Obituaries
Margaret R. Valentine
Mar 27, 2013
Margaret R. Johnston Valentine Margaret R. Johnston Valentine, age 99, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Alterra Sterling House, Piqua, Ohio. She was born on October 10, 1913 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Louis A. and Emma Russell Johnston. Her husband of 69 years, Howard F. Valentine, preceded her in death one year ago today...
Emma Jean Phelps
Mar 21, 2013
Emma Jean Phelps Emma Jean Phelps, age 87, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 8:20PM on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born on June 22, 1925 in Troy, to the late Floyd and Frances Clifton Belden. She was married to Hanson E. Phelps and he preceded her in death in August of 2009. She...
George K. Emmel
Mar 18, 2013
George K. Emmel George K. Emmel, age 95, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Monday, March 18, 2013 in South Shore, Kentucky. George was born in Troy to the late George and Amanda "Mamie" Stahl Emmel. He was married to A. Isabel Brubaker Emmel who preceded him in death on August 24, 1999. George is survived by his daughters...
Evelyn Marie Stambaugh
Mar 18, 2013
Evelyn Marie Stambaugh Evelyn Marie Stambaugh, age 81, of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at 6:10PM on Monday, March 18, 2013 at her residence. She was born on May 1, 1931 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Harley Foster and Bessie Battson Schisler. Her husband of nearly 63 years, Harold L. Stambaugh, survives. She is also survived by her four...
Margaret R. Mccaffrey
Mar 17, 2013
Margaret R. "Marge" McCaffrey Margaret R. "Marge" McCaffrey, age 96, of Troy, Ohio passed away at 5:05PM on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on February 2, 1917 in Churchtown, Ohio, to the late Frank and Mary Dyer McDermott. She married Robert J. McCaffrey in March of 1941 and they were...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...

