Obituaries

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Jane Lee Wilt

Jane Lee Wilt

Jul 25, 2001

Jane Lee Wilt, age 53, formerly of Hillsboro, OH now living in Troy, OH died Wednesday 7/25/2001 in Upper Valley Medical Center ER. Survivors include her mother, Margaret Dillon Stanforth Peyton of Hillsboro, OH. Fiance' Gerald Owen Jr. Five Children, Rick Fetters of Troy, OH; Angie Wooley of Kettering, OH; Tammy Fetters of Dayton, OH; Ronica Dean of Troy,...

Donald E. Murphy

Donald E. Murphy

Jul 25, 2001

Donald E. Murphy, 58, died at Hospice of Dayton on Wed., July 25, 2001. He is survived by his mother, Nancy Murphy Jelly; his wife, Jewel D. Brewer Murphy; son and daughter-in-law, Dave and Lori Murphy of W. Milton, Ohio; two brothers, James LeRoy Murphy and Charlie Murphy both of Sidney, Ohio and eight grandchildren. Mr. Murphy was preceded...

Richard W. James

Richard W. James

Jul 22, 2001

Richard W. James, age 74 of Troy died Sunday, July 22, 2001. He was preceded in death by his parents,Albert and Amanda Rickey James; first wife, JoAnn Hirsch James; two brothers, John and William James; two sisters, Mary Gorrell and Edna Bond; one son, Dennis James and grandson, John James Sandison. He is survived by his wife, Karen S....

Hazel Ann Everett

Hazel Ann Everett

Jul 21, 2001

Hazel Ann Everett, age 88 of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, July 21, 2001. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Elizabeth Meyer Jackson; husband, Leland Everett; infant son, Craig Everett; sisters, Elizabeth Jackson and Betty Lou Queen. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Gloria A. and Tom Westfall; Stepson and daughter-in-law, Herman and Phyllis...

Ruth Elizabeth Shock

Ruth Elizabeth Shock

Jul 19, 2001

Ruth Elizabeth Shock, age 103 of Tipp City, Ohio died Thursday, July 19, 2001. Preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Clark Roseboom and Jennie Teter Roseboom; husband, Irvin Elsworth Shock; son, Robert Jerome Shock; two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by daughter, Virginia Benham; daughter-in-law, Dorothy Shock; grandsons and their wives, Frank Richard and Jayne Benham;...

Goldie May Welker-Kauffman

Goldie May Welker-Kauffman

Jul 17, 2001

Goldie May Welker Kauffman died at Harborside Healthcare Center on Tuesday, July 17, 2001. She is survived by seven children: Sons and daughters-in-law, Harold V. and Carol Welker; Guy and Phyllis Welker; Larry and Phyllis Welker;Richard and Judy Welker; daughters and sons-in-law, Hilda and Stanley Lawrence; Chloda and William Francis; Linda and Frank Edmisten. Sisters and brothers-in-law: Dorothy Barnett;...

Margaret M. Fonner

Margaret M. Fonner

Jul 17, 2001

Margaret M. Fonner died at Hospice of Daytonon Tuesday, July 17, 2001. She is survived by three children, James R. Fonner, Sandy Bachofner, and Candace Beery;six grandchildren, Bob Speck, Nick Fonner, Tammy Speck, Jason Fonner, Bradley Fonner and Samantha Reece and one great grandchild. Mrs. Fonner was a member of First Baptist Church, Troy, where she was active in...

Ralph I. Yaggi

Ralph I. Yaggi

Jul 16, 2001

Ralph Yaggi, formerly of Troy, died in Scottsdale, AZ on July 16, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Viola M. Kramer Yaggi;two daughters and son-in-law: Margaret Hagedorn; Barbara and Tom Davis; brothers and sisters-in-law: Forrest Yaggi, Maurice and Esther Yaggi, James Emory and Tannie Johnson; sister and brother-in-law: Marie and Creel Johnson; three grandchildren, Steven...

Rudolph Carl Berchtold

Rudolph Carl Berchtold

Jul 13, 2001

Rudolph Carl Berchtold, age 93 formerly of Troy died in Dayton, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Bader; children and their spouses, Kenton and Cynthia Berchtold; Max and Marge Berchtold; Judy and Lawrence Englert; Carolyn Berchtold and Jane and Richard Plaskon; sister, Katherine Boze; twelve grandchildren and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Phyllis Markley Phillips

Phyllis Markley Phillips

Jul 13, 2001

Phyllis Markley Phillips, age 71 died Friday, July 13, 2001. She is survived by her husband, C. William Phillips; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Jamie; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Ann and Thomas Kmiecinski; brothers and sister-in-law, Luther and Goldie Markley and Maurice Markley; sisters and brothers-in-law, Eileen and Alva Zerkle; Marjorie Fox and Patricia and Robert Bell; sisters-in-law, Mildred...

Edward H. Kirsch, Md

Edward H. Kirsch, Md

Jul 13, 2001

Dr. Edward H. Kirsch, age 85 of Troy, Ohio died Friday, July 13, 2001. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Elfriede Kirsch and one brother. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis J. Warren Kirsch; son, Ronald Kirsch; stepson and daughter-in-law, Michael L. and Peggy Geoghegan; brother, Dr.Hans Kirsch; sister-in-law, Carol Aldrich; stepgranddaughter, Mikaela. He...

Thelma M. Willett

Thelma M. Willett

Jul 12, 2001

Thelma M. Willett, age 90 died Thursday, July 12, 2001. Survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Wilbur Roy and Joan H. Strobridge Jr; John Herman Strobridge; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara Jeanne and Richard Stoltz; sister, Betty Krull; eleven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Wilbur Strobridge; George Mather and Henry Willett. She...

Velma O. Davis

Velma O. Davis

Jul 8, 2001

Velma O. Davis, 94 of Troy, Ohio passed away Sat. July 8, 2001 at Harborside Healthcare Center. She was born Jan. 22, 1907 in Adams Co., Indiana to the late George W. and Huldah Bender Davis. Also preceding her in death were two brothers Voyle and Harold Davis. She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law Donald A. and...

Grace Bethena Anderson

Grace Bethena Anderson

Jul 6, 2001

Grace Bethena Anderson was born April 5, 1910 in Fairview, Ohio now part of Dayton, Ohio to Rev. Allen and Laura Bowman Dunkelberger. She graduated from Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio. She received her lifetime teaching certificate from Dayton Normal School in Dayton, Ohio in 1930. She taught elementary grades at McGuffey and Drexel Schools in Dayton for...

Rosemary Jacobs

Rosemary Jacobs

Jul 5, 2001

Rosemary Jacobs, 66 of Troy Ohio passed away Thurs. July 5, 2001 at Koester Pavilion in Troy, Ohio following an extended illness. She was born April 13, 1935 to the late Clarence L. and Maude Mae Shunk Russell. She is preceded in death by her husband Thomas Jacobs in 1992. Mrs. Jacobs is survived by 3 sons and a...

Peggy Kay Casey

Peggy Kay Casey

Jul 1, 2001

Peggy Kay Casey died at her residence on Sunday, July 1, 2001. She is survived by five children: Barry Waddell, Tonya Renee Pullman, Tim Casey, Jerri Sue Casey and Michael Casey: Sisters - Barbara Green and Delores ''Dolly'' Welbaum. She was preceded in death by her parents Oscar and Mary A. Williams Elifritz and a sister, Linda Morrison. Mrs....

George A. Chapman

George A. Chapman

Jun 29, 2001

George A. Chapman, age 76 died Friday in Troy, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles C. and Mary M. Jenkins Chapman. He is survived by his wife, Jean Bere; daughters and their husbands, Dottie and John Davis; Cathy Chapman and Wade Dorsey and Barbara Chapman and Alan Zakin; sister and brother-in-law, Patti and Robert Frey...

Cecil L. Rees

Cecil L. Rees

Jun 29, 2001

Cecil L. Rees is survived by his wife of 57 years, Esther Alfred Rees; a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Pam Rees; a daughter, Connie Bruce; brothers, Ralph, Bill and Delbert Rees; four grandchildren, Jason, Justin and Jarrod Rees and Jessica Larcom; great grandchildren, Justice and Cory Rees. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roscoe and Chelsea...

Mildred I. Lindsey

Mildred I. Lindsey

Jun 28, 2001

Mildred I. Lindsey was born in Piqua, Ohio on June 7, 1917 to Clyde and Anna Trost McMaken. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Ira Oscar Lindsey;sisters, Gladys Hoke of Dayton, Ohio and Marie Smith of Ft. Worth, TX. and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. Mrs. Lindsey was a...

Norman E. Monticue

Norman E. Monticue

Jun 24, 2001

Norman E. Monticue, 69, of Troy, Ohio died Sun. June 24, 2001 at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. He was born Jan. 7, 1932 in Waynesburg, Ohio to the late Glenner and Emma English Monticue. Mr. Monticue is survived by his wife of 46 yrs. Marie Fehn Monticue; 2 sons, Glenner of Wilmington, Delaware and Norman of...