Obituaries

Jul 29, 2018

SNELL, Gary L., age 68 of Vandalia, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018 at his home. Gary was born July 30, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late Charlie and Thelma Snell. Gary was an avid golfer, trivia buff, technology guru and an acquirer of all the newest gadgets. He was always quick of wit with...

Jul 28, 2018

WHITSON, Joe Kenneth age 75 of Waynesville formerly of Vandalia, passed away Saturday July 28, 2018 at Otterbein of Lebanon after a lengthy illness. Mr Whitson was born August 10, 1942 in Pulaski County KY, son of the late John & Hazel (Stogsdill) Whitson. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a retired employee of Chrysler Corp with...

Jul 26, 2018

Hurst, Debra Lynn, born in 1958, in Los Angeles CA, died July 26, 2018 in Shelby County, Ohio. She spent most of her life in Butler Township. She graduated from Bisbee High School, Class of 1976.

Children were her greatest joy and this was best appreciated through her love of her sons, her volunteer work in the...

Jul 24, 2018

Mosley, Donald

Donald (Don) Mosley, 86, of Vandalia, OH, died peacefully on July 24, 2018. He remained at home and was cared for by loving family, friends and caregivers. Don retired as Operations/Parts Manager of Navistar International (formerly International Harvester) trucking company in Dayton, OH in 2003 after 42 years, but remained connected on a...

Jul 24, 2018

Larry L. Miranda

Age 79, of Vandalia, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at The Hospice of Dayton. Larry was born November 18, 1938 to the late Ned Miranda & Betty Coughlin. In addition to his parents, Larry was also preceded in death by a daughter Cindy Strader, a brother Scott Coughlin, a granddaughter Jayme...

Jul 24, 2018

BROCK, Jack W., age 84 was welcomed into the arms of Jesus Tuesday, July 24, 2018. He was born May 1, 1934 in Pleasant Hill, OH, son of the late Dean Edward & Lillian (Coate) Brock. Jack was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a longtime member of the North Huber Heights Baptist Church and...

Jul 18, 2018

Mildred L. Witham (Budde)

Age 89, passed away July 18, 2018 at her home. Born the youngest child of Edgar and Ethel Lamb, Mid was preceded in death by her first husband John J. Budde and their son Daniel Joseph and by her step-son, John Witham. She is survived by her loving husband, Harley “Chris”...

Jul 13, 2018

Janet Elaine Muth, age 74, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on Friday, July 13th at Ohio Hospice of Dayton.

Janet was born in Dayton, Ohio to Conrad and Ruth McMonigle on July 11, 1944. She graduated from Northridge High School in 1962 and remained a lifelong Dayton resident. She was married to Mickey Muth on...

Jul 5, 2018

Henry Wayne Hembree

Age 62, of Vandalia, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 5, 2018. He was born December 16, 1955 in Amherst, Ohio to the late Henry & Betty Rose (Myrick) Hembree. Wayne was a member of the Eagles & the Moose Lodge in Celina, Ohio. Wayne was a good man who loved his...

Jul 2, 2018

Lois A. Snodgrass

Age 88, formerly of Vandalia & Bass Landing at Grand Lake St. Mary and most recently a resident of Cypress Pointe Health Center in Englewood, passed away Monday, July 2, 2018, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Lois was born May 3, 1930 in Dayton to the late Kenneth & Eleanor (Koerner) West. In...

Jul 1, 2018

Carol A. Katulak

Age 85, of Butler Twp., passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018, at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio. She was born November 2, 1932 in Dayton. Carol was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Eugene A. “Kat” Katulak in 2015; and by siblings , Dolores Ruth...

Jul 1, 2018

GORDY, Phyllis J. “P.J.” (nee: Spitzig)

Age 88, passed away peacefully at home in Bainbridge, Ohio on Sunday, July 1, 2018. She had formerly lived in Huber Heights for many years. She graduated from Kiser High School in Old North Dayton and was a member of the Class of ’47 Alumni Committee. Phyllis was a...

Jul 1, 2018

Margaret Mary Locker (nee: Callahan)

Age 89, of Vandalia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 1, 2018, at the home she shared with her family for more than 50 years. She was born February 2, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Cornelius and Josephine Callahan. She was married to William “Bill” Locker for 61...

Jun 24, 2018

Rothwell Sexton

“Stoney”

Age 90 of Vandalia passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, June 24, 2018. He was born in Domino, Kentucky on July 24, 1927 to William Riley Sexton and Elzira Combs Sexton. In addition to his parents, his sister, Wilda (Sexton) Jeffers preceded him in death. He is survived by his...

Jun 23, 2018

THOMISON, David Ray, age 59 of Butler Twp., passed away Saturday, June 23, 108 at his residence. David was born September 25, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late Charles & Lyda (Clifton) Thomison. He was a life member of the Northridge Church of Christ and retired from Time-Warner Cable after 37 years of service. He...

Jun 20, 2018

Edward E. Church

Age 55, formerly of Vandalia, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. Ed was born August 17, 1962 to Johnny & Barbara (McKinnis) Church. He was preceded in death by his father. In addition to his mother, Ed is survived by four children, Amber Carr (Jeremy), Ashley Church, Shaun Church...

Jun 12, 2018

Elizabeth Ann Sherwood

“Beth”

Age 52, of Huber Heights, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at her home. Beth was born January 7, 1966 in Biloxi, Mississippi to the late Robert & Genevieve (Shaver) Kerr. She loved karaoke, going to concerts & movies, swimming with the dolphins, scrapbooking, painting and her outings with...

Jun 7, 2018

KERSH, Lynder Nell, died peacefully at Grandview Hospital on Thursday, June 7, at age 74. Nell was born in Pensacola, Florida, the daughter of Aldena Arinder Kersh and Ernest Merl Kersh. She lived much of her life in Mississippi. For the last 29 years, she lived in Dayton. Because of her disability, Nell was unable to walk...

Jun 5, 2018

Ralph E. Antolik, III

Age 71, of Englewood and formerly of Huber Heights, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at his residence. Ralph was born in Arkansas, to the late Ralph and Bernice Antolik. He was a 1964 graduate of Wayne High School and a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps....

Jun 4, 2018

Juanita Stepp

Age 71, of Vandalia and formerly of Hamilton, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 4, 2018, at the Good Samaritan ER. She was born November 4, 1946 in Hamilton, Ohio to the late Russell & Fannie (Osborn) Davis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two sisters,...