Obituaries

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John S. Milligan

John S. Milligan

Mar 4, 2006

John S. Milligan, age 65, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, March 4, 2006 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. Born of the late, Richard and Ruth Jenkins Milligan in Millerstown, Ohio. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Candace "Candy" and Randy Wilson; brother, Richard; sister, Shirley Miller and grandson, Kurtis Wilson. He was preceded in death by...

Edith T. Kessler

Edith T. Kessler

Mar 2, 2006

Edith T. Kessler, age 86, of Willoughby, Ohio, formerly of Troy, Ohio died Thursday, March 2, 2006 in Willoughby. Born of the late, Upton B. Thomas and Emily Hoffman Thomas in Troy, Ohio. She was married to James C. Kessler who preceded her in death. Also preceded in death by one brother, Upton B. Thomas Jr. and two sisters,...

Herbert M. Hawn

Herbert M. Hawn

Feb 24, 2006

Herbert M. Hawn, age 94, of Tipp City, Ohio died Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 at his residence. Born of the late, Harvey Hawn and Bertha Minnich Hawn. He was married to Hilda Young Hawn who preceeded him in death in 2001. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn and Alan Williams of Tipp City, Ohio; three grandchildren,...

Clarence Edward Lahna

Clarence Edward Lahna

Feb 24, 2006

Clarence Edward "Tony" Lahna, age 85 of Troy, Ohio died Friday morning at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy. Born of the late, William Jacob Lahna and Frances Marie Dolick Lahna. He was married to Pearl Lillian Conner Lahna who preceeded him in death by July, 2005. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jerry and Teresa Ann Massey; three...

Tony L. Sage

Tony L. Sage

Feb 22, 2006

Tony L. Sage, 53, of Troy, Ohio died on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio after a brief illness. He was born on September 3, 1952 in Piqua, Ohio to Paul V. Sage and the late Patricia R. Neves Sage. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law; Lisa and Ken Crabtree of...

Laura Jane Shronce

Laura Jane Shronce

Feb 19, 2006

Laura Jane Heffelfinger Shronce, 51, of Iron Station, NC died on Sunday, February 19, 2006 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC.She was born in Troy, Ohio on May 14, 1954 to the late Ned Heffelfinger and Ruby Gheen Gladman of Troy, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Boyce Shronce of Iron Station, NC; daughters & sons-in-law; Tamela...

Hazel Cooper

Hazel Cooper

Feb 19, 2006

Hazel Cooper, 67, of Houston, OH, died on Sunday, February 19, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born in Chavis, Kentucky to the late John and Edna Henson Fugate. She married George J. Cooper, and he survives her husband of 50 years. Also surviving, sons and daughters-in-law; Denny Cooper of Houston, OH; Dwayne and...

Dorothea M. Phyillaier

Dorothea M. Phyillaier

Feb 18, 2006

Dorothea M. Phyillaier, age 84, formerly of Casstown, Ohio died Saturday, February 18, 2006 at Heartland of Piqua Nursing Home. Born of the late, Walter and Myrtle Richardson Stoner in Troy, Ohio. She was married to Glen F. Phyillaier who preceeded her in death in 1992. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, David and Marla; Glen Fred and...

Loren M. Lee

Loren M. Lee

Feb 15, 2006

Loren "Lori" M. Lee, 43, of Piqua, Ohio died on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 in Troy, Ohio as a result of a house fire. She was born on June 21, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Frank and LaVonne Coleman Stunich. She is survived by a son, Stephen Walker of Cincinnati, OH; daughter, Tracey N. Hood of Piqua,...

Marijah Lavonne Hood

Marijah Lavonne Hood

Feb 15, 2006

Marijah LaVonne Hood, 4, of Piqua, Ohio went to be one of God's Angels along with her grandmother, Lori Lee on February 15, 2006. Marijah was born on May 6, 2001 in to Rodger D. and Tracey N. Walker Hood in Troy, OH. Marijah left behind her father, Rodger Hood of Piqua, OH; mother, Tracey Hood of Piqua, OH;...

Jay H. Lamka

Jay H. Lamka

Feb 8, 2006

Jay H. Lamka, 63, of Troy, Ohio died on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at his residence. He was born on December 24, 1942 in Troy, Ohio to the late Herman and Edna Buchman Lamka. He married Shirley A. Kinnison Lamka, his wife of 39 years, and she survives, also surviving are a daughter and son-in-law; Stephanie & Brian Minnich...

Thomas Lange Griscel

Thomas Lange Griscel

Feb 3, 2006

Thomas Lange Shorty Griscel, 68, of Troy, Ohio died on Friday, February 3, 2006 at his residence. He was born on May 3, 1937 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Foster L. and Mildred Beatrice Davidson Griscel. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Janet Ellen Mathison Griscel; two children, daughters and son-in-law; Alison Marie and Jason...

Fred P. Mcmullen

Fred P. Mcmullen

Feb 2, 2006

Fred P. McMullen, 54, of Troy, Ohio died Thursday, February 2, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was born on September 15, 1951 in Troy, Ohio to Richard and Doris Wagner McMullen. He married Debra Lamka, and she survives, his wife of 31

Paul M. Zimmerman

Paul M. Zimmerman

Jan 29, 2006

Paul M. Zimmerman, 83, of Jupiter, Florida, formerly of Tipp City, Ohio died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at Hospice of Palm Beach County, Florida. He was born on June 23, 1922 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Martin C. and Sarah Metgzer Zimmerman. He married Dora Erbaugh Zimmerman and she precedes him in death, May 26, 1997. He is...

Charles B. Humphrey

Charles B. Humphrey

Jan 26, 2006

Charles B. Humphrey, 65, of Troy, Ohio died on Thursday, January 26, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio. He was born on September 4, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Carl L. and Mary Jane Hudson Humphrey. He married Patricia A. Brown and she precedes him in death in 1977. He is survived by...

Dallas B. Felver

Dallas B. Felver

Jan 25, 2006

Dallas B. "Red" Felver, 84, of Troy, Ohio died on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at his residence. He was born on November 30, 1921 in Mercer County, Ohio to the late Richard and Mary Florence Hone Felver. He is survived by his daughter, Vicki Ann Felver of Hamilton, OH; and son, Rick Felver of Troy, OH. Also surviving are...

Marie R. Monticue

Marie R. Monticue

Jan 15, 2006

Marie R. Monticue, 71, of Troy, Ohio died on Sunday, January 15, 2006 at her residence. She was born on August 6, 1934 in Canton, Ohio to the late Michael George and Katherine Chuckery Fehn. She married Norman E. Monticue, and he precedes her in death, 2001. She is survived by one son, Glenn Monticue of Troy, OH; sisters,...

Dorothy P. Schnell

Dorothy P. Schnell

Jan 11, 2006

Dorothy P. Schnell, 81, of Troy, Ohio died on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at Springmeade Healthcare Center, Tipp City, Ohio, after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 25, 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late H.P, and Lucille Martin Wilson. She married Roy M. Schnell and he precedes her in death, August 2002. She is survived by...

Jerome R. Morrison

Jerome R. Morrison

Jan 10, 2006

Jerome R. Morrison, 83, of Troy, Ohio died on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born on August 30, 1922 in Quincy, Illinois to the late Walter and Elsie Schaefer Morrison. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Susan Bruno Morrison; three children, daughters, Christine Perdue of Troy, OH; Beverly Brown...

Mary E. Brown

Mary E. Brown

Jan 8, 2006

Mary E. Brown, 74, of Troy, Ohio, died on Sunday, January 8, 2006 at the Koester Pavilion. She was born on October 25, 1931 in Greenup, Kentucky to the late Ron and Etta Mae Belford Martin. She is survived by daughters, Diana Lynn Carey of Piqua, OH; Rita Ann Smothers of Troy, OH; sister, Betty Bowling of Kentucky; grandchildren,...