Obituaries

Bradley Izor

Bradley Izor

Jan 26, 2020

Izor, Bradley S., age 65 of Brookville, OH passed away January 26, 2020 at Grandview Hospital. Brad was born in Dayton OH to the late Herbert and Mary (Boyer) Izor, graduated from Valley View High School class of 1972 and retired from Genuine Auto Parts in Dayton, OH. After retiring, Brad continued working part time at Genuine Auto Parts...

Farrel Thomas

Farrel Thomas

Jan 23, 2020

Thomas, Farrel E., age 89 of New Lebanon passed away peacefully on January 23, 2020. He was born in New Lebanon, OH to the late Ray and Greta (Phillips) Thomas and graduated from West Alexandria High School in 1948. Thomas worked in many different areas of sales including real estate, auto sales at Carter Motors and Slemker Automotive, and...

Karen Jirka

Karen Jirka

Jan 21, 2020

Jirka, Karen M., age 60 of Germantown, OH, formerly of New Windsor, MD passed away peacefully on January 21, 2020 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Karen was born in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Elmer and Cordelia (Snyder) Goldhammer. She enjoyed bike riding, shopping, cruising around in here jeep, she loved her dogs and especially her family....

Douglas Combs

Douglas Combs

Jan 12, 2020

Combs, Douglas H., age 68 of Franklin, OH passed away unexpectedly on January 12th, 2020. He was born in Hazard, KY to the late Tom and Willa Mae (Fugate) Combs, attended Franklin High School, was a U.S. Army veteran and worked for many years doing automobile body and repair work. Doug was a generous and kind person who was...

Elizabeth Burns

Elizabeth Burns

Jan 10, 2020

Burns, Elizabeth Jean, age 97 of Kettering passed away January 9, 2020 at Oak Creek Terrace. She was born in Westerville, OH to the late Charles and Inez (Drum) Bowman and graduated from Otterbein College. Jean was a music teacher for 23 years at Franklin City Schools where she was also inducted into their Hall of Fame, and also...

Wilma Belbeck

Wilma Belbeck

Jan 1, 2020

Wilma F. Belbeck, age 87 of Germantown, formerly of Lansing, MI passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020.  She was born in Michigan to the late Albert and Clara (Thoreson) Egler and retired from GM.  Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Timothy Belbeck and her son Ricky T. Belbeck.  She is survived by...

Marilyn Ballinger

Marilyn Ballinger

Dec 30, 2019

Ballinger, Marilyn, age 86 of Germantown passed away December 30, 2019 at Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties.  She was born in Miamisburg, OH to the late Charles and Opal (Vorhis) Schoonover.  Marilyn enjoyed spending time taking trips with her friends from the Germantown Senior Center.  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husaband Elmer...

Victoria Wyatt

Victoria Wyatt

Dec 28, 2019

Wyatt, Victoria Jean, age 49 of Germantown passed away on December 28, 2019 at Heartland of Miamisburg after a brief illness. She was born in Martins Ferry, OH to Robert Kraft and the late Sharon Easterday. Vicky was a devoted wife and caregiver to her late husband Richard Thomas Wyatt and her two sons Eric and Kyle Wyatt. Along...

Dale Hawvermale

Dale Hawvermale

Dec 17, 2019

Dale Hawvermale, age 77 of Germantown passed away at his residence on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. He was born February 18, 1942  to the late Everette & Louetta (Buser) Hawvermale. Dale was a long time dairy and grain farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Frank. He is survived by his wife Janet (Hunn) of...

Thomas Sowders, Jr.

Thomas Sowders, Jr.

Dec 15, 2019

Sowders, Thomas L., Jr., age 70 of Middletown passed away on December 15, 2019 at the Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Dayton, OH to the late Thomas Sowders, Sr., and Wanda (Brown) Sowders. Thomas previously owned Romar Skating Rink in Germantown, and retired from Baxter. He was a member of the Eagles, was an avid fisherman, loved...

Betty Hurst

Betty Hurst

Dec 14, 2019

Hurst, Betty Lou (Roberts), age 93 of Franklin went home to heaven on Saturday, December 14, 2019. She was born at Middletown Hospital, Middletown, OH on June 4, 1926. Betty enjoyed being a homemaker. As a church pianist and organist for over 40 years in the Church of the Nazarene, Betty loved Jesus. She was a “soul winner". Many...

John Fidler

John Fidler

Dec 8, 2019

John Steven Fidler "Steve", age 63 of Kettering passed away unexpectedly on December 8, 2019. He was born in Dayton, OH to the late John V. Fidler and Betty L. Fidler (Myers) and worked at Metropolitan Dry Cleaners in Kettering for over 30 years. Steve loved motorcycles and anything to do with cars like Nascar, antique cars, hot rods,...

Shane Velte

Shane Velte

Nov 24, 2019

Shane Andrew Velte, age 28 of Germantown passed away unexpectedly on November 24, 2019. He was born in Dayton, OH to Todd and Melanie (Gillespie) Velte, graduated from Valley View High School in 2010 and was an HVAC technician for Airtron Heating & Air. Shane was a member of The Jordan Church and was a tenderhearted person with an...

Levi Roberts

Levi Roberts

Nov 2, 2019

Roberts, Levi Allen, age 28 of Brookville, formerly of Germantown passed away November 2, 2019.  He was born in Kettering, OH to Tim Roberts and Dawn (Moseman) Roberts, graduated from Valley View High School and the CTC in 2009.  Levi worked as a mechanic at Smedley's Chevrolet but in his free time he loved to kayak, fish, hunt and...

Hazel Dennison

Hazel Dennison

Oct 28, 2019

Dennison, Hazel T., age 87 of Middletown, OH passed away peacefully on October 28, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in West Carrollton, OH to the late Robert and Esther (Wilcher) Taylor. Hazel graduated from Franklin High School Class of 1950, and worked at Aeronca Corp, was a member of Eastern Star and Kentucky...

Hannah and Joshua Heistand

Hannah and Joshua Heistand

Oct 15, 2019

Hannah Grace Heistand and Joshua Isaac Heistand of Germantown, Ohio, infants, passed away Tuesday the 15th of October, 2019 in the loving arms of their parents, shortly after being born. Even in their short lives they made such an amazing impact on so many lives around them. They are survived by their parents William and Taylor (Donson) Heistand, paternal...

Joann Caplinger

Joann Caplinger

Oct 10, 2019

Joann Caplinger, age 69 of Miamisburg, formerly of Germantown passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness at Kettering Medical Center on October 10, 2019. She was born to the late John G. and Matilda L. (Coovert) Honeyman and graduated from Fairview High School in Dayton. Joann loved to sew, cook and was an excellent gardener, she especially loved her...

Harry Gisewite

Harry Gisewite

Sep 30, 2019

Gisewite, Harry Eugene, age 88 of Farmersville passed away peacefully in his favorite spot, the front porch of his home. He was born in Farmersville, OH to the late Burley and Ruth (Johnson) Gisewite and attended Farmersville School before working on the farm with his father, then joining the U.S. Army. After serving his country, Harry spent about 20...

Shirley Burkholder

Shirley Burkholder

Sep 30, 2019

Burkholder, Shirley J., age 88 of Germantown passed away peacefully on September 30, 2019 at Brookdale Oakwood. She was born in Franklin, PA and retired from the Dupps Company after 28 years. Shirley enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading spy novels, music and dancing. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her grandson Aaron Lakes, 2 brothers and...

Burton Beaman

Burton Beaman

Sep 28, 2019

Beaman, Burton C. Jr, age 70 of Middletown, OH passed away at his home on September 28, 2019.  He was born in Rochester, NY and was a U.S. Navy veteran.  He is preceded in death by his wife Fredette "Freddie" Beaman, his father Burton C. Beaman, Sr, his brother Frederick Lee Beaman, step father Arthur M. Brown and step brother...