Obituaries
Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas
Onnolee Rader
Oct 2, 2018
RADER, Onnolee Jane, 93, of Brooklyn, CT, and formerly of Dayton (Oakwood) OH, died peacefully on October 2, 2018. Born in Clark County, OH, to the late Harmon G. and Florence B. (Deaton) Group, she graduated from The Ohio State University cum laude in 1947 with a bachelors degree in business administration. She was a member of Kappa Delta sorority,...
Donald E. Lentz
Oct 2, 2018
LENTZ, Donald, age 87, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in Fairborn, Ohio. He was born on September 2, 1931 in Mounds, IL. Donald graduated from the University of Illinois and earned his Masters Degree from Xavier University. He was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity while at the University of Illinois. Don married his high school sweetheart on June...
Charles R. "Dick" Eichel
Sep 30, 2018
EICHEL, Charles Dick R., 89, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018. Dick was born on July 30, 1929 to the late Benjamin and Virginia Eichel, in Dayton, OH. Dick served his country in the Naval Reserve. He spent most of his working years in the Tool and Die industry, working primarily for First Tool of Dayton. Dick was a...

Norman Alfred Dohner
Sep 23, 2018
DOHNER, Norman Alfred, age 95, of Centerville, OH passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Norman was born on May 15, 1923 in Arcanum, OH. He served his country during WWII in the U.S. Army in Europe, where he was awarded the Purple Heart. After his return, Norman graduated from Miami University, where he was a member of the Phi...
Larry Stephen Tracy
Sep 21, 2018
TRACY, Larry Stephan, age 78, of Beavercreek passed away at Kettering Medical Center on 21 Sept 2018. Larry was born 25 May 1940 in Richmond, Indiana and graduated from Richmond High School in 1959. He attended Ball State University before enlisting in the Army in June 1960. He served in the Military Police Corps for three years as a security...
Joanne Jo Korner
Sep 19, 2018
KORNER, Joanne Jo, age 90, of Dayton, OH, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Jo was born to the late Everett and Marie (nee Kinzlg) Hastings on May 11, 1928 in Dayton, OH. She was passionate in collecting antiques. Jo and her husband were very active in the Miami Valley Corvette Club, Dayton, Historical Society, the Aviation Trail, volunteering...

Williard Leigh Groby
Sep 18, 2018
GROBY, Williard Leigh, age 86, from Washington Twp., formerly of Kettering, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Leigh was born to the late Willard A. and Elsa I. (nee Andrews) Groby on June 6, 1932 in Dayton, OH. He graduated from Fairmont High School in 1950 and attended Heidelberg University. Leigh was a life-long member of Davids UC of...
Janet Louise Mosley
Sep 18, 2018
MOSLEY, Janet Louise, age 75, of Dayton passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Janet was born on February 16, 1943 in Jamestown, OH. She earned her Associates Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. Janet worked as a camping secretary for Boy Scouts of America. She loved to crochet afghans, cook, and read. Janet was a mother...
Judith Murphy Pierce
Sep 17, 2018
PIERCE, Judith Murphy, age 82, of Oakwood passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018. Judith was born to Ebbie and Mildred (nee West) Murphy on November 29, 1935 in Jeffersonville, OH. She graduated from Fairview High School in 1953 and went on to attend The Ohio State University where she was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. She earned undergraduate...

Billy J. Pietrzak
Sep 16, 2018
PIETRZAK, Billy J., age 92, of Dayton, OH, passed away on Sunday, September 16th, 2018. He was born to the late John and Katherine Pietrzak on March 5, 1926 in Dayton, OH. Billy served his country in the U.S. Army and retired after 38 years from General Motors. He enjoyed golfing, reading and watching sports. Billy was preceded in death...
Robert S. Sichman
Sep 14, 2018
SICHMAN, Robert Bob S., age 69, of Vandalia, OH, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018. Bob was born on March 11, 1949 in Fairfield, OH to the late Stephen A. and Ethel L. (nee Karovich) Sichman. He graduated from Chaminade HS in 1967, and went on to earn his B.A. at Wright State University. Bob was also a proud...
Margaret Langtry
Sep 13, 2018
LANGTRY, Margaret Elizabeth, age 80, of Kettering formerly of Cleveland, passed away on September 13, 2018. Margaret was a member of St. Charles Boromeo Church. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 35 years, William Langtry; parents, James and Marie Madigan; sister, Mary M. Absher and brother, Charles Madigan. Margaret is survived by her daughters, Kate (Patrick)...
Ronald L. Kalbfleisch
Sep 13, 2018
KALBFLEISCH, Ronald Ron, of Kettering, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 13, 2018. He was born on December 8, 1936 in Dayton, OH to the late Norman William and Evelyn Marie (nee Ward) Kalbfleisch, Sr.. Ron served in the Nave from 1956-1958 and retired from NCR in 1993. He enjoyed fishing, traveling, reading, attending family events and...
Frances L. Judson
Sep 13, 2018
JUDSON, Frances L. (nee Miller), age 90, of Dayton, OH, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Frances was born on November 24, 1927, to the late Earl and Frances (Aker) Miller, in Dayton, OH. She graduated from Patterson Co-op High School and went on to work at Delco Moraine before retiring in 1991. She loved gardening, traveling, and celebrating...
Kathryn M. Williams
Sep 12, 2018
WILLIAMS, Kathryn Tattie M., age 89, of Dayton, OH, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Kathryn was born on July 23, 1929 in Dayton, OH to the late Dr. Henry L. and Kathryn (nee Frantz) Strohmeyer. She worked 19 years as church secretary at First Baptist Church and a member of First Baptist Church for 76 years. Kathryn...
Lorraine Parmelee
Sep 11, 2018
PARMELEE, Lorraine Age 71 of Oakwood, Ohio Lorraine was born and grew up in New York City. She is survived by her husband Dr. Dean Parmelee of Oakwood, son Reid Parmelee of New York City, and brother John and his wife Jeanette Damaduk also of New York City. Lorraine graduated from Richmond College of the City College of New York...

Kenneth I. Christman
Sep 11, 2018
CHRISTMAN, Kenneth Ivan, (Ken), age 89, of Dayton, Ohio passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Ken was born in Huntington, Indiana, on November 30, 1929 to Herbert and Margaret (Chamberlain) Christman. He was a graduate of Huntington High School, class of 1947. He earned his Bachelors Degree from Indiana University in 1962 and his Master's Degree from Miami University in...
John Thomas Holm
Sep 9, 2018
HOLM, John Thomas, age 56, of Beavercreek, OH passed away at home on September 9, 2018. He fought a very courageous battle against pancreatic cancer for almost five years. John was born to Thomas and Bonnie (Soren) Holm in Des Moines, IA on November 27, 1961. He graduated from Ankeny High School in Iowa, earned a Bachelors Degree in Education...
Janice Glynn
Sep 8, 2018
Janice Marie (nee McBeath) Glynn, Age 59, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018. She is preceded in death by her brother James McBeath, Jr., father James W. McBeath, Sr., and mother Louise C. (Bahnmuller) McBeath. Janice was born July 18, 1959 in Queens, New York. She earned her BA, as well as her MBA and MPA, from the University of...
Richard J. Rothert
Sep 8, 2018
ROTHERT, Jr., Richard J. Rick, age 71, of Washington Twp passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018. Rick was born in Toledo, OH on September 16, 1946 to Richard and Katherine (Stoiber) Rothert, Sr. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1964. After graduation, Rick served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam. Upon return he married the love of...