Obituaries

STEGNER, Eric Joseph, 34, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019 in the OSU Wexner Medical Center. Eric was born November 16, 1984 in Danbury, Connecticut to Frederick and Carolyn (Ganas) Stegner. Eric was an athlete, an artist, and loved spending time with his son. He was also a member of St. Bernard Church. In addition to his father,...

DERRY TREON, Mary Ellen, 84, passed away on November 3, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ, her home for 47 years. She was born in Springfield on August 8, 1934, the daughter of Everett and Nellie Coffenberger. Mary Ellen attended St. Raphael's grade school and graduated from CCHS in 1952 and graduated from Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Dayton in 1955....

HALL, Melissa Dawn Allen, 53, of Cape Coral, Florida, died unexpectedly on June 6, 2019 in Lee Memorial Hospital in Ft. Myers, Florida. She was born on February 3, 1966 in Springfield, Ohio to Richard and Sue Allen and graduated from Northeastern High School in 1985. In addition to her parents, Melissa is survived by her husband, Elza Hall; three...

ZUMBRUN, Lowell H. "Zummie", passed away June 16, 2019 in his home. He was born October 28, 1941 in Columbia City, IN the son of Archie & Wilma (Clay) Zumbrun. Lowell worked as an assembler and repairman for Navistar for 49 years. He was an avid bowler, enjoyed vacationing and travelling with his friends and playing cards. Lowell was a...

SAMPLE, Mark G., 61, of Springfield, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019. Mark was born June 8, 1958 in Springfield, Ohio to Joseph and Bette Jo (Reiter) Sample, Sr. He graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1976 and was a member of the Knights of Columbus #624. Survivors include two siblings, Lisa (Tim) Bowman and Michael (Kaye) Sample; numerous...

Hill, John R. "Jack", 76, of Springfield, passed away at 4:39 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2019 in his home. He was born in Springfield on January 15, 1943 the son of Robert and Helen (Burk) Hill, Sr. He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Northwood Hills Country Club, Parish News, Knights of Columbus #624 and the Elks. Survivors...

Dillard, Merrick Anthony, 11, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 7, 2019 in Panama City, Florida. He was born in Springfield on November 11, 2007 and was a student at Northridge Elementary School. He played football for the Northridge Bearcats, wearing number 15 and also played baseball the past few years. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Mindy...

JONES, Elmer Eugene, 54, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. Elmer was born August 16, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Elmer E. Jones and Janice E. Wissinger. He was self-employed as a carpenter for E & E Home Remodeling, and was a member of Medway Church. Elmer was also an avid Browns...

BRINSON, Linda K., 66, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 in Villa Springfield. She was born December 14, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of Robert & Frances (Blanton) Gilbert. Survivors include her five children, Gene Buehl, Rocky Buehl, Michelle Shaffer, Chris Shaffer and Mike Shaffer; several grandchildren; seven brothers and sisters and numerous nieces and nephews. She...

Belt, Eugene H., 93, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 in Forest Glen Health Campus. He was born in Springfield on March 15, 1926 the son of Herman J. and Antoinette A. (Newhouse) Belt. He retired from International Harvester after 55 years of service. He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, where...

STEWART, Sr., Ronald E., 76, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 in his home. Ron was born September 8, 1942 in Springfield, Ohio to Clark E. and Mary H. (Fiessinger) Stewart. He was a member of St. Raphael Church. Ron worked for Woeber Mustard for 23 years, and was also a dairy farmer for over 20 years. He...

BUCK, Melvin L., 88, of Springfield, passed away May 30, 2019. Melvin was born on February 2, 1931 in Midland, Michigan the son of Walter T. and Katherine (Holzinger) Tomlinson. He was a United States Air Force Veteran and had been employed as an Aerospace Engineer for WPAFB for 35 years before retiring in 1990. Melvin was a member of...

LITTLE, Sr., Eugene R. "Gene", 91, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, June 01, 2019 in Wooded Glen. Gene was born January 30, 1928 in Canton, Ohio to George and Iva (Boron) Little. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Korea. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science...

NANGLE, Charles R. "Chuck", 75, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 in his home. Chuck was born May 3, 1944 in Springfield, Ohio to James H. and Gladys P. (Strader) Nangle. He was a former member of St. Mary's Church. He was also a member of the Union Club, the Machinist Club, and a former member of the...

Dingeldein, James R., 76, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019 at his home in Springfield, Ohio. He leaves behind his wife of 47 years, Patricia (Hannah) Dingeldein; daughter, Dawn Skeans and her husband Johnny Skeans of Jacksboro, TN; sister, Cindy Parks of Springfield, Ohio; niece, Robin Caudill of Springfield, Ohio; three grandsons; 4 great-grandsons; great-nieces and great-nephews. Services will be...

DAVIS, Barbara Ann, 89, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 in Hearth and Home, El Camino following a lengthy illness with Lewy Body Dementia. Barbara was born December 29, 1929 in Springfield to Arthur and Marie (Fulton) Manful. She was married to Chuck Davis on July 22, 1947. Under the guidance of Dr. McLemore, she founded the first...

SZEMPRUCH, Joseph A. "Pete", 87, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1931 in Springfield the son of Anthony and Marie (Zavronick) Szempruch. Joseph worked as a stationary steam engineer for International Harvester for over 38 years. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus...

BOERGER, Barbara A., 71, of Springfield, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 in Forest Glen after a brief battle with cancer. Barb was born January 17, 1948 in Morehead, Kentucky to Richard and Corda (Sergent) Lovelace. She enjoyed traveling and bowling, and loved watching Nascar and the Cincinnati Reds. Survivors include five nieces and nephews, Adam (David) Lovelace, Doug (Linda)...

KERRIGAN, Sue Ann, 78, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 8, 1941 in Springfield the daughter of Rudolph L. and Helen M. (Adlon) Lisch. Sue was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and was an avid bridge player. Survivors include two children, Colin & Lisa Kerrigan and Erin...

Jacobs, Richard H., 96, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at 12:30 p.m. on May 19, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 30, 1922 in Clark County, Ohio the son of Isaac and Cynthia (Blake) Jacobs. He retired from Wright Patterson Air Force base after many years of service. He was...