Obituaries

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Gregory Lee Oliver

Gregory Lee Oliver

Aug 30, 2023

Gregory Lee Oliver, age 72, of Troy, OH passed away on August 30, 2023 at Ohio State University Hospital.  He was born on December 15, 1950 in Covington, KY to the late Othar Lee Oliver, Jr. and Susan (Payne) Dalton.

Gregory is survived by his wife: Linda (Benning) Oliver of 53 years; aunt: Pauline Oliver; brother: John...

Mackie Jane Stanfill

Mackie Jane Stanfill

Aug 29, 2023

Mackie Jane Stanfill, age 84, of Troy, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.  She was born in Fort Smith, AK, on January 28, 1939, to the late Ray and Lois (Kincannon) Carson.

Mackie is survived by two children: Phillip Randall Stanfill of Troy and Cindy Skaggs of Dayton; four...

David A. Griffith

David A. Griffith

Aug 29, 2023

David A. Griffith Obituary

Born on April 6th, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois, Dave was the middle child of three: older brother Ken and younger sister Ellen. His parents Gail and Evelyn raised the family in the Averyville section of Peoria. He was a Boy Scout and sang in the church choir. In 1958 he graduated from Woodruff...

Mark Douglas Smith

Mark Douglas Smith

Aug 28, 2023

Mark Douglas Smith, age 67, of Dayton, OH, formerly of Troy, OH, passed away on August 28, 2023 at his residence. He was born on July 28, 1956 in Troy, OH to the late Joseph Smith Jr. and Miriam K. (Petry) (Smith) Tucker. He is survived by his sons: Justin A. (Nicole) Smith of St. Paris, OH, Benjamin F....

Rosemary (Hitchcock) Lemaster

Rosemary (Hitchcock) Lemaster

Aug 28, 2023

Rosemary (Hitchcock) LeMaster, age 83, of Casstown, OH passed away on August 28, 2023 at SpringMeade Health Center in Tipp City, OH.  She was born on September 13, 1939 in Paintsville, KY to the late Ralph and Bessie (Ratcliff) Hitchcock.

She is survived by her two sons: Mark (Michelle) LeMaster and Matthew (Shelly) LeMaster, both of Conover;...

Deborah Ann Bogan

Deborah Ann Bogan

Aug 27, 2023

Deborah Ann Bogan, age 68, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at her residence.  She was born on September 5, 1954, in Dayton, OH, to the late Robert Sherman and Anna Mae (Irvin) Bogan.

Deborah is survived by two siblings: Robert Irvin (Raquel) Bogan of Troy and Jeffrey Lee Bogan; nieces and nephews: Chris...

Jeffrey A. Weikert

Jeffrey A. Weikert

Aug 26, 2023

Jeffrey A. Weikert, age 55, of Troy, OH passed away on August 26, 2023 at Kettering Health Troy.  He was born on August 13, 1968 in Troy to the late Harold L. and Genevieve Joan (Kessler) Weikert.

Jeff is survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law: Mike and Cindy Weikert of Tipp City and Tom and Trish Weikert...

Elizabeth "Betty" L. Couch

Elizabeth "Betty" L. Couch

Aug 23, 2023

Elizabeth "Betty" L. Couch, age 92, of Troy passed away on August 23, 2023 at Hospice of Miami County.  She was born on December 23, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Thomas and Irene (Ulrich) Brinker.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Charles "Chuck" and Carol Couch of Reynoldsburg, OH; daughters and son-in-law: Leslie...

Steven M. Ferguson

Steven M. Ferguson

Aug 22, 2023

Steven M. Ferguson, age 45, of Columbus, formerly of Troy, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at his residence following a brief illness.  He was born on February 4, 1978, in Troy, to Ronald "Ron" and Jeanette (Britton) Ferguson.

In addition to his parents, Steven is survived by his sister: Deena (Patrick) Turnbull of Troy; three...

Roberta Ann Thompson

Roberta Ann Thompson

Aug 21, 2023

Roberta Ann Thompson passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 21, 2023. She was born on February 9, 1956 in Detroit, MI to the late Richmond Ward and Gladys Nelma (Kemppainen) Thompson.

Surviving family members that will forever miss her: son, Charles "Chuck" Thompson; daughter, Gladys (Jay) Fisher of MI; stepchildren, Cheryl Derry and Michael Derry; sisters, Sharon...

Marvin Eugene Lamka

Marvin Eugene Lamka

Aug 18, 2023

Marvin Eugene Lamka, age 83, of Troy, OH passed away on August 18, 2023 at Koester Pavilion.  He was born on July 10, 1940 in Miami County, OH to the late Carl Albert and Margaret Leona (Luttrell) Lamka.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his half sisters: Letha Lamka and Elma Brown....

Stephen C. Epperson

Stephen C. Epperson

Aug 16, 2023

Stephen Charles Epperson, age 69, of Conover, OH passed away on August 16, 2023 at Hospice of Miami County.  He was born on April 24, 1954 in Troy, OH to the late Charles B. and Juanita (Dakon) Epperson.

Steve is survived by his wife of 41 years: Robin S. (Martin) Epperson; sons: Roy Epperson and Ted Epperson...

Kathleen Ellen "Kathy" Jendrusik

Kathleen Ellen "Kathy" Jendrusik

Aug 15, 2023

Kathleen Ellen "Kathy" Jendrusik, age 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.  She was born January 14, 1947, in Columbus, OH, daughter of the late David Oliver Smith and Elma (Mitchell) Smith.

She is survived by a son: Robert Lee Jendrusik of Nashville, OH; and cousins: Jeannie (Mitchell) Myers and...

Doris J. (King) Wilson

Doris J. (King) Wilson

Aug 15, 2023

Doris J. (King) Wilson, age 90, of Troy, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at her residence.  She was born on June 15, 1933 in Troy, OH, to the late Herb and Wilma (Rong) King.

Doris is survived by two children: Thomas Eugene (partner, Kari) Wilson of Boulder, CO, and Theresa (Gary) Ellenwood of Huntingtown, MD;...

Larry A. Honeyman

Larry A. Honeyman

Aug 14, 2023

Larry A. Honeyman, age 80, of Troy, OH passed away on August 14, 2023 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.  He was born on January 29, 1943 in Troy, OH to the late Lester "Mike" and Esther (Underwood) Honeyman.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years: Karen S. (McDonald) Honeyman; daughter and son-in-law: Beckitt...

Cynthia Kay Mccoy

Cynthia Kay Mccoy

Aug 13, 2023

Cynthia Kay McCoy, age 70, of Troy, OH passed away August 13, 2023 at Upper Valley Medical Center with her son, Jeremy Ray McCoy gently holding her right arm and hand, his promise to be with her when its that time.  He hardly left her side while she was in the hospitals.

Cynthia was born July 26,...

Gregory Lawrence Dehart

Gregory Lawrence Dehart

Aug 11, 2023

Gregory Lawrence DeHart passed away Friday, August 11, 2023 at Grandview Hospital, Dayton, OH. He was born in Troy, OH on June 14, 1948 to Henry Madison DeHart and Margaret Nancy DeHart (née Quillen). Raised in Greenup, KY before moving back to Ohio, Greg attended Tippecanoe High School and graduated in 1967.

Greg is survived by his...

Stephen Richard Zimbelman

Stephen Richard Zimbelman

Aug 11, 2023

Stephen Richard Zimbelman (78) passed away in the evening of August 11, 2023 in Troy, OH. Stephen was born in Guttenburg, IA on October 25, 1944 to Richard and Orvene "Sally" Zimbelman.

Stephen served in the United States Navy from November 1963 through February 1966 when he was honorably discharged, Stephen married Patrica L. Peak on November...

Andrew P. Suerdieck

Andrew P. Suerdieck

Aug 11, 2023

Andrew P. Suerdieck, age 40, of Troy, OH passed away on August 11, 2023.  He was born on October 13, 1982 in Troy, OH.

He is survived by his parents: Michael D. "Mike" (Cynthia) Suerdieck of Troy; Jeanie C. Julian Moore of Troy; siblings: Josh (Stephanie) Suerdieck of Columbus and Jennifer (Rusty) Stevens of Live Oak, FL;...

Emma Jean Giles

Emma Jean Giles

Aug 10, 2023

Emma Jean Giles, age 79, of Huber Heights, OH passed away on August 10, 2023 at the Hospice of Dayton.  She was born on March 7, 1944 in Miami County, OH to the late Arthur Henry Cox Sr. and Mildred Irene (Studebaker) Cox.

She is survived by her children: Melinda (Ken) Cogley of Lordstown, OH; Melanie (Mark)...