
Bobby E. Ward
Dec 17, 2007
WARD, Bobby E., age 75 of St. Paris, passed away on December 17, 2007. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lou; daughter, Pam (Brian) Dershem of Vandalia; sons, Ernie Ward of St. Paris and Karl & wife, Bea Ward of St. Paris; 5 beloved grandchildren, Mikala, Egan, Emilina, Owen and William. He was preceded in death...

Alice M. Boos
Dec 16, 2007
BOOS, Alice M., age 80 of Tipp City, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007 after a lengthy illness. She was born May 5, 1927 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry Mitchell & Pearl (Terril). Alice was the former owner of DL Product & Supply Company with her late husband, Elmer. She was also a member of the...

David Jackson
Dec 12, 2007
JACKSON, David G. age 54 of Butler Twp. went to be with the Lord Wednesday December 12, 2007 following an illness. David was a 1972 graduate of Vandalia Butler High School and was a longtime farmer in the Vandalia area. He was a member of Community Grace Brethren Church in West Milton and was a supporter of the Tipp...

Frank Meade
Dec 6, 2007
MEADE, Frank L. age 80 of Dayton, passed away Thursday December 6, 2007 at the Covenant House following an illness. He was born November 29, 1927 in Sciotoville, OH , son of the late Homer & Ida Meade. He was a retired counselor with Catholic Social Services. Frank was a graduate of Roosevelt High School, Sinclair College, and Wright...

Janet Hajarian
Dec 4, 2007
HAJARIAN, Janet E. Jan , age 67, of Englewood, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at Grace Brethren Village of Englewood after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 14, 1940 in Richmond, IN. Jan was a member of Polk Grove United Church of Christ where she was a longtime organist and member of the choir for...

Kline Cate
Dec 2, 2007
CATE, Kline L., age 81, of Vandalia, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007 at his residence. He was born December 1, 1926 in New Carlisle, OH, son of the late Will E. & Ruth (Puterbaugh) Cate. Kline was a US Army Veteran, a member of the Polk Grove United Church of Christ where served on the Spiritual Board, was...

Jack Netzley
Dec 2, 2007
NETZLEY, Jack W., beloved husband, father of 6, grandfather of 16, and great grandfather of 9 was born on May 6, 1923, and passed away December 2, 2007 in Rhinebeck, NY. He grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and is survived by his wife, Bette, of Kripplebush, NY, (married 62 years), his six children (Jack, Jr. - Little Rock, AR;...

Katherine Bowling
Nov 22, 2007
BOWLING, L. Katherine (Kathy) of Dayton died at Harborside Nursing Home in Troy after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers disease. Kathy was born August 12, 1937 in Pennington Gap, VA to Glenn & Emily Parsons. After coming to Dayton, she worked at Inland Manufacturing where she met her husband and love of her life , Charles (C.B.)...

Hunter Scott Beatty-Frazier
Nov 18, 2007
BEATTY-FRAZIER, Hunter Scott, infant son of Caitlin E. OBrien and Evan S. Beatty-Frazier passed away unexpectedly Monday November 19, 2007 at Miami Valley Hospital. Hunter is survived by his parents; his grandparents Alton Frazier, Kenneth & Amy Eber; great-grandparents Ken & Phyllis Elrich, Loretta Beatty, Lynne Davenport, Charles & Diane Eber; uncle Taylor Beatty, aunt Jennifer L. OBrien, uncle...

William O'Connell
Nov 17, 2007
OCONNELL, William R. age 80 of Vandalia, passed away Saturday November 17, 2007 at Harborside of Troy following an illness. William was a U.S. Army and Air Force Veteran and was a retired employee of General Motors. He was preceded in death by one sister Kathleen and 2 brothers Walter and Robert. William is survived by his wife of...

John W Holdeman Jr.
Nov 15, 2007
HOLDEMAN, John W. Jr age 75 of Vandalia, passed away Thursday November 15, 2007 at the Riverside Nursing Center after a lengthy illness. John was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a member of the Farmersville Lodge # 482 F & AM and the Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton. He was a former employee of...

Gene Hungate
Nov 12, 2007
HUNGATE, Gene H., age 67 of Harrison Twp., passed away Monday, November 12, 2007 at Essex Nursing Home in Springfield after a lengthy illness. He was born October 16, 1940 in Coal City, WV, son of the late Ira Hobert & Lake Evelyn (Cole) Hungate. He was a US Army Veteran and he retired from the former Overnite Transportation...

Lila June Seibert
Nov 10, 2007
SEIBERT, Lila June, age 86 of Dayton, passed away Saturday November 10, 2007 at Hospice of Dayton following an illness. She was born February 1, 1921 in Dayton, daughter of the late Ernest & Nellie (Meeks) Lyon. Lila was a retired bookkeeper from Moffett Inc. She was a member of Shiloh Church and the Kiser Alumni Association. Mrs. Seibert...

Ruth Treiber
Nov 6, 2007
TREIBER, Ruth C. age 96 of Friendship Village, passed away Tuesday November 6, 2007 at Hospice of Dayton following a lengthy illness. Ruth was born October 23, 1911 in Dayton, daughter of the late William & Agnes (Locker) Gutwein. She was a former member of Zion United Methodist Church and the Troy Street United Methodist Church both in Dayton...

Richard Bannister
Oct 25, 2007
BANNISTER, Richard James, 73, died in Sarasota, Florida while on vacation on October 25, 2007. He served as Judge of the Vandalia Municipal Court from 1990 until his retirement from the bench in 2005 following a stroke suffered in December of 2003. Judge Bannister is survived by his loving wife of thirty years, Tonya Bannister, his daughter, Ann (Larry)...

Retta M Mitchell
Oct 17, 2007
MITCHELL, Retta M., (Lauretta Marie) age 47 of Vandalia, passed away suddenly October 17, 2007 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her father, John H. Mitchell, brothers David & Kenneth; sister, Angie and nephew, John William. Retta is survived by her mother, Pauline (Howard) Mitchell; brothers, Steve Mitchell (Kathy) of Tipp City, Bill Mitchell (Tracy Martindale)...

Lucille Marshment
Oct 14, 2007
MARSHMENT, Lucille age 92 of Albuquerque, NM passed away on October 14, 2007. She was born on May 25, 1915 and grew up in Dayton, Ohio. Lucille retired from the Piqua City School System in 1980. She was a Jennings Scholar for the 1971-1972 school year, recognizing her as a high performing teacher. She was a 1933 Steele High...

Doris V McCluskey
Oct 14, 2007
McCLUSKEY, Doris V., age 88, formerly of Butler Twp., passed away Sunday, October 14, 2007 at the Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born August 10, 1919 in Greene Co., OH, daughter of the late Gusta & Marie (Wolf) Ashbaugh. Doris enjoyed raising her family in Butler Twp. with her husband, Frank and working for many years at Elder...

Glen C. Hurst
Oct 14, 2007
HURST, Glen Calvin, died October 13, 2007 in Youngstown, Ohio. Born June 11, 1951 in Atlanta, GA, he spent most of his life in Vandalia as a mortgage broker after a brief period in Phoenix, AZ. He graduated from Vandalia-Butler High School, Class of 1969 and was honorably discharged from the Marine Corp. after two years of service during...

Robert Wells
Sep 28, 2007
WELLS, Robert L., age 73, formerly of Northridge and Vandalia, passed away Friday, September 28, 2007 at Englewood Manor. Robert was born January 26, 1934 in Dayton, OH, son of the late Fredrick K. Wells & Louise Wells Staup. Preceded in death by his step-father, John Staup, 3 sisters, Shirley Thomas, Juanita Miller and Sandra Griffin, 4 brothers, Fred...