Obituaries

Jun 28, 2000

UPDEGRAFF, The Rev. J. Alfred, age 85 of Bethany Lutheran Village in Centerville, beloved husband, father, and grandfather and faithful servant of Christ died Wednesday, June 28, 2000. He was Pastor Emeritus of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior. Alfred graduated from Wittenberg University in 1936, from Hamma School of Theology in 1939 and was ordained in 1940. He first...

Jun 27, 2000

WILLIS, Tyler A., age 11, a native of Centerville, passed away unexpectedly on June 27, 2000. Survived by a loving mother, Stephanie Roach; stepfather, Von Roach; sister, Samantha Willis; grandmother and step- grandfather, Lillian and Leslie Mapp; grandfather and step- grandmother, Stanley and Lori Booth; aunt and uncle, Melanie and Martin Rammel; cousins, Jennifer, Emily, Chelsea and Charles Rammel. He...

Jun 27, 2000

HESTER, Lillian Catherine, age 80, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2000. She was a sculptor of ceramics of fine collectibles and along with her daughter operated Hester Collectibles in Kettering. Lillian graduated from Augusta High School, Augusta KY, and loved gardening. Preceded in death by her former husband, Raymond Earl Hester. Survived by 1 daughter, Janice Hester of...

Jun 26, 2000

HARRIS, Roy R., age 84, of Dayton, passed away Monday, June 26, 2000. He attended Faith Baptist Church and was an Army veteran of World War II. Roy was survived by 2 daughters, Dolores Nesmith and Gail Johnson; 3 sisters, Helen B. Estelle, Mary Coman and Lois Morse; 3 brothers, Mack Harris, Robert Harris and Joseph Harris; 1 grandson; and...

Jun 24, 2000

SHEETS, Margaret M., age 80, of Oakwood, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at the Miami Valley Hospital. She was a former volunteer at the Miami Valley Hospital, a former member of Moraine Country Club and a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Preceded in death by her sister, Louise Muenchow Nisen. Survived by her husband of 59 years, George; 2...

Jun 21, 2000

COTTERMAN, Kenneth L., age 58, passed away June 21, 2000. Ken was born in Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1941, son of Clarence and Mary Cotterman. His family moved to Fayetteville, AR in 1958. Ken graduated from Pittsburg State College in Pittsburgh, Kansas with a Bachelors degree in printing. He also graduated from University of Arkansas with a Masters in Business....

Jun 18, 2000

BREWER, M. Louise, age 92, formerly of Oakwood and Waynesville, passed away unexpectedly June 18, 2000 in Beavercreek. She attended Oakwood United Methodist Church and was a former member of Sunny Hours Garden Club, Gamma Phi Beta Mother's Club and the Dayton Area Board of Realtors. Preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert W. Brewer in 1996; her precious...

Aug 28, 1958

Lynn Carol Dell, age 66, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, after a courageous battle with cancer, passed away surrounded by her family on November 2, 2024 at her daughter’s home in Bellbrook, Ohio. Lynn was born in Rochester, NY on August 28, 1958. She received her undergraduate at the University of Buffalo and worked as a Physical Therapist...

Dec 8, 1935

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Ruth Rode Matlack, age 89, of Beavercreek Township, who peacefully left this world on Sunday, December 8, 2024. Ruth was born on June 26, 1935, to the late Ralph Rode and Freda (Seend) Sharp in Swedesboro, New Jersey.

A proud alumna of Woodstown High School, Ruth graduated in 1954 and...

KEYER, Leah E., age 37, formerly of Oakwood, OH, passed away recently. Leah was born on March 10, 1985, to Tim Gilliland and Suzanne Walsh, in Dayton, OH. She graduated from Oakwood HS before going on to receive her B.A in Health Administration from Ohio University. Upon her graduation Leah began her career at Ohio State University working in the...

Funeral Home: Kettering Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429 Service: 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429 Monday, April 23, 2012 No Services

UHL, Eleanor Eileen “Ella”, infant daughter of William II and Kelly Uhl. Other survivors include 2 brothers, Billy and Brady Uhl; grandparents, William and Cynthia Uhl, Susan and James Royster, and Ronald and Janet Brady; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Private burial in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements in care...

was called into God’s kingdom on December 21, 2006. Ava is survived by her devoted parents; mother, Katie Hampton and father, Louis Matta and many other loving family members and friends. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Ohio Valley Affiliate, P.O. Box 182039, Dept. 013, Columbus, OH 43218-2039. A private service to honor Ava is being...

ADAMS, Nancy Wells "Nan," age 80, passed away at Miami Valley Hospital, on Friday, October 9, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Day and Mollie Ericksen Wells. Surviving are her daughter, Sarah Miller (David), of Centerville, OH; son, Peter Adams, of Covington, KY; four grandchildren, Braden and Connor Miller, and Justin and Emily Adams. Nan was...

Funeral Home: Kettering Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429 Service: 81 N. Main St. Centerville, OH US 45459 Friday, July 29, 2011 No Service

Funeral Home: Kettering Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429 Service: 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429 Monday, June 17, 2013 No Services

Funeral Home: Centerville Routsong Funeral Home 81 N. Main St. Centerville, OH US 45459

Funeral Home: Kettering Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429

Funeral Home: Centerville Routsong Funeral Home 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429 Visitation: 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH America 45429 Tuesday, April 21, 2015 No Visitation Service: 2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, OH US 45429 Tuesday, April 21, 2015 No Services

FRANKENFELD, George Arthur, 84, of Kettering, OH passed into God's hands on Thursday evening, 2/2/2017. A business school graduate of The Ohio State University in 1954, he was an accomplished collegiate athlete with the distrinction of earning a Varsity letter in golf for 3 years, and he was the Junior PGA Champion in 1951. A 1950 graduate of Wilbur Wright...