Obituaries

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John D. Plank

John D. Plank

Jan 30, 2001

John D. Plank, age 60, of Greenville, Ohio died January 30, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Dorothy Brinkley; daughters, Tamela Davis; Brenda Sarensen; Pamela Fletcher; Linda Plank and Kimberly Rihel and son, Roger; brothers and sisters-in-law, Donald E. and Janie and James L. and Nancy; sisters and brothers-in-law, Carole R. Boehringer; Joan E. Karns;...

Nora M. Heater

Nora M. Heater

Jan 26, 2001

Nora M. Heater, age 78, of Troy died Friday, January 26, 2001. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, David D. Heater; daughter, Gloria Jean Davis; grandchildren, Teresa Helmick and Thomas Davis; greatgrandchildren, David, Derek, Dirke, Danah and Gordie; brother, Paul Carter and sisters, Geneva Dykes, Virginia Russell and Lillian Seipel. She was preceded in death by...

Theodore V. Boehringer

Theodore V. Boehringer

Jan 24, 2001

Theodore V. Boehringer, age 81, of Troy, OH died Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at his residence. Survived by his wife of 42 years, Carole R. Plank; sons and daughter-in-law, Chris and Terri Boehringer and Stanley Boehringer; daughter, Sharon Boehringer; brother and sister-in-law, Marion and Sue Boehringer; grandchildren, Nathan, Seth, Josh, Roxane and Amber and great-granddaughter, Makynzie. He was preceded...

Arthur E. Clark

Arthur E. Clark

Jan 18, 2001

Arthur E. Clark, age 81, of Covington, Ohio formerly of Troy, Ohio. Survived by his wife of 59 1/2 years, Glenna M. Minnich; daughters and sons-in-law, Judith and Tommy Heffelfinger and Jan and Kent Weaver; brothers, James ''Jim''; Howard and Donald Clark; sisters, Mary Ann Mullennix; Dorothy and Betty Jo Hoblit and Lorene Clark; Eleven Grandchildren and Twelve Great-Grandchildren....

Pauline Emswiler

Pauline Emswiler

Jan 17, 2001

Pauline Emswiler, age 72 of Troy, Ohio died Wednesday, January 17, 2001. She is survived by her children, Murrel ''Butch'' and wife Elaine; Ellery and Marla; sister, Dorothy and husband, Paul Botkin; Brothers, Charles and wife, Shirley Zeller and Clarence and wife, Marlene Zeller; grandchildren, James Ray and wife, Tamara and Adam Blake Emswiler. Preceded in death by her...

Kenneth Lloyd Mauk

Kenneth Lloyd Mauk

Jan 16, 2001

Kenneth Lloyd Mauk, age 88 of Troy, Ohio died Tuesday, January 16, 2001. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clinton G. and Ethel Clara Pearson Mauk; his first wife, Maynard and second wife, Ramona; two sisters and one brother. He is survived by his daughter, Mariana Kay Myers; granddaughters, Melinda Kay Phelps and Margo Annette Myers and...

Lottie Young

Lottie Young

Jan 15, 2001

Lottie Young, age 93, of Troy died Monday, January 15, 2001 in Ft. Myers, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles E. and Susan Fenters Ross; her husband, Ralph B. Young in 1987; sister, Minnie Hartman and brother, George Ross. She is survived by her nephew and niece, Lee and Vi Hartman; cousins, Pauline Landis and...

Dennis Gray

Dennis Gray

Jan 15, 2001

Dennis Gray, Age 52 of Dayton passed away on Monday, January 15, 2001 in Cincinnati. Mr. Gray was born in Greenville. He graduated from Westmont High School in Hollansburg where he served as class president in 1966. He earned a Bachelors degree from Morehead State University with a dual major in English and Sociology and a Masters degree in...

Jack W. Lee

Jack W. Lee

Jan 15, 2001

Jack W. Lee, age 81, of Troy, Ohio and formerly of Huntington Station, New York died Monday, January 15, 2001. He was born of the late, Lee Mee and Wong Ling Ginn. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lily Ho; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Daniel Lee and Kelly Lee; Daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Jim Bense;...

Pearl G. Zimmerman

Pearl G. Zimmerman

Jan 14, 2001

Pearl G. Zimmerman, age 91, formerly of Troy, Ohio died Sunday, January 14, 2001. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Goldie Luzena; husband, Ralph and one daughter, Joan Pearson. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Cheryl; Max and Tom and Nanci Zimmerman; daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Hunter Russell and Susan...

Harry C. Zurmehly

Harry C. Zurmehly

Jan 13, 2001

Harry C. Zurmehly, age 81 of Troy died Saturday, January 13, 2001. Preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Ella; his wife, Helen; one brother, Homer and one sister, Zelma. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Kathleen and Leonard Clark; Sandra Lutz; Deborah and Glen Gray and Rebecca and Ken Smith; grandchildren, Christy Webb; Missi Archer;...

Robert Gene Roark

Robert Gene Roark

Jan 13, 2001

Robert Gene Roark, age 72, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, January 13, 2001. Preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Mary Glunt Roark and one sister, Betty Roark. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Jane J. Furlong Roark; stepson, Dixon Folkerth; aunt and uncle, David and Marguerite Glunt; Aunt, Thelma Roark; close friends, James and...

E. Ruth Marshall

E. Ruth Marshall

Jan 13, 2001

E. Ruth Marshall, age 86 formerly of Troy, Ohio died January 13, 2001 in Titusville, FL. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one brother. She is survived by her daughter,Patricia McDonald; sister, Mrs. Paul Bernadine Kochersperger and two grandchildren, Shannon and Shaun Boldman. A member of the First United Methodist Church, Troy and the Rebecca Circle...

Connie J. Fergerson

Connie J. Fergerson

Jan 13, 2001

Connie J. Fergerson, age 41 of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, January 13, 2001. She is survived by her mother, Betty L. Webb Cavanaugh; husband, Kirby J. Fergerson; son, Bill Fergerson; daughters, Tonya and Tiffany Fergerson; Jessica Cavanaugh-Fergerson; Jennifer Carrol and Beverly White; brothers, Lonnie and Carl Jr. Cavanaugh; sisters, Betty Jane and Emily Cavanaugh and Helga Avey; grandchildren, William;...

Rosa Lee Stiltner

Rosa Lee Stiltner

Jan 13, 2001

Rosa Lee Stiltner, age 59 of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, January 13, 2001. She is survived by her husband, Larry B.; son and daughter-in-law, Larry D. and Henrietta; daughter, Tara ''Beth''; brother, William J. Brown; sisters, Idella Harper and Margaret Stiltner; grandchildren, John Randall Stiltner; Krista Marie Pennington; Lisa Renee, William Joseph and Robert Lee Stilner and Jennifer Roseann...

R. Thomas ''Tom'' Lewis, Jr.

R. Thomas ''Tom'' Lewis, Jr.

Jan 9, 2001

R. Thomas ''Tom'' Lewis Jr. age 53, formerly of Troy, OH of Celina, OH. Died Tuesday 1/9/2001 in the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, OH. Survivors include parents Russell Thomas & Doris J. Starry Lewis Sr. of Troy, OH; wife, Kathi S. Whitacre Lewis, Children, Jeffery Myers, Mindy Hernandez, Misty Lewis, Rachel Lewis, Andrea Lewis, James Nuding,...

Edwin C. Lukens

Edwin C. Lukens

Jan 9, 2001

Edwin C. Lukens, age 50, of Tipp City, OH. Died Tuesday 1/9/2001 at Upper Valley Medical Center ER, Troy, OH. Born 4/1/1950, the son of Charles & Charlotte Scroggy Lukens. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Kathleen Kerr Lukens, two daughters, Jennifer Lukens attending O.U. & Amy Lukens at home; brothers & sisters-in-Law, William & Wanda Lukens of...

Walter E. Mathews

Walter E. Mathews

Jan 9, 2001

Walter E. Mathews, age 79, of Troy, OH. Died Tuesday 1/9/01 at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy, OH. Born 12/26/1921 in Brownell, KS. The son of Leo & Ester Mathews Conner. Preceded by his wife Freda Brumbaugh Mathews in 1991, Step Father, Frank Conner, & brother, Burt Mathews. Survivors include Sons & Daughter-in-Law, Randy & Theresa Mathews of Casstown, OH;...

Leroy O. Phillips

Leroy O. Phillips

Jan 4, 2001

LeRoy O. Phillips, age 94 of Covington, Ohio died Thursday, January 4, 2001. He was born of Earl Phillips and Mary Bradbury Phillips who preceded him in death along with his wife, Thelma Riddle Phillips and brother, Donald. He is survived by his two sons, Jimmie L. Phillips of Troy, Ohio and Jackie L. Phillips of Texas; four grandchildren...

Emma Foutz Robbins

Emma Foutz Robbins

Jan 3, 2001

Emma Foutz Robbins, age 78 of Troy died Wednesday, January 3, 2001. She is survived by her children, James Edward Robbins; Barbara Anderson; Don and Terry Robbins; Margaret Weddle and Sandra Bloomfield; siblings, Jud Foutz; Virginia Hangen; Roberta Medford and Irene Bonakoski; fifteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Leonard...