Obituaries

Apr 18, 2020

Suzanne Jane Waters Tolle of Dayton, Ohio died peacefully, April 18, 2020 at age 98.She was a member of the Greatest Generation, described herself as Scotch-Irish and though a long time Ohio resident, still considered herself a "Pennsylvania girl at heart." Suzanne was born February 25th, 1922 in Pittsburgh, PA to parents, Curtis Edward Waters and Leila Margaret Kirk...

Apr 17, 2020

Betsy Ann (Jones) Coffey

Age 93, loving wife and devoted mother, passed away early Thursday morning, April 17, 2020. A longtime resident of Vandalia, OH and a graduate of Butler High School, she lived for five years in the cottages at Grace Brethren Senior Living in Englewood, OH. In July 2018, she moved to live with daughter...

Apr 13, 2020

Michael A. “Mike” Burton

Age 63, of Englewood, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020, after a lengthy illness. Mike was born May 30, 1956 in Dayton to the late William & Eleace (Collins) Burton.

Mike was a member of the Vandalia Church of the Nazarene, a former firefighter for the city of Vandalia and...

Apr 12, 2020

In loving memory of Glenda Dawn Smith, age 58 of Huber Heights.

Glenda was born June 19, 1961 in Greenville, Ohio and passed from this life on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her home in Huber Heights.

Left to mourn her passing is her loving and devoted husband of 31 years, Ira Donald Smith;...

Apr 8, 2020

Claude Allen Snyder

Age 92 of Vandalia, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.  He was born April 16, 1927 in Wellsville, Ohio, son of the late Roy W. & Grace E. (Ferguson) Snyder.

Claude served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII.  He was...

Apr 8, 2020

Edward F. Berk

Age 84, of Tipp City, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at St. Leonard’s. He was born April 6, 1936 in Dayton to the late Charles & Mabel (Huff) Berk.

Ed was a graduate of U.D. and a long-time member of St. Christopher Catholic Church. He retired from TRW-Globe Motors with...

Apr 4, 2020

Mary Agnes (nee Finkenbine) Wright, 87, a long-time resident of Huber Heights, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2020 at Randall Residence in Tipp City, Ohio.

She was born April 29, 1932 to the late Charles, Sr. and Alvena Finkenbine of Anna, Ohio.  Mary is survived by her son, Chuck (Connie) Wright of Vandalia, and daughter, Victoria...

Mar 28, 2020

William D. Thomas

Age 85, of Vandalia, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born September 24, 1934 in Hamilton, Ohio to the late Raleigh & Martha (Campbell) Thomas. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Martha B. (McIntosh) Thomas....

Mar 26, 2020

James M. “Max” Cuzzort

Age 92, of Vandalia, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Grandview Hospital. Max was born September 25, 1927 in Tennessee to Wiley Houston & Franie Luann (Qualls) Cuzzort. In addition to his parents, be was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 71 years, Dorothy K. Cuzzort, in 2017;...

Mar 26, 2020

Virginia A. Curtis

Age 79 of Englewood, formerly of Tipp City, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020.  She was born June 20, 1940 in Vandalia, Ohio, daughter of the late Perry & Charlotte (Neff) Garber.  Virginia was a member of the Community Bible Church of Tipp City and served as a pre-school teacher in the Little Lighthouse...

Mar 21, 2020

EGBERT, Orville F.

On January 13, 1929 Harry & Gertrude (Grey) welcomed a beautiful baby boy and they named him Orville Frederick Egbert.  On March 21, 2020 at the age of 91, he passed away from heart failure.  Orville is survived by his wife of 69 years Ruth (Engelhaupt) Egbert; daughters Janyce Sharpnack (Douglas), Sheryl Egbert (Toni...

Mar 21, 2020

Judith A. Highley

Age 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 21, 2020 after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born to Milton and Julia Caldwell in Newark, Ohio on September 28, 1940.

She is survived by her loving husband of 61 years, William Highley; her children, Julie (James) Clapp,...

Mar 20, 2020

Donald W. Rupert

Age 87, of Dayton, Ohio passed away Friday, March 20, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. He was born September 9, 1932 in Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania (Armstrong County, Manor Township) to the late Floyd & Aida (Miller) Rupert. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Emilie (Rowland) Rupert; sons,...

Mar 17, 2020

JoAnn Smith

Age 85, of Vandalia, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at her home. JoAnn was born October 21, 1934 in Anniston, Alabama to the late John & Ruby (Brock) Clay. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, George A. Smith, in 2018; brother, Howard...

Mar 14, 2020

DUE TO CORONA VIRUS CONCERNS SERVICES FOR HENRIETTA HAVE BEEN POSTPONED.

Henrietta Brookey-Blue (nee: Simon)

Age 97, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020, at The Hospice of Dayton. Henrietta was born June 11, 1922 in Russia, Ohio to the late Alfred & Christine (Monnier) Simon. In addition to her parents, she was also...

Mar 12, 2020

BEAN, Anna Ruth "Tink" (nee Kinnaird)

Age 81, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020. She was born in 1938 in Jackson County, Tennessee to the late Thurman Lee and Vada (Judd) Kinnaird.

She is survived by her son, Mike (Cindy) Bean of Pleasant Hill, Ohio, daughter, Pat Coleman of Lewisburg, Ohio, grandchildren, Tommy (Kelci) &...

Mar 10, 2020

WHETSTONE, Richard A., age 78 of Vandalia, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital.  He was born January 8, 1942 in St. Mary’s, Ohio, son of the late Allen and Mary Kathryn (Montague) Whetstone.  Dick was the Owner of the Morton & Whetstone Funeral Home with his wife, Barbara and proudly served the Vandalia-Butler and Dayton communities...

Mar 7, 2020

Larry David Burton

Age 62, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away on March 7th, suffering an apparent heart attack.

Larry was born on July 19, 1957 to Norman and Virginia Burton in Marshalltown, IA.

Though a long time Tipp City resident, he graduated from Vandalia-Butler in 1975.  He retired from the Greater Dayton...

Mar 4, 2020

HOYER, William C., “Bill”, age 97 formerly of Butler Twp., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 4, 2020.  Bill was born May 27, 1922 in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late William & Elsie (Schneider) Hoyer.  He was a U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of the Alpha Lodge of Dayton, #729 F&AM.  Bill was the owner of Specialty Machines...

Mar 4, 2020

Verba Lou Johnson

Passed away at the age of 86 on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. She was born August 27, 1933 in West Milton, Ohio to the late Walter & Lucille (Applegate) Krug. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 38 years, Joe Johnson, in 1993; her mother-in-law,...