Obituaries

Fitzwater, Carl "Mike", 72, of Springfield, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 in his home. Mike was born August 13, 1944 in Springfield, OH to Carl and Mary (Wertz) Fitzwater. He was a 1963 graduate of South High School where he was a standout athlete. He later retired from the SPECO Corporation after 33 years. Survivors include his wife, Vickie...

Young, Jeffrey E., 59, of South Vienna, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 29, 2016. He was born in Springfield on December 6, 1957 the son of Harry and Betty (Hughel) Young. He worked at the Truck Specialty Center for Navistar for the past 32 years. He was a 1976 graduate of Northeastern High School, a member of the Springfield...

BRICKMAN, Michael S., 63, of Springfield, passed away December 27, 2016 in Hermitage, TN. He was born January 27, 1953 in Springfield the son of William and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Brickman. Michael worked as a forklift operator at Remington Steel and a pattern maker at OS Kelly and also worked at MMS Trucking. He was an avid softball player, golfer and...

KING, Michael A., 46, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 in Springfield. He was born August 21, 1970 in Springfield the son of William and Louise (Hilbert) King. He is survived by his only brother, Chris (Brenda) King, of Corpus Christi, TX, as well as a niece, Tiffany, a nephew, Stephen II and a great niece, Ava....

Kenney, Carolyn, 86, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2016 in Oakwood Village. Carolyn was born July 14, 1930 in Portland, OR to Philip and Evelyn (Emerich) Hill. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Portland, and then attended the University of Oregon, where she met her husband, James W. Kenney. They married in June of 1950. She was...

Carr, Lewis E. "Gene", 82, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 in his home. Gene was born August 5, 1934 in Chillicothe, OH to Homer and Clara (Seymour) Carr. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church, where he also served as a trustee. Survivors include his...

Moorman, Jayne M., 65, of Springfield, on the 23rd of December 2016, during her favorite time of year, completed a magical journey with life. In keeping with her wishes she was surrounded by those she loved most, and in keeping with her character she fought to the end and defined the terms by which she went. Her greatest joy was...

TORRENGA, Dorcas J., 82, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 in Pathways at Ohio Masonic Home. She was born June 14, 1934 in Youngstown, Ohio the daughter of Maynard A. and Shirlie (Canedy) Stull. She worked as a kindergarten teacher at St. John's Lutheran Day School for many years and also worked in the jewelry departments at Service...

Zettler, Jerome R. "Jerry", 73, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Jerry was born on February 13, 1943 in Springfield, OH to Francis and Marie (Wiener) Zettler. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, and later retired as a Master Technician from Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1994, after...

SWEENEY, Mary M., 95, formerly of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in her home in Cincinnati. She was born May 30, 1921 in Springfield the daughter of August and Katharine (Hyser) Remmetter. Survivors include a sister, Katherine A. Doorley; four children and spouses, Michael E. & Mary C. Sweeney, Richard J. & Ellen K. Sweeney, Gerald T. &...

Kelly, Charles Oliver, 81, passed away on Friday December 16, 2016 in Springfield. He was born on October 25, 1935 in Springfield, the youngest child and only son of Oliver Joseph and Marguerite (Scully) Kelly. Both his parents and sisters Barbara Ann (Hughey) DeWitt and Helena (William) Dargin preceded him in death, along with his faithful canine companion Sully. Chuck...

Bennett, Raymond A., 86, of Springfield, died December 14, 2016 in his residence. He was born March 26, 1930, in Springfield, OH to Nicholas and Naomi (McClellan) Bennett. Ray retired in 1993 as a line storeroom supervisor with Ohio Edison after 37 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Jessie A. (Neff); three children, Blake Bennett, Nicki...

Burns, Pauline M. (Rocco), 93, of Springfield, passed away at 10:12 p.m. Sunday in Oakwood Village. She was born in Springfield on March 2, 1923 the daughter of Luca and Rosalba (Amacuchi) Rocco. She worked at Elderly United for over 20 years, was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a veteran of World War II serving in...

RUMBAUGH, Ralph B., 81 of Springfield, entered eternal rest on Friday, December 9, 2016. Ralph was born on June 21, 1935 in Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Air Force and had a lifelong career in the car business. He leaves behind a loving wife, Lois Kirkham-Rumbaugh; a sister, Vivian Armitage of Pennsylvania; a son, Dean Rumbaugh (Michelle) of...

CHAPMAN, David A., 58, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born April 26, 1958 in Springfield the son of Robert and Mary (Mason) Chapman. David worked at Kroger for a number of years and was a member of the Machinist Club and Union Club. Survivors include his wife of 37 years,...

DEANE, Betty M., 98, of Springfield, passed into eternal life Friday, December 09, 2016. She was born January 14, 1918 in Springfield the daughter of Howard and Lillian (Brammer) Jones. On March 1, 1941 she married Harold T. Deane(Diz) and they resided in South Vienna. Betty was a charter member of St. Marks United Methodist Church where she served faithfully...

Hatcher, Mary Jo (Higgins), 56, of Springfield, found eternal peace on Friday, December 2, 2016. She was born in Springfield on October 16, 1960 to Robert and Lou Ann (Kilcoyne) Higgins. Survivors include her three children, Annie Allen, Will Miller, and Grace Hatcher; four siblings, David Higgins, Terry Higgins, Bob Higgins and Cindy Kenley, and numerous nieces and nephews. She...

Weber, Eleanor D., 88, a long time Springfield resident, passed away December 1, 2016 in Brighton Gardens of Washington Township. Eleanor was born July 7, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Anthony and Louise (Glod) Wojciechowski. She was a graduate of Springfield High School, and worked for many years in Dr. Horton's medical office. She was also an accomplished cook and...

REYNOLDS, Donald C., 96, of Springfield, passed away December 4, 2016 in Eaglewood Village. He was born July 28, 1920 in Scotland, SD the son of Harry and Frances (Murtha) Reynolds. Don worked as a researcher for Wright Patterson Air Force Base for 27 years and later as a consultant for 14 years in the same lab, working with Wright...

Goodfellow, Robert Warren, 76, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 in his home surrounded by his family. Robert was born May 14, 1940 in Springfield to Charles Scott and Jeanne E. (Beard) Goodfellow. He was a 1958 graduate of Greenon High School, and later retired as a truck driver for Kenosha Auto Transport after 35 years. He was...