All Obituaries

RICHARD E. BROWN, age 88, formerly of Troy, OH died at home in Maineville, OH, after a 20 year experience with cancer.  He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years: Marilyn (Leiss) Brown; three sons: Kevin, Chris and Richard Gary; a daughter: Shari; and nine grandchildren.  In addition to his parents Eugene Franklin and Carrie (Blauser) Brown he was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Duffy. He was the retired president and CEO of Sheffco, Inc., an industrial distributor...

GARY LEE RANK, age 74, of Tipp City, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at his residence.  He was born in Piqua on April 6, 1946 to the late Frank and Della (Staudt) Rank. Gary is survived by his wife: Janice (Farrell) Rank of Tipp City; two children: Amber Crumrine of Tipp City and Leedella (Matthew) Johnson of Troy; two sisters: Pat (Phil) Stickel of Springboro and Jean (Bob) Grilliot of Covington; one brother: Don (Sue) Rank of Texas; and three grandchildren: Rachael, Tiffany...

Sonia Lee Clark, age 80, formerly of Tuscarawas Co., OH, more recently of Troy, OH passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at Upper Valley Medical Center.  She was born December 6, 1939 in Gary, IN to the late Cecil Ellsworth and Ruby (Willis) Garabrandt. Sonia is survived by her husband of 32 years: Harold W. Clark; children: Pamela (Jerry) Putnam of Troy, Cindy Hill of Bellefontaine, and Lauree (Daniel) Simes of Troy; grandchildren: Sonia Bradley (Leo) Gleason, Nicole (Adam) McGhee,...

Grant Nicholas Gillespie, age 11, of Troy, OH passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020.  He was born February 5, 2009 in Kettering, OH to Brian A. and Marcella A. (Gilhool) Gillespie. In addition to his parents, Grant is survived by his brother: William Frank Gillespie; grandparents: Becki Veverka of Dayton, Judith Gilhool of Troy, and William A. (Iris) Gillespie of Dothan, AL; aunt and uncle: Krista (David) Darkow of Centerville and Brian Gilhool of Bethlehem, PA; cousins: Alyssa...

Arlene Durham, 88, passed away on July 30, 2020, at 6:49 p.m.  She was just shy of her 89th birthday.  In the end, she lost her fight with Covid 19 as it was just too much for this former breast cancer survivor to fight!  We take comfort in knowing that she is in heaven with the love of her life, Dick Durham who preceded her in death. Arlene was the owner of the former City Kickers Western Outfitters western store, but most recently was retired from the Meijer store in Troy,...

RICHARD LEE “RICH” BROUGHTON, age 61, of Troy, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Kettering Hospital in Dayton.  He was born on November 19, 1958 in Ross County, OH to James E. and Barbara (Lemaster) Broughton of Troy. Rich is survived by one daughter: Ann Getzendiner of Grand Rapids, MI; siblings: James (Cathy) Broughton, Jr. of Conover and Patricia (John) Laughlin of Troy; nieces: Sara Laughlin and Kayla Broughton; and nephews: John Laughlin and Henrik...

Harvey E. Case, who would have turned 81 on Aug. 3, peacefully passed into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at his home in Troy, surrounded by his family. First and foremost, Harvey loved Jesus Christ and lived a humble life that reflected this love in his dedication to his family, his church and his friends. Harvey was born in Greenville, Ohio in 1939 to Oreon “Casey” Case and Retta Gordon. He married his loving wife and companion, Lois Billheimer, on April 12,...

Steven D. Niblick, age 77, of Troy, OH passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020.  He was born March 5, 1943 in Celina, OH to the John Frank Niblick and Mary (Brown) Niblick Phillips. Steven is survived by his four sons: Tony Niblick of Troy; Mark Niblick of Phoenix, AZ; Jody Niblick of Fletcher; and Matthew Niblick of Fletcher; four grandchildren:  Andrew, Anthony, Andrea, and Joshua Niblick; and two great grandchildren:  Emily and Madison Niblick.  Steven was a US Air...

Beverly A. Swigart, age 68, of Troy, OH passed away on July 22, 2020 at Piqua Health and Rehab.  She was born on February 6, 1952 in Troy, OH to the late Raymond and Alice (Hottle) Fine.  Bev is survived by her husband of 50 years: Raymond A. Swigart; children: Jennifer (Stephen) Shiltz of Troy; Katrina (Scott) Maxson of Conover; Sherry (Rob) Yantis of Troy and Justin (Nicole) Swigart of Urbana; fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was a member of the First...

Joel H. Walker, age 80, of Troy, passed away July 22, 2020.  He was born September 5, 1939 and was the son of Elizabeth and E.E. Walker.   He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Nancy Peacock Walker; daughter, Susan Walker Hemm; son, Michael (Annalee) Walker and grandchildren: Cassidy and Kate Hemm, Lena and Charlie Walker; sister, Jane (Ray) Hoover. A native of West Milton and a graduate of Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), Joel Walker came to Troy in 1961 as a young...