Obituaries

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Gerald Elden Kelsey

Gerald Elden Kelsey

Mar 16, 2013

Gerald Elden Kelsey Gerald Elden Kelsey, age 94, of Troy and Springfield, Ohio, and Tavares, Florida, passed away at 7:40PM on Saturday, March 16, 2013. He was born on February 26, 1919 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late George and Ivalou Reed Kelsey. He married Ruby Johnson Kelsey in 1937, and they were married for 67 years before she...

Treva S. Frantz

Treva S. Frantz

Mar 13, 2013

Treva S. Frantz Treva S. Frantz, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, and more recently of Troy, Ohio, passed away suddenly at 1:35am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 on her 105th birthday. She was born on March 13, 1908 in Darke County, Ohio, to the late Ora Franklin and Julia Catharine Crowell Brumbaugh. She was married to Carl W. Frantz and...

Patricia Ann Twiss

Patricia Ann Twiss

Mar 3, 2013

Patricia Ann Twiss Patricia Ann Twiss, age 83, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Sterling House of Troy. She was born on April 22, 1929 in Erie, Pennsylvania, to the late Alton and Annette Douglas Lutz. She is survived by her two sons and daughters-in-law, William Douglas and Diane Twiss, and Robert Custer...

Bruce D. Jackson

Bruce D. Jackson

Feb 27, 2013

Bruce D. Jackson Bruce D. Jackson, age 48, formerly of Troy, Ohio, more recently of Vandalia, Ohio, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born on October 6, 1964 in Troy, to David B. and Esther Kerr Jackson of Troy. He is survived by his daughter, Sierra N. Jackson of Troy; sister, Susie Jackson of...

Rodney B. Hinkle

Rodney B. Hinkle

Feb 26, 2013

Rodney B. "Rod" Hinkle Rodney B. "Rod" Hinkle, age 74, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:39PM on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on May 9, 1938 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, to the late Fred and Louie Ault Hinkle. His loving wife of 44 years, Joanne Coney Hinkle, survives. Other survivors include...

Phillip Edward Mcqueen

Phillip Edward Mcqueen

Feb 25, 2013

Phillip Edward McQueen Phillip Edward McQueen, age 68, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013 at Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on February 4, 1945 in New Castle, Indiana, to the late Elisha and Flora Vaught McQueen. His wife of 28 years, Lou Motter McQueen, survives. He is also survived by his brother and...

Roland Raymond Davidson

Roland Raymond Davidson

Feb 24, 2013

Roland Raymond Davidson Roland Raymond Davidson, age 95, of Troy, Ohio, broke earthly bonds to join the Lord on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, succumbing to pneumonia. Roland went to join his wife, Evelyn, of 67 1/2 years. Roland was born near Sidney, Ohio, and at an early age, along with his family,...

Margaret N. Dehart

Margaret N. Dehart

Feb 23, 2013

Margaret N. DeHart, age 93, of Troy, Ohio passed away Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the SpringMeade Retirement Community, Tipp City, Ohio. She was born October 31, 1919 in Greenup, Kentucky to the late David Crockett Quillen and Mettie Alice Miller Quillen. She was married to Henry M. DeHart who preceded her in death in 1992. She is survived...

Mary Ann Zunke

Mary Ann Zunke

Feb 22, 2013

Mary Ann Zunke, age 83, of Tipp City, Ohio, died Friday, February 22, 2013 at SpringMeade Retirement Community, Tipp City. She was born March 18, 1929 in Glade Hill, Virginia to the late Harvey Levi and Mattie Bailey Hutchinson Thomas. Mary Ann is survived by her husband of 60 years, Willis E. "Bill" Zunke; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dale...

Herbert J. Schmidt

Herbert J. Schmidt

Feb 21, 2013

Herbert J. Schmidt Herbert J. Schmidt, age 86, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert T. and Lenora Lump Schmidt. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Rhoda Carroll Schmidt; a daughter, Robin Pearson of Louisville, Kentucky; a son, Timothy Schmidt of Dayton, Ohio; a...

Maudie Ellen Frees

Maudie Ellen Frees

Feb 21, 2013

Maudie Ellen Frees Maudie Ellen Frees, age 69, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born on December 11, 1943 in Greenup, Kentucky, to the late William and Bertha Marie Riley Hereford. Her husband, Lester Frees, Sr., preceded her in death. She is survived by her children, Lester Frees, Jr.,...

Ernest L. Vagedes

Ernest L. Vagedes

Feb 16, 2013

Ernest L. Vagedes, age 70, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Hospice of Dayton. He was born August 23, 1942 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Leonard J. Vagedes and Rita M. Steinke Vagedes. He is survived by his wife, Kay McKale Vagedes; his daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and Alan Decker of Troy, Ohio and...

Victor R. Green

Victor R. Green

Feb 16, 2013

Victor R. Green, age 64 of Troy, Ohio, died suddenly Saturday, February 16, 2013 at his residence. He was born September 14, 1948 in Troy, Ohio to the late Arnold and Kathleen Hamilton Green. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Rosemary Beaty Green; two daughters, Tina Beamish of Troy, Ohio and Diana Bruce Douty of Melbourne, Florida; son,...

Alfreda Coons Hall

Alfreda Coons Hall

Feb 15, 2013

Alfreda Coons Hall, age 98, of St. Marys, Ohio; formerly of Troy, Ohio died Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Joint Township Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, Ohio. She was born on June 22, 1914 in Richwood, Ohio. Alfreda is survived by her daughter, Sharon Galbreath of St. Marys, Ohio and son, Robert Hall of Sarasota, Florida; four grandchildren; twelve...

Theodore F. Meyers

Theodore F. Meyers

Feb 13, 2013

Theodore F. "Ted" Meyers Theodore F. "Ted" Meyers, age 82, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 24, 1930 in Marshallville, Ohio, to the late Ralph and Freida E. Fetzer Meyers. His wife of 33 years of marriage, Gayle Y. Criteser Meyers, survives. In addition to his wife,...

Douglas Wayne Fuge

Douglas Wayne Fuge

Feb 13, 2013

Douglas Wayne Fuge Douglas Wayne Fuge, age 51, of Troy, Ohio, passed away of melanoma on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at his mother's residence in Covington, Ohio. He was born on June 12, 1961 in Troy, to Harold Fuge and Alice Wicknick Ventura. He is survived by his mother, Alice, of Covington; father and stepmother, Harold and Ineke Fuge...

Barbara J. Waters

Barbara J. Waters

Feb 9, 2013

Barbara J. Waters Barbara J. Waters, age 77, formerly of Tipp City, Ohio, more recently of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on July 3, 1935 in Fayette County, Ohio, to the late Oscar J. and Helen Eunice McCoy Wilson. Her husband, Coy M. Waters, preceded her...

David J. Muhlenkamp

David J. Muhlenkamp

Feb 3, 2013

David J. Muhlenkamp, age 65, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on May 9, 1947 in Greenville, Ohio, to the late Richard and Vera Gelhaus Muhlenkamp. Survivors include his wife, Amy K. Sherman Muhlenkamp; daughter, Marissa K. Sherman Joseph Cookson of Piqua, Ohio; sisters,...

Robert F. Houser

Robert F. Houser

Feb 1, 2013

Robert F. Houser Robert F. Houser, age 73 of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2013 at his residence in the loving care of his three girls. He was born on January 15, 1940 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Robert E. and Doris Schlosser Houser. His wife, Judith A. "Judy" Ritter Houser, preceded him in death...

Charles W. Doll

Charles W. Doll

Jan 30, 2013

Charles W. "Bill" Doll Charles W. "Bill" Doll, age 86, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the Walnut Creek Nursing Center, Kettering, Ohio. He was born on May 4, 1926 in Troy, to the late William R. and Bernice Sloan Doll. He was married to Louise Hart Doll in August of 1947 and she...