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

Ginny M. Link
Nov 23, 2008
LINK, "Ginny" Virginia M., age 60 passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Ginny was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil & Loretta Link. She has been the Youth and Young Adult Minister at the Church of the Incarnation for the past 23 years. She graduated from the University of Dayton with a Masters of Theology. Ginny ministered to and...

Anna Mae Gilliam
Nov 22, 2008
GILLIAM, Anna Mae Hardin, 83, of Dayton, passed away at her son's home on Saturday, November 22, 2008 after a long bout with cancer. She was born on June 8, 1925 in Coshocton, OH. Anna Mae was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands and an infant child. She is survived by three sons, Gregory (fiance, Joyce Murnahan) Hardin;...

Harold Edgar Hileman
Nov 20, 2008
HILEMAN, Harold E., 88, formerly of Santa Rosa, CA passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2008. Harold was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn; parents, Edgar and Levisa Hileman and 2 sisters, Virginia Briley and Mary Anna Vogely. He is survived by 1 step-daughter, Margie Uncapher; 4 sisters, Marguriette Hileman, Sue Gordon, Nancy Lehman and Judy Luedke. Private services...

Joyce Patricia Ferrar
Nov 20, 2008
FERRAR, Joyce Patricia, Child Advocate, age 68, of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2008, at her residence. Joyce graduated from Shaw High School in 1958, and retired from Dayton's Family Services Association in 2006. In the intervening years Joyce traveled widely on the most desolate and deserted roads, sustaining the powerless and the penniless with her love and...

William Randale Kimbrell
Nov 19, 2008
KIMBRELL, William R., "Randy" "Bill," of Washington Twp., formerly of Pittsburgh, PA passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Randy, as his family knew him, was a Veteran of the United States Army, stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia and in Baumholder, Germany. He worked at Woolpert as an Application Developer/ Systems Engineer for almost 12 years and attended Fairhaven...

Margaret Mary Milligan
Nov 18, 2008
MILLIGAN, MARGARET M. AGE 90 OF TROY PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008 AT HER HOME. SHE WAS BORN JANUARY 10, 1918 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH TO STACY AND ADA (SHARP) PHILLIPS. MARGARET WAS A LOVING MOTHER AND HOMEMAKER, WHO LOVED WORKING IN HER GARDEN. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, ERNEST MILLIGAN; BROTHER, CLARENCE "BUS" PHILLIPS...
Connie D Shepherd
Nov 17, 2008
SHEPHERD, Connie D., age 67, of Centerville passed away Monday, November 17, 2008 at Sycamore Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Anthony and Bessie Cboins; sister, Lillian Cboins and 3 brothers, Benny, Roger and Joe Cboins. Connie is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, Ronald E. Shepherd; daughter, Tina (Doug) Lorenz of Dayton and their...

Barbara Ruth Duchak Hilgeman
Nov 17, 2008
HILGEMAN, Barbara Ruth Duchak, age 74 of Centerville, Ohio, died on Saturday, November 15, 2008. Barbara was born in Dayton, Ohio on May 27, 1934. She is survived by her husband Budd, son Charles III and his spouse Loretta and their two children Charles and Sean, son John and his spouse Jennifer and their three children Jack, Peter and Laura,...

John J Dorn
Nov 16, 2008
DORN, John J. "JOE" , Sr., age 89, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 at Hospice of Dayton. Joe is once again waltzing with his beloved wife of 60 years, Helen R. (Shock) Dorn, who preceded him in death in 2005. He was a longtime member of the former Epworth Methodist Church and a graduate of Roosevelt High School class...
Charlene T. Routley
Nov 16, 2008
ROUTLEY, Charlene T., age 80, of Centerville passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at St. Leonard's Senior Living Community, Centerville, OH. Charlene was the oldest of nine children born to Mary (Sergent) and Charlie Tolliver in Letcher County, Ky. on November 4, 1928. Charlene was a member of Oak Creek United Church of Christ, Kettering; the Kettering Mothers Singers,...

Martha Ann Kos
Nov 14, 2008
KOS, Martha Ann, age 87 of Centerville, passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 in Centerville, OH. Proceeded in death by her husband Frank. Survived by sons, Frank (Mary Beth) and Robert (Lynn). Grandchildren, Stacey (Pat) Bartz and Jeff (Michelle) Kos. Great-grandchildren, Haley, Sydney and Ryan Bartz. Also survived by brothers, Edward, Paul, Marvin and Roger Bausman, and sisters, Emma Astholz,...

George F Stockdale
Nov 10, 2008
STOCKDALE, George F., age 87, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2008. A long-time resident of Princeton, NJ, Mr. Stockdale recently moved to Dayton, OH. He was born in Spencerport, NY on July 13, 1921 to Winifred Madeline Dennis and George Maychin Stockdale. Mr. Stockdale earned a Bachelor's degree in physics from Hamilton College in Clinton, NY and a Master's...
Frederick Karl Kraus
Nov 10, 2008
KRAUS, Fred "Fritz" 85 formerly of Cleveland, OH, and Sarasota, FL, died Monday, November 10, 2008, in Centerville, Ohio, at his home in the Health Center at St. Leonard Senior Living Community after a long illness. A memorial mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 9 a.m. at the St. Leonard Senior Living Community chapel. Mr. Kraus was...

Thomasa Jane Bossong
Nov 5, 2008
BOSSONG, Thomasa Jane, 90 of Washington Township died Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at Brighton Gardens. Thomasa earned her degree from the University of Cincinnati and became an English teacher for the Cincinnati Public Schools and was devoted to literature throughout her life. She also volunteered for the Red Cross during WWII and again later in her life. She was a...

Harriet C. Mccarthy
Nov 3, 2008
MCCARTHY, Harriet C., age 78, of Kettering passed away Monday, November 3, 2008 at Brighton Gardens in Centerville. She attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Kettering. Harriet was born in Nashville, TN, graduated as Valedictorian from Puyallup High School near Tacoma, Washington, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1952, where she majored...

Opal G Beller
Nov 1, 2008
BELLER, Opal G., 90, of Beavercreek, formerly of Leesburg, FL passed away unexpectedly on November 1, 2008 while traveling with the "Honor Flight" in Washington, D.C. Opal was a Sgt. in the Women's Army Corps and served under General George C. Marshall in the Pentagon during WWII, honorably discharged in 1944. Opal was a member of the American Legion, Post...

Paul Edwin Cooper
Nov 1, 2008
COOPER, Paul went to be with our Lord on November 1, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio at the age of 82 years old. Paul was born on April 13, 1926, to Minard and Gladys Cooper in Carlisle, Indiana. Paul married Gloria Hunt on June 29, 1946. They spent their early years in Carlisle, Indiana. Paul served as a volunteer fireman and...

James E Davis
Nov 1, 2008
DAVIS, James E., age 78 of Centerville, OH passed away Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 in Centerville, OH. James was born December 23, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. James retired after 25 years of service with General Motors Truck and Bus. He also owned and operated a barber shop on Rosemont...

Sharon Kay Hodge
Oct 31, 2008
HODGE, Sharon, age 46, of Dayton, OH, answered the Lords call on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at her residence. Sharon worked for Dynamic Research Corporation at WPAFB for over 10 years. She was a member of the Church of the Ascension in Kettering. Sharon is survived by her parents; Francis & Ora (Robinette) Johnson of Huber Heights, OH, her husband...

Betty Lou Mantia (Tudor)
Oct 31, 2008
MANTIA, Betty (Tudor), 79, of Kettering passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 31, 2008 at Kettering Medical Center. Betty was the bookkeeper for the Tony J. Mantia Produce Company and a longtime member of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Anna Tudor, five brothers and two sisters. Betty is survived...