Obituaries
John William Thomas, Jr.
Feb 11, 2021
John William Thomas, Jr., age 85, of West Chester, passed away on February 11, 2021. He was born in Bel Air, Ohio, on March 16, 1935, the son of the late John Thomas, Sr., and Mamie Morris. He was preceded in death by his parents.John is survived by his daughters, Rhonda Hall, Cynthia Johnson, Iris McCann and Linda Thomas; grandchildren,...
Mary M. Hampton
Feb 11, 2021
Mary M. Hampton, age 81 of Dayton, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at her home. She was born November 15, 1939 in Pikeville, Kentucky, the daughter of the late James and Maudy Robinson.Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Donald R. Hampton and her infant son, Chad Hampton; siblings, Barbara Thacker, Phyllis Billiter and...
Clyde Masters
Feb 11, 2021
Clyde C. Masters, age 75 of Morain, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Kettering Medical Center. He was born February 18, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Cecil and Barbara Masters.Clyde was a loving father and grandfather who cherished the time he spent with his family. He worked in commercial carpentry. He had previously been employed by...
Ida June Paulick
Feb 11, 2021
Ida June Paulick, age 88, formerly of Huber Heights, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021. She was born November 4, 1932 in Herron, Michigan the daughter of the late William and Florence (Wagner) Kaiser.Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Paulick, daughter, Laura Boothe; son, Joseph Paulick; brothers, Art, Robert, Bill, Earl, Edward, Roy...
James Dayton Meadows
Feb 11, 2021
James Dayton Meadows, "Jim," age 85 of Dayton, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born March 3, 1935 in Beckley, West Virginia.Jim is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marilyn; sons, Steve Meadows and David Meadows (Jene Shaw); brother, Donald Meadows; numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends; as well as family friends and...
Christine Marie Martin
Feb 11, 2021
Christine Marie Martin, "Chrissy," age 54 of West Carrollton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at her home. She was born March 4, 1966 in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of James and Clarice Payne.She is preceded in death by her father, James Payne.Chrissy is survived by her husband, Allen; son, Darren Martin; mother, Clarice Payne; step-daughter, Tina Martin;...
Norma Jean Hillard
Feb 11, 2021
Norma Jean Hillard, age 75 of Xenia, OH passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at home with family. She was born on March 17, 1945 in Xenia, Ohio to Henry and Josephine (Plaster) Rasnic. She married Floyd Hillard in June 26, 1961 in Xenia, OH.Norma is survived by her son, Thomas P. Hillard; a daughter, Cathy J. Hillard;...
Steven C. May
Feb 11, 2021
Steven C. May, age 59, of Dayton, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Steve was born in Dayton on January 27, 1962 to the late Jim & Donna (Reed) May. In addition to his parents, Steve was preceded in death by his grandparents, Andy & Pauline Reed; brother, Russell May; father and mother-law, Eugene...
Rhett S. Wise
Feb 10, 2021
Rhett Skillings Wise. March 10, 1940 to February 10, 2021.Rhett Skillings Wise was a longtime resident of Springfield Township. Over the years he also spent time in Montana, Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, and Vietnam.Service in the Army and his time in Vietnam were a large part of Rhett's life. In his words: "In October 1965 I enlisted in the Army and...
Carol Jean Brown
Feb 10, 2021
Carol Jean Brown, age 64, of Kettering, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Carol was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 8, 1956 to the late Lawrence & Naomi "Jean" (Cordray) Brown. Carol is survived by her brothers, Kenny Brown and Keith Brown; nieces and nephews, Jesse Brown, Rachel (Brown) Sowder and Reamay Brown and many other relatives and...
Susan K. Vargo
Feb 10, 2021
Susan K. Vargo, age 68 of Miamisburg, passed away February 10, 2021. She was born June 8, 1952 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Frank and Betty Vargo.Susan is survived by her sister, Judi Anderson (Jerry) of Tipp City; brother, Charles Vargo of Dayton; nieces: Amanda Anderson Lawson (Mitch) and Jennifer Anderson Morse (A.J.); great-nephews: Samuel Lawson, Wesley Morse and...
Charles J. Berry Iii
Feb 10, 2021
Charles J. Berry III, age 60 of Xenia, OH passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Bellbrook Rehabilitation Health Center. He was born on October 2, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio to Charles Jr. and Annette (McIntosh) Berry. Chuck is survived by his two sisters, Crystal (Tim) Kushmaul and Barbara Berry; nieces, Becky, Kimberly and Leah (Drew); nephews, A.J....
Patricia Knechtly
Feb 10, 2021
Patricia Knechtly, age 90, of Centerville, Ohio passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, February 10, 2021, at Hospice of Dayton. "Patty Ruth" was born on January 9, 1931, in West Union, OH. It was so cold that day the doctor drove on the ice across Brush Creek to get to the house where she delivered a beautiful, young soul known...
Elsie Mcgee
Feb 10, 2021
Elsie "Elise" McGee, age 91 of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born March 25, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Arthur Vassar and Elsie Vassar-Bell.Along with her parents, Elsie was preceded in death by her husband, Major Elbert H. McGee; daughter, Karen Leslie; siblings, Marian (Murray) Garnett, Clara (Calvin) Saulsberry,...
Arthur Holman
Feb 10, 2021
Arthur "Toby" Delaine Holman, age 76 of Huber Heights, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He was born August 7, 1944 in Benham, Kentucky to the late William and Mayme Holman.Arthur was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was a retired truck driver then worked many years in his own home remodeling business. Many know...
Bonnie W. Newman
Feb 10, 2021
Bonnie Newman, age 93 of Dayton, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Bonnie was born in Esserville, Virginia on December 16, 1927 to the late Willard and Mollie Caldona (Hyden) Wells. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Newman and siblings, James, Bruce, Kyle, Bond, Sue, Frank and Carl. She is...
Carl A. Ballachino
Feb 10, 2021
Carl A. "Brub" Ballachino, age 68 of Dayton, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born on September 9, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Carl and Irene Ballachino.Carl is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Patti Ballachino; son, Joseph (Yvonne) Ballachino; two daughters, Angela (James)...
Paul Stewart Robinson
Feb 9, 2021
Paul Stewart Robinson was a caring, loving husband, father, and grandfather. He passed away on February 9th, 2021, at the age of 76.He was born in England and grew up in New Zealand. He came to the US on a scholarship to GMI and after graduating he worked as an engineer at General Motors and plant manager at AM General...
William J. King, Sr.
Feb 9, 2021
William Joseph King, Sr., "Bill", age 77, of Harrison Twp., passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Bill was born December 23, 1943 to Richard C. King and Ruth Davis. Dedicated to serving his community, he volunteered 25 years of his life as Captain for Mad River Twp. Fire Department. In addition to firefighting, Bill joined on at Delco Moraine, where...
Karl Hastedt Jr.
Feb 9, 2021
Karl Gustav Hastedt, Jr. age 76 of Miami Township, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 at his home. He was born on November 30, 1944 in Trenton, New Jersey to the late Karl and Kathryn Hastedt. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister Helen Hastedt Degler.He is survived by his two nieces, Kitty...
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