Tildon Lee Ishmael
Feb 17, 2025
Tildon Lee Ishmael, age 75, of Troy, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025, at Vancrest at Upper Valley in Troy. He was born on April 3, 1949, in Troy, to the late Joseph and Harriet (Anthony) Ishmael.
Tildon is survived by his wife of 55 years: Linda (Battson) Ishmael; three children: Christina Ishmael of FL, Beth...
Jane Anne Trautmann
Feb 14, 2025
Jane Anne Trautmann, age 98, of Troy, OH passed away on February 14, 2025, at StoryPoint Troy. She was born on October 8, 1926, in Lakeland, FL to the late Henry and Jane (Reynolds) Hesse.
Jane was raised in Pittsburgh, PA, where she met her husband, Elmer M. Trautmann. They wed on June 11, 1946, and were...
Patricia M. Goode
Feb 14, 2025
Patricia M. Goode, age 85, of Troy, OH passed away on February 14, 2025 at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born on April 22, 1939 in Cincinnati, OH to the late John and Lillian (Schultheis) Burke.
Pat is survived by her children: Jennifer (Matthew) Kirk of Piqua, and James (Andi) Trzeciak of Tipp City, OH; one sister:...
Billilou “Bobo” Conard
Feb 13, 2025
Billilou "Bobo" Conard, age 97, formerly of Montgomery County and more recently of Troy, OH, passed away on February 13, 2025. She was born on September 14, 1927 in Dayton, OH to the late William H. and Mildred E. (Cole) Gaddis.
She is survived by her four children: Susan (Mike) Leemhuis of Nicholasville, KY, Sally Conard of...
Dallas Dewey Gabbard, Jr.
Feb 12, 2025
Dallas Dewey Gabbard, Jr., age 63, of Troy, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2025, at Ohio's Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit in Troy. He was born on May 9, 1961, in Laurel County, KY, to the late Dallas Dewey and Anna Lou (Carter) Gabbard, Sr.
Dallas is survived by four sisters: Sharon (Danny) Saunders of...
Duane Elden Wilson
Feb 11, 2025
Duane Elden Wilson, age 87, of Troy, OH, passed away on February 11 2025, at Liberty Retirement Community of Lima. He was born on January 25, 1938, in Casstown, OH, to the late Lee L. and Mildred M. (Powell) Wilson.
Duane is survived by three sisters: Dolores Gonzales, of Troy, OH,, Nellie Karen Eby of Decatur, IL,...
Fonda Carol Sotzing
Feb 11, 2025
Fonda Carol Sotzing, age 76, of Casstown, Ohio, died Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Upper Valley Medical Center. Fonda was born on July 17, 1948, in Piqua, Ohio to the late Allen J. Morgan and Margaret E. (Willmeth) Morgan.
Fonda married her Miami East High School sweetheart, Dale Sotzing, on August 21, 1965, and they were married...
Melody Sheling
Feb 10, 2025
Melody Sheling, age 61, of Troy, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025, at her residence. She was born on August 15, 1963 in Richmond, IN, to the late Thomas Corwin and Peggie Downs.
Melody is survived by her husband of 35 years: Scott Sheling; two sons: Brandon Sheling and Troy Sheling both of Troy, OH; two...
Helen L. Gulker
Feb 8, 2025
Helen L. Gulker, age 93, of Troy, OH passed away on February 8, 2025. She was born on January 16, 1932 in Lima, OH to the late Sam and Mamie (Lamantia) Lamantia.
She is survived by her five children: Diane (Dan) Mallery of Troy, Tom (Cyndee) Gulker of Troy, Joe (Teri) Gulker of Troy, Rich (Jeannette) Gulker...
Freda K. Goodall
Feb 8, 2025
Freda K. Goodall, age 79, of Troy, OH passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Kettering Health, Dayton. She was born on May 30, 1945 in Troy to the late John F. and Katherine Dora (Bissett) Bader.
She is survived by her children: Dora J. (Sean) Hydrus of Troy, David M. (Cheryl) Kolleda of Palm Bay,...
John F. Kautz Iii
Feb 7, 2025
John F. Kautz III, age 65, of Troy, OH passed away on February 7, 2025. He was born on April 12, 1959 in Oakland, CA to Phillis (Wyrick) Kautz of Troy and the late John F. Kautz II.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his sister: Ruth E. (Charles A.) Corcoran of Bradford. He...
Andrew Patrick Gadouas
Feb 7, 2025
Andrew Patrick Gadouas went home to be with the Lord on February 7, 2025.
Andrew, beloved husband of Christy Gadouas, devoted father of Braydin Gadouas, loving son of the late Robert Pecor and Barbara (Paul) Gadouas, dear brother of Jeremy (Melissa) Hogan and Shane (Ashley) Hogan. Also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, relatives, and many...
Charlene L. Burnside
Feb 6, 2025
Charlene L. Burnside, age 78, of Troy, OH passed away on February 6, 2025 at her residence. She was born on September 21, 1946 in Sidney, OH to the late Charles and Catherine (Andrews) Smedley.
Charlene is survived by her husband: Randy Burnside of Troy; children: Theresa (Mike) Fraley of Mt. Sterling, KY, Holly (Dave) Davidson of...
Karen K. Shilt
Feb 5, 2025
Karen K. Shilt, age 76, of Troy, Ohio passed away at her home on February 5, 2025. She was born on June 4, 1948 in Troy to the late Harry and Irene (Drum) Schaeffer.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years of marriage: Charles E. Shilt; her son: Bryan Shaw of Georgia; daughter: Alissa (Kevin)...
Harold Lee "Howie" Beam
Feb 2, 2025
Harold Lee "Howie" Beam, age 78, of Piqua, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at Vancrest of Upper Valley in Troy. He was born on January 12, 1947, in Greenville to the late Stanley and Hazel (Lavy) Beam.
Howie is survived by his children: Tom Beam, Angelia (Donald) Roadcap, Chastiti (Doug) Floyd, Brad Beam and Lindsay...
Edna Eunice Ballard
Feb 1, 2025
Edna Eunice Ballard, age 84, of Troy, OH passed away on February 1, 2025 at Hospice of Miami County. She was born on December 29, 1940 in Columbus, OH to the late Thomas Fulton and Edna (Creech) Carroll. Eunice was raised by her sisters and brothers-in-law: Zella and Dewey and later, Rhoda and Herb.
Eunice is survived...
Deborah L. Baca
Feb 1, 2025
Deborah L. Baca, age 71, of Troy, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. She was born on July 22, 1953, in Ironton, OH, to the late James and Ruth (Potter) Palmer.
Deborah is survived by one brother: Scott Palmer; two sisters: Marsha Palmer and Brenda Settles; sister-in-law: Delores Palmer; several...
Georgia Faye Ellison
Jan 29, 2025
Georgia Faye Ellison, age 83, of Troy, OH passed away on January 29, 2025. She was born on February 9, 1941 in Load, KY to the late John and Mary (Humble) Potter.
She is survived by her two daughters: Zenda (Ben Anderson) Rees of Troy, Melinda (Doug Hornyak) McGraw of Dayton; daughter-in-law: Denise Sparks of Piqua; six...
Carl R. Naas
Jan 27, 2025
Carl R. Naas, age 76, of Troy, OH passed away at his home on January 27, 2025. He was born on February 4, 1948, in Dayton, OH to the late Edward and Catherine (Puthoff) Naas.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years: Theresa "Terry" (Mason) Naas; four children: Joel (Monica) Naas of Springboro, OH, Kevin...
Edward A. Sheppard
Jan 26, 2025
Edward A. Sheppard, age 78, of New Carlisle, OH passed away on January 26, 2025 at StoryPoint Troy after battling Alzheimer's for several years. The son of the late Phyllis A. (Mapes) Sheppard and Edward B. Sheppard, Ed was born on April 17, 1946 in Columbus, OH and grew up in Lancaster, OH. He was a resident of Granville,...
