Obituaries
Eileen Howsmon Katzenberger
Jun 11, 2011
Eileen Howsmon Katzenberger Eileen Howsmon Katzenberger passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2011, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at the age of 94. Eileen was born in Dayton, Ohio to Wilfred and Ella Baber Howsmon. She graduated from Stivers High School in 1935 as salutatorian. She attended Berea College in Kentucky, graduating in 1939 with a degree in History. In...
Ronald J. Roetter
Jun 11, 2011
Ronald J. Roetter Ronald J. Roetter, age 76, of Okeechobee, Florida, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 in Raulerson Hospital, Okeechobee. He was born on April 29, 1935 in Pleasant Hill, Ohio. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Judy Roetter of Okeechobee; son, Eric Kathi Roetter of Troy, Ohio; step-daughter, Kathy Joe Keresty of Chandler, Arizona;...
John A. Waddell
Jun 10, 2011
John A. Waddell John A. Waddell, age 62, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on June 10, 2011 at his residence. He was born on November 12, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Wilburn and Nina Hoover Waddell. His wife of 22 years, Marla J. Vogann Waddell, preceded him in death on May 19, 2007. He is survived...
Russell Dean Smith
Jun 9, 2011
Russell Dean Smith Russell Dean Smith passed away peacefully at home on the morning of June 9, 2011 under Hospice care after a long and difficult illness. He was born January 12, 1934 in Athens County, Ohio. and was preceded in death by his parents, Robert A. Smith and Margaret Bean Smith. Also preceding him in death were his...
Fannie M. Matthews
Jun 8, 2011
Fannie M. Hickman Matthews TROY -- Fannie M. Hickman Matthews, 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 8th in Troy, Ohio. She was born December 20, 1919 in Yamacraw, Kentucky to the late Eddie and Rebecca White Hickman. She married Raymond Matthews on July 18, 1936 and they shared 71 years together before his death in 2007. She leaves...
David Lynn Pike
Jun 7, 2011
DAVID DAVE "PAPPY" LYNN PIKE Greybull, Wyoming resident, David Dave Lynn Pike, age 53, formerly of Troy, Ohio passed away suddenly in his home at Greybull, Wyoming on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Dave was born November 21, 1957 in Troy, Ohio to Robert Eugene and Nellie Mae Westfall Pike. Dave grew up in Troy and received his schooling and...
Bonnie Sue Ferguson
May 30, 2011
Bonnie Sue Ferguson Bonnie Sue Ferguson, age 66, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 2:50PM on Monday, May 30, 2011 at Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. She was born on April 3, 1945 in Bernstadt, Kentucky to the late Robert E. Lee and Dorothy Opal Adams Wells. She married Charles E. Ferguson on November 23, 1963 and he survives. They...
Don L. Rowe
May 29, 2011
Don L. Rowe, age 81, of Troy, Ohio died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at the Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born March 5, 1930 in Dartmoor, West Virginia of the late Gerald Paul Rowe and Anna Wilson Rowe. He was married to Shelby Pingley Rowe, his wife of 56 years of marriage. In addition to...
Mary Lyne Holcomb
May 28, 2011
Mary Lyne Robinson Holcomb, 91, born in Nicholasville, Kentucky on July 22 1919 and passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011. Preceded in death by her parents: Nancy Elizabeth Lyne and Theodore Curry Robinson, beloved sisters, Elizabeth the late Joe Robb and Connette Joe Gayle. Her husband of fifty years, James William Holcomb, mother and father in law, Beatrice...
Christina Marie Maxa
May 27, 2011
Christina Marie Maxa, age 33, formerly of Troy, OH, passed away on Friday, May 27th, in Greensboro, NC. She was born April 22nd, 1978 in Toledo, OH. Beloved mother, daughter, sister and aunt, Christina spent her childhood in Troy, OH. She attended Miami Valley School where she nurtured her talents playing Varsity tennis and writing for the literary magazine....
Ruth A. Canan
May 24, 2011
Ruth A. Canan Ruth A. Canan, age 92, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 11:58PM on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at her residence. She was born on April 21, 1919 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Houghton Arthur and Marie Smith Hancock. She was married to Thomas E. Newell and he preceded her in death in 1974. She later...
Margaret S. Buckwalter
May 23, 2011
Margaret S. Buckwalter Margaret S. Buckwalter, age 93, of Tipp City, Ohio, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at SpringMeade HealthCenter, Tipp City. She was born on December 2, 1917 in Franklin, Ohio to the late Charles and Sarah Collins Schumacker. Her husband of 58 years, Robert O. Buckwalter, preceded her in death on November 11, 1997. She is survived...
Sally Ann Twiss
May 20, 2011
Sally Ann Twiss, age 60, of Troy, Ohio died Friday, May 20, 2011 at her residence. She was born March 15, 1951 in Erie, Pennsylvania to Patricia Ann Lutz Twiss of Troy and the late William Custer Twiss. In addition to her mother, Sally is survived by her life partner, Dr. James L. Sims of Troy; daughter, Megan Austin...
Gene E. Moore
May 12, 2011
Gene E. Schnell Moore Gene E. Schnell Moore, age 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 11:20AM on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on January 11, 1923 in Troy, to the late Charles and Artie Alexander Schnell. Her husband, Collier Wayne Moore, preceded her in death in 1969. She is...
Clinton Eugene Lee
May 11, 2011
Clinton Eugene Lee, age 85, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. He was born on August 20, 1925 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Melvin E. and Wanda Shade Lee. His wife of 64 years, Wanda Henderson Lee, survives. Other survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Bill...
Norma Virginia Hufford
May 10, 2011
Norma Virginia Wright Hufford Norma Virginia Wright Hufford, age 95, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 11:05PM on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on March 31, 1916 in Miami County, Ohio to the late Herman W. and Charlotte A. Hecker Wright. She married Ralph E. Hufford on November 22, 1941 and...
Forest Messer
May 9, 2011
Forest Messer Forest Messer, age 85, of Pleasant Hill, Ohio, passed away at 1:45PM on Monday, May 9, 2011 at Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. He was born on May 19, 1925 in Walker, Kentucky to the late Allen and Alice Mills Messer. His wife, Betty Lou Deeter Messer, preceded him in death in 2003. He is survived by his...
Donald M. Snyder
May 8, 2011
Donald M. Snyder Donald M. Snyder, age 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 6:44PM on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. He was born on April 16, 1923 in Tipp City, Ohio to the late Delbert Snyder and Olivia Fox Snyder. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Shirley Faulkner Snyder and several nieces...
Katrina Kay Renbarger
May 5, 2011
Katrina Kay Renbarger, age 45, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Upper Valley Medical Center, ICU, Troy, Ohio, She was born on October 6, 1965 in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina to Naedeine Yeakle Howell of Marion, Indiana and the late Ronald E. Duncan. In addition to her mother, Katrina is survived by two sons,...
Frances D. Shaw
May 3, 2011
Frances D. Shaw Frances D. Shaw, age 64, formerly of Edgewater, Maryland, more recently of Troy and Tipp City, Ohio, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at SpringMeade HealthCenter, Tipp City, Ohio. She was born on November 2, 1946 in San Diego, California to the late Ivan and Helen Crank Wild. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kellie...

