Obituaries
Jack L. Merritt
May 24, 2025
Merritt, Jack L., 85 of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025 in his home. He was born in Washington Court House, Ohio on August 12, 1939 the son of Thomas and Bertha (Crone) Merritt. Jack retired as a firefighter in 1989 from the Springfield Fire Rescue Division after 30 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Joan...
John P. Garrity
May 23, 2025
Garrity, John P., 95 of Springfield, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2025. He was born in Springfield on June 18, 1929 the son of Joseph P. and Louise M. (Kuss). John was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, worked in printing sales most of his life and was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. He was also...
Diana F. DeVoe
May 21, 2025
DeVoe, Diana (Freeman), 102, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in Springfield, Ohio. Diana was born September 30, 1922 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert Elmer and Frances (Thornton) Freeman. Raised in Florida, she graduated from Lake Wales High School and then Virginia Intermont College. She was an executive secretary for many companies, retiring at the age of...
Michael Harold Gansline
May 20, 2025
GANSLINE, Michael Harold, 73, died on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at his home in Springfield following a battle with cancer. He was born August 6, 1951 in Springfield the son of Harold and Willie (Freeman) Gansline. He lived in Springfield his entire life and was a graduate of Catholic Central High School. He was a dedicated Millwright at Navistar for...
Steven R. Massie
May 17, 2025
Massie, Steven R., 72 of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025. He was born in Springfield on May 23, 1952 the son of Alva Robert and Dorothy LaVerne (Cobes) Massie. He retired from Navistar after 30 years of service. He was an avid animal lover, loved Ohio State Football and was a steadfast Democrat. Survivors include his wife,...
Phyllis Ann Garber
May 14, 2025
GARBER, Phyllis Ann, 78, of St. Paris, OH, passed away May 14, 2025, in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She was born February 18, 1947, in Dowagiac, Michigan, the daughter of Lloyd Dee and Doris Aleyne (Gleason) Parsons. Phyllis was the oldest of 17 children, 14 of whom still survive. She enjoyed photography, gardening, baking and was a...
Barbara A. Coakley
May 12, 2025
Coakley, Barbara A., 84, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 12th. Barb was born on August 18, 1940, in Springfield, the daughter of the late John and Helen (French) Coakley. She lived in Springfield her entire life. Barb attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School and graduated from Catholic Central High School and Clark State College. Barb's work was always...
Sophia V. Turnbull
May 11, 2025
Turnbull, Sophia V., 92 of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 11, 2025 in her home with her family present. She was born in Springfield on March 16, 1933, the daughter of Macedonian immigrants, Kosta and Slavka (Mavroff) Mehoff. Sophia graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1950. At the time of her passing, she was a member of...
Ray E. Overman
May 11, 2025
Overman, Ray E., 89, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Springfield Regional Medical Center. Ray was born on August 7, 1935, in Springfield, Ohio, the son of Emile Russell and Lorie Olive (Chaney) Overman. Ray retired as a truck driver from Borden’s Dairy after 38 years. He was also a member of First Christian Church, the...
Judith A. Shoemaker
May 4, 2025
Shoemaker, Judith A. “Judy”, 85, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Dayspring Skilled Nursing Facility in Fairborn. Judy was born October 16, 1939 in Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of Clarence E. Smith and Beatrice M. (Jones) Dennis. She was a 1957 graduate of South High School and was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Judy...
Thomas A. Baehl
May 3, 2025
Baehl, Thomas A., 81 of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Southbrook Care Center. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 30, 1943 the son of Felix Andrew and Anna Olive (Bryant) Baehl. He graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1961, received his Bachelor’s Degree in 1965 from the University of Dayton and received his...
Hugh E. Wiegel
May 2, 2025
WIEGEL, Hugh E. “Hughie”, Jr., 75, of Springfield, passed away May 2, 2025 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born October 18, 1949 in Springfield, Ohio the son of the late Hugh E. and Grace (Gorsuch) Wiegel, Sr. He was a 1967 graduate of Catholic Central High School and later attended Xavier University before enlisting in the US Marine...
Patricia Elaine Butz
Apr 27, 2025
Butz, Patricia Elaine, 86, of Springfield, died on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Forest Glen. She was born in Springfield on February 4, 1939, the daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Thrasher) Todhunter. She attended St. Bernard school and was a lifelong member of that parish, and a graduate of Catholic Central High School where she was a cheerleader. She retired...
James Anderkin
Apr 23, 2025
ANDERKIN, James H., 91, of Springfield, passed away April 23, 2025 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born December 8, 1933 in Boone, KY the son of Huey and Janet (Owens) Anderkin. He was a United States Army Veteran and served two years. James started his career at Springfield Machine Tool where he worked for 37 years. He loved...
Robert W. Bradford
Apr 22, 2025
Bradford, Robert W. “Bob”, 88, Springfield, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Springfield Regional Medical Center. Bob was born April 5, 1937, in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Wilson Grant and Nancy Louise (Jones) Bradford. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired from the Ohio Army National Guard after a long and distinguished career....
Joyce A. Ryan
Apr 17, 2025
RYAN, Joyce A., 80, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born June 3, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio the daughter of Joseph and Vera (McInturff) Colucci. Joyce worked as manager of the Community Hospital gift shop for many years and owner of Mad Max Salvage Sales. She is survived by her three...
Patrick A. Barton
Apr 16, 2025
Barton, Patrick A. “Pat”, 38, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. Patrick was born March 23, 1987 in Middletown, Ohio to John P. “Pat” Barton and Lisa Jean (Fry) Fitzsimmons. He was a general manager for Speedway, where he had worked for 19 years.
Patrick’s warmth, kindness, and humor radiated all around him. Effortlessly,...
Lynda K. Applegate
Apr 16, 2025
APPLEGATE, Lynda K. (Swonger), 75, of Springfield, passed away April 16, 2025 in her home. She was born February 4, 1950 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of the late William and Alice (Johnson) Swonger. Lynda was a pianist at Grace United Methodist and United Methodist Church of Pitchin where she was also a member. She was an avid music lover,...
Diane E. Hagstrom
Apr 15, 2025
HAGSTROM, Diane Elizabeth (Running), 84, of South Charleston, passed on April 15, 2025 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born October 31, 1940 in Royal Oak, MI to Oscar N. and Wilma M. (Parson) Perry. She was lovingly raised by Wilma and Albert Running in Brooklyn Park, MN. Diane graduated from Robbinsdale, MN High School and Glenwood Hills Hospital...
Suzanne Lohrer
Apr 14, 2025
Lohrer, Suzanne, 90, of Springfield, passed away Monday, April 14, 2025, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Suzanne was born September 11, 1934, in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of Walter and Catherine (Barthel) Townsend. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She retired from Clark County Mental Health Services as a therapist, specializing in family...
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