Obituaries

Jun 9, 2012

Suzanne M. Wehrly, age 65, of Eaton, OH passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012. She was born June 13, 1946 in Holyoke, MA to the late Frank A. and Lucille B. (LaPlante) Pariseau. She was a member of the Eaton United Church of Christ and was the former co-owner of Wehrly Electric in Eaton. In addition to her parents, she...

Jun 9, 2012

Jamison Todd “Jamie” Wilmot, age 44, of Indianapolis, IN and formerly of Eaton, OH passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012 at his residence. He was born January 13, 1968 in Middletown, OH to Frank Wilmot and Pat Byrd. He graduated in 1986 from Eaton High School and was employed with the TSA at the Indianapolis Airport for the past 7...

Jun 4, 2012

BROCK, James, age 72 of Dayton, OH. died Mon. June 4, 2012 in Dayton.  He was born in Russell Springs, KY. on Sept. 30, 1939 to Charles and Beatrice (Burton) Brock.  He had retired from Standard Register after many years. He was a member the Eagles Lodge #528 of Middletown and the Moose Lodge #1645 of Miamisburg, OH. James loved his family,...

May 29, 2012

Mary Jane Anson, age 89, of Eaton, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at the Greenbriar Nursing Facility. Jane, as most people knew her, was born in Preble County on July 12, 1922, to Samuel and Pearl Welsh. Jane graduated from Eaton High School in 1940 and from the Dayton School of Business in 1942. Jane served as the...

May 24, 2012

CAPLINGER, Rev. Robert L., age 80, of Eaton, OH. died Thurs. May 24, 2012 in Richmond.  He was born in Preble County, OH. to William Ray and Roxie Mae (Haas) Caplinger.  He was a graduate of Lanier High School and worked many years at WestVaco Mfg. in Eaton.  He was also a past minister of Gratis Church of the Brethren in Gratis, OH.  He...

May 20, 2012

SCOTT, Edward, A., age 69, of Richmond, IN. formerly of West Alexandria, OH. died Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Richmond.  He was born in Dayton, OH. on Oct. 19, 1942 to Harold and Marie (Hunt) Scott.  He was a 1961 graduate of Lanier High School and was an U.S. Army veteran serving the Vietnam War. He was a member of Church of...

May 20, 2012

Doris E. Ricker, age 83, of Arcanum, OH, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the Versailles Health Care Center, Versailles, OH. She was born July 7, 1928 in Lewisburg, OH to the late Earl and Ada (Parks) Larsh. Doris farmed for many years with her parents; was formerly employed at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville, OH; and was...

May 19, 2012

Ruth (Golden) Swank, age 89, of Clearwater, FL and formerly of Lewisburg, OH, passed away May 19, 2012 in Clearwater. She was born April 30, 1923 in Cleveland, OH to the late Maxwell E. and Hazel M. (Siler) Golden. For many years, Ruth was the owner and operator of the B & D Upholstery Shop in Lewisburg, OH. In addition...

May 19, 2012

May 16, 2012

SIMPSON, Connie L., age 65 of West Alexandria, OH. died Wed. May 16, 2012 after a short illness.  She was born in Dayton, OH. on Apr. 29, 1947 to Russell and Marie (Kinsey) Simpson.  She was a graduate of Twin Valley South High School and was a member of the West Alexandria Church of the Brethren.  She had retired from Rohm & Haas...

May 16, 2012

Gladys L. Straszheim, age 97, passed away on Wednesday, May 16th at the Greenbriar Nursing Center where she had been a resident since 2004. Born August 31, 1914 to Jessie and Bess Riegel near New Lebanon, OH, she lived in Preble County all her life, most of that time in Eaton, OH. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

May 12, 2012

Dylan J. Roach, age 13, of Eaton, Ohio passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 12, 2012. He was born October 11, 1998 in Oxford, Ohio. Dylan attended Eaton Middle School where he was a member of the Junior High Football Team and was recently accepted into the Honor Society. He was also a member of Boy Scout Troop #78, Eaton,...

May 10, 2012

Scott Henry Wehrly, age 46, of Ann Arbor, MI and formerly of Eaton, OH passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Ann Arbor. He was born October 7, 1965 in Dayton, OH to Hank and Suzanne Wehrly. Scott was a 1984 graduate of Eaton High School and a graduate of the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. He is survived...

May 5, 2012

Kelsey E. Helmer, age 76, of West Alexandria, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. He was born January 27, 1936 in Dayton, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960, and received his bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Dayton in 1962. He earned...

May 3, 2012

DAVIDSON,  Robert L., age 86 of West Alexandria, OH. died suddenly Thurs. May 3, 2012 at his residence.  Mr. Davidson was born in Biggers, Arkansas on June 3, 1925 to Jack and Rhoda (Key) Davidson.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Cumiller Davidson in 2005.  He was a WWII Navy veteran and was a member of James E. Ryan Post 322 American...

May 2, 2012

Armetha J. “Kitty” Black, age 83, of New Paris, OH, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born November 25, 1928 in Preble County, OH to Charles R. and Waneda V. (Schmick) White. She worked at Personal Touch for over 24 years; was a member of the Harley Owner’s Group- Whitewater Valley Chapter, Richmond, IN;...

Apr 28, 2012

Junior D. Duffield, age 84, of New Paris, OH passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012. He was born January 10, 1928 in West Manchester, OH to the late Talmage and Fannie (Smith) Duffield. Junior was a longtime Preble County farmer; he retired from Belden Wire and Cable after 26 years of employment; was a skilled carpenter, electrician and mechanic, along...

Apr 28, 2012

Kasten Joshua Savior Lancaster, was born and passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Annabell Lancaster. He is survived by his mother and father Lyndsey M. Othersen and James L. Lancaster; maternal grandmother Cindy Othersen; maternal great grandmother Madge Marshall; brother Brody; sisters Samantha, Amanda...

Apr 27, 2012

Kevin L. Cottrell, age 47, of Lewisburg, OH passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH. He was born January 5, 1965 in Dayton, OH. Kevin was a 1983 graduate of Twin Valley High School, where he served as class president; he was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles; a member of Local Union...

Apr 17, 2012