Obituaries

MCFANN, Deborah Kay (Whip), 65 of South Vienna, Ohio passed away Saturday December 29 2018 at OSU East Hospital Columbus, Ohio. Debbie was born December 20, 1953 to Louis and Ernestine Whip. Debbie is survived by her husband of 46 years, Kenneth, her two children, Angela Smith and Husband Marvin of Findlay, OH and her son Mike McFann and wife...

HANNON, Brett C., 52, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on December 28, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brett was born December 14, 1966 in Springfield, Ohio to William and Kathleen (Dirscherl) Hannon. He was a graduate of Catholic Central High School and attended Heidelberg College. Brett enjoyed his work as an electrician and loved the game of basketball. Survivors include his...

Catanzaro, Cosmas "Cossy", 20, beloved oldest son of Dominic and Kim (Armentrout) Catanzaro, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 28, 2018 at Springfield Regional Medical Center after collapsing while jogging. A beautiful mix of his mother's compassion and love, and his father's strength and leadership, Cossy excelled at football, basketball and baseball but more importantly was an exemplary person. Cossy...

McDonough, Paul E., 96, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018 in Wooded Glen Nursing Home. Paul was born November 5, 1922 in South Charleston, Ohio to Patrick and Margaret (Krupp) McDonough. Following his service as an Army medic during World War II, he enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished career in construction and was an avid fisherman. He was...

ROBINSON, Geraldine "Gerri", 81, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Gerri was born June 28, 1937 in Springfield, Ohio to Richard and Mary (Harrigan) Benning. She was a graduate of Catholic central High School, and retired from Ameritech (formerly Ohio Bell). She was also a member of the Business and Professional Women's...

MOUNT, Rose Marie, 76, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 in her home. Rose was born November 18, 1942 in Springfield, Ohio to Elden and Sidonia (Garrity) Frock. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with her cats. Survivors include three children, Donna (Denise Rollins) Mount, Dawn (Charlee) Mount-Howell and Shawn (Melissa) Mount; three granddaughters, Lillian, Katelyn and...

MITCHELL, Robert K. "Milo", 64, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Monday December 24, 2018 in his home. He was born January 3, 1954 in Springfield the son of Robert F. and Jeanne (Murty) Mitchell. He retired from Kroger after 25 years. Survivors include his father, Robert F. Mitchell; four siblings, Bruce & Connie Mitchell, Janice Stillwell, Richard P. Mitchell...

Hale, Sandra Gail "Sandy", 75, of Springfield, died at Springfield Regional Medical Center, on Saturday, December 22, 2018. She was born on December 21, 1943, in Springfield, Ohio, to Elwood and Beulah (Noble) Stewart. She graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1961 and earned a nursing degree from Clark Technical College in 1979. Beloved by her colleagues and her patients,...

BUTLER, Robert C., Sr., 95, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018. He was born in Harmony, Ohio on October 24, 1923 the son of Howard and Leona Murl (Rice) Butler. He was a US Army veteran having served in WWII and retired from International Harvester after 30 years of service. He is preceded in death by his parents...

NEVIUS, Eugene S., 71, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 20, 2018. He was born July 16, 1947 in Springfield, Ohio to Eugene A. and Louise Nevius. He graduated from Catholic Central High School, a proud member of the Class of 1965, then from Xavier University in 1969. He earned his juris doctorate from Ohio Northern University...

Mary Clare Fenlon Bednorz, 102, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at her residence for the past five years, Hearth and Home at Harding on November 29, 2018. Born on June 9, 1916, Mary was the oldest of five children. Her parents Gerald and Catherine (O'Dowd) Fenlon had immigrated from Ireland. They settled in St. Paul, Minnesota where they raised their...

McMullen, John "Mac," 92, of Springfield, passed away December 17, 2018 at Forest Glen Health Campus. John was born in Greenfield, Ohio on November 28, 1926 to Ernest and Edna (Merriman) McMullen. He drove truck for 38 years for Cooper Energy before retiring, at which time he moved to Arizona and drove a school bus for 18 years for Fort...

Burkhard, Thomas L., 65, of Springfield, passed away at 9:40 p.m. Sunday, December 9, 2018 in the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on October 21, 1953 the son of William and Betty (Boltz) Burkhard. He owned and operated Tom's Pest Control for many years. Survivors include his wife, Dianna L. (Dewitt); son, Thomas L....

SHOEMAKER, William F. "Bill", 46, of South Vienna, passed away on Tuesday December 11, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Bill was born January 15, 1972 in Springfield, Ohio to Edward and Mary (Justice) Shoemaker. He was a 1990 graduate of Northeastern High School, and later worked at Honda for 24 years. He loved to hunt, fish, ride his motorcycle...

CLARK, Margaret R. "Peggy", 81, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 in Oakwood Village. She was born October 2, 1937 in Springfield the daughter of William and Margaret (Haring) Suskitus. Peggy worked as a librarian and later as secretary for Northeastern High School for over 30 years. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. She and...

BULLWINKEL, Mary C., 69, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 in her home. Mary was born February 7, 1949 in Ypsilanti, Michigan to Clifford and Catherine (Whalen) Poynter. She was a Professional Secretary for most of her life, and was a costume designer for numerous local community performances. She lived for her children and grandchildren, and never missed...

Dunn, Marianne, 85, passed away in the Oakwood Glasner Center on November 25, 2018. She was born on March 11, 1933 in Gallion, Ohio, the daughter of Thomas R. and Ethel (Thomas) Dougherty. Marianne was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Thomas R. Dunn; daughter-in-law, Maura (Sprecace) Dunn; her twin sister, Marilou (Dougherty) Lyons and brothers, Tom...

McFarland, Rose Ann, 86, of Springfield, passed away November 23, 2018 in the Glaesner Center at Oakwood Village. She was born October 29, 1932 in Springfield, OH to Paul W. and Helen M. (Bennett) Burke. In her earlier years, Rose Ann enjoyed cooking for her family, collecting dolls, and sewing. She was very sentimental and she valued time spent with...

Jennings, Rita Ann (Speakman) (Whitt), 74, went to join her loved ones in heaven on November 22, 2018 in Good Shepherd: her parents, Robert & Flossie (Tripp) Speakman, her husbands, Don Grimm and Mike Jennings, her brother, Wayne Speakman, grandson, Martin McDonough Jr., grandparents, aunts, uncles, in-laws and special cousin, Sharon Morris. She lives in the memories of daughters and...

REEDY, M. Jacqueline "Jackie", 93, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 28, 1925 in Springfield, the daughter of James W. and M. Elsie (Grady) Hamilton. Jackie was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church where she was in the choir, the Rosary Altar Society and a Eucharistic Minister. For...