Obituaries
Clara May Swabb
Oct 4, 2005
Clara May Swabb, 89, of Tipp City, Ohio and formerly of Piqua, Ohio died at her residence on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 6:15PM. She was born on November 26, 1915 in Troy, Ohio to the late Clarence and Mary Shultz Asher. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Johnson of Tipp City, OH; two brothers; three sister; three...
Ada I. Browning
Oct 4, 2005
Ada I. Browning, 82, of Troy, Ohio died on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 at her residence. She was born on June 6, 1923 in Scioto Furnace, Ohio to the late John and Cozy Craig Lane. She married Ernest Alfred Browning, and he precedes her in death. She is survived by her seven children, Diane Brandt of Troy, OH; Carolyn...
Joyce A. Rietz
Oct 3, 2005
Joyce A. Rietz, 64, of Troy, Ohio died on Monday, October 3, 2005 at her residence. She was born on May 31, 1941 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Donald and Gladys Valance Loudon. She married Charles L. Rietz, her husband of 44 years, and he survives along with three children, Creg A. and Sheila Rietz of Piqua, OH;...
Leo M. Robbins
Oct 3, 2005
Leo M. Robbins, 65, of Troy, Ohio died on Monday, October 03, 2005 at 6:05am at Hospice of Dayton. He was born on July 24, 1940 in Troy, Ohio to the late Elmer and Dorothy Stump Robbins. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Carolyn Waddle Robbins. Also surviving are two sons and daughter-in-law; Brian and Sara...
Rev. Herman F. Kear
Sep 28, 2005
Rev. Herman F. Kear, 87, of Kenton, Ohio, died at 12:38 PM. Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at Kenton Nursing & Rehab Center, Kenton, Ohio. He was born on March 13, 1918 in Richland Twp, OH to Loren D. and Dortha J. Baker Kear. He is survived by : Daughter and son-in-law: Betty Joyce and Vaughn Collins of Kenton, OH....
Mary Jane Hebb
Sep 27, 2005
Mary Jane Hebb 82 of Troy, Ohio, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at Koester Pavilion. Mary Jane was born January 10, 1923 in Piqua, Ohio , the daughter of Carl Fredrick and Orvilla Miller Sexauer. She is survived by : 2 daughters and son-in-law,: Daughters: Becky Davis and Judy and Al Mulder of Troy. 2 Brothers and sister-in-law, Philip...
Ruth A. Rudisill
Sep 25, 2005
Ruth A. Blackburn Rudisill 91 of Tipp City, formerly of Troy, Ohio, died Sunday, September 25, 2005. Ruth was born April 7, 1914 in Darke Co., Ohio , the daughter of Charley and Emma Kelley Blackburn. Ruth is survived by 3 sons and 2 daughter-in-laws, Jim Rudisill and Gary and Bernice Rudisill of Tipp City; John and Teresa Rudisill...
Scott D. Stanze
Sep 24, 2005
Scott D. Stanze 46 of Troy, Ohio, died Saturday, September 24, 2005. Scott was born March 10, 1959 in Troy, Ohio, the son of David L. and Eldred "Tiny" Waters Stanze. Scott is survived by his wife Janet Sue Rife Stanze of 25 years, 1 son and and daughter-in-law; Anthony D. & Mary Stanze- Tipp City. Father-in-law and mother-in-law:...
Charlotte L. Wintrow Deweese
Sep 22, 2005
Charlotte L. Wintrow DeWeese, age 85, of Troy, Ohio died Thursday, September 22, 2005 at her residence. She was born of the late John Vernon Danes and Marguerite Anderson Danes. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Edwin Wintrow along with her sons, Robert and Donald Wintrow and sister, Virginia White. She is survived by her...
Bertie ''Bert'' Dunham Edwards
Sep 21, 2005
Bertie ''Bert'' Dunham Edwards, age 77, of Troy, Ohio died September 21, 2005 at her residence. She was born of the late Iver and Alwilda McClay Dunham. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Herbert E. Edwards. She is also survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Wallace Skidmore, brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Barbara Dunham,...
Vivian I. Wagner
Sep 21, 2005
Vivian I. Wagner, age 92, of Troy, OH died September 21, 2005 at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy. She was born of the late Albert Scheik and Leota Hess. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Wagner in 1979 and also preceded by one stepbrother, Chester Snyder, two brothers, Kenneth and Evan and one sister, Delores Olden. She...
Robert R. Wilson
Sep 20, 2005
Robert R. Wilson, 75, of Troy, Ohio died on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born on June 10, 1930 in Troy, Ohio to the late Ralph and Edith Brown Wilson. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Ellen Moyer Wilson. Also surviving, two children, Steven Carolyn Wilson...
Beverly J. Hutcheson
Sep 18, 2005
Beverly J. Hutcheson, 73, of Troy, Ohio died on Sunday, September 18, 2005 at 10:07PM at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born June 28, 1932 in Alliance, Ohio to the late George and Grace DeVaul Robinson. She married Richard L. Hutcheson, and he precedes her in death, he died on February 26, 1992. Also preceding...
Margaret L. Holter
Sep 15, 2005
Margaret L. Holter, 85, of Troy, Ohio died at 10:25am Thursday, September 15, 2005 at Harborside Health Care Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born in St. Clairsville, Ohio to the late Richard and Alta Baker Donley on November 13, 1919. She married James W. Holter on December 24, 1937 and he preceded her in death March 9, 1998. Also...
Dorothy V. Cherrington
Sep 12, 2005
Dorothy V. Cherrington, age 85, formerly of Troy and more recently of Columbus, Ohio. She passed away on Monday, September 12 at the Friendship Village of Columbus, Ohio following an extended illness with Alzheimer's. She was born of the late Fred and Elizabeth Evert Suhre. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Howard Gilbert Cherrington in...
John L. Westfall
Sep 6, 2005
John L. Westfall, 90, of Troy, Ohio died on Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born on February 14, 1915 in Troy, Ohio to the late James and Margaret Heise Westfall. He married Arletta M. Gantz Westfall, and she precedes him in death, passing on November 7, 1993. He is survived...
Frances E. Cruikshank Martin
Sep 4, 2005
Frances E. Cruikshank Martin, age 91, of Troy, Ohio died Sunday, September 4, 2005 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Paul Cruikshank in 1968 and Doyle K. Martin in 2005; son, Robert Cruikshank; sister and brother-in-law, Flossie and Howard Lane and brother and sister-in-law, Earl and Doris Good. She is survived by her...
Helen Loree Royer
Sep 4, 2005
Helen Loree Hearst Royer, age 89 of Troy, Ohio passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2005 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She is survived by her son, Philip Dean Royer and daughter-in-law, Patricia Marie Herrick of Troy, OH; granddaughters, Jessica Wesley McCoy of Troy, OH and Gretchen Joseph Schmitmeyer of Greenville, OH; stepgrandchildren, Lydia Herrick of Troy, OH; Lisa...
James D. Shaeffer
Sep 1, 2005
James D. Shaeffer age 62, of Troy, OH. Died Thursday at James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. He was born January 1, 1943 in Miami County, OH the son of Raymond H. and Virginia Houser Shaeffer who preced him in death. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Tomala Dickensheets Shaeffer, three daughters, Tracy Beckey of...
Dawnlynne ''Kaye'' Mckelvey Bowling
Aug 29, 2005
Dawnlynne "Kaye" McKelvey Bowling 56 of Troy, OH died Monday, August 29, 2005 after a 7 year battle with Cancer. Kaye was born April 27, 1949 in Springfield, OH, the daughter of Francis Alexander and Wanda Sharp. Kaye is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Scott Michael McKelvey and wife Tara of Ft. Eustis, Virginia; one daughter and son-in-law,...

