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

Korey Lee Diblasi
Sep 13, 2003
DIBLASI, Korey, Lee, age 19, of Miamisburg passed away Saturday, September 13, 2003. Korey attended both Centerville and Miamisburg High Schools, where he played football for both schools. He was the recipient of the Citizens Award given by the Centerville Optimist Club in 1998. Survived by his mother and stepfather, Karen (Brad) Alexander of Centerville; father and stepmother, Ernest (Patty)...

Donald I. Grove
Sep 8, 2003
GROVE, Donald I., age 75, of Kettering, passed away Monday, September 8, 2003 at Heartland of Kettering. Donald was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. He was a technical writer for Frigidaire for over 33 years, also an avid square dancer and a model train enthusiast. Preceded in death by his parents, Vernet and Anna Margaret (Glickler) Grove. Survived...

Robert M. Brown
Sep 7, 2003
age 78, of Centerville, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2003. Bob was a veteran of the Army serving during WWII. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1948 and 1951 from OSU law school and attended LSU. Bob was a member of David’s United Church of Christ. His many memberships include the Far Hills Lodge F Scottish Rite Valley of...

Alfred B. Fehlmann
Sep 7, 2003
age 82 of Herndon, VA formerly of Dayton, Oakwood, OH, died Sunday, September 7, 2003 at Reston Hospital. Mr. Fehlmann served in the U.S. Army during WWII and retired after 36 years as Professor at the University of Dayton in 1984. He also taught school for Bradford and Pleasant Hill in Ohio. He is a member of the Herndon United...

Richard Woolf Herman, D.D.S.
Sep 6, 2003
age 72, of Oakwood, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2003. Dr. Herman was a dentist in the Dayton area for over 44 years. He was a graduate of Fairview High School, Ohio State University where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Dr. Herman was a lifetime member of the Dayton Dental...

Enez Ransom Chambers
Sep 3, 2003
CHAMBERS, Enez R., age 72, of Dayton passed away September 3, 2003 at Hospice of Dayton. Enez was very active at Westminster Presbyterian Church as a choir member, in the Van Cleve Elementary Tutoring Program, as an Ordained Elder, as a Moderator of the Westminster Presbyterian Women and as Circle II leader. Enez was also active in the Miami Presbytery,...

Frank Edward Greene
Sep 2, 2003
GREENE, Frank Edward, age 83, passed away on September 2, 2003 at Greenewood Manor Xenia, OH. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys; mother, Bessie (Brightwell); father, Frank Greene; brother, Paul Greene; and daughter-in-law, Susan Greene. Frank (Ed) was born in Dayton, OH on January 3, 1920 and attended schools in Dayton, graduating from Roosevelt High School in...

Donna Jo Gravenstine
Aug 30, 2003
GRAVENSTINE, Donna Jo, age 51, of Centerville, OH passed away August 30, 2003 at Southview Hospital. Donna was a graduate of Woodson High School in Fairfax, VA. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Wright State University, a Masters degree, in Library Sciences from Wright State University and a Masters degree in Human Resource Development from Xavier University. She...

Philip Anderson Holmes
Aug 30, 2003
HOLMES, Philip, Anderson, “Andy”, age 20, of Oakwood passed away Saturday, August 30, 2003. Andy was a member of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church. He was a graduate of Oakwood High School, 2001, a member of the Oakwood football team and was a student at the University of Dayton. Survived by his mother, Nancy (Dale) Lakes of Oakwood; father,...

Joseph P. Mengwasser
Aug 29, 2003
MENGWASSER, Joseph P., 'Joe', age 42, of Oakwood, passed away Friday, August 29, 2003 at Hospice of Dayton. Joe enjoyed running, his neighbors, restoring his home, and the work he did for Habitat for Humanity. Joe was an active member of the Dayton Lions Club, chairman of the board of trustees for the Lions Eye Bank of West Central OH...

William R. Hughes
Aug 27, 2003
HUGHES, William R., age 80 of Miami Township, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Bill served in the Army during WWII in the Medical Corp. He was a member of Memorial Methodist Church where he taught Sunday school for over 20 years. He was a current member Eastern Star Masonic Lodge #55 F. & A.M.,...

William Francis Ford
Aug 25, 2003
FORD, William F., “Bill”, age 57, of Centerville, passed away Monday, August 25, 2003. Bill received his Associates, Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration degrees from the University of Dayton. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1968-1972 during the Vietnam era. Bill was part owner and general manager of Midwest Services and Engineering Co. in Middletown, OH....
Marilyn M. Snow
Aug 25, 2003
age 78, of Kettering, passed away August 25, 2003, at Crestview Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 2, 1925, in Dayton, OH, the daughter of Orin B. and Myrtle (Jones) Callahan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin V. Snow, son, Monty Snow and brother, Ronald (Lee) Callahan. She is survived by...
Donald Paul Moyer
Aug 24, 2003
MOYER, Donald P., age 72, of Beavercreek, Ohio passed away Sunday, August 24, 2003 at Hospice of Dayton, following a lengthy illness of pancreatic cancer. He was a 1949 graduate of Roosevelt High School and received an honorable discharge from the Naval Reserves. Donald spent his entire career in Ohio power plants. He retired from NCR after 24 years and...
Patricia Ann Cox
Aug 24, 2003
COX, Patricia Ann, age 63, of Washington Twp., passed away Sunday, August 24, 2003. Patricia graduated from Fairborn High School in 1957 and was a member of Central Presbyterian Church since 1995. She worked in Investment Services at National City Mortgage for 20 years. Survived by her loving husband of 37 years, Richard; daughter and son-in-law, Teresa K. (Mark) Hasinger...

Benedict J. Wenzler
Aug 19, 2003
age 79, of Kettering passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2003. Benedict served in the United States Army during WWII . He was the builder, developer and owner of the Ben Wenzler Construction Company, and the Wenzler Day Care Center, as well as builder and developer of the Presidential Banquet Center in Kettering. Ben was an avid lover of thoroughbred horse...

Paul H. Hamisch
Aug 17, 2003
HAMISCH, Paul H. Sr., age 93, of Dayton, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 17, 2003 at Friendship Village Health Center. Paul was born October 29, 1909 in Saxony, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1924 and proudly became a U.S. citizen in 1926. Paul was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Alma “Peggy” Hamisch and...

Rex T. Parham
Aug 12, 2003
age 78, of Washington Twp., passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at Hospice of Dayton. Rex was owner and operator of Rubicon Barber Shop in Dayton. He served as a Corporal in the Army during WWII and was a member of the VFW Post #9927. Preceded in death in January, 2003, by his twin brother, Joe Parham. Survived by his...

Marcia Jean Hartmann
Aug 12, 2003
age 70, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2003, in her home. She was a graduate of Oakwood High School, class of 1951 and Capital University, class of 1955. Marcia was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church since 1960. She was a long time volunteer with Lutheran service organizations in the Dayton area and other Miami Valley community...

William H. Brelsford
Aug 10, 2003
“Bill”, age 88, of Centerville, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2003. Bill was born on July 25, 1915 in Pyrmont, OH. He retired from Delco Products after 42 years of service. Bill was an active member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for 38 years, and a 48-year member of Masonic Alpha Lodge No.729. He was a devoted husband, father...