All Obituaries

Helen F. Burke, age 71, of Vandalia, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Crossroads Rehab & Nursing of Vandalia. She was born December 13, 1947 to the late John M. & M. Arlene (Vance) Burke in Vandalia, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother Larry Burke. She will be missed and remembered by her loving children Angel Turner of Tipp City, Joseph Werling of Palm Beach, FL, and Arlene Purvis of Thunder Bay, Canada; 6 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; 1...

Allen E. Rogers, age 80, of West Milton, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit. He was born January 5, 1939 to the late Clarence E. & Helen M. (Flory) Rogers-Gentner in Gordon, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents and sisters Ruth Naseman, Pearl McGraw, and Francis Stansberry. He will be missed and remembered by his loving wife Nova L. (Rhoades) Rogers of 59 years; daughters Durinda (Harold) Simmerman of Vandalia, and Shelly (William)...

Shirley Ann Poling, age 84, of West Milton, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital of Dayton. She was born November 27, 1935 to the late Cleo & Phoebe (Wright) Ditmer in Phillipsburg, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents and brothers Lowell and Richard Ditmer. She will be missed and remembered by her loving husband Jerry R. Poling of 66 years; children Curtis (Tracy) Poling of Glennville, GA and Jana (Ted) Seskevics of Vandalia;...

Betty Jean Stocksdale Sparks Winter Haven, Florida – Betty Sparks age 91 formerly of West Milton, Ohio, passed away of natural causes December 9, 2019 at Good Sheppard Hospice Center in Auburndale, FL. Born on August 29, 1928 in Union City, Ohio, Betty Stocksdale was the youngest of 14 children and after the death of her mother was raised primarily by her oldest sister Theodora. She graduated from high school and later met Don Sparks from Dayton, Ohio. They married on February 14,...

Linda Mae Fry Age 70, of Greenville, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019, at State of the Heart Hospice. She was born September 29, 1949, in Hillsboro, Ohio, to her parents Wendel & Patricia (Bauer) Colthar. Linda graduated from Milton-Union High School class of 1967. On March 29, 1970, she married Dwight Ellsworth Fry in Richmond, Indiana, and together they shared a life for nearly 50 years. Linda loved the outdoors. She enjoyed hiking in the mountains, bicycling to other counties and...

Nancy Jane Williams, age 72 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Koester Pavilion. She was born July 7, 1947, in Union Township, Ohio, to her parents William & Mary (Ditmer) Gibboney. She will be missed and remembered by her daughter and son-in-law Kathryn & Jerry Eblin of Laura; grandchildren Destiny Saunders, Connor Eblin, Xander Hardin; sisters and brothers-in-law Joy & Larry Jones of New Carlisle, Helen & Gary Ganger of Huber Heights. She was preceded in...

Roy R. Osborne, age 87, of West Milton, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit. He was born September 15, 1932 to the late Enlow & Elva (Barnett) Osborne in Kingsport, Tennessee. He is preceded in death by his loving wife Sara C. (Rigney) Osborne in 2017 and his parents. He will be missed and remembered by his loving daughter Rhonda G. Hines of West Milton; 4 stepchildren; 2 grandchildren; 6 step grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; 4 step great...

Theodore Richard Robinson, Age 75 of Beavercreek, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019, at Heartland of Beavercreek. He was born January 5, 1944, in Dayton, Ohio, to his parents Theodore Russell & Mabel Grace (Berry) Robinson. Theodore graduated from Milton-Union High School and retired from GM after 30 years of employment.  He will be missed and remembered by his two sons Richard Bruce & Lori Robinson of Yellow Springs, Roger Ivan Robinson & Sharee Burgess of Kettering;...

Dean Everett Sowers Age 73, of Laura, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019. He was born May 4, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio, to his parents Everett & Helen (Swank) Sowers. Dean graduated from Milton-Union High School and retired from General Motor for over 30 years.  He was preceded in death by his loving wife Sherrie Anne (Gessler) Sowers; son Rick Sowers; siblings Galen Sowers, Alonzo Sowers, and Stephen Sowers. He will be missed and remembered by his children and their spouses Timothy...

James L. Brown of West Milton, Ohio, age 83, entered his heavenly home on October 22, 2019. He is joining his parents, other family members and friends from Clayton United Methodist, Emanuel Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg, Power Farm tractors, Brookville Masonic Lodge, and Phillipsburg class of 1955 classmates. Jim was a tool maker at NCR, Adena, and St. Marys tool and die shops.  He loved baseball and followed the Cincinnati Reds his entire life. He also loved restoring classic cars...