Obituaries

GRUBBS, Bonnie L., 76, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 19, 1941 in Springfield the daughter of William and Ada (Carpenter) Mason. Bonnie worked as an Ophthalmologists Assistant at Eye Physicians of Springfield for a number of years. She was a lifetime member of Elks Lodge #51 where she...

SNYDER, Mona M. (Sodders), 90, of Springfield, passed forward on Sunday, March 5, 2017 in Springfield, OH. She was born September 18, 1926 in Springfield the daughter of Arthur and Bernice (DeWitt) Sodders. Mona graduated from Springfield Business College in 1945. She worked as secretary for the Chief of Police in Springfield for 32 years retiring in 1984. She was...

Ackerman, Larry E., 72, of Springfield, passed forward on Saturday, March 4, 2017 in his home after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Springfield on July 12, 1944. He was a 1962 graduate of Shawnee High School and attended Wilmington College and Central State University. Larry retired from Navistar in 2009 after 44 years of service. He...

RICE, Lydia Irene, 89, of Springfield, passed away March 4, 2017 in Forest Glen Health Campus. She was born June 21, 1927 in Eubank, Kentucky the daughter of Frederick Powell and Lydia Dora (May) May. She worked as a library aid at Warder Park Elementary for a number of years and was a longtime member of Hillside Church of God....

GARRIGAN, Ileana, 86, of Springfield, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 in Hearth and Home at Harding. She was born July 8, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA the daughter of Anthony and Louise (Glod) Wojciechowski. Ileana was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. Survivors include her three children and spouse, Joe & Julie Garrigan, Springfield, OH, Shawn Garrigan, Greenville, SC...

Langen, Jr., Robert F. "Bob", 71, passed away at 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in his home. He was born in Springfield on August 12, 1945 the son of Robert F. and Eleanor (Roberts) Langen, Sr. He worked in Sales for many years with Pepsi and Mike-Sell's and was also a bartender. He was a 1963 graduate of Catholic...

Fuschino, Frank, 77, of Springfield, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017 in Orange Beach, Alabama. Frank was born August 3, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey to Frank and Madeline (Cozzolino) Fuschino. He graduated from Gettysburg College, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. He then went on to graduate from The Ohio State University School...

MOELLER, Esther M., 80, of Springfield, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 in her residence following an extended illness. She was born January 30, 1937 in Carthagena, OH to Joseph and Clara (Kramer) Balster. Esther was an elementary school teacher for a number of years and also was a teacher of Religious Education. She, along with her husband, also owned and...

Hohlmayer, Reverend Louis R., 89, was born in Springfield on September 27, 1927 to Albert and Louise (Hilbert) Hohlmayer. He was a 1944 graduate of Catholic Central High School. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West in Norwood. He was ordained on May 30, 1953 at St....

FOREMAN, James M. "Jim", 76, of Springfield passed away February 21, 2017 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born March 1, 1940 in Springfield the son of Harry and Mildred (Benston) Foreman. Jim was the owner of Jim Foreman Buick, GMC, Cadillac from 1970 to 2015. He was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church, was past president of...

HOUSE, Jack L., 87, of Springfield, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017 in his home. He was born April 10, 1929 in Brookville, Ohio the son of Howard and Dorothy (Wade) House. Jack was the owner and president of Custom Tire for nearly 40 years, retiring in 1996. He was a former member of Oakland Presbyterian Church, an avid golfer...

Ober, Mark E., 62, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Mark was born April 2, 1954 in Springfield, OH to John F. and Marilyn (Bruss) Ober. He retired from Honda after 20 years of service, and later worked as a car detailer for Maine's Towing. Survivors include the love of his life, Mary...

Boldman, David L., 53 of Springfield, passed away at 3:46 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2017 in his home. He was born in Urbana on March 12, 1963 the son of Caryl and Clara (Markin) Boldman. He worked for Orbis in Urbana. He loved going to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina for vacation with his family and friends. In addition to his...

Swords, Donna Jeanne, 92, of Springfield, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 in Forest Glen Health Campus. Donna was born January 8, 1925 in Hamilton, Ohio to Wilbur and Laura (Glover) Beekman. She was a member of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and later graduated from the Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing in Cincinnati with her...

HENNIS, Dorothy, 82, formerly of Springfield, passed away February 15, 2017 in Xenia, OH. She was born January 11, 1935 in Greenfield, OH the daughter of Daniel and Lula (Shoemaker) Crothers. Dorothy worked as a licensed nursing assistant for Hope House Manor for 10 years retiring in 1997. Survivors include 3 children, Rhonda Pollard, Rick Pollard and Mark & Shirley...

RATERMAN, Robert G., 73, of Springfield, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 in Springfield Regional Medical Center after months of failing health. He was born August 6, 1943 in Sidney, Ohio the son of Ralph J. and Louise (Belt) Raterman. Bobby worked in construction early in life until an accident prevented him from continuing to work. He lived in Ft....

Runyan, Jackie "Jack" A., 78, of Springfield, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2017 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on December 30, 1938 the son of Charles Joseph and Marjorie (Treat) Runyan. He retired from Navistar after many years of service as a carpenter. He was on the executive board of Local #402,...

Freeman, Joan L. Harris, 87, of Springfield, passed away at 3:30 p.m. Monday, February 13, 2017 in her residence. She was born in Springfield on February 3, 1930 the daughter of John W. and Frances C. (Kelly) Burk. She retired from Credit Life Insurance in 1988 after 18 years of service. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church,...

Phlips, Philemon L., 82, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017 in Good Shepherd Village. Phil was born May 4, 1935 in Aalst, Belgium to Albertus and Emilia (DeNeef) Phlips. He worked for Ohio Carpenters, and later retired from Navistar after 22 years. He as a member of the Civil Air Patrol, volunteered for the Coast Guard and...

MAZUR, Judith (Ulliman), 76, of St. Petersburg, FL, passed away peacefully at Menorah Manor Nursing Home in St. Petersburg on February 1, 2017. Judy was born in Springfield, OH on November 8, 1940, the daughter of Joseph and Lola Ulliman. Her memory will be cherished by her husband Leo of St. Petersburg, their two sons Michael (Leslie) of St. Petersburg,...