All Obituaries

Marjorie “Margie” Crabtree, age 50, of Troy passed away on June 3, 2020 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit in Troy.  She was born on October 10, 1969 in Portsmouth, OH to the late Walter and Alma (Johnson) Crabtree. Margie is survived by daughter: Kayla Crabtree of Troy; son: Logan Pilkins of Troy; sisters: Stormy Allen of PA and Angela Nowell of TX; brother: Robert Crabtree of Bainbridge, OH; and four grandchildren: Aleah, Tanner, Octavia and Delylah...

COLLEEN “COOKIE” LUTZ, AGE 67, of Troy, OH passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Troy Hospital.  She was born on November 4, 1952 in Troy, OH to the late John C. and Peggy Ann (Strome) Hennessey.  She married Fredric J. Lutz and he preceded her in death on August 24, 2005. Colleen is survived by two children: Sara Catherine (James) Poland of Troy, OH and John (Angela) Lutz of Troy, OH; one sister: Joanne Hennessey (Ron) Vasquez of Santa Barbara, CA; five...

Joyce K. Dutton, age 81, of Sun City, FL passed away on April 13, 2020 at Southern Comfort Care Facility in Ruskin, FL. Joyce was born on December 25, 1938 in Pikeville, KY. Joyce is survived by her daughter: Angela (Joe) Riley of Dayton; and grandchildren: Will and Frank Riley. She was preceded in death by her parents: Wesley and Eunice (Ford) Coleman; and husband: John Zweigart. Joyce was a past member of Troy Christian Church and a current member of Beta Sigma Phi in Troy. She retired...

Dr. Elmer “Charlie” Horman, age 89, of Troy, passed away on May 30, 2020 at Brookdale Clare Bridge in Troy. He was born on March 5, 1931 in Massic County, IL to the late Benjamin W. and Sophia (Foss) Horman. Charlie is survived by his wife: Anna (Stanforth) Horman of Troy; children: Andrea K. (Mark) Hauserman, Celeste E. (Vincent) Roberts, and Moné N. Horman; stepchildren: Mark R. (Heather) Staddon, Beth A. (Robert) Martin, and Kathy M. (John) Osburn; siblings: Paul...

Lewis W. Triplett, age 76, of Troy, OH passed away on May 27, 2020 at the Stillwater Skilled Nursing Home in Covington, OH.  He was born on February 13, 1944 in Detroit, MI to the late Richard Gene and Esther Ruth (Meharry) Triplett. He is survived by his wife of seven-plus years: Ruth H. (Batcher) Triplett; son and daughter-in-law: Tony and Kim Triplett of Tipp City, OH; daughter and son-in-law: Hannah Ruth and Randy Rowland of Troy, OH; brothers and sister-in-law: Gil and Holly...

Susan K. Burkholder, age 64, of Troy, OH passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at her residence. She was born June 28, 1955 in Dayton, OH to the late Leo and Loretta (Good) Rousseau. Susan is survived by her husband of 36 years, Richard L. Burkholder; sons and daughter-in-law: Joshua (Tricia) Burkholder of Kettering and Christopher Burkholder of Vandalia; sisters and brothers-in-laws Marge (Tom) Conner of Wilmington and Sheri (Jim) Cline of Piqua; brother: Matt Rousseau of Troy; grandchildren:...

Gary E. Setser, age 55, of Piqua, OH passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at his residence.  He was born on October 5, 1964 in Dayton, OH to Jack W. Setser and the late Irene H. (Gough) Setser. In addition to his father, Gary is survived by stepmother: Susan A. (Wilson) Setser; daughter: Olivia Setser of West Milton; son: Garrett Setser of West Milton; sister: Jackie Gehring of Piqua and girlfriend: Tina Ferguson of Piqua.  He was a 1983 graduate of Milton Union...

Uldis Plate, age 90, of Tipp City, OH passed away on May 22, 2020 at his home. Uldis was born on September 8, 1929 in Kekava, Latvia to the late Janis and Alide (Kalnins) Plate. Uldis is survived by his daughter: Ruth Frost of Ludlow Falls, OH; sons: Andrew Plate of Fremont, MI and Richard Plate of Tipp City, OH; brother: Janis (Velga) Plate of Grand Rapids, MI; grandchildren: Jennifer (Matthew) Frost-Owings of Ludlow Falls, OH and Brandon Plate of Piqua, OH; great granddaughter: Riley...

Henrietta Emma Baden, age 91, of Troy, OH passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Brookdale Troy. Henrietta was born on April 11, 1929 in Napoleon, OH to the late Carl George and Frieda Ella (Riefers) Plassman. Henrietta is survived by her husband of 70 years; Luther Baden; children: Brad (Cathy) Baden of Troy; and Brenda (Greg) Morneau of Scarborough, ME; and grandchildren: Sarah and Peter Morneau and Jared, Joel, and John Baden. In addition to her parents, Henrietta was preceded in...

JONATHAN THORPE, age 40, of Piqua, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.  He was born in Troy on February 21, 1980 to Kim and Shirley (Walker) Thorpe. In addition to his parents, Jonathan is survived by his wife: Madlyn (Owens) Thorpe, who he married on October 20, 2012; his children: Jonathan, Brodie and Keiren Thorpe and their loving mother: Laurie; step-children: Emory and Gavin Johnson; grandchildren: Leland Hildreth, Maddox and Connor Shannon;...