Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Preble County, Eaton, Lewisburg & New Paris in Ohio.

James R. Neiswander, Sr.

James R. Neiswander, Sr.

Sep 8, 2013

James Robert Neiswander Sr., 91, of R.R. New Paris, OH, died peacefully Sunday, September 8, 2013, at his residence. He was born September 26, 1921 in Dayton, OH, the only child of Alvin & Olive M. (Fritz) Neiswander. On September 26, 1942, he married Dorothy J. Ertel, who died January 4, 2012. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge...

Ronald T. Rozell

Ronald T. Rozell

Sep 3, 2013

Ronald T. Rozell 76 of Eaton, OH, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton. Born on August 20, 1937 in Holyoke, Mass. Ronald served in the U.S. Air Force from January 1954 to September 1974 retiring as a Master Sergeant. He served in Vietnam. Member of the American Legion Post 215 at Eaton and American Sergeants Association Group....

Richard L. Cail

Richard L. Cail

Sep 1, 2013

Richard L. Cail, 91 of Eaton, OH, died Sunday, September 1, 2013 at his residence. Born on June 8, 1922 in Richmond, IN he was the son of the late Stanley G. & Katherine (Rhoads) Cail. Richard served in the 28th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during W.W. II at Normandy and received a Purple Heart in 1944 at...

Edward Roberts

Edward Roberts

Aug 31, 2013

EDWARD "Ed" ROBERTS, age 89, of Eaton, Ohio died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Born on April 16, 1924 near Bone Cave in Van Buren County, Tennessee, son of the late Abijah E. & Nancy Ann (Hillis) Roberts. Ed worked for 45 years with GM - Harrison Radiator in Dayton, Ohio. He was a...

Maurine L. Bowen

Maurine L. Bowen

Aug 29, 2013

Maurine L. (Gray) Bowen, 88, of Eaton, OH, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton. Born on June 8, 1925 in Peoria, IL, she was the daughter of the late Otto & Olive B. (Lightbody) Gray.Maurine had worked for Kroger in Eaton and later worked at Miller's Supermarket in the produce department. She loved to make quilts for...

Donna J. Phipps

Donna J. Phipps

Aug 29, 2013

Donna J. Phipps, age 85, of Eaton, Ohio died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. Born on May 21, 1928 in Portsmouth, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Oliver & Margaret (Meadows) Gaines. Margaret retired in 1990 as a bookkeeper for Valley Center Pharmacy in El Cajon, California. Preceded in death by...

Laura Belle Terrill

Laura Belle Terrill

Aug 28, 2013

LAURA BELLE TERRILL, 85, of West Elkton, OH, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Kingston of Miamisburg in Miamisburg, OH. She was born on October 27, 1927 in West Elkton, OH, daughter of the late Leroy and Helen (Plack) Kirkpatrick. Laura was a 1945 graduate of West Elkton High School; was the head cook for Preble Shawnee Schools in West...

Sylvia A. Purdy

Sylvia A. Purdy

Aug 25, 2013

SYLVIA A. PURDY, 72, of West Elkton, OH, died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at McCullough-Hyde Hospital in Oxford, OH. She was born on March 30, 1941 in Wise County, VA, daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Georgia (Hill) Blevins. Sylvia was a graduate of East Stone High School in East Stone, VA and was a retired bus driver for...

James R. Bunger

James R. Bunger

Aug 23, 2013

JAMES R. BUNGER, 72, of Lewisburg, OH, died Friday, August 23, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born on April 7, 1941 in Preble County, Ohio son of the late Nevin T. and Grace M. (Leslie) Bunger. James was a truck driver from the time he was 16 years old having driven for Zumstein, Inc. in Lewisburg, Liberal Markets...

Todd M. Kozuszek

Todd M. Kozuszek

Aug 22, 2013

TODD M. KOZUSZEK, age 45, of Camden, Ohio died Thursday, August 22, 2013 at McCullough-Hyde Hospital in Oxford, OH. Todd was born on April 28, 1968 in Butler County, Ohio and was a 1986 Miamisburg High School graduate. He had worked in several area retail grocery stores and enjoyed playing golf. Todd was committed to improving awareness for epilepsy and...

Richard L. Berry

Richard L. Berry

Aug 20, 2013

Richard L. Berry, 72, of Brookville, OH, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Genesis Healthcare – New Lebanon Center, New Lebanon, OH. Born on March 9, 1941 in Dayton, OH, he was the son of the late Orville L. & Juanita (Janson) Berry. He was the owner/operator of Dick Berry TV, a 1959 Lewisburg Union High School graduate and attended...

Nathaniel C. Orona

Nathaniel C. Orona

Aug 15, 2013

NATHANIEL C. ORONA age 24 of West Manchester, Ohio died suddenly Thursday, August 15, 2013 while fishing near Lewisburg, Ohio. He was born on May 15, 1989 in Middletown, OH and was a 2008 graduate of Tri-County North High School. Nathan currently worked for Crider Masonry in Farmersville, OH; Tim Terrel Roofing of Franklin, OH and working concrete projects. He...

Ralph Seals

Ralph Seals

Aug 14, 2013

RALPH SEALS, 88, of Somerville, Ohio died Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Vancrest Healthcare Center in Eaton, OH. He was born on April 12, 1925 in Montgomery County, OH son of the late Harmon H. & Pearl (Kincer) Seals. Ralph retired in 1993 from the Ramada Inn in Cincinnati, OH where he was a Maintenance Supervisor. He was a bee...

Marilyn J. Weller

Marilyn J. Weller

Aug 11, 2013

Marilyn J. Weller, age 83, of Eaton, Ohio died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Reid Hospital & Health Care in Richmond, IN. Born on December 14, 1929 in Richmond, IN she was the daughter of the late Clarence P. & Helen E. (Downing) Gilmore. Marilyn was a 1947 graduate of Richmond High School and had been a resident of Preble...

Robert W. Foster

Robert W. Foster

Aug 9, 2013

ROBERT W. FOSTER, 91 of Eaton, OH died Friday, August 9, 2013 at VA Hospice. He was born on November 15, 1921 in Knightstown, IN, son of Herschel & Helen (Risk) Foster. Robert was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, serving during WWII, with a deployment to Italy.On March 8, 1946 he married Georgia E. Dyer, who survives. Also survived...

Edward Morris

Edward Morris

Aug 9, 2013

Edward "Eddie" Morris, 96, of Richmond, Indiana died Friday August 9, 2013 at Franklin United Methodist Retirement Community in Franklin, Indiana.Born on March 19, 1917 in Estill County Kentucky, son of the late John & Maggie Brandenburg Morris. He had been a Bus Driver for the Richmond, Indiana School District for 22 years, retiring in 2003. Preceded in death by...

Tom A. Garwood

Tom A. Garwood

Aug 6, 2013

TOM A. GARWOOD, 53 of Lewisburg, Ohio died at his residence Tuesday, August 6, 2013. He was born on October 3, 1959 in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late Berlin Elva "Bud" & Doris Lorene (Shafer) Garwood. Preceded in death by his brother, Gordon Dean Garwood; sister, Mildred L. McKee; infant sister, Carol Garwood.Survived by his son, Matt (Jessica) Garwood...

Daryl J. Foster, Sr.

Daryl J. Foster, Sr.

Aug 5, 2013

Daryl J. Foster, Sr., 85, formerly of Lewisburg, OH, died Monday, August 5, 2013 at Brookhaven Nursing & Rehabilitation in Brookville, Ohio. Born on October 6, 1927 in Bowling Green, Ohio he was the son of the late Joseph W. & Goldie E. (Bunger) Foster. Daryl was a W.W. II Navy Veteran. He worked at N.C.R. Corporation for 27 years...

Robert W. Clark

Robert W. Clark

Aug 1, 2013

ROBERT W. CLARK, 77 of Eaton, OH died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Heartland of Eaton in Eaton, Ohio. He was born on December 24, 1935 in Eaton, OH, son of the late Forrest W. & Ida Minnie (Henne) Clark. Robert was a 1954 graduate of Jackson High School and served in the Eaton National Guard from 1954 to 1957....

James P. "Jim" Eikenberry

James P. "Jim" Eikenberry

Jul 30, 2013

JAMES P. "JIM" EIKENBERRY, 81 of Eaton, OH died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Woodland County Manor in Somerville, Ohio. He was born on May 24, 1932 in Eaton, OH, son of the late Paul Charles & Lois Esther (Mallow) Eikenberry. Jim was the former owner and operator of Eikenberry Garden Center and Flower Shop in Eaton. He was a...