Obituaries

Hank, Charlotte Janelle, 79, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 in Oakwood Village. Charlotte was born January 6, 1937 in Dayton, KY to Theodore and Kathryn (Hagen) Hank. She retired from US Shoe after 25 years. She is survived by one daughter, Rachel Marsh; and two grandchildren, Bradley and Tiffany Faha. She was preceded in death by her...

Stoyanoff, Paula Kay, 52, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Paula was born August 7, 1963 in Springfield, OH to Patricia S. (McClanahan). Survivors include her husband, Peter Stoyanoff; one daughter, Natalie Stoyanoff; one grandson, Zayden Harding; two brothers, Mark Morrow and David (Lauri) Morrow; numerous nieces and nephews; father-in-law, Tommy "Dedo" Stoyanoff;...

Baumgardner, Eunice Emily (Zinn), 92, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Hearth and Home Harding Road. Eunice was born on July 18, 1923, the daughter of Edgar B. and Althea (Bowser) Zinn. She was a lifetime member of the Donnels Creek Church of the Brethren and a member of the New Carlisle Church of the Brethren....

Hayes, Claude Edward, 88, of Springfield, passed away on May 1, 2016 in Heartland of Springfield. Claude was born on December 25, 1927 in Paintsville, Kentucky, the son of Gus and Jessie (Daniels) Hayes. He had 14 siblings, of whom he was close to and very fond of. As a child, he was known to collect creatures and things in...

RISNER, Stephanie, 67, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Berkeley Medical Center. Stephanie was born November 29, 1948 in Bellefontaine, OH to Harry and Jean (Winebrenner) Crosnoe. Survivors include five children, Angela (Keith) Phillips, Michelle (Chris) Davis, Scharmin Risner, Cindy Evans and Ralph (Michelle) Risner; 16 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; two siblings, Pam (Danny) Cope and...

TOSI, James Thomas, 79, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 in The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born April 22, 1937 in Portsmouth, OH the son of William and Dorothy (Downs) Tose. He worked at Navistar for 42 years in the clerical department and retired in 2006. Tom was a member of Elks Lodge #51, The...

FINNEGAN, Elizabeth, 83, of Springfield, passed away on April 27, 2016 in Good Shepherd Village. Elizabeth was born on October 23, 1932 in Springfield, the daughter of Elijah F. and Helen Mae (Rotroff) Fent. Survivors include her sister, Geraldine Zornes of Springfield, OH, and four children, Elizabeth (Paul) Heinrich of Westminster, MD, Dianne Hamill of Springfield, OH, Patricia (Richard) Bennett...

CAMPBELL, Walter E., Jr. "J.R.", 48, of St. Paris, passed away Tuesday April 26, 2016 in his home. He was born April 6, 1968 in Marysville, CA the son of Walter Campbell, Sr. and Judy (King) Beach. J.R. had a passion for working with glass and worked for various glass installation companies as a foreman over the years. He most...

SHERIDAN, Doris M., 87, of Springfield, died April 27, 2016 in her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born April 22, 1929 in Columbus, OH to Edward E. and Mary (Lytle) Smith. Doris was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, worked at the Thermometer Corp. of America for a number of years. She received the...

Yontz, Linda K., 65, of Springfield, died April 27, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born March 28, 1951 in Springfield, OH to Eugene and Camille (Stafford) Schilling. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Robert A. Yontz; a son, Robbie (Tonia) Yontz; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Douglas and...

Whitaker, Allois, 81, died peacefully at home on Monday, April 25, 2016 in Springfield. She was born on April 21, 1935 in Lee City, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rolla and Maranda (Dunn) Wilson, and her son Ronnie Sexton. She is survived by her three children and spouses, Charlene (Charlie) Jenkins, Kirk (Debbie) Sexton and Teresa...

HAYES, Raymond D. "Doug", 72, of South Charleston, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 in Eaglewood Care Center. He was born November 16, 1943 in Springfield the son of Roger and Norma Mae (McClintock) Hayes. Doug had worked as an assembler at Navistar for a number of years retiring in 1993. He was adored by all of his grandchildren whom...

Price, Mary J., 90, of Springfield, passed away at 11:17 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born November 7, 1925 in Dayton the daughter of Alva and Itala (Pritchard) Thompson. Survivors include her three sons and spouses, Dan (Pam) Price, Robert (Chi Chi) Price and Stephen (Rhonda) Price all of Springfield; sister, Betty Salisbury...

Enz, Robert Leo "Rob", 38, of Springfield, passed away on April 21, 2016 in his residence. Rob was born on March 21, 1978 in Tipp City, OH, the son of David L. and Rhonda L. (Morefield) Enz. In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife, Kelli (Willman); daughter, Kristy (Kelly) Querry; siblings, Geoff (Suzanne) Enz and Kristin Enz; two...

Elam, George E., 76, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Wheelwright, Kentucky on August 28, 1939 the son of Russell and Maudie (Staniford) Elam. He was a member of Abundant Life Church and was retired from Navistar. Survivors include his daughter, Latisha "Tee" Elam; three sisters, Della Grim,...

NUSS, JoAnn, 83, formerly of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 22, 2016 in Meadowbrook Care Center in Cincinnati. She was born December 14, 1932 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Joseph and Stella (McGuire) Silvestri. JoAnn worked as a patient representative for Mercy Hospital for a number of years and was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church....

Walp, Betty J., 87, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Heartland of Springfield. Betty was born August 9, 1928 in Adrian, MI to Frank and Ada (Church) Ehlinger. She retired after many years as a legal secretary for several different law offices. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, where she was active in multiple...

Payton, Lila L, 84, of Springfield, died April 18, 2016 in her residence. She was born April 21, 1931 in Scioto County, OH to Jesse J. and Eva F. (Shank) Buckle. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Thomas J. Payton, Sr.; two sons and spouses, Thomas (Karen "Kay") Payton, Sr., and Bart (Tammy) Payton; five grandchildren, Tracy, Andy, Adam,...

BOERGER, Charles J., 89, of Springfield, passed away on April 12, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Charles was born on August 30, 1926 in Champaign County, Ohio, the son of John Herman and Myrta (Baughman) Boerger. He had been employed as an Electrical Maintenance Man for International Harvester for 25 years before retiring in 1986. He was a United...

Robinson, A. Craig, 73, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center after an unexpected brief illness. Craig was born March 26, 1943 in Springfield, OH to Charles and Lucile (Aitkens) Robinson. He was the owner of Craig Robinson's Communications Service Company, Inc. He is survived by his loving wife of nearly 54 years,...