Obituaries

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Joan Charlotte (Minnich)  Counts

Joan Charlotte (Minnich) Counts

Oct 22, 2017

Joan Charlotte (Minnich) Counts, age 86, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Saturday October 22, 2017 at 1:21AM at Story Point in Troy. She was born on March 10, 1931 in Piqua to the late Reuben Minnich and Mary Charlotte (Grote) Minnich Belt.  Joan was married to her husband of 63 years: Robert M. Counts and he preceded her...

Nancy L. Adams

Nancy L. Adams

Oct 20, 2017

Nancy L. Adams, age 84, of Troy, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017, at Brookdale of Troy. She was born on August 19, 1933 in Darke County, OH to the late Gerald B. Robbins and Donna M. (Netzley) Robbins. Nancy was married to Gilbert T. Adams for 34 years, he preceded her in death on May 30, 1994....

Roy L. Willoughby

Roy L. Willoughby

Oct 18, 2017

Roy L. Willoughby, age 93, of Troy, OH, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at his home. He was born July, 23, 1924 in DeKalb County, AL to the late William W. and Mattie A. (McDowell) Willoughby. He was married to Eleanor Faye Willoughby, who preceded him in death on October 31, 2012.

Roy is survived by...

Jeanette (Smith)  Dieringer

Jeanette (Smith) Dieringer

Oct 16, 2017

Jeanette (Smith) Dieringer, age 86, formerly of Troy, OH and more recently of Greenville passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017 at the Greenville Brethren Home.  She was born on February 26, 1931 in Chicago, IL to the late Howard A. and Pauline (Trugerschultz) Smith.  She was married to Rev. Charles E. Dieringer for almost 36 years and he...

Nancy Lee (Reed)  Harnish

Nancy Lee (Reed) Harnish

Oct 16, 2017

Nancy Lee Harnish, age 85, of Troy, OH passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017 at Koester Pavilion, Troy.  Nancy was born on September 25, 1932 in Troy, OH to the late Ralph Reed and Augusta (Furrow) Reed Dilley.

Nancy is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law: Terri (Harnish) and Butch Morgan of Troy; Cindy (Harnish) and...

Mary Ann Gross

Mary Ann Gross

Oct 16, 2017

Mary Ann Gross, age 67, of Casstown, OH passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017 at Vancrest of New Carlisle, OH.  Mary Ann was born on December 20, 1949 in Troy, OH to the late Arthur M. and Virginia (Knoop) Gross.

Mary Ann is survived by her brother and sister-in-law: Albert and Judy Gross of Casstown; sister...

Lois Eileen (Schreiber)  Lingg

Lois Eileen (Schreiber) Lingg

Oct 16, 2017

Lois Eileen Lingg, age 79, of Troy, OH passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017 at her residence.  She was born on April 29, 1938 in Dayton, OH to the late Wilbur and Deba (Holderman) Schreiber.  She was married to Kenneth Dale Lingg and he preceded her in death on September 12, 2013.

Lois is survived by...

Lucille M. (Burkholder)  Wright

Lucille M. (Burkholder) Wright

Oct 15, 2017

Lucille May Wright, age 102, of Troy, OH passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Koester Pavilion, Troy.  She was born on September 17, 1915 in Troy, OH to the late Walter and Ethel (Johnson) Burkholder.  She was married to Cyrus Wright and he preceded her in death in 1979.

She is survived by her daughter:...

Steven S. Line

Steven S. Line

Oct 14, 2017

STEVEN S. LINE, age 60, of Belle Center, OH, formerly of Pleasant Hill, OH, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.  He was born on July 5, 1957 in Sidney, OH to Patsy (Kendall) Line Watkins of Belle Center and the late Gerald Line.

Steven is survived by his children:...

Randy Lee Binkley

Randy Lee Binkley

Oct 11, 2017

RANDY LEE BINKLEY, age 61, of Troy, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at UVMC, Troy after his long battle with ALS. He was born January 15, 1956, in Troy, OH to the late Warren and Delores (Cooper) Binkley.

Randy is survived by his wife of 39 years: Hettie L. (Hall) Binkley; children: Mandy Ann (Ian)...

Jack R. Putney

Jack R. Putney

Oct 9, 2017

JACK R. PUTNEY, age 77 of Troy, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Piqua on March 31, 1940 to the late Raymond Putney, who passed away in 1983, and Margaret (Harmon) Putney Simmons, who passed away in July, 2017.

Jack is survived by his wife of...

Karol L. Abdon

Karol L. Abdon

Oct 5, 2017

KAROL L. ELDREDGE ABDON, age 77, of Troy, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at her residence.  She was born on August 16, 1940 in Troy, OH to the late Wayne H. and Thelma F. (Hill) Eldredge.  Her husband of eleven years, Billie W. Abdon, preceded her in death on January 30, 2015.

Karol is survived...

Claude Begin

Claude Begin

Oct 5, 2017

Claude Begin, 75, of Phillipsburg, OH passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit, Troy. He was born August 5, 1942 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to the late Leopold and Gertrude (Roy) Begin. Claude is survived by his bride of 49 years, Gloria (Smith) Begin.

Claude is also survived by sons: Tim...

Betty J. Weikert

Betty J. Weikert

Oct 3, 2017

Betty J. Weikert, age 94, of Troy, OH passed away on Tuesday, October 03, 2017 at Genesis, Troy.  She was born on June 6, 1923 in Troy, OH to the late Clyde and Estelle (Dankworth) Weikert.

Betty is survived by several nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers:...

Merrill W. Landis

Merrill W. Landis

Sep 25, 2017

Merrill W. Landis, 87, of Troy, OH,  passed away September 25 at Brookdale Senior Living in Troy.  He was born in 1930 in Fowler, Ohio to Paul and Arleen (Bettiker) Landis.

Merrill graduated from Matthews High School in Vienna, Ohio in 1948 and then enlisted in the US Navy, serving as a Naval photographer.   He then went...

Larry J. Huffman

Larry J. Huffman

Sep 24, 2017

LARRY J. HUFFMAN, age 78, of Piqua formerly of Troy, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at his residence.  He was born in Union City, IN on June 29, 1939 to the late Farrell E. Huffman and Mabel Irene (Pickett) Huffman Ungericht Greenstein.

Larry is survived by children: Lorraine Spradlin of Union, Chester Alan Huffman of...

Paul M. Patten

Paul M. Patten

Sep 24, 2017

Paul M. Patten died after a long illness on September 24, 2017, just short of his 90th birthday.  Paul was born in Piqua and attended Tipp City High School, graduating in 1945.  He majored in chemistry at Miami University in Oxford and attended graduate courses at Ohio State and USC.  During the Korean conflict, he served four years in...

Donald Eugene "Gene" Clark

Donald Eugene "Gene" Clark

Sep 24, 2017

Donald Eugene "Gene" Clark, age 69, of Troy, OH passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at Genesis, Troy.  He was born on February 16, 1948 in Huntington, WV to the late Donald A. and Margaret B. (Brown) Clark.

He is survived by his sister: Elle Reynolds of Troy; nieces and nephews: James Clark; Tamara L. Clark-McWilliams;...

Sharon Elaine (Macy)  Buchanan

Sharon Elaine (Macy) Buchanan

Sep 24, 2017

SHARON ELAINE BUCHANAN, age 74, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at her residence.  She was born in Troy on April 10, 1943 to the late Silas Ralph and Mabel Marie (Freeze) Macy.

Sharon is survived by her husband of 54 years: Marvin J. Buchanan; one daughter: Beth (Dean) Hunter of Troy; two sons:...

Lloyd Swigart

Lloyd Swigart

Sep 23, 2017

Lloyd Swigart, age 97, of Troy, OH passed away lovingly and peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.  He was born on December 25, 1919 in Miami County to the late Edward and Edith Pearl (Harris) Swigart.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years of...