Obituaries
Lana T. Knorr
Feb 12, 2016
Knorr, Lana T, Loving daughter of Bob Knorr Jr. and Janine Schiltz. Dear sister of Brigitte (Gregg) Gentile. Loving mother of Jeralyn (Derrick) Giffen, Alexa and Alivia Knorr-Sullivan. Dear aunt of Mitch and Madison Gentile. Passed away Friday, February 12, 2016, at the age of 48. A memorial service for Lana will be held at Cox Arboretum on Thursday, February...
Raymond T. Strehle
Feb 7, 2016
STREHLE, Raymond T. “Deep”, age 88, of Dayton, passed away in his daughter’s home Sunday, February 7, 2016. Ray was born in Dade County, FL on December 6, 1927 to the late Clement and Kate (Heidgerken) Strehle. He is preceded in death by siblings: Lester of Beavercreek, Ohio, Fred of Kettering, Ohio, Vera Collins of Dayton, Ohio, Mary Hodapp of...
Edward J. O'Neil Jr.
Feb 5, 2016
Edward J. O’Neil Jr., long time Cox Newspapers executive, died Friday January 5, 2016. A Dayton native, born February 10, 1930, recently returned to Ohio after more than 22 years as a winter resident of Sanibel Island, Florida. At the time of his 1990 retirement, O’Neil was publisher of the Springfield News-Sun. O’Neil spent most of his 44-year newspaper career...
Robert E. Amann
Feb 3, 2016
Amann, Robert E., age 69, of Dayton, passed away Wednesday February 3, 2016. Mr. Amann was a 1964 graduate of Patterson Co Op. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, then worked 18 years at McCalls before retiring from Chrysler. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anita and Bud Amann; a daughter, Sarah, a son, Douglas; and...
Marjorie F. Pohl
Feb 2, 2016
Pohl, Marjorie F., age 80 of Kettering, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. She was preceded in death by her parents, John A. and Magdalene Butkus; brother, John S. Butkus; brother-in-law, Richard Pohl. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Donald F. Pohl; daughters, Susan (Mark) Jordan of Beavercreek, OH, Margie (Bill) Isaacs of Dayton, OH; sons,...
John Robert Ziehler
Jan 30, 2016
Ziehler, John Robert, age 84 of Dayton, Ohio passed away peacefully at home Jan. 30, 2016. Preceded in death by his parents Robert and Dorothy Ziehler; a son, Robert Joseph and daughter, Margaret. Survived by beloved wife of 61 years Grace Marilyn, daughters Maryellen Hause (Scott), Carolyn Paxson (John) and 5 grandchildren ,Kathleen and Robert Hause, Ryan and Drew Paxson...
Louis A. Tamburino PhD
Jan 29, 2016
Louis A. Tamburino, PhD Age 79 of Kettering, Ohio, died 29 January 2016 after complications from a short illness. Louis was born on 9 May 1936 in Pittsburgh, PA. Preceded in death by his parents Speranza and Dominic Tamburino and brother John. Louis is survived by his wife Linda Sue (Quinlivan) Tamburino, daughter Linda Athena and her husband Leslie Alan...
Ceferino J. Cata MD
Jan 29, 2016
Cata, Ceferino J., M.D., age 89, of Centerville, passed away Friday January 29, 2016. Dr. Cata was a member of St. Charles of Borromeo parish and The Agrupacion Catolica Universitaria. He was preceded in death by his two daughters, Margarita M. Cata, M.D. and Maria E. Cata. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Maria Elena Cata; two...
Douglas Eugene Moorman
Jan 29, 2016
Moorman, Douglas Eugene, born November 6, 1947. Passed away quietly at home on January 29, 2016. Doug graduated from Patterson Co-Op High School in 1965. He worked in the real estate title business and retired from Sterling Land Title. Doug was a rabid Green Bay Packers, Dayton Dragons, and Duke basketball fan. He enjoyed playing golf and cards, and being...
Theresa A. Otto
Jan 28, 2016
Otto, Theresa A., (Wuerstl), age 85, of Dayton, passed away Thursday January 28, 2016. Theresa was retired from the Miami Cigar Company. She very much enjoyed her trips to Florida visiting her friends and brother. Theresa was preceded in death by her brother, Joe Wuerstl. She is survived by her four sisters and brothers-in-law, Barbara & Don Smith, Dolores &...
William J. O'Bryan Jr.
Jan 25, 2016
O'BRYAN, William J. Jr., age 95, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016. William was preceded in death by his loving wife of 71 years, Mary Ann, son-in-law, Terry Smith and brother, Robert. He is survived by his children: Tom (Mary) O'Bryan, Mike (Kathy) O'Bryan, Ann Smith and Carol (Gregg) Gorsuch; grandchildren: Tim (Angie) O'Bryan, Ben (Karri) O'Bryan, Libby (Brandon) Pass,...
Alan Melville
Jan 22, 2016
MELVILLE, Alan, age 54 of Dayton passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016. He was born in Great Falls, Montana to the late, William and Mary (Dunahue) Melville. He is survived by his life partner, Juliann Neahus; children, Alan Jr., Tosha, Cody, step daughter, Stephanie Russell; grandchildren, Michelle Russell, Andrew Hall, Samantha Claggett; sister and brother-in-law, Beth (William) Archer, brother,...
Michael Edward Feldman
Jan 21, 2016
Feldman, Michael Edward, age 71, of Dayton passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016. Michael was a member of the Milton Athletic Club and the Shamrock Club. He was preceded in death by his sister, Susan M. Fink. He is survived by a close friend Debbie Christensen of Dayton; a sister, Judith (Dennis) Harter of Dayton; a brother-in-law, Bob Fink of...
James Donald "Don" Pettry
Jan 20, 2016
PETTRY, James Donald (“Don”) of Wilmington, Ohio, died on January 20, 2016. He was 97 years old. Don was born on October 20, 1918 in Hinton, West Virginia, the son of Rufus and Nannie Pettry. Don was a graduate of Kettering Fairmont High School. He married Virginia Horstman on January 24, 1942. Don served in the United States Army Air...
Madelyn "Lynne" Antoinette Hemmert
Jan 19, 2016
Madelyn "Lynne" Antoinette (Kaiser) Hemmert, age 75, of Beavercreek, Ohio, passed away, surrounded by loved ones, on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at The Village at the Greene Nursing Home after a courageous battle with Frontotemporal Dementia. Madelyn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 3, 1940, and grew up in the suburb of Clifton. She attended Our Lady of Angels...
Darrel John Francis
Jan 15, 2016
Francis, Darrel John, was born May 19, 1943 to Lyndon Celestine Francis and Mary Teresa Barhorst Francis in Dayton, Ohio. He attended St. Rita Elementary School, Chaminade High School and Miami Jacobs College. At age 15 he started in the family business SREPCO, an electronics distribution company. Later he had his own rep company, Preferred Marketing, and later years, worked...
Helen Elaine Kelly
Jan 13, 2016
Kelly, Helen Elaine was summoned by Almighty God to enter into the heavenly kingdom at 1:09am on January 13, 2016 from the Hospice of Dayton. She was the last of four siblings, born in Bronx, New York to the late Christopher Stelyn and Aglaia Soutsous on August 2, 1929. Her parents were natives of Greece with her mother being from...
Ann Kappeler
Jan 11, 2016
Kappeler, L., Ann., born Oct. 29, 1927 in Dayton, OH, died on January 11, 2016, at Bethany Village, Centerville, OH at age 88. She chose to reside at Bethany in the spring of 2009 and appreciated their good care. L. Ann earned two Bachelor’s Degrees at The University of Dayton (in 1945 & ’64); taught Social Studies & English in...
Sean P. Wilson
Jan 11, 2016
Wilson, Sean P., of Dayton, took the next journey at the early age of 29. Born in June on the 25th day in 1986. Sean will reconnect with his grandfather Harry and good friend Bob. Sean will be terribly missed by many! His easy and welcoming demeanor was ever present. There are not enough words to describe what a wonderful,...
Edward J. Biersack
Jan 10, 2016
Biersack, Edward J., age 91 of Beavercreek, passed away January 10. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 14, 1924, to the late Alphonse and Marie Biersack. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, John and Joe and one sister Rosemary. Ed’s wife Norma passed away in February of 2015. They had celebrated over 68 years of...

