Obituaries

May 10, 2021

SKIPTON, Dale Ransom, age 71, of Oakwood, passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021. Dale was born in Brooklyn, NY on March 3, 1950 to the late Dr. Robert and Doris (Glover) Skipton. He graduated from Meadowdale High School, attended Marietta College and Kent State, where he was present for the May 4, 1970 shootings. Dale was a realtor who...

May 8, 2021

CAMPBELL, Donovan, age 31, of Kettering, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021. Donovan was born December 28, 1989 to Donis Campbell and Frances (Mitchell) Morris. He attended Bellbrook Schools before moving to Ontario, OH and graduating from Ontario High School. Donovan had a passion for cars throughout his life and enjoyed his work at Voss Chevrolet. He had an adventurous...

May 8, 2021

BONEN, Diana, age 67, of Washington Twp., formerly of Marion, OH, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021. One of ten children, Diana was born September 11, 1953 in Galion, OH to John and Pearl (Wheatcraft) Bonen. A graduate of Galion High School and attended The Ohio State Univeristy. Diana was known for her kindness and devotion to family, friends, and...

May 4, 2021

MULLIGAN, Patricia Marshall, “Patty”, age 93, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 of cancer at Hospice of Dayton. Born to Thomas Elder Marshall and Emelyn (Crume) Lytle Marshall, Patty was the eldest of four siblings and a life-long Dayton area resident. She graduated from Harman Avenue Elementary School and Oakwood High School. She attended Ogontz Junior College in...

May 3, 2021

Janet K. Bakaitis, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2021. Born in Dayton, OH in April 1959 to Paul & Deloris Brittingham. Janet enjoyed writing, making baked goods especially cakes, landscaping, arts & crafts of all kinds and helping others in need. She was preceded in death by her mother, Deloris and sister, Martha Nickell. Survived by her...

May 1, 2021

MOSKELAND, John Bromley, age 82, of Centerville, OH passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Bethany Village Memory Care Center. John graduated from Coupeville High School on Whidbey Island in Coupeville, WA in 1956. He went on to graduate with a BS in Forest Products Management from the University of Washington in 1963. John retired in 2001 from Louisiana Pacific...

Apr 27, 2021

JONES, Franklin DeLee “Good”, age 37, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Franklin was born March 13, 1984 to Frank Jr. and Carmen (Sargent) Jones. Franklin took his first job in high school reupholstering automotive interiors and found his love of cars. After graduating from Princeton High School in 2002, he became a self-taught mechanic and founded Good...

Apr 26, 2021

PARRIS, Edna “midge”, age 90, formerly of Dayton Ohio passed away peacefully on Monday April 26, 2021. She is survived by her brother Ralph and his wife Donna, sister Ruth, her son Michael and his wife Vickie, Colorado Springs CO, grandchildren, Danielle Hulton and husband David, Breanna Perdue and husband Andrew, Sean Parris and husband Nick Berte, Jillian Smith and...

Apr 25, 2021

ROBERTSON, Carol Lynn (Sostack), age 67, of Kettering, OH passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021. Carol was born in South Bend, IN in 1954 to Peter C. and Anne (Tapolcai) Sostack. She was a graduate of Mishawaka, IN High School in 1972. A stay-at-home mom, she was actively involved with her sons’ athletic careers as well as being a great...

Apr 24, 2021

ROBINSON, Gerry Alan, age 81, of Bellbrook, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021. Gerry was born February 27, 1940 in Newcomerstown, OH to Howard and Ruth (DeRing) Robinson. A graduate of Greenon High School in 1958, he attended Miami-Jacobs College, graduating in 1961. Gerry was dedicated to his community and his country, serving in the Ohio National Guard Air Force...

Apr 24, 2021

THARP, William (Bill), age 97, of Dayton, Ohio, previously of Hendersonville, NC passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021. Bill was born to the late Irvin and Georgia (Hummerich) Tharp in Dayton on July 23, 1923. He was a graduate of Fairview High School. He joined the Army Air Force during the war and served as a flight engineer on the...

Apr 24, 2021

CHIAFOS, Dianne Beth (Hessing), passed away on April 24, 2021. She was born in Quincy, IL on October 6, 1941 to parents, Donald and Marguerite (Schrand) Hessing. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Peter N. Chiafos in 1986; sister, Catherine Robertson; and partner and companion of 22 years, Hank Davis in 2014. She mourned the loss...

Apr 23, 2021

JOHNSON, Lawrence Davis “Larry”, age 77, of Kettering, formerly of Centerville, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021. Larry was born May 31, 1943 to William and Roberta (Weimer) Johnson. A graduate of Fairmont High School in 1961, he attended first Ohio University and then Ohio State, majoring in theater. After college, he traveled to New York City, worked in the...

Apr 21, 2021

ALLEN, Lillie Mae, age 92, of West Carrollton, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Lillie Mae was the first born child of 9 to the late Alex and Viola (Hall) Daniels in Hancock County, TN on November 9, 1928. She graduated from Hancock High School and earned her degree from Haslam College of Business in Knoxville. While living at...

Apr 18, 2021

HAZEN, Maxwell Dean "Max”, passed away unexpectedly in Centerville, OH on April 18, 2021 at the age of 42. Max is survived by his parents; wife Barbara (Aleckson); twin sons Jackson and Ethan; Barbara’s Parents (Wendy and Hal/ Susan and Paul); Brother-in-law Greg (Betsy); and a large extended family of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Niece, Nephew and in-laws that adored him....

Apr 17, 2021

RODABAUGH, Edward, “Ed” age 93, formerly of Oakwood, passed away Saturday April 17, 2021. Ed was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1928 to Jessie Secrist (Soltau). He served in the US Navy and graduated from Indiana University. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He had a successful career in sales of medical imaging technology. Ed was...

Apr 17, 2021

ROBERTS, Richard E. of Centerville, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Richard was born on November 11, 1941 in Wheelwright, KY, to the late Raymond and Frances (Vance) Roberts. He graduated from Wheelwright HS in Kentucky before attending Pikeville College in KY. Richard moved to the Dayton area in 1965 with his wife, Anna (nee Harris), and earned his...

Apr 16, 2021

Apr 16, 2021

BEALS, Sally Drewing, age 83, passed away on April 16, 2021. She led an active life of family, service and travel. Sally was born in 1937 in Tipp City, Ohio to Emma Gertrude (Frings) and Herman Edward Drewing. She graduated valedictorian from Tipp City High School and attended The Ohio State University where she studied Home Economics graduating in three...

Apr 15, 2021

PRITCHARD, Earl F. of Kettering, Ohio, passed away at age 85 on April 15, 2021. Son of Robert Pritchard and Dorothy Pritchard, he was born in Montreal, Canada on November 29, 1935. As a Canadian, he grew up on hockey skates, was an accomplished player and loved the Montreal Canadiens. Summers were spent at the family cottage in the Laurentian...