Obituaries

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William L. Davis

William L. Davis

Apr 27, 2012

William L. "Bill" Davis, age 79, of Tipp City, Ohio died Friday, April 27, 2012 at the SpringMeade Health Center, Tipp City, Ohio. He was born October 25, 1932 in East Detroit, Michigan. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Janet B. Nusko Davis; his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Carolyn Davis of Tipp City, Ohio; granddaughters,...

Donald H. Lauber

Donald H. Lauber

Apr 26, 2012

Donald H. Lauber Donald H. Lauber, age 84, of Troy, Ohio, passed away in his sleep at 4:30AM on Thursday, April 26, 2012. He was born on May 31, 1927 in Troy to the late Joseph M. and Alwilda McDaniel Lauber. His wife, Margaret Ann "Peggy" Gaier Lauber, preceded him in death on May 27, 1989. He is survived...

Florence M. Thuma

Florence M. Thuma

Apr 23, 2012

Florence M. Thuma Florence M. Thuma, age 91, of Tipp City, Ohio passed away at 7:32PM on Monday, April 23, 2012 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born on April 16, 1921 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Harry and May Snyder Wallace. Her husband, Roy H. Thuma, Sr., preceded her in death on November 10,...

Jessi Lyn Baca

Jessi Lyn Baca

Apr 21, 2012

Jessi Lyn Baca, age 28, of Troy, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 21, 2012 at her residence. She was born May 12, 1983 in Miami County, Ohio to the late Thomas L. Baca and Deborah L. Palmer Baca of Troy, Ohio; formerly of Greenup, Kentucky. In addition to her mother, Jessi is survived by her grandparents, James and...

C. Robert Sutton

C. Robert Sutton

Apr 19, 2012

C. Robert Sutton C. Robert Sutton, age 92, of Troy, Ohio passed away at 5:20AM on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at SpringMeade HealthCenter, Tipp City. He was born on August 14, 1919 in Woodford County, Illinois to the late James Roy and Maude I. Stephens Sutton. His wife, Freda L. Eubank Sutton preceded him in death on January 7,...

Esther M. Tester

Esther M. Tester

Apr 18, 2012

Esther M. Tester Esther M. Tester, age 96, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 6:35PM on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on June 6, 1915 in Wapakoneta, Ohio to the late Joseph and Margaret Sheipline Brown. Her husband, Vernon Tester, preceded her in death on June 14, 1981. She is survived...

Catherine J. Bohm

Catherine J. Bohm

Apr 17, 2012

Catherine J. Bohm Catherine J. Bohm, age 98, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 8:30PM on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on July 27, 1913 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Harley and Martha Graham Bausman. She married Clayton R. Bohm on February 8, 1946 and he preceded her in death...

Betty L. Thompson

Betty L. Thompson

Apr 14, 2012

Betty L. Thompson, 87 of Troy, Ohio died Saturday April 14, 2012 at 11:35 AM at her residence. She was born August 19, 1924 in Meda, KY to the late Robert W. and Eunice Stratton Elswick. She is survived by her husband of 57 years Warren T. Thompson; son Gene Joins of Troy; 3 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren and...

David J. King

David J. King

Apr 14, 2012

David J. King, age 65, of Tipp City, Ohio died unexpectedly Saturday, April 14, 2012 at his residence. He was born October 27, 1946 in Pontiac, Michigan to Phyllis Kline King and the late James King. In addition to his mother David is survived by; daughters and sons-in-law, Ann Marie and Bob Chaney of Troy, Ohio; Carol L. Wheeler...

Lowell E. Wintrow

Lowell E. Wintrow

Apr 12, 2012

Lowell E. "Shorty" Wintrow Lowell E. "Shorty" Wintrow, age 83, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center, Troy. He was born on January 29, 1929 in Troy to the late Charles W. Wintrow, Sr. and Edith R. Dixon Wintrow. His wife, Mary Ann McDaniel Wintrow, preceded him in death on...

Walter E. Westfall

Walter E. Westfall

Apr 12, 2012

Walter E. Westfall, age 102, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at his son's residence. He was born on March 31, 1910 in Conneaut, Ohio to the late Jacob and Emma Wills Westfall. He is survived by his two sons, Walter P. Westfall and J. Paul Westfall both of Troy; 10 grandchildren: Gordy Westfall, Tracy...

S. Eugene Hawkins

S. Eugene Hawkins

Apr 8, 2012

S. Eugene Hawkins S. Eugene Hawkins, age 69, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 10:36AM on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born on September 14, 1942 in Ramsey, West Virginia to the late Billie and Ruby Kessler Hawkins. His wife of 49 years, Gladis A. Harper Hawkins, survives. In addition to...

Marylin L. Cramer

Marylin L. Cramer

Apr 5, 2012

Marilyn L. Cramer Marilyn L. Cramer, age 74, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on November 1, 1937 in Eaton, Ohio to the late LeRoy and Evelyn Hughes Button. Her husband, Fred Lawrence Cramer, preceded her in death on August 6, 1996. She is survived by...

Ronnie Smallwood

Ronnie Smallwood

Apr 2, 2012

Ronnie Smallwood Ronnie Smallwood, age 55, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 7:31AM on Monday, April 2, 2012 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on December 4, 1956 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Jessie and Janice Heizer Smallwood. Ronnie is survived by two brothers and a sister-in-law, Rick and Beth Smallwood of Conover, Ohio and...

Ruth S. Mccool

Ruth S. Mccool

Apr 2, 2012

Ruth S. McCool Ruth S. McCool, age 94, formerly of Troy, more recently of Lebanon, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Otterbein Retirement Community, Lebanon, Ohio. She was born on October 25, 1917 in Sweetwater, Tennessee to the late Ralph Waldo and Margaret Jerrine Marsh Scott. She married Robert S. McCool in 1939 and he...

Dorothy W. O'Keefe

Dorothy W. O'Keefe

Mar 30, 2012

Dorothy W. O'Keefe Dorothy W. O'Keefe, age 84, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 9:58AM on Friday, March 30, 2012 at Upper Valley Medical Center, ICU, Troy after an extended illness. She was born on September 11, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph and Marie Goebel Weber. Her husband of 63 years, William L. O'Keefe, survives. Also...

Howard F. Valentine

Howard F. Valentine

Mar 27, 2012

Howard F. Valentine Howard F. Valentine, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Alterra Sterling House, Piqua, Ohio. He was born on November 3, 1918 in Piqua, Ohio the son of Vernie and Gertrude Dill Valentine. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Margaret Valentine; two brothers-in-law, James Darlene Johnston of The Villages,...

Ruth M. Snider

Ruth M. Snider

Mar 26, 2012

Ruth M. Snider Ruth M. Snider, age 96, of Troy, Ohio passed away at 9:48AM on Monday, March 26, 2012 at her residence. She was born on January 8, 1916 in Christiansburg, Ohio to the late Bert and Bessie Hudson Ross. She was married to Ralph L. "Longie" Snider and he preceded her in death on April 18, 1998....

Charles Cornelius Dankworth

Charles Cornelius Dankworth

Mar 26, 2012

Charles Cornelius Dankworth Charles Cornelius Dankworth, age 60, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 10:30PM on Monday, March 26, 2012 at his residence. He was born on July 30, 1951 in Troy to Norma Jean Griffieth Davis of Troy and the late Robert Louis Dankworth. He is survived by his mother; daughter, Treva E. Eley of Greenville; sister, Patty...

Constantine Pereyma

Constantine Pereyma

Mar 21, 2012

Dr. Constantine Pereyma Dr. Constantine Pereyma, 92, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on July 14, 1919, to the late Timothy and Sophia Kobanyi Pereyma, in his parents' home in the small village of Ropicia Ruska, now Ropicia Polska in the Carpathian Mountains of...