Obituaries

Deselem, Billy, 88, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 13, 2013. He was born December 7, 1924 in Springfield the son of Pearl and Ocie (Waugh) Deselem. He owned and operated Deselem Contractors for 40 years and had the Windowman franchise of Springfield. Billy was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Anthony Lodge #455 F&AM, Shriners and...

FEESER-STEWART, Edith E. "Edie", 84, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in her residence. She was born August 11, 1929 in Greene County the daughter of Floyd W. and Jeanette C. (Comford) Johnson. She had worked as a nurse technician at Community Hospital for over 19 years retiring in 1989. Edie was a member of the V.F.W. #1031...

Comer, Sheila M., 75, of Springfield, died peacefully at 8:04 a.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2013 in her residence following a long and valiant fight with cancer. She was born in Springfield on July 22, 1938 the daughter of Joseph M. and Bernadine (Willoughby) Sullivan. She was a Nurse's Aide at Mercy Medical Center for 40 years. She was a member...

SHAW, Martha K. "Marti", 57, of Marysville, loving mother, friend and soul mate, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 5, 2013 in Memorial Hospital of Union County. She was born June 30, 1956 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Robert E. and Margaret (Keppler) Bennett. Marti was in her element bicycling, backpacking, and exploring the world around her. She loved...

Harris, John B. "Jack", 89, of Springfield, OH died on September 1, 2013 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. Jack was born on June 13, 1924 in Springfield, OH to John B. and Margaret E. (Dye) Harris. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and was a longtime member...

Migal, Glenna N., 83, of Naples, FL and formerly of Springfield, passed away on August 29, 2013 in Naples. She was born on May 19, 1930 in Byesville, OH to Harvey and Arthona (McCarty) Polland. Glenna worked as a realtor for various real estate companies, was a former member of St. Teresa Church, and was a past president of Northwood...

Riley-Horton, Jean M., 90, of Springfield, passed away on August 31, 2013 in the Ohio Masonic Home. She was born on September 27, 1922 in Springfield, OH to John K. and Bertha (McKitterick) Barclay. Jean was a longtime member of Emery Chapel United Methodist Church. She retired from McGraw-Hill Publishing at W.P.A.F.B and later worked at Laird's Tax Service for...

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"...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...