Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Preble County, Eaton, Lewisburg & New Paris in Ohio.
Florence Mable Crank
Oct 15, 2009
FLORENCE MABLE CRANK, age 89, of Eaton, Ohio, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton. Born on March 21, 1920 in Dixon Township, Preble Co., Ohio, she was the daughter of the late McKinley W. & Fannie Jane (Moore) Taylor. Mable volunteered for the Women's Relief Corps in Eaton and Newcomerstown, Ohio. Member of the...

Ruth S. Lahey
Oct 15, 2009
RUTH S. LAHEY, 90, of Paoli, Indiana and formerly of Eaton, Ohio, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Paoli Health and Living Center in Paoli, Indiana. Born on October 4, 1919 in Mishicot, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Hugo & Ida (Whenholz) Ploeckelman. Ruth and her husband Robert moved to Eaton in 1960 and was a member...
Doneta R. Bettker
Oct 12, 2009
DONETA R. BETTKER, age 74, of Eaton, Ohio, died Monday, October 12, 2009 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. Born on May 15, 1935 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, she was the daughter of Rolland & Mary (Harrod) Burden. Doneta graduated in 1955 from Blum High School in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Preceded in death by her father, Rolland Burden; step father, Roy Reigelsperger,...

Darlene E. Franklin
Oct 12, 2009
Darlene E. Franklin age 64 of New Paris, Ohio died Monday afternoon, October 12, 2009 at her residence. Born on September 22, 1945 in Berkeley, California she was the daughter of the late John & Julia (Earp) Dick. Darlene was a Registered Nurse and had worked for the American Red Cross in North Carolina. She attended the St. John's and...

Laura Jane Martz
Oct 8, 2009
LAURA JANE MARTZ, 87, of Eaton, OH, died Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Eaton. Born on May 5, 1922 in Dayton, OH, she was the daughter of the late Robert S. & Willodene E. (Parrish) Fisher. She was a 1940 graduate of Eaton High School and attended Miami Jacobs College in Dayton and Miami University in Oxford, OH. Laura and...
Wanda Ruth Moreland
Oct 7, 2009
Wanda Ruth Moreland age 73 of Camden, Ohio died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at McCullough Hyde Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. Born on April 2, 1936 in Estill County, KY she was the daughter of the late Warren & Alean (Hamilton) Tipton. She had been employed at Dayton Flexible Products in Eaton and was a member of the Fenton Finders Club...

Virgil E. Eikenberry
Oct 4, 2009
VIRGIL E. EIKENBERRY, 87, of Eaton, Ohio, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Grandview Hospital in Dayton. He was born on May 6, 1922 near Eaton, Ohio, son of the late Frank M. & Emma(Aukerman) Eikenberry. He was a 1939 graduate of Eaton High School and was a life long farmer in Gasper and Wahington Townships. In 1992 he retired...
Billy J. Steele, Sr.
Oct 4, 2009
BILLY J. STEELE, SR., 80, of Camden, OH, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 in Oxford, OH. Born on June 9, 1929 in Somers Twp., Preble County, OH, he was the son of the late Walter A. & Bessie (Wilson) Steele. He retired in 1991 after 30 plus years with Wayne Works in Richmond, IN and was a member of UAW...
Timothy Leon Box
Sep 29, 2009
TIMOTHY LEON "TIM" BOX, 35, of Eaton, Ohio, died, Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. Born on October 22, 1973 in Hamilton, Ohio, son of Terry Lee & Nancy Elaine (Stevens) Box. Tim was a self-employed construction worker. Preceded in death by father, Terry Lee Box in 1991; grandparents, Earl Box, Leon Stevens in 1986 and...
Verna Mae Ayres
Sep 28, 2009
Verna Mae Ayres, age 62 of Dayton, Ohio went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday September 28, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton. Born on March 5, 1947 in Bristol, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Vernon Lloyd & Nina Estelle (Offield) Dodson. Preceded in death by Sister: Edna Darlene (Dodson) Nelson in 2002 and...
Nick J. Michael
Sep 26, 2009
NICK J. MICHAEL, 21 of Camden, OH, died Saturday, September 26, 2009 from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Gasper Twp., Preble County, OH. He was born on July 28, 1988 in Oxford, OH. He was a heavy equipment operator for John R. Jurgensen Co. in Cincinnati, OH. He was a 2007 Preble Shawnee High School graduate where he...
Gladys Crank
Sep 23, 2009
GLADYS CRANK, 89, of Eaton, Ohio, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton. Born on May 27, 1920 in Madison County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late John Robert & Lenora (Hendricks) Wilson. Gladys had attended the First Assembly of God in California and the Eaton Baptist Temple in Eaton, Ohio. She was...
D. Danny Michael
Sep 22, 2009
DARRELL D. "DANNY" MICHAEL , 58 of New Madison, OH, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton. Danny was born on October 5, 1950 in Hamilton, Ohio, son of the late Hubert Russell & Florence Alberta (Gault) Michael. He was a 20 year veteran of the U.S. Marines and U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam and Persian...
Anthony Jay Shumaker
Sep 21, 2009
ANTHONY JAY "TONY" SHUMAKER, age 56, of Richmond, Indiana, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at Golden Living Center in Richmond, Indiana. Born on September 23, 1952 in Richmond, Indiana, he was the son of Edwin & Gloria Sue (Lipps) Shumaker. Tony graduated from New Madison High School in 1971. Tony had worked for several years at Champion Target in Richmond,...
Louis S. Whitesell
Sep 12, 2009
LOUIS S. WHITESELL, 95, of Eaton, Ohio, died Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Richmond, IN. Born on February 17, 1914 in Israel Twp., Preble County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clarence Edgar & Jennie (Laird) Whitesell. He was a retired Israel Twp. farmer and was a charter member of #4 Farm Bureau Discussion Group. He was a...
Thelma H. Roy
Sep 11, 2009
THELMA H. ROY, age 81, of Camden, Ohio, died September 11, 2009 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton, Ohio. Born on September 23, 1927 in Casey County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Virgil & Arlena (Tarter) Patton. Thelma retired from Dayton Flexible Products in Eaton, Ohio after 16 years. She also worked at Preble Shawnee Schools....
R. Louise Welch - Hampton
Sep 11, 2009
R. "LOUISE" WELCH - HAMPTON, 96, of Lewisburg, OH, died Friday, September 11, 2009 in Eaton, OH. Born on April 21, 1913 in Scott County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Arthur & Emma Lou (Fleenor) Ridgeway. She had worked in food service at Vandalia Public Schools, Lion Uniform in Dayton and Automatic Retailers of America in...
Larry L. Rader
Sep 10, 2009
LARRY L. RADER, 63, of Eaton, OH, died Thursday, September 10, 2009 in Dayton, OH. Born on April 16, 1946 in Somerville, OH, he was the son of the late Matthew & Ethel Louise (Heckman) Rader. He had worked for Nettle Creek Corp in Richmond, IN for 24 years and retired in 2007 after 17 years at Total Fire Group,...

Richard J. Furrey
Sep 9, 2009
RICHARD J. FURREY, 59, of Indianapolis, IN, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 9, 2009 in Indianapolis. He was born on June 22, 1950 in Dayton, OH. He worked for Premier Credit in Indianapolis. He was a 1968 Twin Valley North High School graduate and had attended Wright State University. He had worked for 16 years as a manager at Meijers in...
Robert E. Wright
Sep 9, 2009
Robert E. (Bob) Wright, 81, a retired executive with NCR passed away, suddenly, on September 9, 2009 at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.While serving in the US Navy on the USS Burleson during 1946 and 1947 he participated in Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll. Bob married Kathryn M. Waymire on May 17, 1947. He was also stationed at...
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