Obituaries

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Blanche Mckenzie

Blanche Mckenzie

Aug 30, 2006

Blanche McKenzie, 85, of Troy, Ohio died Wednesday August 30, 2006 at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. She was born September 21, 1920 in Troy, Ohio to the late John and Mary Shiverdecker Johnson She is survived by her daughter Pamela Beemer of Troy, Ohio; her sister Virginia Oiler of West Milton, Ohio; and her grandson Michael Beemer...

Rachel Brewer

Rachel Brewer

Aug 26, 2006

Rachel Brewer, 82, of Troy, Ohio died on Saturday, August 26, 2006 in the Upper Valley Medical Center ER. She was born on September 28, 1923 in Hazard, Kentucky to the late Dave and Peggy Stacy Jones. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Seldon Brewer and their six children, daughters & sons-in-law: Betty & Burley Combs...

Mark Knoop

Mark Knoop

Aug 24, 2006

Mark Knoop, 91, of Troy, Ohio died on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney, Ohio. He was born on June 21, 1915 in Troy, Ohio to the late John K. and Dorothy Dale Knoop. He married Dorothy Kercher and she survives his wife of 67 years. Also surviving are two daughters & sons-in-law; Rebecca...

Mark Knoop

Mark Knoop

Aug 24, 2006

Mark Knoop, 91, of Troy, Ohio died on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney, Ohio. He was born on June 21, 1915 in Troy, Ohio to the late John K. and Dorothy Dale Knoop. He married Dorothy Kercher and she survives his wife of 67 years. Also surviving are two daughters & sons-in-law; Rebecca...

Fred A. Casey

Fred A. Casey

Aug 23, 2006

Fred A. "Jerry" Casey, 67, of Troy, Ohio died on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at the Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio after an extended illness. He was born on December 16, 1938 in Milton, West Virginia to the late Alex and Thelma McKinney Casey. He is survived by three children, son & daughter-in-law Tim & Wendy Casey of Troy, OH;...

Shelby Lee Ward Jr.

Shelby Lee Ward Jr.

Aug 23, 2006

Shelby Lee Ward Jr., 31, of Erlanger, Kentucky died on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 in Dry Ridge, Kentucky as the result of a boating accident on Williamstown Lake in Kentucky. He was born on March 16, 1975 in Piqua, Ohio to Shelby Lee Ward Sr. and Nikita Whitmore Ward. He is survived by his parents; "Nana" Sandra Colker; son,...

Ray Harold Collett

Ray Harold Collett

Aug 21, 2006

Ray Harold Collett, 42, of Troy, Ohio died on Monday, August 21, 2006 at 5:27 at his residence. He was born August 4, 1964 in Weinheim, Germany to Elise E. Mathies Collett, and she survives in Troy. He married Ann M. Hornbeck Collett, his wife of 18 years. Also surviving are his three children, Daniel Lee Collett; Bryan Adam...

Charles Howard Hirsch

Charles Howard Hirsch

Aug 19, 2006

Charles Howard "Howdy" Hirsch, age 79, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, August 19, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. Born of the late Charles Lester and Anna Eulalia Ford Hirsch, he was married to Sarah N. "Sally" Eyler Knife Hirsch who survives him. He is also survived by his stepchildren, Beth Greg Peters, Rick Cathy Knife, and...

Alfred C. Spraul

Alfred C. Spraul

Aug 10, 2006

Alfred "Al" C. Spraul, 71, of Troy, Ohio died on Thursday, August 10, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born on January 15, 1935 in Troy, Ohio to the late Joseph and Mildred Critiser Spraul. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Mary Lou Fritz Spraul; children, Christine Spraul of Piqua, OH;...

Verl Leon Olwine

Verl Leon Olwine

Aug 5, 2006

Verl Leon Olwine, age 88, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, August 5, 2006. Born of the late Oscar Olwine and Sadie Rhodeheffer Olwine, he married the former Helen Rhoades on April 24, 1937 who survives. Also surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Bill Joerg; sister, Patty Jean Grubb; grandchildren, Krista Paul Carte and Brian Joerg; great-grandchildren, Petry,...

Charles F. Harris

Charles F. Harris

Aug 2, 2006

Charles "Chuck" Harris, 70, of Troy, Ohio died at his residence on Wednesday, August 02, 2006. He was born on August 10, 1935 in Terre Haute, Indiana to the late Charles B. and Cleo Kuhlman Harris. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Deloris "Dee" Setser Harris; two daughters, Vickie John C. Campbell of Troy, OH; Mahala...

James Fulmer Speer

James Fulmer Speer

Aug 2, 2006

James Fulmer Speer, 85, of Troy, Ohio died on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at his residence. He was born on March 5, 1921 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late James K. and Alice Fulmer Speer. He is survived by two children, Mary Speer of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Virginia Speer King and the Rev. Gerald G. King of Springfield, Illinois;...

William M. Gillis

William M. Gillis

Aug 1, 2006

William "Bill" M. Gillis, 88, of Troy, Ohio died on Monday, August 1, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born on August 27, 1917 in Troy, Ohio to the late Arthur W. and Olive M. Bayes Gillis. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Caroline L. Croner Gillis; daughter-in-law; Faye Gillis of...

Jane W. Yardlay

Jane W. Yardlay

Jul 31, 2006

Jane W. Yardlay, 76, of Troy, Ohio died on Monday, July 31, 2006 at her residence. She was born on October 2, 1929 in Coudersport, PA to the late George and Annabelle Blow Saulter. She married Rev. John D. Yardlay and he survives her husband of 58 years. Also surviving are five children, Janet Roger Griffieth of Troy, OH;...

Ethel M. Kister

Ethel M. Kister

Jul 31, 2006

Ethel M. Kister, 84, of Troy, Ohio died on Monday, July 31, 2006 at the SpringMeade Health Center, Tipp City, Ohio. She was born January 17, 1922 in Miami County, Ohio to the late Vernon and Helen Colebaugh Peters. She married William Kister, and he precedes her in death, August, 1985. They were married for 38 years. Surviving are...

Brenda Sue Arnett

Brenda Sue Arnett

Jul 24, 2006

Brenda Sue Arnett, 55, of Piqua, OH died on Monday, July 24, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio after a sudden illness. She was born on November 20, 1950 in Pennington Gap, VA to the late Roy L. and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fisher Pennington. She is survived by three children, Carl & Sandy Arnett of Piqua, OH;...

Roy L. Pennington

Roy L. Pennington

Jul 23, 2006

Roy L. Pennington, 82, of Troy, Ohio died on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at the Piqua Manor, Piqua, Ohio. He was born on October 14, 1923 in Keokee, Virginia to the late Fred and Rose Robbins Pennington. He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fisher and she precedes him in death, May 7, 1995. He is survived by two children, Brenda Sue...

Thelma L. Pugalee

Thelma L. Pugalee

Jul 22, 2006

Thelma L. Pugalee, 83, of Troy, Ohio died on Saturday, July 22, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born on March 8, 1923 in Merrimac, MA to the late Aaron and Blanch Rossingol Hume. She married Luther D. Pugalee; her husband of 66 years survives. Also surviving are daughters & son-in-laws; Lolita & Robert...

John R. Erickson

John R. Erickson

Jul 20, 2006

John R. Erickson, 90, of Troy, Ohio and formerly of New Carlisle, Ohio died on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at his residence. He was born on March 28, 1916 in Villa Park, Illinois to the late Gustuv and Sarah Morton Erickson. He married Hazel C. Hermanson, and she precedes him in death, Feb. 18, 2004. Surviving are daughter &...

Steven Craig Van Horn

Steven Craig Van Horn

Jul 20, 2006

Steven Craig Van Horn, 56, of Piqua, Ohio died on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at his residence after a long illness. He was born on October 17, 1949 in Sidney, Ohio to Charles E. & Rachel E. Small Van Horn. He married Wanda Carper Van Horn, and she survives his wife of 32 years. Also surviving are two children,...