Obituaries

Sep 16, 2013

Anna Alfreda (Turicchi) Hierholzer passed away September 16, 2013, at Vancrest Health Care Center, Eaton, Ohio, just two weeks after her 92nd birthday. She was a long time resident of Celina, Ohio, and for the past five years she was a resident at Vancrest in Eaton, Ohio. She was born in Muncie, IN on September 3, 1921 to Alfredo and...

Sep 16, 2013

Corinne L. (Putnam) Clift passed away September 16, 2013 at home in Eaton, Ohio. She was a long time resident of Eaton, Ohio and Preble County. She was born in Larned, Kansas on August 10, 1935 to Harold and Sylvia Putnam. She was a homemaker and active member of several embroider groups and the Preble County Historical Society. She also...

Sep 14, 2013

THOMPSON, Carl E., age 90, of West Alexandria, OH. passed away Sat. Sept. 14, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton.  Carl was born in Pitsburg, OH. on Feb. 7, 1923 to Grover and Susan (Mote) Thompson.  He was a WWII Army veteran and had retired from NCR of Dayton. Carl enjoyed fishing and traveling the United States.  He is survived by his wife of...

Sep 11, 2013

James A. Turpin, Sr., age 85, of Eaton, OH passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at the Dayton VA Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was born October 27, 1927 in Richmond, KY to the late George Dudley and Margaret (Hale) Turpin, Sr. He was a 1945 graduate of Eaton High School; was a U.S. Army Veteran who served during WWII;...

Sep 9, 2013

Wanda J. McGowan, age 69, of Eaton, OH, passed away Monday, September 9, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born August 6, 1944 in Dayton to the late Harland Brown and Gladys May Tharp. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers Robert and Larry Tharp. She is survived by her daughters Penny (Michael)...

Sep 6, 2013

George Bufford Barker, age 85, of Eaton, OH, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013 at Reid Hospital, Richmond, IN. He was born May 18, 1928 in Eaton to the late William E. and Gladys D. (Taylor) Barker. He was 1946 graduate of Eaton High School; was a U.S. Army Veteran who served during the Korean War; was a member of...

Sep 6, 2013

Texa Anna Broyles, age 64, of Eaton, OH and formerly of Wise County, VA, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013 at Reid Hospital, Richmond, IN after a courageous battle with Parkinsons Disease. She was born December 16, 1948 in Wise County, VA to the late James Walter and Rebecca Jane (Wireman) Sparks. In addition to her parents, she was also...

Sep 4, 2013

Evalee (Watson) Baker, 73, of Eaton, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton. Born on May 4, 1940 in Perry County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Watson and Blanche Combs. Evalee was a homemaker, and had previously worked at JC Penney in Eaton and Ohio Casualty in Hamilton. She was preceded in death by...

Sep 3, 2013

Mary Kathryn Larsh, age 81, of Eaton, OH, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at the Greenbriar Nursing Center, Eaton, OH. She was born December 2, 1931 in Richmond, IN to the late Delbert T. and Dora O. (King) Larsh. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law Gordon Larsh and Nancy Ramsey-Larsh of Richmond, IN; niece Patricia (Ron) Kutter...

Aug 31, 2013

Dennie M. Farmer, age 72, of Eaton, OH passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Grandview Hospital, Dayton, OH. She was born May 14, 1941 in Harlan, KY to the late Andy and Ulla (Burgan) Campbell. She is survived by her husband David L. Farmer of Eaton, whom she married on May 8, 1965; son and daughter-in-law Tim (Pam) Farmer...

Aug 28, 2013

Aug 27, 2013

Brandy L. (Gamble) Brandenburg, age 31, of Camden, OH passed away suddenly on Tuesday evening, August 27th near her home. She was born September 30, 1981 in Oxford to Tamara (Rader) Murphy and Jeff Gamble. Brandy was a 1999 graduate of Preble Shawnee High School. She was currently employed as a home childcare provider and formerly employed at Garys Pharmacy....

Aug 25, 2013

Tom F. Hoskins, age 78, of Eaton, OH, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Grandview Hospital, Dayton, OH. He was born February 23, 1935 in Piqua, OH to the late Frederick and Lauretta (Davis) Hoskins. Tom was a 1953 graduate of Piqua High School; a U.S. Army Veteran; he worked for the AirMod Company, he worked for his father...

Aug 18, 2013

Wm. Jason Hines, age 34, of Lewisburg, OH passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at his residence. He was born October 22, 1978 in Richmond, IN, to Pam Hines and the late William F. Hines. Jason graduated from National Trail High School in 1997 and attended Hocking College in 1997. He began working at the Preble County Sherriffs...

Aug 15, 2013

GUNSALUS, Mary L., age 88, of Dayton, OH. died Thurs. Aug. 15, 2013.   She was born in Ingomar, OH. on April 26, 1925 to Ira and Naomi (Wetja) Brubaker.  She was a 1943 graduate of Lanier High School and had worked at Wright Patterson A.F.B. for 19 years.  She is survived by her son, Scott Gunsalus, Dayton, OH., ex-husband, Joe Gunsalus, sister,...

Aug 11, 2013

Norma Jean Mallory (nee Ross) age 81 of Eaton, Ohio and formerly of Geneva, Ohio passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the Greenbriar Nursing Home, Eaton, OH. She was born August 7, 1932 in Parma, Missouri to the late Lloyd and Bessie (Silkwood) Ross. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel E....

Aug 7, 2013

VANWINKLE, Ivory E., age 88 of Gratis, OH. died Wed. Aug. 7, 2013 at her residence.  She was born in Breathitt County, KY. to Joseph and Elizabeth (Little) Sweeney.  She had worked for Dayton Flexible Mfg. in Eaton for many years. She was a member of West Alexandria Community Christian Church. She loved gardening and painting.  She was preceded in death by her...

Aug 6, 2013

Roberta Stayton Davidson, 89 of Eaton, died August 6, 2013 at Hospice in Dayton.   She was born February 16, 1924 in Eldorado, Ohio.  She was a 1941 graduate of Monroe High School and attended Miami Jacobs Business College. She worked for the Dana Corporation in Richmond, Indiana for 43 1/2 years. She was an active member of the Eldorado Unitarian Universalist  Church....

Aug 6, 2013

ACKERMAN, Dr. Gerald Lee, age 65, of Eaton, OH. formerly of Richmond, IN. died suddenly Tues. Aug. 6, 2013.  He was born in Dayton, OH. on Nov. 9, 1947 to Robert A. and Evelyn Jane (Gross) Ackerman.  He graduated from Columbus High School in Columbus, IN. He completed his undergraduate studies, earned a degree in Doctor of Dental Surgery and completed an...

Aug 3, 2013

Donald Cox of Eldorado, OH, died August 3, 2013 at the Dayton VA Hospice after a lengthy illness. He was born September 30, 1930 in Springersville, Indiana to the late Charles Robert and Gertrude Mae (Cain) Cox. Having graduated from Milton High School in 1948 he served in the United States Air Force for 4 years during the Korean War....