All Obituaries

Paul E. Miller, age 99, formerly of Casstown, OH and more recently of Markle, IN passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2020 at his residence in Indiana.  He was born on March 31, 1921 in Troy, OH to the late Glenn E. and May (Iddings) Miller.  Paul was married to Estalena (Hill) Miller for 60 years and she preceded him in death on January 30, 2009. Paul is survived by his son and daughter-in-law:  Les and Donna Miller of Sheridan, IN; daughter and son-in-law: Carolyn and...

Kathaleen Noble, age 58, of Troy, OH passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit in Troy.  She was born on April 3, 1962 in Troy, OH to the late David and Ethel J. (Persinger) Noble. Kathy is survived by her daughter and son-in-law: Ruth and Lance May of Troy, OH; grandchildren: Joseph and Devin Gayle; brothers: Kenneth (Sharon) Noble of Piqua; Kerry Noble of Troy; Garrett Noble of Covington; Freddie (Telly Herbst) Noble of Troy and Ryan Plantz...

BARBARA ANN ARNETT, age 73, of Troy, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Hospice of Dayton.  She was born in Troy on May 24, 1947 to the late John and Agnes (Haines) Payne. Barbara is survived by one son: Michael (Jennifer) Arnett of Troy; siblings: John Payne of Piqua, Karen James of Troy, Linda Payne of Piqua, Patricia Lambert of Arcanum and Shirley Persinger of Troy; three grandchildren: Jessie Payne, Jackie Brown and Nicole Greentaner; and nine great grandchildren. ...

ROGER W. KISTER ROGER W. KISTER, age 67, of Tipp City, formerly of Troy, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at SpringMeade Health Center in Tipp City.  He was born on April 14, 1953 in Troy to the late William and Ethel (Peters) Kister. Roger is survived by his wife of nearly 46 years: Crystal K. (Powell) Kister; and one son: Shannon (Kelly) Kister of Indianapolis, IN.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother: Craig Kister. Roger was a 1971...

JOHN LEE CHIOW, age 52, of Troy, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit in Troy.  He was born on June 6, 1968 in Findlay, Ohio to the late Jack and Beverly (Courtney) Chiow. John is survived by his loving wife of 16 years: Staci (Gamblee) Chiow; his mother-in-law and father-in-law: Debbie and Bob Gumbert;  a daughter; a sister: Anita (Mark) Shampton; brother-in-law: Jeremy Ashman; 2 half-brothers; a half-sister; numerous aunts, uncles,...

ELSIE BERG, age 91, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit in Troy.  She was born on March 7, 1929 in Conover to the late Homer and Lucille (Baker) Ceyler. Elsie is survived by one daughter: Linda Shuman of Troy; two brothers: Lawrence “Mose” Ceyler and Richard Ceyler; four grandchildren: Doug Kerrigan, Nick Kerrigan, Todd Shuman and Tia Maurer; three great grandchildren: and sixteen nieces and nephews.  In addition...

ANN T. FULKERSON, age 81, of Troy, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020 after a brief illness at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield.  She was born on July 6, 1939 in Lexington, KY to the late John M. and Virginia (Dibler) Thorn.          Ann is survived by four children: Kathryn Fulkerson of Marblehead, OH, Karen Holt of Buckeye Lake, OH, Cynthia (Dwayne) Geer of Troy, OH and John (Melanie) Fulkerson of Atlanta, GA; two sisters: Martha Snyder...

James F. Rike, age 79, of Troy, Ohio passed away on October 14, 2020 at SpringMeade Health Center, Tipp City, Ohio.  He was born on August 14, 1941 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Franklin B. and Lucille (Cruse) Rike. Jim is survived by his wife of 20 years:  Mary Kay (Cochran) Rike; children: Derek Rike and Ryan (Deanna) Rike both of Troy; Chris (Jennifer) Karnehm of Troy; Katie (Dan) Hamlin of Troy; Elizabeth (Jason) Schmitt of Franklin and Lindsey (Kris) Williams of Troy and twelve...

    Thelma Archer Jotcham, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2020 at the Randall Residence in Tipp City, OH where she had been a resident for three and a half years. Thelma had a vivacious personality, loved life and enjoyed it to the fullest! Always active she enjoyed listening to music, playing the organ, dancing, playing golf and entertaining her friends and family.       Born in London, KY on June 9, 1930 she moved to Troy, OH with her parents,...

Helen Joanne Arnett, age 81, of Troy, Ohio passed away on October 14, 2020 at the Hospice Inpatient Unit at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio.  She was born on March 25, 1939 in Darke County, Ohio to the late Earl and Irene (Harter) Gunckel. Helen is survived by her daughter: Shawna (Steve) Burkholder of Troy and sister: Karen (the late Glenn) Wilson of Bradford. Helen was a 1957 graduate of Greenville High School.   She retired from WPAFB where she worked for 36...