Obituaries

Kettering & Centerville OH Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kettering, Centerville OH and Surrounding Areas

John William Heck Sr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Celeste Marie White

Celeste Marie White

Jan 30, 2020

WHITE, Celeste, age 57, of Oakwood, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Celeste was born on May 21, 1962 in Chicago, IL to Frank and Annabelle Betenia. Celeste had a superb business mind and the degrees to support it. She earned her MBA from Wright State University and she was a CPA who managed her own tax practice. She...

Samantha Wilkin Jones

Samantha Wilkin Jones

Jan 28, 2020

JONES, Samantha W., passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020. She was born on May 30, 1931 in Wilmington, OH, to Gilbert and Virginia Wilkin. Samantha graduated from Wilmington High School and Briarcliff College, worked in NYC and Cincinnati, and raised a family in Dayton, OH. Samantha married Howard Hunter Herman Jones in 1955. She is preceded in death by husband,...

Robert Edward Crouch

Robert Edward Crouch

Jan 27, 2020

CROUCH, Robert “Bob” Edward, age 88 of Centerville, passed away January 27, 2020. Robert was born December 26, 1931 in Burrville, TN, to George and Edith (Searcy) Crouch. He attended Roosevelt High School and proudly served in the U.S. Navy on the S.S Salisbury Sound. Bob loved playing softball when he was younger, enjoyed hunting and fishing was an avid...

Kobe And Gianna Bryant

Kobe And Gianna Bryant

Jan 26, 2020

BRYANT, Kobe age 41, and daughter Gianna, age 13, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Routsong Funeral Home will have a register book, which will be given to the Bryant family, for local fans and residents to sign between 10 AM – 6 PM on Wednesday, Feb 5 and Thursday Feb 6 at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop...

C. David Greathouse, Jr.

C. David Greathouse, Jr.

Jan 25, 2020

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle, C. David Greathouse Jr., age 91, of Kettering, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Kettering Memorial Hospital. David was born at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio in 1928. He was preceded in death by parents, Claude David and Romaine Campbell Greathouse of San Antonio, Texas and sisters, Eleanor Lewis of...

Paul Gerhard Schaefer

Paul Gerhard Schaefer

Jan 22, 2020

SCHAEFER, Paul Gerhard., age 71, of Dayton, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Paul was born on October 23, 1948 in Holzheim, Germany to the late Caroline and Paul Schaefer. After migrating from Germany at 9 years old, Paul and his family settled in Cincinnati where he grew up and attended Colerain High School. At an early age, Paul...