Obituaries
Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

Joseph Anthony Fackler
Aug 31, 2015
FACKLER, Joseph Anthony, age 63, of Centerville, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015. He was born on April 8, 1952 in Dayton to the late Richard Sr. and Martha Jane Fackler. Joseph graduated from Chaminade High School in 1971 and attended Wright State University. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and worked as a...

George Atkins
Aug 29, 2015
Funeral Home: Kettering Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429

Diane Adele Huchison
Aug 27, 2015
HUCHISON, Diane Fouts, age 74, of Kettering, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015. She was born on December 30, 1940. Diane was a stay-at-home mother and enjoyed raising her children, was an avid gardener, horticulturist, bridge player, and reader, and had a love for cooking. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, William A. and Susan L. Chryst;...

Carolyn Sue Downs
Aug 27, 2015
DOWNS, Carolyn Sue, age 69 of Germantown, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015. She was born October 5, 1946 to James and the late Shirley Roberts. Carolyn loved cookbooks, flowers and farming; she was always giving to and helping others in need. She graduated from Germantown High School and attended Miami Jacobs Career College. She worked as a nursing assistant...

Virginio Perna
Aug 26, 2015
PERNA, Virginio, age 99, formerly of New Canaan, Connecticut passed away. He was born on August 8, 2016, in Rose, Italy, to the late Giuseppi Perna and Maria Smeriglio. Virginio immigrated to the United States in 1933, at the age of sixteen, and began working as a trained cobbler. During WWII he served in the United States Army, 124th Infantry,...
David C. Bohlander
Aug 26, 2015
BOHLANDER, David C., age 77 of Kettering, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at MVH South. He was born May 14, 1938 in Piqua, Ohio. David was the son of Margaret (Simes) and Clarence Bohlander. He married Mildred (Brush) on November 6, 1965 in Dayton, Ohio. He was employed at General Motors (Delco) for 30 years as an engineer. He...
Rita S. Snyder
Aug 25, 2015
SNYDER, Rita, age 95 of Centerville, passed away peacefully at home on August 25, 2015. Born in Dayton, Rita graduated with honors from Julienne High School in 1938. At an early age, Rita was an exceptionally gifted dancer and by high school was the primary dance instructor for the Botts Dance Academy. She travelled extensively learning and performing dances of...

Morris Marvin Skeens Jr.
Aug 25, 2015
SKEENS, Morris Marvin Jr., age 84 of Centerville, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015. He was born December 25, 1930 to the late Morris Marvin Sr. and Nannie (Robinette) Skeens. Morris was a member of Missionary Baptist Church in West Virginia. He loved to hunt, fish, and remodel homes. Morris is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Susie...
Juanita June Caton
Aug 25, 2015
SEMELSBERGER-CATON, Juanita J. (nee Macy) passed away August 25, 2015 in Centerville, Ohio. Juanita was born July 21, 1927 in Vandalia, Ohio. Juanita graduated from Vandalia Butler High School and attended Bowling Green University. She worked at NCR of Dayton, Ohio, and Papco Tool 'n Dye in Centerville. Juanita was a caring, compassionate person who loved life to the fullest....
Elizabeth Allen Stavnitski
Aug 24, 2015
STAVNITSKI, Elizabeth Allen "Betsy" of Dayton, Ohio and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, passed away peacefully in Ohio, August 24, 2015 Age 79. Betsy was born May 18, 1936, in Evanston, Illinois the daughter of Robert E. Allen and Cornelia Jones Allen. She was raised in Wilmette, Illinois, and then Dayton, Ohio, where she graduated from Oakwood High School in...
Judith Ann Youngerman
Aug 22, 2015
YOUNGERMAN, Judith Ann, age 68 of Centerville, OH, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born May 27, 1947 in Dayton, OH, to Charles and Dolores (Kronenberger) Croghan. Judith is survived by 4 daughters, Michelle (Brian) Daniel, Melissa (Blake) King, Melanie (Josh) Dickens and Marcy (Dan Byler) Youngerman; 2 sons, Matthew (Julia) Youngerman and Michael...

Beverly Maxine Pummill
Aug 21, 2015
PUMMILL, Beverly M. (Gross), age 77, passed away in Gulf Breeze, FL on Friday, August 21, 2015 after a brief illness. Beverly resided in Dayton until relocating to Gulf Breeze, FL in 2000 after retiring from PNC Mortgage. She was a graduate of Fairview High School, a member of the Belmont Chapter Eastern Star, a commissioned Kentucky Colonel and a...
Wayne Eugene Kirby
Aug 20, 2015
KIRBY, Wayne E., age 90, passed away August 20, 2015 at Laurelwood Senior Living. He was born in Cherokee, OK in 1925 to parents, Pearl and Jack T. Kirby. Wayne enlisted in 1943 in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, serving in European theatre as a tail gunner in B-24 bombers. In 1947 he qualified at the Air Force...
Melvin Arnold Menk
Aug 19, 2015
MENK, Melvin Arnold, "Mel" born April 29, 1928 in Munhall, Pennsylvania (Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA) to the late Edward C. Menk and Mildred L. Menk and one deceased brother, Edward W. Menk. He was married on November 21, 1953 to Betty Jane Menk (Adams). He is also survived by two children, Cheryl Lynn Dyer (Walter Floyd) of Sugarcreek Township, OH,...
Jacqueline S Gregory
Aug 19, 2015
GREGORY, Jacqueline S., 85 of Kettering, passed away in her home on August 19, 2015. She will rejoin the love of her life, her husband of 59 years, Paul Gregory. She is also preceded in death by her parents George and Sue Sifford, her sister Betty, and her brother George Sifford. She will be deeply missed by her 6 children,...

Lawrence G. Seyler
Aug 19, 2015
Funeral Home: Kettering Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429 Visitation: 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH America 45429 Wednesday, September 9, 2015 No Visitation
Joan Lee Gramann
Aug 15, 2015
GRAMANN, Joan Lee (nee Stuemer) age 83 of Dayton, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015. She was born in Dearborn, MI on September 30, 1931, moved to Cincinnati as a teen, and lived in Kettering to start a family. Joan decided she wanted to be a nurse at age 42, and proceeded to graduate with honors from Sinclair School...

William Harry Yanko
Aug 14, 2015
YANKO, William Harry, age 96, of Kettering, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015. He was born January 6, 1919 to the late Alec and Helen Yanko. William earned his Bachelor's degree from Geneva College and PhD from Penn State, both in chemical engineering and worked in fertilizer manufacturing research and development. He attended Fairhaven Church and did volunteer work for...

Wallace Glenn Vinson
Aug 12, 2015
VINSON, Wallace, G. "Wally", age 88 of Kettering, Ohio, passed away August 12, 2015. Wally was born November 29, 1926, in Depoy, Kentucky, to the late Newman and Marjorie Vinson. He worked 25 years for NCR, and 10 years with Frigidaire and General Motors as a Maintenance Supervisor. Wally served his country during WWII on Destroyer Escort #681 in the...
Beth Irene Ireland
Aug 10, 2015
Beth Prottengeier Ireland, age 89, passed away on August 10, 2015, after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her older brother and sister-in-law, Maurice (Bud) and Marian Prottengeier; three sons and their wives, Jeff and Ellen, Scott and Kim, and Steve and Jean; five grandchildren, Elizabeth (and Jimmy Squibb), Olivia, Jerame, David and Patrick and numerous nieces and nephews....