Obituaries

Laing, Grace Irene, 101, passed away July 24, 2015 at Good Shepherd Village. She was born September 13, 1913 in Jackson County, Ohio to John and Otie (Kellough) Easterday. She was a member of the Church of Christ and Eastern Star #258. She retired from International Harvester after 30 years of service. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda (Jack) Campbell; six...

MITCHELL, Betty L., 88, of Springfield, our loving mother, went to the arms of The Lord on Friday, July 24, 2015 in Villa Springfield. She was born April 28, 1927 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Clarence E. and Margaret (Stevens) Peck. She retired from Roediger Realty after many years where she was a member of the Million Dollar Club....

RADER, Edward W. "Bill", 77, of Springfield passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born December 5, 1937 in Springfield the son of Edward L. and Marguerite (Kearns) Rader. He worked as an assembler for International Harvester for 42 years. Bill was a 1955 graduate of Catholic Central High School, a member of St....

Kidder, Danny R., 71, of Springfield, died July 21, 2015 in Ohio State University Hospital. He was born December 12, 1943 in Springfield, OH to Raymond and Anabel (Houtz) Kidder. Danny retired from Navistar in 1996 after 33 years of service. He attended Northside Baptist Church, was a member of the Union Club, was an avid golfer, and in his...

RUSSELL, Mary Lou, age 88, of Springfield, passed away on July 22, 2015. She was born on February 28, 1927 in Lehigh, North Dakota to Charles and Mary (Davidson) Westmark. Mary Lou was a member of Home City OES #258. She volunteered for many years at the Ohio Masonic Home, and was given the distinction of "Mother of the Year"...

Orndorff, Jr., William D., 75, of Springfield, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born September 28, 1939 in Springfield, OH to William Dean and Helen (Herzog) Orndorff. William owned and operated Four Season's Camp Ground in Lakeview, OH for 20 years. He was also a member of Eagles #397, the Union Club and...

Wilt, Stephanie (McKenzie), 57, of South Solon, Ohio died July, 16, 2015 in Ohio State University Medical Center after an aggressive battle with cancer. She was born in Springfield, OH on January 22, 1958. Stephanie was a lover of life and spent much of her free time outside tending to her flowers and her garden. She loved spending her days...

Wenrick, Antoinette (Astorino) Stretcher, 96, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Oakwood Village. She was born in Urbana, OH on January 21, 1919 to immigrant parents from southern Italy, Tommaso and Giuseppina (Chiodo) Astorino. She was a member of St. Mary Church, Urbana and a former member of St. Teresa Church. She retired from the Ohio Thermometer...

GEERS, Ann Elizabeth (Grannen), 92, of Springfield passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Forest Glen Health Campus. She was born May 13, 1923 in Cincinnati the daughter of Edward and Mary Grannen. She was a graduate of Regina High School in Cincinnati, a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church, Springfield since 1953, Mercy Hospital Library Guild and Volunteered at...

Buchy, Robert L. "Bob", 80, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in his home. He was born in Greenville, Ohio on May 1, 1935 the son of George and Amba (Armbruster) Buchy. Bob began his multi-faceted career in 1958 at Wittenberg University, working for 18 years as the Director of Development. From 1976 to 1998, Bob...

GERMAN, Roger E., 85, of Springfield, died on July 9, 2015 at the Forest Glen Health Campus. He was born February 6, 1930 in Springfield, OH to Horace J. German and Ruth Hazel (Britcher). He is survived by three daughters, Vicki Brooks, Cindy (Dave) Metzger and Kathy (Marc) Rising; two grandchildren, Kirsten (John) Keplar and Maria Rising; two great-grandchildren; sister,...

RUSSELL, Claudette (Parsons), 65, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, she lived the last 37 years in Sacramento, California. Survived by her beloved son, Paul; fur-children Otis and Annie; her brothers and sisters, Virginia (Ginny), Clyde, Michael, Angela, Arlene, Sheila and Celia. Claudette had a joyful life and an endless passion for her work...

"Doc" Smith, Howard Storer (DVM), 93, of Fairborn, OH passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 in Hospice of Dayton. Howard was born February 26, 1922 in Clyde, OH to Carl Vincent and Clara Louise (Comstock) Smith. He graduated from York High School in 1940, and earned his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from The Ohio State University in 1944. He was...

ZUGELDER, Frieda R., 98, of Springfield, passed away July 8, 2015 in Oakwood Village. She was born May 17, 1917 in Springfield the daughter of Godfrey and Frieda (Hiegel) Kunkel. Frieda was a 1935 graduate of Catholic Central High School, a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church and Eagles Club Ladies Auxiliary. She worked at Crowell-Collier and later at Wren's...

SPANGLER, Larry E., DDS, 67, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born September 11, 1947 in Hazard, KY the son of Clarence and Helen (Collins) Spangler. Larry was a dentist in Springfield for over 30 years. He was a 33 year member of the Elks #51 where he was...

Sullivan, Sandra K., 71, of Springfield, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 in her home surrounded by her daughters. She was born in Springfield on January 28, 1944 the daughter of Halder and Yvonne (Lewis) Canter. She had worked as a supervisor at Bosca Leather. She was an amazing woman who had a zest for life. She was spunky, full...

Betts, Thelma D., 86, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. Thelma was born March 19, 1929 in Jackson, OH to James and Mabel "Peg" (Yinger) Pitchford. She worked as the Treasurer for Oakland Presbyterian Church for 30 years, where she was also a member. Survivors include one son, Jimmy Betts; three grandchildren,...