Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Preble County, Eaton, Lewisburg & New Paris in Ohio.
Margaret H. "Margie" Cole
Jan 16, 2014
Margaret H. "Margie" Cole, age 76 of Eaton, OH, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, IN. Born on February 26, 1937 in Cincinnati, OH, she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. & Pauline M. (Doran) Bunn. Margie was the former Manager and Tour Director for the Eaton office of the Miami Valley AAA for...
Edward E. Straszheim
Jan 16, 2014
Edward E. Straszheim, 79 of Eaton, Ohio, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Heartland of Eaton. Edward was born on August 31, 1934 in Preble County, Ohio, son of the late John William & Martha Anne (Koppe) Straszheim. He graduated in 1952 from Monroe High School. He retired from General Motors after 33 years of service. Member of the V.F.W...
Kathleen L. Garrett
Jan 14, 2014
KATHLEEN (Hart) GARRETT, age 90 of Eaton, Ohio died Tuesday, January14, 2014 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, IN. Born on June 14, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Walter & Flora (Marshall) Hart and she has lived in the Eaton area all of her life. Kathleen farmed with her husband and worked at Millers Super Market in Eaton,...
Elaine B. "Boots" Weadick
Jan 13, 2014
Elaine B. "Boots" Weadick, age 89 of Eaton, Ohio died on Monday, January 13, 2014 at Heartland of Eaton. Elaine was born on October 24, 1924 in Tipton County, Indiana the daughter of the late Dewey & Leonna (Coleman) McCracken. Preceded in death by husband of 60 years: James C. Weadick in 2007.Elaine was a W.W. II U.S. Navy veteran,...
Bruce G. Blankenship
Jan 10, 2014
Bruce G. Blankenship, age 78 of Jacksboro, TN, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at his residence. Born on October 30, 1935 in Farmersville, OH, he was the son of the late Walter E. & Martha (Rice) Blankenship. He retired from Emory Worldwide after 25 years of service. He was a U.S. Marine and Air Force veteran having served in the...
Albert B. Combs
Jan 10, 2014
Albert B. Combs, Age 71, of West Alexandria, Ohio, died January 10, 2014. He was born on September 5, 1942, in Hazard, Kentucky, to the late Carlos and Clora Combs. Al graduated from Charlestown High School, Charlestown, Indiana, in 1961 and received a BS degree in chemistry from Berea College, Berea, Kentucky in 1965. On August 5, 1967, he married...
Sandra May Rust
Jan 9, 2014
Sandra May Rust, 75, of Lewisburg, Ohio, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 at The Hospice of Dayton. She was born on January 3, 1939 in Islesboro, Maine, daughter of the late Ralph & Effie (Fairfield) Leach. Sandra worked for 37 years at U.S. Precision Glass in Lewisburg and enjoyed gardening, canning and spending time with her family and friends.In addition...

Ray N. Strickler
Jan 8, 2014
Ray N. "Dude" Strickler, 101, formerly of Eldorado, OH, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Vancrest Health Care Center, Eaton, OH, where he had resided for several years.Ray was born October 2, 1912 in Castine, OH to Oliver & Lillie B. (Gillam) Strickler. He attended Monroe School, West Manchester, OH. On January 29, 1937, at the courthouse in Richmond, Indiana,...
Lawrence F. Mcconnehea
Jan 4, 2014
Lawrence F. McConnehea, 82 of Eaton, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 4, 2014. Born on September 26, 1931 in Champaign Co., Ohio he was the son of the late Daniel & Mabel (Beegle) McConnehea. He was a self-employed Janitor for many years.Survived by his former wife, Ella Sunday of Franklin, Ohio, children, Roy & Sherry...
Sharon Y. Atkinson
Jan 2, 2014
Sharon Y. Atkinson, age 62 of Eaton, Ohio died on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Heartland of Eaton. Sharon was born on April 14, 1951 in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio. She had attended Miami University and retired in 2009 from Verizon in Richmond after 30 years of service. Preceded in death by her father: Roscoe Holsinger, Jr. in 2010.Survived by...
Sylvia Jane Hoff
Jan 1, 2014
Sylvia Jane Hoff, age 86 of Lewisburg, OH, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Otterbein at Atrium, Middletown, OH. Born on May 10, 1927 in Lewisburg, OH, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Everett Paul & Faye E. (McCabe) Trittschuh. She was a graduate of Lewisburg Union High School and Miami University in Oxford, OH and was the...
Linda Kakias
Dec 31, 2013
Linda (Rose) Kakias, 65, of Eldorado, Ohio passed away suddenly on December 31, 2013 at her residence. She was born February 15, 1948 in Greenville, Ohio to Stanley & Lucy (Shiverdecker) Rose, and was a graduate of Monroe High School, West Manchester, Oh.She worked for many years at Baxter Industries, and retired from Green Tokai about 4 years ago. On...
Brent Petry
Dec 29, 2013
Brent Petry, age 50 of New Paris, Ohio died on Sunday, December 29, 2013. Brent was born on March 17, 1963 in Dayton, Ohio. Graduate of National Trail High School in New Paris, Ohio. Brent had worked for many years remodeling homes for Gaynor Petry & Son Construction of New Paris, Ohio. Member of the N. R. A.Survived by his...

Anna C. Ditmer
Dec 25, 2013
ANNA C. DITMER, 79 of Eaton, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Woodland Country Manor in Somerville, Ohio. She was born on January 22, 1934 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, daughter of the late Howard E. and Hazel (Stacy) Osborne. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Eaton and is preceded in death by her husband, Roy E....
Alice L. Brower
Dec 25, 2013
Alice L. Brower, age 99 of Lewisburg, OH, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Heartland of Eaton. Born on January 10, 1914 in Clinton County, OH, she was the daughter of the late Roy C. & Henrietta (Rosenberger) Smith. Alice retired in 1979 from Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. She has lived in Preble County since 1946 and was a...
Larry R. Webb
Dec 24, 2013
Larry R. Webb, 68 of Camden, Ohio died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at his residence. Born on March 19, 1945 in Richmond, Indiana he was the son of the late Earl & Charlotte Ann (Handley) Webb. Larry was a 1963 Camden High School graduate. He retired in 2005 from Miami University after 33 years of service.Survived by wife of 47...
Mary "Pat" Talbert
Dec 15, 2013
M. Patricia Talbert, 90, of West Elkton, OH died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at The Woodlands of Middletown. Born on December 3, 1923 in Franklin, OH, she was the daughter of the late Paul E. & Sarah E. (Morgan) Ruppert.Pat was a Franklin, Ohio high school graduate and was a retired receptionist after 15 years with Ruppert, Bronson and Ruppert...
Joann Fink
Dec 15, 2013
JoAnn Fink, age 78, of Lewisburg, Ohio died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Baylor Hospital in Grapevine, Texas. Born on July 30, 1935 in Hamilton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Carroll & Goldie (Campbell) MacDonald. Preceded in death by her beloved sister Donna Singleton, and loving husband Edward Parker Fink.She was a retired glass operator for Ohio...
M. Carolyn Ellington
Dec 14, 2013
M. Carolyn Ellington, age 92, of Richmond, Indiana and formerly Eaton, Ohio, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Friends Fellowship Community. Born on June 30, 1921 in Harveysburg, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William & Helen (Hartsock) Lukens. She was a 1939 graduate of Waynesville (Ohio) High School. In 1943, she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from...
Charlene Redmond
Dec 11, 2013
Charlene Redmond, age 57 formerly of Lewisburg died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the Tennova Healthcare in Knoxville, TN. Charlene was born on November 24, 1956 in Lee County, Virginia and has lived in Lewisburg most all of her life moving to Tennessee in 2009. She had worked at Whirlpool in Greenville, OH for many years and was a member...
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