Obituaries

POST, Leonard Charles, 93, of Springfield, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019 in Southbrook Care Center. Len was born November 8, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio to Charles James and Mary Beatrice (McCauley) Post. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, and received 2 Purple Hearts for his service. Survivors include his wife, Patricia (Light); two children, Sue...

ADAMS, Robert Ray, 47, of Springfield, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 in his home. Rob was born December 26, 1971 in Springfield, Ohio to Jerry and Beverly (Ellis) Adams. He was a 1990 graduate of Shawnee High School, and was employed by Kone Cranes. He is survived by his mother, Beverly; two sisters, Cindy Boggs and Cathy (Chris) Skinner;...

Rhoads, Gladys Christine (Organ), 98, of Springfield, passed away at 3:58 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2019 in the Springfield Masonic Community. She was born in North Lewisburg, Ohio on July 25, 1920 the daughter of Henry and Amanda (Spain) Organ. She retired from Security National Bank in 1980 after 25 years of service. She was a member of Faith...

NUSS, Thomas B., 87, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019 in Southbrook Care Center. He was born May 20, 1931 in Springfield the son of Clarence and Katherine (Freidrich) Nuss. Tom worked as a meter reader and was later head of the department at Ohio Edison. He was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and former member...

BURY, Dale, 85, of Springfield, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born February 23, 1933 in Wellington, IL the son of Russell and Ruth (Decker) Bury. Dale was the Vice President of the farm management company, J. Sawyer Co. for over 35 years, retiring in 2000. He also was the proud owner of...

COFFEY, Helen Eloise (nee Cox), 80, went peacefully to be with the Lord surrounded by her family on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Helen is survived by Bill, her loving husband of 60 years, her devoted sons, Thomas (Karen) and Timothy (Cathy), her dedicated daughters, Tracy (Carlos) and Mary (David). Helen cherished her eight grandchildren, Tyler, T.J. (Ashley), Nathan, Kelly (Benjamin),...

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...