All Obituaries

Barbara Jean Miller, age 73, of Tipp City, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at Stonespring of Vandalia. She was born February 11, 1947 to the late Paul & Lillian (Springer) Burris in Dayton, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents. She will be missed and remembered by her loving husband Douglas Miller of Tipp City; sons Aaron (Ann Marie) Miller of Dayton and Chris Miller (Darlene Moore) of Hartsburg, MO; grandchildren Caroline and Lauren Miller of Dayton and Kailey and Rylie...

Sandra L. Studebaker, age 80, of West Milton, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born June 24, 1940 to the late William A. & Marietta L. (Adams) Beard in Dayton, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband Ross R. Studebaker; son-in-law Richard McWhorter II and sister Sue (George) Maiden. She will be missed and remembered by her loving daughters Brenda McWhorter of West Milton and Rebecca Studebaker (Nicole Van Kirk) of Union; 2...

Norman John Gilbert, age 76, of West Milton, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2020. He was born March 14, 1944 to the late Robert & Ada (Christensen) Gilbert in Dayton, Ohio. He will be missed and remembered by his loving wife Donna Sue (Miller) Gilbert; children Barbara, Greg and Joe and 5 grandchildren. Norman served his country proudly in the United States Air Force National Guard after 39 years of service. The family will receive friends from 10-11 AM on Wednesday, July 8, 2020...

Rev. Milo A. Strozensky Age 85, of West Milton, former longtime resident of Shelby County, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Troy Care and Rehabilitation. He was born May 5, 1935, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, to his parents Alva & Arvella (Piltz) Strozensky. He graduated from Lynwood High School, earned his bachelors degree from Dana College in Blair,  Nebraska, and graduated from Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University. On June 5, 1960, he married Margaret Erpelding...

Lois Kathryn (Rohrer) Scheaffer, age 93, of West Milton, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Danbury Senior Living of Huber Heights. She was born November 23, 1926, the youngest of 5 children, to Rev. Emanuel Jacob & Rachel Mae (Lochner) Rohrer on the farm on Rangeline Road in West Milton, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband Fred Lewis Scheaffer; brothers Harold (Martha) Rohrer and Carl Rohrer; sisters Evelyn (Kenneth) Elsner and Miriam (Bill) Rooney. She...

Nadine F. Thompson, age 92, of West Milton, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 at her home. She was born August 18, 1927 to the late Byron Benson & Marian (Arnold) Ford in Piqua, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband P. Frederick Thompson. She will be missed and remembered by her stepsons Jim Thompson of West Milton and John (Rita) Thompson of Bloomington, IN; grandchildren Shelly Thompson of West Milton and Jon (Crystal) Thompson of Southaven, MS; great grandchildren...

Mary Jane  McKim McKenna, age 84, of Troy, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Koester Pavilion. She was born June 18, 1935 to the late Harry Patrick McKenna & Genieve Bell (Fulmer) Mathews in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. She is preceded in death by her parents; first husband Laverna McKim; second husband Terrance McKenna; daughters Sharie Mundy and Glenda Teach and brother Harry McKenna. She will be missed and remembered by her loving children daughter Mona Paryor of Georgia...

Jonathan Ray Thompson Age 40, of West Milton, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020. He was born December 12, 1979, in Anchorage, Alaska, to his parents Junior Ray & Valerie Jane (Thompson) Thompson. He graduated from Milton-Union High School class of 1998.  He was employed at Atlas Maximum Precision as a machinist. Jonathan enjoyed music, playing guitar and video games. He also enjoyed the outdoors, any kind of technology, and dogs. But mostly, he loved spending time with his family...

Donovan E. Besecker of Laura, age 90, passed away on May 31, 2020.  He was born on June 19, 1929 to the late Lawrence and Bertha (Williams) Besecker in Darke County, Ohio. He married Eula Jean Myers on February 3, 1951.  Along with his parents, Donovan was preceded in death by his son Bradley Besecker and siblings Carl Besecker and Corene Bucholtz.  He is survived by his loving wife Eula Jean (Myers) Besecker; children Debora (Rick) Hickman of Sidney,   Beth (Roger)...

Mathew Eugene Paulus, age 64, of Dayton, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. He was born April 15, 1956 to the late Norval & Nevertie (Nickles) Paulus in Dayton, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents. He will be missed and remembered by his loving wife Coleen Mary Wooten of Dayton; siblings Sheryl Mohr of Brookville and Louis Mohr of Brookville; nephew Kyle (Jessie) Mohr and several other nieces and nephews. Mathew was a 1974 Milton-Union High School graduate and worked as Park...