Obituaries

Rawe, Virginia Lee, 92, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017 at her residence in Oakwood Village. Virginia was born on December 11, 1924 in New Martinsville, WV to Leo and Marie (Blatt) Keough. She was a lifelong Catholic and member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. She was a Registered Nurse and graduated from Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital...

BRANDEWIE, Eugene William "Gene", 67, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at his home on January 11, 2017. He was born November 29, 1949 in Piqua, Ohio the son of Clarence and Dorothy (Schwartz) Brandewie. He was raised on the family farm in Fort Loramie, OH. Gene married the love of his life, Sharon on June 27, 1970. They would raise...

Kenney, James W., 90, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 in Oakwood Village. James was born November 22, 1926 in Portland, Oregon to Maurice and Elizabeth (Bunker) Kenney. He graduated from the University of Oregon, where he met his wife, Carolyn. They married in June of 1950. He worked in Marketing at the Cascade Corporation for 27 years....

POWELL, Elmer H., Jr., 69, of Springfield, passed away January 10, 2017 in his home. He was born May 1, 1947 in Springfield the son of Elmer H. and Nancy Powell, Sr. Elmer was a supervisor for Springview Developmental Center and Montgomery County Developmental Center where he loved taking care of special needs children. He enjoyed spending time with his...

Putnam, Robert A., 68, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Robert was born December 20, 1948 in Springfield, OH to Stanley and Wilma (Bader) Putnam. He was a member of Fellowship Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Debra (Rutroff) Putnam; four children, Sean Putnam, Clinton Rutroff, Gabriel (Melissa) Putnam and Jacob (Leslie) Putnam;...

Frazier, Jr., Carl R., 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on July 20, 1931 the son of Carl R. and Gertrude (Duncan) Frazier, Sr. He retired in 1987 from Northeastern Schools as the Superintendent and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Barbara L....

Rape, Jamie (Whitacre), 51, of Springfield, passed away at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday January 10, 2017 in her home. She was born in Springfield on November 11, 1965 the daughter of Michael and Sharon "Sherry" (Hannon) Whitacre. She was a 1984 graduate of Catholic Central High School, a 1988 graduate of the University of Cincinnati and taught for Springfield City Schools...

MAGEL, Nancy, 73, died Sunday, January 8th, 2017. Nancy was born April 14, 1943 in Troy, OH to Edward and Gladys Magel. She is survived by her two children, Nick Magel of San Francisco and Kate (Kenneth) Mitchell of Springfield OH; sister, Jan (Chuck) Bakan of Poway, CA; brother Edward (Yder Laya) Magel, of Brooklyn, NY; three grandchildren, Makenna, Adalynn...

Minna, Carol Ann, 80, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in Southbrook Care Center. Carol was born October 18, 1936 in Lima, Ohio to Claude Frederick and Helen Grace (Gephart) Shafer. She worked for Mental Health Services for several years, and was a member of St. Joseph Church. She is survived by three daughters, Margo Minna Shackelford, Catherine...

RITTER, Dale E., 71, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in his home. He was born September 4, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio the son of Harry E. and Helen (Nichols) Ritter. After graduation from Arcanum High School, he attended Miami University where he was a member of the Men's Glee Club under the direction of Dr....

WRIGHT, Mildred L. (Knisley), 93, of Springfield, died peacefully January 1, 2017 in the home of her loving granddaughter and caregiver, Julie Terry and her husband Keith. She was born January 8, 1923 in Washington Court House, Ohio the daughter of Elisha and Golda (Bryant) Knisley. Mildred was a 1941 graduate of Washington Court House High School and later worked...

Fitzwater, Carl "Mike", 72, of Springfield, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 in his home. Mike was born August 13, 1944 in Springfield, OH to Carl and Mary (Wertz) Fitzwater. He was a 1963 graduate of South High School where he was a standout athlete. He later retired from the SPECO Corporation after 33 years. Survivors include his wife, Vickie...

Young, Jeffrey E., 59, of South Vienna, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 29, 2016. He was born in Springfield on December 6, 1957 the son of Harry and Betty (Hughel) Young. He worked at the Truck Specialty Center for Navistar for the past 32 years. He was a 1976 graduate of Northeastern High School, a member of the Springfield...

BRICKMAN, Michael S., 63, of Springfield, passed away December 27, 2016 in Hermitage, TN. He was born January 27, 1953 in Springfield the son of William and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Brickman. Michael worked as a forklift operator at Remington Steel and a pattern maker at OS Kelly and also worked at MMS Trucking. He was an avid softball player, golfer and...

KING, Michael A., 46, of Springfield, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 in Springfield. He was born August 21, 1970 in Springfield the son of William and Louise (Hilbert) King. He is survived by his only brother, Chris (Brenda) King, of Corpus Christi, TX, as well as a niece, Tiffany, a nephew, Stephen II and a great niece, Ava....

Kenney, Carolyn, 86, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2016 in Oakwood Village. Carolyn was born July 14, 1930 in Portland, OR to Philip and Evelyn (Emerich) Hill. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Portland, and then attended the University of Oregon, where she met her husband, James W. Kenney. They married in June of 1950. She was...

Carr, Lewis E. "Gene", 82, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 in his home. Gene was born August 5, 1934 in Chillicothe, OH to Homer and Clara (Seymour) Carr. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church, where he also served as a trustee. Survivors include his...

Moorman, Jayne M., 65, of Springfield, on the 23rd of December 2016, during her favorite time of year, completed a magical journey with life. In keeping with her wishes she was surrounded by those she loved most, and in keeping with her character she fought to the end and defined the terms by which she went. Her greatest joy was...

TORRENGA, Dorcas J., 82, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 in Pathways at Ohio Masonic Home. She was born June 14, 1934 in Youngstown, Ohio the daughter of Maynard A. and Shirlie (Canedy) Stull. She worked as a kindergarten teacher at St. John's Lutheran Day School for many years and also worked in the jewelry departments at Service...

Zettler, Jerome R. "Jerry", 73, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Jerry was born on February 13, 1943 in Springfield, OH to Francis and Marie (Wiener) Zettler. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, and later retired as a Master Technician from Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1994, after...