Obituaries

POWELL, Brad, 56, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 in his home. He was born April 25, 1964 in Springfield, the son of Carl and Diane (Garwood) Guisinger. Survivors include his father, Carl "Gus" Guisinger; two brothers and their spouses, Randy & Audrey Guisinger of Grants Pass, OR, Matt & Trice Guisinger of Sanford, FL., and three nephews...

BURKE, Coolidge M. "Mike",73, of Springfield, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 in his home. Mike was born July 2, 1947 in Pikeville, Kentucky to Calvin and Bertha (Ramsey) Burke. He was a member of the Lil Country Church and UAW 402. He also loved playing and watching golf. Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Mary Kay (Martin); ten...

DAUGHERTY, Matthew, 8, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 in Dayton Children's Hospital. Matthew was born July 10, 2012 in Springfield, OH to Ronald and Cheryl (Smith) Daugherty. He was a member of Victory Faith Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by seven siblings, Tiffany, Shaunda, Joyce (fiancé, Chris), Tiara, Katie, Titus and Angel; and...

Speaks, Gloria Anne, 90, of Springfield passed away at 6:35 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in Arbors at Springfield. She was born in Springfield on January 27, 1930 the daughter of Benjamin and Celia (Smith) Robinson. She retired from Wright Patterson Air Force Base after 35 years of service. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, where...

FRAWLEY, Marianne, 80, a lifelong resident of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Oakwood Village. She was born July 15, 1940 in Springfield the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth (Scheetz) Sheehan. She was a 1958 graduate of Catholic Central High School and 1962 graduate of the College of Mount St. Joseph. Before joining the family business she taught...

CALABRESE, Marie, 98, of Springfield, passed away September 19, 2020 in her home. She was born in Springfield, OH in 1922 to George and Anna (Leopard) Mitchell. Marie graduated from Catholic Central High School and attended Mt. Saint Joseph College. She began working in Contract Administration at Wright Patterson throughout the first years of World War II. She married Robert...

WHITEHURST, Steven G., 62, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020. He was born February 27, 1958 in Springfield, Ohio to James and Louise (Smeltzer) Whitehurst. Survivors include his son, Blake Walters; a daughter, Lexi Whitehurst; siblings, Cheryl Caudillo, Greg Whitehurst, Karen Miller, Billie Brown and Lisa Wilder; special cousins, Bob and Dianne Smith; and numerous nieces, nephews and...

PETERS, Fred E., III, 77 of Springfield, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 in Wooded Glen. He was born October 10, 1942 in Springfield, Ohio the son of the late Fred E. and Norma (Shepard) Peters, Jr. Fred worked as a locksmith all his life in the family business, Fred E. Peters & Sons, Inc while also serving in the...

BUMGARDNER, Elizabeth A. "Beth", 70, of Springfield passed away at 9:10p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2020 in Springfield Medical Center. Beth had battled cancer for almost three years and fought the disease with determined strength and hard will that those who knew her would understand. She was born in Springfield on August 24, 1950 the daughter of Charles and Betty...

Rohr, Theodore Adam, 82, of South Charleston and formerly of Holton, Indiana passed away at 3:49 a.m. Monday, September 14, 2020 at the home of his daughter. He was born in Massillon, Ohio on December 27, 1937 the son of William Adam and Elizabeth Florence (Greenfelder) Rohr. He worked as a mechanic for many years and was in the Army...

RINKER, Virginia Lee "Ginger," 90, of Springfield, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Ginger was born February 25, 1930 in Evansville, Indiana to Ratio and Grace (Steiner) Johnson. Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Donald Rinker; two children, Mark and Kimberly Rinker; two grandchildren, Bryce (Stacie) and Kyle (Sarah) Rinker, and...

RUNYAN, Sally Ann (Grimes), 80, of Springfield, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 13, 2020 surrounded by family. Sally was born May 15, 1940 in Springfield, Ohio to Paul Francis and Angela Margaret (Gray) Grimes. She was a 1958 graduate of Catholic Central High School and was a member of St. Raphael Church. She retired after more than 30 years in...

Henderson, Marie C. "Cookie", 90, of Springfield passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2020 in Villa Springfield. She was born on December 8, 1929 in Springfield the daughter of Angelo Mark and Barbara N. (Angelo) Cocca. She retired as a cook from Ridgewood School in 2002 after 27 years of service. Survivors include her three daughters and...

HAMILTON, Denise Lynn, 66, of Springfield, passed away in her home on September 7, 2020. She was born on May 28, 1954, the daughter of Joseph and Norma (Thompson) Hamilton. Denise was a 1972 graduate of North High School. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Leanna Jo and Peggy Palmer. She is survived by her Aunt, Karen Long,...

Sparrow, Larry Phillip, 83, of Springfield, Ohio and Advance, NC, passed away on August 7th, 2020 from complications after surgery to help restore his mobility. Larry was born on May 17, 1937 in Springfield, Ohio. Larry put helping others and service at the center of his life: from being the team manager for his high school football team, to serving...

PHENEGAR, Joseph W. "Wally", 84, of Urbana, passed away with family beside him Sunday, September 6, 2020 in the Mercy McAuley Center. Wally was born June 6, 1936 in Springfield, Ohio to David and Josephine (Toddie) Phenegar. He was a graduate of Catholic Central High School and The University of Dayton as well as a member of Urbana St. Mary's...

DOANE, Stephen L., 74, of Springfield, died Sunday, September 6, 2020 in the Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born August 24, 1946 in Springfield the son of Marvin and Josephine (Halk) Doane. Steve worked as a typesetter for the Springfield News-Sun for several years and later retired from Priority Delivery after almost 20 years. He was a United States...

DAY, Mary Jane, 83, of Springfield, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 in her home. Mary Jane was born March 16, 1937 in Springfield, Ohio to John and Susan (Shaw) Capen. She was a member of St. Joseph Church and the Eagles #397. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and also loved to travel. She is survived by...

MARTON, Marjorie, 92, of Springfield, passed away September 1, 2020 in Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born July 18, 1928 in Bedford, IN the daughter of Jesse and Ruth (McDowell) Midkiff. She was a 1946 graduate of Portsmouth High School. Survivors include two sons, Dale & Pamela Marton and Danny & Stacey Marton, both of Springfield; six grandchildren, Lindsey...

Haggy, Madison Grace, 23 and Mila Rae Spears passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020 following a tragic accident. Madi was born October 6, 1996 in Springfield the daughter of Rick and Kellee Jo (Swan) Haggy. She was a 2015 graduate of Southeastern High School, where she was involved in Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, 4-H and FFA. Madi was an employee...