Obituaries
Ruth Anne Wildenthaler
Feb 5, 2023
Ruth Anne Wildenthaler, age 85, of Troy, OH passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Ohio's Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit in Troy. She was born on July 26, 1937 in Galion, OH to the late Clyde Arthur and Lucille (Neal) Bersinger. She married Leo E. Wildenthaler on June 18, 1960 in Galion, OH and they have...
Eugene Robert Christian
Jan 26, 2023
Eugene Robert Christian, age 86, of Troy, OH went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, OH. He was born on April 2, 1936 in Hallstead, PA to the late Harvey and Helen Bernita (Nemire) Christian.
Gene is survived by his wife of almost 68 years: Jean...
Brian D. Gunder
Jan 25, 2023
Brian D. Gunder, age 59, of Troy, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on January 25, 2023 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He was born on March 8, 1963 in Troy to Janet Louise (Burnside) Plantz of Troy and the late Darrell Dean Gunder.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his children: Elise (Ethan) Maxey,...
Robert "Bob" Knife
Jan 24, 2023
Robert "Bob" Edmond Knife, age 85, of Troy, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at StoryPoint of Troy. He was born on October 17, 1937, in Troy, to the late Dale Knife and Ella (Anderson) Kerns.
Bob is survived by his wife of 64 years: Barbara (Hess) Knife; two children: Robert Edmond Knife, Jr., of Troy,...
Lorene Lester
Jan 23, 2023
Iness Lorene Lester, age 90, of Casstown, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Hospice of Miami County. She made her preparation on March 10, 1968, when she accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior. She was born on May 23, 1932 in Drill (Russell County), Virginia to Hugh Franklin and Myrtie Florence...
Karen Lee Angel
Jan 22, 2023
Karen Lee Angel, age 81, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at her residence. Karen was born on September 17, 1941, in Dayton to the late James and Gladys (Costello) Dixon.
Angel is survived by her sons: Edward (Trudy) Angel of Casa Grande, AZ, and Ricky Angel of Troy, OH; grandchildren: Andrew, Alysha, Abby,...
Cynthia Sue Marr
Jan 19, 2023
Cynthia Sue Marr, age 62, of Troy, OH passed away on January 19, 2023 at Troy Care Center. She was born on May 3, 1960 in Troy, OH to the late Douglas C. Marr and Phyllis E. (Burnside) Marr Meek.
Cindy is survived by her brother: Scott J. (Susan Holobaugh) Marr of Piqua, OH; Uncle: Jim Marr...
Jean E. Adkins
Jan 18, 2023
Jean E. Adkins, age 87, of Troy, OH passed away on January 18, 2023, at the Miami County Hospice Inpatient Unit. She was born on March 12, 1935 in Piqua, OH to the late Robert E. and Maxine I. (Huffman) Silvers.
Jean is survived by her children: Scott Sales and Kathy Barker (Danny) Davidson, both of Troy;...
Ethyl M. Osweiler
Jan 17, 2023
Ethyl M. Osweiler, age 86, of Troy, OH passed away on January 17, 2023 at Brookdale of Troy. She was born on August 28, 1936 in Tipp City, OH to the late Alvin and Inez (Upton) Biser.
She is survived by her daughters: Amy Thompson of Batavia, OH; Beth (David Lauder) Osweiler of Bakersfield, CA; stepchildren: Kathy...
Jennifer Anne Dearth
Jan 17, 2023
Jennifer Anne Dearth, age 58, of Columbus, OH passed away on January 17, 2023, at her home. She was born on June 1, 1964, in Piqua, OH to the late George E. and Marilyn K. (Walker) Dearth.
Jennifer is survived by brother: Jon W. Dearth of Troy; sister; Rebecca L. (Thomas) Confroy of Piqua; niece: Katherine Confroy...
Candise Elaine Snyder
Jan 13, 2023
Candise Elaine Snyder, age 73, passed away on January 13, 2023 at Hospice of Miami County in Troy. She was born on June 26, 1949 in Celina, OH to the late Gerald and Virginia (Rupert) Chrisman. She was married to Allan Brent Snyder, and he preceded her in death on June 25, 2010.
Candy is survived by...
Frank D. Edmisten
Jan 12, 2023
Frank D. Edmisten, age 78, of Troy, OH passed away on January 12, 2023 at his residence. He was born on August 3, 1944 in Portsmouth, OH to the late Frank R. and Clara M. (Ingles) Edmisten.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years of marriage: Linda L. (Welker) Edmisten; sons and daughters-in-law: Chris and...
Luz Mamitag
Jan 11, 2023
LUZ MAMITAG, age 80, of Troy, OH passed away on January 11, 2023, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH. She was born on May 18, 1942, in Albuera, Leyte, Philippines to the late Elpidio Montebon, Sr., and Conigunda Espina Montebon.
Luz is survived by her sons: Samuel Mamitag of Domalandan West, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines, Marvin Mamitag of...
Barbara Evelyn Robinson
Jan 11, 2023
Barbara Evelyn Robinson, age 79, of Troy, OH passed away on January 11, 2023 at Hospice of Miami County. She was born on February 21, 1943 in Piqua, OH to the late James Howard and Frances Ethel (Clark) Gustin.
She is survived by her son: Mark A. Robinson of Lake City, FL; daughter: Laura E. Bigelow of...
Nicholas "Nick" S. Kitchen
Jan 11, 2023
Nicholas " Nick" S. Kitchen, age 79, of Troy, OH passed away on January 11, 2023 at the Upper Valley Medical Center ER. He was born on October 28, 1943 in Troy, OH to the late Delbert and Bernice (Mauley) Kitchen.
Nick is survived by his wife of 60 years: Lorna (Rees) Kitchen; children: Chris (Stacy) Kitchen...
Steven Edward Cosner
Jan 11, 2023
Steven Edward Cosner, 73, of Troy, OH died Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Born August 26, 1949 in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late Lawrence Edward and Licia (de Comelli) Cosner.
Steve was a graduate of Brookhaven High School Class of 1967. He retired from Walmart in 2020...
Juan Antonio Soto
Jan 11, 2023
Juan Antonio Soto, age 41, of Troy, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Ohio's Hospice of Miami County in Troy. He was born on May 2, 1981, in San Diego, CA, to Juan Soto and the late Mary Frances (Dodd) Soto.
Juan is survived by his children: Briana Soto, Audrianna Kendall, Mason Soto, Bentley Soto...
Edith Schmidli Odermatt
Jan 10, 2023
Edith passed peacefully away on January 10th, 2023.
Edith was born on September 8th, 1937 to Anna Schneider Schmidli and Arnold Walter Schmidli in the Swiss village of Winterthur. Her studies were in Business Administration which led her to employment as an Executive Secretary at Oerlikon Electrodes Buehrle Limited. In 1962 she married her beloved Andre. In...
Roger "Ozzy" Allen Alspaugh
Jan 8, 2023
Roger "Ozzy" Allen Alspaugh, age 69, of Troy, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Kindred Hospital, Dayton. He was born on April 25, 1953, in Warsaw, IN, to the late Waveland and Evelyn (Funk) Alspaugh.
Ozzy is survived by his wife of 48 years: Kathryn "Kitty" (Schweitzer) Alspaugh; four children: Stacey...
Jessica Lynn Rees
Jan 6, 2023
Jessica Lynn Rees, age 28, of Piqua, passed away at her residence. She was born on October 28, 1994, in Troy, to Zenda (Sparks) Rees and the late Johnny Rees.
Jessica is survived by her fiancé: Tyler Contreras; three children: Dixie Ryan, Nova Contreras and Iris Contreras; two brothers: Johnathan (Dez) Rees and Rin Schroeder; one sister:...

