Obituaries

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Edna Mae Pearson

Edna Mae Pearson

Sep 14, 2013

Edna Mae Heffner Pearson Edna Mae Heffner Pearson, 89 of Troy, Ohio passed away at 6:23PM Saturday September 14, 2013 in Troy. She was born May 12, 1924 in W. Charleston, Ohio to the late William E. and Flossie Mae Johnson Heffner. In addition to her parents, Edna was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence D. Pearson; son...

David A. Phyillaier

David A. Phyillaier

Sep 12, 2013

David A. Phyillaier, age 68, of Casstown, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2013 at his residence. David was born on March 22, 1945 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Glen F. and Dorothea M. Stoner Phyillaier. His wife of 49 years, Marla J. Gross Phyillaier, survives. He is also survived by his four children and their spouses: Melissa...

James W. Irvin

James W. Irvin

Sep 11, 2013

James W. Irvin James W. Irvin, age 70, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at his residence. He was born on April 29, 1943 in Piqua, Ohio, to the late Richard and Helen Stump Irvin. He was married to Carol A. King Irvin, his wife of 46 years whom preceded him in death on January...

Mazetta D. Clossman

Mazetta D. Clossman

Sep 8, 2013

Mazetta "Etta" D. Clossman Mazetta "Etta" D. Clossman, age, 93 of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. She was born on February 7, 1920 in Center, Kentucky, to the late Clarage and Lula Mae Boston Froggett. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Jennifer Mae and Douglas Coate...

Mary M. Emmel Tamplin

Mary M. Emmel Tamplin

Sep 8, 2013

Mary M. Peck Emmel Tamplin Mary M. Peck Emmel Tamplin, age 97, of Troy, Ohio, died on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. Mary was born on July 15, 1916 in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Roy Peck and Luella Brown Peck. Mary is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Charles Eberheart of...

Doris P. Tamplin

Doris P. Tamplin

Sep 7, 2013

Doris P. Tamplin, age 92, formerly of Troy; more recently of the Mennonite Home Communities of Bluffton, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013 in Bluffton, Ohio. She was born on May 22, 1921 in Tipp City, Ohio to the late Glenn Pearson and Bertha Oakes Pearson. Doris was married to Parke H. Tamplin and he preceded her...

Eleanor Dale Barringer

Eleanor Dale Barringer

Sep 5, 2013

Eleanor Dale Barringer Eleanor Dale Barringer, age 76, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born on September 24, 1936 in Troy, Ohio, to Lawrence and Lyda Morin Dale. She is survived by her two sisters, Louise E. Shroyer of Troy, Ohio, and Suzanne Baker of...

Sandra Diane Shale

Sandra Diane Shale

Sep 4, 2013

Sandra Diane "Cindy" Shale Sandra Diane "Cindy" Shale, age 72, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community. She was born on April 8, 1941, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to the late Sheldon J. and Ruth Francis Shale. Cindy is survived by her sisters: Stephanie Collier of Troy, Ohio, and Penny Kappel of...

Ronald W. Sexton

Ronald W. Sexton

Aug 27, 2013

Ronald W. Sexton Ronald W. Sexton, age 75, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on November 7, 1937 in Korea, Kentucky, son of the late James Sexton and Maggie Osbourn Sexton McGuire Creech. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sandra Joanne Macy...

Catherine Sutherly

Catherine Sutherly

Aug 25, 2013

Catherine Sutherly Catherine Sutherly, age 98, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at SpringMeade Health Center, Tipp City, Ohio. She was born on April 21, 1915 in Osborn, Ohio, to the late Angus and May Mott Miller. Her husband, Wesley Sutherly, preceded her in death in 1997. She is survived by four children and their...

Betty Jane Kilpatrick

Betty Jane Kilpatrick

Aug 23, 2013

Betty Jane Fish Kilpatrick, age 96, a lifelong resident of Troy, Ohio passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. Betty was born on January 18, 1917 in Troy, Ohio to the late Roy Fish and Myrle Elleman Fish. She was married to James Edwin Kilpatrick in 1938 and he preceded her...

John Charles Richard

John Charles Richard

Aug 20, 2013

John Charles Richard John Charles Richard, age 85, of Troy, Ohio, and Ft. Myers, Florida, passed away at 5:45PM on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. He was born on April 6, 1928 in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, to the late Walter E. and Elizabeth Foster Richard. John was preceded in death by his first wife, Jean Hiltibran...

Tony Arcidiacono

Tony Arcidiacono

Aug 14, 2013

Tony Arcidiacono Tony Arcidiacono, age 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 10:45AM on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his family following a lengthy illness. He was born on February 18, 1925 in Orlando, Florida, to the late John and Bessie Arcidiacono. He married the rock and love of his life, Barbara J. Jenkins Arcidiacono,...

Willard E. Iddings

Willard E. Iddings

Aug 12, 2013

Willard E. "Woodie" Iddings Willard E. "Woodie" Iddings, age 86, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Monday evening, August 12, 2013 at his son's residence. He was born on February 10, 1927 in Troy, Ohio, to the late James O. Iddings and Maude F. Francis Iddings. He was married to Marian A. Hary Iddings and she preceded him in...

Jack E. Cartwright

Jack E. Cartwright

Aug 10, 2013

JACK E. CARTWRIGHT Jack E. Cartwright, age 96, formerly of Troy, Ohio passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Garbry Ridge Assisted Living in Piqua, Ohio. He was born on June 15, 1917 in Sidney, Ohio to the late Robert E. Cartwright and Mabel C. Hall Cartwright. Jack was married to his wife of 65 years, Faith...

William L. O'Keefe

William L. O'Keefe

Aug 9, 2013

William L. O'Keefe, age 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the SpringMeade Healthcare Center. He was born on May 27, 1925 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Thomas and Alice Kelleher O'Keefe. William was married to Dorothy W. Weber O'Keefe his wife of 63 years and she preceded him in death on March...

Ty Noland Tucker

Ty Noland Tucker

Aug 9, 2013

Ty Noland Tucker, age 51, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. Ty was born on March 3, 1962 in Troy, Ohio to the late Noland E. "Eddie" Tucker and Miriam K. Petry Tucker. Ty is survived by his sons, Trey Noland Tucker of Covington, Ohio and Kyle...

Wilma Jean Partin

Wilma Jean Partin

Aug 8, 2013

Wilma Jean Partin, age 79, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at her residence. She was born on January 3, 1934 in Lejunior, Kentucky to the late Epps Anderson Bray and Mary Ethel Smith Bray. Wilma Jean was married to Arnold Partin who preceded her in death on July 19, 1996. Wilma Jean is survived...

Paul F. Braun

Paul F. Braun

Aug 7, 2013

Paul F. Braun Paul F. Braun, age 86, of Piqua, Ohio, died Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at his residence. He was born on December 6, 1926 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Walter and Marie Karnehm Braun. He was married to Rita Rataiczak Braun and she preceded him in death on April 20, 2013. He is survived by his...

Donald F. Johnson

Donald F. Johnson

Aug 5, 2013

DONALD F. JOHNSON Donald F. Johnson, age 94, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2013 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. He was born on June 16, 1919 in Attica, New York to the late Frank A. Johnson and Harriet Baker Johnson. He was married to Iris B. Gallagher Johnson, his wife of 62 years, on...