Obituaries

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Evelyn M. Earhart

Evelyn M. Earhart

Mar 16, 2011

Evelyn M. Earhart Evelyn M. Earhart, age 85, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:35AM on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Clare Bridge, Troy. She was born on December 13, 1925 in Versailles, Ohio to the late Herman and Agnes Schilling Althoff. Her husband, Harold L. Pat Earhart, preceded her in death on January 15, 1977. She is survived...

Dorothea Marie Hunt

Dorothea Marie Hunt

Mar 14, 2011

Dorothea Marie Group Hunt Dorothea Marie Group Hunt, 97, died March 14, 2011 at Otterbein Retirement Living Community, Lebanon, Ohio following a brief illness. She was born October 25, 1913 in Clark County, Ohio to Harry A. and Adeline "Nellie" Hunt Group. The family moved to a farm near Casstown, Ohio in 1920. She graduated from Lostcreek High School...

James O. Stafford

James O. Stafford

Mar 13, 2011

James O. "Jim" Stafford James O. "Jim" Stafford, age 84, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 12:11PM on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on November 18, 1926 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Loren and Reva Kiser Stafford. His wife, Mary Michaella "Mickey" Lane Stafford, survives. Other survivors include his daughter...

Robert A. Shiltz

Robert A. Shiltz

Mar 11, 2011

Robert A. "Bob" Shiltz, age 76, of Troy, Ohio passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. He was born December 31, 1934 in Troy, Ohio to the late George P. and Maxine Stone Shiltz. He married Shirley J. Anderson Shiltz, his wife of 56 years of marriage and she survives. He is also...

Jean S. Stump

Jean S. Stump

Mar 9, 2011

Jean S. Stump Jean S. Stump, age 85, of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at 11:55PM on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at her residence. She was born on January 8, 1926 in Chillicothe, Ohio to the late James T. and Esther Evans Swinning. Her husband of 64 years, Roy E. Stump, survives. She is also survived by her two daughters...

Dorothy V. Schoch

Dorothy V. Schoch

Mar 9, 2011

Dorothy V. Schoch Dorothy V. Schoch, age 88, of Piqua, Ohio passed away at 3:35AM on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born on March 8, 1923 in Cicero, Illinois to the late Earl Veague, Sr. and Loretta B. Kenny Veague. Her husband, Howard Girard Schoch, Sr., preceded her in death on...

Clyde J. Shaffer

Clyde J. Shaffer

Feb 25, 2011

Clyde J. Shaffer, age 88, of Piqua, Ohio died Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home. He was born December 30, 1922 in Troy, Ohio to the late William Clyde and Mary Ann Shiltz Shaffer. He married Goldie A. VanKirk Grau on January 29, 1972 in Piqua, Ohio and she survives. He is also survived stepchildren,...

Ronald C Gates

Ronald C Gates

Feb 23, 2011

Ronald C. Gates Ronald C. Gates, age 70, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the Dayton VA Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. He was born on June 2, 1940 in Troy, to the late Robert C. and Anna Bell Kauffman Gates. He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law: Chad and Sonya Phillippi of...

Carol J. Lenehan

Carol J. Lenehan

Feb 23, 2011

Carol J. Freeman Lenehan Carol J. Freeman Lenehan, age 69, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 6:15PM on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 11, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Joseph E. and Christine Ball Hubbard. She was preceded in death by her first husband, L. Nolan Freeman;...

David L. Miller

David L. Miller

Feb 23, 2011

David L. "Dave" Miller David L. "Dave" Miller, age 50, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:41PM on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on March 20, 1960 in Troy to Jerry R. and D. Jean Snyder Miller both of Troy. In addition to his parents, Dave is survived by his son,...

Lillian Marie Rhoades

Lillian Marie Rhoades

Feb 20, 2011

Lillian Marie Godsey Rhoades Lillian Marie Godsey Rhoades, age 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 5:54AM on Sunday, February 20, 2011 Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on January 8, 1923 in Clayton, Ohio to the late William L. and Margaret S. Sanders Godsey. She married Roy Rhoades on June 21, 1943 and he preceded her...

Quintella Tillie Deweese Johnston

Quintella Tillie Deweese Johnston

Feb 19, 2011

Quintella Tillie DeWeese Johnston, age 92, died Saturday February 19, 2011 at Springmeade Healthcenter. She was born November 25, 1918 to George W. and Florence Brown DeWeese in Troy, Ohio. Tillie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Raymond C. Johnston in 1964, three sisters, Bettie Neikirk, Lois Matthews, Peg Trostle and one brother, George Gus Coleman...

Paul E. Woolery

Paul E. Woolery

Feb 19, 2011

Paul E. Woolery Paul E. Woolery, age 93, of New Carlisle, Ohio, passed away at 9:30PM on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Belle Manor Nursing Home, New Carlisle. He was born on March 9, 1917 in Troy, Ohio to the late Foster and Ida Gray Woolery. He was married to Helen Lorene Long Woolery and she preceded him...

Mary Elizabeth Volp

Mary Elizabeth Volp

Feb 18, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Turoff Volp Mary Elizabeth Turoff Volp, 82 of Troy, Ohio died Friday, February 18, 2011 at 5:00AM at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. She was born November 14, 1928 in Springfield OH to the late George and Efigenia Tsironka Turoff. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Raymond M. Volp...

Jeanette Rademachir

Jeanette Rademachir

Feb 18, 2011

Jeanette Rademachir Jeanette Rademachir, age 84, of Troy, Ohio passed away at 2:20AM on Friday, February 18, 2011 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy after a brief illness. She was born on November 17, 1926 in Troy to the late William and Margaret Nofsinger Waters. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Diana and Larry Rench of Troy; sister, Mary...

Wilmer Michael Egelhoff

Wilmer Michael Egelhoff

Feb 14, 2011

Wilmer Michael "Mike" Egelhoff Wilmer Michael "Mike" Egelhoff, age 45, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away at 7:30AM on Monday, February 14, 2011 at the VA Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. He was born on November 25, 1965 in Columbus, Ohio to Barbara Hamiel Egelhoff Hedges and the late Wilmer Thomas Egelhoff. He is survived by his mother and stepfather,...

Oscar W. Allen Jr.

Oscar W. Allen Jr.

Feb 14, 2011

Oscar W. "Bus" Allen Jr. Oscar W. "Bus" Allen Jr., age 91, of Clare Bridge at the Sterling House, Troy, went home to be with his beloved wife, Vera on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2011. He was born on May 25, 1919 in Troy to the late Oscar W. Allen Sr. and Grace G. Gillis Allen. He married Vera...

Albert L. Rhynard Jr.

Albert L. Rhynard Jr.

Feb 12, 2011

Albert L. Rhynard Jr. Albert L. Rhynard Jr., age 72, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at his residence. He was born on June 28, 1938 in Troy to the late Albert L. Rhynard Sr. and Naomi F. Helmick Rhynard. He is survived by his son, Michael Rhynard of Troy; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Judy...

Elaine R. Gillem

Elaine R. Gillem

Feb 12, 2011

Elaine R. Gillem, age 76, of Tipp City, Ohio passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center, Troy. She was born December 16, 1934 in Hamilton County, Ohio to the late Forrest H. and Helen M. Kindell Gillem. Elaine was a graduate of Troy High School and a longtime employee at A.O. Smith Corporation...

Roy D. Studebaker

Roy D. Studebaker

Feb 11, 2011

Roy D. Studebaker, age 91, of Troy, Ohio died Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Covington Care Center. He was born November 23, 1919 in Miami County to the late Alva Clifford and Nora Mariah Earhart Studebaker. He married Anna E. Stone in 1950 and she preceded him in death in 1995. Roy is survived by his nieces, Betty...