All Obituaries

Eloise Ann McFarland, age 69, of Troy, passed away on Monday November 29, 2021, at home surrounded by her family.  She was born on December 6, 1951 in Richmond, KY. Eloise is survived by her parents: Henry G. and Mary Jane King of Paint Lick, KY; her husband of 37 years: Ray G. McFarland; step daughter: Nicole (Doug) Hall of Troy; sisters: Dianne (Rick) Neff of Russell Springs, KY and Wilma (Mike) Story of Paint Lick, KY; step grandchildren: Mason and Morgan; many nieces and...

Donald Ott, age 86, of Troy, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Saturday November 27, 2021, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.  He was born on December 10, 1934 in Honeycreek Township, WI to the late Arthur and Margaret (Lesch) Ott. Donald (Gramps) is survived by children: Donald (Donesia) Ott of Kenosha, WI, Calvin Ott of Chicago, IL, Laurie (Craig) Englund of Shoreview, MN, Kelly Ott-Statzer of Miamisburg and Jeff (Lisa) Ott of Troy; sister: Carol Kutz of Kenosha, WI;...

Shirley Ott, age 80, of Troy, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.  She was born on July 25, 1941 in Spirit Lake, IA to the late Aloysious and Clara (Bernholtz) Heinrichs. Shirley (Gran) is survived by children: Kelly Ott-Statzer of Miamisburg, Jeff (Lisa) Ott of Troy, Donald (Donesia) Ott of Kenosha, WI, Calvin Ott of Chicago, IL and Laurie (Craig) Englund of Shoreview, MN; brother: Verlin Heinrichs of...

Steven E. Cooper, age 70, of Tipp City, passed away on November 24, 2021.  He was born on June 9, 1951 in Dayton to the late Floyd A. and Dorothy M. (Wetzel) Cooper. He is survived by his wife of 50 years: Mary Ann (Dorn) Cooper; son: Keith E. (Angela Moore) Cooper of Troy; brother: Mike (Connie) Cooper of Troy; sister: Pam (Dennis) Geglein of Tipp City and extended family. Steve served in law enforcement for 32 years including Butler Township and Miami County Sheriff Department where...

Richard J. Shoe, age 77, of Troy, OH passed away on November 23, 2021 at the Upper Valley Medical Center.  He was born on September 3, 1944 in Sidney, OH to the late Edward C. and Bessie V. (Gates) Shoe. He is survived by his wife of 20 years: Nina L. (Stone) Shoe; children: Rebecca Shoe of Piqua; Teresa Farrar of Phil Campbell, AL, Lisa (Phillip) Lucas of Phil Campbell AL and Dempsey Dale Baker of Sidney; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great great...

Wilma E. Hartley, age 90, of Englewood, passed away on November 22, 2021 at the Grace Brethren Village in Englewood.  She was born in Troy on April 6, 1931 to the late Russell M. and Jessie J. (Brown) Hartley. Wilma is survived by sisters: Patricia (Bob) Wise of Troy and Beverly Denlinger of Brookville and brother: Douglas (Judy) Hartley of Troy and numerous nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents, Wilma was preceded in death by sisters: Doris “Dee” Victor and...

Max V. Stubbs, age 81, of Troy, passed away peacefully surrounded by his four daughters on Monday, November 22, 2021, at Randall Residence in Tipp City.  He was born on June 3, 1940 in Marion, IN to the late Mary (VanTyle) Striewe.  Max was preceded in death by his wife: Pamila Sue “Pam” Stubbs.  Max is survived by daughters: Angela Weidle of Avon, Michele (Jeff) Havens of Urbana, Brandy (Steve) Reindel of Troy and Nikki Lavender of Medina; nine grandchildren:...

Charlotte G. Stager, age 81, of Troy, OH passed away on November 22, 2021 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit. She was born on January 5, 1940 in West Virginia to the late Woodrow and Ruby (Weatherholt) Wears. Charlotte is survived by her children: Randy L. Stager of Troy; Scott D. (Beth) Stager of Ft. Loramie; Barbara (Barry) Coomes of Troy and Kirk (Miles) Stager of Vandalia; nine grandchildren: Christopher Stager, Matthew (Breanne) Stager; Shane Stager; Kyle Stager; Trevor...

Patricia J. (McEowen) Long, age 90, of Troy, passed away on November 20, 2021 at StoryPoint in Troy.  She was born in Piqua on September 5, 1931 to the late Hershel H. and Elnora (Jones) McEowen.  Pat is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law: Krista and Dave Magill of Piqua, Kathy and Steve Cecil of Burlington, NC and Kimbe and Frank Lange of Piqua; son and daughter-in-law: Kent and Darlene Long of Troy; grandchildren:  Justin (Kari) Magill, Jason (Jenny) Magill, Audrey...

Macinissa Mezache, age 72, of Troy, passed away on November 20, 2021 at his residence.  He was born on September 15,1949 in Azazga, Kabylia, Algeria to the late Amara and Sefia (Mazri) Mezache.  He is survived by his wife of 42-plus years: Zouina (Ait Ahmed Kaci) Mezache; children: Yedhir Mezache of Lyon, France; Louisa (Joseph Lasko) Mezache of Columbus and Neil (Jacy Graves) Mezache of Columbus; one brother and five sisters and two grandchildren: Tulo and baby sister. He...