Obituaries

Copenhaver, Mary Jane (Hard) Yeoman, 100, of Springfield, passed away at 10:45 p.m. Friday in Oakwood Village. She was born on November 17, 1917 in Washington Court House, Ohio the daughter of Laris and Sarah (Buckley) Hard. She was a hairdresser, a seamstress and enjoyed baking and was very active in her former church, Lagonda Avenue United Methodist. Survivors include...

LANUM, Richard Lee, Jr., 57, formerly of Springfield, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 in Lexington, KY. He was born January 8, 1961 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Richard Lee Lanum, Sr. and Donna (Turner) Fannin. Rick worked as a quad leader for Taylor Made Sales in Nicholasville, KY. He is survived by his two children, Crystal Lanum and...

KRUMANAKER, Charles T. "Chuck", 74, of South Vienna, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born July 16, 1944 in Huntington, IN, the son of Paul J. and Evelyn (Thomas) Krumanaker. Chuck is a beloved husband and brother. He was a proud father and grandfather and will be dearly missed. Chuck...

WALTERS, William J. "Mean Bill", 91, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Wooded Glen. He was born February 8, 1927 in Clark County, Ohio the son of Wilbur E. and Dorothy (Wolbert) Walters. Bill worked as a farmer and carpenter all his life. He worked at Ulery's Greenhouse and later for Kauffman Realty. For decades he was...

DRENNEN, Mary Margaret, 93, of Springfield, passed away November 8, 2018 in Homestead Healthcare Center. She was born April 11, 1925 in Madison County, Ohio the daughter of Edward and Bertha (Logsdon) Holland. Mary was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and VFW #1031. She is survived by four children and spouses, Sharon & Bob Bramble, Kathy & Mark...

Williams, Mary Jane, 71, of Springfield, passed away at 10:20 p.m. Sunday in Wood Glen Alzheimer's Community, Dayton in the arms of her loving husband. She was born January 21, 1947 in Springfield the daughter of Richard and Helen (Wilber) Linkhart. She was a 1965 graduate of Catholic Central High School. She worked for Dr. Dennis Roark and was a...

GIANAKOPOULOS, Dr. James G., 94, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 2, 2018, in his home, surrounded by his family. Jim was born September 7, 1924 in Urbana, Ohio to George and Antigone (Plataniotis) Gianakopoulos. He was a graduate of Springfield High School, Ohio University and Syracuse University School of Medicine. He practiced as a family physician with...

Dunn, Edward W., 88, of Springfield, Ohio passed away on All Saints Day, November 1, 2018 at Wooded Glen Health Campus. Ed was born in Springfield on September 6, 1930 to Joseph E. and Katherine (Fahey) Dunn. He was a proud graduate of Catholic Central High School in 1948, and he was inducted into its Hall of Honor in 2010....

LOVELACE, Donald R., 67, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 in his residence surrounded by his family. He was born November 14, 1950 in Lexington, KY the son of Richard and Corda (Sergent) Lovelace. Don worked as a truck driver for over 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Denise (Storts) Lovelace; his dog, Mae; five children and spouses, Adam Lovelace...

NEVIUS, Michael F., 67, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 in Miami Valley Hospital. Mike was born April 10, 1951 in Springfield, OH to Frank and Audrey (Achenbach) Nevius, Jr. He was a 1969 graduate of Catholic Central High School. He was a Master Plumber and owner of Nevius Plumbing, Inc. He was also an avid gun enthusiast,...

STUMPF, William A., Jr., 92, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 in Oakwood Village. He was born October 5, 1926 in Springfield the son of William A. and Mary E. (Romer) Stumpf, Sr. Bill worked at Bonded Oil for 43 years where he retired as Vice President. He was also President of the Bosart Company in Springfield. Bill...

Dolihite, Cynthia "Cindy" age 53 passed away on October 17, 2018, receiving relief from her fight with cancer. She was lovingly embraced in Heaven by her father Jordan "Jack" Dolihite, her mother Janet (Hamilton) Dolihite, both sets of her paternal and maternal grandparents, and niece, Jordan Dyke. She will be missed immeasurably by her partner, Doug Sherrock, her mother by...

CHATWOOD, Mary Elizabeth, 67 of Springfield, passed away October 16, 2018 in her home. She was born February 16, 1951 in Springfield the daughter of Albert B. and Mary L. (Scholles) Chatwood. Mary was a Registered Nurse for Community Hospital for 36 years. She enjoyed travelling all throughout her life. Survivors include her brother, Albert & Barbara Chatwood, Enon; sister,...

RUTAN, B. Elaine "Fred", 87, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, October, 7, 2018 in Springfield Assisted Living. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on May 20, 1931 the daughter of Orville and Lola E. (Eyer) Peters. Fred worked in special education at Northeastern School District for 20 years. She became employed by Springfield City Schools teaching in the Behavioral Problem...

WILSON, Dorothy M., 85, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 21, 1933 in Hamilton, Ohio the daughter of Ernest and Anna (Shiflet) Stiehl. She attended schools in Hamilton and Nursing School in Springfield. Dorothy worked at Community and Mercy Hospitals as an L.P.N. for many years....

SETTY, Dorothy June, 88, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 with family by her side. She was born December 11, 1929, the only child of Owen Thomas and Louise (Schmidt) Hidy in Washington Court House, Ohio. At an early age her family moved to Springfield. She attended Springfield High School along with her future husband, Charles R. Setty, graduating...

Mooney, James P., 93, of Hudson, Florida and formerly of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018. He was born November 27, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio the son of Patrick James and Margaret (Maloney) Mooney. He retired from Robbins and Myers in 1983 after 40 years of service. He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church...

McDaniel, Scott C., 41, of Springfield, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 in his home. Scott was born February 1, 1977 in Fayette County, Ohio to Butch and Mary Lou (Pierce) McDaniel. He worked for Reid Park Golf Course for several years and was a member of Pleasant View Church of Christ, Jeffersonville, OH. Survivors include his wife, Dawn (Castle)...

POLLOCK, Jerry A., 77, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 in his home. Jerry was born May 2, 1941 in South Vienna, Ohio to Wayne and Marguerite (Wilson) Pollock. He retired from Navistar after 42 years. Jerry was an avid car enthusiast and football fan, especially following The Ohio State Buckeyes. Known as the Mouse, he loved spending...

KING, Julia L., 98, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Springfield. Julia was born April 23, 1920 in Springfield, Ohio to Charles and Hattie (Stewart) Kitchen. She was a charter member of St. Mark United Methodist Church. Survivors include one son, Harold "Skip" (Barb) King; daughter/niece, Cindy (Greg) Swords; twin sister, Helen Pollock; two grandchildren, Julia (Brian)...