Obituaries

KOOS, Marlee Phyllis, 74, of South Vienna, went home to the Lord on Sunday, August 8, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Marlee was born October 21, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois to Paul and Helen (Mozdziak) Theret. She was a graduate of Mt. Vernon Hospital School of Nursing in New York and went on to serve as a RN both...

LUCCHETTA, Clement J. "Lou", 78, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2021 in his home with his wife Susan by his side. He fought a hard fight with dementia, but has transitioned to a better life in Heaven. Lou was born April 5, 1943 in Rochester, PA, the son of the late Giuseppe and Teresa (Ciarnella) Lucchetta. He...

BURNETT, Emily Jean, 39, of South Charleston, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021. She was born June 26, 1982 in Springfield the daughter of Lawrence T. "Tim" and Nancy (Knox) Lange. Emily worked as the office manager in the music department at Wittenberg University. Survivors include her parents, her fiancé: Mike Hawk; five children, Cadence Burnett, Dylan Hawk, Adriana Hawk,...

KOERNER, Frederick R. "Fred", 92, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 in Oakwood Village. Fred was born November 30, 1928 in Urbana, Ohio to Gottlieb and Helen (Burow) Koerner. He was a longtime member at St. John's Lutheran Church, where he also volunteered for many years at their Rainbow Table. He also donated to numerous charities. He was...

Picolo, James, 79 of Springfield, Ohio passed peacefully on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Jim was born in Springfield on June 19th, 1942 the seventh of eight children to James and Mary (Butera) Picolo. He attended Catholic Central High school and graduated from Springfield High School. He married Rebecca Ann (Wagner) Picolo on November...

Brugger, John E. "Jack", 98 of Springfield passed away at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on April 10, 1923 to Frank and Charlotte (Steinbrunner) Brugger. He retired from Navistar in 1983 after 40 years of service. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus #624,...

Brumfield, William B., 83, of Springfield, died Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in Forest Glen Health Campus. He was born May 14, 1938 in Lawrence County, OH. Survivors include a sister, Kathy Reid of Springfield. He was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Bill retired from Morgal Tool. Private services will be held Monday in Rose Hill Mausoleum....

Wenrick, Nelson D., 82 of New Carlisle, passed away on August 2, 2021, winning his courageous battle with cancer transitioning to a better life in heaven. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 4, 1939 the son of Ralph and Estel (DeVaul) Wenrick. Nelson has always had a work ethic like no other, starting at a very young age...

PIERSON, Michael E. "Mickey", 68, of Springfield, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1952 in Springfield the son of the late Casper and Marguerite (Cooney) Pierson. He was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, loved golfing and was an avid sports fan. Michael was a longtime member of St....

SMITH, Gloria A., 92, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2021. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on September 2, 1928. Gloria was a woman of many talents: sewing, baking, gardening, caring for her church, landscaping, and teaching piano and organ. She was happy to be known as John (Stephens) Legend's piano teacher. She followed his accomplishments and...

Eileen M. Dunn died peacefully on Tuesday, September 29th in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Alois Alzheimer Center. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on August 22nd, 1943 the daughter of Charles L and Mary (Clark) Dunn. Eileen graduated from Catholic Central High School in Springfield. After high school Eileen joined the Sisters of Charity and was part of this community...

Allen, Diana "Nana" Laone, 56, of Springfield, Ohio, was called to her eternal home on Monday, July 26, 2021. Diana was born on December 16, 1964 and was a lifelong resident of Springfield. She resided at the F.F. Mueller Residential Center for the past 44 years. Diana was an "Angel on Earth" with a constant smile, sweet disposition, fun sense...

Jacobs, Cheryl L., 60 of Springfield, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021. She was born in Springfield on October 25, 1960 the daughter of Roy Riley and Delores (Taylor) Richards. She had worked for International Harvester and the Drackett Company. Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Theresa (Chris) McAtee; ex-husband, Gary Jacobs; step-father, Glen Richards; step-mother, Marilyn Riley and...

FIELDS, Barbara Faye, 79, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Barbara was born on October 22, 1941, in Cincinnati, OH to Vincent A. Abbey Sr. and Marion M. Abbey. She married David A. Fields on January 2, 1982. Barbara helped raise David's two children, a son and a daughter. Barbara worked at Robbins & Myers for many...

PITSTICK, Wayne J., 71, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 in his home after a battle with ALS. He was born December 2, 1949 in Pennington Gap, VA the son of James and Gladys (Willis) Pitstick. He was a United States Army veteran having served from 1969-1971. Wayne retired from Morris Bean Co. after 51 years and was...

Neff, James E. "Jim", 61, of Powell, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in his home. Jim was born on July 7, 1960 in Springfield to James R. and Elaine F. (Wakeley) Neff. He was a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and had been employed as a Sr. Insurance Underwriter for Trustmark. Jim was an avid...

Stickney, Norma Jean (Flax), 96, of Springfield, went home to be with her Lord on July 20, 2021. She was born on May 7, 1925 in the home of her parents. Norma was a 1943 graduate of Plattsburg High School. She attended Springfield City Hospital School of Nursing, but chose to be a homemaker. She married Clark "Willard" Stickney on...

O'Neal, George J., 80, of Urbana, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021, at Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born July 7, 1941, in Springfield, Ohio, to Raymond and Catherine Pearl O'Neal. After graduating from Springfield North High School in 1961, he began his career at International Harvester Company. He retired after faithfully working 32 years. George also served...

SWORDS, Terry Lee, 68, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 in his home. Terry was born February 1, 1953 in Springfield, Ohio to Ernest and Louise (Dalton) Swords. He was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. Survivors include three daughters, Danielle (Ryan) Gillam, Laura (Matt) Middleton and Emily Swords; three grandchildren, Brady and Brock Gillam, and Joseph...

West, Maryellen, 69, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2021. She was born in Springfield on March 27, 1952 the daughter of John and Martha (Garrity) Rader. She graduated from Catholic Central High School and worked for Clark County Job and Family Services for many years as a case worker. She loved trips to Disney, gambling at Hollywood...