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

Thomas A. Elliott
Oct 2, 2012
Funeral Home: Kettering Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429
Cheryl L. Wolverton
Oct 1, 2012
WOLVERTON, Cheryl, age 57, of Sidney passed away Monday, October 1, 2012. Cheryl was a Patterson Co-op High School graduate who worked as a receptionist for Primary Eye Care Associates for over 13 years. She was a past member of the Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church. Cheryl loved to needlepoint and cross-stitch. Preceded in death by her parents, Donald Furl and...

Margaret Roena Miller
Sep 30, 2012
MILLER, Margaret Roena (Simpson), age 93, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012. Born March 15, 1919 in Centerville, OH. She was the daughter of Samuel and Ialo (Barnes) Simpson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Prugh Miller (Dick); son, Richard Alan Miller (Rick); brothers, Carter Simpson, Ralph Simpson, Willard (Della) Simpson; sister, Frances (George) Koehn; brother-in-law, Marvin...
Rev. Alfred H. Nead
Sep 29, 2012
NEAD, Rev. Alfred H., age 89, of Columbus, IN passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2012. Born in Dayton, OH on August 13, 1923, Rev. Nead was the son of Monte C. and Margaret Mercer Nead. He married Betty Fort on June 27, 1943. Rev. Nead was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a member of Ohio Valley...
Cecilia W. Muckenthaler
Sep 29, 2012
MUCKENTHALER, Cecilia W, daughter of Antone and Marie Weixelman, born in Louisville, KS on September 15, 1928, died on September 29, 2012. Preceded in death by her husband, George Muckenthaler; brothers, George, Louis, Paul, Dennis, and Don; sisters Rita and Dorothy. Survived by two sons, Stan and wife Sue of Wamego, KS, and John of Kettering, OH; and one daughter,...

Robert Franklin Archdeacon
Sep 28, 2012
ARCHDEACON, Robert F., age 86, of Dayton, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2012. He was in the US Army Air Corps during WWII and graduated from the University of Dayton in 1951. An accomplished civil engineer, he retired as a senior partner of Woolpert's LLP after 40+ years of service. A Life Member of the American Society of Civil...
Lawrence Edward Sulfridge
Sep 28, 2012
SULFRIDGE, Lawrence Edward, "Ed" age 83 of Kettering passed away Friday, September 28, 2012. Ed, always engaged with people, was a woodworker, builder and handyman, a photographer, an avid bird watcher, and enjoyed playing Bridge, walking around the Kettering Rec Center, and spending time at the Kettering Senior Center. He was a 1948 Stivers High School graduate and received his...
Joseph William Mack
Sep 26, 2012
MACK, Joseph William, age 55 of Centerville passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Joe, a 1975 Centerville High School graduate, was a former aerospace machinist and tool maker for Enginetics. He served as Master Councilor for the Dayton Chapter, Order of DeMolay and later served as the Chapter's Advisor and Chairman of the Board. He was a Past Master in...
David Ian Gross
Sep 25, 2012
GROSS, David Ian, Lt. Col. USAF Ret. age 81, of Loveland, Ohio, formerly of Kettering, passed away on Tuesday September 25, 2012 at his home. Dave was a proud, loving husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Mary, of 39 years, son Kenneth Gross, daughters Barbara (Dr. Richard) Cunningham, and Jennifer (Michael) Sturgis, grandchildren, Harley Gross, Sophie...
James Edward Doyle
Sep 25, 2012
DOYLE, James Edward, age 81, of Madeira, OH passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. James graduated from Madeira High School, earned his Bachelors degree from Western Kentucky University, and received his Masters in Education from St. Mary's University. He served his country in the Vietnam Conflict then later went to retire from the United States Air Force as a...
Arthur Cleve Hudson
Sep 23, 2012
HUDSON, Arthur "Art" Cleve, age 69, of Kettering passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012. He was a loving father, devoted husband, dedicated Christian with a strong faith in God. Art was a kind, generous, highly intelligent, and fun-loving man. His interests were astronomy and genealogy. Art enjoyed his retirement time, spending it with friends and family and volunteering numerous hours...
Norma Jean Miller
Sep 22, 2012
MILLER, Norma Jean C., age 85, of Washington Township passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at her home after an 8 year fight with breast cancer. She accomplished what she wanted in life and said all her good-byes. Jean was born August 15, 1927 in Rush County, IN to the late Dorothy (Leisure) and Louis Campbell. She was a...
Mary Evelyn Meyers
Sep 22, 2012
MEYERS, Mary Evelyn (nee Jones), age 92, of Kettering passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Preceded in death by beloved husband, Paul Joseph Meyers and son, Thomas Richard Meyers. Evelyn is the beloved mother of Daniel W. Meyers and Mary Jane (Peter) Donnellan, grandmother of Carolyn (Kevin) VanKannel, Ted (Caryn), Katie, and Maggie Donnellan, and great-grandmother of Grace, Grant,...
Stephen Halasz
Sep 20, 2012
HALASZ, Stephen "Steph", age 81, of Dayton, formerly of the Cincinnati area passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at his home. Steph was born in Bakonycsernye, Hungary on December 24, 1930 to the late Andrew and Elizabeth "nee Nochta" Halasz. He served with the Hungarian Army. Steph was a draftsman for Mack Trucks in Allentown, PA and later at...
Sara Mae Gibson
Sep 20, 2012
GIBSON, Sara Mae, age 94 of Centerville passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2012. Sara graduated from Fairview High School and beauty school. She briefly worked as a hairdresser. She then worked at Frigidaire, Delco, and Inland Mfg. She loved to garden and joined a garden club in the 60's. She also loved music and went to many big band...
Richard Edward Shoenberger
Sep 19, 2012
Funeral Home: Kettering Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429
Deborah Jean Beyer
Sep 14, 2012
BEYER, Deborah Jean "Debbie", age 60, of Kettering passed away at home on Friday, September 14, 2012. Born in Cincinnati, Oh, she graduated from Finneytown High School. She retired after a long employment with Speedway as store manager, managing different locations in the Dayton area. Debbie loved to play cards and was a collector of many things, including rocking horses...
Mary K. Howe
Sep 14, 2012
HOWE, Mary K. age 83 of Kettering passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012. Mary was active member of the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church since its founding. She was a graduate of Fugazzi Business School in Lexington, KY and she retired as a secretary from the Kettering Police Department after 25 years of service. She was preceded in death...
Patricia Smith Donnelly
Sep 13, 2012
DONNELLY, Patricia Smith, age 81 of Centerville, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2012. Patricia was born in Lebanon, PA, on August 20, 1931 Cheston and Consuelo Smith. She graduated from Western High School in Washington, DC in 1949 and received her bachelor's degree from The College of William and Mary in 1953. Patricia was a fun loving person who...
Robert William Westbeld
Sep 13, 2012
WESTBELD, Robert W. "Bob", age 87, of Kettering passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at home. Bob served his country during WWII in the Navy and retired from WPAFB where he was an electronic engineer. He enjoyed camping, fishing and spending time with his family while sitting around a campfire. Preceded in death by his parents, Oscar and Edna...