Obituaries

Baldwin, Gary J. 69 of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021 in his home. He was born in Springfield on June 3, 1952 the son of Jean and Goldie June (Toppins) Baldwin. He worked for many years at AGCNA in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and Eagles and was veteran of the...

LONSWAY, Matthew, 39, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 4, 2021. Matthew was born May 8, 1982 in Springfield, Ohio to Michael and Linda (Hamilton) Lonsway. He was a musical genius, a lover of astronomy and the Cleveland Browns. In addition to his parents, he was survived by two siblings, Michelle (Matt) and Ian (Britni); grandmother,...

POWELL, Lois Mae, 96, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 in Hospice of Dayton. Lois was born May 8, 1925 in Springfield, Ohio to James Edward and Vera (Garlough) Berry. She retired from Hugo Bosca Leather after 25 years. She was a member of Rockway Lutheran Church, the Women's Town Club, the Young Woman's Mission, and was...

Pollock, Billy Dean, 87, of South Vienna, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 in his home. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on May 6, 1934 the son of Raymond and Margaret (Cottrill) Pollock. He worked for DTI Railroad for many years. Survivors include his wife, Martha Doy (Miller); six children and spouses, Steve (Beverly) Pollock, Sherry (Doug) Murphy,...

DUNAWAY, Helen, 66, Springfield, passed away August 27, 2021. Visitation will be held from 1-3 pm on Wednesday in the CONROY FUNERAL HOME.

HAYSLIP, Daniel, 76, of Springfield, passed away on August 25, 2021 in SOIN Medical Center. He was born July 14, 1945 the son of Lester and Ruth Hayslip. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Allen. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia; three children, Cindi & Billy Lytle, Lee Hayslip and David Hayslip; one sister, Joyce Ammons;...

HARRIS, Crystal C., 89, of Springfield, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021 in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Crystal was born July 22, 1932 in Springfield, Ohio to Charles N. and Opal C. (Thompson) Davis. She was employed as a private home health care nurse for many years, and later worked as a phone operator for Dwayne's Answering...

SWONGER, Sondra A., 86, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021 in Oakwood Village. She was born November 18, 1934 in Springfield the daughter Glenn and Marjorie (Shirey) Terry. Sondra worked as a self-employed accountant for many years. She was a 1952 graduate of Springfield High School and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors include 2...

PUMMILL, Carol S., 71, of Dublin, passed away June 21, 2021. She was born February 25, 1950 in Springfield the daughter of Earl and Jacqueline (Thurman) Pummill and cousin to Jean Learn Conway. Carol was a 1968 graduate of Catholic Central High School. She had worked at Kroger in Dublin for many years. Her mother, father and cousin (Jean Learn...

THOMAS, Jr., William E., 66, of Springfield, Ohio passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 in Good Shepherd Village. William was born November 25, 1954 in Springfield, Ohio to William and Joann (Leary) Thomas. Bill was a chef for various restaurants during his career. He was also a member of the Union Club. Survivors include six siblings, Carol (Dan) Navin,...

LINKHART, Saundra L. "Sandy", Our hearts are broken at the loss of our dear Sandy, who left us on August 12th after her long and courageous battle for life. She never lost her quick wit and sense of humor even through her most difficult days. Sandy grew up in Springfield and spent most of her married life between Springfield and...

NANGLE, JOHN F. (Jack), 82 of Springfield passed away August 17,2021, at his residence of 61 years. He was born August 29, 1938 in Springfield, Ohio to Gladys P. (Strader) and James H. Nangle. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Patricia A. (Brown) Nangle, his children John (Dianne), T.J., Rob (Sharon), Karen, and Dan (Shirley). Grandchildren: Carrie (Jared) White,...

ZINK, John P., 85, of Springfield passed away August 18, 2021 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born February 17, 1936 in Arlington, OH the son of Clarence and Agatha (Walters) Zink. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Zink; one daughter, Terry & Roger Windle; one son, Larry & Chris Zink; three grandchildren, Holly & Spencer Ogden,...

HORNE, Thomas V. "Tommy", 69, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in Kettering Medical Center. He was born October 8, 1951 in Paintsville, KY the son of Venson and Irene (Stambaugh) Horne. Tom retired from Navistar after more than 30 years as an assembler. He was a trustee for the Local 402 for a number of years, a...

JOBE, Barbara A., 89, of Springfield, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born May 3, 1932 in Springfield the daughter of Carl and Georgia (Kemp) Snyder. She was a member of First United Church of Christ. Barb and Chuck taught cued ballroom dancing and was a member of ROUNDALAB and ICBDA. Barb was...

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...