Obituaries

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Mark William Smith

Mark William Smith

Dec 6, 2021

Mark William Smith, age 61, of Cincinnati, passed away on Monday December 6, 2021, at Mercy Health West in Cincinnati.  He was born on January 21, 1960, in Columbus to Kay (Baker) Smith of Troy and the late Clifford R. Smith.

Mark is survived by two brothers: Gary (Cindy) Smith of Troy and Bruce (Jenise) Smith of...

Judy Ann Funkhouser

Judy Ann Funkhouser

Dec 5, 2021

Judy Ann Funkhouser, age 76, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.  She was born on June 23, 1945, in Wheeling, WV, to the late Edward K. and Wilma (Vance) Weeks.

Judy is survived by her husband: James A. Funkhouser; and two sons: Robert McAninch and Christopher Funkhouser....

Tammy Lynn Thompson

Tammy Lynn Thompson

Dec 5, 2021

Tammy Lynn Thompson, age 51, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at her residence.  She was born on July 17, 1970 in Columbus to the late Jerry and Nancy (Vonville) Grooms.

Tammy is survived by her husband of 27 years: David H. Thompson; two daughters: Kaitlyn Thompson and Kassidy Thompson, both of Troy; and...

Betty Lou Kirk

Betty Lou Kirk

Dec 3, 2021

Betty Lou (Spears) Kirk, age 80, of Casstown, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family.  She was born on September 16, 1941 in Troy to the late Floyd L. and Ruth Miriam (Pearson) Spears.

Betty is survived by her husband of 61 years: Thomas K. Kirk; children: Douglas (Rhea) Kirk,...

Dianna Kay Gallagher

Dianna Kay Gallagher

Dec 2, 2021

Dianna Kay Gallagher, age 79, of Troy, passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at her residence.  She was born on December 29, 1941, in Frankfort, IN to the late William and Hazel Mae (Huffer) Davis.

Dianna is survived by four children: Michael (Julie) Gallagher of Christiansburg, OH, Deborah (David) Rentmeester of Greenleaf, WI, Jill (Steve) Eckart...

Donald Edward Groves

Donald Edward Groves

Dec 2, 2021

Donald Edward Groves, age 80, of Troy, passed away on December 2, 2021 at Koester Pavilion.  He was born on December 14, 1940 in Detroit, MI to the late Delmar Groves and Ruth (Baker) Groves Snyder.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years: Juanita (Fairchild) Groves; children: Yvonne (Bernard) Griffiths of Liberty Township, OH and...

Charles L. Rietz

Charles L. Rietz

Dec 1, 2021

Charles L. Rietz, age 84, of Troy, passed away on December 1, 2021 at home.  He was born on June 10, 1937 in Wheatland, Wyoming to the late Andrew and Mildred (Wilson) Rietz.

He is survived by his children: Sandra Louise Schmidt of Troy; Sheri Lynn (James) Curtis of Piqua and Creg A. (Sheila) Rietz of Troy;...

Jason E. Snook

Jason E. Snook

Nov 30, 2021

Jason E. Snook, age 43, of Troy, OH, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Jason was born on March 14, 1979, in Troy to Terry (Welbaum) Snook of Troy and the late James Snook.

In addition to his mother, Jason is survived by his brother: Matthew J. (Tiffany) Snook of...

Terry R. Beam

Terry R. Beam

Nov 30, 2021

Terry R. Beam, age 68, of Troy passed away on March 19, 2022 at the Randall Residence of Troy.  He was born on May 10, 1953 in Lima to the late Robert and Betty (Jenkins) Beam.

Terry is survived by his two children: Matt (Alisha) Beam of Vandalia and Megan (Mason) Barhorst of Troy; two grandchildren: Zach...

Arlene Sparks

Arlene Sparks

Nov 30, 2021

Arlene Sparks, 93 of Troy, Ohio, passed away on March 5, 2022 at her residence. Born on December 23rd, 1928 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Ross Cox and Laura Cox Holbrook. She is preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Woodrow Holbrook, sisters, Pauline Horn and Jean Parsons, and brother, Ross Cox II.  She was also preceded in...

Lucille Carmelita (Medina)  Thompson

Lucille Carmelita (Medina) Thompson

Nov 30, 2021

Lucille Carmelita (Medina) Thompson, age 81, passed away on February 1, 2022.  She was born in Weston, CO on May 20, 1940.  She was a caring, supportive, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to many.

Lucille was a retired nurse who worked for the State of OH and later Eastway.  She loved being retired.  Lucille...

Patrick Douglas James

Patrick Douglas James

Nov 29, 2021

Patrick Douglas James, a resident of Troy, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on November 29, 2021 at the age of 42.

Patrick was born in Piqua, Ohio on August 26, 1979 to Patricia and Douglas James.  He was a 1997 graduate of Covington High School. He became a journeyman electrician through the Joint Vocational School....

Eloise Ann Mcfarland

Eloise Ann Mcfarland

Nov 29, 2021

Eloise Ann McFarland, age 69, of Troy, passed away on Monday November 29, 2021, at home surrounded by her family.  She was born on December 6, 1951 in Richmond, KY.

Eloise is survived by her parents: Henry G. and Mary Jane King of Paint Lick, KY; her husband of 37 years: Ray G. McFarland; step daughter: Nicole...

Donald Ott

Donald Ott

Nov 27, 2021

Donald Ott, age 86, of Troy, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Saturday November 27, 2021, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.  He was born on December 10, 1934 in Honeycreek Township, WI to the late Arthur and Margaret (Lesch) Ott.

Donald (Gramps) is survived by children: Donald (Donesia) Ott of Kenosha, WI, Calvin Ott...

Jerry Hall Estep

Jerry Hall Estep

Nov 26, 2021

Jerry Estep, age 69, of Piqua, OH passed away on November 26, 2021 at his residence. Jerry was born on October 27, 1952 in Troy, OH to the late Donald and Dorothy Hall.

Jerry is survived by his children: Jeremy (Heather) Estep of Piqua, Reginia Grunden of GA, and Alisha Estep of Piqua; 12 grandchildren; 6 great...

Shirley Ann Ott

Shirley Ann Ott

Nov 25, 2021

Shirley Ott, age 80, of Troy, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.  She was born on July 25, 1941 in Spirit Lake, IA to the late Aloysious and Clara (Bernholtz) Heinrichs.

Shirley (Gran) is survived by children: Kelly Ott-Statzer of Miamisburg, Jeff (Lisa) Ott of...

Steven E. Cooper

Steven E. Cooper

Nov 24, 2021

Steven E. Cooper, age 70, of Tipp City, passed away on November 24, 2021.  He was born on June 9, 1951 in Dayton to the late Floyd A. and Dorothy M. (Wetzel) Cooper.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years: Mary Ann (Dorn) Cooper; son: Keith E. (Angela Moore) Cooper of Troy; brother: Mike (Connie)...

Richard J. Shoe

Richard J. Shoe

Nov 23, 2021

Richard J. Shoe, age 77, of Troy, OH passed away on November 23, 2021 at the Upper Valley Medical Center.  He was born on September 3, 1944 in Sidney, OH to the late Edward C. and Bessie V. (Gates) Shoe.

He is survived by his wife of 20 years: Nina L. (Stone) Shoe; children: Rebecca Shoe of...

Charlotte G. Stager

Charlotte G. Stager

Nov 22, 2021

Charlotte G. Stager, age 81, of Troy, OH passed away on November 22, 2021 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit. She was born on January 5, 1940 in West Virginia to the late Woodrow and Ruby (Weatherholt) Wears.

Charlotte is survived by her children: Randy L. Stager of Troy; Scott D. (Beth) Stager of Ft. Loramie;...

Wilma E. Hartley

Wilma E. Hartley

Nov 22, 2021

Wilma E. Hartley, age 90, of Englewood, passed away on November 22, 2021 at the Grace Brethren Village in Englewood.  She was born in Troy on April 6, 1931 to the late Russell M. and Jessie J. (Brown) Hartley.

Wilma is survived by sisters: Patricia (Bob) Wise of Troy and Beverly Denlinger of Brookville and brother: Douglas...