Obituaries

STOYANOFF, Trajan "Tommie," 90, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018 in his home. Tommie was born October 13, 1927 in Ljuboino, Macedonia to Done and Fania Stojanovski. He was the owner of John's Bar for 35 years and was a member of Amvets. Survivors include two children, Peter Stoyanoff and Jean Gwaltney; two grandchildren, Natalie Stoyanoff and Nicholas...

SMITH, David Francis, 72, died on June 8, 2018 after a long illness. David was born May 15, 1946, to Virginia Hall Smith, 97, and the late Walter Francis Smith of Bethel, Ohio. He had a varied and interesting professional life, ranging from New York City Taxi driver to published poet. He served as Mayor of Bethel, and Auditor of...

TAYLOR, Jack Kingsley, 77, of Springfield, passed away Monday, June 11, 2018 in his home. Jack was born December 11, 1940 in Xenia, Ohio to Raymond William and Ina Mae (Rockwell) Taylor. He retired from GM after 32 years. He enjoyed playing the piano and guitar. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Regina (Kuss) Taylor; five children, Kathleen (Geoffrey)...

BREWER, Wilma Jean, 76 of Dalton, Georgia, passed away Friday, June 8, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. Wilma loved going to Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Barney Brewer; son, Rocoe Brewer; mother and father, Robert and Rosemary Morgan; brother, Franklin Morgan; grandson, Joshua Brewer. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Teresa and Mike...

STEINER, Jerry Lee, 87, ascended to a better place on June 6, 2018, at his home in Coral Springs, Florida. Jerry passed peacefully under the devoted, constant and loving care of his longtime wife and companion, Danise. A creative entrepreneur at heart, Jerry was a born marketer. Jerry enjoyed a successful business career in Ohio and Florida until his final...

ADAMS, Maria B., 56, of New Carlisle, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018 in Hospice of Dayton. Maria was born August 21, 1961 in Springfield, OH to Alvin and Louise (Sullivan) Metzger. She earned a Master's Degree in Logistics from Wright State University, and went on to work at Hobart Corporation and later Wright Patterson Air Force Base. She was...

LEECE, James R., 75, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018 in The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born July 11, 1942 in Rock Castle County, KY the son of Cecil and Ethel (Head) Leece. Survivors include two daughters, Rene & David Grashel, South Vienna, OH and Rosemary Henry, South Charleston, OH; five grandchildren, Cody (fiancé Ashley),...

HIXON, Patrick H., 72, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 in his home. Pat was born January 29, 1946 in Springfield, OH to Herman and Mildred (Szempruch) Hixon Leonard. He retired from Navistar after 36 years. Pat was a Vietnam Veteran for the United States Marine Corps and recipient of two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star Medal with...

TROSTEL, Jason M., 38, of Celebration, Florida, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 27, 2018. Jason was born October 4, 1979 in Springfield, Ohio. He was employed as a Strategic Alliance Manager for Q2 of Austin, TX. He was also a member on the Jack Henry and Associates-iPay Solutions Client Advisory Board. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Jo...

BREX, Raymond J., 90, of Springfield died peacefully May 30, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born in Springfield on August 28, 1927, son of William F. and Helen Brex. He was a lifetime member of St. Bernard Church. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Donna (Addis); 5 children: Timothy, Teresa (Gary), Terry (Sheila), Tina (Darryl)...

Trapp, Katherine I., 99, of Springfield, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. Katherine was born September 3, 1918 in Portsmouth, OH to Leslie and Bertha (Klinker) Rodgers. She was a seamstress for Mercy Hospital and was a member of St. Bernard Church for 75 years, where she was a member of the Prayer Line...

NEELY, Howard D., 62, of Huber Heights, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 in his home. He was born November 1, 1955 in Wathena, Kansas the son of Floyd and Jean (Keller) Neely. Howard worked as a press operator at O.S.M.I. Survivors include his wife Judy (Leeper); two children, Kathryn Howard and Charles Allen Neely both of Huber Heights and...

Scarberry, Sr., Joseph D., 85, of Springfield passed away at 9:40 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2018 in the Springfield Masonic Community, where he had been a resident for the past three years. He was born in Springfield on June 28, 1932 the son of Donald and Rozellen (Vining) Scarberry. He owned and operated Scarberry Barber Shop for 22 ½...

Burk, Wanda Jean, 92, passed away Friday. Private services at CONROY FUNERAL HOME. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. Vincent DePaul Society.

SOLENBERGER, Patricia A., 84, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. Patricia was born January 4, 1934 in Springfield, OH to John and Bessie (Davis) Lestan. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. Survivors include four children, Charles "Rick" (Helen) Solenberger, Sandy Crawford, Mike (Dianna) Solenberger and Kimberly (Dave Ehrbar) Hawke;...

Moon, Daniel E., 74 of Springfield, passed away on May 14, 2018 in his residence. He was born March 7, 1944 in Springfield the son of Leroy and Catherine (Phares) Moon. Dan had been employed as a computer ad composer in advertising at the Springfield News-Sun for over 40 years before retiring. He was a 1963 graduate of Catholic Central...

DUNDON, Mary Ann, 79, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born September 1, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of William and Bernice Roth. Mary Ann worked at Olan Mills for nearly 40 years in the art department as a group leader. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic...

MASHBURN, Glen Paul, 26, of Enon, passed away May 8, 2018 in Yellow Springs. He was born November 14, 1991 in Dayton, Ohio the son of Edward and Kimberly (Huan) Mashburn. Glen worked as Morris Bean Company in Yellow Springs. Glen is survived by his father and stepmother, Edward & Felicia Mashburn; his mother, Kimberly Mashburn; one sister, Angela &...

Shaw, Carolyn J., 54 of Springfield, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 in her home. She was born in Springfield on May 6, 1963 the daughter of William and Joan (Yontz) Shaw. She worked at TAC Industries and Goodwill for many years. Survivors include her six siblings, Debora Ann and Harold Fleming, Lisa Ann Shaw, Robert Shaw, Michael Shaw,...

CARVER, Rose Ann Yates Payne Keaton, 75, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 in her home. Rose Ann was born September 6, 1942 in Lancaster, OH to Ray and Bernadine (Oatney) Yates. She was a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include four children, Theresa (Rick) Foster, Larry (Lorainia) Payne, Jill (Lee) Payne and Tony (Shari) Keaton; seven...