Obituaries

HOLT-TREGO, Juanita A., 81, went to meet her Lord and Savior along with her loving family at 8:37 am on Friday, December 29, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 29, 1936 in Urbana, Ohio the daughter of Jess and Mary (VanMeter) Humble. Juanita worked as a clerk for T.C.A, Capitol Cleaners and Castle Knoll for...

Campbell, Deborah, 66, of South Charleston, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 in her home. Deborah was born March 20, 1951 in Springfield, OH to James and Genevera (Currey) Wood. She was a member of Hillside Avenue Church of God, where she participated in Creative Kindness. She was also a member of the Christian Women's Connection and mentored students at...

KNICK, Sandra Sue, 71, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in her home. She was born April 9, 1946 in Springfield the daughter of the late Russell and Ruth (Harris) Miller. Sandra worked as a legal secretary in Springfield for Attorneys Joe Brucker, Carl Juergens and John Juergens and later for probate court. She was an...

Lehmenkuler, Ruth Anne, 90, of Springfield, passed away at 9:00 p.m. Monday, December 25, 2017 in Oakwood Village. She was born in Springfield on April 2, 1927 the daughter of Clarence and Elinor (Schulz) Romer. She worked in Human Resources at Community Hospital for many years and was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. Survivors include her four children,...

Anderkin, Joy, 83, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2017 in her home. Joy was born May 15, 1934 in Irwin, OH to James and Effie (Osborn) Dooley. She was a 1952 graduate of Springfield South High School, and subsequently a legal secretary until retiring to be a full-time mother. As a dedicated member of the Springfield, Vermont...

Silvers, James L., 67, of South Charleston, passed away December 23, 2017 in Essex of Springfield. Jim was born January 27, 1950 in Springfield, OH to Richard F. and Ruby A. (Lowe) Silvers. He worked in and around Springfield all of his life, but farming was his passion. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during...

BETTON, M/Sgt. Retired Roger Alan, 81, of Springfield, passed away Friday December 22, 2017 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Roger was a friend to everyone he would meet. He was kind, caring, considerate, generous and non-judgmental. He was ornery and loved to make people laugh. Roger spent his free time following his grandsons around to watch them...

Hoffman, Ann M., 77, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 surrounded by family. Ann was born December 18, 1940 in Kalida, OH to Alfred Henry and Rosalia Mary (Siebeneck) Hoffman. She graduated from Mary Manse College with a teaching degree and was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. She was a loyal volunteer at the hospital and...

Childers, Dawn Lee, 57, ended her journey December 12, 2017. She was born October 9, 1960 to Donald and Georgia Reames. On October 14, 1978, she married the love of her life Arthur Childers. She is survived by her husband, Arthur W. Childers; sons, Artie (Jamie) Childers and Justin (Stacey) Childers; three grandchildren, Kiera, Aubrey and Ethan; sister, Becky (JP)...

LEWE, Ronald D., 65, of Springfield, passed away December 20, 2017 in Heartland of Springfield. He was born March 22, 1952 in Springfield the son of John and Rhoda (Price) Lewe. Ronald worked in maintenance for the United States Post office for 30 years retiring in 2014. He was a United States Army veteran serving in Germany during the Vietnam...

KOOGLER, Paul, 71, passed away on December 7, 2017. The son of George N. and Audrey (Nation) Koogler, Paul was a lifelong resident of Springfield, Ohio. He was a United States Army veteran who wore many professional hats throughout his life and retired as a driver for Pepsi Cola. Paul was a great man and loyal friend who will be...

Donohoe, Roger T., 90, of Dublin, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017. He was born in Springfield on May 19, 1927 the son of Orville and Irene (Tingley) Donohoe. He worked in finance and accounting for various companies for many years. He was a 32nd Degree Free and Accepted Mason, a member of the Shriners, where he played the...

NEER, Geraldine "Gerri", 89, of Springfield, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 14, 2017 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Gerri was born October 19, 1928 in Williamsport, OH to Ernest Earl and Anna (Wills) Christopher. She was a born again Christian with a strong faith in God. Survivors include five daughters, Donnette Bower, Shirle Briggs, Diane...

Sebastian, Jr., Elmer L., 82, of Springfield, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 in St. Petersburg, FL. Elmer was born October 10, 1935 in Jenkins, KY to Elmer and Elsie (Taulbee) Sebastian, Sr. He was a member of Sunset Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors include four children, Dwayne (Cheryl) Sebastian, Patti (Brian) Goffe, Karen (Mike) Kobak and Bethany Sebastian; 11 grandchildren;...

Gould, Raymond Lee, 76, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017 in Good Shepherd Village. He was born on September 1, 1941 in Springfield the son of Raymond A. and Marguerite (Tharp) Gould Rader. He retired from Navistar after 33 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Lee (Ragan); three sons, Skip Gould, Steve (Kelli) Gould and...

HOECKER, Edward H. Jr., 86, of Springfield, departed this life on December 10, 2017 in Elmcroft of Fairborn. He was born March 19, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of Edward and Linda (Woehrman) Hoecker, Sr. Ed worked as an electrical engineer at Ohio Edison for 39 years retiring in 1992. He received his B.A. in Electrical Engineering from Case...

KNIGHT, Carolyn S., 82, formerly of Springfield, passed away December 6, 2017 in Legacy Village in Xenia. She was born March 8, 1935 in Springfield the daughter of the late John Francis and Susan (Shaw) Capen. Carolyn owned and operated Mini School Day Care, had worked at Fairyland Castle for a number of years prior to that and was a...

O'Brien, David M., 57, of Springfield, passed away on December 3, 2017. David was born on December 21, 1959 in Springfield, Ohio to Donald M. and Wilma (Gragg) O'Brien. He was a Sergeant for ten years in the United States Airforce, had been employed as a Driver for Lowe's for 21 years and was a lifelong member of the NRA....

Chaney, Veronica "Cookie", 76, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 in Villa Springfield. She was born on February 25, 1941 in Bridgewater, Michigan the daughter of William and Thelma (Little) Powers. She was married for 30 years to Larry Chaney. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Bill (Diana) Mills of Westerville, Ohio; daughter, Deborah Hobbs of Galion,...

Chaney, Larry W., 80, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017 in his residence. He was born on June 16, 1937 in Springfield the son of Wendell and Ruth (Yirak) Chaney. He owned and operated Springfield Street Rod for many years. He was married for 30 years to Veronica "Cookie" Chaney. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Justin...