Obituaries

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Donald C. Shepard

Donald C. Shepard

Mar 8, 2008

Donald C. Shepard, age 59, of Troy, Ohio died after a short illness on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at his residence. He was born April 12, 1948 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Raymond and Eunice Shepard. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Gloria Ceyler Shepard; daughters, Tina Shepard of Troy and Tonya Bruce Beard of...

Mary E. Swallow

Mary E. Swallow

Mar 7, 2008

Mary E. Swallow Mary E. Swallow, 84, of Troy, Ohio, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Harborside Health Care Center, Troy. She was born September 2, 1923, in New Paris, Ohio, to the late Ora and Martha Musselman Ross. She was married to Herschel L. Swallow who preceded her in death in 1980. She is survived by her sons...

Francis L. Conway

Francis L. Conway

Mar 4, 2008

Francis L. Conway, 88, of Troy, Ohio, died at 5:50PM Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at Harborside Health Care Center, Troy. He was born August 7, 1919, in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Leo F. and Elizabeth Steir Conway. He was married to C. Pauline BrumbaughConway who preceded him in death on February 7, 1995. Mr. Conway is survived by...

Gary R. Midlam

Gary R. Midlam

Mar 4, 2008

Gary R. Midlam age 69, of Troy, OH died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 4, 2008 in Upper Valley Medical Center, E.R., Troy, OH. He was born in Dayton, OH on July 9, 1938, the son of Robert and Kathryn Shoemaker Midlam. In addition to his mother, Kathryn Midlam who resides in Vandalia, OH, Gary is survived by his wife of...

Jane Munsterman Cornell

Jane Munsterman Cornell

Mar 3, 2008

Jane Munsterman Cornell Jane Munsterman Cornell, age 76, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 10:36PM Monday, March 3, 2008, at the Koester Pavilion in Troy. She was born in St. Louis, MO, on September 18, 1931 to the late F. A. and Katherine Munsterman of Jerseyville, IL. In addition to her parents, Jane was preceded in death by a...

Virginia Mccullough Allen

Virginia Mccullough Allen

Mar 3, 2008

Virginia McCullough Allen Virginia McCullough Allen, age 98, of Troy, Ohio, died Monday, March 3, 2008 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on October 14, 1909. A direct descendant of the Telford family, one of Troy's pioneer families, Mrs. Allen was the daughter of Frank and Bess McKnight McCullough, the granddaughter of Charles and Nancy Telford...

James C. Sirch

James C. Sirch

Feb 29, 2008

James C. Sirch James C. Sirch, age 82, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 2:45AM on Friday, February 29, 2008 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, after a brief illness. He was born May 11, 1925 in Bradford, Ohio, to the late Harley and Viola Wion Sirch. His wife of 51 years, Patricia A. Hawn Sirch of Troy, survives....

Ruby Ellen Klockner

Ruby Ellen Klockner

Feb 27, 2008

Ruby Ellen Klockner Ruby Ellen Klockner, age 76, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 8:00AM Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at her residence after an extended illness. She was born on January 2, 1932, in Troy, Ohio, to the late Samuel and Leona Breese Yount. Her husband of 55 years, Richard W. Klockner, survives. She is also survived by her...

Damon Keairns

Damon Keairns

Feb 20, 2008

Damon Keairns Damon Keairns, age 95, peacefully passed away in the presence of family on February 20, 2008 at the Sherwood Oaks retirement community near Pittsburgh, PA. Damon was born June 23, 1912 on the family farm in Hamilton Township, near Jackson, Ohio, the son of Oscar and Daphme Adams Keairns. Damon married Thelma McCoy on January 1, 1937...

Daniel C. Powell

Daniel C. Powell

Feb 20, 2008

Daniel C. Powell Daniel C. Powell, 25, of Troy, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at his residence. He was born June 6, 1982 in Troy, Ohio. Daniel is survived by his father, John W. Powell and his wife, Robin Powell, of Troy; mother, Loretta M. May Powell and her friend, Thomas J. Cox, of Troy; two brothers:...

Lillian E. Boston

Lillian E. Boston

Feb 19, 2008

Lillian E. Boston Lillian E. Boston, 93, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:50PM Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at her residence. She was born September 4, 1914 in Chicago, Ill., to the late Albert and Mary Goffin Anderson. Her husband, David M. Boston, preceded her in death in 1963. Mrs. Boston is survived by a daughter, Jean Asher of...

Merlin E. Flory

Merlin E. Flory

Feb 17, 2008

Merlin E. Flory Merlin E. Flory, 91, formerly of Troy, more recently of Sandusky, OH, died Sunday, February 17, 2008, at the Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. He was born December 10, 1916 in Darke County, OH, to the late Sylvan E. and Flora Stitcher Flory. He was married to Evelyn E. Longenecker Flory who preceded him in...

Clarence R. Zeller

Clarence R. Zeller

Feb 12, 2008

Clarence R. Zeller "Zook" Clarence R. Zeller "Zook", age 77, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 9:15PM Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at his residence. He was born December 11, 1930, in Piqua, Ohio, to the late William Zeller and Sylvia Edna Francis Zeller Johnson. His wife, Marlene K. Wright Zeller, preceded him in death on December 22, 2005. He...

Billy W. Swindell

Billy W. Swindell

Feb 10, 2008

Billy "Bill" W. Swindell Billy "Bill" W. Swindell, age 77, of Troy, Ohio died Sunday, February 10, 2008 after a brief illness. He was born April 11, 1930 in Alexandria, Indiana to the late Dorothy Cook and William Swindell. Bill graduated from Troy High School in 1949 enjoying and excelling in the football program. He was an accomplished tool...

James H. Lee

James H. Lee

Feb 10, 2008

JAMES H. 'JIM' LEE James H. "Jim" Lee, 75, of Troy, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 10, 2008, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. Jim was born May 19, 1932, in Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his mother, Livie Loftus Lee of Cookville, Tennessee; his father and step-mother, John and Elizabeth Lee of Covington, Ohio; two sisters,...

Robert J. Blumenstock

Robert J. Blumenstock

Feb 9, 2008

Robert "Joe" Blumenstock Robert "Joe" Blumenstock, age 73, of Troy, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born July 4, 1934, in Greenville, Ohio, to the late Walter and Caroline Rieman Blumenstock. His wife of 41 years, Linda Mae Wright Blumenstock, survives. In addition to his wife, Linda,...

Harold E. Martin

Harold E. Martin

Feb 9, 2008

Harold E. Martin Harold E. Martin, age 87, of Troy, Ohio, died suddenly on Saturday, February 9, 2008 in Troy. He was born on June 4, 1920 in Versailles, Ohio, to the late Ira C. and Mary Etta "Mae" Gray Martin. His family included: numerous cousins; sister, Maxine; Aunts: Ann Russell, Effie Martin, Blanche Hollingsworth and Alice Burns. Mr....

Karolyn M. Ziegler

Karolyn M. Ziegler

Feb 7, 2008

Karolyn M. Ziegler Karolyn M. Ziegler, age 84, of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at 3:30PM Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born January 23, 1924 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Karol Koehler and Carrie Stanton Koehler. She married Thomas W. Ziegler, her husband of 62 years. She is survived by her husband,...

Charles Henry Jr.

Charles Henry Jr.

Feb 5, 2008

Charles Henry Jr. Charles Henry Jr., age 86, formerly of Vandalia, Ohio and more recently of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 11:55AM Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. He was born February 26, 1921 in Ironton, Ohio to the late Charles Henry Sr. and Chloe Fields Henry. He was married to Countess "Connie" Bates Henry who...

James E. Hurst

James E. Hurst

Feb 5, 2008

JAMES E. HURST James E. Hurst, age 91, of Troy, Ohio passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at the SpringMeade Healthcare Center, Tipp City, OH. He was born in June 1916 in Indiana. He is survived by his loving family and friends, especially his son, Jim Hurst of Castro Valley, CA. Jim and his late wife, Edith, were married...