Obituaries
Ray G. Mcfarland
Apr 3, 2024
Ray G. McFarland, age 72, of Troy, passed away on Wednesday, April 03, 2024, at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit. He was born on October 17, 1951, in Troy to the late Luther and Ineze (Messer) McFarland.
Ray is survived by daughter: Nicole (Doug) Hall of Troy; sisters: Debra McFarland, Teresa (Dennis) Tubbs and Robin (Loyd)...
Nancy E. Bendickson
Mar 29, 2024
Nancy E. Bendickson, age 80, of Troy passed away on March 29, 2024, at Garbry Ridge in Piqua. She was born on August 4, 1943 in Harbor Springs, MI. to the late Chauncey and Dorothy Mange Bliss.
Nancy is survived by sons and daughters-in-law: David (Cindi) Bendickson of Piqua, Darwin Bendickson of Ft. Wayne, IN and Derick...
Norman E. Schaefer
Mar 27, 2024
Norman E. Schaefer, age 93, of Piqua, OH passed away on March 27, 2024 at Piqua Manor. He was born on January 24, 1931 in Casstown, OH to the late John H. and Mary E. (Minnich) Schaefer.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law: Jeffrey E. and Carol Schaefer of Piqua; daughter and son-in-law: Jill E....
Cynthia Strobel Lamb
Mar 25, 2024
Cynthia Strobel Lamb, age 60, formerly of Troy, OH passed away on March 25, 2024 in Gainesville, TX. She was born on May 10, 1963 in Troy to Constance "Connie" M. (Ernst) Strobel of Troy, OH and the late William "Bill" Strobel.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband of 37 years: Morgan...
Kristin Crothers-Wyner
Mar 25, 2024
Kristin "Kris" Crothers-Wyner, age 37, of Troy, OH passed away on March 25, 2024 at her residence. She was born on May 23, 1986 in Springfield, OH to Luann (Kendle) Crothers and the late Charles Edward Crothers.
In addition to her mother she is survived by husband: Ben Weiner; her children: Jaymison, Alexis, Annabella, Jace and Charlotte;...
Paul Napier
Mar 25, 2024
Paul Napier, age 88, of Troy, OH passed away on March 25, 2024 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH. He was born on June 21, 1935 in Pineville, KY to the late Henry D. and Elizabeth (Selvey) Napier.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years: Wanda (Owens) Napier; children: Melissa (Charlie) Beorn of Monroe, OH...
Joy D. Weber
Mar 25, 2024
Joy D. Weber of Springfield has joined her father, James, and brother, Jim, by being welcomed home by the Lord Jesus on the 25th of March, 2024.
Joy was born on January 23, 1965 in Jacksonville, Illinois to Vivian Joyce (Stone) Ward and James Delmar Ward Jr. Joy is survived by her loving husband Marc, her mother...
Alice R. (Kurylowich) Boyd
Mar 24, 2024
Alice R. (Kurylowich) Boyd, age 85, of Troy, OH passed away on March 24, 2024 at Hospice of Miami County. She was born on March 12, 1939 in Highland, MI to the late Joseph and Mary (Mudar) Kurylowich.
Alice is survived by her children: Bill (Kelly) Boyd of Troy; Diane Lade of St. Paris; Sandy (Chris) Nosker...
Ron H. Amann
Mar 24, 2024
Ron Amann, age 87, Springfield, formerly of Casstown, OH passed away on March 24, 2024 at Hospice of Dayton, OH. He was born on March 23, 1937 in Dayton, OH to the late Melvin G. and Myrtle L. (Spencer) Amann.
He is survived by his sons: Vincent Lee Amann of Springfield, OH, and Steve Dean Amann of...
Rodney D. Gray
Mar 24, 2024
Rodney D. Gray, age 65, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at his residence. He was born on July 11, 1958, in Zanesville to the late Edward D. Gray and Juanita (Hayes) Neff.
Rodney is survived by his wife of 28 years: Randie Sue (Whittington) Gray; children: Rodney D. Gray, Jr. of Miamisburg, Heather...
Pamela S. Beemer
Mar 22, 2024
Pamela S. Beemer, age 77, of Troy, OH passed away on March 22, 2024 at her residence. She was born on June 4, 1946 in Dayton, OH to the late Robert Hall and Blanche (Johnson) McKenzie.
Pam is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Michael A. and Hope Beemer of Tipp City; grandchildren: Madeline and Taylor Beemer...
David G. Josza
Mar 20, 2024
David G. Josza, 87, of Williamsburg, VA, passed away on March 20, 2024. He was born on August 27, 1936, in Cleveland, OH.
David served in the US Army Reserves and had a successful professional career with Warner & Swasey and later Monarch Machine Tool. An Ohioan by birth, spending his formative years and early career there,...
Barbara Jean Goodenough
Mar 20, 2024
Barbara Jean Goodenough passed away March 20, 2024. She was 81 years old. Barb was born in Dayton, OH. She graduated Julienne High School in Dayton, Ohio in 1960 and from St Elizabeth's Hospital School of Nursing in Dayton, OH in 1963.
Barbara is preceded in death by her parents Dillard and Genevieve Sexton and her sister...
Jack Albert Hoekstra
Mar 20, 2024
Jack Albert Hoekstra died on March 20, 2024 after a short illness, leaving behind a legacy of public service, love for his family and a devotion to his faith. The only child of Ralph Hoekstra and his second wife Henrietta Koenes Hoekstra and the baby of the family, Jack joined half-siblings: brothers Ralph, Lester and Herman and sisters Audrey,...
Samuel (Sam) Craig Cairns
Mar 17, 2024
Samuel (Sam) Craig Cairns, born in Troy, Ohio, April 25, 1939, has passed away peacefully on March 17, 2024 from heart disease at 84.
Sam was preceded in death by his mother Helen Lois (McClain) Cairns and father Samuel Craig Cairns Sr. both of Troy, and niece Christine A. Murray of Cincinnati. Survived are his wife of...
Barbra H. Kruse
Mar 16, 2024
Barbra H. Kruse passed from this life on March 16, 2024 in Troy, OH. Barbra was the daughter of John P. Harris and Miriam L. Miller; she was born in Reisterstown, MD on February 25, 1936. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Norman Harris; and husbands: Edmund W. Smith and John A. Kruse.
She...
Ray M. Emberton
Mar 16, 2024
Ray M. Emberton, age 85, of Troy, OH passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, OH. He was born January 21, 1939, in Tompkinsville, KY, to the late Frank A. and Marie (Howard) Emberton.
He is survived by sons: Tim (Kitten) Emberton of New Carlisle, Charles Emberton of Medway and Chris...
Dale Ralph Smith
Mar 12, 2024
Dale Ralph Smith, age 81, of Troy, OH passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Ohio's Hospice of Miami County, Troy, OH. He was born August 9, 1942, in Pittsburgh, PA, to the late Ralph Chester and Dorothy Irene (Ross) Smith.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years: Mary Alice (Showalter) Smith;...
Michael Clay Whitmore
Mar 12, 2024
Michael Clay Whitmore, of Piqua, passed away on March 12, 2024, at Ohio's Hospice of Miami County in Troy. He was born on September 18, 1959, in Troy to the late Sandra (Pemberton) Kolker.
Michael is survived by his loving wife of 30 years: Amy (Bowers) Whitmore; three sons: Joshua Whitmore, Jacob Whitmore and Joseph Whitmore; and...
Oran Lee Thomas
Mar 9, 2024
Oran Lee Thomas, age 96 formerly of Troy and more recently of Piqua, Ohio, was taken home to see the Lord on March 9, 2024, at the Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born on February 25, 1928 in Johnstown, PA to the late Oran E. Thomas and Ada C. (Haddle) Thomas.
He is survived by his...

