Obituaries

Apr 24, 2019

Rheba Alice Ridder, 94, of Urbana, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in Vancrest of Urbana. She was born on February 19, 1925 to Albert and Cora (Zimmerman) Comer. Rheba attended school in Kingscreek and at Urbana Local and married Karl Ridder in 1943. She began her professional side of life in 1954 with the Springfield News-Sun, retiring with...

Apr 19, 2019

Doris Louise Dunlap, 89, of Urbana, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 in Vancrest of Urbana. She was born June 12, 1929 in Champaign County, OH, a daughter of Cleveland and Nila Goode. Doris formerly attended Myrtle Tree Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Robert (Joanne) Dunlap; daughters, Diana Tukesbrey and Laura (Terry) McKee; grandchildren, John and Allen Dunlap,...

Apr 17, 2019

Laughn Leo Siez, 70, of Urbana, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 6, 1948 in Santa Monica, CA and retired as a machinist after 40 years of service. Laughn was a member of the VFW in Urbana and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife,...

Apr 13, 2019

Carl Amos Lininger, 76, of Urbana, passed away, Saturday, April 13, 2019 in Urbana. He is preceded in death by his wife Mary Christine (Eaton) Lininger; parents Carroll Page and Helen Louise (Dickey) Lininger; and brothers Keith Lininger, Max Earl Lininger and David Wayne Lininger. He is survived by his daughter Michelle Bailey; step-son Jeffrey Wayne Eaton; sisters Sarah Louise...

Apr 12, 2019

Heather Elizabeth Fansler, 46, of Urbana, went to be with the Lord on April 12, 2019 at the Springfield Regional Medical Center after a hard-fought battle with a number of medical issues. Heather was born on September 16, 1972 in Urbana, OH, where she grew up and spent her entire life. She was a 1990 graduate of Urbana High School,...

Apr 10, 2019

Christine M. Venrick, age 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Villa of Springfield. She was born on June 17, 1926 to the late Andrew and Eva (Mattox) McConnehay in Champaign County, Ohio. In addition to her parents, Christine is reunited in Heaven with the love of her life, Robert S. Bradford, who she married on August...

Apr 5, 2019

Richard E. “Dick” Weisenberger, 83, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 in The Urbana Place. He was born November 22, 1935 in Hamilton, OH, to Cyril and Alma (Eversmann) Weisenberger. He married the love of his life, Elizabeth A. Johns, daughter of Melvin and Helen Johns of Trenton, OH, on January 5, 1957. They are the parents of nine...

Apr 3, 2019

Peggy Rice, 56, of Urbana, passed away in her home on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. She was born December 4, 1962 in Springfield, OH, a daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Fuller) Finch. Survivors include her father, Thomas Finch; husband, Gary Rice; son, Anthony Craig Rice (Bridgette); dear cousin of her father’s family, Karen Davidson; and brother-in-law, Noah Abraham Rice, and...

Apr 2, 2019

Warren Grimes Bonnie, age 63, passed away in the Kettering Hospital of Dayton, Ohio on April 2, 2019. Warren was born to Elliott and Beverly (Grimes) Bonnie II on March 21, 1956 in Urbana, Ohio. Warren enjoyed his students and career as a high school math teacher at the Cliff Park School in Springfield, OH. During his career as a...

Apr 1, 2019

Richard S. Lyons, 84, of Urbana, Ohio, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon April 1, 2019 in his home surrounded by his loving wife of 65 years and his family. He was born on September 12, 1934 in Urbana, Ohio to the late Manuel E. and Lola M. Lyons. A 1952 graduate of Urbana High School, Richard was milkman for Hopewell...

Mar 31, 2019

Urma V. Smith, 91, of Urbana, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 in her residence. She was born on January 17, 1928 in Plain City, OH, to Samuel N. and Mary Ann (Kramer) Yoder, the second of three children. She grew up in an Amish/Mennonite home, living in the Plain City and West Liberty areas on farms helping with...

Mar 26, 2019

CARNEY, Judy Ann age 64 of Urbana, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born on December 14, 1954 to the late Harry Edwin and Dorothy Marie (Schafer) Lockwood in Urbana. In addition to her parents, Judy is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Barney Carney; sisters: Marsha Arnold and...

Mar 24, 2019

James Eugene Anderson, age 63, passed away in Springfield Regional Hospital on March 24, 2019. He was born to Eugene and Janet (Shambaugh) Anderson in Urbana, Ohio on February 14, 1956. He was retired from trucking. He loved the open road with his 18-wheelers and his motorcycles. He was a member of the Urbana United Methodist Church and Clark County...

Mar 16, 2019

LOGSDON, John A., 80, of Urbana, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2019. He was born on November 12, 1938, in Knox County, Ohio, the son of the late John Arthur and Mary Jane (Huffman) Logsdon. John is preceded in death by a sister, Serena Logsdon; brothers, Jim and Jack Logsdon; and brother-in-law, James Dunlavy. He is survived by a...

Mar 15, 2019

Mar 13, 2019

Carol Jane Gleeson, 66, of Cable, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Mercy Health-Urbana Hospital, Urbana. She was born on February 4, 1953 in Glen Ridge, NJ, a daughter of John and Doris (Jacobus) Hanenberg. Carol attended the Urbana Church of the Nazarene, graduated from Urbana University with her MBA and worked 9 years as a manager at...

Mar 13, 2019

Bertha Irene McKellop, 100, of Urbana, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Mercy Health – Urbana Hospital, Urbana. She was born on July 24, 1918 in Urbana, OH, a daughter of Roy and Amanda (Offenbacker) Fox. Bertha was married to Berle McKellop for 58 years and he preceded her in death in 1995. Survivors include daughters, Nancy (Phillip)...

Mar 12, 2019

Joanne Hazel (Grebe) Hendricks, 85, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born at home on May 21, 1933 in Midland, MI, a daughter of John Josef and Hazel Amanda (Holmes) Grebe and grew up surrounded by a large extended family of German immigrants. The year before college she spent abroad visiting the...

Mar 3, 2019

Arthur Floyd McCain, 87, of Urbana, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born February 22, 1932 in Concord, OH, a son of Delmar and Frances McCain. He was a member of the Union Chapel Community Church in West Liberty and retired from Kelsey Hayes Manufacturing after 25 years of service. He is...

Feb 25, 2019

Johnnie Frederick Young, 82, of Urbana, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 in Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, after a brief illness. Johnnie was born October 28, 1936 in Batavia, the second son and first identical twin to Russell Glenn and Martha Inez Young. The family soon moved to the family farm near Greenbush (Brown County). He graduated from Buford...