Obituaries

Sep 20, 2016

HARRIS, Janet K., age 78 of Vandalia, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born July 18, 1938 in Findlay, OH, daughter of the late James M. & Thelma M. (Earnst) Hackenberger. Janet was a former member of the Northridge Wesleyan Church and most recently attended the Skyview Wesleyan Church. Her family...

Sep 17, 2016

ZURN, Mark William age 58 of Vandalia, passed away Saturday September 17, 2016 at Hospice of Dayton. Mark was born August 14, 1958 in Erie, PA son of the late Tom & Mary Margaret Zurn. He was a graduate of Vandalia Butler High School Class of 1976. He served as a public safety officer for the City...

Sep 14, 2016

Bobby Lee Miller, Sr.

Age 88, of Vandalia, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at his home. Bobby was born August 18, 1928 in Linton, Indiana. Bobby was a member of the Vandalia Baptist Temple where he served on the Finance Committee and he was a U. S. Army veteran; He is survived by his...

Sep 13, 2016

Gertrude DeBruyn

Age 80, of Vandalia, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at her home. Gert was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, James, in 1998. She has been employed by Bunkers Sports Bar & Grill for the past 16 years. Gert is survived by three children, Mona Payne, Paul...

Sep 13, 2016

Jane E. Butterworth Of Vandalia, passed away surrounded by family and friends Tuesday, September 13, 2016. She was born on April 12, 1951 in Montgomery County, daughter of the late Charles “Doc” and Janet Butterworth. Jane graduated from Butler High and Kent State University and raised her family in Washington, DC. She was preceded in death by...

Sep 11, 2016

STURR, Martha (Magruder), age 96, of Dayton, Ohio passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Walnut Creek Nursing Home. Born in Carlisle, Ohio, Martha attended Edison and Roosevelt schools in Dayton. She was in sales at Rikes for twenty years and retired as Assistant Activities Director at Cypress Cove Care Center in Crystal River, Florida. She attended...

Sep 9, 2016

HAJARIAN, Rev. Ronald C., age 84 of Englewood, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at Brookdale Centennial Retirement Community. He was born May 6, 1932 in Brockton, MA, son of the late Edward & Araxie (Kabadian) Hajarian. Ron graduated from Boston University and the Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. Rev. Hajarian was ordained into the United Church of...

Sep 7, 2016

Helen Elizabeth Gooding

Age 93, of Dayton, passed away peacefully at her home, Wednesday, September 7, 2016. Helen was born April 3, 1923 in Plummer's Mill, Kentucky to the late Frank and Mamie (Cooper) Campbell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Victor H. Gooding, in...

Sep 5, 2016

Robert E. Spence

Age 80, of Troy, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016, at his home. Bob was born February 26, 1936 in Morgan Co., KY to the late Hassel & Mary Elizabeth (Trimble) Spence.

For over 50 years he was a member of the New Carlisle Masonic Lodge # 100 and the...

Sep 4, 2016

Mary Jane Scarbrough, age 61, passed away peacefully on Sunday September 4, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospital from kidney/heart failure. Mary was born March 17, 1955, in Anderson, Indiana, daughter of the late James R & Zelma M (O’Field) Scarbrough. She was a 1973 graduate of Richmond High School, Richmond, Indiana. Mary Graduated with a B.F.A. from...

Aug 31, 2016

Glenna I. Behnken (nee: Kistler)

Age 101, of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016. She was born March 25, 1915 in a farmhouse on Wagoner Ford Road in Dayton, to the late Clem E. & Nora Jane (Otey) Kistler. In addition to her parents, Glenna was preceded in death by her husband of 31...

Aug 27, 2016

Harold L. Bowling Age 88 of Vandalia passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Hearth and Home of Vandalia. He was born January 20, 1928 in Hellier, KY, son of the late Ory L. & Lonnie (Cook) Bowling. Harold was a retired employee of the Chrysler Corporation, was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the...

Aug 23, 2016

KLOSTERMAN, Mildred Arline ., age 90 of Vandalia, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Stonespring of Vandalia. She was born March 10, 1926 in Piqua, OH, daughter of the late Fred & Helen (Alberts) Pottorf. Arline was a graduate of Piqua High School, Class of 1943, was a former member of St. Boniface Catholic...

Aug 22, 2016

Arthur E. “Gene” McCluskey

Age 87, formerly of Englewood, Ohio, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016, in Elkhart, Indiana where he had been living in recent months. Gene was born March 10, 1929 in Chickasha, OK to the late Arthur O. & Eula B. (Davis) McCluskey. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded...

Aug 20, 2016

Roger L. Vissoc

Age 74, of Tipp City, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016. Roger was born August 3, 1942 in Canton, Ohio to the late Robert L. & Evelyn (Livingston) Vissoc. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Ellen Jean (Bunn) Vissoc; and by...

Aug 18, 2016

WAGONER, Janet Maurice (Clark) of Vandalia passed away, Thursday, August 18, 2016. She was born April 15, 1935 in Soldier, KY to Frank Lee and Pearl (Wilson) Clark. Janet was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, John Dee Wagoner, her parents, sisters, Rosella, Rebecca, Lou Ellen LeMaster & Barbara Christine Ruschel, brothers,...

Aug 16, 2016

KREITZER, Darryl H., age 77 of Vandalia, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Springfield Manor. He was born May 8, 1939 in Dayton, OH, son of the late Robert B. & Norma (Harrison) Kreitzer. Darryl retired from General Motors in 1992 where he served as a quality control engineer for 35 years, and he was a...

Aug 13, 2016

Dorothy Mae (Keeler) Heighton, age 93, of Tipp City, formerly Vandalia, died August 13, 2016. Preceded in death by her husband Douglas Clark Heighton, Dorothy is survived by five sons, Douglas A. and wife, Barbara of Westerville, Donald L. and wife, Sally of Keller, TX, Danis J. of Springfield, David W. and wife, Judy of Englewood, and...

Aug 13, 2016

ELLIOTT, Eddith “Jane ”, age 79 of West Milton, formerly of Vandalia, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Upper Valley Medical Center. Jane was born November 29, 1936 in Miami County, OH, daughter of the late Harold H. & Mary P. (McDaniel) Akers. She was a 1954 graduate of Vandalia-Butler High School, enjoyed working...

Aug 10, 2016

Ryan Taylor Hamm, 21, went to be with the Lord on August 10, 2016.

Ryan’s death was the result of a traffic accident as he was enroute from Houston returning to Edmond to begin his senior year in college. He was struck head-on by a drunk driver who crossed the centerline. Ryan died instantly.