Obituaries

BRUSH, Mark Alan, 54, of Springfield, passed away April 1, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Mark fought hard but his body couldn't take any more. God got another Angel. He was born April 18, 1959 in Troy, Ohio the son of Robert J. and Lois J. (Gaston) Brush. Mark worked in maintenance for Clark State University for nine years...

Anna Marie Winter, nee Gehring, died peacefully on March 29, 2014 in Springfield, OH. She was born on June 17, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA and lived there most of her life until she moved to Wilmette, IL. Anna Marie was the loving wife of the late Kenneth G. Winter, mother of Elaine Elsbernd (Don), Diane O'Brien (Bob), Susan Cox (John),...

KENNEDY, Polly M., 81, formerly of Springfield, passed away March 31, 2014 in Dayton. She was born March 21, 1933 in Springfield the daughter of John and Ida (Aprea) Picolo. She retired from the Clark County Welfare Department after a number of years as a caseworker and was later a volunteer with Mercy Hospice. Survivors include two sons, Edward (Lori)...

Dunn, Robert E., 90, of Springfield, died March 29, 2014 in his residence. He was born November 3, 1923 in Springfield, OH to Joseph and Anna Dunn. Bob retired from the City of Springfield from the maintenance department. Bob was a beloved father and grandfather who was cherished by all. Survivors include two daughters and sons in law, Flora and...

Sarrazine, Robert E. "Bob", 75, of Springfield, died at 3:19 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2014 in the James Cancer Center, Columbus. He was born February 23, 1939 in Monroeville, Indiana the son of Norman and Florence (Bowers) Sarrazine. He retired in 2007 from International Harvester after more than 48 years of service. He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic...

McCluskey, John K., 75, of Springfield, died at 8:10 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2014 in Essex of Springfield. He was born in Springfield on December 21, 1938. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Dorma J. (Bales); two children, John (Tarasa) McCluskey of Columbus and Kriston (Maurice) Fannon of Springfield; three step-children, Rebecca Duff...

LUKEHART, James I. "Jim", 74, of Springfield, passed away peacefully Saturday March 22nd, 2014 at his home in Northridge. He was surrounded by his loving wife Sherri and his family. He was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on August 14, 1939, the son of the late Irvin J. and Eleanor Lukehart. He was a graduate of Proctor High School, Utica NY...

REEB, Joseph Neil, 85, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 9 month battle with lung cancer. He was born May 24, 1928 in Springfield, Ohio the son of John J. and Clara (Kloepfer) Reeb. Neil was a 1946 graduate of Catholic Central High School and a Veteran of the U.S....

EVANS, Ethel H., 93, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 in Springfield Masonic Community. She was born August 9, 1920 in Akron, Ohio the daughter of Acie and Opal (Jewell) Hays, Sr. Ethel worked at the Kissel Company in Akron for a number of years. Survivors include her one daughter, Cheryl & Robert Krasovic, Springfield; three grandchildren, Jennifer...

PRENDERGAST, Susan Mirinda, 73, passed away at her Springfield home March 19, 2014, with her beloved family by her side. Susan was born October 18th, 1940 in Ravenna, Ohio to Tony and Florence Massari. She is survived by her devoted husband of 53 years, Tom. In addition, Susan is survived by children Daniel (Tracy), David (Sheila), Tommy (Gina) and Monica...

HEARLIHY, Patrick E., 62, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 15, 1951 in Springfield the son of Thomas and Mary (Garrigan) Hearlihy. Pat was a 1970 graduate of Catholic Central High School and a 1975 graduate of The Ohio State University. He was the President of...

Newell, Barbara A., 75, of Springfield, died at 12:35 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014 in Good Shepherd Village. She was born in Washington D.C. on August 27, 1938 the daughter of Charles and Mildred (Beach) Dabbs. She worked for the Social Security Administration for 25 years and was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. Survivors include her four children...

Robison, Frances Ida, 97, formerly of Springfield, died in Sanford, Florida on Friday, March 14, 2014. She went to school at St. Rita School in Cincinnati and attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Springfield. Survivors include her daughter, Nancy (Joseph) Tuvelle of Sanford, Florida; grandchildren, Pam (Marvin) Coffman, Lisa Tuvelle and Mark Tuvelle and her brother, John Ruskis of Houston,...

JAMES, William M. "Mark", 62, of Springfield, passed away March 13, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born December 29, 1951 in Springfield the son of William and Loretta (Glaser) James. Mark was a US Air Force veteran, an avid Nascar fan and loved camping. Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Sandy (Coberly); two sons, Kyle Lee...

Loney, Helen M., 85, of Springfield, died at 7:51 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Hearth & Home at El Camino. She was born in Springfield on January 20, 1929 the daughter of Ivan and Anna (Zotkovich) Dadich. She was a very active member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and the Altar Rosary Sodality. Survivors include her four children and...

SEITER, John F., 84, of Springfield died at 10:33 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born June 21, 1929 in Cincinnati to John and Mary (Malone) Seiter. He was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Korean War. John retired as a firefighter from the...

Baumann, Michael, 30, of Springfield, died March 8, 2014 in the E.R. at Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born November 1, 1983 in Columbus, OH to Albert M. Baumann and Julie (Gray) Baumann. He was a graduate of Shawnee High School. Survivors include his mother of Springfield; his father; a brother, Andrew (Sara) Baumann, Dayton; maternal grandmother, Dorma (John)...

WELCH, Alice L., 96, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, March 09, 2014 in Clark Memorial Home. She was born July 21, 1917 in Springfield the daughter of Martin R. and Mary W. (Mullee) Welch. Alice worked as a secretary at International Harvester for over 32 years and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include two sisters, Carolyn...

McFann, James Richard, 82, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born September 15, 1931 in Lawrence County, OH the son of Albert and Marcella (Thompson) McFann. James retired from Bauer Brothers after 35 years, and was a member of the Union Club and Machinist Club. Survivors include his daughter, Mary...

SONNERS, Leonard E., 83, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, March 05, 2014 at Ohio State Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1930 in Springfield the son of Floyd L. and Stephana (Gurnicki) Sonners. Leonard was a truck driver for Howard Sober, Inc. for 28 years. He also retired from the United States Army after 43 years of service, was...