
Carroll L Snider
Jun 20, 2009
SNIDER, Carroll L. age 90 of Medway, formerly of Iowa, passed away Saturday June 20, 2009 at the Dayspring Health Care Center following an illness. He was born July 26, 1918 in Abingdon, IA, son of the late Perry J. and Waneta O. (DeGood) Snider. Carroll was a retired manager with Cadco Co., attended the Medway Christian Church, and...

Dora Jestine Sagraves
Jun 18, 2009
SAGRAVES, Dora Jestine, age 89 formerly of Butler Twp., passed away Thursday June 18, 2009 at the Mercy Sienna Woods after a lengthy illness. She was born June 1, 1920 in Portsmouth, OH daughter of the late Henry & Emma Hodge. She was a retired employee of the Vandalia Butler School System. Mrs. Sagraves was a member of the...

Danford E Sammons, Jr.
Jun 16, 2009
SAMMONS, Danford E. Jr., age 68, of Butler Twp., passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born November 28, 1940 in Columbus, IN. Dan recently retired as Director of Dayton Operations for Jacobs Technology Advanced Systems Group after 25 years of service. He previously retired from the U.S. Navy as a Senior Chief Petty...

Tracy A Heil
Jun 15, 2009
HEIL, Tracy A., age 42, of Vandalia, passed away Monday, June 15, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton after a lengthy illness. She was born January 21, 1967 in Troy, OH. Tracy was a 1985 graduate of Tipp City High School and attended Montgomery County JVS, was a member of the Living Word Church, and was an employee of the...

William Davis Jr.
Jun 15, 2009
DAVIS, William Jr., age 85, of Pleasant Hill, Ohio passed away Monday, June 15, 2009. He was born June 7, 1924 in Jasper, Ohio. He is survived by his wife Rosemary Nagel Davis. They were married on May 5, 1947, and had six children. Patricia E. Van Hook, William Gregory Davis (deceased March 1952), Joseph P. Davis, Stephen S....

William D Farney
Jun 11, 2009
FARNEY, William D., age 76 of Dayton, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2009 at the Spring Creek Nursing Center. He was born February 24, 1933 in Dayton, OH, son of the late Phillip E. & Lillian (Leach) Farney. Bill was a retired employee of the Chrysler Corporation with over 25 years of service and was a US Air Force...

Fern Marie Zenz
May 27, 2009
ZENZ, Fern Marie, age 92, of Brookville, formerly of Vandalia, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Brookhaven Retirement Center. She was born September 25, 1916 in OFallon, Illinois, daughter of the late William & Marie (Fix) Hoeche. Fern was a devout Christian, a teacher for Northridge Schools for 10 years, a member of the Eastern Star and a...

Hester V Lowe
May 15, 2009
LOWE, Hester V., age 88 formerly of West Carrollton, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Vandalia Park Nursing Center. She was born April 14, 1921 in Dayton, OH, daughter of the late Ray A. Fleischman Sr. & Mary C. (Esterly) Fleischman. Hester was a very generous and giving person throughout her life. She worked for Leland Electric,...

Eva L. Miller
May 13, 2009
MILLER, Eva L. age 106, passed away Wednesday May 13, 2009 at Englewood Manor following an illness. She was born September 30, 1902 in Dayton, daughter of the late Frank L. and Florence (Tron) Collins. Eva was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Miller, son Arthur Miller, daughter Patricia Carrier, 3 brothers and one sister. She is survived...

Janice Todd
May 9, 2009
TODD, Janice R. of Vandalia, passed away May 9, 2009. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law Emma Lou & Harold Young, and a sister Mary Jane. Left to cherish her memory are sister and brother-in-law Ruth & Rex Thompson; former husband Vern Todd; son Ken; daughter and son-in-law Jackie &...

Carl Calvin Karns
May 2, 2009
KARNS, Carl Calvin., age 84, of Vandalia, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton after a lengthy illness. He was born November 3, 1924 in Dayton, OH, son of the late Lorin & Lova (Klepinger) Karns. Carl was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII, a recipient of the Purple Heart, and was a lifelong farmer who...

John L Short
Apr 29, 2009
SHORT, John L., age 71, of Tipp City, formerly of Mercer, PA, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton. John was born March 5, 1938 in Pittsburgh, PA. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a lifetime member of the Mercer Optimist Club, a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Mercer, where he...

Francis U Puthoff
Apr 26, 2009
PUTHOFF, Francis U., age 87, of Vandalia, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009 at his residence. He was born March 2, 1922 in St. Patrick, OH, son of the late Bernard & Bertha (Menker) Puthoff. Francis was an active, loving man who was a retired US Army Lt. Colonel, a teacher, a coach and an insurance salesman. He was...

Grace A Vennen
Apr 25, 2009
VENNEN, Grace Alice age 85, formerly of Vandalia, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Otterbein Home in Lebanon. She was born October 16, 1923 in Hopkins, MI, daughter of the late Carl & Lillie (Berger) Ertel. Grace worked as a unit clerk at Miami Valley Hospital, and was a faithful member of the Vandalia United Methodist Church,...

Melvin F Wendeln
Apr 25, 2009
WENDELN, Melvin F., age 82, of Tipp City, formerly of Vandalia, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Springmeade Healthcare Center. He was born December 15, 1926 in Minster, OH, son of the late Henry & Florence (Weghorst) Wendeln. Melvin was a retired Product Planning Manager with the A.O. Smith Corporation, was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII...

Ruth L Toney
Apr 24, 2009
TONEY, Ruth L., age 86 of Butler Twp., passed away Friday, April 24, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born April 1, 1923 in Dayton, OH, daughter of the late Samuel & Gertrude (Balger) Cooper. Ruth and her family owned Toney Sheet Metal for many years and she was a member of the Northridge Wesleyan Church. Preceded in...

Frank R Francisco
Apr 22, 2009
FRANCISCO, Frank R., age 89, of Butler Twp., passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at his residence. He was born February 27, 1920 in Dayton, OH, son of the late Franklin A. & Edna M. (Black) Francisco. Frank was a retired Printer with Dayton Press with 30 years of service, was a U.S. Army Air Corp Veteran of WWII,...

Robert L Harleman
Apr 19, 2009
HARLEMAN, Robert L., age 85, of Cincinnati, formerly of Vandalia, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Anderson Mercy Hospital. He was born May 5, 1923 in Dayton, OH, son of the late Dorsie & Elizabeth (Blue) Harleman. Bob was a retired Chief Master Sergeant, USAF with 30 years of service to his country including tours during WWII, the...

Kenneth D Scarbrough
Apr 18, 2009
SCARBROUGH, Kenneth D. age 56 of Colorado Springs, CO, formerly of Richmond, passed away April 18, 2009. He was a 1971 graduate of Richmond High School and was a graduate of Indiana University at Bloomington. Kenneth was preceded in death by his father James Scarbrough. He is survived by his mother Zelma; 4 sisters Joyce, Mary, Vicki, and Alice;...

Elmer Hicks
Apr 17, 2009
HICKS, Elmer R., age 79 of Huber Heights, passed away Friday, April 17, 2009 at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. He was born July 28. 1929 in Harlan County, KY, son of the late Roy & Marie (Thomas) Hicks. Elmer was a US Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict and was employed as a rental agent with...