in Springfield to John and Carol (Oswald) Kelly. She married Michael Bassell on September 11, 2004. Kathy spent many years as a caregiver for the elderly in the Springfield area, always turning...

Shanahan, John F., 79, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 in his residence. He was born in Springfield on May 5, 1939 the son of John H. and Ruth (Davis) Shanahan. He was a teacher for many years before his retirement and a member of Knights of Columbus #624 and St. Raphael Catholic Church. Survivors include his...

REED, Audrey, 91, of Springfield (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Audrey was born on June 18, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was the second daughter of Donald Monjot and Vernie (Irwin) Monjot. Audrey moved to Springfield, Ohio after marrying her beloved husband, Foster Reed in 1965. She worked and later retired from the Trust Department...

RADER, Leah M., 80, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Hearth and Home Harding Road. She was born February 7, 1939 in Springfield the daughter of Carl and Frances (Nigh) Hawver. Leah worked as a service representative for AT&T for 24 years retiring in 1994. She volunteered in the Springfield community for numerous organizations over the years....