Obituaries

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Ida Thelma Spade

Ida Thelma Spade

Mar 22, 2004

Ida Thelma Spade, 88, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Monday, March 22, 2004 at the Harborside Healthcare Center. She was born on July 5, 1915 in Grassy Meadows, W. Va. to the late William Luther and Emma Blanche Hoke Spade. She is preceded in death by her husband, Don Elmer Burns who passed in 1973....

Jane E. Saltmarsh

Jane E. Saltmarsh

Mar 20, 2004

Jane E. Saltmarsh, 73, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Saturday, March 20, 2004 at Harborside Healthcare, Troy, Ohio. She was born on April 26, 1930 in Troy, Ohio to the late Everett and Lillian Thompson Robinson. She is preceded in death by her 1st husband, Harvey J. Varley in 1976, and her second husband, Ralph...

Jean P. Doughman

Jean P. Doughman

Mar 19, 2004

Jean P. Holder Doughman, 76, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Friday, March 19, 2004 at Koester Pavilion, in Troy, Ohio after a long battle with Alzheimers disease. She was born on February 12, 1928 in Sidney, Ohio to the late Frederick and Mabel I. Sturm Holder. She is preceded in death by her husband, James...

Thelma K. Russell

Thelma K. Russell

Mar 18, 2004

Thelma K. Russell, 76, of Troy, Ohio died Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 4:35AM at her residence surrounded by her children. She was born September, 13, 1927 in Piqua, Ohio, the daughter of the late Kenneth C. and Martha Swartz Packman. She is survived by her children, William Sandy of Shelby, OH; Robert Joann; Carla Manimtim Tim of Toledo,...

Merry Lee Burton

Merry Lee Burton

Mar 16, 2004

Merry Lee Burton, 47, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at her residence after and extended illness. She was born on September 3, 1956 in Mt. Gilead, Ohio to Donald S. and Ruby D. Perry Burton. Along with her parents surviving her are three children, Doug Burton of Troy, Ohio; Laura Creager...

Howard J. Fasick

Howard J. Fasick

Mar 16, 2004

Howard J. Fasick Jr., 80, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at the Koester Pavilion Nursing Facility. He was born on May 20, 1923 in Troy, Ohio to the late Howard J. and Ruth Macy Bowman Fasick. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Gloria L. Sifford Fasick in 1981....

Edna M. Snurr

Edna M. Snurr

Mar 14, 2004

Edna M. Snurr, 93, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Sunday, March 14, 2004 at the Koester Pavilion Nursing Facility in Troy, Ohio. She was born on January 26, 1911 in Champaign County, Ohio to the late George F. and Myrtle Belle Cline Keiber. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold R. Snurr, he...

Joshua Johnson

Joshua Johnson

Mar 13, 2004

Joshua ''Josh'' Johnson, 22, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on March 13, 2004 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born on June 26, 1981 in Troy, Ohio to Lance L. and Carolyn Holbrook Johnson. He is survived by his Fiancee, Amanda Haddix of Tipp City, Ohio. Also surviving are numerous Aunts, Uncles, and...

Barbara E. Holfinger

Barbara E. Holfinger

Mar 12, 2004

Barbara E. Holfinger, 75, of Fredericktown, Ohio and formerly of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Friday, March 12, 2004 at the Knox Community Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. She was born on April 22, 1928 in Troy, Ohio to the late Harley F. and Bessie M. Battson Schisler. She is preceded in death by her parents, and...

Catharine S. Oldham

Catharine S. Oldham

Mar 9, 2004

Catharine S. ''Kitty'' Oldham, 97, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on March 9, 2004 at the Harborside Healthcare Center in Troy, Ohio. She was born on June 17, 1906 in Troy, Ohio to the late Edward and Blanche Reed Stephey. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Marion Oldham and 1 grandson and 1...

Lucinda D. Scott

Lucinda D. Scott

Mar 9, 2004

Lucinda D. ''Cindy'' Scott, 58, of Tipp City, Ohio passed out of this life on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at her residence after and extended illness. She was born on July 13, 1945 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Lowell and Jean Yount Black. Along with her parent preceding her in death, also a brother, Loren Black. She is...

Norma J. Ritchie

Norma J. Ritchie

Mar 3, 2004

Norma J. Ritchie, 78, of Dayton, Ohio passed out of this life on Wed., March 3, 2004 at the Good Samarita Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She was born in Miami County, Ohio on March 23, 1925 to the late Michael and Nellie Meyers Geisman. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward E. Ritchie, who passed in 1993...

Walter V. Boyd

Walter V. Boyd

Mar 1, 2004

Walter V. Boyd, 79, of West Milton, Ohio passed out of this life on Monday, March 1, 2004 at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio after a sudden illness. He was born on March 16, 1924 in Miami County, Ohio to the late George and Lela Emerick Boyd. Along with his parents preceding his in death was...

Margaret Edith Dildine

Margaret Edith Dildine

Mar 1, 2004

Margaret Edith Koontz Dildine, 96, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Monday, March 1, 2004 at her residence. She was born on February 18, 1907 in Lincoln, Nebraska to the late Isaiah Tipton and Edith Caroline Edmunds Koontz. She is preceded in death by her husband, Francis N. Dildine in March of 1976. She is survived...

Charles B. Archey

Charles B. Archey

Feb 28, 2004

Charles B. Archey, 83, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Saturday, February 28, 2004 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. He was born on October 29, 1920 in Bennett, Kentucky to the late James and Essie Chaffins Archey. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Leona M. Bowling Archey; and one daughter, Helen Archey...

Virginia Mae Seabold

Virginia Mae Seabold

Feb 28, 2004

Virginia Mae Seabold, 87, of Troy, Ohio, passed out of this life on Saturday, February 28, 2004 at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio. She was born in Miami County, Ohio to the late Russell and Hazel ReedCecil. She is preceded in death by her husband, L. E. Tom Seabold in January 1986. She is survived by...

George R. Sonneborn

George R. Sonneborn

Feb 27, 2004

George R. Sonneborn, 85, of Tipp City, Ohio passed out of this life on Friday, February 27, 2004 after a short illness. He was born on February 3, 1918 in Philadelphia, Virginia to the late George and Lucy V. Brown Sonneborn. He is preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Anna Ruth Ferree Sonneborn, who passed in...

Joseph Allen Wintrow

Joseph Allen Wintrow

Feb 27, 2004

Joseph Allen Wintrow, 49, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Friday, February 27, 2004 at his residence. He was born on December 9, 1954 in Troy, Ohio to Lowell E. and Mary Ann McDaniel Wintrow. He is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Ann Wintrow. He is survived by his three children; Michelle Wintrow of...

Cheryl Kay Dunston

Cheryl Kay Dunston

Feb 26, 2004

Cheryl Kay ''Cheri'' Dunston, 57, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Thursday, February 26, 2004 sudden and unexpected at her residence. She was born December 20, 1946 in Troy, Ohio to Max E. and Mary Virginia Ahrus McConnell. She is preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her mother; husband Richard E. Dunston,...

Donna J. Stager

Donna J. Stager

Feb 26, 2004

Donna J. Stager, 60, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Thursday, February 26, 2004 at her residence unexpectedly. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on July 12, 1943 to the late Marion Oliver and Jesica Hazel Manning Wolfe. Her parents preceded her in death, along with a brother, Marion Edward Wolfe. She is survived by her...