Obituaries

Comer, Richard "Rudy", 76, of Springfield, died at 1:55 a.m. Friday, August 30, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on May 24, 1937 the son of Harrison and Nancy (Hauenstein) Comer. He was the Manager of the Northridge IGA for more than 30 years and was a longtime member of the Elks. Survivors include his...

McAtee, Opal Cecilia, 90, of Springfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 28, 2013 in Villa Springfield. She was born November 27, 1922 in St. Francisville, IL to Theodore and Carrie E. (Shick) Rasico. She was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. Survivors include nine children, Joyce (Phillip) Simendinger, Laura (Patrick) Foley, Sr., John "Jack"...

SCHUTTE, Barbara J., 77, of Springfield, passed away August 29, 2013 in Essex of Springfield after a courageous 2 and a half year battle with cancer. She was born May 23, 1936 in Middletown the daughter of Homer T. and Mary (McKee) Little. She worked in retail sales for Lazarus for a number of years. Barbara enjoyed her years of...

SCHRADER, John, 62, of Springfield, passed away August 28, 2013 in Essex of Springfield. He was born November 26, 1950 in Springfield the son of Robert and Charlene (Edens) Schrader. He was a police officer for the Springfield Police Department for 25 years, retiring as a Lieutenant in 1999. John was an avid collector of antiques and a huge Bengals...

Lough, Samuel M., 74, of Springfield, died August 26, 2013, in Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1938, in Columbus, OH to Hubert J. and Maybelle C. (Smith) Lough. Sam worked as a chemist for C.F. Kettering Research, which later became Battelle Labs, until his retirement in 1995, after 31 years of service. He was a...

Hereford, Dawn "Renee" (Lookabaugh), 55, left this earth on August 23, 2013 in the residence of her brother and sister in law, after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Renee, as she was known to family and friends, was born May 26, 1958 in Springfield, OH to Gerald R. Lookabaugh, Sr. and Joan (Chaffin) Lookabaugh Miller. She lived in...

Haggy, Kellee Jo, 51, of South Charleston, passed away at 6:01 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2013 in her home. She was born in Springfield on August 1, 1962 the daughter of Glendon "Skip" and Thelma Grace (Finchum) Swan, Jr. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, South Charleston. She was a nanny for several youngsters in the community that...

Tapogna, Dr. Richard Henry, 86, of Springfield, OH passed away August 23, 2013 at the Springfield Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born August, 14, 1927 in Hartford, CT to Joseph and Maria (Bomino) Tapogna who emigrated to the U.S. from Bari, Italy. Richard graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. and the Stritch School of Medicine...

Sparks, Carol C., 77, of Springfield, died on August 23, 2013 after a struggle with brain cancer. Carol was the daughter of Harry L. and Martha M. Cowden of Urbana. She was a 1953 graduate of Urbana High School, and a 1957 graduate of Muskingum College with a B.A. in Speech and English. Carol engaged in graduate work in speech...

McNeil, Carol J., 70, of Springfield, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in the emergency room of Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born March 20, 1943 in Springfield, OH to Harold R. and Mary C. (Doyle) Roller. Carol retired as the office manager for Appraisal Research, and prior to that worked at Sears for many years. She was a...

DYKE BREWER, Jacqualene E. 89, of Springfield, died at 12:10 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2013 in her residence. She was born in Shinnston, West Virginia on April 29, 1924 the daughter of Jackson and Carrie (Rinehart) Hall. She worked at Web's Hamburgers for many years. Survivors include her daughter, Priscilla M. (Ketterman) Riley of Springfield; three grandchildren, Robin L. (Riley)...

Shay, Josephine A., 83, of Springfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on January 4, 1930 the daughter of James C. and Marie T. (Leary) Fogarty. She worked at Crowell-Collier for many years. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, V.F.W....

WHITING, Mary Virginia (Puckett), 91, of Springfield passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 in the home of her daughter and son-in-law. She was born August 4, 1922 in Adams County, Ohio to the late Alfred and Sadie (Colvin) Puckett. In addition to her parents, Mary is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Stanley Whiting and brothers, Russ, Forrest, Joe,...

Doyle, Sofia E. (Stegers), 88, of Springfield, died at 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2013 in Villa Springfield. She was born in Bendorf, Germany on August 23, 1924 the daughter of Johann "John" Josef and Katharina (Opper) Stegers. She worked a short time at Crowell Collier before going to Wright Patterson Air Force Base for 33 years as a secretary...

Johnston, J. Farrell "Bud", 83, of Springfield, died Monday, August 12, 2013 at Villa Springfield. He was born March 26, 1930 in Dayton, OH to J. Farrell and Dorothy G. (Gibbons) Johnston, Sr. Bud worked as a District Manager for Blue-Cross and Blue Shield of Cincinnati for 17 years and later worked for Aetna Life and Annuities for a number...

FOLEY, Michael E., 66 of Wilmington, Ohio and formerly of Springfield, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013 in his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born October 11, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio the son of Robert E. and Edna (Cook) Foley, Sr. Mike was a 1964 graduate of Catholic Central High School and a veteran of the...

Mollett, Schuyler Thomas, 21, born Nov. 3, 1991 and passed on Aug. 8, 2013, the world lost a defender of great and small. Our son, brother, uncle and friend. Schuyler "Bobby" fell victim to yet another senseless act of violence. Schuyler was a gentle giant who knew no fear, no stranger and would go out of his way to help...

McLEAN, Thomas G., 75, of Springfield, passed away August 7, 2013 in Oakwood Village following a lengthy illness. He was born March 26, 1938 in Springfield the son of Clarence E. "Mickey" and Marie A. (Dugan) McLean. He was a 1955 graduate of Catholic Central High School, a 1967 graduate of the Community Hospital School of Nursing and a medical...

WILDE, Anne M., 94, of Springfield, passed away Monday, August 05, 2013 in Eaglewood Care Center after many years of failing health, with her daughters by her side. She was born August 31, 1918 in Springfield, the daughter of John G. and Anna P. (Poplis) Veyveris. Anne was a 1936 graduate of Catholic Central High School and attended St. Joseph...

Martin, Margaret A. "Meg", 94, of Springfield, OH passed away on August 1, 2013 in her residence. She was born on February 9, 1919 in Springfield, OH to Theodore and Donata (Ricci) Angelo. Margaret was a homemaker, a 1937 graduate of Catholic Central High School, a member of the Legion of Mary, the past President of the Altar-Rosary Sodality, and...