Obituaries

Jul 1, 2012

COMBS,  James W., age 85 of Gratis, OH., son of the late Otto Combs & Chelcie (Gabbard) Combs went to be with the Lord on July 1, 2012.  He was born in Middletown, OH. on Sept. 23, 1926.  James worked for Duriron in Dayton, OH. for over 30 years.  He also served in the U.S. Army in Japan during WWII.  He was a member of...

Jun 28, 2012

David Charles Williams David C. Williams, formerly of Preble and Butler Counties, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, June 28, 2012, at his home near Liberty, Indiana. He was 94 years old. David was born near Fairhaven, Ohio, to Charles L. and Mabel Evans Williams on June 15, 1918, the second of  five children. He graduated from McGuffey High School in...

Jun 28, 2012

Martha Marie Parks, age 84, of Eaton, OH, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012 at Vancrest of Eaton. She was born May 2, 1928 in Preble County, OH to the late John W. and Florence (Geeting) Brower. Martha was a 1946 graduate of Eaton High School; she and her husband Shorty owned and operated Parks IGA on Aukerman Street from...

Jun 25, 2012

MONTFORT,  Doris G., age 93, formerly of West Alexandria, OH. passed away peacefully on June 25, 2012 at Canyon Creek Adult Family Home, Brush Prairie, WA.  She had moved there in 2008 to be closer to her family.  Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Harold and her son, Steven.  She was born in Sugar Tree Ridge, near Hillsboro, OH. on Jan. 27,...

Jun 25, 2012

HOFACKER, Lorenz "Bill", age 81 of West Alexandria, OH. died Mon. June 25, 2012 at his residence.  He was born in Lewisburg, OH. on July 11, 1930 to Thurston and Josephine (Christian) Hofacker.  Bill was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from 1952 to 1954.  He had retired from Mike-sell's Potato Chip Company in 1995 after 48 years.  He was a member of Salem Lutheran...

Jun 24, 2012

Loretta (Reeder) Garber, age 76, of West Manchester, OH, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 24, 2012 after having health issues for several years. She was born December 31, 1935 in Eldorado, OH to the late Simeon and Mary (Lunsford) Reeder. Loretta remained a Preble County resident all of her life. She was formerly employed at the Frigidaire...

Jun 22, 2012

Inez Mae Marie Carnahan, age 93, died Friday, June 22, 2012 at Vancrest of Eaton due to natural causes. Inez was born July 6, 1918, in Darke County, Greenville, Ohio, to Herman Heinrich Ferdinand and Sarah Ann (Zeller) Kruckeberg. She was the oldest of three children. Her sister Velma and brother Ora predeceased her on July 14, 1999 and September...

Jun 14, 2012

Wanetta Marie Melling, age 82, of Eaton, OH, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012. She was born June 22, 1929 in New Paris, OH to the late Wilbert and Martha Francis (Brower) Davis. She was retired from the Baxter Company of Eaton after 25 years of employment. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her...

Jun 13, 2012

YOUNG, Joseph P., age 78 of West Alexandria, OH. died Wed. June 13, 2012 at his residence.  He was born in East St. Louis, MO. on June 4, 1934 to Edward and Lorabelle (Modglen) Young.  He was a 21 year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and served from 1952 to 1973.  He worked for Monsanto Lab in Dayton and also for Walmart...

Jun 9, 2012

Suzanne M. Wehrly, age 65, of Eaton, OH passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012. She was born June 13, 1946 in Holyoke, MA to the late Frank A. and Lucille B. (LaPlante) Pariseau. She was a member of the Eaton United Church of Christ and was the former co-owner of Wehrly Electric in Eaton. In addition to her parents, she...

Jun 9, 2012

Jamison Todd “Jamie” Wilmot, age 44, of Indianapolis, IN and formerly of Eaton, OH passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012 at his residence. He was born January 13, 1968 in Middletown, OH to Frank Wilmot and Pat Byrd. He graduated in 1986 from Eaton High School and was employed with the TSA at the Indianapolis Airport for the past 7...

Jun 4, 2012

BROCK, James, age 72 of Dayton, OH. died Mon. June 4, 2012 in Dayton.  He was born in Russell Springs, KY. on Sept. 30, 1939 to Charles and Beatrice (Burton) Brock.  He had retired from Standard Register after many years. He was a member the Eagles Lodge #528 of Middletown and the Moose Lodge #1645 of Miamisburg, OH. James loved his family,...

May 29, 2012

Mary Jane Anson, age 89, of Eaton, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at the Greenbriar Nursing Facility. Jane, as most people knew her, was born in Preble County on July 12, 1922, to Samuel and Pearl Welsh. Jane graduated from Eaton High School in 1940 and from the Dayton School of Business in 1942. Jane served as the...

May 24, 2012

CAPLINGER, Rev. Robert L., age 80, of Eaton, OH. died Thurs. May 24, 2012 in Richmond.  He was born in Preble County, OH. to William Ray and Roxie Mae (Haas) Caplinger.  He was a graduate of Lanier High School and worked many years at WestVaco Mfg. in Eaton.  He was also a past minister of Gratis Church of the Brethren in Gratis, OH.  He...

May 20, 2012

SCOTT, Edward, A., age 69, of Richmond, IN. formerly of West Alexandria, OH. died Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Richmond.  He was born in Dayton, OH. on Oct. 19, 1942 to Harold and Marie (Hunt) Scott.  He was a 1961 graduate of Lanier High School and was an U.S. Army veteran serving the Vietnam War. He was a member of Church of...

May 20, 2012

Doris E. Ricker, age 83, of Arcanum, OH, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the Versailles Health Care Center, Versailles, OH. She was born July 7, 1928 in Lewisburg, OH to the late Earl and Ada (Parks) Larsh. Doris farmed for many years with her parents; was formerly employed at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville, OH; and was...

May 19, 2012

Ruth (Golden) Swank, age 89, of Clearwater, FL and formerly of Lewisburg, OH, passed away May 19, 2012 in Clearwater. She was born April 30, 1923 in Cleveland, OH to the late Maxwell E. and Hazel M. (Siler) Golden. For many years, Ruth was the owner and operator of the B & D Upholstery Shop in Lewisburg, OH. In addition...

May 19, 2012

May 16, 2012

SIMPSON, Connie L., age 65 of West Alexandria, OH. died Wed. May 16, 2012 after a short illness.  She was born in Dayton, OH. on Apr. 29, 1947 to Russell and Marie (Kinsey) Simpson.  She was a graduate of Twin Valley South High School and was a member of the West Alexandria Church of the Brethren.  She had retired from Rohm & Haas...

May 16, 2012

Gladys L. Straszheim, age 97, passed away on Wednesday, May 16th at the Greenbriar Nursing Center where she had been a resident since 2004. Born August 31, 1914 to Jessie and Bess Riegel near New Lebanon, OH, she lived in Preble County all her life, most of that time in Eaton, OH. She was preceded in death by her parents;...