Obituaries

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Ethel Whitlock

Ethel Whitlock

Jul 16, 2013

Ethel Whitlock Ethel Whitlock, age 96, died July 16, 2013 in Troy of complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was born March 26, 1917 in Herrin, Illinois, to John T. and Susanna Adomitis, both immigrants of Lithuania. The family, which included her older brother John, moved to Michigan. After graduating from Rochester High School, she attended Pontiac Business School. She...

Roy C. Martin

Roy C. Martin

Jul 16, 2013

Roy C. Martin Roy Martin, age 87, of Pleasant Hill, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at his residence. He was born on September 27, 1925 in Covington, Ohio, to the late Ferby Cecil Martin and Charlotte Ely Campbell Martin. His wife of 62 years of marriage, Ruth E. Morrett Martin, survives. He is also survived by...

Elanor "Charline" Smith Hufford

Elanor "Charline" Smith Hufford

Jul 14, 2013

Elanor "Charline" Smith Hufford Elanor "Charline" Smith Hufford, age 92, of the St. Augustine Home for the elderly in Indianapolis, Indiana; formerly of Troy, Ohio passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013. Charline was born on August 28, 1920 in Speedway, Indiana to the late Herbert Smith and Nelda Bennett Smith. She was married to Robert S. "Duke" Hufford...

Mary Ellen Phillis

Mary Ellen Phillis

Jul 8, 2013

Mary Ellen Phillis Mary Ellen Phillis, age 104, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 8, 2013 at SpringMeade HealthCenter, Tipp City. She was born on June 24, 1909 in Fletcher, Ohio, to the late Ephraim and Grace Henning Bair. Her husband, Thomas B. Phillis, preceded her in death on June 3, 1992. She is survived...

Robert W. Sutherly

Robert W. Sutherly

Jul 8, 2013

Robert W. Sutherly Robert W. Sutherly, age 75 of Troy, Ohio died Monday, July 8, 2013 at 12:17AM at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. He was born on June 6, 1938 in Troy, to Catherine Miller Sutherly of Troy, and the late Wesley Sutherly. His wife of 47 years, Bonnie Slaughter Sutherly, survives. In addition to his mother and...

Bella Ann-Renee Bryant Frock

Bella Ann-Renee Bryant Frock

Jul 7, 2013

Bella Ann-Renee Bryant Frock Our little angel, Bella Ann-Renee Bryant Frock, 3 weeks old, of Troy, Ohio, went to Heaven on Sunday, July 7, 2013. She was born on June 12, 2013 in Troy, Ohio, to Codie Dale Frock and Alysia Ann Bryant both of Troy. In addition to her parents, Bella is survived by her grandparents, Carol Bryant...

Roger C. Raguse

Roger C. Raguse

Jul 2, 2013

Roger C. Raguse Roger C. Raguse, age 76, of Troy, Ohio passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at his residence. He was born on March 5, 1937 in Shawano, Wisconsin to the late Emil and Esther Priem Raguse. Roger was preceded in death by his wife, Maureen Boland Raguse, on November 3, 2012. He is survived by his son...

Charles H. Gillis

Charles H. Gillis

Jul 1, 2013

Charles H. Gillis Charles H. Gillis, age 74, of Casstown, Ohio, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on February 28, 1939 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Charles F. and Evelyn E. Steinemann Gillis. His first wife, Edith J. "Jerry" Weaver Gillis, preceded him in death in 2001....

Paul E. Winget

Paul E. Winget

Jul 1, 2013

Paul E. Winget Paul E. Winget died July 1, 2013 at Texas State Veterans Home, McAllen TX. He was born February 6, 1923 in Dayton, Ohio the son of George W. and Hazel H. Winget. He was a graduate of Stivers High School class of 1941 and served in the Army in North Africa during World War II. He...

Carol Hunter

Carol Hunter

Jun 26, 2013

Carol Hunter Carol Hunter, age 69, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at her residence. Carol was born on December 25, 1943 in Troy, Ohio. Carol was married to Donald Lee Hunter who preceded her in death in 1999. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Beth Hunter of Findlay, Ohio; daughter...

Mary Louise Burns

Mary Louise Burns

Jun 25, 2013

Mary Louise Burns Mary Louise Burns age 77 of Troy, Ohio passed away on Tuesday June 25, 2013. She was born in San Diego, California to the late Commander James Nelson, USN and Mary Ethel Dorsey Nelson. She is survived by her husband of 57 years Myron Burns of Troy. She is also survived by her daughters and sons-in-law,...

Luella L. Houck

Luella L. Houck

Jun 24, 2013

Luella L. Houck, age 96, of Troy, Ohio passed away Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. She was born on December 3, 1916 in Mt. Perry, Ohio, to the late Hugh Henry Lafferty and Lulu May Linder Lafferty. She was married to George H. Houck who preceded her in death on December 23, 1982. Luella...

Anna Belle Heckman

Anna Belle Heckman

Jun 20, 2013

Anna Belle Heckman Anna Belle Heckman, age 92, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at the SpringMeade Health Center, Tipp City, Ohio. She was born on September 1, 1920 in Harrison Township, Ohio to the late Earl Adams and Iva Hartsell Adams. She married Harold Robert Heckman on December 24, 1939 and they were married...

Rebecca K. Welbaum Jacobs

Rebecca K. Welbaum Jacobs

Jun 19, 2013

Rebecca K. Welbaum Jacobs Rebecca K. Welbaum Jacobs, age 70, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Genesis Healthcare Troy Center Harborside. She was born on March 12, 1943 in Troy, to the late Harold L. and Elsie Detrick Welbaum. She married Theodore R. Jacobs Jr. in 1962, and he preceded her in death in...

William Robert Hare

William Robert Hare

Jun 17, 2013

William Robert Hare William Robert Hare, age 88 of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 9, 1924 in Piqua, Ohio, to the late Roy A. and Edith Yearsley Hare. His wife of 64 years of marriage, Marcella Groff Hare, survives. He is also survived by his three sons...

Robert A. Jones

Robert A. Jones

Jun 15, 2013

Robert A. Jones Robert A. Jones, age 78, of Sidney, Ohio, formerly of Euclid, Ohio-a suburb of Cleveland, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney. He was born on November 14, 1934, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Harry P. and Catherine Curtis Jones. His wife, Doris Levereaux Jones, survives. In...

Susan W. Meek

Susan W. Meek

Jun 14, 2013

Susan W. Meek, age 83, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born on June 18, 1929 in Pleasant Hill, Ohio to the late Carroll and Nellie Findley Westfall. She is survived by her two daughters and a son-in-law, Elizabeth Meek and Carol and Joseph Moots all of Troy;...

Joyce A. Hirsch

Joyce A. Hirsch

Jun 9, 2013

Joyce A. Hirsch Joyce A. Hirsch, age 77, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Sunday evening, June 9, 2013. She was born on March 2, 1936 in Troy, to the late William Edward and Goldie Pearl Arthur Hirsch. She is survived by her longtime companion, Wallace Cavender; six nieces, Karen Virgil Young of Lexington, Kentucky, Darla Grapner of Piqua,...

Cora Ethel Wilkin

Cora Ethel Wilkin

Jun 9, 2013

Cora Ethel Wilkin Cora Ethel Wilkin, age 87, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Fair Haven Shelby County Home, Sidney, Ohio. She was born on July 9, 1925 in Winchester, Indiana, to the late Hansford L. and Rosetta Arrasmith Hawkins. She married Gerald Wilkin in 1944 and he preceded her in death in 1989....

Ruth Carol Shump

Ruth Carol Shump

Jun 8, 2013

Ruth Carol Shump, 78 of Troy, Ohio died Saturday June 8, 2013 at the Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 16, 1934 in Key, Ohio to the late Alfred and Hermina Bratka Thatcher. She is survived by her husband of 52 years Alan R. Shump; Sons and daughters-in-laws: Mark and Catherine Shump of Manhattan Beach, California...