Obituaries

Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

Linda Kay (Matheson) Mcswain

Linda Kay (Matheson) Mcswain

Sep 10, 2021

MCSWAIN, Linda Kay (Matheson), age 74, of Sugarcreek Township passed away Friday, September 10, 2021. She was a graduate of Beavercreek High School, class of 1965, and a former member of the Dayton Area Board of Realtors. In 1981, she became the co-owner, and ascended to Vice-President of Kettering Overhead Door before her retirement in 2018. She was preceded in...

Kenneth J Belcher

Kenneth J Belcher

Sep 9, 2021

BELCHER, Kenneth J., age 69, of Centerville, OH passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Ken was born on November 21, 1951, to Kenneth R. and the late Catherine (Londergan) Belcher, in Dayton, OH. He grew up in Dayton and graduated from Carroll High School before attending Wright State University. Ken worked for Delphi in Kettering for over 20...

Larry M. Heeter

Larry M. Heeter

Sep 9, 2021

HEETER, Larry M age 73, of Dayton Ohio passed away at Miami Valley Hospital Thursday, September 9, 2021. Larry was born August 17, 1948 to Chester Marvin and Norma Elois (Lucas) Heeter. While still a student of Fairmont West High School, at 17 years of age, Larry enlisted in the US Army and served honorably in Europe from 1965 -...

Daniel M. Mckinnon

Daniel M. Mckinnon

Sep 8, 2021

MCKINNON, Daniel M. age 55, formerly of Kettering, Ohio passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Dan was born in 1966 to James H. and Shirley A. (Leyes) McKinnon. He was a graduate of Fairmont High School in 1984. After graduation, Dan enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where his service...

Lane Powell

Lane Powell

Sep 6, 2021

POWELL, Lane O’Rourke, 62, of Centerville, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021. He was a loving husband of 42 years to his wife, Angela Powell and wonderful father to Justin Powell and Jessica Marchese. He will be remembered as setting an example for his children, making ordinary days special for his loved ones with surprise flowers, notes or texts...

Richard Vail Burnett

Richard Vail Burnett

Sep 5, 2021

BURNETT, Richard Vail, age 68, of Oakwood passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021. Richard was born in Dayton, Ohio on July 8, 1953 to Robert V. Burnett Sr. and Winifred Weaver. He was a graduate of Oakwood High School class of 1971. Richard went on to get his Bachelor’s degree in business administration from Wright State University. He made his...

Anthony James "Tony" Vradelis

Anthony James "Tony" Vradelis

Sep 5, 2021

VRADELIS, Anthony (Tony) James, age 94, of Bal Harbour, FL (formerly of Oakwood, OH), passed away September 5, 2021. Tony was born to the late James Theodore and Artemes Hadjiadomon Vradelis on April 25, 1927 in Middletown, OH. Tony attended Middletown High School and as a senior in 1945 enlisted in the Navy trading his graduation ceremony for Boot Camp...

Jacquelin Duberson Hale

Jacquelin Duberson Hale

Sep 5, 2021

HALE, Jacquelin Duberson “Jackie”, age 88, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021. Jackie was born to the late Charles and Claire (McMinn) Duberson in Atlantic City, NJ on January 2, 1933. She graduated from Hammonton High School in Hammonton, NJ, earned her B.S. from Douglass College of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ and her M.A. Summa...

Dr. Paul Vernon Serenius, Lt. Col. U.S. Army (Ret.)

Dr. Paul Vernon Serenius, Lt. Col. U.S. Army (Ret.)

Sep 4, 2021

SERENIUS, Dr. Paul Vernon, Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army (Ret.), age 83, of Centerville, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021. Paul was born on June 14, 1938 in Warren, PA to the late Vernon A. and Evelyn V. (Hanke) Serenius. He graduated from Omaha High School in Nebraska, earned his Chemistry Degree at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota...

Jerry William Dean

Jerry William Dean

Sep 4, 2021

DEAN, Jerry William, age 79, of Centerville, OH, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021. Jerry was born in Dayton on December 21, 1941, the son of Jesse and Veronica Dean. Jerry graduated from West Carrollton High School, received his Bachelor of Science from Eastern Kentucky State College, and earned a Master of Education from Xavier University. He taught Industrial Arts...

George Wayne Chamberlain

George Wayne Chamberlain

Sep 4, 2021

CHAMBERLAIN, George Wayne, age 93, of Centerville, Ohio passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021 peacefully at the Randall Residence in Centerville, Ohio. George was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1927 to Nathan Mickels Chamberlain and Audrey Marie (Borst) Chamberlain. After losing both of his parents by the age of 13, George moved into the Myron Stratton Home orphanage in...

Jane Sever Heywood

Jane Sever Heywood

Sep 4, 2021

HEYWOOD, Jane Sever, age 100, of Oakwood, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021. Jane was born on July 20, 1921 in Lewisburg, OH to the late Ralph and Pauline (Smith) Sever. She graduated from Miami University with a degree in Journalism and worked for the Detroit Press before moving to New York to work for World Book. Jane was...

Donald Burton Denison

Donald Burton Denison

Sep 1, 2021

DENISON, Donald Burton, age 91, passed away on September 1, 2021 at Hospice of Dayton. Born on January 27, 1930 to Walter Raymond and Mae (Netter) Denison in Dearborn, Michigan. Denison, the youngest of three boys was raised in Dearborn, Michigan. Don and his brothers, Raymond Walter and Harold Edward, were children of the Great Depression and encountered many challenges...

Carl Anthony Barhorst

Carl Anthony Barhorst

Aug 30, 2021

BARHORST, Carl A., age 83, of Kettering, OH, formerly of Ft. Loramie, OH, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021. Carl was born on May 13, 1938 to the late Irenus and Catherine (O’Reily) Barhorst, in Ft. Loramie. Following his graduation from Ft. Loramie High School he went on to earn his Associates Degree in Chemistry from the University of...

Jack & Carolyn Grable

Jack & Carolyn Grable

Aug 30, 2021

GRABLE, Carolyn L. & Jack W., together in love for over 70 years, now together for eternity. Carolyn L. and Jack W. Grable both of Washington Township, Ohio, formally of Lexington, KY passed away one week from each other. Carolyn passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s which she fought with grace and dignity....

Lois Gail Massey

Lois Gail Massey

Aug 28, 2021

MASSEY, Lois Gail, peacefully passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the age of 88 in Lebanon, OH. Lois was born to the late Merrill Bowman and Lois Motsinger Bowman on Wednesday, September 28, 1932 in Norwood, OH, where she spent her childhood attending school. During these years she met her husband, Jan Walter Massey, who eventually passed away...

Cheryl T. Cobb

Cheryl T. Cobb

Aug 28, 2021

COBB, Cheryl T, age 73, of Centerville, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Cheryl was born in Livonia, MI to Anthony and Jean Jarvis. Post high school, there were many years of bell bottom jeans and tie-dye t-shirts. During which her daughter, Michelle, came along and just like that her hippy era came to a screeching halt. It was...

Edward Luther Schulke, Jr.

Edward Luther Schulke, Jr.

Aug 27, 2021

SCHULKE, Edward Luther, Jr, age 84, of Kettering, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021. Edward was born on May 1, 1937 in Dayton to the late Edward and Nell (White) Schulke. He graduated from Wilbur Wright High School in 1955. Edward was a Mason of Knollwood Lodge 774, member of the Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton and enjoyed a...

Joseph O'Connell

Joseph O'Connell

Aug 26, 2021

O’CONNELL, Joseph J., age 73, of Sebastian, FL, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Survived by Diane, his loving wife of more than 40 years. Joe was born in Dayton, OH on October 5, 1947. Beloved husband of Diane (nee Quattlebaum) O’Connell; loving father of Christine O’Connell; eldest son of the late William and Alice (nee Moorman) O’Connell; dearest...

Elizabeth Elliott

Elizabeth Elliott

Aug 24, 2021

ELLIOTT, Elizabeth “Betty” Wolff, age 97, of Washington Twp, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. She was born on September 28, 1923 near Greensburg, PA to the late Mabel (Seanor) and James Kunkle Wolff. Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Dan W. Elliott, M.D.; brothers, James and Merle Wolff and sister, Mary Gamble. She...