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

Harry E. ''Gene'' Kniess
Jan 20, 2002
age 84, of Dayton passed away Sunday, January 20, 2002. Gene was an NCR employee for over 46 years serving as the Patent Historian. He was a member of Patterson Park Church and the Kettering Moraine Historical Society. Gene was instrumental in the incorporation of the city of Kettering. He was also Deacon of the Kettering Chapel, United Brethren In...

Violet L. Kinsey
Jan 19, 2002
of Washington Township, passed away on January 19, 2002 after an extended illness. Born June 19, 1928, Dayton, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Paul of Washington Township; daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Rob Berner of Washington Township; son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Jenny Kinsey of Kettering; three grandchildren, Robert Matthew Berner, II, Austin Douglas Kinsey, and Cameron Richard...

Oden Hartzell
Jan 18, 2002
age 98, of Centerville, passed away Friday, January 18, 2002, at Bethany Lutheran Village. Along with his brother- in- law, George Anagnost, Oden owned and operated Hartzell Manufacturing in Dayton until their retirement. Oden was one of the oldest members of South Park United Methodist Church. He was a 33rd Degree Mason, past Grand Tyler of the Grand Lodge of...
John E. ''Jack'' Frech
Jan 18, 2002
age 78, of Oakwood, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2002. Jack attended Cornell University and after serving as a pilot in the Naval Air Corps during World War II, completed his education at Miami University where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He was founder of Scotch Cleaners in Dayton, Ohio, and devoted 60 years to the...

Dorothy R. Worsham
Jan 15, 2002
age 95, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2002. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Dayton Woman's Club. Dorothy was preceded in death in 1984 by her husband of 65 years, Herman Worsham. She was survived by her nephew, Jim Rattray, and his wife, Muriel of Surrey, England, and her special friend, Mildred Taylor....

Deborah Marie Hendrix
Jan 13, 2002
(Rohrer), age 44, of Kettering, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2002, at Hospice of Dayton. Formerly of Centerville, she lived most of her adult life in Phoenix, AZ. Preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Rohrer. Survived by her father, Harold Rohrer of Centerville; daughters, Christine Hendrix and son, Nathan of Dayton, Tonya and Ginger Hendrix of Phoenix, AZ; step-daughter,...

Kathryn Virginia Bangerter (Mack)
Jan 12, 2002
BANGERTER, Kathryn V. (Mack) age 101, formerly of Oakwood, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2002 at Laurelwood Assisted Living Center. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 48 years, Carl J. Bangerter, and her brother, Edward G. Mack. Survivors are her niece, Margie Mack Yowell and her husband Everett of Miami Township; her cousin Robert Mack and...
Nora Louise Burchett
Jan 12, 2002
Age 19, of Dayton, died Saturday, January 12, 2002 at Miami Valley Hospital. She was a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church and a loving mother to her son, Robert R.. Survived by her son, Robert; mother Jane K. Fritz; brother, Terry Hutchins; sister, Cora Evans, all of Dayton; Grandmothers, Ester Burchett of Dayton and Cora Evans formerly of Dayton;...

Charlotte K. Brunsman
Jan 12, 2002
age 87, of Kettering, died peacefully Saturday, January 12, 2002, at the Hospice of Dayton. She was a 1936 graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Child Psychology. Charlotte was a member of the University's Alumni Association, The Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority and its alumni association, and The Lutheran Church of Our Savior. She was preceded in...

Kenneth A. Vandevander
Jan 12, 2002
VANDEVANDER, Kenneth A, (Kenny) age 87, passed away January 12, 2002. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 54 years, Josephine; his brother, Robert and his wife, Elizabeth Vandevander and numerous nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by his many friends, including special friends, Dr. Don and Judy Turner. Kenny retired after 42 years of...

Lillian (Roth) Grycz
Jan 12, 2002
age 83, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2002. Lillian was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene J. Grycz in 1997. She is survived by sister, Margaret Pahud of Kettering; 3 sons, John E. and his wife, Lilia, of Chicago; Thomas C. and his wife, Laura of Kettering; and Michael...

Thomas D. Dovel
Jan 12, 2002
65, of Centerville, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2002. He attended Roanoke College in Roanoke, VA, completed his masters degree from Miami University in Oxford, OH and worked on his doctorate at Ohio State University. Thomas was employed at Wright State University for over 30 years. He was chair of the Marketing Department in the College of Business. Thomas was...

Laura Anne Stuckey
Jan 11, 2002
STUCKEY, Laura A., age 74, of Alpharetta, GA, formerly of Kettering, OH, died January 11, 2002. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Nolan E. Stuckey Jr. Laura is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sharon & WIlliam Tomko of Alpharetta, GA; son and daughter-in-law William & Connie Stuckey of Naples, Fl; 3 grandchildren, Christopher Stuckey, Jennifer and...

Emery Arthur Schuring
Jan 10, 2002
age 89 of Centerville, died Thursday, January 10, 2002. A loving and outgoing father who was devoted to family and church, he was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church for 39 years and a member of J.O.L.Y. group at church. Preceded in death by a daughter, Darlene McDonald. Survived by his wife of 67 years, Ethel; a daughter, Emelie Markl...

Jeannette Watkins Evans
Jan 10, 2002
(Williamson), age 87, of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2002. She retired from Winters National Bank after 32 years. Jeannette was a member of Oakwood United Methodist Church, Daniel Cooper Chapter DAR, Montgomery County Genealogical Society and The Centerville Historical Society. Preceded in death by parents, Earl and Myrtie Williamson and brothers, Elwood and Carl Williamson. Survived by 2...

Morris Kenneth Darby
Jan 7, 2002
''Darb'', age 69, of Kettering, passed away Monday, January 7, 2002. He received his BS in Engineering from West Virginia Institute of Technology and his Masters of Science Engineering from University of Cincinnati. Darb was an analyst in the Foreign Technology Division at WPAFB. He was a member of Hope United Methodist Church and active with Potters Clay Small Group....

Evangelyn E. ''Nickie'' Vollrath
Jan 7, 2002
(Nicol), age 85, of Wood Glen Nursing Center and formerly of Washington Twp. and Kettering, Ohio, passed away after a lengthy illness on Monday, January 7, 2002. Nickie was born in Marysville, OH on August 30, 1916 to the late John and Magdalena (Kandel) Nicol. She was a graduate of White Cross Hospital School of Nursing as an RN in...

Florence M. Baines
Jan 4, 2002
age 83, of Kettering, OH, passed away January 4, 2002, after a brief illness. Florence was a devoted Army wife, Scout leader (cub/boy/brownie/girl), nursery school teacher, emergency room volunteer and salesperson for Rike's for 23 years. She was a member of Central Christian Church, Kettering, and Bara Court #15 of the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America, where she served...

Phyllis Lee Gray
Jan 4, 2002
(Rogers), age 82, of Centerville, passed away Friday, January 4, 2002. She was a graduate of Steel High School and Miami Valley School of Nursing. Phyllis was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church, PEO Chapter AN, Progressive Women's Club, Dayton Woman's Club and Little Garden Club. Preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Artie (Lippencott) Rogers and a...

Barbara H. Fanning, M.D.
Jan 3, 2002
(Shoemaker) age 82 of Oakwood passed away Thursday, January 3, 2002. Barbara was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, active with the Altar Guild, The Dayton Country Club, The Garden Club of Dayton, Pi Beta Phi Sorority and an honorary member of The Junior League of Dayton, Inc. She was a member of the ''World's Greatest Bridge Club''. She...