Obituaries
Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas
Columbia "Marie" Bailey
Sep 26, 2015
BAILEY, Columbia "Marie", age 66, of Fairborn, OH, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Hospice of Butler and Warren County. Marie was born on September 6, 1949 in Williamson, W.V.. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and friend who loved the Chicago Cubs, cooking and baking, movies, music and books as well as visiting the Outer Banks of...
Richard D. Collins, Jr.
Sep 26, 2015
COLLINS, Richard D., Jr., age 70, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015. Rick retired after 40 years of service for the United States Government (USPS). He served his country in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam and was a Dayton Police Officer for 6 years. Rick enjoyed traveling, being outdoors and spending time with his family and friends. He was...
Fairy "Boots" I. Pennington
Sep 25, 2015
PENNINGTON, Fairy "Boots", age 93, of Centerville, OH, passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015. Fairy was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew E. Pennington, parents, James and Rilda of Crossville, TN, 11 brothers and sisters, all of whom lived out of state. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Sarah Benson and Minerva Jones of Kettering,...
Suzanne L. Columbus
Sep 22, 2015
COLUMBUS, Suzanne L., age 69, of Kettering, Ohio, died September 22, 2015. She graduated from Magnificat High School in Rocky River, Ohio, in 1964. From the University of Dayton, she received a B.S. in education in 1968, a B.S. in medical technology in 1978 and an M.S. in biology in 1985. She taught elementary school before pursuing a career in...
Hugh Rothwell Patterson
Sep 22, 2015
PATTERSON, Hugh Rothwell, age 84, of Union Township, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. He was born on April 21, 1931 in Detroit, MI to the late Harold and Winifred Patterson. Hugh served in the United States Army from 1954-1956. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor's of Arts in Industrial Design and worked for many...

Melva Marie Jourdan
Sep 20, 2015
JOURDAN, Melva M., age 95, passed away on September 20, 2015 at Sanctuary of Dayton. She was born to Frank and Margaret Filoso on September 25, 1919 in Dayton. Melva married William E. Jourdan in 1950 and took pride in her serving as homemaker to her husband and other family members. She was a devoted parishioner of St. Anthony's Catholic...
Geraldine Ann Fish
Sep 20, 2015
FISH, Geraldine Ann "Gerry", age 92, went to be with our Lord on September 20, 2015. Gerry was born January 6, 1923 to Gertrude and Frank Sasek in Alton, Illinois. Gerry graduated in 1939 from Marquette High School and worked for Standard Oil during WWII. She gave her time to many causes including Jaycees, Girl Scouts and March of Dimes...
Larry Donald Hatmaker
Sep 18, 2015
HATMAKER, Larry D., age 65, of Dayton, passed away at Hospice of Dayton on September 18, 2015. He graduated from Breathitt High School in Jackson, KY. Larry retired from GM where he was a troubleshooter. He was a friend of Bill W. for 34 years. Larry was a devoted family man who loved spending time with his wife of 32...
Peirce "Pete" Faxon Woodward
Sep 17, 2015
WOODWARD, Peirce Faxon "Pete", age 69, of Kettering passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015. He was born on September 15, 1946 in Dayton to the late Robert and Dorothy (nee Coolidge) Woodward. Pete graduated from Oakwood High School in 1964 and attended Rollins College and Wright State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. Upon...
Richard A Hull Sr.
Sep 15, 2015
HULL, Sr. Richard A, "Dick," age 80, of Kettering, OH, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015. He was born September 7, 1935 to the late Everett and Myrtle (Roberts) Hull, in Dayton, OH. Dick was in the Marine Reserves and worked as a stereotype and photo-engraver for Dayton Daily News from 1961 until he retired in 2000. Dick loved woodworking...
Eleanor Gray Sensel
Sep 14, 2015
Eleanor Sensel, age 93, of Kettering and Centerville, Ohio, passed away on September 14, 2015. Eleanor was the youngest child of Adelaide (Clark) and Charles Gray and beloved wife of the late Elmer Sensel. Loving mother and role model to four daughters and their husbands, Carol and Andy Stefanopoulos, Beth and Mike Murphy, Lois and Tom Erven, and Martha Sensel...
Harold A. Herkenhine
Sep 13, 2015
Harold Arthur Herkenhine, age 91, of Bellbrook, Ohio passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Hospice of Dayton. He was a graduate of Oakwood High School in Dayton, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Joan Bogart Herkenhine. After graduating High School, Harold served in the Army during World War II. He served with the 2765th Base...
Natalia A. Nikiforova
Sep 13, 2015
NIKIFOROVA, Natalia A., age 87, of Troy, OH, formally of Russia, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Natalia was born to the late Aleksey D. (Olga Moiseyeva) Nikiforov on February 25, 1928 in Russia. She worked as a General Surgeon for over 35 years in Russia until her retirement. After her retirement, she continued to serve her community by...
Joyce Privette Carr
Sep 11, 2015
Joyce Privette Carr left this earth peacefully after 88 years, Friday, September 11, 2015, to join a heavenly host of family and friends! Joyce was born, July 9, 1927 in Florence, SC the daughter of Mac and Myrtle Privette. Joyce and her brother, David, grew up in Boy Scout camps as their father was a professional scouter, hence a love...

Charles W. Corpus
Sep 10, 2015
CORPUS, Charles William, age 92, of Washington Township, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015. He was born on November 29, 1922 in Elizabeth, PA to the late John and Mary Corpus. Charles served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII in the Pacific Theater. He graduated from Kent State University in 1949 with a degree in business, after...
William M. Cromer
Sep 9, 2015
CROMER, William M., age 96, of Kettering, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. He was born in Oakwood on December 22, 1918 to the late Howard and Lura Cromer. William was a 1936 graduate of Piqua High School and a 1940 graduate of Bowling Green State University where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and was active...
Frances E. Updegraff
Sep 5, 2015
Frances Eleanor Updegraff, 95, of Bethany Lutheran Village in Centerville, OH died Saturday, September 5, 2015. She was born in 1920 Frances E. Jacobs in Wapakoneta, OH, where she grew up, was a member of First English Lutheran Church, and graduated from Blume High School in 1938. She graduated from Wittenberg (then) College in 1941 and went on to teach...

Jimmie G. Mitchell
Sep 5, 2015
MITCHELL, Jimmie G, age 87, of Centerville, born August 25, 1928, in Dayton, OH, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Bethany Village. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Marilyn; two children, Karen M. Colwell (Boyd) and William G. Mitchell (Sue); four grandchildren, Matthew Lipinski, Erin Mitchell, Adam Colwell (Erin) and Megan Mitchell; four great-grandchildren,...
Patricia Rose Wampler
Sep 5, 2015
WAMPLER, Patricia Rose, age 78, of Bellbrook, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015. She was born June 17, 1937 to the late Horace and Louise Cochran. She attended St. Joseph's Commercial high school, and worked as an office manager at Omega Oil for 24 years and Henkle Schueler for 16 years. Patricia loved cruises, gardening, tennis, collecting Santas and spoiling...

Norman Ralph Wissinger
Sep 3, 2015
WISSINGER, Norman R., age 88, of Centerville, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015. Norman was born to the late Ralph D. and Helen C. Wissinger on August 17, 1927 in Springfield, OH. He graduated from Springfield South High School in 1945, attended Berea College in KY, received his B.S. in Engineering and Law from Purdue University in 1948 and...