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

Mary Elizabeth Frost
Feb 9, 2013
FROST, Mary Elizabeth (Counts), age 87 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 9, 2013. Mary was born December 30, 1925 in Sidney, OH. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dorcie; sister, Jean Gattes of Sidney, OH; and brother, Harry Jr. of Tucson, AZ. She is survived by her children, Carol Keller of Lake Havasu City,...

Dorothe L. Bondi
Feb 8, 2013
BONDI, Dorothe "Dot" L., age 100, of Washington Township passed on Friday, February 8, 2013. Dorothe was born on August 23, 1912 in Tigerton, WI to the late Peter and Dora Zehren. She graduated from Nursing School in 1936 and practiced nursing until she was married. Dorothe was a charter member of St. Charles Catholic Church and enjoyed spending time...
Roland James Reichel
Feb 5, 2013
REICHEL, Roland J., age 85, of Kettering, passed away February 5, 2013. Born to parents Lester and Irene Reichel, he grew up in North Royalton, OH. At age 17, Roland received certification as Chief Electrician on merchant ships during WWII and traveled the world. He received his Electrical Engineering degree from Cleveland Institute of Electronics in the early 1950's. During...

Louisa W. Dopko
Feb 4, 2013
DOPKO, Mary Louisa "nee Worth", age 97, of Centerville passed away on Monday, February 4, 2013. Louisa was born on June 20, 1915 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to the late James and Mary (Gossart) Worth. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church and was the director of Kettering Senior Group on Shroyer Road. Louisa is preceded in death by her...

Phyllis J. Grafelman
Feb 4, 2013
GRAFELMAN, Phyllis J. "Ginger", age 86, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2013. Ginger graduated from Patterson Co-op and retired from the Aerospace Industry in 1988. She was an avid golfer, a volunteer at the Schuster Center, a member of Hithergreen Senior Center and a lifelong Lutheran. Preceded in death by her parents, Mary Elizabeth and Ernest Ginger; three brothers;...

Janet Mardis Clarke
Feb 4, 2013
CLARKE, Janet Mardis, of Kettering, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2013. After graduating from Oakwood High School, Janet received her Bachelor of Arts in English and History from Ohio University. She was the Dayton Daily News Fashion Editor for many years and then Publications Editor for Miami Valley Hospital. More recently Janet was Public Relations Director for the Dayton...

Daniel F. Palmert
Feb 3, 2013
PALMERT, Daniel F., of Dayton, passed away February 3, 2013. Born to the late Clarence Palmert and Helen Sprauer on July 29, 1925, Daniel attended Chaminade High School and graduated with a Bachelor's of Science and Master's in Business Administration from University of Dayton. He proudly served in the US Army during WWII. He spent many years as Registrar at...
Frances Eileen Thomas
Feb 2, 2013
THOMAS, Frances E., "Frannie", age 56, of Kettering, passed away February 2, 2013. Born to the late Ralph Thomas and Myrtie Mansel on December 25, 1956. Frances graduated from St. Scholastica Academy in Covington, LA. and proudly served in the US Air Force. Frances is survived by her son, Christopher (Cassandra) Ryczek; daughter, Monica Ryczek; grandchildren, Riley, Chris Jr., Chloe;...
Michael Wenger
Feb 1, 2013
WENGER, Michael, age 67, of Dayton, passed away February 1, 2013. Born to Donald Wenger and Geraldine Reiter on July 16, 1945. Michael graduated from Chaminade High School in 1963. He received his BA in Philosophy from California State University. Michael also served in the US Air Force as a dog trainer. He worked as a probation officer for the...
Janet Ann Greene
Feb 1, 2013
GREENE, Janet Ann, age 77, of Beavercreek passed away February 1, 2013. Born in Hamilton, OH to Paul and Marie Winter on July 1, 1935, Janet was a warm and charitable person. Preceded in death by her parents; Janet is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Leslie Greene; children, David Greene, Ricky Greene, Kathi Greene, and Tommy Greene,...

William F. Emick
Jan 31, 2013
EMICK, William F., age 86, of Kettering passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013. He was born on April 22, 1926 in Cleveland, OH to the late William and Helen (Shramek) Emick. William graduated from Maple Heights High School then went to serve our country in the United States Army during WWII. He worked for National Acme in Cleveland until...

Beverly Ann Keen
Jan 30, 2013
KEEN, Beverly Ann "nee Smith", age 79, of Riverside, formerly of Anaheim, CA passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. She was born on June 9, 1933 in Anaheim, CA to the late Walter and Ruby Smith. Beverly was a member of Sweet Arts Cake Club, International Cake Exploration Societe, FOP Ladies Auxiliary, and the D.A.R. She attended First Brethren...
Lawrence Raymond Warner
Jan 29, 2013
WARNER, Lawrence Raymond, age 89, of Kettering, formerly of Palmetto, FL passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. After graduating from Patterson Co-op High School, Lawrence joined the United States Army and served during WWII. He then went to work for NCR in their quality control department for 37 years until his retirement in 1978. Lawrence was a member of...
Shirley Hannah Sturtz
Jan 28, 2013
STURTZ, Shirley Ebbeson (Osterday), age 87, of Kettering, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 28, 2013. She was born on September 10, 1925 in Minneapolis, MN to the late Peter and Florence (Smith) Ebbeson. Shirley served our country in the United States Marine Corps and worked for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base until her retirement in 1970. She was very much...

Donald Clarke Monnier
Jan 28, 2013
MONNIER, Donald C., died peacefully at his home on January 28, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Marcia Romer Monnier; three children, Camille Farmer, Lee Monnier and Matthew Monnier; and seven step-children. Born October 12, 1927, Don left a legacy of life lived fully. Although Don was President of Monnier Tool and Die, a member of the Lyons Club...
Josephine J. Wright
Jan 26, 2013
WRIGHT, Josephine J., age 89, of Kettering passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013. She was born on March 14, 1923 in Lore City, OH to the late John and Mary (Polasky) Bindas. Josephine graduated Lore City High School in 1940 then later went to Cambridge Business School. S he is a founding member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church...
Louise Frances Malorgorski
Jan 26, 2013
MALOGORSKI, Louise Frances, age 88, of Kettering passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013. Louise was born on November 26, 1924 in Livingston, IL to the late Emile and Egele (Van Breusegem) Calonne. She graduated from Zeigler High School in Illinois and worked for many years as a secretary at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Louise attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic...
Garland Newsome, Jr.
Jan 25, 2013
NEWSOME, Garland Jr., "Big Daddy", age 82, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2012. He was born on October 22, 1930 in Gilmer, TX to the late Garland Sr. and Grace Newsome. Garland served during the Korean War in the 82nd Airborne as a Paratrooper. He retired after 31 years from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1981. Garland owned Slim...
Marta S. Santacaterina
Jan 23, 2013
SANTACATERINA, Marta S., age 70 of Dayton, passed away peacefully Wednesday January 23, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was born October 17, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is survived by her loving husband, Lui, daughter Laurita, son Andrew, sister Cristina, brother Horacio and dear friend Doug Trammell. When Marta was young she and her family moved from Argentina...

Victoria V. Black
Jan 22, 2013
Black, Victoria V., age 99, of Cedarville passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Liberty Nursing Center of Jamestown. She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church of Cedarville. Victoria is survived by her two sons and their wives, Michael (Carol) Black and Patrick (Sherri) Black; a daughter of Centerville; daughter, Vicki (Al) Phillips; two sisters, Mildred of Tennessee...