Obituaries

Jan 3, 1999

James E. 'Ted' Cantrell of Troy, Ohio died Sun. 1/3/1999 at his residence.  He was born 2/15/1941 in Morgan Co., Ky. to the late Janes and Roxie Hamilton Cantrell.  He is survived his wife Violet Lovejoy Cantrell and his three children:  Stanley Cantrell of Piqua, Ohio Sheila Herron of Piqua and Patricia Cantrell of Buffalo, NY.  Mr. Cantrell is...

Nov 30, 1998

Mrs. Eggers is survived by 3 daughters:  Mrs. Walter Kathleen Ford of Tipp City, Ohio; Eunice Erwin of Troy and Mrs. William Letha Smith of Troy and 1 son; Clifford Eggers of Clarksville, Tennessee. Also surviving are 1 brother, 14 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parent, her husband...

Mar 11, 1998

Mary M. Elleman, 74, died at 1085 Greenfield Drive, Troy, Ohio on Wednesday, March 11, 1998. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Eber J. Elleman; two daughters, Ruth Williams, Sue Trim; son, Steve Elleman; four sisters, Louise Phelps, Thelma North, Rachel Kimbrell and Ruth Franklin, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death...

Jan 30, 1990

Jan 23, 1961

DAVID CARR LAMBERT, age 54, of Bradford passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at his residence. He was born January 23, 1961 in Chillicothe, OH to Calvin S. and Beulah D. (Herman) Lambert and was a member of the Bradford Church of the Brethren where he taught Sunday school in the Pioneer Class. He was preceded in death...

Mar 25, 1942

ROBERTA L. (PERSINGER) BEST

Roberta L. (Persinger) Best, age 73, of Piqua, OH, formerly of Westfield, NY, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.  She was born in Hurricane, WV on March 25, 1942 to the late Basil B. and Mary Etta (Dudley) Persinger.  Her husband, William M....

Nov 25, 1928

MARY LOU FANNIN

Mary Lou Fannin, age 86, of Troy, OH passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Genesis Health Care, Troy. She was born November 6, 1928 in Lincoln County, WV to the late Ernest and Idona (Queen) Adkins. She was married to Chester...

Jun 16, 1907

Eileen Roney, 94, died at SpringMeade, Tipp City, Ohio on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 after a lengthy illness. She is survived by nephews, Richard Roney, Desmond and Jean Wolfe; several great and great great nephews and nieces. Miss Roney was preceded in death by her parents, William A. and Estella Houser Roney, brother, Robert E. Roney; nephews, David H....

Howard Bradford Cary, 81 died Saturday November 10. His wife, Harriet Harmony Cary of Troy, Ohio, his son Robert Bradford Cary of Sebastopol, California and his daughter Janet Elizabeth Laabs and Son-in-Law Dennis Laabs of Rochester Hills, Michigan, survive him. He is also survived by his four Grandchildren Jennifer and Neal Laabs and Shepley and Lila Schroth-Cary and by...

Bobette S. Borchardt, age 59, of Troy, Ohio passed away Thursday August 30, 2007 at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio. She was born October 3, 1947 in Norman, Oklahoma to the late Bob Gene and Helen Payne Southard. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Jeffrey R. Borchardt; son, Justin R. Borchardt of Columbus, Ohio;...

Pauline F. Mathes is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Sharon Mathes and Mike and Jackie Mathes; two daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and James Mencsik and Connie and James Black; five sisters, Peggy Moyer, Grace Szima, Margaret Rutkowski, Helen Pollard and Betty McQuown; 10 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Goldie Brumfield, age 76, of North Hampton, Ohio died Saturday, August 19, 2006 at her residence. Born of the late Alex and Amy Stepp Parsley. She was married to George Brumfield for 59 years who survives. She is also survived by her daughter, Marlena Gilliam, sons and daughter-in-law, Clifton and Harold and Susan Brumfield, six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren....

George D. Sipe, Jr. died May 15, 2002 in Sidney, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, George D. and Treva Ballinger Sipe and two brothers. He is survived by his wife, Betty Marshall Sipe and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Sipe was a 1940 graduate of Troy High School and was a member of the football...

Wilma Herbst, age 95 of Jacksonville, FL died Thursday, January 4, 2001 in Florida. She was a native of Bradford, Ohio and a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of West Sonora, Ohio. She was former owner of the Herbst Waffle Shop from 1938-1943 and Wilma's Restaurant from 1950-1956 in Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Herbst resided in Eustis, FL...

Robert L. Rogers, 82, of Marion and Clearwater, FL, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 at the Forestview Nursing Home in Wareham. He was the husband of Ann Morse Rogers. Born in Dayton, OH, the son of the late Harry L. & Artie Lippincott Rogers, Mr. Rogers enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17 and served...

Donald Dean Eichhorn, age 63, of Troy, OH, formerly of Middletown, OH died Sat., April 26, 2008 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, OH. He was born April 4, 1945 in Wichita, Kansas to the late Harold "Pete" Eichhorn and Margaret Jacobs Eichhorn. He is survived by one daughter, Kandi Gravenmier of California; brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Wally...

Riley Ann Maggert passed away on November 21, 2025 at Wayne Healthcare in Greenville, OH.

She is survived by her parents: Kylie Nicole Whitten and Riley Andrew Maggert of Ludlow Falls, OH; siblings: Maleigha Annette, Mallory Rose and Timothy Lee; maternal grandfather: Jerry Whitten; uncle: Jerry Whitten; aunt: Chelsea Meek; cousins: Zayden, Lylac, Aniya.  She is preceded...

Donald R. Young Sr. peacefully departed from this world on Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 at the age of 80 surrounded by the love of his family at his home. Mr. Young had retired from his role as a fork-lift driver at Akers Packaging, having dedicated a significant part of his career to driving semi trucks.

In his...

Ryker Matthew Krogman, infant son of Trevor and Samantha (Mabry) Krogman of Troy, OH, was born an angel on October 8, 2020 in Troy.

Ryker is survived by his paternal grandparents: Kent and Brandy Krogman of Rockford, OH; maternal grandfather: Harold Mabry of St. Marys, OH; maternal grandmother: Mary and Adam Champion of Oneida, TN; great grandparents,...

ALBERT "LEON" SPHAR, age 62, of Troy, passed away at his residence.  He was born in Washington, DC, on April 20, 1956 to Joseph Sphar of Greenville and the late Vivian (Jones) Meggs.

In addition to his father and step-mother, Joseph and Lois Sphar of Greenville, Leon is survived by one daughter: Sabra Duffy Kelly; two grandsons:...