All Obituaries

Assunta R. Paine, age 80, of Covington, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.  She was born on August 15, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Gennaro James and Anastasia (Tedesco) Rizzo. Assunta is survived by her husband of 57 years: Thomas Paine, Sr.; three children: Anastasia Paine of Piqua, April Paine of Covington and Thomas Paine, Jr. of Huntington, WV; brother: Gennaro James Rizzo, Jr. of Long Island, NY; and two...

Dennis L. Brown, age 82, of Troy, OH, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born on October 12, 1941 in Troy to the late Bess E. (Jenkins) Brown and the late George E. Brown. Denny was married to Melody (Conard) Brown, who preceded him in death. In addition to his parents and wife, Denny was preceded in death by his brother: Gregory of Brookville. Denny is survived by his daughter, Dawn (Brown) Merritt of West Milton; his niece,...

Patrick Joseph Groff died suddenly on November 18, 2023, surrounded by family, and fortified with the Holy Water of the church.  He was born on August 6, 1954, in Troy, Ohio, the oldest of three children of Norbert and Rita (Madigan) Groff who preceded him in death. He is survived by his sister: Peggy Scott; his nephew and niece: Alex (Katy) Scott and Megan (Jason) Chitwood; three great nieces: Nola and Lily Scott and Annie Chitwood and numerous Groff and Madigan family members....

Robert Irvin Bogan, age 77, of Troy, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023 at his residence.  He was born on November 6, 1946 in Harveysburg, OH to the late Robert Sherman and Anna Mae (Irvin) Bogan. Bob is survived by his wife: Raquel C. (Dozer) Bogan; two children: Chris (Sarah) Bogan and Tara Lewis (Doyle) Stradling; three stepchildren: Tabrah Noriega, DeAnte (Mycha) Smith and Bryson Smith; twelve grandchildren: Alyssa Stradling, Connor Stradling, Connor Lewis, Alec Lewis, Dana...

Samual Edgar Harper, age 54, of Bowie, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center - Bethesda Naval Hospital. He was born to Earl Franklin Harper and Linda Sue (Spellman) Harper.  In addition to his mother, Samual is survived by his stepfather: David White of Piqua; Isaac Nathan of Maryland; Maria Gardea of Chicago; daughter: Ariel Gardea-Harper of Chicago; brothers: Randy Harper of Piqua, Chad Harper of Findlay; sister: Thelma...

Christopher Joseph Carney, 58. Born to the late Robert A. and Barbara V. Carney, departed on November 8, 2023. This will not be your ordinary obituary because this was not your ordinary man. Christopher was a genuine family man. He served his country in the Army and Army National Guard. He adored, provided for and protected his family. He was loved and respected by the hardworking people of Navistar where he worked for 33 years. Chris was the go-to person for any tool you needed. Famously...

Dorothy A. Gentle, age 82, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at her residence.  She was born on October 10, 1941, in Greenville, to the late Cletus and Mary (Snyder) Rehmert. Dorothy is survived by siblings: Virgie Edwards, Naomi (Bill) May, Nancy Riewerts, Marvin (Charlotte) Rehmert, and David (Kathy) Rehmert; and many nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Robert Gentle; four brothers: Ralph, Carl, Donald...

David L. Brown, 60, of Ludlow Falls, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Kettering Hospital of Troy.  He was born on June 23, 1963, in Albany, KY, to the late James and Raye (Flowers) Brown. David is survived by his wife of 40 years: Vickie (Hollopeter) Brown; two children: Brittany (Joshua Brookshire) Randall and Ryan (Samantha) Brown; four siblings: Diana (Kevin) Roach, Steve (Ginger) Brown, Doug (Aneeda) Brown, Rick (Dana) Brown and Robin Storer; four grandchildren: Caleb...

Linda L. Julian, age 81, of Troy, OH passed away on November 4, 2023 at the Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit, in Troy. She was born on August 8, 1942 in Eaton, OH, to the late Minnie Eckert. Linda is survived by; children: John (Teresa) Julian of NC; Jeanie C. Moore of Troy; Jo Ann (Ron) Sherrill of Troy, and Jackie McCrossin of Troy; seventeen grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.  In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death...

Seth Aaron Douglas, age 24, of Urbana, formerly of Vandalia, passed away on November 3, 2023, as a result of an accident in London, OH.  He was born on November 20, 1998, in Dayton to Joshua M. Douglas of New Carlisle and Heather Nicole (Fozo) Douglas of Dayton. In addition to his parents, Seth is survived by maternal grandparents: Thomas and Patricia Fozo of Eaton; paternal grandparents: Ralph and Donna Evans of Englewood; siblings: Scott Evan Douglas of Bradford and Jenna Michelle...