Obituaries

Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

Carol Agnes Harsacky

Carol Agnes Harsacky

Sep 12, 2020

HARSACKY, Carol Agnes, age 59, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020. Carol was born October 3, 1960 to Frank and Margaret (Gunning) Harsacky. She was a graduate of Centerville High School and graduated from Sinclair Community College with an associates degree. Carol worked as a long-time employee of the Montgomery County Record Center for over 30 years. She...

John A. Buechler

John A. Buechler

Sep 11, 2020

BUECHLER, John A., an Air Force veteran, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, September 11, 2020. John was a licensed funeral director and embalmer, serving many Dayton families since 1974. John enjoyed spending time flying RC Aircraft with his club W.O.R.K.S., serving as its president for five years. He had just purchased their lake home and got his...

Mary Josephine "Jody" Hirsch

Mary Josephine "Jody" Hirsch

Sep 10, 2020

HIRSCH, Mary Josephine “Jody”, age 88, of Kettering, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020. Jody was born in Pittsburg, PA on May 18, 1932 to Robert and Elizabeth (Stoll) Shrader. A graduate of Upper Darby High School in Pennsylvania, she was also a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Jody was a golfer, a bowler, and loved a good bridge...

Kaitlin Sage Aber

Kaitlin Sage Aber

Sep 9, 2020

ABER, Kaitlin Sage, 32, of Centerville, Ohio, lost her battle with cancer on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, in the arms of her loving husband, surrounded by her family. Kaitlin spent the last years fighting her disease with nothing but grit, humor, and grace. An attitude she carried right until the very end. Kaitlin was born in East Jordan, Michigan on...

Betty L. Paterson

Betty L. Paterson

Sep 9, 2020

PATERSON, Betty L., age 90, of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Betty was born November 21, 1929 to Harley and Wilda (Hesson) North. She graduated from Patterson Co-Op in 1947, was a member of the Dayton Victory Chapter OES for over 72 years, and was a member of The Rainbow Girls. Betty worked to make her home a...

Philip Michael Humerick

Philip Michael Humerick

Sep 6, 2020

HUMERICK, Philip M., age 21, of Kettering, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2020. Philip was born on October 30, 1998 to Michael and Gina (Groves) Humerick, in Kettering, OH. He graduated from Fairmont High School class of 2017 where he excelled at all of his CTC classes. Philip was especially proud to be continuing on...

Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Oldiges

Mary Louise "Mary Lou" Oldiges

Sep 5, 2020

OLDIGES, Mary Louise “Mary Lou”, 83, of Beavercreek, passed away surrounded by her three sons on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital after a short but courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She was born in Egypt, Ohio on May 28, 1937 to the late Clemens and Ida Bruns Poeppelman. Mary Lou graduated from Minster High School in...

Sheencha Lee Razor

Sheencha Lee Razor

Sep 5, 2020

RAZOR, Sheencha L., age 77, of Riverside, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 after fighting a courageous battle against cancer. Sheencha was born on February 18, 1943 in Seoul, Korea. Growing up during the Korean war meant that her childhood was filled with adversities, but it also made her strong, self-reliant, and determined - traits she would utilize throughout...

Jessica "Jess" Swan

Jessica "Jess" Swan

Sep 4, 2020

SWAN, Jessica Jade, age 35, of Centerville, passed away on September 4, 2020. Jessica was born on March 29, 1985 to Joan (Palcic) and Stephen Glass, in Oceanside, CA. Being the daughter of a military mom and nurse meant that Jessica called many places home during her childhood, including Oceanside, CA, and Ft. Myers, FL. She graduated from Estero High...

Brad Allen Behymer

Brad Allen Behymer

Sep 4, 2020

BEHYMER, Brad Allen, age 41 of Kettering Ohio, passed away peacefully Friday, September 4, 2020. Brad always said, with a smile, that he was Superman and invincible. Sadly, our Superman’s life was cut short. Heaven was needing a hero and that was you. Brad was an April fool’s baby, born April 1, 1979. He graduated from Archbishop Alter High School...

John R. Friesinger Ii

John R. Friesinger Ii

Sep 2, 2020

FRIESINGER, John R. II, age 75, of Cherry Grove, South Carolina, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 surrounded by family. John was born June 20, 1945 in Zanesville, Ohio to John and Barbara Jean (Sheppard) Friesinger. After graduating from Zanesville High School, he enlisted in the Army, serving in Vietnam as an operating room specialist. Following his service John met...

Jack Lee Kollister

Jack Lee Kollister

Aug 31, 2020

KOLLISTER, Jack Lee, age 84, of Centerville, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020. Jack was born to late parents William Michael and Mary (Mulligan) Kollister on March 30, 1936 in Athens, Ohio. He was the loving husband of Melinda (Huggins) Kollister of Centerville for 59 years. Jack was a 1953 graduate of Athens High School, and earned his Bachelors of...

Evangeline "Ethel" Baxter

Evangeline "Ethel" Baxter

Aug 31, 2020

BAXTER, Evangeline “Ethel”, age 88, of Dayton, loving mother and doting grandmother, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2020, just a few days short of 89. Ethel was born in 1931 in Kenosha, WI to Frederick and Lucy Gerrish. In her own words, Ethel was most proud of being “a mother, a musician, and a pretty good quilter”. As...

Christopher Eugene Henn

Christopher Eugene Henn

Aug 27, 2020

HENN, Christopher Eugene, age 66 of Kettering, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Chris was born April 21, 1954 in Dayton to Eugene and Barbara (Abare) Henn. A graduate of Fairmont West High School in 1972, he made a career out of working in the tool and die industry as a foreman. Chris had a passion for pyrotechnics, working...

Kathryn Lynn Anderson

Kathryn Lynn Anderson

Aug 25, 2020

ANDERSON, Kathryn (Kathy) Lynn (Gates) age 68, of Centerville, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Hospice of Dayton surrounded by family. Kathy was born September 23, 1951 in Keokee, Virginia, daughter of Theodore & Lena Kate (Livingston) Gates. She was a graduate of Kiser High School. Kathy met her beloved husband Steve Anderson on a blind date in 1982...

Lawrence "Larry" Marra

Lawrence "Larry" Marra

Aug 24, 2020

MARRA, Lawrence, age 65, of Dayton, passed away on August 24, 2020. Lawrence was born to the late Lawrence and Delores (Norton) Marra in Dayton, OH on October 11, 1954. He graduated from Oakwood High School and earned his Masters of Clinical Psychology from Wright State University. Lawrence retired from his career as a music teacher for Dayton Public Schools...

Robert Eugene Ryan

Robert Eugene Ryan

Aug 21, 2020

RYAN, Robert Eugene, age 87 of Kettering, passed away August 21, 2020. Robert was born on February 19, 1933 to Lloyd and Rosella (Bunnell) Ryan. After high school, he began working as a salesperson in the hardware industry. Working his way up, he became the owner of Taylor Hardware up until the store’s closure in December of 2013. Robert was...

Marilyn Lee Cech

Marilyn Lee Cech

Aug 20, 2020

CECH, Marilyn, age 89, formerly of Miamisburg passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 in Beavercreek, Ohio. Marilyn was born in Burwell, Nebraska in 1931 to Millard and Gladys (Hesselgesser) Livermore. Marilyn participated in marching band and cheerleading, and graduated from Burwell High School in 1949. As a young mother, she was a volunteer with leadership roles in 4-H and P.T.A....

Aaron James Goldschmidt

Aaron James Goldschmidt

Aug 20, 2020

GOLDSCHMIDT, Aaron James (A.J., A-Aron, young slacker), age 18, passed unexpectedly at home on the morning of Thursday August 20, 2020. Aaron graduated from Centerville High School in June 2020 and had plans to attend Sinclair Community College in the fall. Aaron is survived by his two parents James and Jennifer Goldschmidt, his sister Alaina Saltsman, his grandparents James and...

Donald Arthur Buck

Donald Arthur Buck

Aug 20, 2020

DR. BUCK, Donald Arthur, age 94, of Kettering, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 at St. Leonard. Don was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1926 to Arthur Henry and Edna Elizabeth (Huppertz) Buck. Don attended College Hill Elementary school, and later Hughes High School which was a seven mile street car ride from his home. He sang in the Glee...