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Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas
Ken Loper
Sep 20, 2023
LOPER, Ken, age 54, of Kettering, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Ken was born September 11, 1969 to Thomas and Mary Jane (Burchfield) Loper.
From a young age, Ken showed an aptitude for computer coding, meticulously working with his friends to write a code that would role the dice for their Dungeons and Dragons campaign. He carried...
Janet Marks
Sep 20, 2023
MARKS, Janet, age 89, of Kettering passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Born June 15, 1934 in Dayton, Ohio, Janet was a graduate of Fairview High School and member of Delta Theta Tau Sorority. Janet was passionate about playing competitive bridge with her friends and an active member of David’s United Church of Christ. She is preceded in death...
Amy Danielle Lucas
Sep 18, 2023
LUCAS, Amy “Danielle”, age 48, of Fairborn, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023. Danielle was born in Kettering, OH on October 17, 1974 to Burnett D. Lucas, Jr., and Rebecca L. Miller. She graduated from Centerville High School in 1993 and went on to earn her LPN from Sinclair. Danielle volunteered at The Artimus Center for domestic violence victims...
Virgil Michael Burkett
Sep 16, 2023
BURKETT, Virgil Mike, age 96, passed away at the VA Hospice Unit on September 16, 2023. Mike was born on March 22, 1927, to the late Mose and Frieda (Wolfe) Burkett in Dayton, OH. He attended Pasadena School in (Beavertown), what is now Kettering, OH. He took a position at Gerstner and Sons making fine wood tool chests. He entered...
Roger Louis Dudley
Sep 15, 2023
Roger passed away at the age of 92 on September 15, 2023 at Courtyard of Centerville. He had moved to Centerville to be near his daughter July 1, 2020 but had lived in Berrien Springs, Michigan for the past 46 years. Roger was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1931. Preceded in death by his wife Margaret Dorothy Goronzy...
Karen Sue Huffman
Sep 15, 2023
HUFFMAN, Karen Sue (Wingeier), age 79, a longtime Pataskala resident, passed away on September 15, 2023.
Karen was born on September 5th, 1944 to the late Fredrick and Olive (Heskett) Wingeier, in Columbus, OH. After graduating from Watkins Memorial High School, where she was the 1962 class president, she went on to attend The Ohio State University. While...
LaDonna Mary Mastromatteo
Sep 12, 2023
It is with great sorrow that we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mother, LaDonna Mary Mastromatteo (nee Clark), at age 81, on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 after her brave battle with cancer.
LaDonna was born in Waterloo, Iowa, the firstborn child of Mary ("Tote") and Donald Clark. She lived by her faith and was a member...
Edward Collins
Sep 11, 2023
Edward Collins, 77, of Sugarcreek Township, Ohio, passed away from natural causes on September 11, 2023, in Fairborn, Ohio.
Ed was born in Columbus, Ohio, on March 21, 1946. He attended St. Catharine Elementary School and St. Charles Academy in Columbus and graduated from Chaminade High School in Dayton in 1964. He graduated from Wright State University in...
Helen K. Filcik
Sep 10, 2023
FILCIK, Helen K., age 97, beloved and faithful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Helen was a longtime resident of Kettering. She enjoyed a number of years first at Sycamore Glen Retirement Community, then at Bethany Lutheran Village. The family is very thankful for...
Lynell Mae Root
Sep 8, 2023
ROOT, Lynell Mae passed away on September 8, 2023. She graduated from Fairmont West High School in Dayton, Ohio in 1978 and The Ohio State University with a degree in Forestry. While working for Champion Paper in New Jersey, she was hit by a car and seriously injured. After several surgeries and months of rehabilitation, Lyn adjusted to life as...
Anne Patrice Trick
Sep 8, 2023
TRICK, Anne Patrice (Meseroll) 81, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2023.
Born Patricia Anne (Patty) to Howard and Margaret Meseroll on September 28, 1941, she moved with her family from New Jersey to Ohio when she was five. Her faith was instilled in her early on and was a compass continually guiding her throughout her “three lives” as...
John (Jack) Burkley, Jr.
Aug 30, 2023
BURKLEY, John (Jack) K. Jr., age 67, of Dayton, OH, formerly of Centerville, OH passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. John was born on January 19, 1956 to the late John Sr. and Betty Burkley in Akron, OH. He grew up in the Akron area and graduated from Walsh Jesuit High School before attending The Ohio State University....
Alberta Louise Sauer
Aug 29, 2023
SAUER, Alberta Louise, age 103, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023. She was born January 12, 1920 in Dayton, Ohio; the daughter of the late Emil Leon and Martha (Zebold) Liffick. Along with her parents, Alberta is preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Sauer and brothers, Jack, Richard, and Joseph Liffick. She is survived by children, John Sauer,...
Timothy "Tim" Scott Walton
Aug 27, 2023
WALTON, Timothy Scott (Tim), August 21, 1958 - August 27, 2023. Surrounded by his family and close friends, Timothy Scott Walton ended his courageous battle with cancer on Sunday evening, August 27, 2023. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on August 21,1958, to Kenneth and Helen Walton.
Mr. Walton was a 1976 graduate of Middletown High School...
Elizabeth Jean Arnold
Aug 26, 2023
ARNOLD, Elizabeth Jean, age 94, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2023. She was born August 20, 1929 in St. Cloud, Minnesota; the daughter of the late Herman and Ruth (Cruser) Bolinski. Along with her parents, Elizabeth is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert Arnold. She is survived by her children, Mike (Chris) Romer, Kelly (Kim) Romer, Joy Koehler,...
Greg Edwards
Aug 26, 2023
EDWARDS, Greg, age 59, of Dayton, was called home on Saturday, August 26, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 13, 1964, in Middletown, OH, to William and Carolyn Edwards. Greg graduated from Valley View High School class of 1982 before earning his B.S. from The University of Dayton. He continued his education at Xavier University while raising his young family as well as getting his career started at the IAMS Company.
Passionate about mentoring and coaching youth and adult baseball, he left a legacy on a...
Gerald L. "Jerry" Saylor
Aug 24, 2023
SAYLOR, Gerald L. “Jerry”, age 88, of Centerville, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Fairmont Senior Living Center.
A life-long resident of Centerville, he was born on September 17, 1934 to Perry Alfred and Edna Lillian Saylor. Jerry attended Centerville schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked over 40 years at Frigidaire and Harrison...
Timothy F. Ewing
Aug 23, 2023
EWING, Timothy F. age 70, of Kettering, OH, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Tim was born on February 17, 1953 in Dayton, OH to the late Richard and Patricia Ewing. He was a graduate of the Centerville High School class of 1971, and was a proud member of the marching band.
Tim continued his education at Sinclair College...
Utta "Judy" Bonnett
Aug 20, 2023
BONNETT, Utta “Judy”, age 88, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023.
Judy was born in Germany on January 24, 1935 to a prominent family who owned their own shipping company. She was just nine years old when World War II ended, and she had to learn how to adapt to the new post-war world. Judy’s path in...
Robert John Klimkowski
Aug 19, 2023
KLIMKOWSKI, Robert, aged 93, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2023 at 11:54 PM. Robert was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Harriett and Bruno Klimkowski, both immigrants from Poland. Bob grew up on the south side of Chicago above his parent’s grocery store and often worked there. He had one brother, Bruno Jr., 4 years his senior. They were very...
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