Obituaries

Souder, Terrance L. (Terry), 85, of Springfield, Ohio, died Monday, January 15, 2018 after many years of pain from persistently declining health. Terry, beloved husband, father and grandfather (and so much more) was born on October 15, 1932 in Springfield, Ohio, the son of Forrest L. and Angie L. (Clemans) Souder. Terry graduated from Springfield High School, class of 1950,...

HANNAHAN, Joann, 89, of Springfield, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on January 17, 2018 in Oakwood Village. She was born November 22, 1928 in Springfield, the daughter of the late Arthur B. and Grace (Croy) Day. Joann was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and volunteered for many years at Mercy Hospital. She was a wonderful wife,...

Skinner, Patrick K., 58, of Springfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Monday, January 15, 2018 in Kindred Hospital of Dayton. Patrick was born January 4, 1960 in Springfield, Ohio to Paul and Nancy (Shonkwiler) Skinner. He was a 1978 graduate of Catholic Central High School and was a member of St. Raphael Church. He retired from Kroger's after 40...

Taylor, Christine Virginia, 69, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 in her home. She was born in Petersburg, West Virginia on December 21, 1948 the daughter of John Otto and Alice Virginia (Coffman) Kessel. She was employed at Eaglewood Village Retirement Apartments from the time it opened in 1986 until retiring in 2015. She is survived by...

Cook, Mary Ann, 87, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 in Oakwood Village. Mary Ann was born September 21, 1930 in Springfield, Ohio to Thomas and Margaret (Faas) Griffin. She was the office manager and was an Ophthalmic Medical Assistant with the Eye Physicians of Springfield for 27 years and was a member of St. Teresa Church. She...

PHENEGAR, Catherine "Kay" Margaret, 80, of Urbana, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 in her home. Kay was born August 5, 1937 in Springfield, Ohio to William D. and Helen (Herzog) Orndorff. She was a graduate of Catholic Central High School and Community Hospital School of Nursing. She retired from Mercy Medical Center as an LPN after many years, and...

Claar, Christian L., 48, of Springfield, passed away January 7, 2018 in his residence. Christian was born on September 17, 1969 in Springfield, OH to Harold E. "Bud" and Barbara (Lyons) Claar, Jr. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, an avid Cleveland Browns fan who loved to cook and a loving father of two children. In addition...

ARNOLD, William E., Jr., "Wild Bill", 61, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born July 9, 1956 in Springfield, the son of the late William E. and Della May (Duckworth) Arnold, Sr. He was a 1974 graduate of Springfield North High School where he ran cross...

BOARD, Thomas McKinney, Jr., MD, Col. USAFR (Ret.), 81, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in his home. He was born August 3, 1936 in Louisville, KY the son of Thomas M. and Priscilla (Jones) Board, Sr. He graduated from St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati in 1954. He earned his graduate degree from The University of Cincinnati in...

Steiner, Dorothy, 89, of Springfield, passed away Monday, January 8, 2018. She was born July 23, 1928, the daughter of Willard and Olive (Birt) Evilsizor. She was a 1946 graduate of Enon High School, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and attended First Christian Church. She worked at Levine Realty for a number of years, retiring at Wright-Patterson Air...

Fogarty, Marjorie L., 92, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Marjorie was born in Springfield, OH to Raymond Fernung and Margaret (Voris) Jacobs. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and volunteered with the Fr. Bernard Guild. For over 45 years, Marjorie loved listening to books on tape for the blind,...

DOOLEY, Phyllis A., 85, of Springfield, passed away peacefully in her home January 5, 2018 with her family at her bedside. She was born January 9, 1932 in Ironton, Ohio to Richard and Geraldine Tordiff. She was a retiree of the Kroger Co. where she worked for many years. She is survived by her children Charlotte (Dale) Trapp, Charles (Bev)...

ALLEN, Constance "Connie" Allegra, 72, of Springfield, passed away January 5, 2018 in The James Cancer Center. She was born September 22, 1945 in Springfield the daughter of the late Robert A. and Betty A. (Ramby) Thompson. Connie was employed by Ohio Bell and AT&T for 27 years. After retirement, she worked at the Clark County Board of Elections, and...

Martin, Bonnie K. (Lansing), 73, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at 5:46 a.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in her home (the cleanest home in the universe). She was born August 15, 1944 in Blanchester, Ohio the daughter of Chester and Georgia (Miller) Lansing. She retired from All Phase Electric in 2001 after working there for 22 years. Also, she was...

Newell, Anthony D., 58, of Springfield, passed away on December 30, 2017 in his residence. Anthony was born on August 22, 1959 in Springfield, OH to James and Sonja (Reed) Newell. In addition to his mother, survivors include two siblings, Cindy (Chris) Dickens and James Newell of Springfield; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Special appreciation to Billy and Stephanie...

Angerer, Paul Robert, 60, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017. Paul was born September 27, 1957 in Dayton, Ohio to Jack Robert and Roseann (Ebbing) Angerer. He was a graduate of Springfield North High School, and later worked as a salesman at Albrecht Hardware. He was also an avid scuba diver. In addition to his mother, survivors...

Stratton, Richard E., 71, of Springfield, passed away January 1, 2018 at his residence. Rich was born on November 8, 1946 in New Holland, OH to Harold and Gladys (Rockwell) Stratton. He was a US Army Vietnam Veteran and was employed by Navistar for 36 years before retiring. Rich had a private and commercial pilot license and was instrument rated....

Bond, Ida, 88, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in Heartland of Springfield. Ida was born September 20, 1929 in Springfield, OH to Hebrew and Constance (Johnson) Campbell. She retired from Clark Shawnee Local, where she was a bus driver for 36 years. Survivors include two children, Shirley Bond May and Billy Bond, II; two grandchildren, Jamie (Tammy...

Jenkins, Marion "Bud," 98, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017 in Xenia, OH. Bud was born March 16, 1919 in Wilberforce, OH to Carl and Hazel (Bramlette) Jenkins. He was a member of St. Bernard Church and a veteran of the United States Army. Survivors include three grandchildren, Robin (Steve) Pitts, Lisa Pilgrim and Sean (Kanani) Eiland; four...

Edington, Larry E., 72, of Springfield, passed away at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 28, 2017 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on March 26, 1945 the son of Earl and Edna (Price) Edington. He retired from General Motors in 1988 after 25 years of service. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, volunteered at Elderly...