
James D. Friedrich
Mar 3, 2013
FRIEDRICH, James D., age 61 of Vandalia, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Mt. Sterling, KY. He was born July 1, 1951 in Dayton, OH, son of the late Richard J. & Marilyn (Rickert) Friedrich. James was an employee of Piqua Concrete and a proud U.S. Army Veteran. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Brenda...

Joanne H. Sipe
Feb 28, 2013
SIPE, Joanne H. age 80 formerly of Vandalia, passed away Thursday February 28, 2013 at her residence in Enon. She was born March 25, 1932 in Vandalia, daughter of the late Dorsey & Elizabeth (Blue) Harleman. Joanne was graduate of Vandalia Butler High School and was a lifelong resident of Vandalia. She was a former employee of Globe Motors....

Martha S. "Sue" Ryherd
Feb 25, 2013
RYHERD, Martha Suzanne, age 76, passed away February 25, 2013, at her home in Vandalia, Ohio. Martha, better known as Sue, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 11, 1936 to Homer and Beeda Anderson. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Dwaine, and their four sons, Gary and his wife, Debra of Vandalia, Marcus and...

John Allen Woolery
Feb 24, 2013
WOOLERY, John Allen, age 85 of Lewisburg, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 20, 1927 in Chillicothe, OH, son of the late James & Ruth (Grice) Woolery. John was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII, and a retired employee of General Motors with 34 years of service. He was a life member...

Leona Fay Cornelius
Feb 21, 2013
CORNELIUS, Leona Fay, born August 16, 1933 in Beattyville, Kentucky to John and Hazel Rogers, went to Gods loving arms on February 21, 2013. Preceded in death by one infant son, her brothers, Russell Glenn, Charles Odell, Roscoe Allen and Cecil Clay, Leona is survived by her husband of 63 years, Dale Cornelius; her children, Elnora Kay Hodgkins, Danny...

David S. Marsh
Feb 19, 2013
MARSH, David S. Dave , age 53 of Tipp City, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Miami Valley Hospital after a brief illness. He was born May 1, 1959 in Dayton, Ohio. Dave was a Sales Engineer with Gosiger Inc., and was a vintage car enthusiast. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Trish (Hamby) of...

Ruth E. Moore
Feb 19, 2013
MOORE, Ruth E., age 90 of Vandalia passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at her residence. She was born June 1, 1922 in Dayton, OH, daughter of the late George F. & Ida (Suhr) Stallman. Ruth was a member of the St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church and a charter member of the Vandalia Lioness Club. She retired after serving...

Frank J. Walker
Feb 18, 2013
WALKER, Frank J., age 74, of Tipp City, (formerly of Belmont, OH) passed away Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Troy Care & Rehab Center. He was born to parents, John & Caroline on October 12, 1938. He retired from Delco Moraine in 1993 with 23 years of service. Frank enjoyed bluegrass music, playing his guitar and woodcarving as...

Jeanne Estep
Feb 17, 2013
ESTEP, Jeanne age 89, of Butler Twp., quietly passed away at home Sunday, February 17, 2013. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Reg, and her mother, Kathryn Cotrel. Jeannie leaves behind daughter Deborah Estep Minix, sons, Mark (Mary) Estep and Chris Estep, grandchildren Layla and Zachary and many loving family and friends. The family extends special...

James F. Sage
Feb 16, 2013
SAGE, James F., age 89 of Tipp City, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the SpringMeade Health Care Center. James was born September 23, 1923 in Painesville, OH, son of the late Orson J. & Ruth B. (Fowler) Sage. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, a member of the Troy Masonic Lodge F&AM, Scottish Rite and a member...

Robert G. Blaine
Feb 16, 2013
BLAINE, Robert G., age 76 of Dayton, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Miami Valley Hospital. He was retired co-owner of Stegman-Blaine Marketing. He was preceded in death by his parents Harold and Mary Blaine, his son, Jeff Blaine and sister, Sondra Blaine. He is survived by his wife, Marlene Blaine; 2 daughters Rebecca (Mark) Whittemore and Marcie...

Raymond E. Royse Jr.
Feb 11, 2013
ROYSE, Raymond E. Jr., age 74 of Dayton, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Dayton V.A. Medical Center. Ray was born February 16, 1938 in Demossville, KY, son of the late Raymond E. Sr. & Sarah (Covington) Royse. Ray was a U.S. Marine Veteran, a member of the Army Reserve and National Guard, a life member of...

James E. "Jim" Wallace
Feb 10, 2013
WALLACE, James E., age 82 of Butler Twp. passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital. Jim was born August 3, 1930 in Clinton, TN, son of the late Jeff & Laner Wallace. He was a retired employee of Delco Moraine with 30 years of service, was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict and a...

Robert G. Lee
Feb 9, 2013
Lee, Robert G., age 40, of New Carlisle, Ohio passed away unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Robb was the owner of Studio B52 Tattoos in Vandalia, Ohio. Robb is survived by wife Andrea Lee and their 4 children Ali, Spencer, Noah & Emma Lee, parents Robert (Cricket) Lee & Rebecca (Rick) Young, in laws Steven...

Thomas J. Vehr
Feb 8, 2013
VEHR, Thomas J., age 85 of Vandalia passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 8, 2013. He was born February 3, 1928 in Cincinnati, OH, son of the late Jacob & Catherine (Shine) Vehr. Thomas was a graduate of the University of Dayton, a U.S. Army Veteran, a member of the St. Christopher Catholic Church and a retired electrical engineer. Preceded...

Betty J. McNutt
Feb 3, 2013
McNUTT, Betty J., age 82 of Miamisburg passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born September 21, 1930 in Ontario, Canada daughter of the late William & Margaret (Moffitt) White. A woman of many talents, she was Owner & Operator of the Phillipsburg PDQ with her husband, Leon. Betty was a past Bank Vice-President,...

Nicholas D. Aycock
Feb 2, 2013
AYCOCK, Nicholas David, age 31, Vandalia, OH went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 2,2013 at MVH. His death results from an accident on August 15, 2010 while working as Marketing Director for the Amateur Trapshooting Association in Sparta, IL. His 2 1/2 year valiant struggle, sprinkled with miracles, can be followed on Facebook 'Pray for Nick...

Margaret L. Cowell
Feb 2, 2013
COWELL, Margaret L., age 87, of Tipp City, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born April 20, 1925 in Mt. Sterling, KY, daughter of the late Harrison & Margaret (Hadden) Crooks. Preceded in death by her husband, Ted R. Cowell, infant son, Rusty and son, Dave, Margaret is survived by 2 sons, Breck...

Dorothy R. Foley
Jan 26, 2013
FOLEY, Dorothy R., age 95 of Dayton, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at her residence. Part of the Greatest Generation, she was born November 6, 1917 in Manhattan, NY. Dorothy was a retired Librarian with the Dayton-Montgomery County Public Library. She was a member of the St. Peters Catholic Church and served 40 years as a Red Cross...

Leebern Kash Allen
Jan 24, 2013
ALLEN, Leebern Kash, age 80, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013 at his home with his family at his bedside. He is preceded in death by his mom and dad, Susie H. and Will P. Allen; brothers, William, Grover, Caleb and John; sisters, Marie, Leone, and Rhoda; and son-in-law, Jay Sollenberger. He is survived by his sisters, Eloise Loechinger...