Obituaries
Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas
Marion Keith Kronenberg
Feb 25, 2020
KRONENBERG, Marion “Keith”, age 72, of Washington Twp, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Keith was born on April 5, 1947 in Piqua, OH to the late Marion and Thelma (Snyder) Kronenberg. He graduated from Piqua High School in 1965 and went on to work over 40 years in the welding supply industry for Dayton Mineweld, BOC Gases, Weiler...
E. Lorraine Diorio
Feb 24, 2020
DIORIO, E. Lorraine (Shaw), age 94, of Kettering, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Hospice of Dayton. She was preceded in death by her parents Oscar W. Shaw, Sr. and Opal M. Kellet; husband, Sam Diorio; daughter-in-law, Carol Diorio; 2 sisters and 2 brothers. Lorraine is survived by her daughter, Debbie (Scott) Graham; sons, Steve Diorio, Sr. and Ron...
Carolyn Elizabeth Bellware
Feb 22, 2020
BELLWARE, Carolyn Elizabeth (Downing), age 89, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at Hospice on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Born in Cincinnati, she moved to Oakwood at age 8 and has been a lifelong resident of the Greater Dayton Area. She graduated from Oakwood High School, class of 1948, and attended Western College for Women, now a...
Rose Ann Stotzer
Feb 22, 2020
STOTZER, Rose, age 57, of Kettering, OH, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, February 28 at Church of the Incarnation, Centerville, OH. Services in care of Routsong Funeral Home, Kettering.
Jane Lynn Apple Wheelhouse
Feb 21, 2020
WHEELHOUSE, Jane Lynn Apple, age 69, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Feb. 21, 2020. Jane was born on September 27, 1950 in Kettering Ohio. In her youth, she enjoyed swimming, field hockey, water skiing and bowling. She was an avid backgammon player and always loved a good card game. Jane wore her nursing degree close...
Thomas R. Spettel Sr.
Feb 18, 2020
SPETTEL, Thomas R., Sr., age 83, of Kettering, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. He was born on May 1, 1936 to Ralph and Helen (Conley) Spettel in Dayton, Ohio. Tom attended Van Buren Twp schools and graduated from Fairmont High School. He attended Sinclair Community College, Miami University and Wright State University. Tom has been married to Judith...
John William Heck Sr.
Feb 16, 2020
HECK Sr., John William, 81, of Washington Township, loving husband and father of six children, passed away February 16, 2020. John was born on June 10, 1938 in Dayton, OH to the late Robert and Helen Heck. He graduated from the Dayton Police Academy in 1960 and served his country in the Air National Guard from 1961-1963. Upon completion of...
Elaine Laverne Parham
Feb 16, 2020
PARHAM, Elaine (Gray), age 74, of Waynesville, OH, formerly Carlisle County, KY, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Elaine was born in Dayton, OH to the late William and Leila Gray on November 6, 1945. She was raised in Dayton and graduated from Stebbins High School in 1963. Elaine loved her family and was very generous and unselfishly gave...
Anna June Bodenham
Feb 15, 2020
BODENHAM, Anna June, age 89, of Kettering, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Anna was born on June 24, 1930 in Detroit, MI, to the late, Fredrick E. and Cleta (Rouse) Shaver. She was a member of Bethel Temple Church and retired from Kettering Medical Center as a Unit Coordinator on the Cardiac Floor. She was preceded in death...
Stephanie Rae Turner
Feb 14, 2020
TURNER, Stephanie Rae, age 31, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2020, at Dayton Hospice in Dayton, Ohio. She was born September 17, 1988, at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi MS to John Turner and Christine Van Buren. Stephanie was a 2007 graduate of Kettering Fairmont High School and attended West Virginia University. She worked at NCR Country Club...
Rinaldo Di Salvo
Feb 12, 2020
Di SALVO, Rinaldo “Papa”, age 84, of Kettering, OH passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Papa was born in Italy on November 19, 1935. He worked as a Butcher for NCR and retired in 1979. Papa was one of the founders of Mamma Di Salvo’s Restaurant and retired from there in 2016. He was a devote Catholic who loved...
Beverly E. "Bev" Cook
Feb 12, 2020
COOK, Beverly E. “Bev” (Schmitz), age 91, of Washington Township, passed away on February 12, 2020. Bev was born on July 22, 1928 in Hastings Minnesota to Albin and Ethel Schmitz. She was a graduate of St. Benedict's College with a B.S. in Dietetics in 1950. She was Dietetic intern at Good Samaritan Hospital where she met her future husband...
Sean Mckown
Feb 10, 2020
McKOWN, Sean, age 47 of Kettering, OH, passed away February 10, 2020 at home. Sean was born April 6, 1972 in McKeesport, PA to Laurence K. and Susan C. (Halstead) McKown. A graduate of Chaminade Julienne High School in 1990, he went on to receive his Associate’s Degree in business. Sean would use his knowledge of business as well as...
Jeanette E. Purvis
Feb 9, 2020
PURVIS, Jeanette E, age 81, of Centerville, passed away Sunday morning, February 9, 2020. She was born Jeanette Elizabeth LeBato in Lake Charles, Louisiana on May 23, 1938. She married Kenneth Gerald Purvis in 1958 and has lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Sacramento, California before moving to Centerville, Ohio in 1978. Most recently a member of...
Carol Ann Grieselhuber
Feb 9, 2020
GRIESELHUBER, Carol Ann (Hartke), age 83, of Washington Township, Ohio, passed away on February 9, 2020 at home after a lengthy illness. She was born January 6, 1937 in Pasadena, CA, daughter of the late Ann (Kieley) and Harry (Jack) J. Hartke. Carol was a graduate of Summit Day School and The University of Dayton with a BA in Business....
Mary "Samie" Pochard
Feb 8, 2020
POCHARD, Mary “Samie”, age 92, of Centerville, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Samie was born on January 17, 1928 to the late William and Bessie (Mason) Hay, in New Castle, IN. Through the years she worked in real estate, customer service, and as an administrative assistant. For many years she enjoyed bowling, traveling, especially to Hawaii and Florida,...
Brock Anderson
Feb 7, 2020
ANDERSON, Jr., H. Brockman (Brock), age 87, of Dayton, OH and Spring Island, SC, died peacefully Friday, February 7, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Margy; his three children, Molly Treese (David), Catherine Anderson, and Brock III (Carly); and six beloved grandchildren, Ell and Vivi Treese, Isabel and Ian Sherk, and Maya and Oscar Anderson. Brock...
Irvin G. Bieser, Jr.
Feb 6, 2020
BIESER, Irvin Gruen Jr., age 78 of Oakwood, passed away February 6, 2020. Irv was born June 17, 1941 to Irvin and Catharine (French) Bieser in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Oakwood High School, class of 1959, and recently received its Distinguished Alumni award. Irv went on to attend Harvard University for both his undergraduate and law degrees. Following Harvard,...
John Edward Staten
Jan 30, 2020
STATEN, John Edward, age 76 of Centerville, passed away January 30, 2020. John was born on June 16, 1943 in Salem, West Virginia to Raymond and Wilma (Burnside) Staten. He was a graduate of Patterson Co-Op High School in 1961 and began working at O’Neil & Associates shortly thereafter. John was a respected Dayton businessman and philanthropist who donated countless...
Wayne Edmund Tadlock
Jan 30, 2020
TADLOCK, Wayne Edmund, age 91, of Centerville, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Wayne was born on February 2, 1928 in Scammon, KS to Walter and Agnes (nee Gilmour) Tadlock. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Pittsburg State University and his Master’s Degree in Chemistry from Iowa State. Wayne served in the US Marine Corp at Pendleton Camp. He...