Obituaries

SCHWARTZ, William J., 88, of Springfield passed away May 3, 2014 in his home. He was born Springfield, OH to William and Luella (Logan) Schwartz on December 26, 1925. Bill was a loving husband and father who was always there for others with a smile on his face. He adored all of his grandchildren. He was truly fulfilled on Easter...

Smith, Mary Louise, 101, of Springfield, passed away at 1:05 a.m. Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Friends Care Center, Yellow Springs. She was born at St. Joseph Orphanage in Cincinnati, OH on August 19, 1912 and adopted by John and Lillian (Barber) Canny at the age of 3. She was reared on the Irish hill in Springfield and attended St....

Skinner, Patricia A., 83, of Enon, formerly of Springfield, passed away April 30, 2014 at Patriot Ridge Community in Fairborn, OH. She was born to Lawrence and Mabel (Jordan) Gillaugh on October 5, 1930 in Cedarville, OH. Patricia was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. Survivors include two children, Stephen (Theresa) Skinner of Enon, and Mark (Laurie) Skinner of...

WOOD, Judy B., 74, of Springfield, peacefully passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 after a lengthy illness. She was born October 10, 1939 in Dayton the daughter of Albert and Rose St. John. Judy was a Registered Representative for John Hancock for 25 years. She had a designated degree in extra studies in LUTCF. Judy was blessed to have many...

Schutte, Stephen E., 65, of Springfield, passed away April 19, 2014. Steve was born May 6, 1948 in Springfield, OH to Raymond and Katherine (Burke) Schutte. A member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, a U.S. Army Reservist, was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, Ohio University and the University of Cincinnati Law School. He was a practicing attorney in...

Sproles, Kenneth R., 64, of Springfield, passed away April 22, 2014 in his residence. Ken was born October 22, 1949 in Dayton, OH to Charles Sproles and Opal (Adams) Greer. He worked as a Rehabilitation Counselor for Goodwill Industries for 17 years, and was also a Prudential Life Insurance Agent for 15 years. Prior to that, he worked as a...

O'NEAL, Mary E., 62, of Springfield, born September 15, 1951 in Springfield the daughter of Martin and Dorothy (Benston) O'Neal. Her kind and generous spirit was called to His Heavenly Home on April 19, 2014. She is survived by her most valued treasures, her son, Bill Lyons; brother, Tom and Debra O'Neal; sister and "other brother at heart", Peggy and...

Mills, Teresa Joyce, 80, of Springfield, passed away at 11:25 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2014 in her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield on May 18, 1933 the daughter of Paul and Mildred (Baumgardner) Fahey. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, V.F.W. Post 1031 Auxiliary, SNAP and CONA. Survivors include her seven...

HILBERT, Julius "Joseph" Edward, 83, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at his daughter's home in Taylor Mill, KY. He was born to Charles and Helen (Quinn) Hilbert on April 6, 1931 in Springfield, Ohio. Joseph was the Father of six children, Kelly (Dennis) Flynn, Bill (Susan) Hilbert, Kimberly (Tracy Schott), John Hilbert, Jim (Darla) Hilbert and Colleen (Ron)...

Rose, Thomas Lee, 63, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday April 15, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Urbana on June 19, 1950 the son of Ernest and Gladys (Ferryman) Rose. He worked at the Howard Bond/Fox River Paper Mill, Urbana for 39 years. Survivors include his wife, Judith E (Woods); two children, Thomas (Kathy) Rose of...

Myers, Clarence A. "Benny", 85, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 14, 2014 in his residence. He was born October 7, 1928 in Moline, Illinois the son of Eugene and Ethel (Hammock) Myers. He was employed as a foreman at Robbins & Myers for 34 years, retiring in 1986. He was also employed at Wespatt Inc.,...

Bailey, Mary Ellen, 87, of Springfield, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 in Heartland of Springfield. She was born August 9, 1926 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of William A. and Julia (Ducey) Sullivan. She was married to Wilbur H. Bailey for 58 years, who preceded her in death in 2006. She was a 1944 graduate of Catholic Central High School,...

Knapp, James H., 80, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born March 31, 1934 in Springfield to James W. and Helen Knapp. James worked for Navistar for 25 years, and was a member of the Eagles for many years. Survivors include his wife, Louise (Justice) Knapp; two children, Tim and...

Thompson, Judith L., 72, of Springfield, died April 13, 2014 in Pathways at the Ohio Masonic Home. She was born April 16, 1941 in Springfield, OH to Joseph and Mary (Morris) Fisher. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, including, Mary (Butch) Lowery, with whom she resided, Anthony Bianchi and Allan Fisher. She was preceded in death by a...

Locher, Ruth N., 89, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 in Villa Springfield. She was born October 11, 1924 in Springfield, OH the daughter of Charles C. and Merta B. (Barkley) Truman. Ruth worked as an office manager for Fireoved McCann Pharmacy for 25 years, and was a member of Lagonda United Methodist Church for over 60 years....

Hopper, Matthew E., 38, of Enon, passed away April 10, 2014 in his residence. He was born in Springfield, OH on July 30, 1975 the son of Victoria Hopper and Joseph Kleehammer. Matt worked in the industrial waste industry as a project manager for a number of years, and was a member of St. Joseph Church. Survivors, in addition to...

Bennett, Barbara A., 75, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died April 6, 2014 in Sycamore Life Care Hospital. She was born January 3, 1939 in Logansport, IN to Norman Block and Katherine A. (Fadely) Block Montague. Barb was a 1957 graduate of Springfield High School, a collector and dealer of antique dolls, and was an avid tennis and golfer, having...

Keenan, Janet E., 81, of Springfield, OH passed away April 4, 2014 at the Ohio Masonic Home. Born April 2, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA and adopted as an infant by Lester and Florence (Haney) Lehman of Salem, Ohio, Janet attended Salem High School and graduated from Wittenberg University in 1955, the same year she married Rev. Richard G. Keenan who...