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Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
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Edward Baranyi
Dec 16, 2025
BARANYI, Edward, age 100, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Dearly loved by wife Elenor Baranyi (deceased), married 75 years; beloved father of Richard, Dennis, and Joan; beloved grandfather of Kyle (Amanda), Tate, and Tara Redd (Donald); beloved great-grandfather of Brandon, Corey, Grace, Olivia, Mason, and Kendall; beloved daughters-in-law, Barbara and Sally. He proudly served his country as a Marine...
Walter Scott Nekrosius
Oct 25, 2025
Dr. W. Scott Nekrosius, age 80, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 19, 1945, to the late Walter B. Nekrosius and Magdalene S. Nekrosius. In his youth he was an ardent Boy Scout and was proud to have earned his Eagle Scout award. Scott graduated from the University of Chicago with...
Ada L. Candor
Dec 29, 2025
Ada Dudley Candor, 91, of Centerville, Ohio, passed away at Bethany Village in Centerville on Monday, December 29, 2025. She was born on February 17, 1934 in Falls Church, Virginia, the second of two children born to William and Mary Elkins Dudley.
Ada was a 1952 graduate of Barnesville High School in Maryland. After graduation, she became school secretary in Barnesville....
Cathy Arnold
Dec 27, 2025
In Loving Memory 1967-2025
Catherine Gene Arnold, 58, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away in her home on December 27, 2025 after a long and bravely fought battle with cancer. Daughter of Robert and Rhea Williams; and sister to Beverly and Leslie. Loving wife of 35 years to Scott; devoted mother to three children; Zach, Tye, and Bree; and proud grandmother to...
Sandra Lee Volz
Dec 26, 2025
VOLZ, Sandra Lee, age 85, of Dayton, OH, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025. She was born April 4, 1940, in Dayton, OH, to the late Joseph and Vera Lenore (Cool) Stormer. Sandra grew up in Dayton and graduated from Patterson Co-op high school in 1958. Following her education, she started her long career with the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s...
Susan A. Ream
Dec 24, 2025
Susan A. Ream, age 81, of Kettering, Ohio passed away on Christmas Eve 2025 at Hospice of Dayton with her family by her side. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on April 8, 1944 to the late Charles and Velma Stonerock.
Susan grew up in Greenville, Ohio and was a 1962 graduate of Greenville High School. She attended Elkhart College in...
Jannet Marcelle Brownfield
Dec 22, 2025
Jannet Marcelle Brownfield, age 91, of Kettering, Ohio, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born on September 9, 1934, in Los Angeles, California to Louis and Grace Bertrand.
Jan graduated from Woodbury University, Burbank, California in 1955, with an associates degree in Office Administration. She retired at age 62 as a circulation coordinator at...
Cheryl Short
Dec 22, 2025
Cheryl Ann Short, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, at the age of 79. She was born on August 6, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up to embody warmth, generosity, and a profound love for her family and friends. Cheryl graduated from Fairmont High School on May 27, 1964. She spent...
Joseph Eugene Brehm
Dec 21, 2025
Brehm, Joseph Eugene “Joe”, age 74 of Miamisburg, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025.
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, Joe proudly worked as a paperboy and later a SOHIO gas station attendant to earn towards his tuition at THE Ohio State University. As a student in ROTC, he served to protect during the riots of 1970. He graduated OSU with a...
Scott A. Walker
Dec 19, 2025
WALKER, Scott A. age 69, of Centerville, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 19, 2025, surrounded by his wife and daughters.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 29, 1956, Scott graduated from Fairmont East High School and went on to attend postsecondary automotive school before spending 25 years helping to run the family business, Pella Sales, Inc. While...
Margaret Eileen Beaver
Dec 19, 2025
Margaret Eileen Beaver, age 91 of Dayton, Ohio passed away Friday, December 19, 2025, at Ohio Hospice of Dayton.
Margaret was born on July 20, 1934 in Dayton, Ohio. She was a 1952 graduate of Wayne Township High School in Huber Heights. Margaret was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from the University of Dayton in 1958. She was...
Janet Elizabeth Black
Dec 19, 2025
Janet Elizabeth Black, a beloved educator, cherished mother, and devoted community member, peacefully passed away on December 19, 2025. She was born on August 14, 1935, to Russell and Gladys Watkins in Centerville, where she spent her formative years on the family farm. Janet graduated from Centerville High School and went on to earn her associate degree from Otterbein University,...
Daina C. Arnett
Dec 19, 2025
ARNETT, Daina Carol (Zax), age 64, of Dayton, passed away in the comfort of her loving husband on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Hospice of Dayton. Daina was born on August 4, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio. She was a graduate of Fairmont High School and the University of Dayton, specializing in early childhood education.
Daina’s beautiful smile lit up every room,...
Sandra A. "Sandy" Haferman
Dec 18, 2025
HAFERMAN, Sandra A., "Sandy" (Snyder), age 88, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025. Sandy was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 28, 1936 to Harry C. and Mabel (Rosengarten) Snyder. She attended Julienne High School and graduated from St. Joseph Commercial High School in Dayton in 1954. She also attended Delta College in Saginaw, Michigan and the University of Georgia....
George Louis Walter
Dec 18, 2025
George Louis Walter, beloved husband of 60 years to Mary Frances (nee Feldman); devoted father to Beth Pavloff (John), Sarah Holt (Andrew), and Michael Walter (Vanessa). Proud Grandfather to eight grandchildren; Paul, Grace and George Pavloff, William, Frances, and Gus Holt and Matilda and Sylvie Walter. Survived by his brother, Albert (Buck) Walter and sister, Mary Kay Luckey (Paul). Devout...
Donetta May Rineer
Dec 15, 2025
RINEER, Donetta May, age 87, of Centerville, OH passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025. She was born to Mary Margaret Hilton and Donovan Jenkins in Martins Ferry, OH on November 25, 1938. Donetta attended Southbrook Christian Church where she was active in various ministries. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who spent much of her...
William P. Boland
Dec 11, 2025
BOLAND, William P. “Bill”, age 94, of Centerville, took leave of this world Thursday, December 11, 2025. His passing will leave a hole in the hearts of those who knew and loved him. He was a graduate of Chaminade High School, and the University of Dayton. Bill also served as an Army Infantry Training Officer during the Korean War.
He retired...
William Roy Bohaboy, Sr.
Dec 8, 2025
BOHABOY, William Roy, Sr. passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in the early morning of December 8th, 2025. He was born on May 17, 1942 in Newark, NJ to parents Howard and Marion Bohaboy.
Roy was a talented athlete, playing baseball and basketball at Boonton High School and Columbia University in New York. One of his favorite moments at...
James F. Dooley
Dec 7, 2025
DOOLEY, James “Jim” “Duke”, age 82, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on December 7, 2025, with his loving family by his side. While our hearts grieve his passing, we take comfort in the hope that we will see him again.
Jim graduated from Belmont High School in 1961. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the...
James Heilman
Dec 7, 2025
James M. Heilman, better known as “J,” of Dayton, Ohio, died on December 7th, 2025 at 81 years of age. He was the son of James M. Heilman and Rosemary Cypher Heilman, and was born in Charleston, West Virginia, in 1944.
He grew up in Piqua, Ohio and graduated from Earlham College. He completed graduate work at Indiana University and received...
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