Obituaries

May 3, 2017

DUMAS, Theron Louis, age 91, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017. He was born November 25, 1925, in Ocilla, GA, son of the late Theron & Lois (Fletcher) Dumas. He married Mildred Virginia (nee) Sortman Dumas on November 2, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio. Louis served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Boatman First Class. He...

May 3, 2017

CLARK, Wanda Lee (Wetzel )

September 5, 1927---May 3, 2017

Services for Wanda Lee (Wetzel) Clark, age 89, Vandalia Ohio, will be held Tuesday, May 9, at 10 AM at the Morton Whetstone Funeral Home, 139 S. Dixie Dr., Vandalia. Interment will follow at 2 PM at the Kirkersville, Ohio Cemetery....

May 2, 2017

Kerry T. (Merf) Stephens, age 57 of Vandalia, passed away on May 2, 2017. He was born on April 8, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio to Eugene and Doris Stephens. Kerry received a Masters degree in Community Counseling M.S., LPCC-S from Wright State University in 2006. He worked in Dayton and the surrounding area providing adult...

May 1, 2017

Patricia Ann Zajac (nee: Kepic)

age 90, passed away on May 1, 2017. Dear wife of Theodore S., beloved mother of Julieanne Phillips (William) and John Appleson. Grandmother of four and great grandmother of eight. She was predeceased  in death by her first husband  Nick Appleson and her parents.

Private family services were held.

Apr 30, 2017

WELLS, Patricia J.

Age 73, of Vandalia, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017. She was born October 12, 1943 in Carrollton, KY to the late Arthur & Geneva (Kendall) Kyle. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Smith. Patricia is survived by three daughters, Sherry Seavers (John),...

Apr 30, 2017

BOURNE, Meriam E. (Goodwin - Johnson), age 90 of Dayton, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born in Camden, OH on June 8, 1926 and raised in College Corner, OH. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Mae (Thrush) Goodwin, siblings; Myron, Warren, Keith, Gerald, Sonny...

Apr 26, 2017

SNAPP, Shirley Ann , age 82 of Vandalia passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017. She was born May 26, 1934 in Dayton, OH, daughter of the late Felix & Frances Goubeaux. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert Snapp; 2 sisters, Vivian McNamee & Nancy Roth, 1 brother, James Goubeaux, Shirley is survived by her...

Apr 24, 2017

HEWITT, Carrol J ., age 84 of Dayton, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at her residence. Carrol was born August 26, 1932 in Dayton, daughter of Rowl Warren & Sudie (Mardis) Crossley. She was the co-owner of Hewitt Plumbing and the former co-owner of the Cliffhanger, Courtyard Lounge, and Matchmaker Lounge. Carrol was preceded...

Apr 21, 2017

Sarah Elizabeth Abshear Age 86, of Vandalia, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2017. Sarah was born June 19, 1930 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Kenard H. Cyrus & Effie Belle Allen Cyrus-Reynolds. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years, Joseph H. Abshear, in 2005; step-father, Clarence W. Reynolds in 1980, daughter,...

Apr 20, 2017

George Suto, Jr.

Age 89, of Dayton, passed away at his home on Thursday, April 20, 2017. George was born March 11, 1928 in Calvin, Virginia to the late George & Anna (Bodnar) Suto. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son, George Joseph Suto. He was a U....

Apr 19, 2017

Sheila M. Senters

Age 61, of Vandalia, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Sheila was born April 24, 1955 in Dayton to the late Dennis & Clara (Sharp) Jones. She was a graduate of Vandalia-Butler High School, class of 1973 and retired from Kroger with 21 years of service. Sheila is survived by her loving...

Apr 19, 2017

Steven Kyle Young

Age 59, of Vandalia, passed away at his home. He was born May 23, 1957 in Dayton. He was preceded in death by his father, John L. Young and by a sister, Tracey A. Hilfman. He retired from the United States Air Force with 20 years of service. Steven is survived by...

Apr 14, 2017

KUHN, Norma J., age 86 of Vandalia passed away Friday, April 14, 2017. She was born May 31, 1931 in Dayton, OH, daughter of the late Henry C. & Katherine (Dublin) Vandiver. Norma was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister, friend and everything in between. She had a passion for life and loved everyone she...

Apr 14, 2017

Patricia R. Robinson

Age 85, of Englewood, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017. Patricia was born August 15, 1931 in Dayton to the late Claude & Marjorie (Bratten) Ransom. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy J. Scherschell and her husband, Jack R. Scherschell; and by her...

Apr 11, 2017

Janiece L. Smith

Age 86, of Vandalia, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017. She was born July 28, 1930 in Winchester, Indiana to the late Oscar & Susie (Neff) Bilger. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, Kenneth P. Smith, in 1995.

Janiece...

Apr 10, 2017

Dr. Robert Wilson Putnam, 65, Dayton, Ohio, passed away on Monday April 10 surrounded by his family after a brief but intense struggle with pancreatic cancer.

Bob was born in Wilmington, DE, to Pearl Corliss and Stearns Putnam. He graduated from Brown University and achieved his PhD from University of California Los Angeles. After completing...

Apr 7, 2017

Danny G. Stevens

Age 73, of Tipp City, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017. Danny was born January 13, 1944 in Dayton to the late James F. & Margaret C. (Morrison) Stevens. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Danny Jr., in 1993 and by a brother, Roger...

Apr 2, 2017

Emmat F. Frauman, age 70, of Huber Heights, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017.

Born on July 24, 1946, Emmat grew up in Cincinnati and was a proud graduate of Xavier University. He went on to raise his family and build his business career in the Dayton area, working with the Kettering Foundation...

Apr 2, 2017

Michael H Witmer of Vandalia died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the age of 62. He was born June 12, 1954 in Dayton, Ohio, the only child of Henry H and Helen E (Janacshek).

He was survived by Barbara A Witmer (Boston) his wife of 42 years, his daughter Katie (Sean) Alexander, son Ryan (Jessica)...

Mar 31, 2017

KOEWLER, Philip B., age 75 of Ludlow Falls, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born July 27, 1941 in Troy, OH, son of the late Harold & Violet (Kane) Koewler. Philip was a U.S. Army Veteran, was a retired crane operator with the International Union of Operating Engineers and was also...