Obituaries

ORNDORFF, Lynn Louise, 61, of Springfield passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, in Kindred of Dayton after a long courageous battle with Covid. She was born December 23, 1960, in Springfield the daughter of William D. and Joanne (Shaffer) Orndorff, Jr. Lynn was a member of Potter's House in Springfield. She was an avid fan of the Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati...

O'CALLAGHAN, Dolores A. "Dee", 83, of Springfield, went to be with her Lord on January 14, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in 1938 in Springfield the daughter of Ray and Doris (Corbin) Cox. Dee was a 1956 graduate of Springfield High School. She later worked for the Fayette County Corrections in Kentucky as a corrections officer....

WILLIAMS, Rachael S., 42, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 4, 1980 in Springfield, the daughter of Michael and Celia (Huddle) Williams. Rachael graduated from North High School and attended Clark State College. She worked as a service representative for Bissell for 3 years. She especially loved concerts,...

George, Michael W., 51, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 9, 2022. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on February 20, 1970 the son of William and Luanne (Garman) George. He worked as a Manager for Med-Trans Inc. since 1999. He was an avid Bengals fan, loved cars and old school hip hop music. Survivors, in addition to...

NORMILE, William J. "Billy", Jr., 71, of Springfield passed away Friday January 7, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born February 1, 1950 in Jacksonville, FL the son of William J. and Elizabeth Normile, Sr. He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Patrick and Anna Normile and several cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held...

Gilliland, Cynthia "Cindy" 54, of Springfield, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022 at 7:22 a.m. She was born August 16, 1967 in Springfield the daughter of David and Leona Smith and was a Springfield resident her whole life. She was an employee for three years at Topre America, but spent 20 years in childcare. She not only was a mother...

BLEVINS, August Lee "Augie" 75, of Springfield, died Wednesday evening, January 5th, 2022 in Wooded Glen Skilled Nursing facility. He was born in Weeksbury, Kentucky on February 11, 1946, the middle child of the late Virgil and Rhoda Malissia (Burke) Blevins of South Vienna, OH. Seeking a better life, the family moved to Springfield, Ohio in 1953 and left behind...

*UPDATE*: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the visitation and service for Jeane will NO LONGER be held on Friday, January 14 in Conroy Funeral Home. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. LOUGHRIDGE, Jeane E., 75, of Springfield died unexpectedly on December 28, 2021 outside of Atlanta, GA. She was born November 14, 1946 in Chillicothe, Ohio...

BENNE, Irene Gertrude (Classen), died peacefully at 103 years old on December 31, 2021. Irene was born on July 5, 1918 on the family farm in Spencer, Nebraska. She was the youngest of seven children and her parents, George and Mary Classen, were German immigrant homesteaders. After high school, Irene moved to West Point, Nebraska where she met and married...

PARK, Clermont Eugene "Gene", 87, passed away January 3rd, 2022 in his home. Gene was born in Huntington, West Virginia May 5th, 1934 to Claude Park and Violet Blankenship Park. His family moved to Miami, Florida and he attended the University of Miami and received his B.S. in Bible Studies from Grace Bible College. Keeping with the family tradition, Gene...

Donegan, Julia K. "Judy", 80 of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. She was born in Springfield on August 21, 1941 the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Fahy) Capen. She graduated from Saint Xavier University, BSN and Wright State University, MSN. She worked side by side with her husband at Limestone Health Care Center, serving the Springfield Community...

XENOS, Helen, a longtime downtown Springfield small businesswoman, fell asleep in the Lord on December 30, 2021. She was born on May 21, 1928, in the Village of Angona on the Island of Kefalonia off the west coast of Greece. She came from a large family. The family was close their entire lives. They kept in touch even when separated...

OHNS, Jr., James W. "Jim", 76, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Jim was born July 24, 1945 in Springfield, Ohio the son of James and Freda (Clark) Ohns, Sr. Jim was a veteran of the United States Army, where he served in Miesau, Germany. He retired from Sears after 37 years, where...

CARPENTER, Jeffrey, 66, of Springfield, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 in Villa Springfield. Jeff was born November 15, 1955 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Nathan "Jack" and Jean (Nunes) Carpenter. He retired from Honda after 30 years. He loved music and enjoyed playing the guitar. Survivors include one brother, Jay (Lori) Carpenter; and several aunts, uncles and cousins....

UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Leslie's memorial service will NO LONGER be held on Saturday, January 15 in Conroy Funeral Home. The family will hold a service at a later date, which will be announced on social media. FOLEY, Leslie Jane, 71, of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in Clinton Memorial Hospital. Leslie was born March 17, 1950...

LAYNE, Donna Jean, 63, of Springfield, went to be with the Lord she loved on January 2, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born June 9, 1958 in Bellefontaine, OH the daughter of Harold E. and Etta Mae (Duffey) Smith. Donna was a member of South Charleston Freewill Baptist Church and was a devout Christian and follower of...

ANDERSON, Richard A., 63, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born September 3, 1958 in Springfield the son of Howard E. and Gladys Mae (McHenry) Anderson. Richard was an inspector at Navistar for over 28 years. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Theresa (Valentine); two children, Jessica Anderson, Columbus and...

MILLER, Jeffery W., 67, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Jeff was born August 29, 1954 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Wayne V. and Twyla C. (Smith) Miller. He retired from Kroger's after 41 years. He was a member of the Union Club and UFCW Local #75. Jeff was also an avid...

FUNK, Matthew "Matt" Nelson, 18, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly after a car accident on December 28, 2021. Matthew was born May 22, 2003 in Vladivostok, Russia. He was adopted on April 6, 2004 by his mother Kristie Funk. He was a 2021 graduate of Kenton Ridge High School where he was the student band director for the Marching Cougar...

KRUSE, Mary Jean, 81, formerly of Albert City, Iowa, passed away December 26, 2021, in Springfield, Ohio. Mary was born July 24, 1940, to Gunnard and Dorothy Anderson of Albert City. She graduated from Albert City High School in 1958. Mary received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Buena Vista College in 1973. She went on to teach for several...