Obituaries

McCOY, Carole Anne Amalia, died April 29, 2018 at 6:18 a.m. Born December 21, 1936 in Marquette, Michigan on her maternal grandmother's sixty-first birthday, she was the daughter of the late Richard George and Sally Eleanor Holmes. A graduate of Wittenberg University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Education degree in guidance and counseling, Carole taught...

HERRMAN, Gretchen A., 79 of Springfield, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Hearth and Home at Harding. She was born September 21, 1938 in Quincy, MA the daughter of L. Martin and Kathleen (Wolfe) Uhler. Gretchen worked as a lab tech at Mercy Hospital for over 20 years. Survivors include her four children, Karen (Vernon Gowdy) Mathis, Margaret (Charles)...

COFFMAN, Mary M., 91, of Springfield, passed away April 24, 2018 in Vancrest of New Carlisle. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 8, 1927, the daughter of John and Mary (Malone) Seiter. She was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Catholic Church until its closure, and then Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In her earlier years she worked for...

Blankenship, Michael L., 69, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly at 3:24 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was born in Urbana, OH on November 28, 1948 the son of Carl W. and Mildred (Brunotte) Blankenship. Mike retired from Navistar after 37 ½ years of service and recently worked at Oakwood Village in the Maintenance Department....

Lightle, Barbara A. 65, of South Vienna, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in her home. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on September 16, 1952 the daughter of Andrew and Mary (Worland) Bullwinkel. She had worked as a Pharmacy Technician for Meijer Pharmacy, Hilliard, Ohio and was a member of the Ohio Horseman Council. Survivors include her husband,...

HANKS, Matthew P., 44, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in his home. Matthew was born March 8, 1974 in Springfield, Ohio to Michael P. Hanks and Rebecca A. (Jenkins) Graff. He was a wonderful chef who loved to cook. In addition to his mother, survivors include his grandmother, Mildred Hanks; two brothers, Micah and Nathan Hanks; one...

Strait, Sally Kay, 72, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on April 20, 1945 the daughter of Robert M. and Betty (Morgan) Stroup. She worked at the Masonic Home for many years and was a member of Southgate Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Vernon; daughter, Christie...

Krupp, Dorothy M. 82, of Springfield, passed away peacefully in her residence on Monday, April 16, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield on August 29, 1935 the daughter of John and Hazel (Herdman) Washburn. Survivors include her three children, Joseph Krupp, Linda Lawson and Donna (George) Boussum; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and her brother,...

VALENTIE, Louis A. "Dode", 87, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born August 23, 1930 in Springfield the son of Louis and Mary (Angelo) Valentie. Dode was a 1948 graduate of Catholic Central High School. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1950 and served for four years in the...

FENTON, Gary E., 73, of Springfield, passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 in his home. Gary was born November 24, 1944 in Springfield, Ohio to Harry and Mary Jane (Snyder) Fenton. He was a member of Lawrenceville Church of God, retired from Navistar and served in the Army National Guard. He was a longtime football and baseball coach for many...

GREENE, Jessica Rachael Terrell, 40, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2018 in her home. On September 20, 1977, Jessica came into the world the pride and joy of her parents, Bruce and Grace (Catanzaro) Terrell, ready to laugh and enjoy all the world had to offer. Jessica pushed herself to graduate from South High School a year early and...

MIDGLEY, Martha G., 93, of Springfield, OH, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2018 in Vancrest of Urbana. Martha was born June 30, 1924 in Urbana, OH to Warren and Ruth (Lyons) Ream. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene and brother, Jack. Martha is survived by her sons, Mike (Rita) and Steve (Vicki); grandchildren, Amy (Tim), David...

ELLIS, SANDRA K., 76, passed away Monday April 9, 2018 at Genesis Care in Troy, Ohio. She was born April 20, 1941 in Troy, Ohio. She was preceded in death by one son, Mike Ellis and her stepfather, Ned Sprecher. Survivors include her mother, Patti Jean Sprecher, Tipp City, OH; two sons, Kirk Ellis, Urbana, OH and Eric Ellis, Enon,...

GOINGS, Dr. Gregory S., 61, of Springfield, passed away April 6, 2018 in Good Shepherd Village. Greg was born on July 3, 1956 in Florence, Alabama to William R. and Sue (Jones) Goings. He was a 1978 graduate of Wittenberg University with a degree in music. In 1989 he graduated from The Ohio State University School of Medicine and practiced...

STEVENS, Michael L., 68, of Springfield, passed away Friday, April 06, 2018 in his home. Michael was born June 21, 1949 in Ross Township, Ohio to Ralph Stevens and Eileen (Goble) Adams. He retired from GM after 31 years, and later worked at First Christian Church. In addition to his mother, survivors include his wife, Sandra (Amicon) Stevens; two children,...

Melvin, Amanda L., 30, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 in Springfield. Amanda was born December 2, 1987 in Springfield, OH to Doug Melvin and Diana (Miller) Melvin. She graduated from Piqua High School and was a member of the Buff Chix Softball Team. She is survived by her father and step-mother, Doug (Terri) Melvin; mother, Diana; two sisters, Jessica...

HILBERT, Francis Eugene "Gene", 77, formerly of Springfield, OH passed was on April 2, 2018 in his home in Yorktown, Virginia surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on August 12, 1940 the son of Charles E. and Florence E. (Conway) Hilbert. Gene was retired from the Steel Products Company after 30 years of service and...

SMITH, BARBARA ANN (WOODS), was born on December 24, 1937 in Springfield Ohio. Barbara was married to Dewey Smith (deceased) of Springfield, Ohio. From that union they were blessed with five outstanding children, Patricia Smith of Springfield, Ohio; Debra (Terry) Baker of San Antonio, Texas; Diane (Carl) Clark of Springfield, Ohio; Sheila Frierson of San Antonio, Texas; and Marc (Sarah)...

WHALEN, Terrence E. "Terry", 75, of Danbury, Connecticut, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 in Danbury Hospital. "Big Ter" was always referred to as "a gentle giant" or "the nicest guy ever". He was born March 21, 1943 in Springfield, the son of Edward J. and Margaret "Eileen" (Riley) Whalen. He was a 1961 graduate...

KNISLEY, Delores Jean Norman, 70, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Springfield Regional Medical Center surrounded by all her loving family. Delores was born on March 6, 1947 to the late Benjamin and Vivien Norman. A lifetime resident of Springfield, she was happily married to Danny Knisley, and it...