Obituaries

Wobbe, Lawrence E., 81, of Springfield, died February 11, 2013 in Villa Springfield. He was born June 17, 1931 in Springfield, OH to Lawrence and Matilda (Grieb) Wobbe. Larry retired as a project engineer with Vernay Labratories after 35 years of service. During his time at Vernay he was instrumental in developing the V-Tip Needle Valve. He was a member...

Sheerin, James Nathan "Nate", 59, of South Vienna, died at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, February 7, 2013 at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on September 25, 1953 the son of Frederick and Marvine (Shaffer) Sheerin. He was a self-employed Mail Contractor for nearly 40 years and a member of United Church of South Vienna. He...

RIZER, Mary Jo (Becker), 82, of Springfield, passed away February 6, 2013 in Villa Springfield. She was born June 19, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio the daughter of Arthur and Imojean (Blithing) Becker. She had worked as a grill manager for Sheehan Brothers Vending for over 25 years. Mary Jo was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church where she served...

RIZER, Tim, 82, of Springfield, passed away January 22, 2013 in Villa Springfield. He was born January 20, 1931 in Springfield the son of Harry and Alice Louise (Kelly) Rizer. He had worked as a transportation coordinator for Bauer Brothers for over 25 years retiring in 1983. Tim was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church where he was a...

Entler, George Gilbert, 80, of Springfield, died February 5, 2013. He was born July 27, 1932 in Pike County, OH to the late Montford and Florence (Merritt) Entler. George attended schools in Pike County, Springfield and graduated from South Charleston High School class of 1950. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, was retired from Wright Patterson Air Force...

Marshall, Margaret W., 87, of Springfield, died at 8:03 a.m. Monday, February 4, 2013 in her residence. She was born in Springfield on February 20, 1925 the daughter of William and Beatrice (Miller) Seitz. She was a Nurse for Dr. Runyan for many years and later owned and operated the Shamrock Bar for many years. She was a member of...

OTT, Alan, 46, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on February 4, 2013 and is now on his final hunting trip. Alan was born on July 8, 1966 in Springfield the son of Connie (Farris) Circle. He was a senior quality control technician at Pentaflex for 26 years, coached baseball at Vernon-Murphy and was an avid hunter. Survivors include his significant...

Stoner, Mildred L., 92, of Springfield, died February 3, 2013 in Oakwood Village Glaesner Center. She was born May 27, 1920 in Fairfield County, OH to Fred C. and Shirley M. (Robinson) Blosser. Mildred was a member of Oakland Presbyterian Church and served as a Deacon at the Church for a number of years. Survivors include a daughter and son...

Cordell, Mary "Jackie" Louise (Lough), after months of courageously battling cancer, Mom left us on January 30, 2013 to join her son David, granddaughter Justine Bradley, brother Tim, and parents Milton and Pauline Lough in Heaven. Mom leaves behind to cherish memories her daughters, Julie Keener and Andrea (Tony) Swank, grandchildren Drew Bradley, Colt Sells, Alixandria Louise Wells, Zackery Wells,...

GEORGE, Betty M., 88, of Springfield passed away Monday, January 28, 2013, in Dayspring Nursing Home, Fairborn. Betty was the last survivor of the six children of George and Mary Robinson. She is survived by her two children, Vikki Dersch of Phoenix AZ, and Benny George of Fairborn OH. She also leaves four grandchildren, Renada Aung Khin of Phoenix AZ,...

STEINEBRUNNER, Greg, 50, of Springfield, went to be with the Lord on January 29, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born February 24, 1962 in Springfield the son of Robert and Bernadine (Thomas) Steinebrunner. Greg was affiliated with Crossroad Baptist Church. Survivors include his daughter, Tori Shea; one brother, Doug (Ruth) Steinebrunner and a sister, Karen (David) Cain....

Koehler, Kurt, 55, of Springfield, died at 2:49 a.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on December 29, 1957 the son of John and Rosemary (Huebner) Koehler. He was working as a salesman for Horner Industrial Group and also owned and operated Koehler Rentals for more than 30 years. He was a...

BADGLEY, HOWARD D.,78, of Springfield, OH died January 30, 2013 in his residence. He was born January 23, 1935 to the late Walter Nelson and Eva (Fields) Badgley. Howard is preceded in death by his first wife Joyce (Davis) Badgley, and his second wife Nancy (Burger) Badgley. He is survived by his sister Mildred Badgley (Charles) Gruntz of Huntsville, OH;...

Drennen, Elizabeth Ruth (Cain), 96, of Springfield, died January 26, 2013 in Forest Glen Health Campus. She was born January 23, 1917 in Springfield, OH the seventh child to William and Mary (Frantz) Cain. Ruth was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church and was a Life Member of V.F.W. Post 1031 Women's Auxiliary. In addition to being a homemaker...

Meyer, Jane D., 95, of Springfield, passed away on January 23, 2013 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 3, 1917 in Chicago, Indiana the daughter of Arthur G. and Agnes S. (Feeney) McLaughlin. She was a 1935 graduate of Catholic Central High School and a 1939 graduate of Mary Manse College. Jane worked as a third...

Maine, O. Louise "Weezie", 89, of Springfield, passed away on January 24, 2013 at Oakwood Village with her loving daughter by her side. She was born on December 29, 1923 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Fred and Barbara (Haerr) Deselem. She graduated from Springfield South High School in 1941 and married William E. Maine on July 16, 1946. After...

BAKER, Ralph C. "Bake", 97, of Springfield, passed away January 17, 2013 in Forest Glen. He was born June 12, 1915 in Springfield the son of Charles A. and Faye (Lippincott) Baker. He was the owner of the Beer Barrel Café and 106 Club on West Main St. for 45 years. Ralph raised harness horses and was a member of...

Payne, Teresa, 93, of South Vienna passed away January 13, 2013. She was born February 15, 1919 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Mary and Alex Borsuk and had 11 sisters and brothers. She is survived by her husband William N. Payne. They fell in love after meeting at a USO event in New Jersey during World War II, soon...

BLACK, Clara Evelyn, 93, of Springfield, Ohio peacefully went to be with The Lord at 11:10 PM late Friday, January 11, 2013 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio. She was born November 22, 1919 in Wellston, Ohio, the daughter of David and Delma (Churtz) Thompson. "Kebbie", as she was affectionately known, was an avid seamstress and gardener. She always made certain the birds...

ANUSZEWSKI, Delores, 76, of Springfield, went to be with the Lord on January 12, 2013 in Heartland of Springfield. She was born August 4, 1936 in Scranton, PA the daughter of Frederick and Helen (Remnick) Tremmel. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. Delores was a breast cancer survivor having fought and beat the cancer in 2005. She...